This bonus episode explores Samhain as the ancient Celtic New Year, marking the end of the harvest and the historical time when the veil between worlds was believed to be thinnest, a tradition that blended with Roman and Christian practices to become modern Halloween. For the atheist witch, this powerful, introspective time is used for science-minded ancestor work (honoring lineage and memory) and performing release rituals to psychologically shed old habits and prepare for the quietude of winter.

Recommended General Witchcraft Resources:

Podcasts:

⁠The Wonder: Science-Base Paganism

⁠⁠⁠⁠The Middle-Aged Witch Podcast

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Coffee and Cauldrons⁠⁠⁠

Websites:

⁠r/witchcraft⁠⁠

r/SASSWitches

⁠⁠r/NonTheisticPaganism