Comments on: Samhain Divination http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/samhain-divination/ Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:21:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: John Wolfe http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/samhain-divination/comment-page-1/#comment-12137 John Wolfe Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:58:42 +0000 http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/?p=2139#comment-12137 <strong>Goldie</strong>, I don't usually see paper lanterns here at Halloween either, but they are everywhere at Christmas. Do people decorate with the lanterns in your neck of the woods at Christmas? I've seen those balloons. They get some major altitude from a simple heat source! I hope you get some rest and no worries about Casper, I was glad to do it. You guys should absolutely keep taking photos, I bet you'll continue to find even more curious things. There's definitely something going on at that location. <strong>autumnforest</strong>, It seems a lot of the divination tools were primarily used by women or girls as they looked for a "suitor" or future husband. However, I did try one when I was a teenager -- it had to do with writing a name on a piece of paper and burying it under a tree (less about divination and more of a ritual I suppose), along with some incantations, if I remember correctly. The girl ended up being my girlfriend for quite some time after that. :) The "ceremony" was a lot like what the Darlins would do on the old Andy Griffith show! I bet you guys have just as many luminarias in Arizona as we have in New Mexico during the holidays. They are extremely beautiful, especially when they place them throughout the old town square in Albuquerque. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Goldie,

I don’t usually see paper lanterns here at Halloween either, but they are everywhere at Christmas. Do people decorate with the lanterns in your neck of the woods at Christmas? I’ve seen those balloons. They get some major altitude from a simple heat source!

I hope you get some rest and no worries about Casper, I was glad to do it. You guys should absolutely keep taking photos, I bet you’ll continue to find even more curious things. There’s definitely something going on at that location.

autumnforest,

It seems a lot of the divination tools were primarily used by women or girls as they looked for a “suitor” or future husband. However, I did try one when I was a teenager — it had to do with writing a name on a piece of paper and burying it under a tree (less about divination and more of a ritual I suppose), along with some incantations, if I remember correctly. The girl ended up being my girlfriend for quite some time after that. :) The “ceremony” was a lot like what the Darlins would do on the old Andy Griffith show!

I bet you guys have just as many luminarias in Arizona as we have in New Mexico during the holidays. They are extremely beautiful, especially when they place them throughout the old town square in Albuquerque.

Thanks for sharing your experiences.

]]> By: autumnforest http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/samhain-divination/comment-page-1/#comment-12133 autumnforest Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:35:33 +0000 http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/?p=2139#comment-12133 Great post! I was taught as a child to turn the apple's stem and call out the alphabet and when it snaps off, that's the letter of your future husband's name. I can't tell you how many times I turned that thing purposefully to get it to snap at the right letter! One time, I was so desperate, I sought the boy's middle name to be certain that if I landed on that letter, I'd know it was him. I figured that gave me four letters I could have for him (his first name, his nickname, his middle name, his last name). I love the luminarias. When I first moved to Arizona and saw them, I was quite impressed. We had nothing like that in the East. People here line them up along their walkways, but I did notice on Halloween some of the neighbors doing it too. It has such a beautiful orangish glow and is so haunting looking, it seems appropriate! Great post! I was taught as a child to turn the apple’s stem and call out the alphabet and when it snaps off, that’s the letter of your future husband’s name. I can’t tell you how many times I turned that thing purposefully to get it to snap at the right letter! One time, I was so desperate, I sought the boy’s middle name to be certain that if I landed on that letter, I’d know it was him. I figured that gave me four letters I could have for him (his first name, his nickname, his middle name, his last name). I love the luminarias. When I first moved to Arizona and saw them, I was quite impressed. We had nothing like that in the East. People here line them up along their walkways, but I did notice on Halloween some of the neighbors doing it too. It has such a beautiful orangish glow and is so haunting looking, it seems appropriate!

]]> By: Goldie http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/samhain-divination/comment-page-1/#comment-12132 Goldie Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:12:56 +0000 http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/?p=2139#comment-12132 One of my all time favorite scenes from Halloween ARE the paper lanterns!!! There's just something about the deep illumination of the light shining through the bag, set up against the dark night sky that really tends to calm me down. In fact, looking at the photo you provided right now could easily put me to sleep, course getting only 2 hours of it last night doesn't help....darn insomnia!! This also reminds me of the chinese festival they have of releasing paper lanterns balloons up into the air late at night symbolizing the spirit of their long lost loved one. Sadly, I don't see many paper lanterns around here come Halloween time but I think I found 2 homes last year that decorated the path to their front door with 'em. Cool subject matter John, yet again, you expand that SOS library of information ;-) Oh, thanks for your opinion regarding "Casper." One of my all time favorite scenes from Halloween ARE the paper lanterns!!! There’s just something about the deep illumination of the light shining through the bag, set up against the dark night sky that really tends to calm me down. In fact, looking at the photo you provided right now could easily put me to sleep, course getting only 2 hours of it last night doesn’t help….darn insomnia!! This also reminds me of the chinese festival they have of releasing paper lanterns balloons up into the air late at night symbolizing the spirit of their long lost loved one. Sadly, I don’t see many paper lanterns around here come Halloween time but I think I found 2 homes last year that decorated the path to their front door with ‘em. Cool subject matter John, yet again, you expand that SOS library of information ;-) Oh, thanks for your opinion regarding “Casper.”

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