Okay...I may be slow here, but when she was talking about leaving a candle in a window to guide spirits and leaving offerings to spirits wandering through...it made me realize that the whole candy and people visiting others houses is a representation of that. The people are the guided spirits...and the candy is the offering. Mind officially blown...
Actually if you have a crossroads near leave food and drink there (it can be anywhere where that is at least a three-way intersection) It honors the Goddess Hecate who rules over the cross-roads and guides the spirits to cross over. It is a offering to them. If you want to leave a offering to Hecate as well you can leave a quarter at the cross-roads as well. Before you do it is recommended you sleep with it under your pillow and meditate with it then leave it there. Hope this helps out a little. Bright Blessings ~Brother Absalom
@@swampwitch6133 I have about three three-way intersections near my home and when I cross them I always shout "Hail Hecate!" :) BTW, some traditional offerings to Hecate are fish, eggs, garlic and, for some strange reason, broken crockery. (I have no idea why.)
Hecate and her Priests and Priestesses guide those spirits to the veil and Hecate collects those souls the candle is a way for to light the way for them so they can find the cross-roads where Hecate will be waiting for them.,
@@saber2802 some people like to describe male witches as wizards but alot of male witches dont really resonate with wizard so they just refer to themselves as witches :))
@@saber2802 witch can be a unisex word, anyone of any gender can be a witch. Some male witches do prefer to be called a wizard and a few even prefer the title of warlock. However, many male witches and men from other magical practices do not like the term warlock. Warlock literally means oath breaker and some practitioners, myself included, view oath breaking as the worst of the worst. Granted it comes from a time when practicing magic was seen as breaking your oath to the Christian god but it is still a word many view with disdain so be very careful throwing the title of warlock around. Some people don't take to kindly to it
My mom and I always used to make sugar cookies together and decorate them with symbols of Samhain. Now that I'm an adult, I'm starting to do that with my son. He still gets a bit fixated on the idea of death rather than rebirth, but it's a fun, low key, and delicious activity.
It's important to remind him that it's really both, a celebration of our ancestors that have passed on and the end of Summer and beginning of a new year for us and in a way as you stated rebirth. I believe personally that Samhain is the day of the year when those souls that have passed from the previous year leave the summer lands and return back to earth being reborn. Just my thoughts though and everyone's beliefs on such are different. Bright Blessings to you and your family and have a wonderful Samhain! ~Brother Absalom
@@Anne-oo1py if you were interested in divination but were worried about owning a Tarot deck, plain playing cards work just the same. If you feel like that would be risky as well, then by all means don't use them but the likelihood of a pack of cards laying around is really high 😘
As a Mexican baby witch who participated in both Halloween and Day of the Dead all my life, Samhain is the perfect combination of the 2! Plus, that means I might be celebrating from Oct 31 to Nov 2 :D
A tip for fellow broom closeted witches when it comes to divination, playing cards can be used as tarot cards (there’s info online about the corresponding meanings), and pendulums can simply be a needle and thread.
I'm Scots-Irish heritage, and my wife Icelandic, Swedish. Neither of us were Christian. Druidism resonates strongly with me. My wife died New Year's Eve, 2019 and for me that has now become a day unworthy of celebration, not that it ever was to me. I will no longer watch the Ball nor celebrate the passing of the year because on that day I have nothing to celebrate. My Karin's favorite holiday was Halloween, so Samhain will now be the start of my New Year. Thank you for this.
I always collect apples and leave them in the forest leading out and into the park so any lost spirits don’t get hungry on their way. (I also leave them for the forest animals if they want them)
I know this video is a little old but THANK YOU SO SO MUCH for creating it. This will be my first holiday as an eclectic witch and look forward to many more sabbots! Your channel is so great for a begging and chalk full of info. I feel so new and refreshed, more so than I have before. Thank you for helping me on myself discovery journey ❤
I'm of a Christian tradition, but as an Irishman, Samhain always makes more sense to me as a New Year celebration than a 20thC New Year (by year). I love Hallowe'en
Thank you so much for this video. It is my first year as a Pagan/wiccan. I want to celebrate samhain and you have helped me immensly. Thank you so much. Blessed be. And blessings for a beautiful Samhain.
Im a 13 years old and im going to celebrate my first samhain this year 2020 im so excited cauze im going to use my money to buy meats carrots maybe wine
I so LOVE Halloween, so this would end being one of my faves if I'm called to this life. I'm really enjoying your videos as I'm learning a lot about witchcraft and it's opening my eyes that it's actually a very peaceful practice. Sadly our society and some religions make witchcraft out to be scary and evil but it's not. Thanks so much for educating all of us!
I love how you spoke about ancestry alters!! In my culture we celebrate Día de los Muertos! (Day of the Dead) where we make very similar almost exact alters!! With photos of dead loved ones, candles, flowers, things that they liked, and sugar skulls!! The day of the day is celebrated on November 1 though the 2nd! When the veil between worlds is the thinnest! And spirit can cross over!! I think it’s extremely interesting that cultures from other sides of the world had similar beliefs!
I love that there is such a variety of things to do. I'm not wiccan and, though I believe that everyone has inherit magick in them, I don't actively practice witchcraft, but I am pagan and feel a connection to all of the wiccan holidays.
It's a old Gaelic tradition originally to celebrate the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter. Later celebrated by Scottish, Irish, neopagans and Wiccans.
Ever since I was little my grandma always made it a tradition to go visit the cemetery every holiday. We would take the time to clean the headstones and always changed the flowers. I think it would be a nice way also to celebrate Samhain because I've always felt closer to my loved ones that passed away after doing that.
Miss Hearth, you have, once again, provided a rather interesting video. Lots of useful tips. This time of the year is important. The Ancestors, and spirits in general, tend to be more active. Though, for me, Desis (Samhain) is the end of the year. I tend to follow Norse/Anglo-Saxon/Scandinavian beliefs, and those generally put the Winternights (Yule) as the start of the New Year. I also agree in how all of this video can be used for those who aren't open about their Path. Granted, some of the tips you have to get a bit creative with, but it works nonetheless. I think a lot of people probably have fun thinking up reasons on having a skull in the house, especially in families that are far from openminded.
