Lifting the Veil

Surely Mother Nature is playing with us, for it was a sunny 65 degrees mid-October in New England! Autumn is a time for transformation, balance, and visits from the family, especially the dead ones. The Japanese Obon Festival, south American El Dia De Los Muertos, Chinese Chung Yeung Festival, Celtic Samhain, Korean Chuseok, Haitian Gede, and Hindu Pitru Paksha, each celebrates the ancestors in the Autumn months, believing that they walk among us.

There's nothing more irritating for a deceased family member than not to be remembered at this time. So, if any of your loved ones were prone to making you feel guilty about missing birthdays and holidays, now is the time to pick up a candle and put it in the window to welcome them in.

Sharing your gratitude, memories, and a stiff drink will bring them great joy. But, maybe in the reverse order, if talking to ghosts isn't something you normally do socially. Remember they are thirsty. It's been a lotta clean living in the afterlife. They may not be physically able to consume it, but they don't know that, and I hope you're not the one to break it to them.

Extra Credit:
* Ask for a dream communication from your beloved departed
* Say a prayer or blessing for friends over photos
* Go to a body of water at night & thank your deceased muses
* Make your mantel or coffee table into a multi-use altar
* Offer your muses a poem or song
* Join a local celebration (there is power in numbers)

My Upcoming Events:

* Mind-Body-Soul Connections lecture Healthy Living Magazine Expo Upper Tech Regional Bourne, MA Saturday October 2oth 2pm

* Witches Cotillion readings & vending Elks Lodge Hudson, MA Saturday October 20th 7pm

*Paranormal Encounters 2 New Church Yarmouth Port, MA Saturday October 27th 3pm

*Sound Healing Journey with Carl Freeman
Dennis, MA
Monday October 29th 8:30pm


* All Souls Day
First Parish Brewster Cemetery
Thursday November 1st 6pm