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Here is a lovely simple Samhain Ritual that you can do as a solitary. I found it on Angelfire.com and is a fantastic example of just how simple these rituals can be!! Obviously, as with all spells and rituals your own words will carry more weight but as a starting point, this is a good one :-) Genni )O( Preparations Set the altar with regular altar tools, and have 2 black candles, pumpkin, squash, corn, and stuff like that dispersed around the circle. Have a bon-fire (big or small) have offerings for your loved ones set out as well. Ritual Cast the circle. Then name your ancestors that you wish to invite. Say: "(Ancestors name) The ancients have come! Here with me stand. Wherever the country, wherever the land. They leave me not to travel alone; Flesh of my flesh, bone of my bone! Grandmothers, Grandfathers, passed friends Great be their power! Past ones and present at this very hour! Welcome within are the dead of my kin, feast here with me an

Astrological Zodiac Colors and Correspondences Aries (March 21 April 20) Ruling planet - Mars. Dark Red, usually the darker shades of scarlet or crimson. Magically the planet Mars is the purifier and destroyer who sweeps aside the stagnant, the unwanted and the redundant so progress can be made. Alternatively, the planet of war also represents the creative principle and the unconscious urge for the human species to reproduce itself, for life and death are two aspects of the same energy. Taurus (April 21-May 21) Ruling planet - Venus. Green, ranging from the palest apple green to the dark olive of the earth forces. In magical lore the Venusians energy represents the spiritual desire to unite the opposites and balance the dual forces of male and female. This union was known to the medieval alchemists as "the sacred marriage" and is symbolized in magic and Wicca by the ritual metaphor of the sword in the chalice. Gemini (May 22 June 21) Ruling planet

Affirmation This above all else is Who I am. I am NOT a Sheep. I Do NOT Need to Be Saved! I Do NOT need the Approvals of Others! I Will Shine with Pride in Who I am! For I AM MAGICK! Lady Patti Do you know who I am? I am of the Earth I am of the Wind I am of the Water I am of the Fire…. The Spirits of Olde course through me. I am of the Path of the Witch. I am of Her a Child of the Goddess dark and faire… She is in me. I am Magick. Do not fear me but know I have the Goddess to guide me! I am a Warrior of Her Love and Light! Lady Patti Copyright © 040152012