Samhain is for witches and creepy pagans. Especially if you like ghost hunting, watching horror movies, and singing witchy songs at the top of your lungs. Or how about the pagan versions of Easter and Christmas? Yes, they exist. You can even celebrate fertility and passion on one of the many ...
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Yule Cookies: 10 Cookie Recipes for a Sweet & Magical Winter Solstice
I sure do like those Christmas cookies, Sugar. I sure do like those Christmas cookies, Babe. Just a little George Strait song for you, folks. You don’t have to like George Strait or country music to be here, but you DO have to like Christmas treats. Over the past few years, I’ve ...
Why do we have feasting, gift-giving, and share merriments during the Winter? Our ancestors needed a light-hearted approach and break from the brutal Winters of the past. Before electricity and modern conveniences, our ancestors had to endure the cold, hunger, sickness and more. They celebrated ...
Yule Recipes: 13 Traditional & Modern Winter Solstice Meals & Beverages
It’s almost time to break out your warm blankets, cozy slippers, and dutch ovens. Look, I know most pagans live for the Samhain season. But I most look forward to the Winter Solstice season every year. Particularly for the warm, hearty meals and drinks. I mean, truthfully, there’s ...
Snow Spells: Make Magick with ICE and SNOW, Magic Properties & More
Depending where you live, you might get snow every Winter. You might love the snow or hate it. But one thing is for sure – snow is one of the gods’ most beautiful creations. Here we identify snow’s magic properties, ice magic properties, and look at the many ways to cast snow ...
Samhain Foods: 10 Meals Your Family & Ancestors Will Love
There’s a chill in the air. Autumn and Halloween decorations set vibes in the neighborhood. The veil is thin. Samhain is coming. Are you planning a Samhain meal for family and ancestors? If so, here we provide our favorite 10 Samhain foods your family, friends and ancestors will love. 10 ...
Pumpkin Magic: 11 Ways to use Pumpkin in Your Practice
I would venture to say that pumpkins have grown in popularity, particularly within the past few years. Each year, when September rolls around, it seems nearly every witch goes crazy for pumpkins. Pumpkin spice coffees, pumpkin decorations, pumpkin everything. With the pumpkin being such a ...
What inspired the modern Valentine’s Day? Sure, there was a Saint involved, but where did it originally come from? Lupercalia, an Ancient Roman festival for fertility and purification. Some call it the Pagan Valentine’s Day. Don’t want to celebrate Valentine’s Day and ...
Imbolc, also called St. Brigid’s Day, is an ancient Celtic holiday celebrated annually on February 1st. It’s a time when Winter starts to fade and the first signs of Spring pop up to remind us life will blossom again soon. But how do we celebrate Imbolc in our own modern way? Here ...
Winter Solstice is usually celebrated on Dec 21 (just a day after my birthday). But Yule is celebrated for exactly 12 days from Dec 22 until January 2. Ancient people and our hunter-gatherer ancestors who spent most of their time outdoors, were the first to notice the changing of ...