
Samhain (pronounced the Gaelic way, SAH-win) is celebrated on October 31. 
This holiday marks the beginning of the dark half of the year here in the Northern Hemisphere and is the perfect time to hold space for ancestor connection, intuition, the thinning of the veil, death, introspection, rebirth, divination, and honoring the dead! It's a day to connect with ancestors and honor those who have passed on. 
Samhain is also an introspective time that can heighten intuition & divination, and call for meditation on death and rebirth. 

Three of my favorite crystals to work with on and around Samhain are:

 	

 	Black Moonstone - A darkly reflective crystal perfect for promoting intuition and personal insight. Use it wisely when you're ready to ask big questions this month.
 	Sangre Calcite - This deep red calcite is a powerful fire element symbol that makes it a great helper for vitality and motivation in the colder months.
 	Howlite - This stone is associated with the world of dreams and that which lies "beyond the veil," making it a good complement for connection with ancestors and the spirit realm.
 	Black Obsidian
 	Bloodstone
 	Black Moonstone
 	Black Onyx
 	Carnelian
 	Hagstone
 	Howlite
 	Jet
 	Red Garnet
 	Red Sangre Calcite
 	Shungite
 	Smoky Quartz
 	Snowflake Obsidian

 

Crystals & a Card Spread for Samhain:


 	



Samhain Symbols:

 	Ale or Mead
 	Pumpkin
 	Skull
 	Besom or Broom
 	Beans
 	Cauldron
 	Bat
 	Key
 	Squash
 	Pomegranate
 	Nuts
 	Apples & Cider
 	Bones

Suggested Herbs for Samhain:

 	Angelica
 	Catnip
 	Cinnamon
 	Mandrake
 	Mugwort
 	Rose Hips
 	Rosemary
 	Vervain
 	Wormwood





Samhain is Also Known As/Related To:

 	Halloween
 	All Hallows Eve
 	Calan Graeaf
 	Ancestor Night
 	Third Harvest
 	Final Harvest
 	Day of the Dead
 	Witch's New Year
 	Sauin
 	Bonfire Night
 	All Saints' Day
 	All Souls' Day
 	Celtic New Year

 





 

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, you'll be celebrating the festival of Beltain today instead of Samhain to keep with the seasonal cycles. 
Open yourself up to the messages of illumination at this time of the Fire Festival of Samhain with a Sacred Card Spread!
 

Crystals & A Card Spread for Insight at Samhain

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Taurus season is here! This astrological season, it's important to focus on self-love and self-care. This can be something quick and simple that you do regularly as part of your daily routine this month, or it can be a deep dive into ways to heal and nourish yourself. As we dive into Taurus season (April 20 - May 20), the focus shifts to taking stock of your security and finances. Is your current financial situation supporting you? If not, what changes can you make to improve it? If so, how can you continue on this path? Discover more about this special time, and some of the best crystals for Taurus season to use in your healing practice...

When you feel secure, it allows your body, mind, and spirit to relax and feel supported. So if you don’t have a stable foundation in place, make this part of your self-care practice by taking steps toward changing this situation. Working with your crystals to call in this energetic support will be incredibly helpful in making any necessary shifts.


Working with the following Taurus-aligned stones aligns you with the current celestial energies and is an excellent way to enhance the positive aspects of this astrological phase while balancing its challenges.



Taurus Season Correspondences:
 

 	Dates: April 20 - May 20
 	Symbol: The Bull
 	Ruling Planet: Venus
 	Modality: Fixed (Resistant to Change – related to determination, focus, and individuality)
 	Element: Earth (Click Here to learn more about working with Elemental Crystals)
 	The Body: Throat and Neck
 	Keywords: Devotion, Intellect, Love, Persistence, Reliability, Responsibility
 	Taurus Season Gifts: Calm, Cozy, Dependable, Loyal, Relaxed, Tranquil
 	Taurus Season Challenges: Cheap, Jealous, Materialistic, Miserly, Possessive, Shallow, Stubborn





Best Crystals for Taurus Season:
During Taurus season, select crystals that amplify love, reliability, and security. It’s important to note that Zodiac crystals are a little different than birthstones (more on that here). You can work with the following crystals to enhance or balance the energies of Taurus season. Whether enhancing positivity or addressing challenges by balancing out the more difficult energetic aspects of Taurus, these stones are the best companions for the celestial journey ahead.


