Time this year has flown by so quickly and I can’t believe we are about to embark on another year of celebrating Samhain. The final harvest calls, the Ancestors await and the veils between the worlds have thinned offering the gifts of healing, transformation and deeper communion with the cycles of nature.
The events of this year have flown by so quickly and I can’t believe we are about to embark on another year of celebrating Samhain. 2021 marks the fifth year of 30-Days of Samhain! The number “5” is one that represents creation, transformation and deep change. With this in mind, the focus of this year’s 30-Days will be one of honoring yourself as well as your ancestors and the many ways in which we change, grow and evolve with each new experience and in particular, with each turning of the Great Wheel of the Year.
In past years we have explored the mysteries of Samhain using a daily format of postings and suggestions to deepen your awareness of this sacred time of the year. This year I’ll also be adding videos, book reviews and bonus content, as well as reposts of favorites throughout the years. The countdown ends with Astrological Samhain on November 6.2021.
Timeline 2021:
Day One begins today, October 8th and Day Thirty ends on Astrological Samhain, November 6th @ 11:50pm (EDT)…date from archeoastronomy.com
The Basics: What is Samhain?
This time of the year, more than any other, is steeped in celebration of the occult. Occult in this sense meaning that which is hidden – although I would add, in plain sight. Spirits, witches, supernatural creatures and being mindful of the convergence of the ancestor’s realm and the living come to life in a tableau that is magickal, mundane and commercial. The penultimate day is October 31st. and the celebration of Halloween, or Samhain as it is commonly known as a spiritual observance.
The name Samhain (pronounced: SAH-win/SOW-in/SAH-wen) is derived from a Gaelic celebration that marked the final harvest. The celebration heralded Winter and the imminent darkness and often lack of stores if the harvest had not been as productive as possible. Death could potentially be waiting for those who found difficulty in surviving the harsh winter. Many who follow the Wheel of the Year use Samhain as the marking point of the (Witch’s) New Year and a time when the veils between the worlds of life and death thin making communication and crossing more accessible.
Halloween, or “Hallowed Eve” is traditionally observed on October 31st; the eve before All Saint’s Day or Hallowmas observed in the Catholic Church. Samhain also heralds the start of Dia de Los Meurtes, celebrated throughout Mexico and ends on November 2nd. A more ancient version of Samhain’s timeline is an astrological marker of mid-point between the autumnal equinox and the Winter Solstice and falls somewhere between Nov. 6th – 8th (Northern Hemisphere).
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