NASA's October Sky Guide Goes Spooky: Algol the "Demon Star" and the Witch Head Nebula (Published September 28)
On September 28, NASA's Night Sky Network published its October 2026 Night Sky Notes, "Spooky Stargazing": Algol, the Demon Star in Perseus that dims about every three days,...
Halloween Apple Divination: The Peel, the Mirror and the Seeds (How the Old Party Games Actually Worked)
How the three classic Halloween apple readings work, the peel over the shoulder, the apple before the mirror and the named seeds, where they come from, and how...
What to Do With Your Jack-o'-Lantern After Halloween: A Practitioner's Guide to Retiring the Lantern
How to retire a jack-o'-lantern on purpose after Halloween or Samhain: when it is finished, a short closing rite, and the four honest exits — compost, burial, animals...
How to Keep Samhain When You Have to Work on Halloween Night
A Samhain for nurses, bartenders, retail staff, parents on candy duty and anyone else who will not be home at sunset on October 31: the three windows that...
Samhain 2026: How to Set Up an Ancestor Altar
What Samhain actually is, what the history supports, and how to build an ancestor altar — including how to handle the ancestors you would rather not invite.
