Samhain
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samhain
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Inspired by a visit to a deserted Irish famine village. Here for tee /
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SAMHAIN / Entry for The Spirit Walks contest / (Halloween , All Hallows Eve, All Souls Night) Celtic New Year / Beginning of Winter Festival of the Dead,ruled by the Crone aspect of the Goddess. Now in her wise woman aspect she returns to the underworld with the energies of the earth to rest and digest the years growth and lessons.The nights grow longer in the dark grip of winter untill the Sun is re-born at Yule (Winter Solstice) and the Goddess will return re-newed and virginal at Imbolc (Feb 2nd)
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Original is Acrylic painting on Canvas. for all hallows eve… The carved pumpkin, lit by a candle inside, is one of Halloween’s most prominent symbols. / These lanterns are usually carved from a turnip or swede (or more uncommonly a mangelwurzel). / The jack-o’-lantern can be traced back to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a greedy, gambling, hard-drinking old farmer. / He tricked the devil into climbing a tree and trapped him by carving a cross into the tree trunk. / In revenge, the devil placed a curse on Jack, condemning him to forever wander the earth at night. This story has been passed down through generations of Irish families. / The carving of pumpkins is associated with Halloween in North America, where pumpkins were readily available and much larger, making them easier to carve than turnips. Many families that celebrate Halloween carve a pumpkin into a frightening or comical face and place it on their home’s doorstep after dark. In America the tradition of carving pumpkins is known to have preceded the Great Famine period of Irish immigration. / The tradition of carving vegetable lanterns may have been brought over by the Scottish or English—documentation is unavailable to establish when or by whom. The carved pumpkin was originally associated with harvest time in general in America and did not become specifically associated with Halloween until the mid-to-late 19th century. / -From Wikipedia / Halloween like jack O’ Lanterns but less cheeky? / check out Jacks Hallowe’en fire / also available on tshirts/tops / thankyou for taking the time to view my art and (hopefully) comment… / please have a look at my other artwork… / hope you enjoy! :) /
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speak earth & bless me
by bellmuskerI wanted to wrench a tooth / from your jawbone. / so count your blessings / that I left you intact
Never be afraid of the cycle turning; a dark spell for Hallowe’en. Tá mé réidh
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Witchcraft.. Invoking the Dead. / . / .
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Created for the Spirit Walks Challenge
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Spirit Walks Challenge Finalists
by DamianThe ten groups involved in the Spirit Walks Challenge have decided their winning entries, and they are now open for a public vote for…
The ten groups involved in the Spirit Walks Challenge have decided their winning entries, and they are now open for a public vote for an overall winner. Thanks to all of the members of Practising the Dark Arts; Blood Red – All things vampiric; Monsters Ink; THE PHANTASMAGORICAL; Short stories – Spherical Scriptings; 1 In The Beginning – Ancient Practices; Fantasy Art; The Art of 3D; Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales and Flash Fiction. The challenge attracted 105 entries, made up of 34 written works and 71 images. Not bad for 10 days! There is AUS$20 for the overall image winner, and AUS$20 for the overall writing winner. Runners-up in the writing and image section will recieve a copy of the In the Moment publication. The writing finalists are In The Beginning – Ancient Practices / (1) Alison Pearce with The Last Leaves of Autumn Blood Red – All Things Vampiric / (2) Empress with To Tempt A Taste Fantasy Art / (3) Alison Pearce with Finding the Faery Flash Fiction / (4) Anne van Alkemade with Happy Samhain Monsters Ink / (5) Damian with Blood Spilt Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales / (6) Damian with The Wild Hunt Practising the Dark Arts / (7) Alison Pearce with Spirit Waters Short Stories – Spherical Scriptings / (8) Miri with Schoolgirl Error The image finalists are In The Beginning – Ancient Practices / (1) Helene Kippert with Circle magic / Blood Red – All Things Vampiric / (2) Melanie Dooley with Black Widow / Fantasy Art / (3) F.M. Gore-Kelly with Little Witch / Monsters Ink / (4) Ravenor with Dark Invocation / Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales / (5) Angela Barnett with Samhain Goddess : The Crone / Practising the Dark Arts / (6) Geoff Coleman with Ianus Semitas / THE PHANTASMAGORICAL / (7) colin with Samhain / The Art of 3D / (8) GoofyFoot with Remorseless Appetite / Voting has closed The Winners are here You can go and have a look around the groups that participated below. / 1 In The Beginning – Ancient Practices / Blood Red – All Things Vampiric / Fantasy Art / Flash Fiction / Monsters Ink / Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales / Practising the Dark Arts / Short Stories – Spherical Scriptings / THE PHANTASMAGORICAL / The Art of 3D
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A little bubble from a place less traveled pops up to disperse the spirit magic for the open hearted to reveal secrets and sounds of silence… down under = underworld… I know where the Isle of White is and I have been there!!! Happy Solstice Everyone… For the 10 group Southern Samhain Spirit Walks challenge
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Heart, Soul / Body , Mind / invisible sacrifices… / turning inside to outside / skin to stone Photo manipulation self portrait
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Happy Samhain
by Anne van Alkemade“It’s haunted,” Timmy said. “Don’t stop there, Cecile. I’m telling on you,” Isabelle piped up.”
