Sabbats
Welcoming Back the Light with the Tarot
I hope everyone is having a happy Yule-Tide season! In all of the hustle and bustle this time of the year brings, sometimes it can be quite a challenge to find the time to sit and reflect on the returning of the light and what it means to our lives. I know... »
Slowing down to Grow
Every year, when I see the first flurries, I begin daydreaming (I daydream a lot) of sitting on my couch in front my fire place (which I don’t have) with my cup of herbal tea, flipping through seed catalogs, while something sweet and magical is baking in the oven, and it’s so serene and... »
El Dia de los Muertos
By Lyon Mercaeant For those of us who follow a Neo-Pagan path it is the time of year we turn inward, gathering what our personal harvests have brought to us and taking pause to remember our ancestors in the spirit of Samhain. Every culture in every time period has had its own unique beliefs... »
Blessed Samhain
The staff of the Modern Pagan would like to wish all of our readers a Blessed Samhain. As the new year starts and the wheel continues to turn it’s a time to reflect on the old and look towards the new. The veil is thin today so commune with your loved ones... »
Samhain v.Halloween
By Retrokali As most of us already know, pagan holidays far pre-date Christian ones. A quicky little synopsis is that when the newish Christian church tried to convert the peasantry, the pagan peasantry said, “Sure we can celebrate Easter”, then went and celebrated Ostara too…they said, “yeah, All Saints Day, why not?” But only after... »
Samhain; the Sabbat of Change
By Lady Sayje Samhain has always been associated with an “end” or “death” as it’s meaning literally translates to “end of summer”. Everyone, not just pagans, should take time to check their perspectives and attitudes this time of year. It’s easy to get down; summer fun is over, it’s getting cold, our world looks dry... »
Fact about Lammas
By Jessi Lammas is also known as:Lughnasadh, Lammastide, and First Harvest Festival. Date: August 1st Symbolism: First harvest festival; aging of the Deities, honoring of Sun Gods Symbols: Corn dollies, cornucopia, grains, the Sun Foods: Breads, grains, potatoes, summer squash, cider, blackberry pies and jellies, berries, apples, roasted lamb, elderberry wine, meadowsweet tea Plants & herbs: Ash, camphor, caraway, fern,... »
Lammas – The Hope of Fall to Come
By ComfyMom Lammas is the first of the harvest festivals, marking the long slide from hot, sunny summer into the cold darkness of winter. The problem is, August is the hottest month of summer. There are few physical sign that winter is coming, indeed the days are now getting hotter and more humid and will... »
A Simple Lammas Ritual for the Busy Domestic Witch
By Mrs. B. For many domestic witches, finding time to celebrate the sabbats can be a challenge, even in the summer months. Between keeping the little witchlets busy and out of trouble, or schlepping them to camps and activities, or just trying to find the time to do all the usual things we have to... »
Finding Meaning in Opposites: Litha
By Retrokali Litha. Summer Solstice. Midsummer, the glory of the sun, the night of the fairies, the moist heat clinging to everything. Not my favorite holiday, sorry it just isn’t. I am more of a dark side of the Wheel kinda gal. To me Litha is too bright, too hot, too alive. As a witch who... »
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