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... Okay... look its just a thing right; I don't have to be shy about it... but I am... fearing the judgement of the forums (not really, bollocks to you)
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I wish you all a Happy Samhain; whether you celebrate this as the new year turning; the end of summer; a harvest festival or well whatever....
anyway... Blessed Be/Bright Blessings...
I imagine this is what it feels like to "come out"... phew  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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I shall put out food and wine... although I live in a rural setting so there shouldn't be a gang of d*unken youths rolling around on my doorstep! (although the occasional d*unken badger may be present)
Anyway; it's a beautiful day here in the wilds... as clear and blue as the last day of summer should be. |
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"I shall put out food and wine... although I live in a rural setting so there shouldn't be a gang of d*unken youths rolling around on my doorstep! (although the occasional d*unken badger may be present)
Anyway; it's a beautiful day here in the wilds... as clear and blue as the last day of summer should be."
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"I'm still unsure on what's going on here  "
It's like old skool Halloween; does that help?
Its a day to remember and honour our dead; for those that we have lost. It also a time of reflection; of inward looking in an effort to find some peace we look to our flaws and faults and try to divine (or meditate or just you know "think") about acceptance of those flaws and faults or finding a way to change them....
.....or you know, dress up and go banging on doors dressed as ghouls/ghosts/Disney characters demanding sweets with menaces... whatever floats your boat |
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"I'm still unsure on what's going on here
It's like old skool Halloween; does that help?
Its a day to remember and honour our dead; for those that we have lost. It also a time of reflection; of inward looking in an effort to find some peace we look to our flaws and faults and try to divine (or meditate or just you know "think") about acceptance of those flaws and faults or finding a way to change them....
.....or you know, dress up and go banging on doors dressed as ghouls/ghosts/Disney characters demanding sweets with menaces... whatever floats your boat"
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So like November the 11th but a different outfit? |
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"I'm still unsure on what's going on here
It's like old skool Halloween; does that help?
Its a day to remember and honour our dead; for those that we have lost. It also a time of reflection; of inward looking in an effort to find some peace we look to our flaws and faults and try to divine (or meditate or just you know "think") about acceptance of those flaws and faults or finding a way to change them....
.....or you know, dress up and go banging on doors dressed as ghouls/ghosts/Disney characters demanding sweets with menaces... whatever floats your boat.
So like November the 11th but a different outfit?"
November the 11th is for those we have lost through war (either whilst on active service or as a result of active service) and those that were lost during war (as civilians); it is a good thing to remember the sacrifices that people have made; they will not be forgotten.
Samhain is more about those we have lost on a personal level; those of our family and friends... some would tell you it is a time when the "veil"/"shadow"/"gap" between the world of the dead and the world of the living are "thinnest" (although the analogy is poor); and that we have halloween because "bad spirits" are able to "cross-over"; I make no comment regarding this....
For me... It is a time to remember those I have lost; what they have taught me and how I can use what they have taught me (through reflection) to make positive changes in my life....
.... this really is like coming out.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm still unsure on what's going on here
It's like old skool Halloween; does that help?
Its a day to remember and honour our dead; for those that we have lost. It also a time of reflection; of inward looking in an effort to find some peace we look to our flaws and faults and try to divine (or meditate or just you know "think") about acceptance of those flaws and faults or finding a way to change them....
.....or you know, dress up and go banging on doors dressed as ghouls/ghosts/Disney characters demanding sweets with menaces... whatever floats your boat"
So thats what it is ...i was reading and thinking   but wasnt sure ..nearly googled it even |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm still unsure on what's going on here
It's like old skool Halloween; does that help?
Its a day to remember and honour our dead; for those that we have lost. It also a time of reflection; of inward looking in an effort to find some peace we look to our flaws and faults and try to divine (or meditate or just you know "think") about acceptance of those flaws and faults or finding a way to change them....
.....or you know, dress up and go banging on doors dressed as ghouls/ghosts/Disney characters demanding sweets with menaces... whatever floats your boat.
So like November the 11th but a different outfit?
November the 11th is for those we have lost through war (either whilst on active service or as a result of active service) and those that were lost during war (as civilians); it is a good thing to remember the sacrifices that people have made; they will not be forgotten.
