A great deal of confusion exists around the topic of Halloween. Consequently, what follows may help to simplify the situation.  Halloween was formerly called ‘Samhain,’ which comes from the Gaelic/Celtic meaning for ‘November’ and ‘summer’s end’. The original Celtic settlers arrived here in around 600 BC, fetching with them their own nature – based polytheistic form of spiritual belief systems. Samhain characterised the beginning of the long cold winter; a time when the cattle had to be driven into sheltered quarters as a defensive measure against anticipated snowfall, frost, and blizzard. It was also a melancholy period for many Celts, … Continue reading Halloween: home truths regarding our native, pre-Christian, spiritual heritage