Category Archives: Samhain

Samhain/All Hallow’s Eve Soul Cakes

Posted on October 27, 2019 by

The Soul Cake is part of traditional Samhain/All Hallows Eve festivities in the British Isles. The cakes are flat and round, scented with saffron, mixed spices and currants.During the 19th and early 20th centuries children would go ‘souling’ on Samhain … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Ritual

Posted on October 14, 2019 by

This is the ritual we did at last night’s Welcoming Circle: ANCESTOR RITUAL CASTING THE CIRCLE—(Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials, adapted) Take up your wand or athame. Then walk around your designated area three times. The first time around, say: We take … Continue reading →

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Full Hunter’s Moon: October 13th

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the Algonquin Native American tribes referred to October’s full moon as the Hunter’s Moon because it was time to go hunting in preparation for winter. As the days grow visibly shorter, perhaps we can use … Continue reading →

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Samhain/All Saints: The Great Cloud of Witnesses

Posted on October 5, 2019 by

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us.  [Heb … Continue reading →

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Remembering a Man I Never Met…Talking to My Ancestors

Posted on October 2, 2019 by

Henry was my great grandfather who emigrated to this country with his wife many years ago. Together they learned English, lived through the Great Depression and found a way to raise 10 healthy, happy children. Although I never met him … Continue reading →

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Listening to the Gabble Ratchets

Posted on September 23, 2019 by

I was out in the yard catching up with my next door neighbor. What we heard next brought our conversation to a screeching, or shall I say honking, halt. It was the sound of a flock of geese flying overhead … Continue reading →

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Samhaim Divination: The Pentacle Tarot Spread

Posted on October 16, 2018 by

Since the veil between the worlds is thin this time of year, Samhain is known as a good time to do divination work. My favorite spread as of late is the Pentacle Spread which includes the four elements, a spirit … Continue reading →

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