Do you have some book recommendations as "must reads"? I am currently expanding my collection of books on the norse, I have yet to get some books on the celts. I'm german and connect a lot more with the more "ancient" traditions and cultures than wicca, which feels extremely new age to me and I also have a hard time following something that is a concept sprung by only one to a handful of people, as people are flawed. It feels almost like christianity, following the teachings of only a few people and taking their words as law. No offense to any wiccans, absolutely not, these are just my reasons for choosing not to be wiccan. I respect every religion even if I don't agree with it. And I may be alone with my opinion and that's fine too. Everyone's mind works differently. Edited to add, I didn't mean to say "just as bad as christianity", if that is what people will read between the lines, I didn't say "bad". I just see those parallels and they don't agree with me personally. I also respect christianity, I was raised roman catholic after all, I don't identify with it, but I respect it. Especially when I do have to go to church for a family member's sake. Sometimes I think I have more respect for it than most self declared christians do. 😐
I won't lie, part of the reason I'm here is to hear how "Samhain" was pronounced. I learned it was pronounced like "Som-haine" (from Familiar Faces: Samhain by Chad Rocco/CR), which was how I pronounced it for years. But just recently, my Irish friend told me it was actually pronounced as "Sow-in".
And as sow has two different ways it can look (sew or s + ow as in ouch) I'll add sah-wen as that is very close and removes the long ō or any exaggerated ow/ouch. The ow is so soft and the ah more prevalent, by phonetics on the US side of the water. Remember when reading sow-in that people type it by hearing it in their own accents.
I LOVED this video! thank you! I have been pagan for over 20 years but I quit celebrating ANYTHING because life got away from me. I'm now trying to establish new traditions with my family as I have children now. Such an amazing video!
That is what it is based on :) all of the Wiccan/neo-Pagan religions that use the Sabbats are celebrating the believed pre-Abrahimic celebrations of their ancestors. They may not be completely accurate, but with limited historical records they're our way of connecting to the past and their beliefs and celebrations.
@@HearthWitch Yes your statement is so very accurate. The Abrahamic religions took the holidays changed the rituals a little and I believe (This is my personal opinion only but others I have talked to agree) used that in an attempt to sway Pagans away from their roots to convert to their religion.
@@swampwitch6133 from what I have read that is exactly what it is. I was baptised and raised Roman Catholic in germany, my grandma is very religious, I decided not to go to church anymore when I was a teen, other than of course for relatives, say cousin's communions, or for the death of a relative, out of pure respect. I do respect it when I do go, I try hard to respect everything, even when I don't agree with it fully. But the odd thing is a lot of things my grandmother says or does have nothing to do with christianity and more to do with witchcraft. I wonder if she is at all aware of it. My mom is more religious than I am but she also doesn't go to church. She has taken quite an interest in what I have been doing and learning recently, starting on my path. I love that about my mom, she has never been judgmental of anything I've done, no matter how bad (and trust me there's some really fucked up stuff I did and actually told her about because I tell her everything, I don't lie to her ever, because I am highly opposed to lying and also, there's no need). We live together and we are more like friends/roommates, than mother and daughter. It's always been that way. I also didn't baptise my son, I leave everything open to him to choose when he is old enough and has formed his own opinions. Whatever he does I'll accept and respect but I won't take it upon myself to "put a shoe on him" if you will. He can choose without any prior doings of mine. My only hope is that whatever he does, he does it with knowledge because he has the desire to learn. But yeah, it is really sad how much the christians have tricked people over the years (not to mention all the other unspeakable things they have done...). In my hometown in germany, which just turned 1000 years old a couple of years back, they also burned witches. It's very very sad. There are a lot of very old places in my town that have a darkness about them. Which is another reason I can't stand for Christianity, they have just done too many horrible things, and that coupled with the hypocrisy of most of the people practicing and preaching it is just a hard pass for me. I'll still to some degree respect it like I said, but I just can't accept it for myself.
@@swampwitch6133 The church themselves admit they altered holidays & sabbats, incorporated pagan traditions by altering the supposed meaning of them, in order to lure people into conversion. They admit it most in things like bringing in evergreens, and monks, scribes, documented seámrogs being used to illustrate the Trinity. Those things all have far more ancient and current meaning. They moved their own feast days to when pagan traditions were celebrated in order to erase the original meanings. Didn't work on everyone. People are waking, more and more.
As a Gaelgóir, I must thank you SO MUCH for pronouncing Samhain correctly!! And it is upon us again, folks. A Blessed Samhain to everyone this year, and may it give way to more clarity in times ahead 🍻🎃💀
In US phonetics it's closest to sah-wen. ("Sow" can look like either sew or ouch, typed. The "ow" is soooo soft as to be more ah.) In Irish mh is w although it can have a touch of v depending on the vowels near it. In other countries it has their accent, of course so some do say soween or sah-ven. I'm so tired r n, I should know but can't think which is Scottish, Manx or Welsh though Wales has its own additional celebration then too. It's online tho. If I go now on my phone to get it, I'll lose this thread. But it's there.
But for Samhain, mh is all w *in Irish. And I do see sow-in or sow-en most often but on this side of the pond people read those spellings so differently than the sound, I've found that sah-wen really helps for then when people hear it said they recognize it and pick up the so slight ow in the ah - if I'm making sense here. US ppl often forget the accent the people typing sow speak with! 😁 They read it in their own familiar, and varying accents! In the South "sow" really throws people off. (The North may be more likely to hear Irish accents in person?)
This video is a huge relief. Thank you! I've been out of the closet this year, since I had a trance in my cinema school seeing the death of one of our actors (we had no news from him, he died in a fire in Paris, everyone thought he was alive, I had known for months). Anyway, thank you! Samhain represents so much for me! It's the day of the year during which I'm happier. I'm vegan too by the way, woohoo!
