Lore & History

Tricking and Treating Has a Long History

Tricking and Treating Has a Long History

Over the past few decades, Halloween celebrations have gained in popularity, not only with children and families, but with all those fascinated with the spooky and scary.

Tricking and Treating Has a Long History

Over the past few decades, Halloween celebrations have gained in popularity, not only with children and families, but with all those fascinated with the spooky and scary.

The Pagan Roots of Halloween

The Pagan Roots of Halloween

Samhain, usually pronounced “Sowan”, is a central festival in the historical and neo-pagan calendars. Neo-paganism may appear to be a relatively recent faith, but it is founded upon a perception...

The Pagan Roots of Halloween

Samhain, usually pronounced “Sowan”, is a central festival in the historical and neo-pagan calendars. Neo-paganism may appear to be a relatively recent faith, but it is founded upon a perception...

The Ancient Roots of Halloween in Samhain

The Ancient Roots of Halloween in Samhain

Halloween’s Celebration of Mingling With The Dead Has Roots in Ancient Celtic Celebrations of Samhain Written by Tok Thompson, Professor of Anthropology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences...

The Ancient Roots of Halloween in Samhain

Halloween’s Celebration of Mingling With The Dead Has Roots in Ancient Celtic Celebrations of Samhain Written by Tok Thompson, Professor of Anthropology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences...

Smells Like Witch Spirit

Smells Like Witch Spirit

Most perfume ads suggest that the right scent can make you sexy, alluring and successful. A blend by Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs, meanwhile, offers to make you smell like Hecate,...

Smells Like Witch Spirit

Most perfume ads suggest that the right scent can make you sexy, alluring and successful. A blend by Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs, meanwhile, offers to make you smell like Hecate,...

The Tenacity of Fortunetellers

The Tenacity of Fortunetellers

From Joseph interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams, to Elizabeth I’s astrologer John Dee (1527-1608), predicting the future has long been a path to fame and fortune. But unlike the many fortunetellers who...

The Tenacity of Fortunetellers

From Joseph interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams, to Elizabeth I’s astrologer John Dee (1527-1608), predicting the future has long been a path to fame and fortune. But unlike the many fortunetellers who...