Well ... Happy New Year everyone!! :-) Yep, Samhain is our New Year. It's also when we set a place to dine for those who have crossed over. And what a wonderful issue we have to celebrate this beautiful holiday. Your going to find alot of wonderful things in here. :-)

Ahneke Greystone shares the lore of Samhain as only she can, then it's followed by a tear jerker of a story written by Dreamdancer, my brother. His really is usually later in the story section where we feature another of his wonderful creations; but it was just *so* much into the season I put it at the beginning. Your going to love it. Then we have recipes from Isha ArrowHawk, and soups from BabooKyra. Good food happening here. :-)

Following this, Selene Silverwind shares wonderful ideas with us on Promoting Pagan Family Values. I love her words, and apparently other do too. :-) We received word she's going to be published soon. So neat, and big congrat's to Silver!! Following that is a brand new regular that we've acquired ..... Wicce's Tarot Corner by Rev. Gina M. You going to love this, and she supplies online diagrams to go along with it. So neat! We have alot of first's in our New Years Issue. Isha ArrowHawk give us our very first in the history of C&B Word Search puzzle. So neat! And we start a new series on opening and dealing with Chakras with Cassaundra RedHawk's Windows of Life. I've tried her meditation, and trust me it worked. *I'm* going to love this one. :-)

Also in this issue are wonderful thoughts and words from so many wonderful people. My friend Luna Willowsong give us Psyche the Heroine which is so very wonderful ... Savannah* Moon shares her wonderful thoughts with She Radiates, and The Earth is Our Mother. Very nicely done. Along with all these wonderful pieces .... you'll find the ongoing stories of Meagan, Abby, Mystic Moon, Michael and Beth, Ally's Mewsings, and My Friend The Tree. What great stories we have here for you. Your going to love it. :-)

The issue ends in true Cauldrons and Broomsticks fashion. Dor shares a wonderful Online Shopping experience, and Sarolta DeFaltay-Bell gives us not only information about the stars, but also a Samhain/All Hallow's Eve Ritual.

All in all ... this issue is another keeper. It's in 4 parts again this issue, because it's so damn big. <giggle> So if for any reason you don't get a part, you can download it or any from the last year or more from the files section at Egroups.com. Or you can go to our web site and read it all hyperlinked there. All to make it easier for you, our readers. :-) Worth the price of admission, you can count on it. <giggle>

Enough of me, here's your issue. Your going to enjoy it.