Turning points are filled with portent. The time between one day and the next, the meeting of sea and shore, or the closing of an old year and opening of the new are made of mystery and magic. The turning of the year was the time when the veil between the worlds was at its thinnest, and the living could communicate with their beloved dead. Seguir leyendo »

It’s called Paraskavedekatriaphobia, or even more wondrously, friggatriskaidekaphobia, a fear of Friday the 13th. Seguir leyendo »

Beltane is one of the most important festivals of the pagan year traditionally marking the arrival of summer in ancient times.With its counterpart Samhain, Beltane divides the year into its two primary seasons, Winter the Dark and Summer the Light. Seguir leyendo »

Ritual has been an integral part of human life in every civilisation and every historical era, and the rituals of all cultures have common characteristics. They remain an important and enduring aspect of our daily life, and our modern society has both retained traditional rituals and accepted new ones. Seguir leyendo »

“Wicca is a joyous religion springing from our kinship with nature.” said Scott Cunningham, (1956 - 1993), popular author of more than thirty books in both fiction and non-fiction genres. Seguir leyendo »

Bats are often seen as a symbol of ghosts, death, and ill fortune, but they are the blessed Bringers of Change. Seguir leyendo »

Similar to legends of a flood, most cultures share a mythology of the Hare.

Hares are connected with the Moon, fertility, the dawn, witches, madness, cunning and bravery and could symbolise the very essence of life itself. Seguir leyendo »