Paganism
Column: Musings on Queer Magic
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Storm Faerywolf reviews the book “Queer Magic: LGBT+ Spirituality and Culture from Around the World” by Tomás Prower.
Canada
Celebrating the Secular Halloween
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As October marches onward, many Americans are prepping their costumes, yards and homes in anticipation for the secular celebration of Halloween.
Culture
Halloween: the new American export
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Before we move too far into the future, let’s pause a moment to talk about Halloween. Not the spiritual vigil of Samhain or seasonal harvest celebrations. Let’s discuss the wholly secular, American and Canadian holiday of Halloween, complete with candy, costumes and PVC pumpkins. It’s fair to say that Halloween has a somewhat uneasy place in the family of North American holidays. On the one hand, we, as Pagans, fully embrace the festivities. It is the one calendar event that openly clings to its Pagan origins.