Samhain: October 31, 2022

October 31st marks the third and final harvest of the year and the holiday celebrated is Samhain or All Hallows Eve. Samhain is the celebration of the dead. This Sabbat honors the ancestors —human, spirit, and God — that have crossed over through the veil. The veil is the thinnest on this day so spirits can come through and visit their loved ones. Many celebrate with their dearly departed by leaving plates of food for them and lighting candles to lead them home. Pumpkin carving was carried over by this tradition for lighting a candle and placing it inside a jack o lantern would ward off evil spirits. It is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals.

The solar god is in his last days of dying as he stands before the threshold of the last Gate of Death and preparing to enter into the womb of Sheol to await his resurrection at the Vernal Equinox. He is revered for his self-sacrifice to nature by his diminishing powers and allowing nature to transition into a new growth cycle. The dying and wilting away of spring and summers productions gave way to new growth. Even though the green has browned and trickled away from plants and trees the plants continue to thrive and live beneath the earth. It is an analogy of our own selves when we retreat from the cold winter air to spring back out once the weather warms. So just as the goddess is reflected in nature by the seasons of change, she reflects within humanity as well. With this deep reflection during the dying days comes our need to think of loved ones passed ere go the days of the dead to live once more on our earthly plane. The power of thought to the dead by the masses transmutes energy to thin the veil between realms for them to roam and visit loved ones.

Though some think Halloween is a modern tradition celebrated on this day, the tradition of Halloween goes back to the Celtic traditions of Samhain. Folklore shows that on this day, during the thinnest liminality of the year, spirits enter into the realm of the living, both benevolent and malevolent. In Irish folk stories, fey spirits, renowned for their mischievous antics, would play tricks on the living. To avoid being tricked, people would dress up as monsters or other creatures. Jack-o-lanterns with a bright burning candle were wards for spirits, often made from any type of gourd or even turnips. So, while children run around gathering treats in their costumes, in the lore of the Irish, they are tricking the spirits into thinking they are one of them too and are allowed to pass peacefully through the night. 

Interestingly, Samhain hasn’t always fell in October and used to be celebrated on the day that Beltane is now celebrated. This falls in line with the Gates of Life and Death and this is also the date that the Southern Hemisphere celebrates their Autumn. Pagans celebrated Samhain as a celebration of life as opposed to mourning of death. This is seen with the Day of the Dead celebrations that take place on November 1st. So drink merrily and offer some to your ancestors. Eat heartily and offer some to your ancestors. Remember with your heart and offer it to you ancestors. Rejoice in your life as your ancestors do!

Ritual Correspondences

Altar cloths: Black, Orange, Dark Purple

Candles: white, black, orange

Herbs: honeysuckle, lavender, mint, roses, feverfew Mullein, Coltsfoot, Damiana, Dragon’s Blood, Myrrh, Patchouli, Clove and Sage

Icon of the year: Jack-o-Lanterns Besom, Masks, Cauldron, Balefire

Stones: amber, jet,

Observances: going through the veil, honoring ancestors, discarding 

unwanted memories and bad habits

Decorations: pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks, rust and purple mums, bales of hay

Sabbat Mythos: The Goddess mourns her slain consort and

Journeys to the Afterlife

Sun position: Sun is 15 degrees Scorpio

The Goddess Speaks of Samhain

The Star has arrived at a crossover
Where the end of the year is drawn
And the beginning of a new year dawns
Where the veil of shadows is at its thinnest
And the voice of the Star
Descends to the underworld
Where it shall remain in respite
Until the crowning of its majesty
Rises and shines through the days of cold

Dear Traveler
Descend with me as I walk the Star
To its resting spot in comfort and peace
Where it may regain its vitality
It's stamina and manna
And take the throne by my side once more
When the wheel turns
The time is nigh and we have few hours
For your soul to own passage
Without the fear of it remaining
Let Deaths hand of change
Walk you through the shadows
And offer you protection
From the demise the Underworld holds near

With change comes new opportunities
New life and new dreams
Let the day of the New Year
Course through your being
And remind you of wince you came forth from
The creatrix of life
And the womb of death
Vesseled within my growing garden
And sustained by the love
Of the Star as its last homage
Is paid in rest

Ancestral Prayer

Cosmic Quedem
Ancient Quedem
May they be blessed for all eternity
I bless and praise them
I adore and exalt them
I honor them and lift their names up
In reverence and love
I remember them 
And their blessings 
Both Cosmic
And through lineage
I wish you peace
As I gain understanding
I wish you joy
As I gain wisdom
I wish you happiness
As I gain fulfillment
Expunos Shalom

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In a rural area of Virginia, secrets unfold as a family’s past is uncovered through the ruins of their homestead from the 1700’s. In a southern style twist of the Hatfields and McCoys, families feud over property, greed, and something more sinister that lurks beyond the grave. As a family of four vacations on the campgrounds of one side of the property line, the ghosts of ages past lure them into the forbidden woods where darkness and disaster await. The terror ridden tales of paranormal activity subjugate the interests of the children, leading them into a warped timeline of horror and fear as they battle the darkness in the woods while it seeks their souls.

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