Samhain

This is the first Llewellyn Sabbat Essentials book I've bought and read, and I like it very much. It starts off explaining the basics about the wheel of the year, how Samhain is considered the Pagan/Witches' new year and all the symbolism that comes along with the season. It is a time to clear out what (or whom) isn't needed in your life, endings, remembrance, and tribute to those who came before us-- tying up loose ends and taking care of business before the introspective time of winter. The author provides extensive history about the origins of modern Halloween and the ancient festivals' influence over the years. The book covers ways to celebrate however you choose, provides crafts and recipes for festivities, activities to celebrate the holiday in modern ways while honoring tradition, chants and prayers, and Samhain symbolic correspondences at the end. I recommend it for pagans both beginning and experienced, and for anybody not of the faith who has an open mind and wants to learn of these histories and traditions. This is the first book I've read by the author Diana Rajchel, and I will definitely check out her other work. Looking at the bibliography, you can tell she really did her research, and she did a great job with this book. I also look forward to reading more of Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials.

This book is very informative giving in good but not grand-boring details on the history of Samhain. It offers interactive content and activities for cooking, crafts, celebrations, and ideas to look at things in many different perspectives. It’s a part of a collection that gives the same general information in the beginning for each holiday/Solstice. Not only that but it gives information on different Pagan backgrounds and traditions for people who practice religiously and non-religious as well. I enjoyed reading this book, the crafts and activities are cute and fun, and I didn’t feel like I was being converted to any beliefs as a secular practitioner. If you’re either reading this for history, for practice and/or beliefs, or just for the Halloween/Samhain spirit, it’s enjoyable and I’ll be getting more of these books for the collective series.

I've been pagan for almost 18 years, and I have been studying the pagan sabbats for a long time. The changing of the seasons and the dance the god and goddess have with each other has always been a main focus of my religion. I have almost all of the books written more than 10 years ago for the individual sabbats, but this series discusses all of the sabbats with a uniform format. While I knew a great deal of what they discussed in this book, there were some new things, and it is a great starting point for someone who either is new to paganism and just wants to learn more about the sabbats, or someone like me who would like to come back to the basics to relearn a few things I haven't looked at in years. I enjoyed this book very much and look forward to reading the other books in the series. I plan on reading them as the sabbats approach. Right now I have all of them except for Imbolc which hasn't been released yet. I'll start the Yule book in a few days.

I absolutely love the Llewelyn Sabbat series, and the Samhain book is no exception. It’s thoughtfully structured to give you the history behind the holiday, how to incorporate the old ways to modern practices, and includes recipes and crafts. I will be purchasing every book in this series.

I love the geography, history and lore of our traditions. The more I learn about my genealogy, the more I want to know! Things that make you go hmmm.

Love this book! Together with Mari Alexander's book on the same subject, I am able to plan what I believe will be a truly memorable Samhain. I loved comparing the two books. It helped me make informed decisions on how I wanted to prepare for. the holiday. If you only want one book on the subject,I would purchase this one. Enjoy!

Found this book very informative! Loved to recipes and crafts section the most. Though Amazon needs to fix how it ships books. Thus one came in a paper mailer with 3 other books by the same author. This one has a few sings and another one is bent. Not haw you ship books. But all in all the book itself was great!

I love these book sets. It is so informative and has lots of ideas for activities and lore surrounding the sabbats.

Good for the Price

Este libro forma parte de una colección por los Sabbat y es muy bello! Cada tema tiene su portada y en lo personal la voy a colorear para personalizar 🙌🏻 es el primero de la colección que me animo a pedir ya que quería saber cómo era y ahora tengo en mente ir comprándolos de a poco. Excelente para la biblioteca personal brujil

Die Nachteile von Amazon Warehouse Deals. Obwohl bei Zustand keine Gebrauchsspuren oder Schäden angegeben waren, haben sich schon Teile des Einbands gelöst. Ärgerlich, insbesondere wenn man es dann für ein, zwei Euro mehr lieber neu gekauft hätte, hätte man gewusst, dass der Artikel doch eher beschädigt ankommt. Ansonsten habe ich das Buch als Gimmick/Inspiration für Halloween gekauft und es hat seinen Zweck soweit erfüllt.

Don't let the size of this book fool you. It is jam packed with information. I was so anxious to go through the book, I skimmed through all the pages very quickly and now I am snuggling down to read every word. So far I'm getting a really good history lesson which is good and useful. So far what I like about this book and this series because I have bought Imbolc and will be buying the entire series, what I like is that it is specific to Samhain and everything that can go with it. I'm so anxious to go through all the others.

Ótima leitura, muitos fatos históricas, detalhes, muito enriquecedor, poderia ser maior, mas vale a pena.