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Samhain — Ravenhawks’ Magazine Magick for Mind Body and Soul

The Many Faces of Samhain     This major festival has several aspects. It is considered the third (meat) harvest, New Year’s Eve, the Day of the Dead (the dead are honored as they were by the ancient Celts & Egyptians and even now in Mexico), and a night that the veil between the physical…Samhain — … Continue reading Samhain — Ravenhawks’ Magazine Magick for Mind Body and Soul

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Samhain~Halloween Customs and Practices III— ravenhawks’ magazine Magick for Mind Body and Soul

Samhain~Halloween Customs and Practices III What about those horrible Witches everywhere and the annoying Trick or Treaters? This is the time of year that the Scots believed that the Cailleach, the Hag, arises from stone to walk the Earth. She actually had a blue-gray or almost black face. She is an important supernatural being in […]Samhain~Halloween … Continue reading Samhain~Halloween Customs and Practices III— ravenhawks’ magazine Magick for Mind Body and Soul

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Samhain~Halloween Customs and Practices — ravenhawks’ magazine Magick for Mind Body and Soul

This was when cattle and sheep were brought in from summer pasture, all but breeding stock being killed for winter food and making fewer mouths to feed. The last fruit was picked, except that which would be left for the Sidhe, grain was gathered and processed for fodder, flour, and beer. Fishermen put up their … Continue reading Samhain~Halloween Customs and Practices — ravenhawks’ magazine Magick for Mind Body and Soul