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Solitary Autumn Equinox Rite

An Otherfaith ritual in celebration of the Autumn Equinox.

You can download a PDF version of this rite here. Please edit and adjust this ritual as you desire; it is intended merely as a starting point.

Timing

At or around the Autumn Equinox. This ritual can be performed any time after the Autumn Equinox until Halloween as well, with small adjustments made to the wording to reference the season rather than specifically the Equinox.

Tools:

Cleansing herbs/incense (if needed)
Main altar candle
Clarene candle
Incense, for all the Gods
Incense, for the Clarene
Censer
Liquid for libations (cider, beer, wine, juice, alcohol, and/or water)
Offering bowl (if performed indoors)
Bell
Anointing oil/water
Altar
Altar decorations, if desired
Prayer beads, if desired

Notes

This ritual is based on the ‘Mabon Solitary Ritual’ found in Mabon: Rituals, Recipes and Lore for the Autumn Equinox by Diana Rajchel. As she describes it, “[it] is one of simple gratitude and propitiation. In this ritual, you give offerings in the form of liquid, or libations, and by doing so you encourage a further relationship with deity and nature.” (Rajchel 159) Some of the prayers used in this ritual are directly from Rajchel’s ritual, but most are of my own original drafting.

This ritual can be performed indoors or outdoors. If done outdoors you can simply pour out your offering onto the ground. If performed indoors, pour the liquid into an offering bowl. After the ritual is completed you should pour out the libations somewhere outside.

The ideal directions to set up the altar and/or pour libations are North or West, as this ritual is focused on the Clarene. The ideal drink for the libations to the Clarene would be beer, cider, wine, or brandy. Other drinks can be chosen for the specific Gods and spirits you wish to praise. You may either pour out the entire bottle/drink at the end of the rite, keep it to offer in other rituals, or drink it yourself as desired. Different liquids may be offered if you so desire, but using one type of offering is fine. Water is perfectly acceptable as an offering liquid.

Ritual

Make sure you are clean (having showered or bathed in the past day) and are wearing clean clothing. A ritual cleansing shower or bath may be taken beforehand if desired.

If the space has not previously been purified, burn cleansing herbs or incense. Sweep the room clockwise three times

Four and Four Gods,
bless this room
that it might be fit for your rites and rituals.
Spirits of house and home,
bless this room
that it might be fit for your rites and rituals.
Spirits of place and presence,
bless this room
that it might be fit for your rites and rituals.
Gods and spirits, holy and unholy,
bless this space.

Sit before the altar and light the main candle. Mark forehead (and upper chest, if desired) with oil or water.

I am consecrated in the name of the Four Gods.

Ground and center.

Four and Four Gods,
above and below,
be with me tonight and give witness to my rite.

Ring bell thrice.

I pray tonight to the Four Gods and their many spirits.
I give libation to Them.
May They join me in this rite
and accept my offerings on this autumn equinox.

Invoke the Four+ Gods. You may use prayer beads or hold up your arms, bent at the elbows with palms upward, as you pray.

Holy Clarene, god of hearth and home, I call to you.
Holy Ophelia, god of waters and weeping, I call to you.
Holy Laetha, god of cinders and song, I call to you.
Holy Dierne, god of love and longing, I call to you.
Holy Laethelia, god of joy and jubilance, I call to you.
Holy Ophelene, god of wisdom and work, I call to you.
Holy Darren, god of decision and doubt, I call to you.
Holy Liathane, god of chaos and calamity, I call to you.

Take a sip from the drink container then hold it aloft for a moment before setting it back upon the altar.

This libation I consume,
sharing with the Gods and spirits
in the energy of the season.

Once the Gods have been invoked, light a candle and incense specifically for the Clarene. Pour a small libation into the bowl.

Holy Clarene,
Great God of the harvest,
God of slaughter,
God of farms and orchards and food –
you are stunning in your beauty,
overwhelming in your power.
The time of the harvest is your time.
We kill that we might eat.
We eat that we might live.
You are the cycle.
You are the scythe.
I behold your eternal glory.

Pour another small libation.