If you are not writing books or teaching, you're selling yourself short! For someone so young, you are outstandingly knowledgeable about the craft! Of all the videos I've watched, you amazingly are the best. And being cute as a button helps to. Thank you and please don't stop😊👍
My aunt died suddenly last Christmas, and just seeing this I’m very happy I can do something for her that’s personal and not too in-depth for a newbie like me :)
Great video and it’s awesome you cater to ppl that are in or out of the broom closet. Personally, I’ve been out of the broom closet for over 10 yrs so I enjoy making a huge dinner for Samhain that include all types of seasonal foods. It’s a fun way for my family to enjoy the sabbath without having the same beliefs as myself and we also have a bonfire, where I finish up and do some divining privately as they get ready for bed. Blessing to everyone!
In modern irish the word for November is samhain. The word for may is Bealtaine. [Bel-te-na] is how its pronounced 😁 And Lúnasa (Lughnasadh) is August. [Lugh-nah-sah] And Iúil(yule) is July
Love the Sabbat videos, they are so informative. The way these are structured is really helpful and I can see how I can select different aspects of the Sabbat to match how I want to celebrate.
I’ve been trying to get into witchcraft for a while now and it’s so great to find some helpful videos, I’ve mostly gotten info from Pinterest and a few grimoires so this is so helpful :) also I started relearning Gaelic and experiencing the true pronunciation of Samhain is wonderful! (Mainstream media got me saying Sam-hey-n)
Celebrate don't be afraid to let go and celebrate life after all it is the beginning of a new year for us. It's also a time of rememberance of our ancestors as they are closest to the veil and can hear us so don't be afraid to talk to them and honor them. Brightest Blessings ~Brother Absalom
Excellent video. This is a Samhain of profound significance. The major planets are aligning with a conjunction at the equinox. Your bargains with the cosmos will be better honoured this year. We are also in Mercury retrograde so be honest with your spiritual and cosmic masters.
Thank u so very much. It is going to be the first time for me celebrating Samhain, and your video was a major help to decide what exactly to do!!! Subscription accomplished :-)
I like the story of lighting a candle to guide lost souls. Perhaps I shall light one for myself too. As someone who has considered themselves wiccan/pagan for 20 years I have felt pretty lost over the last few years. Very much going through the motions. It is only recently I have stumbled upon a new path and a different style of witchcraft entirely that seems to make more sense where I am at now. Perhaps I will start the new year with a re dedication and celebrate a new start on a new path. I guess I get to be a baby witch again. :)
Spirit suggested that protection for me might be a little extra fat. I am reluctant to have a bit of chub but have been gaining due to no gym. But yeah if padding is protection I don’t mind eating vegan potstickers regularly. Happy Samhain 2020! May it be a good new year in the UK and everywhere.
I really enjoy and appreciate your videos. At the risk of sounding ignorant, I'd like to get some opinions on a childhood recollection of mine. My great grandparents on my mom's side were from County Donegal in Ireland. I remember as a child that they were absolutely terrified when Samhain/Halloween rolled around. To them it wasn't a celebration of anything nor was it a holy occasion or anything like that. To them it was a night to be afraid of. They were aghast at the thought of my parents allowing my brother and I to go trick or treating and what not. In their heart of hearts they were absolutely convinced that something otherworldly was going to snatch us up in the night. As far as they were concerned we needed to be home behind locked doors before the sun went down. My parents weren't going to forbid our festivities so we would get a crack of dawn phone call from my great grandmother the next morning simply checking to make sure that everyone survived the night. Do you or anyone else have any thoughts as to why it was such a nightmare scenario for them? Thanks so much.
One possibility is that they had an experience with spirits that they did not understand and they had no frame of reference to cope with it. Perhaps they were naturally psychic enough to connect to spirits, but didn’t know what to do about it. Another possibility is that their religion prohibited any form of witchcraft. It is interesting that the most religiously dogmatic people seem to have the strongest belief in the devil and such.
I’ve heard about having pictures of the person u are remembering out and have a meal with them but I can’t exactly do that so is it ok if u draw a picture of them and the person I want to do is my nana and she used to leave out food for the foxes that live by my house so could I leave food out like that instead? Sorry it’s a weird question so it’s hard to find a answer
That sounds like a lovely way to connect with her. If she had a favorite food, just eating that while thinking of her would be a way of having a meal with her. She is in your heart, and that’s where she can visit you.
Ava that's not weird at all. It's beautiful. A drawing is a picture, isn't it? A person can "picture" the loved one/s even. There aren't rigid exact ways and there is more than one tradition. There ARE groups that follow a specific formula. There are far more eclectics tho, and listening to your intuition for how to observe a ritual, how exactly you do a thing is ok. You'll find that said far more than any pagan telling you you must do it their way. Question rigid rules. This is spiritual practice. By far most pagans understand that to honor your grandma what you've said is so right! It fits and honors her and what she values, and honors nature. That is the root of the way! Trust your instincts. You can learn some from others but you don't need permission to be yourself. You were created as you are for a reason. Honor that too!
Honestly this was soo helpfull! This will be my first year celabrating Samhain and you gave me some really good tips on what to do and such. Thank you soo much!🎃🍁❤
Just found your channel, but I’m really happy about the amount of information you put into each of your videos-especially as a witch still in the broom closet, thanks so much!
Another thing is that an apple can be cut horizontally instead of into wedges. That reveals a star shape in the center with 5 points for the 4 elements plus Spirit. It has oval points like petals and could be said to resemble a flower. The 5 point star is within a protective circle, if the apple is quite round. Eating that apple is symbolic as is revealing/freeing, seeing, that star. That way the whole apple - besides stem and seeds, is edible, too. There is no hard core. It removes the hardcore aspect of life in symbolism, softening the flow & "paving the way" so to speak.