 

 	Moss Agate
 	Tree Agate
 	Amber
 	Green Aventurine
 	* Bronzite
 	* Carnelian
 	* Chrysocolla
 	* Emerald
 	* Fuchsite

Best Crystals for Taurus Season


Aries season is here! This astrological season, you may feel a bit preoccupied with what others think about you. Even if you're typically grounded in more practical matters, your self-image may feel quite important to you this month. As we dive into Aries season (March 21 - April 19), the focus shifts to developing your sense of courage and inner strength. Discover more about this special time, and some of the best crystals for Aries season to use in your healing practice...

Perhaps you want to put your best foot forward or make a good impression, but be aware of any unchecked self-confidence struggles or self-worth issues that are surfacing. The right crystals can help you shift your focus to courage, bravery and inner strength to address these self-worth issues head on. Working with your crystals to call in this energetic support will be incredibly helpful in making any necessary shifts.


Working with the following Aries-aligned stones aligns you with the current celestial energies and is an excellent way to enhance the positive aspects of this astrological phase while balancing its challenges.



Aries Season Correspondences:
 

 	Dates: March 21 - April 19
 	Symbol: The Ram
 	Ruling Planet: Mars
 	Modality: Cardinal (Outgoing - related to imagination, resourcefulness, and talent)
 	Element: Fire (Click Here to learn more about working with Elemental Crystals)
 	The Body: Head (Neck, Face, Crown)
 	Keywords: Adventure, Courage, Determination
 	Aries Season Gifts: Bravery, Enthusiasm, Flexibility, Honesty, Leadership, New Beginnings, Outgoing, Strength, Willpower
 	Aries Season Challenges: Arrogance, Fiery Emotions, Impulsiveness, Jealousy, Rashness


Best Crystals for Aries Season:
During Aries season, select crystals that amplify courage, personal power, and confidence. It’s important to note that Zodiac crystals are a little different than birthstones (more on that here). You can work with the following crystals to enhance or balance the energies of Aries season. Whether enhancing positivity or addressing challenges by balancing out the more difficult energetic aspects of Aries, these stones are the best companions for the celestial journey ahead.


 

 

 	Apricot Botswana Agate
 	Fire Agate
 	Amber
 	Bloodstone
 	Carnelian
 	Citrine
 	White Diamond
 	Yellow Diamond
 	Red Pyrope Garnet
 	Heliodor (Yellow Beryl)
 	Mookaite Jasper
 	Red Jasper
 	Lava Rock
 	Mahogany Obsidian
 	Pyrite
 	Clear Quartz
 	Pyrite-Included Quartz
 	Golden Rutilated Quartz
 	Smoky Quartz
 	Rhodochrosite
 	Ruby (Red Corundum)
 	Red Spinel
 	Vanadinite


Top 3 Crystals for Aries Season:
Lava Rock: Lava Rock aligns well with the energy of Aries season. It provides a great boost of self-confidence, especially when you're feeling self-conscious in unfamiliar group settings. This stone helps you feel comfortable in your own skin. Lava Rock helps you draw on your inner strength to take control of any internal thoughts that may be impacting your sense of self-worth.




Red Pyrope Garnet: This crystal is known for its association with courage and bravery.

Best Crystals for Aries Season



Divination is the art of seeking knowledge and wisdom through one’s inner knowing or intuition through the use of divination tools like tarot or oracle cards, pendulums, etc. Scrying is a specific divinatory practice that can be practiced with a number of mediums from fire to crystal balls, to clouds, to water, and more — join me to explore the different ways you can practive divination with crystals...



Working with crystal scrying tools, objects made from crystal that commonly feature a reflective surface like a Clear Quartz sphere or a Black Obsidian mirror, is a great way to experience the art of gazing into a crystal to receive guidance & wisdom.

Scrying divination is a great way to hone your intuition. Developing your intuition helps you fill in the gaps where you don’t have all the information or data necessary to make the best possible decision. That doesn’t mean you should just follow your intuition without a second thought, but learning to trust your inner guidance, and combining that insight WITH reason and logic is far more practical than following logic alone.

