“So bake the soul cakes, and harvest the apples, light the candles and celebrate love! Dine with joy and in memory. And invite the spirits in if you wish. For winter is nearing, and soon enough the bright lights of Yule will be on their way.&rd
“Fairy rings of fungi, fly agaric and jade-green elf cups offer even more colours and magic to the autumnal palette. I have tried for many years to capture the magic I feel in the autumnal seasons.” from Witch Country: Seeking the Witch i
“They [the Fairies] have three great festivals in the year – May Eve, Midsummer Eve, November Eve…this is the first night of winter. This night they dance with the ghosts, and the pooka is abroad, and witches make their spells&rdqu
“The witch in a story can represent evil, justice, magical power, jealousy and the persecuted innocent. And it’s often hard to prise apart the truth, not least because witches are rarely just one thing: not just a character of good or bad