A professional witch has shared how she celebrates the spookiest night of the year, opening up about her Halloween rituals. Inbaal Honigman, who also works as an astrologer, marks the day by sitting down to dine with loved ones who've passed on and casts spells intended to last all year long.
First things first, however, the mum-of-four makes sure to partake in 'kiddie Halloween', taking her children out trick-or-treating and making them dinners such as 'plant-based meatball spiders on a bed of gooey green spinach'. However, once the kids have cleaned their face paint away, Inbaal's 'witchy Halloween' can begin, and she retires alone to partake in some ancient traditions.
Inbaal, from Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, said: " Halloween is a wonderful time for divination, so I take my tarot cards with me and ask for messages for the year ahead.
"Between now and next Halloween, I have 365 chances to make a change, and my tarot cards tell me where to best focus my energy."
The 47-year-old, who believes Halloween to be 'the time of year when the veil between this world and the 'other world' is the thinnest', then sets out a ‘feast of the dead’.
According to Inbaal: "The season of darkness is a time to remember those who have gone before us – grandparents, partners, animal friends, anyone who we've lost in our lives. Looking at photos of them, thinking of them, even talking to them. Ring a little bell to help the souls of the departed to find you in the dark.
"When setting up your dinner table on Halloween night, set up an extra place for those who couldn't join you – specifically anyone who's died within the past year, but it's OK to include others. Share your food with them, which is a custom of honouring passed friends and relatives."
Inbaal also believes autumn, which she refers to as the 'season of death', to be the ideal time for 'spells of banishing' and 'getting rid of things that block our path'.
Advising others who might wish to try out a spell for themselves, Inbaal suggested: "A brilliant spell for Halloween is a fire-banishing spell. Grab a thick ashtray or other fireproof dish and place a little candle next to it.
"Using plain pen and paper, write individual words down, anything you want to get rid of. Shyness, gossip, unemployment – any words that describe what you don't want to have."
She continued: "Tear each word separately into teeny tiny pieces and take great care as you set fire to each sliver of paper, and drop it into the ashtray. As the flames devour the negative words, so will the spirit world take away those things from your life."
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