Gearing up for Samhain.

I love Samhain. It is such a powerful day, even with all the commercialism. This weekend, my husband and I took our two kids to the pumpkin patch. We rode the overpriced train, bought two beautiful pumpkins, and played in the hay pit (neat idea, really... like a ball pit, only it was built of hay bales and full of hay). DH even got a picture of me jumping into the hay.

This year, the Halloween aspect of Samhain is more fun for me since our daughter is 4. She's really excited about going out trick or treating (as a fairy). It is my turn to take her out, so I think I will dress in my ritual garb. Why not have fun with it too? I decked out our front porch in lights and spider webs yesterday, and we're carving our pumpkins tonight. My husband will probably carve something scary, but I wanted to honour the Goddess with my pumpkin. I found a wall plaque online, of a goddess with the moon, so I printed it out and traced the edges. I'll be sure to post a picture after I'm done the carving.

I also picked up some beautiful, fat, pomegranates for my ritual, and some Indian corn. My typical Samhain ritual is more elaborate than most of my rituals, but I do like to keep it simple. I plan on inviting the spirits that hang about our house into my circle, and trying to communicate with them. Maybe I can find out why they're here, and get them to understand that waking the baby (and me!) isn't appropriate. Neither is turning on my daughter's bedroom light the other night.

Anyway, that's my plan for the holiday. Blessed be!