Halloween – Samhain

BY TARA SUTPHEN

Samhain, the Pagan Sabbat called Halloween. Samhain is the middle point between fall equinox and winter solstice, the nights are getting darker now. Rest and Rejuvenate, Dream and Create, Plan and Recharge. We are given an opportunity to take the high road and not the low road. We are asked to step into our personal power as gracefully as we can. There is a surge about relying on yourself, on your knowledge, skills and tool set. You are having an opportunity to clear unneeded responsibilities and old karma. 

Halloween, also referred to as All Hallows’ Eve, became a holiday observed on October 31. It initiates the season of Allhallowtide, which lasts for three days and concludes on “All Souls Day”. Halloween Celtic origins began as Samhain in ancient Britain and Ireland. It was considered the beginning of winter. 

During Samhain festival, people believed souls, who had died would return to visit those they left behind and their homes. People set bonfires to ward off evil spirits, and they sometimes wore masks and other disguises to avoid being recognized by the ghosts. Many different characters were associated with this day as witches, hobgoblins, fairies, and demons.

Halloween Games:

  • dance to scary music and freeze when the music turns off
  • Everyone tells a scary story
  • Pass it on Ghost Story
  • Scary movies (age appropriate)
  • Go see the “Rocky Horror Picture Show”
  • Divination – Samhain is the beginning of the pagan year; Fire or Water Scrying – Tarot cards – Crystal Ball  
  • Make masks and costumes (represents your alter ego for the next year)
  • Create spells
  • Gather in a circle and express a desire and expel a fear
  • Chant or make wishes around a candle
  • Carve pumpkins
  • Go trick or treating or have a party with friends

Samhain Recipes

Hallowed Cakes

1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups cake flour, sifted
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup confectioner’s sugar

In a mixing bowl, combine vegetable oil, chocolate, and granulated sugar. Blend in eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each addition. Add vanilla. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt into oil mixture. Chill for several hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 350° F. Roll about a Tbsp. of dough into a ball. Drop balls into confectioner’s sugar, and roll until coated. Place balls about 2″ apart on a greased baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Hot Apple Cider

1 1/2 gallons apple cider
2 whole cinnamon sticks
5 cloves
1 large orange, sliced thin with peel left on
1/2 lemon, sliced thin with peel left on
1/2 cup sugar

In large pot, combine cider, cinnamon sticks, orange and lemon slices. Add sugar to taste. Heat thoroughly. Serve hot.

Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

1 1/2 cup softened butter
1 cup brown sugar or 1/2 cup honey
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pureed pumpkin
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups oatmeal (grind rolled oats in a blender, but not into a flour)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Cream together butter and sugar (or honey). Beat in eggs. Mix in pumpkin and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, oatmeal, salt, soda, and spices. Add to the pumpkin mixture. Stir in raisins and nuts. Drop by teaspoonful onto a baking sheet and bake at 375° for 12 minutes.

Pumpkin Bread

2/3 cup shortening
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 2/3 cups sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
4 large eggs
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3 1/3 cups flour
2/3 cup water
1 can Pumpkin
1/2 tsp. salt

Mix all the above ingredients together, pour into 2 loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes. Optional – add dates and nuts 

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Balance Your Life

Balance your life
By Tara Sutphen

  1. Turn off your phone
  2. Learn to say Yes to opportunities
  3. Learn to say no to sabotage
  4. Health matters
  5. Meditate
  6. Eat healthy
  7. Exercise or walk
  8. Avoid bad attitudes
  9. Avoid toxic people
  10. Cultivate hobbies
  11. Create quality time with family/friends
  12. Self care
  13. Explore the world
  14. Learn new things
  15. Smile and Laugh often
  16. Time management
  17. Solutions
  18. Productive movement
  19. Full potential
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Full Hunters Moon

Full Hunter’s Moon

By Tara Sutphen

The Full Hunter’s Moon (Native American) at 16* Aries culminating October 1:54 pacific/ 3:54 eastern. (Farmers Almanac)  

The nights are getting darker now. Rest and Rejuvenate, Dream and Create, Plan and Recharge. We are given an opportunity to take the high road and not the low road. We are asked to step into our personal power as gracefully as we can. There is a surge about relying on yourself, on your knowledge, skills and tool set. You are having an opportunity to clear unneeded responsibilities and old karma. 

At this time you are to make progress in your life and move toward wellness and to activate or recharge your career goals. 

Move toward advancement. Sit with your eyes closed and take a couple deep breaths, remove all pressure, heaviness and worries away.

  1. Relax your mind – Learn to Meditate
  2. Feel Your Body – Be in Gratitude of your Temple
  3. Open the Senses – Breathe in “Life”
  4. Don’t Make too many Decisions – But be decisive 
  5. Take a break every few hours – Revive
  6. Stay in touch with your Loved Ones – Be the love
  7. Read Books – brain stimulation
  8. VIII.Not always needing to be right – compromise or accept
  9. Be the bigger person – keep on track with your life

Here’s some tips on how to make clear decisions. 

  1. Use your Emotions – How do you Feel:
  • What do you want your health to be
  • What do you want your career to be
  • How do you want to make money
  • How much money do you want
  • How hard are you willing to work
  • How much time are you willing to study
  • How much time are you willing to work
  • Are you working smarter not harder
  • Where do you want to live
  • What kind of house do you want
  • Where are your opportunities
  • What are you afraid of
  • What are you NOT afraid of
  • What are your opportunities to date
  • Who are you committed 
  • Over 18 years, do they pull their share
  • Do you make conscious choices to clear your confusion – how.   

B. Use your Intellect – How do you reason:

  • What do you want your health to be
  • What do you want your career to be
  • How do you want to make money
  • How much money do you want
  • How hard are you willing to work
  • How much time are you willing to study
  • How much time are you willing to work
  • Are you working smarter not harder
  • Where do you want to live
  • What kind of house do you want
  • Where are your opportunities
  • What are you afraid of
  • What are you NOT afraid of
  • What are your opportunities to date
  • Who are you committed 
  • Over 18 years, do they pull their share
  • Do you make conscious choices to clear your confusion – how

Reasoning gives you a chance to be more objective about yourself and your needs over the emotional side of your nature.

C. Visualize your future

  • Create your perfect world in your minds eye
  • Be willing to compromise if you live with others
  • No rigidity

D. Stop Arguing

  • Make Space in your mind
  • Be truthful, especially to yourself
  • Make space in your future
  • Don’t fight for your limitations
  • Do not fall prey to others fear
  • Don’t judge others
  • Don’t persuade others
  • Do you have clear mind and why
  • Create strength of mind

E. Progressive Movement

  • Use your vitality
  • Use your personal power
  • We read, therefore learn
  • Use your core values
  • Take steps to achieve in health, well-being, career, well-being, relationships, love, positive direction
  • Use your education
  • Use your creativity
  • Use your sound plans
  • Create strength of body

—We’re to work on creating our personal power this Full Moon Month. All Dreams are born in the dark as our days of light are limited, allow plans and goals to be developed. We can fail many times, but we’ll find what we are looking for eventually. If it’s people, places or things, we are to remain hopeful, polite and adventurous. It’s our birthright to survive and thrive in this world and allows us to become the very best we can be.

Honor all living things, for we are of the stag, and the salmon, and the bee; so destroy not life, save it be to preserve your own. ~ Scott Cunningham 1956-1993 Author of Magic

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