In gratitude, in love, I give thanks to you.[i]

Pour another small libation.

In grief, in sorrow, I give thanks to you.[ii]

Now you might give prayers to specific Gods, spirits, or people who have helped them in their lives. Pour a small libation out after each prayer.

Visualization

Close your eyes and sit comfortably. See a glowing portal between yourself and the altar. On the other side lay the Westernlands, the world of Western Fairy that the Clarene rules over. Imagine stepping through the portal. You step into a grassy clearing. Trees bedecked in orange and yellow leaves stand behind you, encircling the clearing; ahead of you stands one of the Clarene’s homes, a wooden cabin with smoke drifting from the chimney.

In the clearing stands the Clarene. A table laden with the gifts of the harvest – fruits, gourds, vegetables, meats, and more food than you can name – sits between you and the God.

Approach the table. You may either ask the Clarene to give you a gift from the table, of Her choosing, or you may choose a piece of food yourself. In either case, take the food you are offered. Remember what it looks like, if you can identify it, how to smells and feels. Keep it close to your chest.

Thank the Clarene, and make your way back through the portal to this world.

Remember to write down what food you received, as well as any meaning you might glean from it. What you were gifted represents the gift of the season specific in your life, what you can expect going forward. Write down any other details from the visualization as well: if there were any spirits with the Clarene, how She appeared to you, anything notable about the clearing or forest or house, what foods were on the table, etc. Note, as well, your emotional state and feelings during the meditation.

Give one last libation to the Clarene.

King of the Gods,
you who are the order and proper turn of the world,
I give thanks to you this harvest season.
Sustain me in the months ahead.
Bless me as the days darken.
Receive these offerings in the spirit they are given,
and remain, always, alongside me.
This I pray.

Bid farewell to the Four+ Gods. Clasp your hands together or use prayer beads while praying.

Holy Clarene, god of hearth and home, I thank you.
Holy Ophelia, god of waters and weeping, I thank you.
Holy Laetha, god of cinders and song, I thank you.
Holy Dierne, god of love and longing, I thank you.
Holy Laethelia, god of joy and jubilance, I thank you.
Holy Ophelene, god of wisdom and work, I thank you.
Holy Darren, god of decision and doubt, I thank you.
Holy Liathane, god of chaos and calamity, I thank you.

Extinguish the Clarene’s candle.

With love, I depart from you, Holy Ones.
I carry with me gratitude for the life on earth you have given.[iii]

Ring the bell thrice.

This rite is complete.

[i] “Mabon Solitary Ritual.” Mabon – Rituals, Recipes and Lore for the Autumn Equinox, by Diana Rajchel, Llewellyn Publications,U.s., 2015, pp. 158–167.

[ii] Ibid.

[iii] Ibid.

[All information above is in-process, as the Otherfaith is always under development. It should not be taken as solid canon or ‘law’. Please use the information to explore and experiment as feels appropriate.]

Prayers for the Apotheosis of the Dierne

Known more specifically as the Apotheosis of the Dierne Pallis

Otherfaith practitioners might use these prayers in ritual and devotion to honor the Apotheosis of the Dierne. The Apotheosis occurs on July 31, ending Hell Month and moving our energies away from the more morose and traumatic focus it is associated with. These prayers may be said in front of an altar or while going about one’s daily life.

Only the last two prayers (‘O beloved among men…’ and ‘This day…’) use language that ties them specifically to the apotheosis. The other prayers could be used whenever a devotee desired.

The 50 Adorations listed first could similarly be used anytime, ideally when one wanted to really focus upon the Dierne and bring Him into their life. They are meant to inspire His presence and give form to Him within our minds so that He can more easily connect with us. One could make a longer ritual out of the adorations by offering loose incense after each adoration; such a ritual would be quite long indeed consider you would not want to extinguish the charcoal with the incense nor smoke out the room! I have chosen to use 50 adorations as it is nicely half of 100. the Dierne’s ‘sacred’ numbers are four (as He is the Fourth God) and seven (lucky), so a devotee might choose to do adorations based on those numbers (or any multiple of them) instead.