Love your videos. I haven't watched in a long time so taking it back to your beginning videos and staring over completely. You are such a fantastic teacher and speaker. Any tips on how to not sound scripted?
I love listening to you talk. Your voice, its inflections and tone is delightful. You have a very relaxing voice quality, perhaps you should consider providing ASMR videos from a witch perspective.
Hi Hearth, brilliant vlog. My daughters n I are already planning this years Samhain, You've inspired me. Oh n Yay for being vegan!!! It would be so cool if you could do a vlog on being a vegan witch, I would love to tweet it. Love n light gaynor fairy xxx
@@robenkhoury7079 I have always called it the Tree of Life. I have always been drawn to it for some reason. Even growing up as a Christian I always liked it.
For wee little monsters who want to join in on the festivities, have them help cook food and devise party games for them to play. Tell them ghost stories and tales of their family members past during story time circles, and help them carve pumpkins or turnips as jack o' lanterns. You can also have them roast pumpkin seeds, go guiseing ( trick or treating), or bake sugar cookie versions of sweet skulls. The sky's the limit for entertaining little goblins.
Crafts in general are always a good idea too, when making a wreath they can help as well. We always talk about ancestors throughout the entire year though so that wouldn't really be a different thing for us. I talk so much about my grandpa that sadly passed suddenly in 2010, that my 3 yr old not only calls him his grandpa too (he is also named after him), but he talks about him as if he has spent time with him, saying things like "me and my grandpa sam used to do this, and he liked this very much" "grandpa sam used to do this.../like this...". I don't correct him. His take on it is also that grandpa sam is "far away", but really, he's right here. Always has been, always will be. I'm so glad my son has a relationship with him, even though they never really met. But I know in a way my grandpa has contributed to this, sometimes I wonder if maybe he has whispered things in my son's ear and that's why he tells it with so much conviction when he says my granpa likes this/liked to do that. 💜
AWESOME Video! I shall be making my own wreath and incorporating cinnamon. I only really trust and follow all your information and advice, delivered so brilliantly by you! I certainly will be following both in and out the broom closet guide! Also I will absolutely follow the wine advice!! Would you recommend runes or tarot cards for beginnners? I am thinking about starting to try divination, as a beginner, which would you suggest? Your Samhain hair is awesome!
Oh, thank you so much 💖 Personally, I think it depends on which you are most connected to, I started with runes and to this day find them easiest, I know of others that are drawn to Tarot and really struggle with runes. I would say start with the one you feel most drawn to as it's the one you're likely going to find the easiest.
Okay...I may be slow here, but when she was talking about leaving a candle in a window to guide spirits and leaving offerings to spirits wandering through...it made me realize that the whole candy and people visiting others houses is a representation of that. The people are the guided spirits...and the candy is the offering. Mind officially blown...
Good instincts! The roots of Halloween is definitely Samhain, I did a ton of research into it all for a book a couple years ago, fascinating stuff!
Actually if you have a crossroads near leave food and drink there (it can be anywhere where that is at least a three-way intersection) It honors the Goddess Hecate who rules over the cross-roads and guides the spirits to cross over. It is a offering to them. If you want to leave a offering to Hecate as well you can leave a quarter at the cross-roads as well. Before you do it is recommended you sleep with it under your pillow and meditate with it then leave it there. Hope this helps out a little. Bright Blessings ~Brother Absalom
That tidbit reminded me A LOT of Día de los Muertos (day of the dead) here in Mexico. Like a tiny version of it.
@@swampwitch6133 I have about three three-way intersections near my home and when I cross them I always shout "Hail Hecate!" :) BTW, some traditional offerings to Hecate are fish, eggs, garlic and, for some strange reason, broken crockery. (I have no idea why.)
Hecate and her Priests and Priestesses guide those spirits to the veil and Hecate collects those souls the candle is a way for to light the way for them so they can find the cross-roads where Hecate will be waiting for them.,
The term "Broom closet" is honestly the best thing I've heard. What a great description.
Oh um, yeah. Look at my username lmao
Lol witches have been saying this for years lol where u been
I was thinking the. same. thing.
i’m in both closets😎
Looks like I'm in 2 closets now lmao
I'm 65 been a male witch for 45 years. It's great to have you as a younger generation to teach other. Brightest blessings
Isn't male witch a wizard?
@@saber2802 some people like to describe male witches as wizards but alot of male witches dont really resonate with wizard so they just refer to themselves as witches :))
Blessed are the male witches 🌛🌝🌜
Simple explanation : witch” usually knows nature magic, while a wizard knows scholarly magic.
@@saber2802 witch can be a unisex word, anyone of any gender can be a witch. Some male witches do prefer to be called a wizard and a few even prefer the title of warlock. However, many male witches and men from other magical practices do not like the term warlock. Warlock literally means oath breaker and some practitioners, myself included, view oath breaking as the worst of the worst. Granted it comes from a time when practicing magic was seen as breaking your oath to the Christian god but it is still a word many view with disdain so be very careful throwing the title of warlock around. Some people don't take to kindly to it
@@saber2802 witch or wizard are acceptable for males
This year will be my first Samhain. I'm so excited to be a part of the Wiccan community.
My mom and I always used to make sugar cookies together and decorate them with symbols of Samhain. Now that I'm an adult, I'm starting to do that with my son. He still gets a bit fixated on the idea of death rather than rebirth, but it's a fun, low key, and delicious activity.
It's important to remind him that it's really both, a celebration of our ancestors that have passed on and the end of Summer and beginning of a new year for us and in a way as you stated rebirth. I believe personally that Samhain is the day of the year when those souls that have passed from the previous year leave the summer lands and return back to earth being reborn. Just my thoughts though and everyone's beliefs on such are different. Bright Blessings to you and your family and have a wonderful Samhain! ~Brother Absalom
@Arial Kann How didn't out decorate them? Just curious.
I like how you include for those in the broom closet. My family members are devout Christians.
Me too yet I'm excited for this coming Sabbat.
