Samhain (most commonly pronounced "SAH-wen") is the reason for the season. (The Halloween season, that is.) Samhain is a Celtic pagan holiday said to have started 2,000+ years ago. It was a major festival honoring the time between the lighter half of the year (summer) and darker half of the year (winter).
For the ancient Celts, this was a sacred time marking both an ending and a beginning. The harvest was complete, and it was time to prepare for the long, cold months ahead. It was also believed that during Samhain, the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead grew thin, allowing spirits and ancestors to visit.
Many of today’s Halloween traditions trace their roots back to ancient Samhain customs:
- Costumes & Disguises: People wore animal skins or masks to confuse or ward off wandering spirits.
- Jack-o’-lanterns: Originally carved from turnips and lit with embers to guide friendly spirits--or scare away unfriendly ones.
- Trick-or-Treating: Inspired by “mumming” or “souling,” when villagers went door-to-door offering prayers for the dead in exchange for food.
- Bonfires: Large community fires were lit for protection and purification, with hearth fires at home rekindled from the sacred flames.
- Divination Rituals: Apples, nuts, and mirrors were used in fortune-telling games to glimpse the future, especially around love and marriage.
As modern witches and spiritual practitioners, Samhain remains a powerful moment to honor our ancestors, release the old, and set intentions for the new year ahead.
If you're in Charleston, SC and want to celebrate Samhain with a group of like-minded souls, join us for Whispers Through the Veil: A Samhain Gathering, an evening of remembrance, reflection, and renewal in Charleston. We’ll honor the turning of the wheel and the magic that lives between the worlds.
October Events
Money Bowl Workshop: Manifestation Magick for Abundance
Wednesday, October 15 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm, Stillspace, 140 E Bay Street, Ste B, Charleston, SC
Join me for a hands-on evening of magick, manifestation, and abundance. Explore the history and spiritual purpose of money bowls, discover which herbs, crystals, coins, and symbols amplify prosperity, and set clear financial intentions aligned with your goals.
Together, we’ll craft and activate your own personalized money bowl--a sacred tool to take home and continue working with in your spiritual practice. I'll guide you step by step, offering practical tips and mystical insight to charge, maintain, and feed your bowl for lasting abundance.
Bring a journal and pen, a bowl, coins or paper currency to add to your money bowl, and any preferred crystals (pyrite and citrine are especially powerful). All other supplies will be provided.
Price: $49
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Everyday Witchery: Simple Spellcraft for Real Life Magick
Wednesday, October 22, from 6:30pm - 8:30pm, Stillspace, 140 E Bay Street, Ste B, Charleston, SC
Join me for this comprehensive two hour workshop where you’ll learn the foundational elements of spellcrafting. We’ll cover everything from spell prep and choosing the right herbs, crystals, and other correspondences, to working with planetary days, moon cycles, writing spells and incantations, and color magick.
Together, we’ll practice a protection spell, then you’ll create one of your own spells using my step-by-step process. You'll leave with the tools and confidence to continue to craft your own effective, aligned spells.
Please bring a journal, a pen, and any questions you have about spellcrafting and how to make your magick.
Price: $44 per person until October 19, then goes up to $49 per person. If you want to bring a friend and get 50% before October 19 ($66 total for two) or just about 50% off after October 19 ($77 total for two), reply to this email for the payment link.
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Charleston Metaphysical Meetup
Tuesday, October 28 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm, Golden Hour Healing, 67 Moultrie St., Suite C, Charleston, SC
A monthly-ish (when I'm in town) gathering of spiritual and metaphysical professionals from the Charleston area. Tarot and oracle readers, psychics, mediums, astrologers, Reiki and sound healing practitioners, yoga instructors, energy workers, metaphysical shop owners, and all types of healers are warmly invited.
This month's meetup is hosted by Golden Hour Healing. If you haven't experienced a sound bath with Alli of Golden Hour Healing, I highly recommend it!
This free meetup is designed for those actively working in the field. Feel free to extend the invitation to other local professionals you know.
October 28 Topic: Pricing & Value
Please bring:
- One tip or strategy that you've learned about pricing and value
- One question you’d like answered about pricing and value
This will the last in-person Metaphysical Meetup of 2025, so if you've been wanting to join but haven't been able to yet, this is the time!
Whispers Thorough the Veil: A Samhain Gathering
Wednesday, October 29 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm, Stillspace, 140 E Bay St., Ste B, Charleston, SC
Join me for an evening of remembrance, reflection, and renewal as we celebrate Samhain, the Celtic festival marking the end of harvest and the turning of the wheel into the dark half of the year. Known as a time when the veil between worlds is thinnest, Samhain invites us to honor our ancestors, connect with spirit, and release what no longer serves us.
Together we will:
- Explore the history and meaning of Samhain, with reflections on Celtic roots, death, and grief
- Journey through a guided ancestor meditation
- Build a communal ancestors’ altar
- Create and decorate black mirrors for scrying
- Receive a personal tarot card pull to guide the months ahead
This gathering is a blend of ritual, reflection, creativity, and community where we honor those who came before us and make space for new beginnings.
Please bring a journal and pen, as well as a photo or item to honor a loved one (ancestor, family, friend, teacher, or guide) who has passed.
Price: Book before October 26 to take advantage of the $35 Early Bird pricing. Starting October 26, the price goes up to $40.
Click here to reserve your spot.
November Events
Intro to Tarot Workshop
November 9 from 10:00am - 11:30am, Charleston, SC
I won't be in Charleston in November, but Adrienne Engell, an experienced and knowledgeable Tarot reader I know, is teaching an Intro to Tarot class in the Holy City on November 9. There are only 8 spots available, so this will fill up quickly. Knowing Adrienne, this class will be thorough, concise, and beneficial.
For more details, email adrienne.m.engell@gmail.com
Suggested Donation: $40
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