October The Blood Moon

October - The Blood Moon

October is a busy month. Originally the eighth month of the year (octo being eight) in the Roman calendar, it was set back to the tenth month around 700 BCE, when King Numa Pompilius revised the calendar and added January and February. Its astrological sign is Libra, the scales (September 23 – October 23), a cardinal air sign rules by Venus.

The ancient Egyptians celebrate the Festival of Het-hert or Hathor, on October 4th. The Romans celebrate Meditrinalia on October 11th, the tasting the new wine for the first time and honoring Jupiter as god of the wine. And the Celts close out their year at Samhain on October 31st.

In October, we enter the glorious late afternoon of the year. Bittersweet berries turn brilliant orange, and the woodland blazes with vibrant colors reminiscent of a Persian carpet. As October passes the door to the otherworld opens wider. We become more receptive to spiritual energies and feel drawn to bond with our ancestors.

The main holiday of October and one of the most magickal of the year is Samhain or Halloween. The veil thins, and we feel the presence of our ancestors and those we cherish who have passed over. Many seasonal decorations can help do this. The jack-o’-lantern illuminates a path so the spirit of our ancestors can find their way. Apples are used to feed the dead, so leave an apple near your door or on a plate at your table. Also we set a place at the table for them and celebrate with them the passing of another season and the closing of another year.

The name of October’s Full Moon, the Blood Moon, comes from the urge to connect with our ancestors. When the Blood Moon rises, it smolders like an ember in the autumn sky. She is a beacon for spiritual energy. Thank her by leaving an apple beneath a tree, or by burning some dried wormwood in a dish and meditating on your deceased loved ones.

—Excerpt from Llewellyn’s 2018 Witches’ Spell-A-Day Almanac
Article Entitled “October” by Boudica

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Samhain Night

Samhain Night


I hope all of you are enjoying the countdown so far! So how many of you know why we celebrate Samhain?

Samhain is a Sabbat that we use to honor our ancestors that came before us. It's a wonderful time to work with the spirit world as it is one of two times during the year when the veil is at it's thinnest. This is part of why you will see an emphasis on spiritual work during this time of year. If you have any loved ones on the other side I always encourage communication with them as they can always hear you. However this time of year you are more likely to notice signs from them back. So if you have a loved one on the other side that you are looking for a message from pay attention to everything going on around you as you may find that they are sending you messages.

It is also the beginning of the Celtic New Year. Summer is over, the harvest has been gathered and the leaves are falling from the trees as we head into the dark time of the year. It's a time to finish anything that you need to and get ready to begin anew. Think about what you want when you begin anew.

It is thought that the ancient Celts believed that on this final night of their year when the veil was at it's thinnest that the spirits were released and allowed to roam the Earth. They were concerned that not all spirits were friendly so they would wear masks or disguises to scare away any unfriendly or evil spirits. This is the beginning of what we see today as Halloween costumes. Of course they have evolved quite a bit over the years. Have you thought about what you will wear for Samhain night this year?

Much Love and Many Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

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Pictures of Haunted Houses

Pictures of Haunted Houses


One of my favorite things to do in school when I was young around Halloween was to draw pictures of Haunted Houses. There were just so many things that you could do with them to create a spooky scene.

One thing I thought was interesting is the way everyone sees Haunted Houses. For instance, when Earl first moved from California to Massachusetts, he commented on how many brick buildings we have out here. He said that back in California their Haunted Houses were often depicted as brick houses. Out here in new England they tend to look like the house above. Perhaps it's because I'm in New England and we have tons of old houses out here.

What do the Haunted Houses look like in your area?

This weekend flip through some pictures of Haunted Houses and maybe grab some markers or colored pencils and spend some time drawing your own haunted house. Let that spooky creative energy out!

Have an amazingly magickal day!

Much Love and Many Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

Rosemary Remembrance Cookies

Rosemary Remembrance Cookies


Rosemary Remembrance cookies are an older recipe. They were traditionally made on All Hallows Eve to honor those ancestors who had gone before us. The family would get together and eat the cookies while telling stories of the ancestors who had gone before them. I actually love this tradition as it helps to keep the memory of those who have gone before us alive and to pass their stories down in the family. With the cookies you can use gingerbread cutters and shape them like men and women which was tradition or you can make them in a circle shape if you wish.

Once you have finished sharing memories the remainder of the cookies should be left outside as a gift to our ancestors.

If you wish to do this by yourself you can write down what you loved about the person or people that you wish to remember and it will work similar.

Ingredients
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 c. butter or margarine (softened)
1 egg
2 t. vanilla
1 t. almond extract
2 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. cream of tartar
1 1/2 T. chopped rosemary

*please note that this is an old recipe. You can substitute 1 cup of vegetable oil for the butter for a healthier variety.*

Heat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, beat sugar, butter, egg, vanilla, almond extract, and rosemary until creamy.

In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar.

Fold flour mixture into sugar mixture. Beat until dough forms and refrigerate for three hours.

Divide dough into halves.

Roll out one portion to 3/16 of an inch on a floured surface.

Cut out with gingerbread women or men cutters and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Repeat rolling and cutting with second portion. Bake for 5-7 minutes.

Enjoy! Pass along those memories.

Much Love and Many Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

Make Your Own Pumpkin or Gourd Bird Feeder

Make Your Own Pumpkin or Gourd Bird Feeder


Make your birds a festive bird feeder this month with a hollowed out pumpkin or gourd. This is super easy to make. Just grab a pumpkin that's super small or a gourd that looks like a pumpkin. Hollow out the center leaving a half inch on the sides to make sure it stays sturdy enough to support your seeds and your birds.

