Samhain Countdown
Mabon almost beat me but I’m back at it again!
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.