30/10/2025
🌙🔮 Samhain at Bast Crystals: Witch’s New Year & the Veil Between Worlds 🔮🌙
31 October marks a powerful turning point in the wheel of the year: the festival of Samhain (pronounced “sow-in”) — revered in witchcraft, pagan and Wiccan traditions as the "Witches New Year".
Here’s why this night is so magically charged:
✨ Boundary-thin between worlds
At Samhain, the veil between the living and spirit-world is believed to weaken. It’s a time when ancestors, spirits and the Otherworld can brush against our world.
This means it’s a moment for memory, reflection and sacred ritual.
✨ Harvest ends – dark half begins
Samhain also signals the closing of the harvest season and the entering of the “darker” half of the year. Nature begins its inward turn.
✨ Rituals of honour & release
Common practices include:
• Setting up an altar or leaving an offering for ancestors or spirits.
• A “dumb supper” where a place is set for the departed and food left out.
• Letting go of what no longer serves as you prepare for new energy ahead.
✨ Why we at Bast Crystals love this night
Because it resonates deeply with the energies that crystals carry: grounding, release, renewal, connection. As the world turns inward, many of us feel drawn to tools and spaces that help us reflect, honour what was and set intention for what’s next.
📍 What you can do this weekend:
• Create a simple altar: candle, photo/memento of a loved one, one of your favourite crystals (for example Smoky Quartz for grounding, Black Tourmaline for protection, or Moonstone for intuition).
• Sit quietly and invite the energy of Samhain: thank what’s ended, consciously release what you’re ready to let go of, open to what you want to call in.
• Drop by the shop to explore our specially chosen crystals & gifts for Samhain/Witches’ New Year vibes.
• Share with us your rituals, offerings or favourite crystals tonight — we’d love to see how you’re holding space for this threshold moment.
🔔 Special Offer
In honour of Samhain, we’re offering the 7 CHAKRA BRACELETS for half the price (£5 each) valid until midnight Sunday. Pop in or message us for details.
Happy Samhain, beautiful souls. May this night of turning carry you into deeper magic, connection and clarity.
With moonlit blessings,
Team Bast Crystals 🌒✨
