“Halloween History and a Midnight Tour in Scotland”
Sometimes, I find the truth and heart of things is best expressed through fiction. Especially with matters of the supernatural. This seems especially true of the mystic, magical, ominous, and exciting night we celebrate today as Halloween. A night of darkness, of mystery, and infinite possibility. Where witches fly, black cats own the streets, ghosts and spirits roam freely, our ancestors can communicate from beyond the veil...and the moon beckons us to revel in the wonders of the night. Kids parade door to door, people of all ages dress in costumes and celebrate. Bonfires are lit, and pumpkins carved. Music, dancing, and decorations liven the streets. We gather together, go explore the haunted corners of the world in search of adventure and the thrill of the unknown. Ghost stories, scary movies, warm drinks, and the security of home draw us indoors as this fantastical night of revels fades to dawn. Across the world, we are unified in this night’s celebration and fascination with death, and all things beyond. Halloween comes but once a year, but--where does it come from?
“Stories of Stonehenge”
The creation of Stonehenge bridges the Neolithic Period into the Bronze Age, marking a point in history where human beings developed farming, and began to settle into communities. Building Stonehenge would have established a fixed place in the landscape, where they could gather together and track the movement of the stars above. The people who built this did not yet have the technology of the wheel, and yet--stones weighing several tons a piece were somehow transported across miles of distance to the monument’s location. One question pervades all of the centuries since--How? How did they move these stones into place? And furthermore...Why?