sleepydryad:

On Samhain, also known as Halloween, the veil between worlds is at its thinnest. This allows for easier communication with spirits and improved divination. Samhain also celebrates the last harvest of the year and the beginning of the “darker half” of the calendar. Some people call it the witch’s new year.

Activities:

• Eat an apple or drink apple cider.
• Light incense or a candle.
• Honor your ancestors and deceased love ones.
• Take a bath.
• Decorate your altar.
• Carve a pumpkin.
• Divination.
• Spells for protection, honoring the dead, abundance, and clairvoyance.
• Go trick-or-treating.
• Make a besom.
• Take a walk outside.
• Collect fallen leaves and acorns.

Stones:

• All black stones (obsidian, onyx, jet, etc.), clear quartz, amber, turquoise, smoky quartz, amethyst, beryl, fluorite, moonstone, lapis lazuli, bloodstone, peridot, and tiger’s eye.

Colors:

• Orange, yellow, black, purple, silver, gold, and white. 

Symbols:

• Fire, besoms, pumpkins, gourds, jack-o-lanterns, nuts (especially acorns), and apples.

Herbs: 

• Mugwort, mandrake, cinnamon, sage, black pepper, hazel, rosemary, allspice, and catnip. 

Flowers: 

• African violet, cactus, carnation, and dandelion.

Incense: 

• Dragon’s blood, sandalwood, cinnamon, heliotrope, mint, nutmeg, myrrh, and patchouli.