Samhain / Halloween

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:

Babalon’s Blood (black cherry) Mead for Samhain

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...

Poking Fun at Witch Stereotypes

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...

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