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 28, 2020
“We are come to the labyrinth tonight, walking one by one, in the dark of Samhain” These lyrics, from the song “Come to the Labyrinth” by S.J. Tucker inspired me to create a magickal Samhain ritual using a labyrinth as a symbol of walking through the liminal spaces of Samhain...
October 30, 2019
Samhain Night, the song, begets your Samhain Ritual The Crow Women song Samhain Night from our album Seasons (available from us) was written to parallel the flow of your Samhain ritual. Follow along to create your own Samhain Night. Midnight calls, the witching hourThe veil grows thin, we raise our...
October 16, 2019
In autumn I begin harvesting my dried scarlet runner bean pods to have dry beans throughout the winter. Scarlet runner beans are an heirloom and many heirloom bean varieties are being rediscovered for their flavor and beauty. These beans have many uses throughout the seasons. Their scarlet flowers are a...
October 10, 2019
Babalon’s Blood is a rich black cherry mead. Read on to follow along with the process as Sylvia and I make a splendid batch. This dark red mead is named for the goddess Babalon, a powerful deity of sexuality and power. One of my favorite chants by Sharon Knight honors...
May 20, 2019
I’ve always been leery about religious or spiritual types who are unwilling to occasionally poke fun at their own beliefs and practices. As Witches/Wiccans, we have a lot of stereotypes to satirize, thanks to Halloween, such as the old hag with green skin and a big wart on her long...
