Halloween! The peak of Autumn. The air has grown colder. The leaves have begun to fall. There’s cool orange and purple lights, scarecrows and skeletons, cotton spiderwebs, little ghosts and fiends! Pumpkins are carved with care. We make final preparations for the most important thing of all… What else but our costumes! How will you […]
Samhain, The Most Pagan Night on Earth
The Origins of Halloween Where did it all begin? Dressing up as monsters and ghosts, getting free candy, painting sugar skulls, and pumpkins, what is the meaning behind Halloween? Samhain, an old Irish Gaelic word (pronounced Sow-in) dates as far back as 2000 years and has been celebrated at the turning of the wheel […]
Halloween’s Roots in Paganism
Modern day Halloween is a mishmash of many customs from throughout the world, but it has its deepest roots in ancient Celtic Pagan tradition. Samhain, meaning “Summers end”, makes up one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals and is celebrated from sunset on October to sunset the following day. This point is midway between Autumn […]
Ostara and Spring Equinox
Ostara is a celebration that marks the arrival of Spring. During this time, the Earth starts to make changes in preparation for the growing season ahead. The ground becomes warmer, the first signs of new life begin to emerge from the soil; buds may even form on some trees. Ostara is the ancient Pagan holiday […]
Understanding Paganism
Paganism is considered to be one of the oldest religions in the world, dating back to the Paleolithic Era some 23,000 years ago as suggested by the Venus of Willendorf. But, the 1981 discovery of the “Acheulian Goddess” challenges this time frame, as carbon dating of the this figurine date it to be between 232,000 and […]