What you need to know about Samhain

The ritual will begin at 11:59 Friday October 30th, please be here between 10:30-11:00 PM. I will need to speak to everyone individually before the rite. Please be here on time!

Bring a photo or a personal item of relatives (or pets) who have passed, there will be an altar set up and dedicated specifically to the honored dead. This is not a ritual of mourning but wear black; this is the one ritual of the year that those who have not yet attained the rank of second degree may wear black robes in Circle. For those members that resonate deeply with Eastern traditions, I will on a case by case basis, be OK if you want to wear white robes in ritual. Please communicate with me before hand if you feel strongly about wearing white at Samhain.

I haven’t made a final decision about what spell work the Samhain ritual will include. The rite is taking place on Trickster’s Night, so there will be no divination work performed. It is important that no one perform any kind of divinatory work on Friday October 30th. As it is Trickster’s Night, you will be mislead, period. If you do decide to perform a divination, be prepared to accept the lesson. You are likely to be in for a rough ride if you take the message you receive as truth.

A decision has not been a made about a Circle Meeting; we are working with time constraints for Samhain weekend which will require careful planning. Expect to hear more about this later on in the month.

The afterparty will begin either directly after the adjournment of the Circle Meeting, if we do indeed have a meeting after the ritual, or in the event that the meeting is postponed the afterparty will begin directly after ritual. I understand that some members of the Circle will have to rise early on Saturday to be somewhere, but due to the energies that we will be working with, please be prepared to spend at least 30 minutes “coming down” before leaving. It is absolutely critical for those members who have not attended a Samhain ritual before to have their energy monitored to ensure that they take no damage or start to block up after the ritual.

For the afterparty feast - please bring a dish that symbolizes the last harvest. Any dish with grains and/or fruits and vegetables that would be available during the last harvest of the year would be very appropriate. If anyone has questions about exactly what vegetables or fruits are seasonally available for this geographic region, I ask that you to make a trip to the local farmers market; there are several available in Austin. The selection at the farmer’s market is usually representative of the produce seasonally available. For anyone who still has questions, feel free to call me (Danielle), but expect to be quizzed about what you saw at the farmer’s market.

(Please remember that dishes for the feast are meant to feed everyone at the ritual, not just yourself. If you cannot contribute a dish, it is expected that you be on hand for prep and cleanup.)

If you have any questions about this post, please contact Danielle (512.989.0539).
Blessed Be,
Danielle