Wishing you a Blessed Samhain The modern seasonal celebration of Halloween is steeped in a deep history.  It stems from the ancestral festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-ain) .  Samhain marks the end of the Harvests and the descent of the Goddess into the Underworld. In my Family we do not celebrate Samhain on a fixed date each year.  We watch for a specific seasonal occurrence.  When that sign is seen we honour the transition of the season from Harvest to the Darkening of the Year. As a Priestess of Brigid I change my altar at this time to honour Her aspects […]