Samhain

This is the Sabbat of Death and rest. The final harvest has been made. The land and creatures prepare for the sleep of winter. The God, Lord of the Wild Hunt returned from Death at Mabon to claim The Goddess as Queen of the otherworld, now escorts The Goddess with him to the under world to rule in the land of summer. For a time the veil between this world and the other world is thin and we can visit our forefathers and learn from them. The Dark Lord, the initiator has completed the heroic quest and rules in the land of rest-magic command �?to be Silent. There, the Dark Lord then enters the Magician phase of man. Here he teaches the Goddess the Mysteries. At the end of this phase he becomes the Old Dragon, the ultimate magician destined for the collective consciousness-magic command-To Teach; also called: Halloween, All Hallows Eve, All Saints & All Souls Days, and Days of the Dead

�?dates: October 31, early November
�?colors: black, orange, and indigo
�?special tools: votive candles, magic mirror, cauldron, pumpkins, and divination special tools
�?theme: death & transformation; Wiccan New Year
�?ritual focus: honoring ancestors, releasing old, foreseeing future, understanding death and rebirth
�?customs: jack o' lanterns, spirit plate, ancestor altar, divination, and costumes