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HALLOWEEN IS A GATEWAY FOR DARK ENTITIES! Here's How to Stay Safe

Oct 22, 2025
Dive into Halloween's spiritual side, where traditions go beyond costumes and candy! Explore its Celtic roots in Samhain, a fire festival marking the dark half of the year. Discover how the veil thins, allowing spirits to approach and why bonfires protected against underworld beings. Learn that modern costumes might attract unwanted entities and how carved pumpkins can become vessels for spirits. For a safer alternative, consider honoring ancestors on Day of the Dead. Stay vigilant this Halloween to protect your energy!
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Halloween As A Liminal Portal

  • Halloween / Samhain is a liminal holiday marking the end of harvest and the start of the dark half of the year.
  • Mariya explains the veil is thinnest then, allowing certain spirits closer access to the earthly plane.
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Samhain Was A Fire New Year

  • Samhain was originally a Celtic fire festival marking the new year and the start of the dark half of the year.
  • Fire served as protection and transmutation of darkness during the threshold celebration.
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Fairy Activity Shaped Old Rituals

  • Historically the British Isles had abundant fairy/elemental activity that justified protective rituals like disguises.
  • Fairy interactions shaped folklore and justified practices such as dressing oddly to avoid being taken.
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