All Hallow’s Eve has a very special meaning for one little girl.
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an entry for the spirit walks challenge
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From the original Mandala, acrylic 100cm x 100cm with metallic and glitter overlays. The Hallows of Ireland The Morrigan – Samhain / Triple Goddess; Great Queen; Warrior Queen; Queen of War and Death; Shapeshifter (Raven/Crow); Protector; Goddess of Fertility / Bearing Claiomh Solais (The sword of light and death) / Wife of The Dagda The Dagda – Beltane / Master of Magic; Fearsome Warrior; Skilled Artisan / Guardian of Coire Anseasc, the never empty cauldron with healing powers / Master of the Harp / Husband to The Morrigan / Son of Danu / Father of Brigid Brigid – Imbolc / Exalted One; Bright Goddess; Goddess of healers, poets, smiths, women; Keeper of prophecies and dreams; The Flame of Ireland; Keeper of sacred wells and sacred earth; Goddess of Spring / Carrying Brigids Cross; Keeper of Lia Fail, the stone of destiny and coronation Danu – Lughnasadh / Great Mother; Goddess of faery ways; Goddess of fertility and wisdom; Goddess of Imagination; Earth Mother; Matriarch of the Tuatha De Danaan; Goddess of wealth and abundance / Carries the Spear Luin, the spear of might and light I never know where these Mandalas come from… All I know with this one is that I woke up one morning and The Morrigan was standing at the foot of my bed and the entire image was in my head and I just had to paint it… Now it sits on my studio easel and I look at it and wonder… The answer always comes.. These big powerful mandalas are connections… connections with spirit, connections with others, connections with myself. My ancient celtic ancestry is in full bloom… ALL RIGHTS RESERVED! Please DO NOT COPY this picture. It is protected in more ways than one… Cheers:) Marg
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I said i would play around with those grave shots and i’m pretty happy with this one. More to come soon!!
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Wild in the woods of love / we harm those whom we adore / and contrary to all good intentions / we suffocate them in an alarming embrace. / Listen child, try to understand, / all is not what it appears to be in the world at hand. / Here dreams are bought and sold for a price. Lyrics by Dead can Dance a different and maybe darker version of stepping through the looking glass /
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We are always being watched by unseen eyes….. The origin of Halloween. / Halloween culture can be traced back to the Druids, a Celtic culture in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. Roots lay in the feast of Samhain, which was annually on October 31st to honor the dead. Samhain signifies “summers end” or November. Samhain was a harvest festival with huge sacred bonfires, marking the end of the Celtic year and beginning of a new one. Many of the practices involved in this celebration were fed on superstition. The Celts believed the souls of the dead roamed the streets and villages at night. Since not all spirits were thought to be friendly, gifts and treats were left out to pacify the evil and ensure next years crops would be plentiful. This custom evolved into trick-or-treating.
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I AM SAMHAIN A Poem
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*Spirit Walks Challenge - A Multi-Group Experience!*
by DamianSpirit Walks Challenge Ten groups have come together in a challenge to welcome All Hallow’s Eve/Samhain/Halloween, the beginning of …
Spirit Walks Challenge Ten groups have come together in a challenge to welcome All Hallow’s Eve/Samhain/Halloween, the beginning of winter, for the southern hemisphere. The participating groups are Practising the Dark Arts; Blood Red – All things vampiric; Monsters Ink; THE PHANTASMAGORICAL; Short stories – Spherical Scriptings; 1 In The Beginning – Ancient Practices; Fantasy Art; The Art of 3D; Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales and Flash Fiction. Background and Inspiration / All Hallow’s Eve is the day when the worlds merge, that of Spirit and flesh, where the veils are at their thinnest, and the Ancestors can freely roam between the two membranes of time and existence. We can communicate more clearly with them, communing together in dreams and shadows. / Samhain corresponds to the Wisdom Cycle of life, the Winter Deities, and thus ensures that our communing with the Ancestors is clear and well grounded. / Samhain is when the Wild Hunt emerges from Faerie to roam the winter countryside. Mortals getting in the path of the Hunt could be kidnapped and brought to the land of the dead. How to be a part of it / Create an image and/or written work that captures the essence of an aspect of the above information. / Add your work to the appropriate group, and paste a link to it in the forum topic in that group, so the host knows it’s an entry! (Allow for different host timezones please, some hosts may still be asleep while other groups have already launched). / The challenge is open to the whole world, not just people in the southern hemisphere :) How it will work / Enter your work to the challenge as above. / Your hosts will judge a winning image and written work for the group. / The group winners will then be open to a public vote to pick the overall winners across all ten groups! Entries close midnight (your time) April 28th. / Group winners will be announced April 30th, and public voting will run for a week (voting details will be provided at that time) to decide the overall winning image and written work (and winning group!) Prizes. There is AUS$20 for the overall image winner, and AUS$20 for the overall writing winner. Written works up to 1000 words. This challenge is in the spirit of fun and group interaction, and is not about determining if one group is better than another :)
