by WebWitch | Mar 19, 2018 | Lughnasadh, Wheel of the Year
by Dru The Pagan Wheel of the Year, consisting of eight holidays, follows an agricultural and herding tradition, and it marks three autumn harvest festivals. Lughnassad (pronounced: LOO-nah-sah; the Irish “Lunassa” means “August”) is the first harvest. It is...
by WebWitch | Mar 19, 2018 | Samhain, Wheel of the Year
by Merlyn Wiccans and Wiccan detractors who think that Wicca is only a religion of sweetness and pleasure should become familiar with the Samhain Sabbat and its theme of death. Samhain, October 31, is a time to remember departed family and friends and to squarely face...
by WebWitch | Mar 19, 2018 | Wheel of the Year, Yule
by Merlyn Yule celebrates the winter solstice, the year’s shortest day when the sun ceases its southern journey and begins its return north. Yule is a Nordic word meaning wheel. The Celtic name for this solstice is Alban Arthuran. The winter solstice was...
by WebWitch | Mar 19, 2018 | Tarot
by Dru This article originally appeared in Lady Letter, Volume 1, No. 3 Facing your mortality is a difficult task. For some, it is impossible. So, when the Death Trump, the thirteenth card of the Tarot’s Major Arcana appears, questioners can become anywhere from...
by WebWitch | Mar 19, 2018 | History of Witchcraft
by Rowan This article originally appeared in the 1997/1998 Yule/Imbolc issue of Lady Letter. E’Star is a respected elder of the Albuquerque, NM pagan community who grew up in the Craft. Rowan interviewed her in November 1997. Most of us found the Craft after we...
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