Samhain is more about those we have lost on a personal level; those of our family and friends... some would tell you it is a time when the "veil"/"shadow"/"gap" between the world of the dead and the world of the living are "thinnest" (although the analogy is poor); and that we have halloween because "bad spirits" are able to "cross-over"; I make no comment regarding this....
For me... It is a time to remember those I have lost; what they have taught me and how I can use what they have taught me (through reflection) to make positive changes in my life....
.... this really is like coming out...."
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Ahh cheers for explaining.... So what have you learnt from it? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I'm still unsure on what's going on here
It's like old skool Halloween; does that help?
Its a day to remember and honour our dead; for those that we have lost. It also a time of reflection; of inward looking in an effort to find some peace we look to our flaws and faults and try to divine (or meditate or just you know "think") about acceptance of those flaws and faults or finding a way to change them....
.....or you know, dress up and go banging on doors dressed as ghouls/ghosts/Disney characters demanding sweets with menaces... whatever floats your boat.
So like November the 11th but a different outfit?
November the 11th is for those we have lost through war (either whilst on active service or as a result of active service) and those that were lost during war (as civilians); it is a good thing to remember the sacrifices that people have made; they will not be forgotten.
Samhain is more about those we have lost on a personal level; those of our family and friends... some would tell you it is a time when the "veil"/"shadow"/"gap" between the world of the dead and the world of the living are "thinnest" (although the analogy is poor); and that we have halloween because "bad spirits" are able to "cross-over"; I make no comment regarding this....
For me... It is a time to remember those I have lost; what they have taught me and how I can use what they have taught me (through reflection) to make positive changes in my life....
.... this really is like coming out.....
Ahh cheers for explaining.... So what have you learnt from it?"
From reflection? Many things; but mostly acceptance.... which can be so very hard to learn, that the transitory nature of existence is at odds with the demands that we place upon ourselves in everyday life; thus we become frustrated which leads to sorrow (the "we" is of course the royal "we"; you (the royal "you") may in fact be content beyond stress and such sorrow))
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm still unsure on what's going on here
It's like old skool Halloween; does that help?
Its a day to remember and honour our dead; for those that we have lost. It also a time of reflection; of inward looking in an effort to find some peace we look to our flaws and faults and try to divine (or meditate or just you know "think") about acceptance of those flaws and faults or finding a way to change them....
.....or you know, dress up and go banging on doors dressed as ghouls/ghosts/Disney characters demanding sweets with menaces... whatever floats your boat.
So like November the 11th but a different outfit?
November the 11th is for those we have lost through war (either whilst on active service or as a result of active service) and those that were lost during war (as civilians); it is a good thing to remember the sacrifices that people have made; they will not be forgotten.
Samhain is more about those we have lost on a personal level; those of our family and friends... some would tell you it is a time when the "veil"/"shadow"/"gap" between the world of the dead and the world of the living are "thinnest" (although the analogy is poor); and that we have halloween because "bad spirits" are able to "cross-over"; I make no comment regarding this....
For me... It is a time to remember those I have lost; what they have taught me and how I can use what they have taught me (through reflection) to make positive changes in my life....
.... this really is like coming out.....
Ahh cheers for explaining.... So what have you learnt from it?
From reflection? Many things; but mostly acceptance.... which can be so very hard to learn, that the transitory nature of existence is at odds with the demands that we place upon ourselves in everyday life; thus we become frustrated which leads to sorrow (the "we" is of course the royal "we"; you (the royal "you") may in fact be content beyond stress and such sorrow))
I grow mean carrots too "
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Is that a complicated way of saying you've come to realise that your born you live you die and anything else is a bonus.... Including good carrots |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I'm still unsure on what's going on here
It's like old skool Halloween; does that help?
Its a day to remember and honour our dead; for those that we have lost. It also a time of reflection; of inward looking in an effort to find some peace we look to our flaws and faults and try to divine (or meditate or just you know "think") about acceptance of those flaws and faults or finding a way to change them....
.....or you know, dress up and go banging on doors dressed as ghouls/ghosts/Disney characters demanding sweets with menaces... whatever floats your boat.
So like November the 11th but a different outfit?
November the 11th is for those we have lost through war (either whilst on active service or as a result of active service) and those that were lost during war (as civilians); it is a good thing to remember the sacrifices that people have made; they will not be forgotten.
