Halloween Trick or Truth?
Jeremiah 10:1-2
Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
Thus saith the Lord, LEARN NOT THE WAY OF THE HEATHEN, and be not
dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at
them.
Deu 12:30 Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following
them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou
enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their
gods? even so will I do likewise.
Deu 12:31 Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every
abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their
gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the
fire to their gods.
Deu 12:30 Take heed to thyself that thou be not
snared by following them, after that they be
destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire
not after their gods, saying, How did these nations
serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
Deu 12:31 Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy
God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he
hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even
their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the
fire to their gods.
Origins
Samhain: Festival for the Dead? Eichler, L. (1924). Customs of Mankind, 434.
“The ancient Druids had a great autumn
festival which commenced at midnight,
October 31st, and lasted throughout the
following day, November 1st. Among other
things, they believed that on this night, the
great lord of death, Saman, called together
all the wicked souls that had been
condemned, within the past twelve months,
to inhabit the bodies of animals.
Because of the wicked spirits that
prowled about on this night, they lit huge
bonfires and kept a sharp lookout. Thus it
is unquestionably from the Druids that we
derive the belief that witches and ghosts
walk abroad on Hallowe‟en...”
Samhain Celtic Festival of the Dead
Originally the „Feast of the Dead‟ was
celebrated in Celtic countries by leaving
food offerings on altars and doorsteps for
the „wandering dead.‟ Single candles were
lit and left in a window to help guide the
spirits of ancestors and loved ones home.
Extra chairs were set to the table and
around the hearth for the unseen guest.
http://wicca.com/celtic/akasha/samhainlore.htm
Apples were buried along roadsides and
paths for spirits who were lost or had no
descendants to provide for them. Turnips
were hollowed out and carved to look like
protective spirits, for this was a night of
magic and chaos.
The Wee Folke became very active,
pulling pranks on unsuspecting humans.
Traveling after dark was not advised.
People dressed in white (like ghosts),
wore disguises made of straw, or
dressed as the opposite gender in order
to fool the Nature spirits.
Samhain Celtic Festival of the Dead
http://wicca.com/celtic/akasha/samhainlore.htm
• The Wee Folke became very active,
pulling pranks on unsuspecting
humans. Traveling after dark was not
advised. People dressed in white (like
ghosts), wore disguises made of straw,
or dressed as the opposite gender in
order to fool the Nature spirits.
Do Dead Men Tell Tales? Celtic Mythology, p. 127
"During this interval [at
hallowe‟en] the normal
order of the universe is
suspended, the barriers
between the natural and
the supernatural are
temporarily removed,
the sidh [in Irish folklore, a
hill or mountain where
fairies live] lies open and
all divine beings and the
spirits of the dead move
freely among men and
interfere, sometimes
violently, in their affairs.”
“After one‟s own
birthday, the two major
Satanic holidays are
Walpurgisnacht (May
1st) and Halloween.”
Anton LaVey, Founder of The Church of Satan, referencing
The Satanic Bible, p. 96
Terms & Names
Former occultist Johanna Michaelsen reveals,
"Halloween is also a prime recruiting season
for Satanists." (Michaelsen, Johanna. Like
Lambs to the Slaughter, p. 192)
Hallowe‟en (Celtic Origin: Circa 1000 B.C.)
The frightened Celts would masquerade as demons, evil spirits and ghosts, hoping to
convince the roaming evil spirits, they were another evil spirit, and leave them alone.”
The Druids believed, during Samhain, the mystic veil separating the dead from the living opened. The Druids thought these roaming spirits loosed on Samhain went
searching for a body to possess.
Witches
“A Witch‟s God...He is...Lord of the
Underworld [Hell]...He is
named...Baphomet...Lucifer...Baal…”
Angeles, Lyde. Witchcraft: Theory and Practice, p. 60
“The person wearing the
mask feels internally
transformed and takes on
temporarily the qualities of
the god or demon represented by the mask.”
Biedermann, Hans. Dictionary of Symbolism, p. 218
Hallowe‟en Masks
“An interesting symbol,
the skull…is prominent
in Witchcraft and
Demon worship as a celebration of death.”
Burns, Cathy. Masonic and Occult Symbols
Illustrated, p. 388
Skulls
Bobbing For Apples
“Bobbing for apples was originally a form of divination (fortune telling) to learn of future marriages. The first person to bite the apple was predicted to be the first to marry in the
coming year…” Santino, J. (1994). All Around the Year: Holidays &
Celebrations, 26.
“The Jack O‟ Lantern represented a
man caught between”
Santino, J. (1994). All Around the Year: Holidays & Celebrations, 26.
Jack O‟ Lantern
“Carved and illuminated by a candle, they
are symbolic of death and the spirit world.” Thompson, Sue Ellen.
Holiday Symbols and Customs, p. 25)
“...the jack-o‟-lantern is generally presented in its traditional form as a festive euphemism
for the death‟s-head, the triangular nose hole and rictus grin being the „dead‟
giveaways.” Skal, David J. (2003). Death Makes a Holiday: The
Cultural History of Halloween, p. 38
National Geographic, May 1977, p. 603
“Trophy, charm, or
ornament, the human
head figured prominently
in Celtic life. Warriors hung
enemy heads on their
houses as a show of
prowess, and Druids,
believing that the head
harbored the soul, placed
skulls in sanctuaries to
ward off evil.”
Elementals
“Elementals [spirits
such as trolls, elves,
pixies] are the
principle agents of
disembodied but
never visible spirits
at seances…
Faerie
…fairies…[are]
creatures who
figure strongly in
ceremonial magic
and practices of
nature worship, or
Wicca.”
Burns, Cathy. Masonic and Occult Symbols
Illustrated, p.p. 62, 67-68.
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