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This store, located at the intersection of Mass. Ave. and Linnaean St. near the Quad, is a gold mine for anyone searching for the true meaning of Hallowe'en. The owner, Sherry Gamble, and most of her staff are practioners in the art and religion of Wicca, commonly known to most people as witchcraft...
Despite their strange sense of humor, the staff of Arsenic and Old Lace are serious about their beliefs. "Wicca is a religion, a philosophy, and a way of life," says Floyd who is also a practicing mystic. But the widespread stereotype of witches as the evil, magic hags of legends and fairy tales is in no way related to modern reality, she is quick...
This is also one of the founding beliefs of Wicca. The modern witch sees the year as a great wheel, with a cycle of eight festivals that fall on the solstices, the equinoxes, and certain points at the heights of seasons. Samhain or the Hallows is still the most important one, the New Year celebration of the pagan cycle...
Laurie Cabot, by the way, is the most well-known practioner of Wicca in the area, as the Official Witch of Salem. Gov. Michael S. Dukakis dubbed her with this title for the work she has done with dyslexic children. Cabot's good deeds are a far cry from the stereotypical view of witches as child-killers, courtesy of Hansel and Gretel and most other fairy tales...
...Wicca is about acknowledging that the earth is a conscious, living entity that we are all a part of and that everything in it is equally important," Floyd says...