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November 2025

November 17, 2025

Yule is Also a Time for the Dead

And after those loved ones leave us, their ghosts still hang around the Holidays, finding...

August 2024

August 30, 2024

The Embers (September-December)

My favorite time of you are "The Embers" the final four months of the year,...

October 2023

October 26, 2023

13 Samhain Thoughts

13 quick thoughts on Samhain/Halloween Season.

November 2021

November 02, 2021

There Are No Absolutes On Samhain

There is no right or wrong when it comes to how and when to celebrate...

October 2021

October 07, 2021

Reading About Samhain & Halloween

Curious about Halloween history or are you searching for the perfect Samhain ritual? This list...

October 22, 2019

Five Ways to Make Your Samhain Better

Samhain is a time for celebration, reflection, and the work of a Witch. There's no...

October 05, 2019

Samhain: When the Veil is Thin

Knowing how the ancient Celts might have celebrated Samhain can inform our own rituals and...

September 2019

September 10, 2019

The BroWitch Wheel of the Year

Irish potato goddesses, Druids eating pumpkin, Yule grapes, Lammas haggis, and Cerridwen as a groundhog,...

July 2019

July 29, 2019

You Can’t Change the Date of Halloween, But . . . .

The internet has a tendency to make mountains out of molehills, and such is the...

December 2018

December 28, 2018

On a Pagan New Year

Though we often think of Samhain or maybe Yule as the start of the "Pagan...

October 2018

October 27, 2018

Samhain is What You Make of It

We don't exit to celebrate the sabbats in a certain way, the sabbats exist for...

October 18, 2018

Samhain Deities

There are several deities that i just feel closer to near Samhain. It's unlikely that...

October 12, 2018

The Witch’s Guide To Samhain

Samhain is the most popular of all the sabbats, and is both an ancient and...

October 26, 2017

Samhain is Pagan Christmas

Samhain is not everyone's favorite sabbat, but it is truly the season of the Witch.

October 18, 2017

8 Ways to Celebrate Samhain

Samhain can be celebrated in a variety of ways, here are eight great ways to...

July 2017

July 09, 2017

Finding Cernunnos

"But he doesn't have any myth," I would say when someone asked me about Cernunnos....

October 2016

October 20, 2016

How America Helped Invent the Modern Halloween

Halloween began in the British Isles but many of its most hallowed traditions emerged in...

October 23, 2015

All Things Samhain & Halloween (Histories, Rituals, and More!)

One stop shopping for all of your Samhain and Halloween needs. We've got rituals, perspectives,...

October 22, 2015

4 Halloween & Samhain Myths

Is the Day of the Dead another name for Halloween? Is Halloween truly a Pagan...

October 09, 2015

Samhain Ritual For the Mighty Dead

A ritual to honor the Mighty Dead of the Craft at Samhain or whenever the...

September 2015

September 06, 2015

The Blessings of Autumn

I don't know if Pagandom has a "favorite season," but most of my friends seem...

November 2014

November 06, 2014

A Sacrifice at Samhain

In the Autumn many of us celebrate and lament the sacrifice of the Horned God....

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Samhain vs. Halloween

Halloween and Samhain are more than just a day, they are practically a season for...

October 27, 2014

The Veil & The Dread Lord of Shadows

Samhain is a time to reunite with those who have gone before, and perhaps visit...

October 22, 2014

Kirk Cameron Doesn’t Get Halloween (But He’s Not the Only One)

Kirk Cameron doesn't know a whole lot about Halloween, but that's not surprising, most people...

October 22, 2014

In Search of the Mighty Dead

My Mighty Dead are Craft and Pagan elders who have influenced and shaped my spiritual...

October 16, 2014

Samhain Past: History, Myth, & Mystery

Samhain was unquestionably a major holiday in some parts of the Celtic world, but how...

October 13, 2014

A Samhain Ritual With the Dread Lord of Shadows

At Samhain we celebrate the final harvest and reunite with our beloved dead. This Samhain...

October 07, 2014

The Origins of Halloween Things

Jack-o'-lanterns, Trick or Treat, and festive Halloween Costumes are how many of us celebrate the...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

In order to walk in the light one must understand the darkness, not only in...