Halloween/Samhain Correspondences

As we approach Samhain (pronounced Sow-en) I think it would be a good time to start working with magical correspondences.
Correspondences work on the concept of sympathetic magic
Like attracts like
Life effects like
An example would be - The full moon is a symbol of fertility and abundance. Moon cakes are eaten at Chinese new year or on full moon festivals to bring prosperity to the eater.

Correspondences are also used in representation of other things.
Example - The goddess Kore or Persephone is famous of eating 6 pomegranate pips. Therefore, 6 is her number and pomegranates are her fruit.

***The correspondences listed would be good to have copied down in your working Book of Shadows - choose those correspondences that you feel the most strongly about. If something doesn't feel right to you, don't use it.***

Other Names:
celtic ~ Summer’s End, pronounced “sow” (rhymes with now) “en” (Ireland), sow-een (Wales) – “mh” in the middle is a “w” sound – Greater Sabbat(High Holiday) – Fire Festival Oct 31-Nov 1(North Hemisphere) – Apr 30-May 1 – The Great Sabbat, Samhiunn, Samana, Samhuin, Sam-fuin, Samonios, Halloween, Hallomas, All Hallows Eve, All Saints/All Souls Day(Catholic), Day of the Dead (Mexican), Witches New Year, Trinoux Samonia, Celtic/ Druid New Year, Shadowfest (Strega), Martinmas or Old Hallowmas (Scotttish/Celtic) Lá Samhna (Modern Irish), Festival of the Dead, Feile Moingfinne (Snow Goddess), Hallowtide (Scottish Gaelis Dictionary), Feast of All Souls, Nos Galen-gae-of Night of the Winter Calends (Welsh), La Houney or Hollantide Day, Sauin or Souney ( Manx), oidhche na h-aimiléise-the night of mischief or confusion(Ireland), Oidhche Shamna (Scotland)

Tools: 
Besom, cauldron, tarot, obsidian ball, pendulum, runes, oghams, Ouija boards, black cauldron or bowl filled with black ink or water, or magick mirror

Essence:
Magick, plenty; knowledge, the night, death & rebirth, success, protection; rest, new beginning; ancestors; lifting of the veil, mundane laws in abeyance, return, change

The Plants and Herbs:
Samhain is a harvest festival known as The Third or Final Harvest. Food assiciated with autumn and harvest are particularly good for this festival.
Apple, Cedar, Elder, Horse Chestnut, Oak, Peach, Pine, Rowan, Sandalwood, Willow, Witch Hazel, African Violet, Agaric, Blackberry, Cinnamon, Cyclamen, Deerstongue, Devil’s Bit, Elderflower, Garlic, Hemp, Liquorice, Mandrake, Mint, Myrrh, Nettle, Nightshade, Pomegranate, Rhubarb, Saffron, Sage, Sarsaparilla, Sassafras, Star Anise, Sugar Cane, Tea, Tobacco, Vanilla, Witch Grass, Wolfsbane.
Foods of Samhain~halloween: apples, apple dishes, cider, meat (traditionally this is the meat harvest) especially pork, mulled cider with spices, nuts, pomegranates, potatoes, pumpkins, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, roasted pumpkin seeds, roasted pumpkin seeds, squash, corn, cranberry muffins and breads, turnips, beets, ale, herbal tea (mugwort).

Colors:
Autumn Colors: Orange, Rust, Brown, Gold, Dark Red
Colors of Death & Regeneration: Black & White
Colors of Mystery, Psychicism & Magick: Black, Purple, Silver

Stones: Amethyst, Bloodstone, Cat’s Eye, Coal, Coral, Carnelian, Danburite, Fossil, Herkimer, Jasper, Jet, Marble, Obsidian, Onyx, Petrified Wood, Pumice, Quartz, Smoky quartz, Salt.

Incense and oils:
you can use any of the following scents, either blended together or alone
Cedar, Cinnamon, Eucalyptus, Ginger, Lavender, Mint, Myrrh, Orange, Sagebrush, Sandalwood,
Copal, Mastic, Benzoin, Sweetgrass, Wormwood, Mugwort, Sage, or Patchouli.

Animals: Stag, cat, bat, owl, jackal, ram, scorpion, crow, robin, Phooka, Goblin, Medusa, Beansidhe, Fylgiar, Peryton, Erlkonig, and Harpies.

Gods and Goddess Associated with Samhain:
Any figure of the Goddess in her Crone aspect, as well as Gods of death; such as:
Anubis, Arianrhod, Astarte, Baba Yaga Beansidhe (Banshee), Belili, Bran, Cailleach Beara, Cernunnos, Cerridwen, Crone , Dark Lord & Lady, Demeter, Hathor, Hecate, Hel, Horned God, Inanna, Ishtar, Isis, Kali, Kore, Lakshmi, Lilith, the Morrigan, Nephthys, Odin, Osiris, Oya, Persephone, Pomona, Rhiannon, Tlazoteotl

Symbols: apples, autumn flowers, acorns, bat, black cat, bones, corn stalks, cauldrons, colored leaves, crows, death/dying, divination and the tools associated with it, ghosts, gourds, Indian corn, jack-o-lantern, nuts , oak leaves, pomegranates, pumpkins, scarecrows, scythes, waning moon.

Activities of Samhain~Halloween:
On Samhain, Honoring the Dead, Dumb Supper
Carving Jack O’Lanterns (and then baking pumpkin pie!) ,
Making Masks representing the Gods & Goddesses of Samhain,
Making a besom,
Divination,
And most importantly, don’t forget to leave milk and honey out for the Faerie folk.

Halloween / Samhain Crafts
-Make Ancestor Shrines to burn Candles & Leave Offererings of Food
-Make natural Besoms & Consecrate them
-Craft Spell Bottles for various goals or desired attributes
-Carve Symbols into an apple, turnip or potato & charge with intentions for the season
-Make Protective Talismans for the home & person
-Create & Charge a Homemade Scarecrow as the Guardian of the Home for the Autumn Season.
-Bless & Charge Herbs and Make Dream Pillows for Psychic Dreaming
-Play Games & Do Activities geared for Psychic Developement; such as Psychometry with cards containing simple shapes (plus, circle, star, square, crescent); Craft & Practice Scrying with a Pendulum, or Black Ink Water; Work with the Tarot Cards;

Spell Work of Samhain~Halloween:
release of bad habits, banishing,
fairy magick,
divination of any kind,
candle magick,
astral projection, past life work,
dark moon mysteries,
mirror spells (reflection),
casting protection,
inner work,
clearing obstacles,
uncrossing,
creative visualization,
contacting those who have departed this plane