Samhain is also known as Halloween. It’s on October 31st. At this time the veils between the worlds are thin and we listen to the voices of our ancestors and bid farewell to those who have died in the past year. The Crow Women feel a deep connection to Samhain. For our first album, Crow Goddess, we recorded several songs appropriate to this Sabbat: Web of Wonder, Dark Goddess Medley, Breaths, and Is, Was and Shall Be. On our second album, Crow Magic, the song She Calls is a song to the Dark Mother. The song In Our Bones, on our recent album Seasons, is about our relationship to our ancestors. Samhain Night is a haunting piece about the midnight celebration of Samhain. We also like to sing We Are the Witches at this time of year to poke a little fun at the witch stereotypes of secular Halloween.
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These are our blog posts about Samhain / Halloween:
October 29, 2026
Samhain is the night of remembrance, honour, connection, and communication with the non-corporeal. I use the description “non-corporeal” rather than “dead” because after so many centuries of experiencing the grief and loss of loved ones and ancestors, “dead” has become a word identified with that great pain and suffering of...
October 30, 2025
It feels almost impossible for the New Year to be just a few days away. There are a handful of reasons I’m glad to have it behind me, but a big ole bucketful of reasons I am thankful to have seen it to its end. I am here, proof of...
October 16, 2025
It is said the ancient Celts believed the seasons of the year were divided in half between summer and winter. It is also said the Celts believed the seasons which we call spring and autumn are a transitional and liminal time, a time between time where this world and the...
October 31, 2024
It is October and the growing darkness is palpable here in Massachusetts. As I went on my morning walking, I allowed my inner child to come out. I playfully kicked the autumn leaves as their warm hues swirled around me. The sun’s rays shone down like amber as woodsy scents...
October 17, 2024
Here we are, walking the wheel again. Familiar pathways lead through time, all the same yet not the same. Ever onward through the ways, on these spirals of change. Our journey brings us to Samhain, the time of the final harvest of the year when the fields are burned and...
September 26, 2024
The Dark Season is sweeping down upon us, so here’s a spot of dark work I will be recording soon. “Life’s the parade of the dyingIt’s the dance of the already dead.We’re dancing away every momentTo the music that plays in our heads” As many of you know, I grew...
November 2, 2023
A powerful temporal landmark within the wheel of the year, there is magic and transformation in ‘The Fall’. Of course there is, we all feel it! Samhain/Soween/Calan Gaeaf is the third and final of the three pagan harvest festivals, a time when our ancestors would have harvested and prepared a...
October 26, 2023
The celebration of Samhain (pronounced Sáh-wen) is an ancient Celtic festival that has been practiced for centuries. It marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the dark half of the year and winter. It is celebrated on October 31st and is considered to be one of...