@@Anne-oo1py if you were interested in divination but were worried about owning a Tarot deck, plain playing cards work just the same. If you feel like that would be risky as well, then by all means don't use them but the likelihood of a pack of cards laying around is really high 😘
Same here I'm terrified to come out to my family as a witch.
@@TimJay07 no need to. I never have but do my thing privately. I'm now 55 & a couple of colleagues have missed it but never pursued a conversation.
Devout Christians are sometimes fine with Wiccans. It's generally the literalists that have a problem with witches.
2020 Samhain Full Moon. A clean slate is so much needed this year! CELEBRATE!
As a Mexican baby witch who participated in both Halloween and Day of the Dead all my life, Samhain is the perfect combination of the 2! Plus, that means I might be celebrating from Oct 31 to Nov 2 :D
Día de muertos empieza el 28 de octubre :3
This will be my first samhain. Thank you for the video, I'm so excited!!!
Bangtaninfired mine too :)
Me too!
@@candicepetty1179 Hope your Samhain is a terrific one! ~Brother Absalom
Mine too...doing so much reading and studying. So interesting. Excited!
@@vickihoss8272 Hope your Samhain is a wonderful one! Bright Blessings ~Brother Absalom
Samhain is my jam! I cast a circle, put out cookies and cider, and invite the ancestors to sit with me a bit. Sometimes it gets crowded.
How do you invite them?
@@robenkhoury7079 As you'd invite anyone, you can speak the invitation.
A tip for fellow broom closeted witches when it comes to divination, playing cards can be used as tarot cards (there’s info online about the corresponding meanings), and pendulums can simply be a needle and thread.
I'm Scots-Irish heritage, and my wife Icelandic, Swedish. Neither of us were Christian. Druidism resonates strongly with me. My wife died New Year's Eve, 2019 and for me that has now become a day unworthy of celebration, not that it ever was to me. I will no longer watch the Ball nor celebrate the passing of the year because on that day I have nothing to celebrate. My Karin's favorite holiday was Halloween, so Samhain will now be the start of my New Year. Thank you for this.
I always collect apples and leave them in the forest leading out and into the park so any lost spirits don’t get hungry on their way. (I also leave them for the forest animals if they want them)
I know this video is a little old but THANK YOU SO SO MUCH for creating it. This will be my first holiday as an eclectic witch and look forward to many more sabbots! Your channel is so great for a begging and chalk full of info. I feel so new and refreshed, more so than I have before. Thank you for helping me on myself discovery journey ❤
I'm of a Christian tradition, but as an Irishman, Samhain always makes more sense to me as a New Year celebration than a 20thC New Year (by year). I love Hallowe'en
girl, yout aura is so clear... i rarely see them especially in videos but i really can't ignore yours wtffff
Happy Samhain, brothers and sisters!! Blessed be )0(
Thank you so much for this video. It is my first year as a Pagan/wiccan. I want to celebrate samhain and you have helped me immensly. Thank you so much. Blessed be. And blessings for a beautiful Samhain.
Im a 13 years old and im going to celebrate my first samhain this year 2020 im so excited cauze im going to use my money to buy meats carrots maybe wine
3:20 I must concentrate on tidying up - it's been a long time since I've seen my floors. Blessed be :)
I so LOVE Halloween, so this would end being one of my faves if I'm called to this life. I'm really enjoying your videos as I'm learning a lot about witchcraft and it's opening my eyes that it's actually a very peaceful practice. Sadly our society and some religions make witchcraft out to be scary and evil but it's not. Thanks so much for educating all of us!
What a beautiful video on Samhain- it is refreshing to see a young witch helping us all to continue the tradition, thank you🎃🌛🌟🌜
Take a shot every time she says broom closet-
No but seriously I loved this video I’m so excited for my first Samhain!
Its an awesome experience blessed be
Same here I’m so excited!
I love how you spoke about ancestry alters!! In my culture we celebrate Día de los Muertos! (Day of the Dead) where we make very similar almost exact alters!! With photos of dead loved ones, candles, flowers, things that they liked, and sugar skulls!! The day of the day is celebrated on November 1 though the 2nd! When the veil between worlds is the thinnest! And spirit can cross over!! I think it’s extremely interesting that cultures from other sides of the world had similar beliefs!
I love that there is such a variety of things to do. I'm not wiccan and, though I believe that everyone has inherit magick in them, I don't actively practice witchcraft, but I am pagan and feel a connection to all of the wiccan holidays.
It's a old Gaelic tradition originally to celebrate the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter.
Later celebrated by Scottish, Irish, neopagans and Wiccans.
Yes and most non-pagans don't realize that this holiday was being celebrated for ages.
Ever since I was little my grandma always made it a tradition to go visit the cemetery every holiday. We would take the time to clean the headstones and always changed the flowers. I think it would be a nice way also to celebrate Samhain because I've always felt closer to my loved ones that passed away after doing that.
Miss Hearth, you have, once again, provided a rather interesting video. Lots of useful tips. This time of the year is important. The Ancestors, and spirits in general, tend to be more active. Though, for me, Desis (Samhain) is the end of the year. I tend to follow Norse/Anglo-Saxon/Scandinavian beliefs, and those generally put the Winternights (Yule) as the start of the New Year. I also agree in how all of this video can be used for those who aren't open about their Path. Granted, some of the tips you have to get a bit creative with, but it works nonetheless.
I think a lot of people probably have fun thinking up reasons on having a skull in the house, especially in families that are far from openminded.
Do you have some book recommendations as "must reads"? I am currently expanding my collection of books on the norse, I have yet to get some books on the celts. I'm german and connect a lot more with the more "ancient" traditions and cultures than wicca, which feels extremely new age to me and I also have a hard time following something that is a concept sprung by only one to a handful of people, as people are flawed. It feels almost like christianity, following the teachings of only a few people and taking their words as law. No offense to any wiccans, absolutely not, these are just my reasons for choosing not to be wiccan. I respect every religion even if I don't agree with it. And I may be alone with my opinion and that's fine too. Everyone's mind works differently.
