Messages In This Digest (3 Messages)
- 1a.
- Calling The Pumpkins Spell From: Silver Fox
- 2.
- Bringing Meaning And Reverence Back Into Samhain From: Silver Fox
- 3a.
- Button Divination From: Silver Fox
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Calling The Pumpkins Spell
Posted by: "Silver Fox" silverfox_57@hotmail.com trickster9993
Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:55 am (PDT)
Calling The Pumpkins Spell
By Ellen Dugan;
Spell-A-Day
October 26th, 2007
Color of the day: Coral
Incense of the day: Carnation
Try carving up four small pumpkins and then tuck tea-light
candles inside. Imagine using these for quarter candles on this October Full
Moon. Halloween/Samhain is only a few days away—why not get into the spirit of
things and add some enchantment to your group's Full Moon celebration? Carve
the pumpkins in whatever design you prefer: simple faces, stars, a triple Moon,
a pentagram, or elemental symbols. As you go to place them at the quarters, try
this quarter call.
In the eastern
quarter I call knowledge and intuition true.
At the southern
quarter I call for passion and courage in all that we do.
Here in the west
grant us visions and bless us with love.
In the north I
call for security and strength from the gods above.
Silver Fox
"It is all true, it is not true. The more I tell you, the more I shall lie. What is story but jesting Pilate's cry. I am not paid to tell you the truth."
Jane Yolen; The Storyteller
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Bringing Meaning And Reverence Back Into Samhain
Posted by: "Silver Fox" silverfox_57@hotmail.com trickster9993
Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:56 am (PDT)
Bringing Meaning And Reverence Back Into Samhain /
Halloween
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The feast of Samhain marks the onset of a darker, more
introspective time of year, when access to the otherworld is easier than usual
and our thoughts turn towards those who have died.
Unfortunately, Samhain has lost its meaning (as have many of
the other festivals of the year.) Halloween takes the ancient sacredness of
this festival with its important message that death is followed by rebirth and
superimposes negative messages onto it.
Spirits, rather than the loving reminders of our dead, are
portrayed as frightening and malicious beings against which we must be on our
guard. Witches roam the streets and are to be feared rather than revered in our
patriarchal, ageist society.
'Tricks' are the price we pay if we do not 'treat' to
visiting ghosts and ghouls. They are shunned by many for their antisocial
excesses. Yet nature seems to be showing us this most of all with global
warming - the price we pay for not treating the natural forces of life with
respect and reverence.
The true meaning of Samhain is a reverence for death, our
ancestors and opening up to our inner power and our own inner wisdom. It is a
powerful time with great depth and meaning if we can peel back all the
commercialism, plastic costumes, artificially colored sweets and
misunderstanding.
It is the perfect night to connect with the spirit of
mystery and magic and to connect with our intuition. No surprise then that
Halloween occurs in the sign of Scorpio; the sign associated with the death and
transformation that leads to change, renewal and regeneration of life.
Samhain marked the beginning of the New Year in the Celtic
calendar, and it was an especially sacred and significant time. There was a
feeling that, on the eve of this feast, time belonged to neither to the Old
year or the New year.
This lack of definition in time implied the blurring of the
boundaries of space. In particular the boundary between this world and the
next,the living and the dead, human beings and the forces of nature.
In most pagan cultures, great respect was paid to the dead,
who were perceived as hungry and in need of nourishment on this night. Customs
arose of providing food and fire to the souls of departed relatives.
It is believed that Samhain is a time when our deceased
loved ones might try to contact us. A lovely ritual to honor this is to set up
photographs of all your departed loved ones - friends, family and pets. Give
thanks for everything this person bought into your life, remember the good
times, write letters to them if you still miss them (it's a great ritual for
children to get involved with to help with closure and acceptance) and then to
decorate the area with rosemary sprigs. Rosemary is the traditional herb of
remembrance.
Have a special meal of thanks, and set extra places for the
spirits of those who wish to join you. The plate can be put outside when you
have finished the meal as an offering to those traveling between worlds.
Other rituals involve meeting your power animal. There is a
wonderful journey for this outlined in Cait johnson's "Celebrating the
Great mother". It is gentle and simple enough to be done with children
which gives them an empowering ally for the rest of their lives. it is also a
good introduction into shamanism.
Divination is another way to celebrate this festival. Children
are attracted to card decks and there are a few tarot decks designed
specifically with children in mind ('The inner Child' takes its inspiration
from fairy tales for example). Alternatively you can get involved with making
your own runes. Choose lima beans, small stones or pieces of wood.
Contrary to being evil, these tools can help unlock the
unconscious mind and give voice to inner needs, fears and concerns. They can be
the catalyst for deep discussion and resolution. If you are not familiar with
runes or tarot, simply choose one card to represent what you need to let go of
and one that indicates what you need to birth, or bring into, your life. Focus
on the card or rune and, rather than using a book to 'tell' you the answer,
allow your inner wisdom to talk to you. Find the specific meaning for *you*.
The meaning behind carved pumpkins or turnips was to show
the way back to loved ones who had died, inviting them to visit. Instead of
faces, you can carve spirals, goddesses, your spirit animal or something that
reminds you of a deceased loved one. Perhaps a flower for a Grandmother who
loved roses for instance.
Create a nature table or altar with your carved lanterns,
autumn leaves, soul cakes, candles, photos of deceased loved ones, a reminder
of your power animal and anything else that will bring meaning and reverence to
this special day. Children love setting these up and will gain great awareness
and delight in the meaning of Samhain.
Silver Fox
"It is all true, it is not true. The more I tell you, the more I shall lie. What is story but jesting Pilate's cry. I am not paid to tell you the truth."
Jane Yolen; The Storyteller
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Button Divination
Posted by: "Silver Fox" silverfox_57@hotmail.com trickster9993
Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:57 am (PDT)
Button Divination
From Llewellyns 2000
Magickal Almanac
Button-holing The Future - The first person you meet on Halloween/Samhain can give you a glimpse of
the year to come. Just count the number of buttons they are wearing.
1 button means Luck
2 buttons mean Happiness
3 buttons mean A new vehicle
4 buttons mean Another form of transportation
5 buttons mean New clothes
6 buttons mean Accessories
7 buttons mean A new dog
8 buttons mean A new cat
9 buttons mean An unexpected pleasure
10 buttons mean Pleasure
11 buttons mean Extreme joy
12 buttons mean A treasure soon to be discovered
Silver Fox
"It is all true, it is not true. The more I tell you, the more I shall lie. What is story but jesting Pilate's cry. I am not paid to tell you the truth."
Jane Yolen; The Storyteller
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