Hello my Darlings and welcome.
Halloween, Samhain and All Hallows Eve.
This is a time to rest and recharge for the coming new year.
It is a season of honoring the dead and the darkness.
Here are some journaling prompts for the season.
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In the northern hemisphere, Samhain falls on October 31st, and is also called Halloween,all
Hallows Eve or the third harvest.
The focus is on making ready for the leaner times and the changing of the seasons from
Autumn to winter.
On the wheel of the year, October 31st, Samhain eve represents New Years Eve and November
1st is the first day of the new year.
New Year resolutions can be made in this season.
It is a time of divination and the Witch’s New Year.
A time to look inward and a time to rest.
The Samhain and Halloween season also coincides with the day of the Dead and all saints day
and all souls day.
It is a time to honor the dead and remember those who have shaped you.
It is a time of mischief, and a time to remember those who have passed beyond the veil.
These ten prompts for Samhain focus on the themes of the season
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I hope these prompts help you embrace the dark half of the year and the importance of
looking within.
Looking to the past.
What are some of your favorite memories of October?
What are your traditions for the season?
What traditions would you like to begin?
The dark half of the year and Samhain specifically can be a time of contemplation, a time to
slow down and listen to our inner voice and wisdom.
To strip away the noise and distractions of life and bravely look at ourselves, our values
and our purpose.
Knowing your values and doing your best to live by them can often bring a peace and feeling
of wholeness.
Write about your core values and purpose.
Over the years, wearing a costume on Samhain has become less about confounding the spirits
that roam about on this day, and more about partying and having fun.
What is the most fun you plan to have during this holiday?
Do you intend to get up to any mischief or wear a costume?
It is time to prepare for the long cold nights of winter before us.
What would you like to do before winter begins this year?
Are you making any special preparations for the winter season?
The veil is thin during Samhain and in so many cultures, this is the season for remembering
the dead.
Especially those who were important to you or shaped or influenced your life in a profound
way.
Write some messages to absent friends.
This is the third harvest.
How are you celebrating the harvest?
Either literally with food of the season, or with harvesting what has come of the seeds
you planted in Spring.
Are projects or plans coming into fruition now?
In the Autumn season many people tend to notice a strong need to slow down.
To spend time in less cluttered, frenetic energy.
List some ways you intend to slow down or incorporate rest into the dark half of the
year.
Samhain is also a time of mischief, think about how you can incorporate that concept
into your life.
What does mischief mean to you and how can you embrace it?
Is mischief always bad?
Or is there a positive side to it?
The dark half of the year is the perfect time to look into the shadows.
Embrace an element of letting go and seeing what will happen.
Not controlling every moment of your day.
Write about allowing the unexpected into your life.
Samhain is often referred to as the witch’s New Year as it is the first sabbat on the
Wheel of the Year.
Journal about your goals for the new year or any resolutions you would like to make.
Don’t just make a list.
Write about why you want to accomplish these things and some concrete actions that will
help you do so.