Please talk to me about Samhain......

[PLHH]

can anyone (or all of you? LOL) talk to me about Samhain? I'd like to know how it originated, what the *holiday* signifies, what you may be doing to celebrate or honor this day, etc. I'd really appreciate it. I'm still a beginner and would very much appreciate any and all feedback. I thought today would be a great day to learn about it. Especially since I just found out that my baby brother, who turned 26 on Monday, is dying of melanoma cancer, end stages. I can't get to him (he's in FL & I'm in KY) and I'm wanting to know about this.....dying, how it is treated in Paganism/Wicca.

Also, what can I do to help send my brother peace and calm......his cancer is very agressive and progressing rapidly despite treatment. I feel it in my gut that he'll tell his drs tomorrow that he wishes to end all treatments and I want to be there for him.....both by phone, e-mail, snail mail, in person if I can get there, as well as in mind and spirit.

Thanks so much..

[kblackthorne]

Here's a site that might help with the origins:

http://www.neopagan.net/Halloween-Origins.html

[PLHH]

things a little more clearly for me.
Blessings,
Stacy Wheeler


Originally posted by kblackthorne
Here's a site that might help with the origins:

http://www.neopagan.net/Halloween-Origins.html

[Psyche Ague]

Your brother will be in my thoughts tonight as I go out to do a ritual somewhere secluded. May Blessings and Love go to him. *hugs* Blessings on you, too.

[Raydreamer]

Here's some love for you and your brother, and everyone else who this affects. ****************************************************
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(that's my love in computer form :) )
Blessings to you and your family, may the Goddess and her Consort the Horned God give you all the strength of mind you need. :) :) :) :)
Much Love!!!

[kblackthorne]

I'm sorry if my answer was short. I didn't have much time for typing yesterday, and just wanted to get some info to you.

Cancer is a terrible disease, and I'm so sorry that your brother has to go through it. I've lost several loved-ones to cancer, one of them about your brother's age.

It's very hard when someone you love is in pain, in need, and you cannot be near them. Still, you can be with him in spirit, if not in person. A postcard a day, just to remind him you're thinking of him. A phone call. A gift in the mail, something small & silly, designed to make him smile... There are many ways you can still be an active part of his life, in this time he has left. Maybe even a part that makes it all a little more bearable.

(Forgive me if my suggestions are unwelcome. I deal with people I perceive as being in pain by trying to find "solutions". It's what I do.)