Comments - Samhain - Traveling within the World2024-03-29T10:19:02Zhttps://travelingwithintheworld.ning.com/events/comment/feed?attachedTo=2185477%3AEvent%3A7976&xn_auth=noTraditionl Halloween Rhyme of…tag:travelingwithintheworld.ning.com,2013-11-16:2185477:Comment:1915262013-11-16T03:01:03.289ZDept of PMM Artists & thingshttps://travelingwithintheworld.ning.com/profile/Artistsandthings
<p>Traditionl Halloween Rhyme of the Guisers</p>
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<p>The nicht is Hallowe'en and morn's Hallowday,</p>
<p>Gin ye want a true love; it's time ye were away!</p>
<p>Tally on hte window-brod,</p>
<p>The nicht's Hallowe'en.</p>
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<p>Traditional Halloween Rhyme</p>
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<p>Last Hallow Eve</p>
<p>I sought a walnut tree,</p>
<p>In hopes my true love's face</p>
<p>I might see.</p>
<p>Three times I called,</p>
<p>Three times I walked apace,</p>
<p>Then in the tree</p>
<p>I saw my true…</p>
<p>Traditionl Halloween Rhyme of the Guisers</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The nicht is Hallowe'en and morn's Hallowday,</p>
<p>Gin ye want a true love; it's time ye were away!</p>
<p>Tally on hte window-brod,</p>
<p>The nicht's Hallowe'en.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Traditional Halloween Rhyme</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Last Hallow Eve</p>
<p>I sought a walnut tree,</p>
<p>In hopes my true love's face</p>
<p>I might see.</p>
<p>Three times I called,</p>
<p>Three times I walked apace,</p>
<p>Then in the tree</p>
<p>I saw my true love's face.</p> Traditional Scottish Song
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<p>Traditional Scottish Song</p>
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<p>This is Hallaeven,</p>
<p>The morn is Halladay;</p>
<p>Nine free nichts till Martinmas,</p>
<p>As soon they'll wear away.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Halloween Folk-Song (England)</p>
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<p>Hey, ho for Halloween!</p>
<p>Then the witches shall be seen,</p>
<p>Some in black, and some in green,</p>
<p>Hey, ho, for Halloween!</p>
<p>Traditional Scottish Song</p>
<p> </p>
<p>This is Hallaeven,</p>
<p>The morn is Halladay;</p>
<p>Nine free nichts till Martinmas,</p>
<p>As soon they'll wear away.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Halloween Folk-Song (England)</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Hey, ho for Halloween!</p>
<p>Then the witches shall be seen,</p>
<p>Some in black, and some in green,</p>
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<dd><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>...A bit of candle workings to be used on Samhain...<br></br>........<span style="text-decoration: underline;">.Apple and Pumpkin Lights spells</span>..............)O(</p>
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<dd><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>...A bit of candle workings to be used on Samhain...<br/>........<span style="text-decoration: underline;">.Apple and Pumpkin Lights spells</span>..............)O(</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Apple Light</span></p>
<p>1 fresh apple (as large and as glossy as you can find)<br/>An apple corer<br/>1 white taper candle<br/>At 15 minutes before midnight on All Hallows Eve ~ hold the apple in your hands and ask the Spirits to bless the fruit. Hum to yourself thinking of bringing prosperity...love...good health and laughter into your life.(and whatever else you wish to have)<br/>Continue to hum until the apple gets warm in your hands.<br/>Insert the apple corer into the stem of the apple and take out the core. *Make sure not to make the hole bigger that the circumference of the candle.<br/>Hold the candle in your hands and hum again...thinking of bringing prosperity...love...good health and laughter into your life.(and whatever else you wish to have) toward you until : like the apple~the candle gets warm in your hands.<br/><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Put the candle in the apple and say</span>:</p>
<p>"Spirits of both my Ancestors and the divine<br/>Bring prosperity...love...good health and laughter(and whatever else you wish to have) to this heart and world of mine."</p>
<p>Allow the candle to burn until it goes out.</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Pumpkin Abundance Lights</span></p>
<p>6 miniature pumpkins<br/>6 tea light candles<br/>Knife or pumpkin carving tools<br/>Cut off the tops of the little pumpkins and clean them out (save those seeds!)<br/>Cut faces into the pumpkins.<br/>Insert tealights.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hold your hands over the pumpkins and chant 7 times</span>:<br/>"Happiness...good health...food...laughter~and a gold and silver coin or two,<br/>I ask of the Spirits to bring through my door."</p>
<p>Keep your hands over the pumpkins just until your palms tingle or grow warm.</p>
<p>Let candles burn themselves out.</p>
<p>(*If you wish~Make/give some to your friends 'with a smile' and give them written in your handwriting :a copy of the spell.*Tell friend(s) to light the candle in the pumpkin 'at midnight' on Samhain to activate the spell.*)</p>
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<div class="mts uiAttachmentDesc translationEligibleUserAttachmentMessage">Autumn has arrived, and with it comes the advent of Samhain, a Gaelic holiday celebrated by Pagans and Wiccans, which is the year's third and final harvest festival. Brush up on your Samhain knowledge with our 10…</div>
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<div class="mts uiAttachmentDesc translationEligibleUserAttachmentMessage">Autumn has arrived, and with it comes the advent of Samhain, a Gaelic holiday celebrated by Pagans and Wiccans, which is the year's third and final harvest festival. Brush up on your Samhain knowledge with our 10 facts </div>
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<p>Samhain Oracle Spell</p>
<p>What You need<br></br> - basil<br></br> - rosemary<br></br> - Saint John's Wort<br></br> - cauldron<br></br> - water</p>
<p>Make sure your cauldron is cleansed and consecrated before use.</p>
<p>Add fresh basil, rosemary and Saint John's Wort to the bottom of the cauldron. If you are unable to get fresh herbs you can use dried.</p>
<p>Add a proportionate amount of water to your herbs. You want to add enough to allow the herbs to create steam.</p>
<p>As the liquid starts to bubble…</p>
<p>Samhain Oracle Spell</p>
<p>What You need<br/> - basil<br/> - rosemary<br/> - Saint John's Wort<br/> - cauldron<br/> - water</p>
<p>Make sure your cauldron is cleansed and consecrated before use.</p>
<p>Add fresh basil, rosemary and Saint John's Wort to the bottom of the cauldron. If you are unable to get fresh herbs you can use dried.</p>
