As many of you know, Samhain is a season to honor our ancestors. It’s also a season to release things or bring an end to things in your life that are no longer working for you. This energy that we move away from us makes room for us to bring new energy towards us with our Witch’s New Year.
Pumpkins are so popular this time of year. How many of you carve pumpkins each year? I know each year we spend time carving pumpkins that we will light on Halloween night. There are some things that you can do with your pumpkins to make them more magickal and to have them help you with energy work this season.
Rember your ancestors – Samhain is a very important time to honor your ancestors. You may want to consider carving a pumpkin in their memory or even carving their name into your pumpkin. You could put a picture of them in front of a pumpkin that they have carved in their memory. Maybe you want to write a letter and put it under the pumpkin for them. This s your way to make something wonderful to remember them.
Samhain Wishes – Pumpkins are wonderful vessels to hold your wishes and send them out into the Universe. Choose a pumpkin that you want to work with. Think about a wish or something that you want to draw into your life. Carve the pumpkin any way that you want, keeping your wish in mind. At the beginning of the night, when you first light your pumpkin, write down a wish that you may have on a small piece of paper. Fold it three by three. Use the flame of the candle in your pumpkin to burn your wish, releasing it into the magick of the Samhain night air. This is a powerful night to set energy in motion for your new year.
Releasing Energy – You can also work with a pumpkin to help you to release energy that you no longer want. Make this a different pumpkin. Choose a smaller pumpkin that you want to use for this. I like to choose one that is small enough that it is easy to bury after the night is over. Hollow the pumkin out, making room inside of it, just as if you are making a jack-o-lantern like we did with the previous pumpkin. You don’t want to carve this one. Write down what you wish to release and burn it inside of the pumpkin using a candle. I would use a black tealight for this or a small black candle. At the end, when your paper is burned completely, snuff out the candle and leave the ashes of what you released in the pumpkin Put the lid on your pumpkin and don’t open it again on that night. This will release whatever you wish.
Have a magickal day!
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
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