Samhain Blessings (and a little ritual)

Hello my friends! Just a quick note to wish you all blessings on this sacred day. May you all know the connection you have with your beloved dead. May you feel all around you the love of the ancestors and the luminous kin of every variety. Lean back and rest in their support. 💖💖💖

At the autumn equinox, we harvested the life experiences that we want to make meaning of and began our walk down into the darkness of winter. The halfway point between Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice is what has come to be called Samhain.

I envision a gate here, one we must pass through before we get to our cozy nests of winter. I call this The Gate of Death. The dead gather here and we can pause to commune with them if we‘d like. We can also use this threshold as a time to shed and leave behind the parts of us we don’t need to carry into the winter (the time of integration).

Below is a brief guided ritual of this process. Enjoy!

• Open your sacred space however you like.

• Invite in your primary helper spirits and ask them to resource you with clearing and protection.

• Now focus on your energetic boundary. Try to really feel this sphere of protection that encircles you. Notice if there are any weak spots and ask your spirit helpers to strengthen this for you.

• Take some centering breaths and begin to imagine walking down a narrow path until you reach a gate. This is the Gate of Death.

• All around are loved ones who are no longer in the flesh. Greet them and spend as much time with them as you wish.

• When you are ready, notice that there is a large basket on the ground by the gate.

• Place in this basket any of your past experiences that you do not wish to integrate this winter. It’s okay if you have nothing specific in mind. You can make a general declaration that anything that is not in your best interest to integrate is left in the basket. Also know that you can easily retrieve anything from this basket if you feel the need to later.

• When you feel complete, pass through the gate, knowing you are on your way to the cave of Winter. Take some time to make notes on your experience.

• Offer thanks and close your sacred space.