<p>Add a proportionate amount of water to your herbs. You want to add enough to allow the herbs to create steam.</p>
<p>As the liquid starts to bubble stare into it looking for messages for you.</p>
<p>You may also interpret patterns in the steam.</p> Samhainby Robin Wester
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<p style="margin-bottom: .5em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">Samhain</span><br></br><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">by Robin Wester</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .5em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">Dancing 'round the flame of Summer's end-</span><br></br><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">sparks of golden yellow celebrate Samhain.…</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .5em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">Samhain</span><br/><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">by Robin Wester</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .5em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">Dancing 'round the flame of Summer's end-</span><br/><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">sparks of golden yellow celebrate Samhain.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .5em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">Twirling around tossing leaves in the air-</span><br/><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">laughing and giggling while catching them in our hair.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .5em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">The last harvest is in as turns the new year</span><br/><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">while the chill of Yule draws ever so near.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .5em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">The dead will join our festive feasts,</span><br/><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">giving glimpses of our past, present and future feats.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .5em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">Come young maidens, mothers and crones-</span><br/><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">Let the whispers of spirits rattle your bones.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .5em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">Embrace the silence of the coming dark</span><br/><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #ff9900;">and join the Sabbat's circle with open mind and open heart.</span></p> tag:travelingwithintheworld.ning.com,2012-10-31:2185477:Comment:1850562012-10-31T18:22:33.661ZDept of PMM Artists & thingshttps://travelingwithintheworld.ning.com/profile/Artistsandthings
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<p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font size="4">Halloween in the Middle Ages</font></b></font></p>
<p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img align="right" alt="Medieval Halloween" height="137" hspace="5" src="http://www.newyorkcarver.com/dansedeath.gif" vspace="5" width="167"></img> The modern notion that Halloween should be banned because of 'evil and satanic' influences - is, at best, a misconception.</font></b></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Let's check the historical facts:…</b></font></p>
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<p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font size="4">Halloween in the Middle Ages</font></b></font></p>
<p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="http://www.newyorkcarver.com/dansedeath.gif" alt="Medieval Halloween" align="right" height="137" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="167"/>The modern notion that Halloween should be banned because of 'evil and satanic' influences - is, at best, a misconception.</font></b></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Let's check the historical facts:</b></font></p>
<p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Although the holiday's roots can be traced back to pagan practices, the name 'Halloween' is purely a Christian tradition that began in the early Middle Ages.</font></b></p>
<p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">In fact, permitting pagan traditions to survive was a stroke of genius by the early christian Church.</font></b></p>
<p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Pope Gregory the Great, in fact, sent his missionaries abroad with the advice that if a pagan community worshiped a sacred tree, for example, Christians were to attribute its mystical power to Christ - and allow the tree to stand.</font></b></p>
<p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">The papal directive also lent itself to flip-flopping the spring festival of <i>Eastre -</i> honoring a Saxon mother goddess - into a holiday now known as <i>Easter</i>. The winter solstice celebration centering around pagan sun gods now celebrates the Son of God's birth at Christmas.</font></b></p>
<hr noshade="noshade" size="1"/><p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><font size="4"><i><font size="3">The festival of Samahain marked the Celtic New Year when dead souls were believed to walk the earth...</font></i></font></font></p>
<hr noshade="noshade" size="1"/><p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Halloween is a descendent of the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced <i>sah-een)</i> or 'summer's end' in the original Scots Gaelic.</font></b></p>
<p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">The celebration held on November 1 marked the Celtic New Year when dead souls were believed to walk the earth. 'Soul cakes' were left out for good spirits and lanterns were customarily lit - the modern version of the Halloween pumpkin* - to ward off stray evil spirits that also happened to pierce the thin veil of the underworld during this time of year. So deeply imbedded was the Samhain tradition in the human psyche that it survived for centuries.</font></b></p>
<p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">In the eighth century, the church finally named November 1 <i>All Hallows Day</i> (or the day of the holy ones) in honor of the saints. However, two centuries later, the Church followed the Samhain festival more closely by naming November 2 <i>All Souls Day</i> in honor of the dead.</font></b></p>
<p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Owing to the medieval custom of beginning observances the night before, the collective holiday began on <i>All Hallows Evening</i>, or Halloween.</font></b></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">*The native American pumpkin was unknown in medieval Europe. The original European version of the jack-o'-lantern was a turnip.</font></p>