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We're at three weeks to release day for Veiled Magic, so it must be time for another giveaway! Big congrats to Diane P. of Canada, who won the last one. And be sure to check back next week, because IT'S GOING TO BE EPIC. Just sayin'.
This week's giveaway has a Halloween theme, as befits the season. Whether you celebrate it as Halloween or Samhain, you'll probably like this week's goodies. I have to admit, I had a LOT of fun putting together this prize pack.
The winner gets his or her choice of The Witch's Broom (Llewellyn nonfiction) or Wickedly Dangerous plus a cool "You say wicked like it's a bad thing" magnet, a witch ornament, a broom pen, some small twisted black beeswax candle (for magic or everyday use), a magical black cat magnet, plus some misc. swag. And also, this little guy!
To enter, just use the Rafflecopter form below. As always, you can do one or all of the options, but to get credit for a review it either has to be a new one (you can always review a different book of mine) or posted in a new place (if you put a review up at Amazon, you can put it on B&N or Goodreads, for instance). The Tweet about the Giveaway option can be done every day. No purchase necessary and the giveaway is open to everyone, everywhere.
So tell me, how do you celebrate Halloween or Samhain? Is it a religious or spiritual holiday for you, as it is for me, or just a fun day? (Nothing wrong with that!) Are you dressing up? Do you carve a cool pumpkin? Inquiring minds (and our tiny friend above) want to know.
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I´ll do solitare ritual for Samhain and I also bake pumpkin pie.
ReplyDeleteI'm doing a small ritual with two Blue Moon Circle peeps and baking an apple pie :-)
DeleteI'll do a little private meditation, then, weather allowing, a fire in the Secret Garden to honor the ancestors and those passed. If the weather is crappy...it's a candle inside. ;) Thanks for all that you do!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds lovely!
DeleteTaking my coven on a field trip to a grand opening of a new crystal shop nearby, and then we will do ritual in the evening
ReplyDeleteField trip! And a new crystal shop...oooohh!
DeleteBest wishes on the release! Much Love, Other Blake!
ReplyDelete*smooches*
DeleteEating a lot of candy! Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteI usually help my husband pass out candy to the kids and then have a ritual to honor my beloved dead after that. I sometimes go visit a local group. They have a bonfire and stay up all night.
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful!
DeleteThis year I'll be doing makeup for two people. I've also made costumes for my grandsons, so I'll be going over and helping my daughter with them, then I'll come home and do my own ritual later that night.
ReplyDeleteFun!
DeleteTrick/treats with the Grands on 31st. Private ritual on 1November.
ReplyDeleteI usually take my daughter trick or treating, but I really love checking out all the neighborhood decorations. People get really creative at Halloween
ReplyDeleteEvery year since I was a little girl my family has had the same tradition. I now share that with my children and grandchildren. There is trick or treating, the lighting of the great pumpkins. We always have dinner which consists of Witch's Brew Stew and Mexican cornbread, roasted pumpkin seeds. We always remember the ones who have passed.
ReplyDeleteSounds terrific.
DeleteCute giveaway, love it
ReplyDeleteI celebrate Halloween all month long- we have events every weekend. Zombie Walk, Witches Ball, Zombie Prom...by Halloween we are worn out. We take the kids trick or treating, grab pizza to go, then come home and watch Hocus Pocus while sorting through the candy loot. :-)
wow :-)
DeleteWould you believe I have still never seen Hocus Pocus?
We trick or treat, since we have a young one, and then we come home, drink something warm and go through candy while we watch something Halloween-y. Once the little one is in bed, then I usually do some scrying or tarot practice. It is usually pretty low key outside of trick or treating, since that takes so much out of us.
ReplyDeleteMy coven celebrates with a ritual and feasting.
ReplyDeleteO goodness!! I want to win this so badly!! Thank you for doing this. <3
ReplyDeleteIt won't let me post my name - but I am Liz
DeleteFunny, it let you post it this time!
DeleteHow do you celebrate Halloween/Samhain?
ReplyDeleteIts my first celebrating as Samhain. Im going to be cooking some cookies, have a bon fire, and dedicate my life to my path fully.
Go you! And welcome to the path.
DeleteI love your giveaways! they always have the best stufff
ReplyDeleteI try! I have a ridiculous amount of fun trying to put together really great prize packs.
Deletei love october and have two kids so it's a month of hay rides, pumpkin carving, treat getting! on samhain i'm making pumpkin pancakes to start the day, and mulled cider to take with us around the neighborhoods at night. today we are going to visit the local cemetary and place flowers on graves and talk about remembering the dead. I LOVE THIS SABBAT! :) ps. i was just telling my husband last week that i was itching to get the witch's broom book so maybe i will get lucky! thanks for the giveaways!
