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Gather Round Ye and Celebrate All Hallows' Eve
Merry meet, fellow Witches and Pagans!
As you might imagine we've had a ton of content here on PaganSquare over the last month about Halloween—or Samhain as most of us prefer to call it ;)—as well the cycle of life and death, the gods of death, and dealing with our ancestors. Given how much of it there is, we figured it might be a hassle to try and locate it all so we've gathered all of it (plus a little extra stuff we found scouring the web) and bunched them into a collection of links here for you to browse at your leisure.
Have fun!
-Aryós Héngwis
Samhain Posts:
- Joanna van Hoeven. "The Blessing of Samhain... If You Dare"
- Leni Hester. "First of the Season"
- Steven Posch. "The Holiday That Dared Not Speak Its Name, or, Samhain: The Correct Pronunciation"
- Kai Koumatos. "Holiday Rhythms"
- Byron Ballard. "Just a Song at Twilight"
- Nornoriel Lokason. "The Lights of Remembrance"
- Natalie Zaman. "Make a Scrying Mirror for Samhain"
- Lady Eva Michenet. "Making Ritual Incense and Oils"
- Devin Hunter. "Manifestation for the Selfish Witch #13daysofmagic"
- We'Moon. "Samhain"
- Danu Forest. "Samhain Blessings"
- Steven Posch. "The Samhain Song Everybody Knows"
- Deborah Blake. "Seasonal Magick"
- Steven Posch. "Summer's Last Dance"
Day of the Dead Posts:
Halloween Posts:
- Colleen Duvall. "Boo Bash"
- Janet Boyer. "A Halloween Divination Spread"
- Eileen Troemel. "Witches and Other Bad Things."
Ancestor Posts:
- Carol P. Christ. "The Ancestors Live in Us"
- Eileen Troemel. "Honoring the Ancestors"
- Gwion Raven. "The Mighty Dead in Conversation with DeAnna"
- Erin Lale. "A Piece of My Father's Soul"
- Tim Titus. "Why Do Ancestor Work?"
Darkness Posts:
Death Posts:
- Gus diZerega. "The Cycle of Death into Life"
- Laura Perry. "Death Becomes Us"
- Tim Titus. "Twelve Healing Stars: Scorpio, Death, and Justice"
Ghost Posts:
Gods/Goddesses of Death Posts:
- Bee Smith. "Cailleach as the Samhain Eclipse"
- Deborah Castellano. "Communicating with Goddesses & Spritis"
- Erin Lale. "The Day I Swore Myself to Freya"
Underworld Posts:
- Robin Fennelly. "The Wisdom of the Underworld"
- Steven Posch. "Entering the Cave of Bones: A Preview of 'Doorways to the Underworld'"
Reviews:
Cool Stuff We Found:
- A Primer on Anubis
- The Aztec Lord of the Underworld
- The Death of Fish (and Cats)
- Death's Sweet Side
- Dia de los Muertos: "Marigold Girl"
- Ghost Stories from China
- Hades' Abduction of Persephone
- The Halloween Tree
- Haunted Humor
- The Huastec Goddess of Filth
- The Japanese Goddess of Death
- Japan Is Good at Halloween
- "Osiris" by DjeDjehuti
- Painted Skin, the Fox Who Craved Immortality
- The Perfect Lineup of Tabletop Horror Games for a Scary Game Night
- The Scariest Game You've Ever Played
- Tell io9 About Your Area's Local Legendary Monsters!
- Warcraft Artist Dominates Halloween Contest with Game of Thrones Getup
- What Is the Scariest Story You've Ever Read?
- Yama, the King of Hell
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