Samhain Herbal Circle - Oct. 26

🌙✨You asked for it, herbal friends! Here it is 🎃 our Halloween Herbal Circle ✨🌙

Samhain whispers through the leaves - let’s answer with herbs and candlelight. As the cauldron is bubbling, the herbs are calling and the season of magic is upon us.

This time of year has long been celebrated as Samhain, the old Celtic festival that marked the turning of the year. It was believed that on these nights, the veil between worlds grew thin, making it easier to honour ancestors, dream deeply, and weave a little extra magic into everyday life. Over time, Samhain blended into what we now call Halloween but that ancient sense of mystery, play, and connection still lingers in the air.

In that spirit, our Halloween Herbal Circle is a afternoon of enchantment, folklore, and playful creation. Imagine candlelight flickering against herb decorated jars, the scent of apples and spices drifting through the air, and your hands busy crafting magical treasures to carry home. Together, we’ll stir up potions, charms, and dreamy keepsakes to hold the spirit of the season.

Here’s what we’ll be crafting together:

🎃 Halloween Herbal Apple Potion Elixir: A shimmering sip brewed with herbs and spices, a playful “potion” to warm you as the veil between worlds thins. Think bubbling cauldron vibes, but in a cup.

🌿 Herbal Necklace Charm: We’ll weave and thread herbs together into a necklace. Each herb carries the scent, texture, and spirit of the season, an earthy adornment with a touch of enchantment.

🌙 Dream Pillow: Sew a small pillow filled with herbs to tuck beneath your head at night, inviting gentle dreams and whispered messages from the otherworld. A timeless way of weaving protection and magic into sleep.

🕯 Floating Candle Jar: Transform a simple jar into a glowing spell vessel. You’ll decorate the glass with herbs, fill it with coloured tea to cradle the flame, and place a secret word or wish beneath the candle, your light carrying it into the night.

🍵 Grounding + Manifestation Tea: Brew a cup that’s part ritual, part comfort, an earthy blend to help you root deeply while calling in the dreams you’re ready to grow.

🍎 Apple Slice Tasting: A bite of orchard magic. In folklore, apples are tied to wisdom and divination, slice one across the middle and you’ll find the hidden star. Together, we’ll taste and honour the apple’s sweet autumn secrets.

A little herb learning, a little kitchen witchery, and a little Halloween play, all gathered in one circle. Folklore tells us this was the season when the veil grew thin, when candles were lit and apples shared in honour of mystery and connection. By the end of the afternoon, your hands will be full of treasures and the season’s magic will dance around you.

And if you feel inspired to arrive in your witchy gear. Whether that’s a cloak, a hat, or just a little extra sparkle, please do. The circle loves a touch of enchantment. 

Spaces are limited, save your spot in the circle, and let’s make a little magic together.

Event Details

Starts: Sunday October 26th

Time: 12-3

Location: Centennial Park Field House, Central Saanich (7526 Wallace Drive)

Cost:

• $80 – includes a digital booklet with all recipes + folklore 

• $95 – includes a printed, full-colour booklet to take home

(Both include all ingredients, materials, and your handmade creations)