Some of the prayers here have been adapted from the much older (and somewhat outdated) Patheos Pagan post ‘Apotheosis [Prayer]‘.

50 Adorations of the Dierne

I adore you, Pallis
I adore you, Boy Before Stars
I adore you, Child of the Moon
I adore you, Son of the River
I adore you, Most Beautiful of the Heavens
I adore you, Fallen One
I adore you, Shadow Boy
I adore you, You of the Black Heart
I adore you, You Who Rides the Thunder
I adore you, Wicked Wind
I adore you, Boy-King
I adore you, Ambrosia-Scented One
I adore you, Rose-Wearer
I adore you, You Who Drowns
I adore you, You of Murky Waters
I adore you, You of the Dark Soul
I adore you, Heart-Maker
I adore you, You Who Gives Lightning
I adore you, Enthraller
I adore you, Kiss’s Inventor
I adore you, Temptress
I adore you, Orgasm-Maker
I adore you, Silvered One
I adore you, Fierce Breeze
I adore you, You Who Brings Excitement
I adore you, Enrapturer
I adore you, Seducer Supreme
I adore you, Nightly One
I adore you, Violent Storm
I adore you, Dark Sun
I adore you, Black Swan
I adore you, You of Crafty Hands
I adore you, Shapeshifter
I adore you, Beauty Among Beauties
I adore you, Heart-Bearer
I adore you, Spear-Wielder
I adore you, Star Feller
I adore you, Compassionate Killer
I adore you, Breathtaking One
I adore you, You Who Splits Wounds
I adore you, Swordless One
I adore you, You Who Cries Jewels
I adore you, Vodka-stained
I adore you, Bloodied Hands
I adore you, Star Slayer
I adore you, Singer of Sorrow
I adore you, Savior
I adore you, Redeemer
I adore you, Highest Among the Gods
I adore you, Dierne

Three Praises for the Dierne

Boy from the stars,
You who in eternal youth wandered the worlds,
traveling with Sorrow,

O Pallis,
O Star,
we praise you.

You who has known the streets of man and fey
You who in exile turned ever toward your home,
who is Beloved of the Land Itself,

O Pallis,
O Queen of Heaven,
we praise you.

You who will always strive for us
You who will not forsake us
who returns our love endlessly,

O Pallis
O Beloved,
we praise you.

Lend Me…

Lend me your hope,
lend me your love,
lend me your strength that when I falter
I can rise again.
Dierne, lend me your grace.

O beloved among men…

O beloved among men
and most beloved of the Gods:
Pallis,
the Fallen Star
Lover of the Laetha
Most beautiful in the West,
Today is crowned a God Himself.
You who give pleasure, love, and hope –
This day is dedicated to You.

This Day…

Beloved Star, who is Pallis,
the sweetest of eternal flames:
This day you return to us
This day you are a God
This day you wear the crown of stars
and our hearts sing for you.
Beloved, now God – the Dierne.

February Holy Days

There haven’t been any further addition to the holy days for our calendar. Considering this is one of our busier months in the Otherfaith I wasn’t surprised. Because of this I will simply be re-posting the information found on our static February Holy Days page. At the end of this post will be the ‘program’ for February as well as the updated yearly calendar; I have added in new holidays throughout the year. These can also be found on our Calendar page.

February Holy Days:

February 1: Imbolc (Broader Paganism)
February 2: Spring Cleaning
February 7: Birth of Claudia the Witch
February 8: Birth of Cordelia the Witch
February 13: Birth of Cecilia the Witch
February 13, Friday the 13: Birth of Thirteen
February 14: Valentine’s Day
February 15: Dahlia’s Day
February 19: Birth of Mallory, Right Hand to the Ophelia
February 23: Birth of Malaise the Witch
February 24: Birth of Malice the Witch
February 27: Birth of Mary the Witch
February 28: Ride of the Six Sisters
February 29: Liathianic Holiday

February 1 – Imbolc (Cultural)

A cultural (general Pagan) holiday rather than a specific Otherfaith one, Imbolc represents the start of the end of winter. Wintry flowers begin blooming and the days begin to brighten. Imbolc is one of the four cross quarter Sabbats in the modern Pagan Wheel of the Year.

