by Ashland Cute Mini
Some of the images associated with Halloween include the witch, crow/raven, skeletons, and ghosts, and death. As with all symbols, these images carry a variety of meanings, yet often express a dark aspect of the shadow and/or the alchemical nigredo. Witches were feared and it was believed that their “powers” were at their greatest on the night of Halloween. It was thought that witches were in league with the devil and that meant burnings at the stake / dunkings and much worse for women – some of whom had never so much as touched a cauldron or a broomstick. The image of a witch riding her broomstick across a full moon is one of the most traditional Halloween symbols or images today.