The new issue of Occulture is a Samhain special dedicated to the folklore, customs and rites surrounding the seasons: from the bloody blossoms of spring to the deadly frosts of winter, through the magical thresholds of summer and the mysterious uneasiness of the autumnal forests.
Inside; Josh Teal explores some of the most gruesome rituals dedicated to the coming of spring, Lucy Ingram examines the ritual of enchantment that imbues Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' with magic, Anthony Shaw looks how autumnal myths and omens were closely related to reading changes in the season, and Chiara Amendola reveals how Winter is far from a season of darkness and cold, an unearths some of the the lore and rituals once used to bind ancestors to community.
Size: 147 x 210mm
Pages: 46
