Soft Spirituality

October, the season of falling leaves and veils thinning between worlds, offers witches a month rich with magic, reflection, and connection to the natural world. Whether you’re preparing for Samhain or deepening your spiritual practice, these 29 rituals will guide you through the enchanting days of October.

1. Cleanse Your Home with Autumn Herbs

Burn a bundle of sage, rosemary, or mugwort to clear out stagnant energy from the summer months and invite the grounding energy of fall.

2. Create an October Altar

Decorate your altar with pumpkins, acorns, dried leaves, and orange candles to honor the season.

3. Perform a Harvest Gratitude Ritual

Write down three things you’re grateful for from the year so far. Offer thanks with a candlelit prayer or offering to the earth.

4. Make a Moon Water Potion

Under October’s full moon, charge a jar of water with your intentions. Use it for spells, rituals, or self-care throughout the month.

5. Practice Divination with Fall Themes

Pull tarot or oracle cards with a focus on autumn energy, asking what lessons this season holds for you.

6. Brew an Intentional Witch’s Tea

Blend herbs like cinnamon, clove, and chamomile for a warming tea. Stir clockwise to infuse it with love and protection.

7. Journal Your Intentions for the Month

Reflect on what you’d like to accomplish spiritually, mentally, and emotionally during October.

8. Create a Protection Spell Jar

Layer black salt, rosemary, and obsidian chips in a small jar to create a portable protection charm.

9. Craft a Samhain Wreath

Make a seasonal wreath with dried flowers, herbs, and small skull or bat embellishments to honor the season of death and rebirth.

10. Perform a Shadow Work Ritual

Spend time journaling about your fears or insecurities. Light a black candle to symbolize transformation and release.

11. Meditate with Ancestors

Set aside time to light a candle and meditate on connecting with your ancestral lineage. Ask for guidance or wisdom.

12. Host a Seance or Spirit Connection Ritual

Gather safely with like-minded friends to connect with spirits using a pendulum, spirit board, or automatic writing.

13. Plant Garlic or Onions for Protection

Sow these protective plants under the waning moon to fortify your home’s spiritual energy.

14. Visit a Sacred Natural Space

Take a walk in a nearby forest or park. Collect fallen leaves, sticks, or stones to incorporate into future rituals.

15. Bake Pumpkin Bread for Abundance

Enchant your ingredients as you bake, infusing your bread with prosperity and comfort.

16. Perform a Cord-Cutting Ritual

Release toxic relationships or lingering attachments by performing a cord-cutting ritual with black thread and scissors.

17. Craft a Protection Spell with Bay Leaves

Write your intentions for protection on bay leaves, then burn them in a fire-safe bowl.

18. Create a Fire Scrying Ritual

Light a small fire or candle and gaze into the flames for messages or symbols.

19. Work with Samhain Correspondences

Incorporate correspondences like marigolds, apples, and black candles into your spells and rituals.

20. Build an Ancestor Altar

Add photos, keepsakes, and offerings for your loved ones who have passed on to honor their memories.

21. Host a Witchy Movie Night

Celebrate the spooky season with films like Practical Magic, Hocus Pocus, or The Craft. Add intentional snacks, like popcorn sprinkled with cinnamon for protection.

22. Perform a Samhain Banishing Ritual

Write down what you’re ready to release on a piece of paper, then safely burn it as an act of letting go.

23. Hold a Dumb Supper

Prepare a silent dinner where you set a place for the spirits of your ancestors, inviting them to join and honor their presence.

24. Carve Magical Sigils into Pumpkins

Instead of traditional jack-o’-lantern faces, carve protective sigils or symbols into pumpkins to guard your home.

25. Perform a Kitchen Witch Spell

Create a seasonal meal, such as a stew or apple pie, and stir your intentions for love, protection, or abundance into the dish.

26. Conduct a Bone or Rune Reading

Use bones or runes to seek guidance from spirits or the universe as the year transitions into its darker phase.

27. Perform a Cemetery Ritual

Visit a graveyard respectfully, leaving offerings like flowers or coins for spirits and asking for their blessings or protection.

28. Create a Samhain Spell Pouch

Fill a pouch with rosemary, cinnamon sticks, a small quartz crystal, and a written intention to carry into the new year.

29. Close the Month with a Witch’s New Year Meditation

On the evening of Samhain, light a candle, sit quietly, and meditate on the lessons of the past year. Set intentions for the new cycle ahead.

October is a magical month for deepening your witchcraft and honoring the cycles of life, death, and rebirth. By incorporating even a few of these rituals, you’ll strengthen your connection to the season, your ancestors, and your personal power.