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    Llewellyn's Little Book of Halloween
    Llewellyn's Little Book of Halloween
    Llewellyn's Little Book of Halloween
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    Llewellyn's Little Book of Halloween

    By Mickie Mueller

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    This fun, pocket-size book shares everything you need to know to celebrate the festival when the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest. Filled with crafts, recipes, spells, tutorials, and other unique ideas, this little book will help you make the most out of this special time of year. Explore how Halloween was celebrated throughout history, from harvest festivals and the Celtic new year through All Souls Day and trick or treating. Discover décor ideas for the home or garden, and learn how cats, bats, ghosts, skeletons, and other popular symbols became associated with Halloween. This book is a must have for anyone who already loves Halloween or for anyone who wants to know how to mark the day with a witchy twist.

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    "This little book is a history of Halloween, a party-planning inspiration and a book of charms all rolled into one."—BookPage

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLlewellyn Worldwide
    Release dateSep 8, 2018
    ISBN9780738758305
    Llewellyn's Little Book of Halloween
    Author

    Mickie Mueller

    Mickie Mueller (Missouri) explores magic and spirituality through art and the written word. She includes magical herbal washes in her art that correspond with the subject, making every piece enchanted. She is the author/illustrator of The Voice of the Trees; the illustrator of The Mystical Cats Tarot; and author of The Witch's Mirror and Llewellyn's Little Book of Halloween. Since 2007, Mickie has been a regular article and illustration contributor to Llewellyn's annual almanacs and datebooks, as well as many other Llewellyn books. Her art has been seen as set dressing on SyFy's The Magicians and Bravo's Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce. Her home studio is right next to the cottage workshop where her husband, author and craftsman Daniel Mueller, creates products with her art and sends them to people all over the world. Visit her online at www.mickiemueller.com.

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      Llewellyn's Little Book of Halloween - Mickie Mueller

      About the Author

      Mickie Mueller (Missouri) explores magic and spirituality through art and the written word. She includes magical herbal washes in her art that correspond with the subject, making every piece enchanted. She is the author/illustrator of The Voice of the Trees, the illustrator of Mystical Cats Tarot, the cocreator of Magical Dogs Tarot, and author of The Witch’s Mirror. Her art has been seen as set dressing on SyFy’s The Magicians and Bravo’s Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce. Visit her online at www.MickieMuellerArt.com.

      Llewellyn Publications

      Woodbury, Minnesota

      Copyright Information

      Llewellyn’s Little Book of Halloween © 2018 by Mickie Mueller.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any matter whatsoever, including Internet usage, without written permission from Llewellyn Publications, except in the form of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      As the purchaser of this e-book, you are granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. The text may not be otherwise reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, or recorded on any other storage device in any form or by any means.

      Any unauthorized usage of the text without express written permission of the publisher is a violation of the author’s copyright and is illegal and punishable by law.

      First e-book edition © 2018

      E-book ISBN: 9780738758305

      Book design by Rebecca Zins

      Cover cartouche by Freepik

      Cover design by Lisa Novak and Shira Atakpu

      Llewellyn Publications is an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Mueller, Mickie, author. | Llewellyn Publications, editor.

      Title: Llewellyn’s little book of Halloween / Mickie Mueller.

      Other titles: Little book of Halloween

      Description: First edition. | Woodbury, Minnesota : Llewellyn Publications,

      2018. | Includes bibliographical references.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2018020610 (print) | LCCN 2018021540 (ebook) | ISBN

      9780738758305 (ebook) | ISBN 9780738758213 (alk. paper)

      Subjects: LCSH: Halloween.

      Classification: LCC BF1572.H35 (ebook) | LCC BF1572.H35 M84 2018 (print) |

      DDC 394.2646—dc22

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018020610

      Llewellyn Publications does not participate in, endorse, or have any authority or responsibility concerning private business arrangements between our authors and the public.

      Any Internet references contained in this work are current at publication time, but the publisher cannot guarantee that a specific reference will continue or be maintained. Please refer to the publisher’s website for links to current author websites.

      Llewellyn Publications

      Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

      2143 Wooddale Drive

      Woodbury, MN 55125

      www.llewellyn.com

      Manufactured in the United States of America

      To Lisa, charter member and cofounder

      of the Witch’s Club, for being a great friend,

      sharing in Halloween magic, and helping

      me keep my childhood weird.

      Also to Robin, who put up with a slightly

      scary sister all those years. Sorry about

      those triffids. I love you!

