The month of October is half gone and we are fast approaching Halloween, my absolute favorite holiday. Fall is the season were the Earth give us the abundance of her gifts before sleeping during the long winter months. It is only fitting therefore that spiritual traditions that pay attention to the Earth’s cycle would see the end of fall as the end of one year and the start of another. In Wicca and many Pagan traditions, Halloween…
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Peace be with you, my friends! I am in the midst of one of the most chaotic yet wonderful times of the year for any spiritual worker. I absolutely love the week of Halloween, All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day. It is a euphoric stretch of many spiritual and social gatherings in which I barely have a moment to catch my breath, yet don’t mind at all, since it is really that wonderful. I am still taking…
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Also, I wanted just again to sing the praises of Saint Martha who has recently helped me accomplish a long time goal. She is absolutely my favorite and most special patron saint. I keep an altar to her in my home and often place candles, oil lamps and flowers in front of her icon. I strongly urge you to start a devotion to her and spread the word about her powerful intercession. The simplest and most traditional…
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Also, I wanted just again to sing the praises of Saint Martha who has recently helped me accomplish a long time goal. She is absolutely my favorite and most special patron saint. I keep an altar to her in my home and often place candles, oil lamps and flowers in front of her icon. I strongly urge you to start a devotion to her and spread the word about her powerful intercession. The simplest and most traditional…
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I just wanted to take a few moments to share these photos of the Halloween and All Saints Day festivities from this most wonderful time of year. I spent Halloween night in a rural village with some friends. One of whom officiated over a traditional Wiccan calling of the corners ceremony. Later in the evening, we visited the local cemetery where we decorated the graves of his grandparents with flowers and candles, as is the tradition in…
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