ON THE EVE OF SAMHEIN

“It’s HALLOWEEN!” everyone is telling me. But actually, it’s not the “real” halloween (Samhein by the ancient Celtic reckoning) until the sun sets, and runs through to the next sunset. Tonight I’ll be looking for the bonfires, whizzing fire slings, the guising and souling, and, of course, the revels. A harvest celebration with prayers to survive the dark winter days till spring, it’s a holiday of meaning to both Christians and pagans, including Wiccans like Simi Andry Jan [Jan-Rho], the female Wiccan acroynmeur, central to the story. But for that, I commend you to THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) by Raymond Gaynor ($2.99 in Kindle ebook format at https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999693859), the perfect Halloween/Samhein read.

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