This is a special Sabbat edition of mayryanna's editorial series that is available to all readers, regardless of Onesce Insider status. Click here for more information about the membership. Samhain arrives again, the veil thins, and the Wheel of the Year completes another sacred turn. This season, I'm truly feeling this Sabbat's duel energy, as both an ending and a beginning.

As the Wheel of the Year turns into the heart of autumn, many nature based spiritual practitioners find themselves at a pivotal moment of reflection and renewal. Samhain, celebrated on October 31st - November 2nd (in the Northern Hemisphere), marks the end of the harvest season and the decent towards winter's darkness—a time when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is considered to be at its thinnest—sometimes called the Witches' New Year…

The changing leaves are falling and the air grows crisp, as the energy of autumn settles in, which means many who follow Pagan and Earth-centered spiritual traditions are preparing for one of the most significant Sabbats in the Wheel of the Year: Samhain. Known as the Witches' New Year, to celebrate Samhain (pronounced "sow-in" or "sow-een") means acknowledging the end of the harvest season as well as the beginning of a new spiritual cycle.