Is Samhain’s Ancient Past Seen In Modern Halloween Observances? The festival of Samhain (literally “summer’s end” - pronounced Sow-en) represents literally millennia of observance and standing among the Celtic peoples of Northern Europe.  Samhain was the traditional...

Although not as well known as the basic primary colors, this secondary color has a prime place in candle color associations.  Grey emits a neutral energy which means that it is acceptable to any situation.    When you feel like you are going into a...

Green has long held a dual meaning in mankind’s associations.  Modern vernacular is peppered with  colloquialisms that prove this point.  Jealously is a green-eyed monster; someone can be green with envy.  Green grow the rushes, growing green (referring to...

Gold both as a stone and as a color has been venerated by man for eons.  Burials thousands of years old contain beautifully crafted gold worked into fantastic masks, cloaks, shoes and personal items.    Associated with strong masculine Gods such as the Egyptian God...

Brown has long been associated with Mother Earth.  It is used as an alternative color for the north in many nature based belief systems.   Brown truly represents the soul of the earth – the very soil within which the Earth gives forth her bounty of nature.  Soil can...

Light has been an important part of spiritual ceremony since man has learned how to control fire to light his hearth to heat his food and to light the darkness of the night around him. Whether to light the face of the teller of the tales or to burn as a novena candle...