Mount Pleasant Magazine Nov/Dec 2016

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still practice these rituals but with
slight modifications. Handmade
crafts, usually composed of natural
elements, are often shared. Homes are
decorated with red, green and white
decorations – colors that date back to
Druidic traditions.
“My Wiccanism is really just about
my own connection to my concept
of a deity and the way I think this
religion reflects on my beliefs about
the cycle of life and death and the
spiritual and personal growth in
between,” said a 31-year-old female
Wiccan, who requested that her
identity be kept anonymous.
Mulled wine, honey cakes and
yuletide pork pie are just a few of the
delicacies served up during the holiday.
“In regards to Wiccan holidays
in general, I practice Samhain pretty
religiously each year because it’s the
witch’s New Year and that means a
lot to me,” she said. “It really is how
I mark the passage of time. And I
think there are a lot of misunderstood
aspects of paganism because it’s very
uncommon but also very diverse.”
There are covens throughout
South Carolina that observe a
variation of holidays but often
behind closed doors.
“It’s hard to find two people with
an identical practice, and, to be frank,
some of the people who practice
can be a bit out there,” she said. “It’s
hard to balance my rational belief
in science with a belief in spirit and
magic. But I suppose that’s not too
different from any religion.”
“I love my religion because I
feel like it connects me to a core
part of my being – something older
than my body or even time itself
and something essential that I’m
unable to perceive with a solely
analytical mind,” she said. “It’s like a
homecoming.”
In whatever way you celebrate
the winter season, we wish you good
tidings and joy from Mount Pleasant
Magazine.
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Yule, also known as winter solstice, was originally celebrated by the Germanic peoples to mark
the rebirth of the sun and the start of winter.
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