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…
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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…