Samhain Countdown

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Samhain Correspondences

Incense: Copal, sandalwood, mastic resin, benzoin, sweetgrass, wormwood, mugwort, sage, cloves, myrrh or patchouli

Stones/Gems: Black obsidian, jasper, carnelian, onyx, smoky quartz, malachite, amethyst, ruby jet, bloodstone and tourmaline

Colours: Black, orange, red, silver, purple and brown

Flowers: marigold, mums, autumn joy sedum, sunflower petals and seeds, calendula, cosmos, and passionflower

Symbols & Decorations: apples, autumn flowers, acorns, bat, cauldrons, black cat, bones, corn stalks, colored leaves, crows, death/dying, divination and the tools associated with it, ghosts, besoms, gourds, Indian corn, jack-o-lantern, nuts , oak leaves, pomegranates, pumpkins, scarecrows, scythes, witch hats, and the waning moon.

Herbs: almond, apple leaf, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, garlic, ginger , hazelnut, hemlock cones, mandrake root, mugwort (to aid in divination), mullein seeds, nettle, pine needles, pumpkin seeds, rosemary (for remembrance of our ancestors), rue, sage, tarragon, wild ginseng, wormwood, yarrow, and allspice

Goddesses: The Crone, Hecate, Cerridwen, Arianrhod, Caillech, Baba Yaga, Al-Ilat, Bast, Demeter, Persephone, Hel, Kali, and all Death & Otherworld Goddesses

Gods: Horned Hunter, Yama, Cernnunos, Osiris, Hades, Gwynn ap Nudd, Anubis, Apollo, Coyote Brother, Herne, Loki, Dis, Arawn, Death and Otherworld Gods

Foods: apples, apple dishes, meat (traditionally this is the meat harvest) especially pork, nuts-representing resurrection and rebirth, turnips, nuts, pomegranates, stews, potatoes, pumpkins, cakes for the dead, pumpkin bread, soups, pumpkin pie, cranberries, roasted pumpkin seeds, and squash

Animals: stags, cats, ravens, bats, owls, foxes, jackals, spiders, elephants, rams, snakes, scorpions, herons, crows, and robins

Drinks: ale, cider, mulled cider with spices, wine (usually red)

Types of Workings you can do: banishing, warding, spirit connection, protection, warding, ambition, divination, ancestor workings, ambition, third eye and goals.

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