Edited to add, I didn't mean to say "just as bad as christianity", if that is what people will read between the lines, I didn't say "bad". I just see those parallels and they don't agree with me personally. I also respect christianity, I was raised roman catholic after all, I don't identify with it, but I respect it. Especially when I do have to go to church for a family member's sake. Sometimes I think I have more respect for it than most self declared christians do. 😐
Blessed Be from a Welsh Vegan HearthWitch here in West Wales xxx
I won't lie, part of the reason I'm here is to hear how "Samhain" was pronounced. I learned it was pronounced like "Som-haine" (from Familiar Faces: Samhain by Chad Rocco/CR), which was how I pronounced it for years. But just recently, my Irish friend told me it was actually pronounced as "Sow-in".
And as sow has two different ways it can look (sew or s + ow as in ouch) I'll add sah-wen as that is very close and removes the long ō or any exaggerated ow/ouch. The ow is so soft and the ah more prevalent, by phonetics on the US side of the water. Remember when reading sow-in that people type it by hearing it in their own accents.
I LOVED this video! thank you! I have been pagan for over 20 years but I quit celebrating ANYTHING because life got away from me. I'm now trying to establish new traditions with my family as I have children now. Such an amazing video!
October is the best time of year to me too!
Samhain sounds more like what our ancestors once practice prior to modern day Halloween.
That is what it is based on :) all of the Wiccan/neo-Pagan religions that use the Sabbats are celebrating the believed pre-Abrahimic celebrations of their ancestors. They may not be completely accurate, but with limited historical records they're our way of connecting to the past and their beliefs and celebrations.
@@HearthWitch Yes your statement is so very accurate. The Abrahamic religions took the holidays changed the rituals a little and I believe (This is my personal opinion only but others I have talked to agree) used that in an attempt to sway Pagans away from their roots to convert to their religion.
That's basically all it is xD
@@swampwitch6133 from what I have read that is exactly what it is. I was baptised and raised Roman Catholic in germany, my grandma is very religious, I decided not to go to church anymore when I was a teen, other than of course for relatives, say cousin's communions, or for the death of a relative, out of pure respect. I do respect it when I do go, I try hard to respect everything, even when I don't agree with it fully. But the odd thing is a lot of things my grandmother says or does have nothing to do with christianity and more to do with witchcraft. I wonder if she is at all aware of it. My mom is more religious than I am but she also doesn't go to church. She has taken quite an interest in what I have been doing and learning recently, starting on my path. I love that about my mom, she has never been judgmental of anything I've done, no matter how bad (and trust me there's some really fucked up stuff I did and actually told her about because I tell her everything, I don't lie to her ever, because I am highly opposed to lying and also, there's no need). We live together and we are more like friends/roommates, than mother and daughter. It's always been that way. I also didn't baptise my son, I leave everything open to him to choose when he is old enough and has formed his own opinions. Whatever he does I'll accept and respect but I won't take it upon myself to "put a shoe on him" if you will. He can choose without any prior doings of mine. My only hope is that whatever he does, he does it with knowledge because he has the desire to learn.
But yeah, it is really sad how much the christians have tricked people over the years (not to mention all the other unspeakable things they have done...). In my hometown in germany, which just turned 1000 years old a couple of years back, they also burned witches. It's very very sad. There are a lot of very old places in my town that have a darkness about them. Which is another reason I can't stand for Christianity, they have just done too many horrible things, and that coupled with the hypocrisy of most of the people practicing and preaching it is just a hard pass for me. I'll still to some degree respect it like I said, but I just can't accept it for myself.
@@swampwitch6133 The church themselves admit they altered holidays & sabbats, incorporated pagan traditions by altering the supposed meaning of them, in order to lure people into conversion. They admit it most in things like bringing in evergreens, and monks, scribes, documented seámrogs being used to illustrate the Trinity. Those things all have far more ancient and current meaning. They moved their own feast days to when pagan traditions were celebrated in order to erase the original meanings. Didn't work on everyone. People are waking, more and more.
This video was fantastic! Thank you so much for posting. You are a very good teacher.
As a Gaelgóir, I must thank you SO MUCH for pronouncing Samhain correctly!! And it is upon us again, folks. A Blessed Samhain to everyone this year, and may it give way to more clarity in times ahead 🍻🎃💀
Geez I've been pronouncing it wrong all this time.
Rick Cordeiro “Sam hane”
Same
In US phonetics it's closest to sah-wen. ("Sow" can look like either sew or ouch, typed. The "ow" is soooo soft as to be more ah.) In Irish mh is w although it can have a touch of v depending on the vowels near it. In other countries it has their accent, of course so some do say soween or sah-ven. I'm so tired r n, I should know but can't think which is Scottish, Manx or Welsh though Wales has its own additional celebration then too. It's online tho. If I go now on my phone to get it, I'll lose this thread. But it's there.
But for Samhain, mh is all w *in Irish. And I do see sow-in or sow-en most often but on this side of the pond people read those spellings so differently than the sound, I've found that sah-wen really helps for then when people hear it said they recognize it and pick up the so slight ow in the ah - if I'm making sense here. US ppl often forget the accent the people typing sow speak with! 😁 They read it in their own familiar, and varying accents! In the South "sow" really throws people off. (The North may be more likely to hear Irish accents in person?)
This video is a huge relief. Thank you! I've been out of the closet this year, since I had a trance in my cinema school seeing the death of one of our actors (we had no news from him, he died in a fire in Paris, everyone thought he was alive, I had known for months). Anyway, thank you! Samhain represents so much for me! It's the day of the year during which I'm happier. I'm vegan too by the way, woohoo!
I'm so excited to see you altar for Samhain! It's a big Sabbat for me.
