All the Correspondences You Could Possibly Need or Want for Samhain

October 31— Samhain/ Samhuinn/ Hallowmas 

Solar System: Moon

Moon Phase: New

Season: Autumn

Colors: Black, Orange, Brown, Gold, Red, Silver, Yellow

Trees: Apple, Beech, Blackthorn, Locust, Pomegranate, Willow, Witch Hazel, Yew

Herb & Garden: Angelica, Broom, Catnip, Garlic, Heather, Mugwort, Sage

Misc.Plants, Herbs, etc: Allspice, Bittersweet, Dittany, Mullein, Patchouli, Reed , Cedar, Cherry, Elder, Eucalyptus, Holly, Horse Chestnut, Lime, Orange, Palm-Date, Oak, Peach, Pear, Pine, Plum, Quince, Rowan, Sandalwood, Willow, Witch Hazel, African Violet, Agaric, Blackberry, Blueberry, Cinnamon, Coconut, Cuckoo-Flower, Cyclamen, Deerstongue, Devil’s Bit, Elderflower, Garlic, Ginger, Grape, Hemp, Huckleberry, Kalbs Cross, Lavender, Liquorice, Mandrake, Mint, Myrrh, Nettle, Nightshade, Pineapple,  Raspberry, Rhubarb, Saffron, Sarsaparilla, Sassafras , Sloe, Star Anise, Strawberry, Sugar Cane, Tea, Tobacco, Vanilla, Witch Grass, Wolfsbane

Incense & Oils:Cedar, Cinnamon, Eucalyptus, Ginger, Lavender, Lime, Mint, Myrrh, Orange, Sagebrush, Sandalwood, Copal, mastic resin, benzoin, sweetgrass, wormwood, mugwort, sage, or patchouli.

Gemstones & Minerals: Carnelian, Obsidian, Onyx, Amethyst, Asbestos, Beryl, Bloodstone Cat’s Eye, Coal, Coral,  Danburite, Fossil, Herkimer, Jasper, Jet, Marble, Mother of Pearl, Petrified Wood, Pumice, Quartz, Rhodonite, Smoky quartz, Salt, Tourmaline-Pink
 
Goddesses: Badb, Banba, Cailleach Bheur, Durga, Hecate, Hel, Inanna, Ishtar, Kali, Macha, Nephthys, Rhiannon , Morrigan, Persephone

Gods: Arawn, Belenus, Coyote, the Dagda (November 1), Hades, Loki, Odin, Pluto, Cernunnos, Gywnn Ap Nudd, Osiris

**Any figure of the Goddess in her Crone aspect, as well as Gods of death**

Animals and Magickal: Fairies, Bat, Boar, Cat, Cattle (cow), Dog, Stag, owl, jackal, elephant, ram, scorpion, heron, crow, robin, Phooka, Goblin, Medusa, Beansidhe, Fylgiar, Peryton, Erlkonig, and Harpies.

Symbols for Samhain:  apples, autumn flowers, acorns, bat, black cat, bones, corn stalks, cauldrons, colored leaves, crows, death/dying, divination and the tools associated with it, ghosts, gourds, Indian corn, jack-o-lantern, nuts , oak leaves, pomegranates, pumpkins, scarecrows, scythes, waning moon.


Foods of Samhain::apples, apple dishes, cider, meat (traditionally this is the meat harvest) especially pork, mulled cider with spices, nuts, pomegranates, potatoes, pumpkins, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, roasted pumpkin seeds, roasted pumpkin seeds, squash, corn, cranberry muffins and breads, turnips, beets, ale, herbal tea (mugwort).

Issues, Intentions & Powers: crossroads, darkness, death (of the god), divination, honor (ancestors), introspection, the otherworld/ underworld, release, visions, wisdom (of the crone)

Spell Work of Samhain:release of bad habits, banishing, fairy magick, divination of any kind, candle magick, astral projection, past life work, dark moon mysteries, mirror spells (reflection), casting protection, inner work, propitiation, clearing obstacles, uncrossing, inspiration, workings of transitionor culmination, manifesting transformation,creative visualization, contacting those who have departed this plane

Essence: Magick, plenty; knowledge, the night, death & rebirth, success, protection; rest, new beginning; ancestors; lifting of the veil, mundane laws in abeyance, return, change

Dynamics/Meaning:
Death & transformation, Wiccan new year,wisdom of the Crone, end of summer, honoring, thinning of the veil between worlds, death of the year, time outside of time, night of the Wild Hunt, begin new projects, end old projects
 
Purpose: Honoring the dead, especially departed ancestors, knowing we will not be forgotten; clear knowledge of our path; guidance, protection, celebrating reincarnation

Rituals/Magicks: Foreseeing future, honoring/consulting ancestors, releasing the old, power, understanding death and rebirth, entering the underworld, divination, dance of the dead, fire calling, past life recall

Customs: Ancestor altar, costumes, divination, carving jack-o-lanterns, spirit plate, the Feast of the Dead, feasting, paying debts, fairs, drying winter herbs, masks, bonfires, apple games, tricks, washing clothes


Activities of Samhain:On Samhain, Honoring the Dead, Dumb Supper, Carving Jack O’Lanterns (and then baking pumpkin pie!) , Making Masks representing the Gods & Goddesses of Samhain, Making a besom , Divination, And most importantly, don’t forget to leave milk and honey out for the Faerie folk.

Tools: Besom, cauldron, tarot, obsidian ball, pendulum, runes, oghams, Ouija boards, black cauldron or bowl filled with black ink or water, or magick mirror

Gender: Male

Threshold: Midnight

Dark, negative, even "evil" forces and Beings.

This post is direction towards specifically wiccans, but anyone else can add their own input. Do you believe in evil Beings? Negative powers? Demons, even (not necessarily the type of demons depicted by religions such as Christianity)?
A lot of books I have read have neglected to talk about this.

 I've seen spells and chants for protection,  learning to cast a circle is one of the first things we learn, recipes for purification, cleansing, and exorcism abound, but nobody seems to acknowledge demons.
One book I read touch it lightly on darker forces but added "if they even exist".

Personally, I know they exist. I've had far too many experiences in my life with them. If you look back on my earlier posts to the heavy cleansing rituals you'll see I mention a demon in my house.
I should clarify that actually. If it was the actual demon himself (I cant say who, but his name starts with an 'A') the paint would be peeling, the house would be shaking, and our heads would have exploded by now. No, its more like his shadow, if you can make sense of that.

Anyways, that and my other experiences have proved to me, although I know I can't force my beliefs on others and have no intent of doing so. Go with what feels right to you.

But I'm curious, on your path, how do negative energies fit in? What do you think of them as? Have you had any experiences of your own?