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

Purification! When your space needs a super-charged cleansing.

So we have an in-home demon. It's with us for life,  nothing we can do about it (and don't ask about the circumstances under which it is here, for the are not mine therefore I am not permitted to speak of them.)  I've becoming more and more aware of him, and he's also been making himself more apparent (stronger this time of year). And anyways, my very miserable, mean, [think original 'grumpy cat'] 10 year old cat who hides most of the time upstairs has refused to stay up there, and so has been downstairs tormenting the other felines and making my life hell (gotta love him). I tried to bring him to the steps, and he would freak out. I already had sensed the presence in the hallway before this happened..

So, finally, I decided to smudge and purify the upstairs (I'm not permitted to do the whole house, lest I get on the bad side of a dark entity). As soon as I finish? He ran right back upstairs! After being down here a week!

 Seeing as how this worked on the effects of an outright demonic presence (but note I wasn't trying to get rid of him, only protect the upstairs and cleanse it of his energy), I'm sharing these steps today for you to use anytime you feel your area needs the ultimate cleansing.

Here's what I did:

Items:
*Sage smudge stick
*Cauldron
*Charcoal tablet
*Loose Excorcism/purification incense/powder
*Sea Salt

I don't quite remember what all I included in my Exorcism incense, but here's the rough draft-
*Frankenscense
*Sandlewood
*Rosemary
*Sea Salt
*Mugwort
*St. Johns Wort
*Angelica Root

-First I lit the incense in the center of the room he primarily spends his time in and let it burn.

-Second, I went around the perimeter of the upstairs rooms/hallways and across the doorways with sea salt (sea salt is the ULTIMATE purifying agent, it cannot be contaminated. This is why one of m favorite stones- Selenite - is known to be self cleansing). I also sprinkled some of the Exorcism powder across the entrance of each room and the top of the steps.

-Next, I went the perimeter with the sage stick.

-After that, I threw in some more incense and held it in the center of each room.

-Finally, I took the cauldron into the hallway, held it in the air, closed my eyes, visualized myself sending out pure white light to fill the area, and recited (as it came to me):

"By earth, by fire, by air, by sea,
By the power of the God and Goddess which burns within me,
I purify this sacred space, and send all negative energies back to their place."

Done! Collected my things, went downstairs, passing that cat (who 'meowed' as he flew by me) on the way!

Seeing as how Frankenscence is no longer down here being a tyrant after dealing with his misery for a week (I really do love that cat) I would say it was not only effective, but immediately so.  Good luck!

Any questions, please ask!