10/29/2024
Halloween / Samhain is in just a few more days.🎃
As a youth we were taught that this time of year is where the dimensions of the dead and the living are thinned.
You may have more vivid dreams, see more unexplained movement out the corner of you eye , recollect or reminisce those who’ve gone. Maybe you just feel much more tired and slowed down.
And this is ok.
During this time energy is shifting. The summer is dying. And we are about to enter a time of no time. The time between Samhain and yule( solstice) is considered a space of reflection. A time of no time.
A phase where the sun is weakening more and more , noticeably shorter days quickly passing by. And the majority of light you’ll see is the glittering of moonlight on the snow . As the moon cries down her sorrow and shares with us her loneliness as she awaits the return of the suns strength with us.
This is a time where we set out an extra plate with food on it, for the ancestors to share in a meal with us. Make time to remember them. Talk to them like maybe they can hear us.
Say goodbye .
The dressing up, was once done to mingle with the dead. To make them feel at ease and walk them to the edge of town so they would be collected by they who gaurd the under world, and taken to rest .
Treats were given to prevent tricks:) as you didn’t know if it was the living or the dead come to visit. And you wanted to send them on their way in good spirits. Ha ! Spirits…
Feasting was done as this was the end of the harvest season and honestly, you worked hard. And who knows if you’ll make it to spring. Take the opportunity to indulge in dance and feast on delicious foods and laugh with those you love, for who knows what changes would come by the time the land was flourishing again and the world was warm..
So reflect on the year gone by
Remember and set food out for the dead
Release the old year
Dress as the dead and bring them ease as you lead them to where they’re meant to go.
Feast, dance, sing and laugh.
And spend the time from now, to solstice to cleanse yourself of the old year and ready yourself for the new year to come. What will you inspire and manifest and make true into your life when the sun comes back and brings the hope and growth of the seeds you’re going to plant for your life?
