In this episode, Akashic Records teacher Suzie Ridley explores the traditional energies of Samhain and how this Celtic festival can offer a meaningful opportunity for reflection, ancestral healing, divination and preparing for the quieter winter season. Drawing on traditions from her own childhood, Suzie shares both the history of Samhain and simple practices you can bring into your own spiritual life.
Suzie explores Samhain as the end of the harvest and beginning of winter, a liminal time traditionally associated with bonfires, feasting, prophecy, protection and a thinning of the veil between worlds. She shares childhood traditions including Hop Tu Naa, turnip carving and stories of the “little people”, before offering six ways to work with the season today through ancestral connection, fire, saining, protection rituals, divination and journalling or your Akashic Records.
In this episode, you’ll learn
What Samhain traditionally represents and how it connects with Halloween and Hop Tu Naa
Why this time of year was associated with reflection, preparation, divination and protection
How the thinning veil can support ancestral healing and connection with your lineage
Six practical ways to work with Samhain energy, including fire rituals, saining, protection and divination
Questions you can journal on or take into your Akashic Records as you reflect on the year and prepare for the season ahead
Timestamps
00:00 — Welcome & What Is Samhain?
00:27 — Samhain, Hop Tu Naa & Halloween Origins
02:04 — End of Harvest & the Wheel of the Year
03:05 — Bonfires, Divination & the Thinning Veil
03:54 — Childhood Traditions: The Little People & Dumb Cake
05:53 — Reflecting & Preparing for Winter
06:13 — Practice 1: Honour Your Ancestral Lineage
06:58 — Practice 2: Use Fire to Let Go & Grieve
07:49 — Practice 3: Saining — Cleansing with Herbs
08:32 — Practice 4: Protection Rituals
09:13 — Practice 5: Divination
09:38 — Practice 6: Journal & Ask Your Akashic Records
10:26 — Closing & Happy Samhain
Resources & Links
Free Ebook: 101 Questions to Ask Your Akashic Records
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Mentioned in this episode: Episode 134. How the Akashic Records can help with your ancestral healing
About Wisdom from the Akasha
Wisdom from the Akasha is the podcast for spiritually curious people navigating awakening, growth, and real-life challenges with a grounded, embodied approach. Hosted by Suzie Ridley of Akashic Readings and Healing, an Akashic Records Teacher, practitioner and researcher, each episode is a deep dive into esoteric topics and spiritual development for soul expansion.
Guided by her work in the Akashic Records, Suzie shares reflections and practical suggestions you can bring into everyday life, where the mystical meets the tangible. With thousands of hours in the Akashic Records and clients around the world, her intention is to offer a fun, helpful resource that supports clarity, intuition, and meaningful, sometimes miraculous shifts.
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