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This year I was feeling totally disinterested in Halloween on a whole new level. I am not one to participate in traditional holidays and have never been interested in participating in dark Occult rituals glossed over as something wholesome like "family traditions" or "religious" holidays .
I've given in to participating in holiday pleasantries for social conformation reasons. Which part of me cringes at that because it goes against my very essence of staying true to my own internal compass. But sometimes it just feels tiring to explain why you're perceived as being a "party pooper " .
Christmas has been another holiday I've particularly despised. Having a family I felt a level of obligation to play along and participate in many of the traditional holiday seasonal practices.
Yet my family had to get a little lecture why I didn't agree and I would create my own spin on things in protest. To find a middle ground of compromise.
The part I guess I enjoyed about Halloween was the creative costumes , dressing up and the fun the kids would have . It also appealed to my fascination with the spiritual world.
Yet intuitively I always felt it wasn't right to go along with it . I started to do more research into the historical practices and origins. The more I uncovered the more horrified I was. I couldn't go along on an energetic level. It became a personal spiritual contradiction that over time my conscience wouldn't let me participate in.
I noticed people's moods would be like they were on a "sugar high" leading up to and during festivities. Then there was a huge depression and crash afterwards. I always feel extra exhausted, "off" or sick during the holiday seasons .
That alerted me , something isn't right energetically.
It's so interesting how we get tricked into ritualisticaly participating in these dark rituals . That serve no higher purpose or greater good. In fact they are depleting of our resources & health.
That should be the first tip off that something is off.
This is just for education and reflection purposes. It's not about stopping what you enjoy doing or feeling bad about participating in holiday festivities
You may also choose to change the energy around it by making it a time to honour the ancestors and use it in a positive way. That's would be a good way to transmute the lower energies :)
That is what I do around Halloween for example - I create a little alter, light candles, say my gratitude affirmations and give offerings for the ancestors at this time.
It's about understanding and educating yourself to make a more conscious choice. Rather than unknowingly being tricked into giving away our energy to darker ritualistic practices.
In order to create a spiritual protection around yourself and your loved ones . Also to maybe ramp up your spiritual hygiene practices at this time .
As these are times of year that darker spiritual energies are most active. That makes us more vulnerable to lower entities and energies that can have a negative effect on our health -mind, body & spirit .
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