The Festival of Samhain
Sol, the Maker of Festivals, has reached another turning point in our annual rotation around His Light, as we reach the midpoint of His passage South towards the Capricorn Solstice from the Libran Equinox.
Known as Samhain (sow-an, with the “ow” like in “cow.) in the Gaelic tradition, today marks the end of the harvest season and the dawning of winter in the North (and the welcome heat of summer in the South). It is a day of offering thanks to the souls from other realms who protect us, as we offer prayers, light fires and leave gifts (food and drink) to honour their presence within this realm of the Multiverse.
As the Veil thins, your access to and from the Otherworld is easier. So welcome to our fairy friends! May you walk into this world from your own with ease and glee, following the fires we light for you to mark the way.
My question to you on this liminal day is what offering are you making today to those who protect you?
Andrew Smith ©2018
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Author: Andrew Smith
https://www.andrewsmith.ieAstrology has been my sole source of income, my way of being and the way that I live since discovering it on the 17th Jan 1993. Self-taught, I did sojourn with a correspondence course with the Faculty of Astrological Studies under the tutorship of Christine Tate-Wheeler, completing three of the four year training modules in a little under a year. However, I never sat the exams due to my commitments to seeing clients and running a school of astrology called The Dublin Astrological Centre.I’ve been ever so fortunate to have attracted people who wanted to work with me from the very beginning of my path and I’ve worked with clients intensely on a daily basis since 1994. I have a varied clientele, located all over the world, and have worked privately with individuals and corporately with business, sports clubs, political parties and religious institutions for over two decades. My practise is based in my office in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland, from where I write, divine, create and see clients in person or via ZOOM.Until the time of my movement onto my current path, I was reading Geography in Trinity College, Dublin and playing football, two additional passions I still have today. I currently reside in Greystones, Ireland with my family. My life-partner and wife, Karen, walks the same path as an astrologer and we have two children, Sarah and Maya. Together we run the Blue Rose, a school of astrology and spirituality and have students all over the world who download our classes, join in via ZOOM or attend in person.
My focus is evident in my extensive public writing. I am interested in helping people develop a deeper confidence in their commitment to what they lOve and living what they love. And I would lOve to share my passion with you and to work with you concerning what you love.I look forward to working with you.