ReplyDeleteSounds amazing
DeleteWe just celebrate quietly at home with a feast and a movie - we live too far out in the wilds for trick or treaters!
ReplyDeleteI get together with my circle...we do a ritual and then have some delicious food...and lastly we all load up and go see the late night showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show...lol
ReplyDeleteWhat an enchanting giveaway! Not sure I successfully clicked the Rafflecopter categories but how fun it is to imagine winning this Halloween prize package!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win this awesome prize package! This year we are going to be at the campground so we will go trick or treating then have hot chocolate by the campfire and tell scary stories!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds perfect!
DeleteWe celebrate Halloween by having a dinner get together and taking the kids trick-or-treating before putting them to bed and indulging in classic horror movies the rest of the night!
ReplyDeleteEek! Horror movies!
DeleteWhat an awesome giveaway! I celebrate Samhain as a Solitary Witch who will be honoring my ancestors!
ReplyDeletenope, im actual horrible at it ,lol
ReplyDeleteI am very solitary most years and will having a small ceremony at home. And will hand out candy
ReplyDeleteThe Witch's Broom is the only book of yours that I don't own so I hope I win lol!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I shared your blog post directly from your Facebook to mine and tagged you in it but there's no way to say that I did that here. I wish there was a way to click "I Already Do" for ones such as Subscribe to Blog or get the Newsletter.
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I wish they offered that option too!
DeleteWe have tons of trick or treaters, so I will probably stay home and give away candy to the little ones, but my daughter's birthday is on the 30th, so we will go to haunted houses :)
ReplyDeleteI'll be eating candy at work, possibly wearing a silly hat and maybe a costume.
ReplyDeleteYou can't beat a silly hat!
DeleteI will be doing a dumb supper for my ancestors and departed familiar with lots of food, candles, and complete silence to honor their voices.
ReplyDeleteI took part in one of those once--it was amazingly powerful.
DeleteI do a solitary ritual. I do offering to my ancestors and familiar with food, candles. I meditate and be silent to be able to listen to their messages.
ReplyDeleteThis year I started early, as I wont be home on Samhain, going on a weekend cruise with my husband, celebrating our 20th year Anniversary. I am taking a battery candle to lit at night, I also have a balcony in our cabin, I'll be able to do a small ritual right at Sea.
Happy anniversary!
DeleteI celebrate both Halloween and Samhain. I take my kids out trick or treating,We put up a Samhain tree,I set up my ancestor altar and we watch tons of Halloween movies as a family.
ReplyDeleteI will don some witchy wear to hand out candy, then continue on to a public ritual in one of our city parks. A change of costume afterwards, and a night out with friends to a Halloween party!
ReplyDeleteI celebrate Halloween with my friends by watching some scary movies, eating candy and of course going out afterwards in the dark! :)
ReplyDeleteWe've moved past Halloween since there are few children in our area. My hubby and I celebrate Samhain by ritually welcoming our ancestors.
ReplyDeleteI´ll do solitare ritual for Samhain :)
ReplyDeleteUsually we celebrate feeding trick or treaters or taking our kid around. Depends on year i suppose. When our kid is elsewhere, my husband and i will spend time together doing something.
ReplyDeleteEarly I. Evening we reverse trick or treat! We dress up and go to poorer neighborhood and give candy! We live in woods so until deer trick or treat we go to kids! We take my hubby's appt book as he is always being asked for medical advice and make appts on his clinic days. I dress up with husband for swanky costume party every year, Rhett and Scarlett this year.witchy on Halloween though! We carve pumpkins earlier , we bake , still with the apples, but also cupcakes and spooky brownies , must have chocolate . Late that night we light candles to ancestors, particularly my grandparents who raised me and taught me craft .
ReplyDeleteThis will be my first Samhain so I'm really excited about it. I'm going to try my hand at a Dumb Supper, and we'll be dressing up for the Trick or Treater's. :D
ReplyDeleteHappy first Samhain!
DeleteMy little boy is going to be a stoplight this year. His dad made him a black box with red, yellow, and green lights, and switches, wiring, and a battery, so the signals will change while Little Man walks around.
ReplyDeleteWow--that's a great dad! I hope I get to see a picture!
ReplyDeleteI will join others in a traditional ritual honoring the ancestors and going to the local cemetery to leave Apple's. I read The Witches Broom and absolutely loved it!!
ReplyDeleteRemembering my ancestors & hopefully some good scary movies ;)
ReplyDeleteGoing to a fire circle tonight and will spend the evening with friends having a dumb supper, a walk to the woods, some divination, some drumming, lots of good food and stories.
ReplyDeleteGoing to a fire circle tonight and will spend the evening with friends having a dumb supper, a walk to the woods, some divination, some drumming, lots of good food and stories.
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