(Originally by Willow)

Settle yourself firmly in your seat. Make yourself as comfortable as possible.

Now Breathe in deeply and hold it for a moment.

Now Exhale.

Breathe in deeply again. Hold it.

Exhale.

Continue doing this as you will yourself to relax.

Send the message, "Relax" to every cell of your body. Allowing it to chase away any tension or stress that you may be carrying.

Close your eyes now for a moment, continue breathing deeply, and allow yourself to relax completely and entirely.

When you are completely relaxed and ready to continue on, please say, "Ready".

Now I want you to visualize a beam of white light shooting from the heavens and penetrating the top of your head at your Crown Chakra.

This beam shoots straight through your body, through all your charkas and down to the molten heart of Mother Earth.

You are now connected to eternity.

See this white light begin to fill your body, beginning with each chakra, washing away all negativity, tension, and stress you have within you.

All the gunk that you have trapped in your energy field and body are swept away down to the heart of Mother Earth where she shall transform it into bright life energy.

As the energy is returned to you, feel yourself begin to overflow with Life Energy. You begin to spill this energy out of the top of your head and down your entire body.

This white light coats you entirely.

This white light will keep you protected in all space and all time.

The shaft of white light now returns to the stars but you are still coated in the Protective Life Energy given to you by the Universe and Mother Earth.

Breathe deeply and relax completely.

When you are ready to continue, please say, "Ready".

Now visualize yourself outside, it is completely dark as no moon shines above you on this Samhain night.

It is midnight.

We have reached the time where the beginning and the end of a year co-exist. For this period in time, we are outside of time.

On this night, we celebrate the end of our harvest season as well as the beginning of new possibilities to come. We also celebrate the beginning of the cold season ahead. The season that our ancestors knew could bring death if they did not plan carefully and wisely.

It is for this very reason that they honored Death on this night. This time is no time and the veil is thinnest between the worlds of the living and the worlds of the dead.

Your eyes have adjusted to the darkness around you now and you see that we stand in a cemetery.

The headstones stand in rows like regimental soldiers waiting to march. The mausoleums stand strong like fortresses.

You wander slowly through this cemetery taking in the quiet around you. You notice the quietness isn’t complete for there is the sound of an owl hooting in the distance.

As you continue to walk through this graveyard, you begin to notice a luminous fog begin to exude from the ground around the gravesites.

You watch in awe as you see this fog begin to take human forms. You know that these are the spirits of those who have passed since last Samhain.

They have risen on this night to seek their place in the Summerland.

The spirits walk along a path in the graveyard in a silent procession. You follow them.

You do not fear them as you know they seek only peace. Plus, you know you are protected by the Lord and Lady and no harm will come to you.

The procession of souls final reaches a clearing between 2 Oak trees. As they continue between these 2 Oak trees you see a ripple and the luminous spirits disappear one by one.

You have reached the threshold of the 2 worlds. You have reached where the veil is thinnest.

From the other side of the veil, 2 figures emerge, one male and one female. They are regal in their appearance but somewhat foreboding.

They welcome the departed and invite them to cross over.

They see you and walk toward you.

The female figure says to you, "Hail mortal child of the God and Goddess. We see you have followed the Death procession to the Gates of the Summerland. We are the King and Queen of Death."

She pauses to see if you would react.

Your reaction causes them both to smile.

"Under our protection, we invite you to cross the veil this night and see the Summerland for yourself." The King’s voice booms loudly but it does not intimidate you�?much. "Upon crossing over, you will see what many mortals do not get to see until their time has reached an end."

"Again, you will be completely protected and will return to this world when your goal is completed." The Queen places her hand on your back and the King and Queen begin to lead you toward the 2 oak trees.

You shake a bit as you get closer to the opening in the veil.

"Fear not as Death is never an ending." The King and Queen say as they smile and gently push you through the veil.

All goes black momentarily but then your vision clears and you see that you just seem to be on the other side of the oak trees.

You see people gathered in the clearing and realize that these are the spirits that have just crossed over. They are being greeted by their Loved Ones that crossed over before them. There is much laughter and happiness.

You see more and more spirits enter the clearing as they pass through the veil.

You feel a tap on your shoulder and you turn around. There before you is one of your Loved Ones.

They welcome you to the Summerland.

The other spirits continue their procession through the Summerland, but your Loved Ones tells you that the 2 of you will remain here.

It is here in this clearing just past the veil that you will celebrate Samhain, along with your Brothers and Sisters in the Mists who have crossed over into Summerland for this night.

It is here that we will honor the dearly departed.

Breathe deeply now, completely relaxed on the Other Side of the Veil, as we await the beginning of our Samhain rite.

Welcome to The Summerland!