halloween

The end of autumn is upon me. And, while I’ve been slowly shifting along with the seasons, there has also been a flurry of activity filling my days + weeks. Hence, this long, epic…

November is a deeply spiritual + mystical month. A time where, in the darkness, we find ourselves close to the unknown, the unseen, and the mysterious. In my last post, I described November as…

We’ve made it to the end of October. It’s the final days before Halloween. The march toward the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain (from whence came our modern day Halloween) is upon us. And,…

Well, magical souls, we’ve arrived. It’s Samhain/All Hallow’s Eve and the air is filled with mystery and magic. And I’d like to bring some of that energy to this post as I round up…

All births begin in the dark. There is a passage from nothingness to somethingness, from chaos to order, from emptiness to fullness, from the void to the veritable. But the journey from the deep…

Happy October, y’all. Anyone out there as excited – and frightened – as I am? Every single year, without fail, I am bursting with those moody October vibes as soon as my birthday has…

Did you know that it’s possible to use Samhain/Halloween as a marker for the beginning of the turning of the sacred wheel of seasons? It’s the perfect reset time, actually, with its roots in the…

Happy Halloween, lovelies. Who loves this day? Who doesn’t really get it? And who feels that it’s just a little spooky + weird? I think that with all of the commercialism + consumerism in…

With this new moon, we enter the phase of the year that holds the darkest days and longest nights as we make our way toward Halloween. On Thursday we are entering the moon phase…

it’s time to dive deep into our souls. and just dwell there for a moment. deep down it’s dark. and that is most often very frightening. but, it is also magical. there is much…

it’s no secret that i love holidays. and one of the perks of being in an bi-national marriage is that you have the opportunity to celebrate double the holidays. of course, many holidays overlap.…

i love halloween. i love getting spooked. i love the mysterious + supernatural. i love dressing up, telling ghost stories, and wondering about all of the things that we don’t really understand. plus i…

hello, friends! it’s been a while, but lina and i are back with a new video blog! give it a little look and then leave us a comment – we challenged you to help…

“when i die, i’m alive. when i lose, i find my identity.” – the middle east the american in me loves october because of halloween. i mean, what’s not to love? costumes. candy. parties.…

darkness has arrived. halloween has been celebrated with all of its ghostly and ghoulishly fun. all saint’s day, the day we remember + celebrate the dead, has passed as well. and for us in…

I loooove Halloween. Always have. Always will. And while we are in the States, we want to take advantage of all of the Halloween craziness that is around. But, all week long we could…

i was back in the states for halloween this year… and it was great! after three years in sweden (one of them in ireland), i was dying for a traditional kinda halloween. well, it’ll…

well, i gotta admit. i pretty much feel like i failed with the photo a day challenge this month. yes, i took the pictures. and i posted them on instagram. but, like last month,…

yep. it’s monday, huh? how’s yours going? if you live on the east coast of the united states, i hope that you have all you need and are safe as hurricane sandy pushes herself…

seasons pass. times change. and fall reminds us of the cycle of life. october and november are often thought of as the months of death and decay. darkness creeps in. the plants & flowers…

 dad & me (from circa 2007/2008). always kids. it’s halloween!!! i loooove this day! but, what i love most is what i remember from when i was a child or a teenager. halloween was…

here i am on a chilly thursday night. sitting in silence, but feeling rather productive. i finally succeeded in focusing and getting some work done. and now i’m all ready for my meeting with…