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The carved pumpkin, lit by a candle inside, is one of Halloween’s most prominent symbols. / These lanterns are usually carved from a turnip or swede (or more uncommonly a mangelwurzel). / The jack-o’-lantern can be traced back to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a greedy, gambling, hard-drinking old farmer. / He tricked the devil into climbing a tree and trapped him by carving a cross into the tree trunk. / In revenge, the devil placed a curse on Jack, condemning him to forever wander the earth at night. This story has been passed down through generations of Irish families. / The carving of pumpkins is associated with Halloween in North America, where pumpkins were readily available and much larger, making them easier to carve than turnips. Many families that celebrate Halloween carve a pumpkin into a frightening or comical face and place it on their home’s doorstep after dark. In America the tradition of carving pumpkins is known to have preceded the Great Famine period of Irish immigration. / The tradition of carving vegetable lanterns may have been brought over by the Scottish or English—documentation is unavailable to establish when or by whom. The carved pumpkin was originally associated with harvest time in general in America and did not become specifically associated with Halloween until the mid-to-late 19th century. / -From Wikipedia / Halloween work details – Original is acrylic painting which I’ve altered (alot) in ps with airbrush, burn and dodge tools, some smudging and color changes. / Original painting- Cheeky Jack / also available on a tshirt / ““http://www.redbubble.com/people/dimarie/clothing/1072798-1-jacks-fire-tee thankyou for taking the time to view my art and (hopefully) comment… / please have a look at my other artwork… / hope you enjoy! :) /
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The Spirit Walks Winners
by DamianAfter a week of public voting, the winners of the Spirit Walks multi-group challenge are now finalised. The writing winner is *Aliso…
After a week of public voting, the winners of the Spirit Walks multi-group challenge are now finalised. The writing winner is Alison Pearce with The Last Leaves of Autumn, which was the group finalist of In The Beginning – Ancient Practices The writing runner-up is Miri with Schoolgirl Error, which was the group finalist of Short Stories – Spherical Scriptings The image winner is Angela Barnett with Samhain Goddess : The Crone, which was the group finalist of Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales / The image runner-up is GoofyFoot with Remorseless Appetite, which was the group finalist of The Art of 3D / Both winners, Alison Pearce and Angela Barnett, have won a $20 RedBubble voucher. / Both runner-ups, Miri and GoofyFoot, have won a copy of the In the Moment publication. You can see all of the finalists here. Thanks to the hosts of the ten groups that took part in this challenge, and thanks to all of the group members for participating! Hopefully we can do another multi-group challenge in the future.
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He Needs A Body to Love (Spirit Walks Part 6. Fantasy Art)
by Damian‘You will need to see our homunculi fabricators,’ he said, and pointed to a cluster of short, green, dragonfly-winged sprites. / _Oh shit!...
A continuation of a story that will travel across many of the groups in the Spirit Walks multi-group challenge. Part 1 is here Part 2 is here Part 3 is here. Part 4 is here Part 5 is here
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also available as prints / cheeky jack o’lantern / for all hallows eve… The carved pumpkin, lit by a candle inside, is one of Halloween’s most prominent symbols. / These lanterns are usually carved from a turnip or swede (or more uncommonly a mangelwurzel). / The jack-o’-lantern can be traced back to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a greedy, gambling, hard-drinking old farmer. / He tricked the devil into climbing a tree and trapped him by carving a cross into the tree trunk. / In revenge, the devil placed a curse on Jack, condemning him to forever wander the earth at night. This story has been passed down through generations of Irish families. / The carving of pumpkins is associated with Halloween in North America, where pumpkins were readily available and much larger, making them easier to carve than turnips. Many families that celebrate Halloween carve a pumpkin into a frightening or comical face and place it on their home’s doorstep after dark. In America the tradition of carving pumpkins is known to have preceded the Great Famine period of Irish immigration. / The tradition of carving vegetable lanterns may have been brought over by the Scottish or English—documentation is unavailable to establish when or by whom. The carved pumpkin was originally associated with harvest time in general in America and did not become specifically associated with Halloween until the mid-to-late 19th century. / -From Wikipedia / Halloween like jack O’ Lanterns but less cheeky? / check out Jacks Hallowe’en fire / / and jacks halloween fire tee / thankyou for taking the time to view my art and (hopefully) comment… / please have a look at my other artwork… / hope you enjoy! :) /
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Schoolgirl Error
by MiriEven if she could do any conjuring tonight, no self respecting spirit would be seen dead, or indeed undead, around this!
My first short story (eeekkk – be gentle!! tho constructive comments always welcome!!) inspired by the Spirit Walk / Samhain Challenge. / It was good fun :-) Short Story Group Finalist and eventual Writing Runner Up for the Spirit Walk Challenge
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For the most special festival of the year, celebrated on October 31st. Sister witches dance round the fire as the old ones look on.
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