Our Next Event is:-
We are looking forward to once again being part of this event.
We will be bringing our usual crystals, candles, wands and feathers, but also some new candles and wands.
October
October is the 10th month of the Julian and Gregorian calendars with a length of 31 days. The name October means 8th month in Latin as it was the 8th month of the year according to the old Roman Calendar which began in March.
In the Northern Hemisphere, October is one of the most active months for the magickal community; it is a time of magic, transformation and for honouring the cycle of life and death, and very importantly our ancestors. The most important day being 31st October, known in the Pagan and Witch worlds as Samhain (pronounced Sowain). Coming from Celtic tradition, Samhain is considered as the Witch’s New Year and arguably the most important and highest celebration of the Sabbats. It is at this time, that the veil between the physical and spiritual worlds is at its thinnest, making communication between the two, the strongest. Part of the Samhain celebrations also include the third of the three Harvest Festivals and the releasing of anything that no longer needed.
Today, whilst Samhain continues to be deeply honoured and celebrated, the more commercial world we now live in sees and celebrates it as Halloween, or All Hallows and why it is now associated with ghosts, skeletons, zombies etc.
Other sayings and beliefs for October include:
Deer in their “grey” coats indicate a hard winter ahead.
Heavy rain in October brings high winds in December.
While a warm October means a cold February.
One for the farmers and gardeners – In October dung your fields and gardens and your land its wealth shall yield.
Noted days in October:
As well as Samhain, other days include:
Yom Kippur - Jewish festival
Leif Eriksson Day on 9th October (Norse explorer)
14th October - Canadian Thanksgiving, Columbus Day, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Moons in October:
The full moon in October is the Harvest Moon if it is closest to the autumnal equinox, if not it is known as Hunter’s Moon; however it could also called The Blood Moon, The Sanguine Moon, The Travel Moon, The Dying Moon, Shedding Moon, or Ancestor Moon.
Esoteric Correspondences
Zodiac Signs: Libra, Scorpio
Element: Air, Water
Gods/Goddesses: Astarte, Belili, Cernuous, Demeter, Hathor, Hecate, Horned God, Osiris, Lakshmi, the Morrigan
Herbs/Plants/Trees: Sage, rosemary, marigold, chrysanthemum yew, cypress, acacia pennyroyal, thyme, catnip, angelica, burdock, calendula, marigold, cosmos, rosemary, hops
Colours: Black, orange, purple, red, blue, dark blue-green
Crystals/Gemstones: Obsidian, garnet, tourmaline, aquamarine, garnet, kunzite, morganite, opal, sapphire, coral, jasper, zircon, beryl, turquoise
Symbols: Pumpkins, apples, skulls, candles
Animals: stag, jackal, elephant, ram, scorpion,
Birds: heron, crow, robin
Spirits: frost faeries, plant faeries
Themes: Ancestors, death, transformation, divination
