Day Of The Dead Skull

The first thing that makes the skull such a compelling image is the numerous and deep meanings associated with it.

The skull has many meanings:

* To invoke fear or caution.
* To celebrate the memory of the dead.
* To celebrate life.
* As a symbol of vanity.
* As a symbol of life after death.
* As a symbol of change.
* As a means of obtaining good luck or avoiding bad luck.
* As a symbol of toughness, machismo, courage, bravery or indifference t...

Matching Wiccan Set

The pentagram symbolizes the elements of earth, air, fire, water, and spirit, as well as the directions East, South, West, North, and Within. The continuous line that forms the star speaks to the interconnectedness of all things Divine and Earthly, and reminds us to strive toward balance with all we encounter. The circle that frequently appears around the pentagram is symbolic of unity, wholeness, the quest for Divine Knowledge, and the never-ending cycle of birth, death,...

Halloween is around the corner, so what better way to get in the spirit than a good old fashion ghost story.

I TOOK a large room, far up Broadway, in a huge old building whose upper stories had been wholly unoccupied for years, until I came. The place had long been given up to dust and cobwebs, to solitude and silence. I seemed groping among the tombs and invading the privacy of the dead, that first night I climbed up to my quarters. For the first time in my...