Weyland’s Whey, Samhain 2024 Column
For Your Deliberation
Samhain is my favorite Sabbat! I observe it (in my own ways) from the day after Mabon until the morning of All Hallows. Enjoy!
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That! That!! Dude Looks Like a Cyborg!!!
These days when I step out the door, I have a glucose sensor glued to my arm, a Fitbit on my wrist and a cell phone with more gadgets in it than Batman’s utility belt! Better living through electronics!
Granny One
Dylan came home. As he started up the stairs to his apartment, he noticed a new Halloween decoration his landlady had put out near the foot of the stairs: an old crone doll in a battered rocker, with long gray hair and snarly teeth.
She reminded him of his grandmother, a woman he’d never had the warm fuzzies for.
Dylan gave the doll a frown and went upstairs.
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5 brooms.
Cyn (Grey Strega). Mystic, tarot reader, friend. You can find her across the following social media channels (You Tube/Tik Tok/Instagram/Threads) at @greystrega. She posts a column on her Substack called Mystic Meditations wherein she provides a summary of what she has channeled over the course of the month’s readings, as well as a weekly newsletter that gives information on in person events and her live schedule. She also has a monthly class program that is run through her Substack.
5 brooms.
S&S Automotive
Complete Automotive Service & Repair. Foreign and Domestic.
1620 Patterson Plank Road, Secaucus, N.J.
I use these guys too! And they never disappoint!
Granny Two
Dylan came home. He noticed that one of the neighbor’s outside pumpkins had a deep gaping hole in it, as if an animal had gotten to it.
He gave Granny a glance as he passed her. And stopped. Hunkered down and stared at her.
The front of Granny’s dress was wet and stained, as if something had dripped down onto it. A lot of something. And little pieces of orange were stuck between her tiny, jagged teeth.
Dylan stood up fast and walked quickly around the corner of the house. He decided to take the back stairs from now on.
MUSIC Review
Midnight Syndicate. They’re an American musical duo working mainly in the dark ambient, neoclassical, darkwave genres. They’re based in Camden, Ohio.
Their songs are notable for blends of instrumental music and sound effects. (They refer to their own CDs as “soundtracks for the imagination”.) Their music is featured during Halloween, and in theme parks, haunted attractions and within roleplaying games. They’ve had several past members (they’ve been around since 1997, after all), but currently boast Edward Douglas and Gavin Gozka.
www.midnightsyndicate.com
5 brooms.
Bio
Weyland Smith is a columnist for paganpages.org. He can be reached at [email protected]
