Honoring the Liminal with Samhain ☥

This week we have arrived at the Last Quarter Moon phase that began with the Libra New Moon. This waning phase of the Moon as the Gates of Samhain simultaneously open offers an exceptionally potent time to craft magick for dissolving, letting go, and separating from that which no longer serves in our lives.

Every waning Moon beholds this gift, however the Veils are thinning at this time of year, and our Ancestors and other Great Beings are willing and eager to assist us in this passage of laying down that which needs to die. Our overculture struggles immensely with death, however, it is a part of the Wheel of Life, and all death ultimately leads to regeneration.

Mars transmutes into fixed and psychic Scorpio, joining the Sun and goddess of devotion Vesta on Saturday, October 30th. This is home to Mars, who utilizes force over the divine spirit. Actions and motivations may come through deep intensity, and at times people may be behaving in ways that are suspicious, jealous, or possessive. However, there is a great magick to this primal energy, one that opens the space of mystery to explore what is taboo ranging from sex, death, money, power, and control.

Calendar Samhain is exact on October 31st, opening the portal to the Otherworld. Now is a blessed time to clean your home and hearth in preparation for Ancestral Celebrations. You now have the ability to access the unseen realms in a special way, therefore your dreams, intuition, and other subtle abilities are heightened.

This is the time to create more stillness in your life, to honor the Void. Long baths, candle gazing, divination, journaling, and deep sleep are continually welcomed as we prepare for the opening of Eclipse Season with the upcoming Scorpio New Moon on Thursday, November 4th. We explore this New Moon which opens up the Eclipse Season in this podcast episode The Otherworldly Gate of Samhain.

Many of us have embedded fear of the witch hunt within our bones. This season is an opportune time to heal the witch wound. The Dark Goddess is Sata, Morgana, Baba Yaga, Sekhmet, Lilith, Medusa, Kali and so many others. I invite you to join me in a virtual Dark Goddess Masterclass on November 15th (please note this masterclass is now being taught live on Monday 11/15) where we will explore some of these archetypes through mythology and cosmology. You will also receive a guided meditation to work with the Dark Goddess, a ritual to anchor in your own Divine Timing, and an understanding of how to work with the Dark Goddess in your astrological blueprint. This journey welcomes all and will be recorded for those who are unable to attend live.

The Otherworldly Gate of Samhain, episode 39 of my podcast Stars, Stones, and Stories offers greater insights into this holy season. Also, for those of you who have a Call to Egypt and are desiring to pilgrim with us this December, have a listen to this special conversation.

May you find lasting healing in these magickal times.