Samhain: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for Halloween (Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials, 6)
Samhain: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for Halloween (Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials, 6) book cover

Samhain: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for Halloween (Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials, 6)

Price
$8.61
Format
Paperback
Pages
264
Publisher
Llewellyn Publications
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0738742168
Dimensions
4.9 x 0.7 x 6.9 inches
Weight
9.6 ounces

Description

Llewellyn Publications has grown and expanded into new areas of personal growth and transformation since it began as the Portland School of Astrology in 1901. Along with the strong line of astrology books the company was founded upon, Llewellyn publishes books on everything from alternative health and healing, Wicca and Paganism, to metaphysics and the paranormal-and since 1994 has published a growing list of Spanish-language titles. Llewellyn has long been know as one of America's leading publishers of New Age books, producing a wide variety of valuable tools for transformation of the mind, body and spirit. Reach for the Moon-and discover that self-help and spiritual growth is what Llewellyn is all about.Diana Rajchel lives at the western edge of San Francisco, right by the Pacific Ocean and the wilds of Golden Gate park. She currently runs the Bay Bridge Pagan Society, a social-only group that encourages Pagans of different traditions to come together in fellowship or at the very least recipe-swapping. While she does hold a 3rd degree elevation in a Wiccan tradition (Shadowmoon) she finds her priestess calling leads her much more to community outreach and real life integration than it does to covening.While she hates camping, she loves nature - and sees urban life as an often overlooked opportunity for magical and spiritual experience. Rajchel has a long history of community organizing and interconnection in her former beloved community in Minneapolis, MN. At present she runs thexa0Emperor Norton Bay Bridge Pagan Socialnear Seacliff in San Francisco.

Features & Highlights

  • Samhain―also known as Halloween―is the final spoke in the Wheel of the Year. At this time, the harvest has finished and the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest. This guide shows you how to practice the serious work of divination and honoring the dead along with the more lighthearted activities of Halloween.
  • Rituals
  • Rituals
  • Recipes
  • Recipes
  • Lore
  • Lore
  • Spells
  • Spells
  • Divination
  • Divination
  • Crafts
  • Crafts
  • Correspondences
  • Correspondences
  • Invocations
  • Invocations
  • Prayers
  • Prayers
  • Meditations
  • Meditations
  • Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials explore the old and new ways of celebrating the seasonal rites that are the cornerstones of the witch's year.

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Informative & Enjoyable read

This is the first Llewellyn Sabbat Essentials book I've bought and read, and I like it very much. It starts off explaining the basics about the wheel of the year, how Samhain is considered the Pagan/Witches' new year and all the symbolism that comes along with the season. It is a time to clear out what (or whom) isn't needed in your life, endings, remembrance, and tribute to those who came before us-- tying up loose ends and taking care of business before the introspective time of winter. The author provides extensive history about the origins of modern Halloween and the ancient festivals' influence over the years. The book covers ways to celebrate however you choose, provides crafts and recipes for festivities, activities to celebrate the holiday in modern ways while honoring tradition, chants and prayers, and Samhain symbolic correspondences at the end. I recommend it for pagans both beginning and experienced, and for anybody not of the faith who has an open mind and wants to learn of these histories and traditions. This is the first book I've read by the author Diana Rajchel, and I will definitely check out her other work. Looking at the bibliography, you can tell she really did her research, and she did a great job with this book. I also look forward to reading more of Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials.
23 people found this helpful
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Wonderful!

Wonderful read! My cat Giorgio Bernard Ferdinand enjoyed it as well
15 people found this helpful
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Great series!

I love all the books is series! These are the perfect books to learn or grow your knowledge, complete with crafts and recipes. I own all but 2 (haven't been released yet) in this series.
7 people found this helpful
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Poorly put together, litterally!

A huge section is missing because another section is in the book twice. Someone messed up on printing day I guess but now I'm not sure I want to purchase any of the rest of the sabbat series without checking them first!
4 people found this helpful
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samhain

this book is great. it told me this history of the Halloween traditions. gave me a brief look into the past. i loved it. it also gave some of the old traditions to do today. it also explained the difference between different pagans & their different practices. and helped me to decide my path. ( along w/ further reading)
3 people found this helpful
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Great books. I own them all

Great books. I own them all. Well worth it. Each books sort of goes over a lot of the same stuff in the beginning but I see that as reinforcing memory as I have a horrible memory :D
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Informative and engaging

I purchased this before Samhain to gain insight on the coming sabbat. It’s informative, great for beginners or someone wanting a history behind the special day, or maybe a few spell ideas. Gives great detail in history, modern spell working and what the sabbat represents.
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A Good Book on Samhain

A very nice book with interesting information on Samhain. I would recommend it to anyone who follows the celebration of Halloween and its traditions.
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A Fantastic Book Filled with Great Information

This a great book with lots of information to help practitioners of any level. It is well written and it is a lovely addition to any home library. It is sad however to see that some people have given it a poor review simple because they could not be bothered to read the product description or use the look inside feature of this site.
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Informative Read.

This book is good for beginners and more experienced pagans alike. Full of the history of the holiday it also gives ideas for recipes, rituals, and crafts to honor the sabbat if one doesn't know where to begin.