      Contents

      List of Exercises

      List of Tips

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction

      1: Halloween Throughout History

      2: Creating a Haunting Atmosphere

      3: Celebrate with Tricks and Treats

      4: Folklore Traditions, Customs, and Spells

      5: Halloween Divination and Spirit Communication

      Conclusion

      Bibliography

      Exercises

      1: Pumpkin Carving 101

      2: How to Make Your Jack-o’-Lanterns Last Longer

      3: Old-World Turnip Jack-o’-Lanterns

      4: Witch’s Herb Bottles

      5: Mini Pumpkin Tealight Holders

      6: Doorway-Guarding Wreath

      7: Soul Cakes

      8: Caramel Apple Dipping Bar

      9: Barmbrack: Irish Fortunetelling Sweet Bread

      10: Creepypasta Soup

      11: Sparking Witch’s Brew Punch

      12: Opal Hush Cocktails

      13: Basics of Magic: Grounding and Centering

      14: Basics of Magic: Shield of Light

      15: Nutcrack Night Love Customs

      16: Two Dream Lovers Spells

      17: Apple Eating Spells

      18: Luggie Bowls Fortunetelling

      19: The Bells Toll House-Clearing Spell

      20: Double Cross Windowsill Spell

      21: Parshell Protection Talisman

      22: Needfire Warding and Good Luck Spell

      23: Blessing Your Borders

      24: Scottish Charm for Ghoulies and Ghosties

      25: Turnip Jack-o’-Lantern Guardian Spell

      26: Honor Your Ancestors

      27: Feast for the Dead

      28: Halloween Prosperity Spell

      29: How to Use Pendulums

      30: It’s in the Cards

      31: The Misunderstood Ouija Board

      32: Tea Leaf Readings

      33: How to Host a Séance

      Tips

      1: Vintage Halloween Bogie Books

      2: Postcards from Halloween’s Past

      3: Halloween on a Shoestring

      4: Silent Horrors

      5: Pumpkin Seeds

      6: Harvest of Apples

      7: The Electric Cauldron

      8: Halloween Kale Matchmaking

      9: Voices at the Crossroads

      10: Which Way Does the Wind Blow?

      11: Auguring on Halloween

      acknowledgments

      A big thanks to Bill Krause for bringing me on for this project; what great fun we’ve had with this. Thanks to Becky Zins for being a keen-eyed editor and brilliant book designer; you always make my books look great. Thanks to my family—Dan, Tristan, Brittany, Chelsea, Mom, Dad, Robin, and Sandy—for great Halloween memories and for always being on board with my various Halloween-related shenanigans. Thanks to Blake for insight when I ran a few things by you. A warm thanks to the whole team at Llewellyn for all they do every step of the way.

      introduction

      When I was a kid, my family always said, If Mickie could have anything she wanted for Christmas, it would be Halloween! Of course, that was true. As I sit here writing this it’s October 1, the leaves are changing, the pumpkin harvest is in, and every trip to the store ends with the phrase Do you want to check out the Halloween aisle? answered by grins and nods of approval. For me—and probably for you since you have this book in your hands—this is truly the most magical time of the year!

      The first Halloween I recall was the year I thought the profession of ballerina was a completely valid career path for me. Even though it later became apparent for so many reasons that this was not going to happen, I got to be an actual ballerina that night. I wore an embroidered coat over the top of my gorgeous tulle-and-satin flower ballerina costume that had been handcrafted by my mom, and we ventured into the streets of our neighborhood.

      This was the early 1970s, when we all waited until sundown; then, gripping our plastic pumpkins and pillowcases, in droves we descended on the neighborhood to gather our bounty. Back then most of it was prepackaged candy, but we still got the occasional homemade treat such as popcorn balls or caramel apples. There were also those weird candies wrapped in black and orange waxed paper. (What the heck were those?) Such good times!

      Houses back then were decorated with glowing jack-o’-lanterns and hinged paper figures of witches and ghosts taped to the windows, and that was about it. Occasionally there would be someone who would really take it to the next level, though, like the couple who lived a few streets down. One of the guys would dress up like the Wicked Witch of the West and run around on the roof cackling and tossing candy down to the kids below while his partner kept his candy stocked with occasional trips up the ladder. Those guys made our Halloween!

      As I got older I tried out many costumes and personas. Some were gorgeous homemade creations while others were the terrible plastic masks and vinyl smocks from the store with a picture on the front so people knew who the heck you were supposed to be. Either way, we all felt the power of transformation and anonymity while wearing our Halloween costumes.

      As scared as we were, it was fun to face our fear. The rush we got from overcoming that fear was empowering, like we had looked into the actual realm of spirits and faced a real danger, coming out triumphant.

      There was always something else about Halloween, though. I was a kid, so of course the candy was great and who doesn’t love dressing up, but there was always an otherworldly element that I felt behind the usual trappings of the day. Even as a kid I could feel it in the air—this time wasn’t only fun, it was somehow significant, powerful. I remember thinking about the colors of Halloween, black and orange, and awaiting the setting sun against the trees as I noticed those colors there in nature on Halloween. Occasionally I would dream of primeval spirits that seemed out of place in the everyday world. The air in the weeks leading up to Halloween felt electric to me; I felt a shift before I knew what that even meant, as if something much more ancient was coming through.

      I stopped trick-or-treating at an earlier age than many of my friends, but I have never given up Halloween. The last year I recall going out to get candy was with my best friend, Lisa; I think we were in sixth grade. We were both dressed as witches, and her dad made up our faces with burnt cork, adding wrinkles and lines to look like crones.We were delighted!

      Most houses were still decorated with only pumpkins, but there was one house that terrified us. Scary music was playing loudly from inside, and when they opened the door there were two threatening ghostly figures who answered. Several black lights glowed in the doorway, lighting up these spirits with a paranormal luminescence, and strobe lights gave the scene a surreal quality. Only the bravest kids held up their plastic pumpkin buckets at arm’s length as they quaked and trembled, poised to run away screaming as soon as the hard-earned candy bars were dropped in.

      We looked at each other and debated whether it was worth it. Then we realized that tonight we weren’t two of the shyest girls in the sixth grade, we were witches, and scary ones at that. We screwed up our courage, summoned up our inner witches, and marched right up to that door. We left with more than just candy that night. As scared as we were, it was fun to face our fear. The rush we got from overcoming that fear was empowering, like we had looked into the actual realm of spirits and faced a real danger, coming out triumphant.

      After that Halloween, we vowed that we would hand out treats together from the scariest house on the block. I hope that some of the kids who braved our house of terror year after year got that same feeling. Who would have guessed that my costume that year, unlike the ballerina, would be representative of my future spiritual path and career choice that was years away but always dancing on the edges of Halloween?

      In high school I remember making up an invitation for a party I was having and summing

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