I celebrated Samhain this weekend with my coven. It was a magickal night. The dissipated hurricane Rina has been bringing heavy storms with thunder and lightning and provided the perfect atmosphere for our observance. We honored and connected with our ancestors and had a delicious feast.
The photo above is of our cauldrons full of bones. Samhain is the last of the three harvests, the one of meat and blood and bone, when the animals were slaughtered for the cold and dark winter season. We saved the bones from our meals during the month, separated them elementally, and these were our bonfires. The word "bonfire", or bone fire, is believed to be derived from the Celtic custom of burning the bones of cattle slaughtered.
It's still raining here, but I'm crossing my fingers it will clear up for a while tonight so we can take the kids trick-or-treating.
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