Blessings to Our Beloved Dead and Blessed Samhain to You
The Wheel of Time has turned, and we are now in the magical period that ancient Celts and modern Witches call Samhain. Here is what you should know.
Burning Times
Blessings of Samhain to You and the Beloved Dead
This day and night, may Samhain’s gifts come to you with love. May you celebrate with your beloved dead and merry meet at the crossroads of destiny.
The Burning Times
Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. ~ Pat Robertson (whose media power, political influence, and global business interests are not a joke) I have been increasingly dismayed by some of the Witchcraft-focused tripe coming out in recent books, TV, and films. But I’ve been … Read more
A Samhain Remembrance of the Ancestors
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. – Exodus 22:18 On this day in 1985, the American House and Senate dropped the “Helms amendment,” which would have specifically barred the IRS from granting tax-exempt status to groups that promote Witchcraft. And on this day in 1998, only fourteen years ago, the Vatican finally took … Read more
On Samhain Eve
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. ~ Exodus 22:10 As you may be well aware, tomorrow is that most holy and ancient holiday of the Celtic calendar – Samhain. While our modern technology tells us what time it is, and that such-and-such is the date, to our ancestors, the time was known by … Read more
Mystery and Magic
Blessed are the gifts of Mystery and Magic, I will walk the Old Path this day In perfect love and In perfect trust. With the end of 2010, we are coming to the end of our gratitude journey with the “blessed beads.” Today, we have arrived at the second to the last bead of my … Read more
Never Again The Burning Times
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. – Exodus 22:18 On this day in 1985, the American House and Senate dropped the “Helms amendment,” which would have specifically barred the IRS from granting tax-exempt status to groups that promote Witchcraft. And on this day in 1998, only twelve years ago, the Vatican finally took … Read more
A Time Out
Some people thought that the witches were bad.Some people were scared of the power they had.But power to help and to heal and to careIsn’t something to fear, it’s a pleasure to share.— from The Witch Song, by Anne HillI am very late posting today, because I spent the morning with a friend who was … Read more
Lest We Forget..
Although the most acute judges of the witches and even the witches themselves, were convinced of the guilt of witchery, the guilt nevertheless was non-existent. It is thus with all guilt.— Friedrich Nietzsche Autumn Equinox draws near. Now the Harvest Moon is visibly diminishing, yet still powerful and beautiful as it rises later each night. … Read more
Lest we forget …
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.— Exodus 22:18 On this day in 1985, the American House and Senate dropped the “Helms amendment,” which would have barred the IRS from granting tax-exempt status to groups that promote Witchcraft. And on this day in 1998, less than ten years ago, the Vatican finally took responsibility … Read more