As we
approach Samhain (it's tomorrow, people, TOMORROW!!!), I have been
giving some thought to putting this year to rest. Last year it occurred
to me that Samhain is a good time to put the year to rest, and then to
open the new year on Yule, providing a transition between the two. I
still love this idea--for one thing, I will be focused on holiday
celebrations over the next few months, and the idea of a between-year
rest seems like the perfect framework for holiday celebrations. I will
be much less likely to take on longer-term goals, and I will spend the time
in November and December appreciating my community and joining in
holiday-themed celebrations.
Samhain
itself, for me, will be spent readying our home for our annual
trick-or-treat celebration. We have steadily added to our holiday
decorations over the years, and for the last several weeks, my yard has
held host to pumpkin lights, skeleton lights, lighted skulls, ghouls,
ghosts and a skeleton tea party. Tomorrow we will add the boxes and
boxes of not-weather-resistant items--rats, bugs, more skulls, more
ghouls, shelves of jars filled with enchanting contents with macabre
labels, and all manner of creepy, gooey, and frightening things. We'll
be serving candy to the kids, obviously, and hot mulled cider to the
grown-ups who come by.
As
we do put this year to rest, I will be thinking of all that has
happened this year, remember the losses and near-misses we had this
year, and consider rest on a spiritual level--well earned this year, if
ever!! I'll pull out the Tarot cards and take some time to consider
what messages my subconscious has for me. I hope to be open to all the
messages of the Universe--from myself, my loved ones who have passed on,
and helpful forces in other realms. I'll bring out my new pendulum, my
animal spirit cards, and my scrying mirror and spend some time deciding
which has a message for me.
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