Pumpkins

I had to freehand these this year I was too cheap to buy a stencil kit.

Dutch Apple Cranberry pie

My Dia De Los Muertos Altar

Strange but true 6 people from the wedding picture have died.
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Breadstick Bones And Creepy Chili

INGREDIENTS:
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1 can (7 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated breadsticks (6 breadsticks)
1 egg white, beaten
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1 can (8 oz) pizza sauce, heated

DIRECTIONS:
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1. Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. Unroll dough; separate at perforations into 6 breadsticks. Roll each until 12 inches long. Loosely tie knot in both ends of each breadstick; place on cookie sheet (do not twist).
2. Brush breadsticks with egg white. Sprinkle with cheese and basil.
3. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm "bones" with warm pizza sauce for dipping.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.

NUTRITION INFORMATION:
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1 Serving: Calories 120 (Calories from Fat 30); Total Fat 3 1/2g (Saturated Fat 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 430mg; Total Carbohydrate 19g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 3g); Protein 4g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 6%; Calcium 2%; Iron 6% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Prepped Bones



Finished bones


And they are soo good

Pan de Muerto

Ingredients
1½ cups Flour
½ cups Sugar
1t Salt
2 Packets Dry Yeast
1t Anis Seed
½ cup Milk
½ cup Water
½ cup Butter
4 Eggs
4½ cups Flour
Instructions
Mix all dry ingredients together except the 4 1/2 cups of flour
In a small pan, heat the milk, the water, and the butter. Add the liquid mixture to the dry mixture.
Beat well.
Mix in the eggs and the first 1 1/2 cups of flour. Beat.
Little by little add in the rest of the flour.
Knead the mixture on a floured board for 10 minutes.
Put the dough in a greased bowl and allow it to rise until it has doubled in size.
Punch the dough down and reshape. On top put some strips of dough simulating bones, and a little ball (tear).
Let it rise another hour.
Bake at 350° F for about 40 minute
Glaze:
1/2 cup Sugar
1/3 cup fresh OrangeJuice
2 tablespoons grated Orange Zest
Bring to a boil for 2 minutes, then apply to bread with a pastry brush.
Sprinkle on colored sugar while glaze is still damp.

HAIL SATAN (watch this)

Speaking of Halloween and Darkness

Abashed the Devil stood and felt how awful goodness is.



PREPARATORY SPELL BEFORE PERFORMING BLACK MAGICK
"Expugno Lumen, Nillus Lux,
Vis Levis, Luciens Nux"

We Extinguish the Light,
We Render it's Death,
Violent Light, Light is Dead
Said 3x with a bell dipped in fresh blood and rung 3x over the Gate or summoning sigil.( Blood should be yours or freely given)

Pumpkins

Well, I finally bought some 4 pumpkins for $7.00. Then I drive down the road a little and a woman doing a church fundriser for the past month tells me take as many as I want for free! apparently due to the frost she no longer felt comfortable charging for them. They were all in perfect condition, I swear I am so lucky sometimes. I have 7 now and I am going to go get more

Prayer of offering

1 white votive candle
offering of your choice
picture of your loved one


Light a white votive candle. Lay your offering on your ancestral alter, or next to a picture of your special loved one. Hold your hands together in the prayer position. (Note: The prayer position that most of us are familiar with actually has magickal significance. When you hold your hands together, palm to palm, you are creating a flow of circular energy from the right palm, up your left arm, throught your heart chakra, and down your right arm into your right palm.) Say:


From the dawn of your birth
To the sunset of your death
I honor you.
From the missions you completed
To your duties left undone
I honor you.
From the seasons of your being
Through the cycle of your life
I honor you.
From your time beyond the veil
‘Til your earth entrance back again
May the angles support you
May Spirit surround you
May my healing love reach you
From this moment until the end of time.
So mote it be.

Silver Ravenwolf


I do this every year. It is a very moving ritual.

Halloween Spell

For many witches throughout the world, Halloween is an ideal time to magically do away with weaknesses. The Celts of old, for instance, on Samhain slaughtered all livestock that were too weak to live through the coming winter. Using a quill pen and dragon’s blood ink, write upon a piece of parchment the weaknesses you wish to be rid of. As you concentrate on your intent, crumple up the paper in your “power hand” and toss it into a fire or set it ablaze by holding it above the flame of a black candle. Place it into a fireproof container such as a cast iron cauldron, and as the parchment burns away into ashes, so too shall your weaknesses be consumed by the flames of magic.

