piral Dance that consisted of people holding hands moving in concentric circles and finally a downward spiral into the center of the room where drummers stood. Once the entire group of people reached the center the drumming beat faster and the practitioners began chanting and screaming and clapping, which led to hysteria that was almost contagious. Then the drumming slowed and the people relaxed and the ritual was over. The Goddess was thanked and the circle was made again where they said goodbye to the energies of the directions. Lastly there was a sharing of food with one another, and the ritual was finished.oIt was apparent that deities were present in their Samhain ritual and yet it was said that the deities are present at all times. There are deities to represent every function, every emotion and every element of nature in Neopaganism. There is no separation between the sacred and the people. The underlying theme in the tradition is that the universe is a cycle of constant death and rebirth and everything within the universe is sacred. Divinity lies in all things and all things lie in Divinity. For outsiders, it is difficult to understand such different and not concrete explanations of divinity. And yet for the people of Neopaganism, they are as close to divinity and they are close to themselves....
