The Real Witches of New England by Ellen Evert Hopman

Author:Ellen Evert Hopman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Spirituality/Wicca
Publisher: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
Published: 2018-08-08T16:00:00+00:00

What are special holy days for Witches? Can you please describe what Witches do on their holy days? How do you celebrate?

The Alexandrian tradition and my personal solitary practice both follow the Wheel of the Year, which starts with Samhain in October. It’s considered a Greater Sabbat, along with Imbolc (also called Candlemas), Beltaine, and Lughnasad (Lammas). Interspersed are the four Lesser Sabbats, which correspond to astronomical/astrological events: the Winter Solstice, the Vernal Equinox, the Summer Solstice, and the Autumnal Equinox.

What Witches do depends on their tradition, their Coven’s pantheon, and geographical location. Whereas English Witches might celebrate Yule and Imbolc outdoors, many northern New England witches take the celebrations indoors then.

The Witches with whom I’ve celebrated the holy days usually focus on the agricultural aspects of the season (e.g., at the Vernal Equinox you focus on growing things and bringing new projects to fruition, and at Lughnasad and Autumnal Equinox you concentrate on the stages of the harvest.) Others, those who follow a specific pantheon (for example, Greek or Egyptian), may celebrate a deity associated with a specific time.

My solitary practice is sometimes as simple as a meditation on the Sabbat or a visualization of past Sabbats or even just the lighting of a candle. Sometimes I’m invited to Sabbats with people I worked with in the past, and the Sabbat celebration varies based on their practices.

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