Samhain is more about those we have lost on a personal level; those of our family and friends... some would tell you it is a time when the "veil"/"shadow"/"gap" between the world of the dead and the world of the living are "thinnest" (although the analogy is poor); and that we have halloween because "bad spirits" are able to "cross-over"; I make no comment regarding this....
For me... It is a time to remember those I have lost; what they have taught me and how I can use what they have taught me (through reflection) to make positive changes in my life....
.... this really is like coming out.....
Ahh cheers for explaining.... So what have you learnt from it?
From reflection? Many things; but mostly acceptance.... which can be so very hard to learn, that the transitory nature of existence is at odds with the demands that we place upon ourselves in everyday life; thus we become frustrated which leads to sorrow (the "we" is of course the royal "we"; you (the royal "you") may in fact be content beyond stress and such sorrow))
I grow mean carrots too .
Is that a complicated way of saying you've come to realise that your born you live you die and anything else is a bonus.... Including good carrots"
If you like |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm still unsure on what's going on here
It's like old skool Halloween; does that help?
Its a day to remember and honour our dead; for those that we have lost. It also a time of reflection; of inward looking in an effort to find some peace we look to our flaws and faults and try to divine (or meditate or just you know "think") about acceptance of those flaws and faults or finding a way to change them....
.....or you know, dress up and go banging on doors dressed as ghouls/ghosts/Disney characters demanding sweets with menaces... whatever floats your boat.
So like November the 11th but a different outfit?
November the 11th is for those we have lost through war (either whilst on active service or as a result of active service) and those that were lost during war (as civilians); it is a good thing to remember the sacrifices that people have made; they will not be forgotten.
Samhain is more about those we have lost on a personal level; those of our family and friends... some would tell you it is a time when the "veil"/"shadow"/"gap" between the world of the dead and the world of the living are "thinnest" (although the analogy is poor); and that we have halloween because "bad spirits" are able to "cross-over"; I make no comment regarding this....
For me... It is a time to remember those I have lost; what they have taught me and how I can use what they have taught me (through reflection) to make positive changes in my life....
.... this really is like coming out.....
Ahh cheers for explaining.... So what have you learnt from it?
From reflection? Many things; but mostly acceptance.... which can be so very hard to learn, that the transitory nature of existence is at odds with the demands that we place upon ourselves in everyday life; thus we become frustrated which leads to sorrow (the "we" is of course the royal "we"; you (the royal "you") may in fact be content beyond stress and such sorrow))
I grow mean carrots too .
Is that a complicated way of saying you've come to realise that your born you live you die and anything else is a bonus.... Including good carrots
If you like "
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Makes sense I suppose, I gave up on believing stuff years ago... There's just too much belief required and that belief stuff is hard work, now I drink alcohol knowing that the chemical effects will relieve me of some of the god almighty boredom in life.... The best thing about alcohol is I don't need no belief in its powers, it just works every time, I like stuff like that, I don't want a car that you need a festival of spirituality for it to start, you don't need belief that it will reach its destination(coz I've got sat nav).... It's uncomplicated, you turn the key and it goes brum brum.... I struggle to understand why humans need to complicate there already complicated life's with more complications of stuff that may or may not do anything |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I'm still unsure on what's going on here
It's like old skool Halloween; does that help?
Its a day to remember and honour our dead; for those that we have lost. It also a time of reflection; of inward looking in an effort to find some peace we look to our flaws and faults and try to divine (or meditate or just you know "think") about acceptance of those flaws and faults or finding a way to change them....
.....or you know, dress up and go banging on doors dressed as ghouls/ghosts/Disney characters demanding sweets with menaces... whatever floats your boat.
So like November the 11th but a different outfit?
November the 11th is for those we have lost through war (either whilst on active service or as a result of active service) and those that were lost during war (as civilians); it is a good thing to remember the sacrifices that people have made; they will not be forgotten.
Samhain is more about those we have lost on a personal level; those of our family and friends... some would tell you it is a time when the "veil"/"shadow"/"gap" between the world of the dead and the world of the living are "thinnest" (although the analogy is poor); and that we have halloween because "bad spirits" are able to "cross-over"; I make no comment regarding this....
For me... It is a time to remember those I have lost; what they have taught me and how I can use what they have taught me (through reflection) to make positive changes in my life....
.... this really is like coming out.....
Ahh cheers for explaining.... So what have you learnt from it?