Im Irish and i'm honored that Ireland started this tradition and I ill def be adding a witchy spin this year :)
I really appreciate that you encouraged your dietary habits but didn't get psychotic about other dietary habits
So wonderful to know I am instinctively doing these things to celebrate Samhain! Ty so much for sharing!
If you are not writing books or teaching, you're selling yourself short! For someone so young, you are outstandingly knowledgeable about the craft! Of all the videos I've watched, you amazingly are the best. And being cute as a button helps to. Thank you and please don't stop😊👍
I love all of your videos! I learn so much from you, and what I already know is validated. Thank you, my friend I’ve never met! Happy Samhain!
So excited to celebrate my first Sabbat!!
My aunt died suddenly last Christmas, and just seeing this I’m very happy I can do something for her that’s personal and not too in-depth for a newbie like me :)
your videos about the sabbaths are honestly the best on here on youtube.
Great video and it’s awesome you cater to ppl that are in or out of the broom closet. Personally, I’ve been out of the broom closet for over 10 yrs so I enjoy making a huge dinner for Samhain that include all types of seasonal foods. It’s a fun way for my family to enjoy the sabbath without having the same beliefs as myself and we also have a bonfire, where I finish up and do some divining privately as they get ready for bed. Blessing to everyone!
In modern irish the word for November is samhain.
The word for may is Bealtaine.
[Bel-te-na] is how its pronounced 😁
And Lúnasa (Lughnasadh) is August.
[Lugh-nah-sah]
And Iúil(yule) is July
This is my first Samhain, I’m really glad I found this path at the time I did.
Very good. Bravo. I am looking forward to seeing your next video.
I plan on celebrating Samhain this year ! I love Halloween but I never celebrated its origin❤️
This year will be my first time celebrating Samhain, and gosh theres a lot to reflect on this year but so much to look forward to!
Thank you for sharing. The video was very informative and I learned a lot.
Very informative as ever- thank you. 😊 I'll definitely be incorporating these practices. Love & Light 🧙🎃
Love the Sabbat videos, they are so informative. The way these are structured is really helpful and I can see how I can select different aspects of the Sabbat to match how I want to celebrate.
Blessed Samhain everyone!
I’ve been trying to get into witchcraft for a while now and it’s so great to find some helpful videos, I’ve mostly gotten info from Pinterest and a few grimoires so this is so helpful :) also I started relearning Gaelic and experiencing the true pronunciation of Samhain is wonderful! (Mainstream media got me saying Sam-hey-n)
This year will be my first Samhain and i'm so excited! thank you so much for this info :)
Great video! I never know what to do for Samhain (despite practicing for years haha)
Celebrate don't be afraid to let go and celebrate life after all it is the beginning of a new year for us. It's also a time of rememberance of our ancestors as they are closest to the veil and can hear us so don't be afraid to talk to them and honor them. Brightest Blessings ~Brother Absalom
I make pumpkin pie, chocolate fudge brownies, and banana bread. In addition I set up white emergency candles that are long lasting with flame.
Always informative, mindful, thank you!
Blessed be!! I incarnated on Samhain
I really enjoyed the video.
What you touched on really coincides with Finados( Brazilian holiday) and also my birthday 🎂😁
I have a coffee mug shaped like a cauldron! Lol
Sometimes you just have to drink uisce like a boss. Lol
Love you too Hearth! Keep rocking the casbah!
Excellent video. This is a Samhain of profound significance. The major planets are aligning with a conjunction at the equinox. Your bargains with the cosmos will be better honoured this year. We are also in Mercury retrograde so be honest with your spiritual and cosmic masters.
Thank u so very much. It is going to be the first time for me celebrating Samhain, and your video was a major help to decide what exactly to do!!! Subscription accomplished :-)
I like the story of lighting a candle to guide lost souls. Perhaps I shall light one for myself too. As someone who has considered themselves wiccan/pagan for 20 years I have felt pretty lost over the last few years. Very much going through the motions. It is only recently I have stumbled upon a new path and a different style of witchcraft entirely that seems to make more sense where I am at now. Perhaps I will start the new year with a re dedication and celebrate a new start on a new path. I guess I get to be a baby witch again. :)
Spirit suggested that protection for me might be a little extra fat. I am reluctant to have a bit of chub but have been gaining due to no gym. But yeah if padding is protection I don’t mind eating vegan potstickers regularly. Happy Samhain 2020! May it be a good new year in the UK and everywhere.
First Samhain!!!!! So excited!!!!
Thanks for sharing your tips. I'm still learning and this is great!
I really enjoy and appreciate your videos. At the risk of sounding ignorant, I'd like to get some opinions on a childhood recollection of mine. My great grandparents on my mom's side were from County Donegal in Ireland. I remember as a child that they were absolutely terrified when Samhain/Halloween rolled around. To them it wasn't a celebration of anything nor was it a holy occasion or anything like that. To them it was a night to be afraid of. They were aghast at the thought of my parents allowing my brother and I to go trick or treating and what not. In their heart of hearts they were absolutely convinced that something otherworldly was going to snatch us up in the night. As far as they were concerned we needed to be home behind locked doors before the sun went down. My parents weren't going to forbid our festivities so we would get a crack of dawn phone call from my great grandmother the next morning simply checking to make sure that everyone survived the night. Do you or anyone else have any thoughts as to why it was such a nightmare scenario for them? Thanks so much.
One possibility is that they had an experience with spirits that they did not understand and they had no frame of reference to cope with it. Perhaps they were naturally psychic enough to connect to spirits, but didn’t know what to do about it.
Another possibility is that their religion prohibited any form of witchcraft. It is interesting that the most religiously dogmatic people seem to have the strongest belief in the devil and such.
Its my birthday - I love that day! I'm always very sad when its over..
Happy late birthday =) I hope it was a good one for you!
Trisha Jackson oh thank you so much! It indeed was 🎃
Know I'm early for 2019 but Happy Birthday! ~Brother Absalom
Rainy Day yeah happy early birthday :)
omg it's my birthday tooo
These videos are amazing, your page is brilliant, thank you hearth
I love your color changing crystal or salt on the shelf
You'll be glad to know that I got a Christmas ad before this video. Lol.
