Come, celebrate the magic of Samhain in a night of stillness, grief and ritual. Move into the spaces between the boundary of life and death at a time where it is at its thinnest, when the fields are fallow and there is an atmosphere of weirdness in the smoking colours of evening. Samhain, the pagan New Year, is a doorway to the hard months of winter to come.

Bring an open mind and a heart ready for stillness and meditation. Bring a journal, paper and pens (especially red ones), some sort of edible offering and, if you feel comfortable, a personal item of people lost, this could be a picture, a trinket or some paper with their name written on (these will be placed on the altar for the ritual).

This ritual will involve complex discussions of grief and loss. There will also be moments of meditation, communion and movement like dance. This is a space for emotional exploration but it is important to note that it is not a therapeutic space, please be mindful of this when preparing to enter the space.

The ritual will follow this loose structure:
1. Short meditation / quiet reflection (10 mins)
2. Communal discussions of spirituality, grief and lost loved ones (1 hour)
3. Ritual including recitation, moments of quiet remembrance, walking and moving around central altar, eating communion (40-50 mins)
4. Closing moments of discussion, journalling and quiet (10 mins)

Access and TW: there will be discussions of death, grief and loss. The Convivial has a small step to enter the space and then two more to get to the ritual room, the toilets are also accessed via steps.

Andi is a writer, activist and community leader living and working in Penryn. He is a practising witch, and his work is inspired by Cornish landscape and folklore. His is currently exploring the liminal connections between witchcraft, activism and transness for an edited book.

This ritual has been funded by the Penryn Town Council’s community grant scheme.

This is a limited capacity event. to book please email andi: andisearle0@gmail.com