Calling the Pumpkins Spell

Try carving up four small pumpkins and then tuck tea-light candles inside. Imagine using these for quarter candles on this October Full Moon. Halloween/Samhain is only a few days away—why not get into the spirit of things and add some enchantment to your group’s Full Moon celebration? Carve the pumpkins in whatever design you prefer: simple faces, stars, a triple Moon, a pentagram, or elemental symbols. As you go to place them at the quarters, try this quarter call.

In the eastern quarter I call knowledge and intuition true.
At the southern quarter I call for passion and courage in all that we do.
Here in the west grant us visions and bless us with love.
In the north I call for security and strength from the gods above.

By Ellen Dugan

Sorry I have been neglecting Halloween posts

I am not feeling real hot right now and I just have been letting things I normally care about slide to the back burner. My pain is so bad right now none of my painkillers are working. My doctor is in the process of getting me approved for medical marijuana. Keep your fingers crossed.

Speaking of scary( Sorry about the pic Guys)

Why do men need to watch TV and other weird things while on the toilette.

Soul Lights

We will be making these tonight or tomorrow. More info to come soon!!!!! Ha ha hope the suspense doesn't kill anyone.
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On the 13 day of Halloween

I wanted to share a wonderful poem I use as part of my Samhain ritual. It is soooo beautiful it makes me cry everytime I read or recite it. So here it is and as always dedicated to all of my loved ones who have passed.




Upon Each Samhain

I miss you most upon each Samhain
When the boundary turns to sheer
I wait until the veil is parted
At the ending of the year.
Sweet spirit, as you walk among us
At the tolling of this eve
I see your face beyond the sunset
And hear your voice upon the breeze.
In the glowing of the candle,
From the shadow on the wall
I watch for you in every movement
And hear your footsteps in the hall.
Can you sit and spend the evening
As the portal opens wide?
Ancestral dead, I bid you welcome
Most recent dead, I pray, abide.
When you come I sense your presence
I put my hand out in the air
A moment, then, we stand united
Palm to palm while waiting there.
I miss you most upon each Samhain
When the boundary turns to sheer
We share these hours until the dawning
Then bid farewell until next year.

Author:1988 David O. Norris

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Going to my cabin (UPDATE AND PICS)

On the 9th day of Halloween Raven takes a weekend trip to RELAX. I will post pics on sunday







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Enchanted Halloween Decorations

Color of the day: Black
Incense of the day: Ylang-ylang

Ah October, the season of the Witch is here! Haul out your Samhain/Halloween decorations, but before you put them up, let’s enchant them for protection on this day that is sacred to Mars. The Samhain seasonal colors of orange and black are perfect for this spell. After all, black, red, and orange are Mars colors, too. Use this charm to put some real magic in your decorations this year! Set your decorations out and hold your hands over them while repeating the charm:
I enchant these decorations on this Mars day.
May courage and protection surround us always.
Bats and pumpkins, Witches and ghosts, black cats and ghouls,
Now in my hands, they will become protective tools.
This fun October spell is spun from the heart,
Worked for the good of all with a Witch’s art.
Now, have fun decorating for Samhain and enjoy the season of the Witch.


By Ellen Dugan
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On the 7th Day of Halloween

PUMPKIN ABUNDANCE LIGHTS


Needed:
6 miniature pumpkins
6 tea lights
knife or other carving tool


Cut off the tops of the little pumkins and clean them out. Cut happy faces into pumpkins and insert the tea lights. Hold your hands over the pumpkins and chant:

" Gold and Silver, money galore. All are coming to your door"

Keep your hands over the pumpkins until your palms tingle or get warm. Give them to your friends, and repeat the spell to them. Tell them to light the candle in the pumpkin at midnight on Halloween to activate the spell.
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Comment update

I CAN RECIEVE COMMENTS AGAIN!!!!!!!!

Apple Cherry Pie mmmmmm (aka My wifely duty according to my husband)

Time to use up those fall apples. My son suggested adding the cherries, it actually tastes really good.
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Comments

For whatever reason I cannot recieve comments on my blog. I am trying to work it out. Sorry guys.

Ghosting and other shenanigans

I was ghosted the other night. Ghosting is when someone bangs on your door and leaves a bag of treats then runs like hell!!! The past few days have been hectic, but I have done some Halloweenish things. Like Goul-ash for dinner ha ha ha. Also getting the dia de los muertos altar ready( pics to be posted soon)

1st halloween post

I did my nails for the season and they are cute.