Honor the hallowed witch
I have mixed feelings as I write this. Our family thrives at Halloween, at the best time of year. Spirits and magic evoke the season’s beautiful mysteries: Of nature drifting so colorfully into deep sleep and, just when you think it’s dead, magically bursting with life again.
Throughout history man has celebrated this moment, connecting winter’s close of harvest season to his beliefs in a spiritual world. Instead of the usual Halloween topic — ghosts and harvest traditions, Irish Samhain and trick or treating, a tribute to witches is overdue. To do that justice, I can’t keep this light. Yet truth can elevate with its catharsis. Like human relationships, Halloween grows richer with the intimacy of knowledge.
Let’s start with the fun stuff: pop culture. In the picturesque town of Greenwich, N.Y., flanked by trees of bright reds and yellows a sign proudly proclaims it to be “Home of the Witches of Greenwich.” We hoped to see some pointy hats but alas, the Greenwich Witches are a high school sports team sporting a classic witch-on-a-broomstick logo.
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