“Once a feast on Samhain night might be called a ‘dumb supper’—a silent meal to honour those no longer with us. Candles are lit, and the table is laden with seasonal foods, each dish placed with memory and love. The light of t
“This season is one of bonfires: Samhain and Bonfire Night, where we gather and bring a lightness into the season that rolls into darkness. The circle is open, but never broken.” — Enchanted Journeys: Guided Meditations for Magical
“Everyone can enjoy the light, warmth and scents of a bonfire and the joyful light of fireworks, of candles lit on windowsills and in carved pumpkins, of caramelised apples and spiced hot libations.” — Kitchen Witch: Food, Folklore
“Autumn is my favourite season. It murmurs at the edges of the last summer days, in gilded smoke curls and the scent of damp leaves, candle wax and fallen apples. The shift between summer and autumn is the most beautiful and bittersweet of the