Lifting the Veil of Samhain

People who honored the cycles of the Earth and Nature were once serious targets of the religious powers of their time. There was so much horrific brutality enacted during that religious take-over that it caste a veil of  fear that still exists in the minds of some today.

Interestingly enough, it was often very simple things that were pushed into the “fear this” category.

Lumped into this collective shadow were ideas and actions such as:
~ working with the cycles of the moon
~ gathering herbs
~ the darkness of night
~ dancing under the full moon
~ cats — especially black ones in the US
~ intuition
~ emotions
~ the Divine Feminine/the Goddess
~ honoring the cycles of nature through the Wheel of the Year (including Samhain also known as Halloween)
~ dancing as a way of connecting to the Divine

~ women spiritual leaders such as priestesses
~ midwifery
~ women gathering in circle
~ older women
~ spiritual and religious earth honoring traditions
~ and the power of women.

What amazes me is that in the year 2010, we still have certain religions that do not believe that women should be allowed to be spiritual leaders. While this long standing “male dominated religious tradition” wounded many along the way there has to be a place for forgiveness, healing, and the space made for including the feminine, whether the feminine represents women, nature, or the feminine aspect found in men.

Samhain (pronounced SAH-win) creates a wonderful window for this type of deep healing. This position on the solar Wheel of the Year functions as the last of the three harvest points for the old year and begins the journey of the next cycle. Touching both the old and the new cycles, Samhain forms a window for clearing past energies to move potently into the next phase.

If you would like to find out more about Samhain, I would love for you to join me on October 31 at 6pm for a tele-ceremony. If you will be busy with trick or treat, you can register and receive the link to listen later. I personally want to honor this powerful point in the Wheel of the Year and continue lifting the shadowy veil that has been projected on it by those interested in maintaining their own positions.

Discovering women’s mysteries, aligning with the elemental forces of creation, learning to honor the Wheel of the Year, connecting to the rhythm of the moon, and claiming my personal feminine spiritual authority are some of best things I ever done for myself. All of these have helped me develop my inner power, ignite my inner gifts, strengthen my relationships, boost my business growth, and assist me in being in a better relationship with the natural world.