Cleanse, bless, and protect your home at Samhain season with this beautiful and fragrant ritual. As we approach Samhain (AKA Halloween), the veil thins. This is the veil between seen and unseen, known and unknown, living and dead. Naturally, this makes Samhain season a time of great magical power. As the Wheel of the Year continues to turn toward its darkest and coldest point, you may find that it feels natural to bless and protect your home during Samhain season. The following home ... continue reading...
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5 Samhain Spells
Make Your Halloween Season Extra Magical with One of These Simple Samhain Spells As you may know, October 31st is not just Halloween, but also the ancient pagan holiday of Samhain. In Samhain: Rituals, Recipes, & Lore for Halloween, Diana Rajchel writes: "To the Celtic people, Samhain marked the start of the winter season. It was the time when...the final harvest was gathered before the inevitable plunge into the depths of winter's darkness. Fires were lit to help wandering ... continue reading...
10 Folk Beliefs about Samhain / Halloween
Here are 10 bits of ritual and folklore you may not know about October 31st. October 31st is not just Halloween. It's also Samhain: an ancient sabbat and powerful point on the wheel of the year. Here are 10 Samhain-related beliefs about fairies, ghosts, telling the future, and communicating with the dead. 1. Spirits and fairies walk among us. At Samhain, the veil between the worlds lifts, which means all usually unseen creatures are free to dwell in our human realm. 2. Dressing up ... continue reading...
5 Altar Items for Samhain, Halloween, and the Day of the Dead
Create sacred space this Samhain with these holiday-appropriate altar additions. The Samhain season (also known as Halloween) is the time when the veil thins between the world between the living and the dead, making our magical power and spiritual inspiration all the more accessible. It's traditional at Samhain to create an altar to your beloved dead. You can build an altar for any deceased person you'd like to honor, including family members (human or otherwise), friends, and famous people ... continue reading...
10 Ways to Celebrate Samhain
Celebrate Halloween's ancient roots with these magical rituals and activities. Popularly celebrated as Halloween, October 31st is the pagan holiday of Samhain (pronounced SOW-un). In addition to its role as a harvest festival, Samhain is a time when the veil between the worlds of form and spirit thin, and the wheel of the year transitions into its colder and darker half. At Samhain, we feel called to bravely gaze beyond this veil: into our shadows, our fears, and our darkest depths. We're ... continue reading...