From reflection? Many things; but mostly acceptance.... which can be so very hard to learn, that the transitory nature of existence is at odds with the demands that we place upon ourselves in everyday life; thus we become frustrated which leads to sorrow (the "we" is of course the royal "we"; you (the royal "you") may in fact be content beyond stress and such sorrow))
I grow mean carrots too .
Is that a complicated way of saying you've come to realise that your born you live you die and anything else is a bonus.... Including good carrots
If you like .
Makes sense I suppose, I gave up on believing stuff years ago... There's just too much belief required and that belief stuff is hard work, now I drink alcohol knowing that the chemical effects will relieve me of some of the god almighty boredom in life.... The best thing about alcohol is I don't need no belief in its powers, it just works every time, I like stuff like that, I don't want a car that you need a festival of spirituality for it to start, you don't need belief that it will reach its destination(coz I've got sat nav).... It's uncomplicated, you turn the key and it goes brum brum.... I struggle to understand why humans need to complicate there already complicated life's with more complications of stuff that may or may not do anything"
We all walk different paths chap; which is a good thing, if we all walked the same one it would get awfully crowded... may you find what you seek; if you seek anything and as I say "Happy Samhain" |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm still unsure on what's going on here
It's like old skool Halloween; does that help?
Its a day to remember and honour our dead; for those that we have lost. It also a time of reflection; of inward looking in an effort to find some peace we look to our flaws and faults and try to divine (or meditate or just you know "think") about acceptance of those flaws and faults or finding a way to change them....
.....or you know, dress up and go banging on doors dressed as ghouls/ghosts/Disney characters demanding sweets with menaces... whatever floats your boat"
I like the sound of old skool Halloween better than new skool Halloween, which is shite. |
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"What's your address save me going shopping?!
I don't think you want to know really.... 
Free food I'm not fussy where it comes from  "
Bowl or glass for the wine? Food is seasonal... |
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"... Okay... look its just a thing right; I don't have to be shy about it... but I am... fearing the judgement of the forums (not really, bollocks to you)
Anyway....
I wish you all a Happy Samhain; whether you celebrate this as the new year turning; the end of summer; a harvest festival or well whatever....
anyway... Blessed Be/Bright Blessings...
I imagine this is what it feels like to "come out"... phew "
Given it's Celtic/pagan roots I heard that Halloween became commercialised by the Americans in the 1950's and then it came over here eventually with the whole trick or treating dress up etc which never used to happen before?...
Anyway Happy Halloween anyway folks.. |
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"What's your address save me going shopping?!
I don't think you want to know really....
Free food I'm not fussy where it comes from
Bowl or glass for the wine? Food is seasonal...
Glass,please!"
Here you go..... |
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over a year ago
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"... Okay... look its just a thing right; I don't have to be shy about it... but I am... fearing the judgement of the forums (not really, bollocks to you)
Anyway....
I wish you all a Happy Samhain; whether you celebrate this as the new year turning; the end of summer; a harvest festival or well whatever....
anyway... Blessed Be/Bright Blessings...
I imagine this is what it feels like to "come out"... phew "
thank you and your ancestors thank you too, may you be well protected this winter with health and happiness x |
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"What's your address save me going shopping?!
I don't think you want to know really....
Free food I'm not fussy where it comes from
Bowl or glass for the wine? Food is seasonal...
Glass,please!
Here you go....."
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"OP good post and ty for the explanation..
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I would hasten to add that this is but one interpretation and the one that sits well with my way of life... I respect all interpretations. Regardless of the reasons I hope all have a great evening x |
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"OP good post and ty for the explanation..
I would hasten to add that this is but one interpretation and the one that sits well with my way of life... I respect all interpretations. Regardless of the reasons I hope all have a great evening x"
fair point, quite like the interpretation you said and its triggered my curiosity so will have a look see.. |
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I can smell it..... I'm lying here as dusk has fallen with both velux windows wide open as its been such a glorious day, and I can smell a faint trace of wood or leaf burning through the woods with the first of that distinctly autumnal night air, it's a glorious, magical smell!!  |
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"I'll be doing something for Samhain but mine will be a simpler, more 'naturalistic' and personal evocation.
Does that mean painting yourself to look like a pumpkin steve? "
No, so put that little dream out of your head this instant
It's more making a connection with Mother Earth (he said in a hippy-like manner)  |
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