Samhain can mean a lot of different things for a lot of different people. These are just a few of the many associations with Samhain. If some of these you are not familiar with, such as a God or Goddess you have never heard of, take the time to research them and you might be surprised and delighted by a new story or religion to enjoy!
Animals: Bats, cats, spiders, owls, ravens, crows, dove, boar, cow, dog, stag
Mythological: The Pumpkin King, Medusa
Gods: Anubis, Bran, Cernunnos, Hades, Pluto, Herne, Odin, Osiris, Loki, Arawn, Belenus, Dagda
Goddesses: Arianhrod, Baba Yaga, Cailleach, Cerridwen, Hecate, Hel, Inanna, Ishtar, Isis, Lilith, Matcha, Morrigan, Persephone, Rhiannon, Psyche, Bast, Banba, Durga, Kali, Hathor
Ruling Planet: Venus, Pluto
Drink: Cider, mead, mulled wine
Food: Allspice, apples, cinnamon, corn, gourds, meats, beef, pork, poultry, pumpkins, root vegetables, rosemary, sage, turnips, nuts, pecans, pears, pomegranates, soul cakes, stuffed game birds, taffy apples, gingerbread, potatoes, turnips,
Colors: Black, green, grey, orange, purple, green, white, silver, gold, dark blue, green
Gemstones: Apache tears, carnelian, obsidian, onyx, smokey quartz, amethyst, jet, petrified wood, amber, fossils, sandstone, turquoise, tourmaline, beryl, opal
Incense: Benzoin, copal, rosemary, heliotrope, sandalwood, sweetgrass, helitrope, mint, nutmeg,
Plants/oils: Apple leaf, calendula, gourds, grains, mugwort, , pinecones, pumpkins and seeds, rue, vines, wormwood, cypress, marjoram, catnip, allspice, lavender, nutmeg, patchouli, rosemary, parsley, sage, deadly nightshade, straw, mandrake root, heather, mullein seeds, patchouli, acorns, apples, oak leaves, oak moss, straw, fern, flax, sunflower petals and seeds, mushrooms, wild ginseng, tarragon, bay leaf, almond, hazelnut, passionflower, pine needles, nettle, garlic, hemlock cones, beech tree, blackthorn, locust, pomegranate, willow, witch hazel, yew, angelica, pennyroyal, thyme, burdock, crocus, viburnum, lilies, cosmos, orange, clove, cherry, myrrh
Symbols: Ancestral photo, bat, black cat, broomstick, cauldron, coffin, crossroads, Faeries, ghost, ghoul, jack-o-lantern, mirror, pumpkin, skeletons, bones, skull, tombstones, sickle or scythe, wine, besoms, masks, apples, pendulum, scarecrows, waning moon
Tarot Card: Death
Rune: Othala
Magickal Energies: Ancestors, astral travel, battle, changes, chaos, competitions, courage, crossroads, darkness, death, decisions, divination, harvest, honoring the dead, knowledge, life changes, memorials, mortality, night, Otherworld, politics, sacrifice, scrying, séance, shadows, souls, spirit contact, transformation, transitions, truth, Underworld, visions, wisdom
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