By Lyon Mercaeant Samhain is right around the corner and along with that of course, is also the secular Halloween. One of the most popular icons of the holiday is the old witchy hag, with her warty nose, trendy buckled…
Month: October 2009
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…
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…
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…
Ghost Hunting On Samhain
by: Angela Pippinger One of the most common things for people to do on Halloween/Samhain is ghost hunting. Why? Well let’s start with the creepy factor. Most everyone is scared of running into the unknown. A ghost, demon, or some…
The Horror and the Hope – Interview and Giveaway
By Lark Neville *Check the end of the interview for the details of the giveaway* Bloody and beautiful. Horrific and hopeful. Seeming contradictions join in perfect harmony in the wondrous world of author Jeremy C. Shipp. Reading his writing is…
Question of the Week #3 – The Thinnest Veil
Question of the Week #3 – Beyond the thinnest veil With a major holiday right around the corner I thought I would continue with the theme from last week. If you didn’t see last week’s question just click here to…
Water, Water Everywhere
Part 2 in a four part series about working with the elements from a personal perspective. By Retrokali Glub. Have you had your eight glasses of water today? We need it, we really do, and like all the other elements,…
New Sponsor with a Giveaway!
The Modern Pagan is pleased to announce our new sponsor, Spelled With a W!! As a new sponsor, Luna has been a great find for our staff as we’ve started rummaging through her Etsy shop to find some wonderful items!! …
Question of the Week #2 – Life and Death
A few months ago at our local book study the subject of death came up. We are currently reading The Other Side of Virtue by Brendan Myers. We talked briefly about people having the ability to make our death something…