We all know what today is...All Hallow's Eve, Samhain...but it is also the Asatru Festival of Winternights, the anniversary of the descent of Ishtar into the underworld, and the ancient Egyptian Feast of Sekhmet, goddess of justice, and divine retribution (in other words, dispenser olf karma and just deserts).

The director of Israel's Kabbalah Center has been charged with fraud after bilking a cancer patient out of tens of thousands of dollars after prom,ising her a 'complete recovery.' (I wonder how much Kabbalah Water she got for her money?) More Halloween treats:

Pagans in Oz celebrate Samhain

Witchcraft in Scotland

Interview with a Witch (she has a killer tattoo)

The history of Halloween

And some tricks:

Bewitched

Convicted On Account Of Being Goth

Wiccan fights for religious freedom

Voodoo Practitioners Scatter Afcter Katrina