You can insert sticks into the pumpkin sides for perches for the birds or going across the pumpkin.

Cross rope over the bottom of your pumpkin. Knot the rope at the bottom of the feeder. Hang it where you wish.



You can also put it on a stand and hollow it out where you wish.



Jack-O'Lantern Bird Feeder.

Just note that if it's not hanging up you are going to have other visitors besides birds.


Make sure that you keep an eye on them and take them down when they start to go bad.

If you search for pumpkin bird feeders you will find tons of ideas.

Have a magickal day!

Much Love and Many Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

The Concrete Witch and Ghoul

The Concrete Witch and Ghoul


Is that not the coolest looking witch you have ever seen? As soon as I saw her I knew that we had to give her a try. The page that she's on has instructions to make her and a ghoul. We thought we would start with the easier of the two! Earl spent the last week making the ghoul. You can see him here:

It's always hard to get a good picture at night.

Here's a picture with it just after the sun set.



I love how he came out. We put a flicker bulb in him so he flickers orange at night. He's hollow inside and underneath making it easy to put a candle or light inside of him.

Here's the page that we used to help us create him! If you give either of them a try send me pics!

https://www.madebybarb.com/2017/10/20/diy-concrete-witch-ghoul/

Have a magickal day!

Much Love and Many Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

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Samhain New Moon On Monday!

original artwork by MizDestiny

Samhain New Moon on Monday

Our final New Moon of this Witch's Year also known as our Samhain New Moon is on Monday. This New Moon is going to be in Libra bringing a lot of focus to the relationships in our lives. Some of you may already be noticing this energy surrounding you. This is a time for new beginnings and new energy and for some of you, you may even find you have new relationships coming your way. You are going to find love a big focus as well. Not just love in relationships but self-love as well. Think about some new energy that you can bring to the relationships that you have in your life including the one with you!

Venus is going to be retrograde during the New Moon in Scorpio. Libra is ruled by Venus so this could definitely throw us a bit of curve ball energy. This energy has the potential to have people from past relationships in your life resurface, events happen that make you confront relationships from the past, or you may find it even makes you question the relationships that you are in. If you've been in a comfy relationship for a long period of time and you happen to get into a crazy argument this weekend or on the day of the New Moon and you feel like you want to run away, give yourself a few days to let this energy come back to normal before you make any important decisions.

Keep your focus on bringing new energy to your relationships and meeting new people. I've been super chatty lately! The New Moon energy tends to hit me early. I've found in walks and while I'm out on my day to day activities I'm more inclined to say hello to people. I've also found that people seem to be doing the same. See if you notice any difference in energy with the people that you encounter in your life!

I have the Samhain New Moon reading below! I have a couple of spots that I should be able to get delivery out before the New Moon. Please note that if you order a reading the day before the New Moon I cannot deliver it on the day of. I have been getting a lot of orders in on the day before or day of an event and it makes it hard to try to get them to you on time. Impossible actually. I've been averaging about a week turnaround to week and a half and I'm trying hard to make sure that orders go out as quick as possible for you. Keep an eye on your emails and the ones for special events you want to order as soon as they open. Of course there is nothing wrong with getting a reading after an event as well! The energy is still fresh and I can tell you what energy it is bringing for you. I know a couple of you do it for that reason as well which I have no problem with at all.

I hope you have an amazing weekend!

Much Love and Many Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

Witch's New Moon Reading


New Moon's are all about new beginnings and setting pace for the upcoming lunar cycle. The New Moon that falls in the month of October is always special as it is our Samhain New Moon. It's our final New Moon before Samhain and our Witch's New Year creating one powerful night for manifestation that you don't want to miss!

It's time to find out what energy is surrounding you right now so you can get ready for Samhain and our Witch's New Year.

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October Blessings!

original artwork by Josiane-Rey




October Blessings!

The season of the witch has officially begun! This month is packed with strong energy from the thinning of the veil enabling us to have easier communication with the other side to that end of year energy as we get ready to celebrate our Witch's New Year after Samhain. There are incredibly important changes coming your way this month and you definitely want to pay attention to every moment and make sure you get time to participate in all the Halloween fun as well! I have so many new readings coming your way at the shop this month! I've even been tossing around a reading using the Halloween Oracle that I think a lot of you will be excited about. I've had such amazingly good results with the Akashic deck that I'm using for your readings I know that being one of my favorite decks, the Halloween deck would do amazing on it's own for readings for you. Watch for that coming up. 

I'm also going to do the Samhain countdown again this year on Moonsong Daily Magick. I've had a lot of fun working on it with you the past couple of years and I've decided to take it on again this year. Send me your ideas and help me to get some of your Halloween and Samhain stories, experiences, recipes and ideas out there to the community. 

Let's take a look at what's coming your way this month. Ready?

October 8 - New Moon

October 8 - Draconids Meteor Shower

October 12 - Aleister Crowley's birthday

October 20 - Selena Fox's birthday.

October 21 - 22 - Orionids Meteor Shower

October 24 - Full Moon

October 31 - Samhain/Witch's New Year

I think that's everything! 

Have an amazing month!

Much Love and Many Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

The Samhain Countdown Begins Today! - A Gift For You!

The Samhain Countdown Begins Today!

On Moonsong Daily Magick we are starting the Samhain Countdown today. I love this time of year and the Samhain Countdown is something I started doing with Daily Magick members a couple of years ago to get into the season. I wanted to give you an idea what the Samhain Countdown looks like as well as Moonsong Daily Magick!  I hope you enjoy today's full version of Moonsong Daily Magick. I would love to have you join us! Access Today's Samhain Countdown on Daily Magick!

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Much Love and Many Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong