After an absence of several years, Nemed Cuculatii is observing Samhain this year. Due to work scheduling and the such, our observance will be on November 4, not quite the 15th degree of Scorpio, but as close as we can … Continue reading →
The year is winding down, nights are longer, colder now. It’s the fallow time, the harvest is done, or better be. What has been was sown has been reaped, and for better or worse, we must wear what we have … Continue reading →
Halloween is just over a week from now. It’s odd, to not be making preparations for coven feast, and decorating the covenstead, but those activities have been in abeyance for the last few years. Life happens, as they say. As … Continue reading →
Samhain is often said to be the “Celtic New Year”, which may or may not be historically true, but for modern witches, it certainly seems to be. Here at Nemed Cuculatii, we’ve been experiencing a deeply fallow period, pulling inward … Continue reading →
by Lady Gwen (Celtic-Trad. Wicca*) Who or What is Old Jack? Old Jack is another name for our Great Horned God of Wicca when he appears at the death of the year (Hallows) and takes complete charge over the winter … Continue reading →
called by some Samhain, Hallowe’en and other names as well; I often refer to it as “Amateur Night”. The “end of the Celtic year” as the media informs us, along with much misinformation about its history, origins and such. I … Continue reading →
“Listen to the voices of your ancestors tonight the Beloved Dead. Hear the wisdom that they share, take it to heart. Celebrate their lives and how they have touched yours. Tonight is the night when the Veil is thin Samhain … Continue reading →