Mabon, Autumn Equinox September 22nd – Samhain/Halloween October 31st 2019

 NOTE: This is a repost, from my old Tumblr blog, starting the new phase of work I shall continue with here.

Hi there, long time no see,

    The following article features Mabon altar images. I stipulate the latter as I’m not a practitioner of the craft, and those who are shall undoubtedly note the absence of certain accoutrements. However whilst I’ve always had a number of broomsticks in varying shapes and sizes for a little rustic charm to inner city living, which I guess to a witch would look like a drive full of cars parked up in my kitchen: Sans access to the internet (somewhat of an oxymoron to those reading this blog, albeit holding few surprises to those au fait with my history; painstakingly punching out texts with a one finger digit on my computer keyboard, then inclusive of instruction for image layout, handing it to my whizz-kid girl to do the technical magic, and post,) I’ve no means to Google and source items from Amazon, etc. Soo Arthur’s Hill being the nearest sounding name to Pendle Hill hereabouts: Where on Newcastle high street are cauldrons, pentagrams, wands, and figurines of the horned god and goddess on offer? And ask in Wilkinsons if they stock a ceremonial dagger, and yer can expect to get yerself arrested. On a plus note though, I finally managed to get a five pointed star at a little shop in Jesmond, but then came out the door and noted Osborne Road was burning down….(‘Eh?…Whaaa..?!’) Five fire engines later, pouring cold water on that gret delyte. (And I kid you not!)

   Therefore if a pastiche that’s more hotchpotch that hocus pocus, hope you enjoy the homemade allusion and imagery, simply for arts sake.

That’s it for now, but shall fly by with a little follow up feature, ‘Miniature Magick’ around the second week in November. So ‘til then, here’s wishing you all a HAPPY HALLOWEEN! And BLESSED BE for a MERRY MEET on SAMHAIN, to all you witches out there!

TOAD