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The Real Halloween

Published on October 31, 2007

Today (or some say November 1) is Samhain, the ancient Celtic celebration observed in later times as Halloween. The transformation of the early holiday to what it is now reveals the undercurrents of fear and denial in our culture. Samhain was dedicated to honoring the ancestors and asking for their guidance. Those most adept at […]


Listening for the Messages

Published on September 11, 2007

For the past three months, I’ve been watching my two cats adjust to the arrival of a refugee, an 18-year-old cat whose guardian, a close friend of mine, asked me a month before she died to take him in. There are many messages in how all three cats have responded to the change in their […]