Samhain

[El Capitán]

Happy Samhain to all! For Pagans this is the time of year where the Oak King dies and the Holly King emerges. The cold winter is coming and we celebrate the turning of the new year. Our dead can visit us since the veil is thinnest. Just wanted to share some barebones information.

 

[kcghost]

This is a classic "To each their own" type of thing.

 

[Kobold]

I was hoping this was about Danzigs other band…

 

[B.Lew]

Thin veil? Like on the upper third shaft of a Amanita mushroom?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

 

[chilllucky]

Does either oak or holly grow in Cuba?

 

[sablebrush52]

Our dead can visit us since the veil is thinnest.

This is related to the beliefs that surround Halloween, when the veil between the spirit world and the physical world is at its most permeable? Halloween, followed by All Saints Day.

 

[El Capitán]

Does either oak or holly grow in Cuba?

No idea. I left when I was 8. I became a pagan in Indiana. My religion and culture are not interchangeable.

 

[El Capitán]

This is related to the beliefs that surround Halloween, when the veil between the spirit world and the physical world is at its most permeable? Halloween, followed by All Saints Day.

Yep. It is also a staple of Day of the Dead.

 

[sablebrush52]

Yep. It is also a staple of Day of the Dead.

Los dias de muertos. Love that observance.

 

[El Capitán]

Los dias de muertos. Love that observance.

I put an Ofrenda up every year with offerings.

 

[Chasing Embers]

No surprise there.

 

[Ahi Ka]

I spent yesterday morning in my daughter’s (7) class at school talking about allhallowtide and the various ways this season has been observed by distinct cultures. We also drew parallels with the rhythm of the indigenous calendar here, and how due to being in the Southern Hemisphere our festivals are at opposite times of the year.

I gotta say I left feeling really hopeful. Pretty much all of the kids shared ways that their family would gather and remember their loved ones. These were quite varied and we all learnt a lot from each other.

 

[Chasing Embers]

No idea. I left when I was 8. I became a pagan in Indiana. My religion and culture are not interchangeable.

MM

 

[Ahi Ka]

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

I was hoping this was about Danzigs other band…

What do the Misfits have to do with Samhain?

*ducks*

But Michale Graves ...

*ducks again*

November Coming Fire

*much better*

 

[El Capitán]

I spent yesterday morning in my daughter’s (7) class at school talking about allhallowtide and the various ways this season has been observed by distinct cultures. We also drew parallels with the rhythm of the indigenous calendar here, and how due to being in the Southern Hemisphere our festivals are at opposite times of the year.

I gotta say I left feeling really hopeful. Pretty much all of the kids shared ways that their family would gather and remember their loved ones. These were quite varied and we all learnt a lot from each other.

I observe the neo pagan calendar of seasons with me being a practicing Druid. I never got into nature until I was in high school. For me, the world is separated by the spirit plain and the living plain. Everything has a soul and should be treated with respect when used.

 

[Ahi Ka]

I observe the neo pagan calendar of seasons with me being a practicing Druid. I never got into nature until I was in high school. For me, the world is separated by the spirit plain and the living plain. Everything has a soul and should be treated with respect when used.

I feel becoming accustomed to the rhythms of traditional and seasonal calendars would be a huge step in the direction of wellness.

 

[jpberg]

Do pagans shoot commies, or invite them in for a drink?

 

[Ahi Ka]

Do pagans shoot commies, or invite them in for a drink?

Depends if they have a stash of dark plug or not.