Original 16x20 acrylic, mixed media.
At twilight, the betwixt time, the veil between the Otherworld and
our everyday reality is thinning, as the Blood Moon before Samhain rises, Raven a messenger of Irish/Celtic Gods and
Goddess takes flight to bring messages from those who have traveled to the
Otherworld, also called Tír na mBeo ("the Land of the Living"), Mag
Mell ("Delightful Plain"), and Tír na nÓg ("Land of the
Young"), Isle of the Blest or the Summerlands.
Blood Moon: A blood moon is also called a Hunter's Moon. It is the
first full moon after Harvest Moon. The Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest
to the autumnal equinox. In October, we see the Blood Moon travel through the
sky. This moon is also called the Shedding Moon or the Falling Leaf Moon.
Coming right before Samhain it's a time when the nights are crisp and clear,
and you can sense a change in the energy around you.
Samhain (pronounced /ˈsɑːwɪn/ SAH-win or /ˈsaʊ.ɪn/ SOW-in), in Irish, Oíche Shamhna and Scots Gaelic,
Oidhche Shamhna, is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and
the beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year. It is
celebrated from sunset on 31 October to sunset on 1 November, which is nearly
halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice. Along with Imbolc,
Beltane and Lughnasadh it makes up the four Gaelic seasonal festivals. It was
observed in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. Kindred festivals were held
at the same time of year in other Celtic lands; for example the Brythonic Calan
Gaeaf (in Wales), Kalan Gwav (in Cornwall) and Kalan Goañv (in Brittany).
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