Looking Beyond the Veil: A Samhain Practice with Rhodonite

Samhain — Looking Beyond the Veil

As the wheel of the year turns toward Samhain, we enter the in-between — the sacred threshold where the veil between worlds becomes thin. This is a time to honor endings, to listen more deeply, and to welcome connection with the unseen realms that guide and protect us.

Nature is exhaling now — releasing what has ripened, returning what has finished to the earth. We, too, are invited to let go: to lay down what is complete and allow the mystery to hold us. Samhain reminds us that the dark is not an absence of light, but a fertile place of becoming.

Gather with loved ones or sit quietly by candlelight. Speak the names of your ancestors and those who walked before you. Offer them thanks for their courage, their lessons, and their love. The heart opens easily under this moon — and when we listen, wisdom rises from beyond the veil.

Crystal Ally: Rhodonite

This season’s heart medicine is Rhodonite — a stone of compassion and forgiveness that helps us transmute grief into grace. Its pink hue connects us to unconditional love, while its grounding black veins keep us steady as we navigate emotional depths.

Rhodonite reminds us that shadow work is heart work. It encourages us to hold the parts of ourselves we’ve buried or judged, and to let healing move through us gently. During Samhain, when emotions or memories from the past may surface, this crystal becomes a trusted ally — soothing, stabilizing, and bringing love where it’s most needed.

A Samhain Practice with Rhodonite

✨ Prepare your space
Light a candle and place a piece of Rhodonite before you. Add photos or offerings for your ancestors if you wish.

✨ Ground your energy
Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Feel the weight of your body supported by the earth beneath you.

✨ Call in your guides or beloveds
Invite connection with the loving presence of your ancestors or spiritual allies.

✨ Hold your Rhodonite over your heart
Breathe into your chest. Let any emotions that arise flow through without judgment.

✨ Speak words of forgiveness and gratitude
You may whisper them aloud or hold them silently within. Offer love to yourself and to those who’ve walked before you.

✨ Close in light
Visualize the candle’s flame expanding into your heart and out around you — a reminder that love bridges all worlds.

May this Samhain bring peace to your heart, light to your path, and connection to the unseen threads that weave us together.

This blog was put together with love by Lili Shuster
The Eleventh House • Fairfax, CA