I’ve heard about having pictures of the person u are remembering out and have a meal with them but I can’t exactly do that so is it ok if u draw a picture of them and the person I want to do is my nana and she used to leave out food for the foxes that live by my house so could I leave food out like that instead? Sorry it’s a weird question so it’s hard to find a answer
That sounds like a lovely way to connect with her. If she had a favorite food, just eating that while thinking of her would be a way of having a meal with her. She is in your heart, and that’s where she can visit you.
Ava that's not weird at all. It's beautiful. A drawing is a picture, isn't it? A person can "picture" the loved one/s even. There aren't rigid exact ways and there is more than one tradition. There ARE groups that follow a specific formula. There are far more eclectics tho, and listening to your intuition for how to observe a ritual, how exactly you do a thing is ok. You'll find that said far more than any pagan telling you you must do it their way. Question rigid rules. This is spiritual practice. By far most pagans understand that to honor your grandma what you've said is so right! It fits and honors her and what she values, and honors nature. That is the root of the way! Trust your instincts. You can learn some from others but you don't need permission to be yourself. You were created as you are for a reason. Honor that too!
Binging your vids. THANK YOU Hearth. Your videos are clear, authentic and practical. I am so excited to celebrate my first official Samhain. --Tess
Honestly this was soo helpfull! This will be my first year celabrating Samhain and you gave me some really good tips on what to do and such. Thank you soo much!🎃🍁❤
So, we need more videos. Stat 🧟♂️👨⚖👌
Just found your channel, but I’m really happy about the amount of information you put into each of your videos-especially as a witch still in the broom closet, thanks so much!
So enjoyed this video. Thanks so much. Always learning!
Thanks for the lovely video luv.
I cannot wait for Halloween !
Very informative and thanks for the many ways that I can celebrate 🎉 it.
Another thing is that an apple can be cut horizontally instead of into wedges. That reveals a star shape in the center with 5 points for the 4 elements plus Spirit. It has oval points like petals and could be said to resemble a flower. The 5 point star is within a protective circle, if the apple is quite round. Eating that apple is symbolic as is revealing/freeing, seeing, that star. That way the whole apple - besides stem and seeds, is edible, too. There is no hard core. It removes the hardcore aspect of life in symbolism, softening the flow & "paving the way" so to speak.
Thank you for this video. I learned a lot.
Love your videos. I haven't watched in a long time so taking it back to your beginning videos and staring over completely. You are such a fantastic teacher and speaker. Any tips on how to not sound scripted?
I love listening to you talk. Your voice, its inflections and tone is delightful. You have a very relaxing voice quality, perhaps you should consider providing ASMR videos from a witch perspective.
Very informative and thank you for this video.
Great video! Thanks for the information and ideas! (: I'll be celebrating my first Samhain this year ^.^
Blessed be, I hope your celebration was fun one =)
Hi Hearth, brilliant vlog. My daughters n I are already planning this years Samhain, You've inspired me. Oh n Yay for being vegan!!! It would be so cool if you could do a vlog on being a vegan witch, I would love to tweet it. Love n light gaynor fairy xxx
I'm Unitarian Universalist,we have neopagans,wiccans,in our fold,thanks,young lady,for info :)
We haven't even passed Mabon yet and I'm already getting ready for Samhaim
When is Mabon?
@@spoon_teas it's the autumn equinox. It's sept. 22 for me but it might me on a different day for you, depending on where you live
I've got cchills when I think about Samhain. It's my favorite Sabbath
Thank you for the ideas.
I am still learning and this is just what I was looking for. Amazing video, thank you!
What is the symbol in your pfp
@@robenkhoury7079 I have always called it the Tree of Life. I have always been drawn to it for some reason. Even growing up as a Christian I always liked it.
@@Geirhammer717 thank you so much. Happy Samhain, brother! Blessed be )0(
For wee little monsters who want to join in on the festivities, have them help cook food and devise party games for them to play. Tell them ghost stories and tales of their family members past during story time circles, and help them carve pumpkins or turnips as jack o' lanterns. You can also have them roast pumpkin seeds, go guiseing ( trick or treating), or bake sugar cookie versions of sweet skulls. The sky's the limit for entertaining little goblins.
Crafts in general are always a good idea too, when making a wreath they can help as well. We always talk about ancestors throughout the entire year though so that wouldn't really be a different thing for us. I talk so much about my grandpa that sadly passed suddenly in 2010, that my 3 yr old not only calls him his grandpa too (he is also named after him), but he talks about him as if he has spent time with him, saying things like "me and my grandpa sam used to do this, and he liked this very much" "grandpa sam used to do this.../like this...". I don't correct him. His take on it is also that grandpa sam is "far away", but really, he's right here. Always has been, always will be. I'm so glad my son has a relationship with him, even though they never really met. But I know in a way my grandpa has contributed to this, sometimes I wonder if maybe he has whispered things in my son's ear and that's why he tells it with so much conviction when he says my granpa likes this/liked to do that.
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Happy Samhain!!! :)
I lit a whiteish candle on Halloween :)
this is my first samhain!!! my mums a witch so i decided to be one plus halloween is my favourite season
Super video! Thank you
AWESOME Video!
I shall be making my own wreath and incorporating cinnamon. I only really trust and follow all your information and advice, delivered so brilliantly by you!
I certainly will be following both in and out the broom closet guide! Also I will absolutely follow the wine advice!!
Would you recommend runes or tarot cards for beginnners? I am thinking about starting to try divination, as a beginner, which would you suggest?
Your Samhain hair is awesome!
Oh, thank you so much 💖
Personally, I think it depends on which you are most connected to, I started with runes and to this day find them easiest, I know of others that are drawn to Tarot and really struggle with runes. I would say start with the one you feel most drawn to as it's the one you're likely going to find the easiest.