Performing the art of scrying divination with crystals takes patience and practice. You might need to form a relationship with your crystal tools before you start to see any meaningful symbols or images. Here are a few of my favorite crystal scrying tools and techniques to help you get started with your scrying divination practice.

 
Crystallomancy - Scrying Divination with Crystal Balls:
Crystallomancy, is the art of gazing into a crystal ball to receive guidance and wisdom in the form of images revealed within the sphere. The energy of a sphere represents wholeness and infinite possibility and spheres emit energy in all directions.

John Dee's Divination Tools & Obsidian Scrying Mirror at the British Museum

Humans have been practicing the art of crystallomancy also known as crystal ball reading, for hundreds – if not thousands of years. One of the most famous crystallomancers was John Dee, advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. Dee practiced his art in the 16th century, but people still know him today for his wise counsel. He relied upon his crystal scrying tools for their ability to reveal hidden truths and offer profound guidance. The British Museum displays Dee's crystal ball and other divination tools, such as his Obsidian scrying mirror.


Tips for Selecting Your Crystal Ball:
When choosing a crystal ball to work with for scrying, it's important to select one that will allow you to see into the depths of the crystal. Quartz-based minerals (like Clear Quartz, Smoky Quartz, A...

Divination with Crystals | Working with Crystal Balls, Obsidian Mirrors, & Crystal Bowls for Intuitive Scrying



The elements represent the four creative energies of the universe and each has a set of archetypal energies associated with it. Getting familiar with these can help you better understand their energetic influence on you. Each element is also associated with certain healing stones based on their respective properties and energies. Let's dive into water element crystals, and discover how you can incorporate the power of water into your crystal practice...


Water is a powerful ally, a companion, and a wise teacher.
Water has had such a profound impact on my life... From summer walks around the pond near my grandparents' house during my childhood, to hiking the marshes near my home searching for skunk cabbages in college, to my deeply profound pilgrimage to Avalon where I connected with the Red & White Springs (which had a huge impact on my spiritual practice), water has been ever present in my life...even here in the Midwestern US! Water has held me during times of joy and deep grief, in moments of embodied presence and mystical experience.

 


The Water element connects you with emotions, intuition, cleansing, and love. 
 



 

 	Keywords: Fluidity, Adaptation, Emotions, Intuition, Love, Memory, Wisdom, Reflection, Healing, Release
 	Color & Symbol: Blue Crescent Moon or Blue Inverse Triangle
 	Season & Direction: Autumn, West
 	Parts of the Body: Belly, Adrenals, Intestines
 	Zodiac Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, & Pisces
 	Tarot Suit: Cups / Chalices (representing the emotions, intuition, love, and a mirror of your heart)
 	Planets: Moon, Venus

 


Crystals for the Water Element:
 

  

 

 	Blue Lace Agate – a cooling, water element stone
 	Botswana Agate – reminds you to go with the flow
 	Lake Superior Agate – connects you with the energy of the water element (the life-giving source); aids you in healing the Earth’s bodies of water
 	River Agate – helps you tap into your inner power - like a river carving through rock
 	Amazonite – lets compassion flow like water from your heart
 	Amethyst – connects you with the intuitive aspects of the water element
 	Vera Cruz Amethyst – reminds you of the life-giving energy of water
 	Aquamarine – a stone of the sea and its creatures

 



 

 	Brown Aragonite – helps to release the fear of water
 	Azurite – promotes mental clarity during intuitive work
 	Aqua Calcite – facilitates a calm mind, like a pool of still water
 	Red Coral Calcite – connects you with the energy of the water element
 	White Calcite – offers you space for reflection
 	Cavansite – connects you with the energy of the sea
 	Blue Chalcedony – reminds you to shift and change according to your present circumstances (like water filling different shaped containers)
 	Charoite – enhances water healing practices (including H.A.D.O.)

 



 

 	Chrysocolla – instills respect for the Earth’s bodies of water
 	White Coral – encourages communal tending of waterways and water sources
 	Creedite – connects you to the energy of the water element to wash away feelings and thoughts that need to be released
 	Dumortierite – connects you to the energy of the water element so that you are better able to “go with the flow”
 	Blue Fluorite – connects you to the energy of the water element for...

Water Element Crystals | Stones to Unlock the Healing Energies of Water

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