February 2 – Spring Cleaning

On February 2 we acknowledge the quickening of spring and deep clean our physical spaces. Our homes can build up with grime and stuffy energy over the winter, when those in colder climates tend to stay indoors. Energetic cleansing should be performed along with physical cleaning. (February 2 is also observed as Imbolc by some.)

February 7 – Birth of Claudia the Witch

The majority of Witch spirits in the Otherfaith are born in February, and the first Witch to be born is Claudia. Part of the Six Sisters, she is the eldest. She is closest to Cordelia, the two tending to appear with each other atop brooms. Witch spirits are associated with youth, largely ill-gotten youth. They are teachers and compassionate spirits, watching over younger Witch spirits and young witches here on earth.

In February, Witches taken on more malevolent forms. The Six Sisters specifically spread disease and malice during February.

February 8 – Birth of Cordelia the Witch

Claudia’s closest sister, Cordelia is the younger and cheerier of the two even in bleak February. She gladly takes in apprentice witches and teaches the basics of spellcraft. Her magic is most closely related to Hollywood-style magic a la ‘The Craft’ and ‘Practical Magic’.

February 13 – Birth of Cecilia the Witch

With her name meaning ‘blind’, Cecilia the Witch has ties to blindness and sight both. She possesses magical sight despite her blindness, an ability that allows her to see to the truth of matters. She can also curse others with blindness. She takes on a fair amount of apprentices but keeps only a small few to train up to full-blown Witches.

February, Friday the 13 – Birth of Thirteen

Technically observed only on Friday the 13th of February, being one of the yearly ‘Friday the 13th’ celebrations in the Otherfaith.

Thirteen is another Witch spirit. Associated entirely with stealing youth, she keeps herself eternally ‘thirteen’ by yanking the youth and innocence out of other spirits as they lay on the cusp of adolescence or adulthood. In some stories she is the cause of the Laethas Ava and Alma dividing themselves and creating their elder forms, the Laethas Arrise and Azure respectively. Thirteen represents the aging process and difficulties in growing up.

February 14 – Valentines’ Day

Added to the calendar originally because of its cultural significance, Valentine’s Day can also herald the return of the Dierne Pallis. The Other People may take this time to acknowledge spirits of love (the Laethas Arabella and Asier and Dierne Pallis) or their own spirit partners, along with any physical partners they have.

February 15 – Dahlia’s Day

Previously called ‘Chocolate Day’, post-Valentine’s sees a bulk of chocolate and sweets go on sale. Dahlia is associate with joy and excess, as well as trade because of her seafaring ties, so chocolate is a good offering. Chocolates and sweets could also be offered to her lovers, furthering the connection to romance.

February 19 – Birth of Mallory, Right Hand of the Ophelia

Mallory is the daughter of Lyra, the huntress lover of the River Ophelia. She is rejected by her mother and accepted by the Ophelia, eventually becoming the god’s Right Hand. Right Hands are the direct aids to the deities, and they fill the role of the god should the god be incapacitated or absent. Mallory is mute and communicates through sign language, as well as very stern looks when something meets her disapproval. She is one of three Calamities the West experiences, the first two being the Firebird and Althea Altair. She controls rot and decay and can spread it through her touch.

February 23 – Birth of Malaise the Witch

Malaise brings about her namesake: sickness and disease. Malaise and Malice are both the most outwardly malevolent of the Six Sisters. Malaise appears as a witch from the swamp, wearing a ragged cloak and hair dripping with foul smelling water. She is tied strongly to the Ophelia, and her skin often has a blue-green tone and is slimy to the touch. She teaches the other witches how to wrangle and control disease and inflicts it on her enemies.

February 24 – Birth of Malice the Witch

Malice is the sister to Malaise and, similarly, brings about her namesake: hatred and spite. She is cheerier in appearance than her sister, tending to prefer bright colors. She views her magic of spreading fighting and ill will as a joyous act, and she loves seeing people bicker about any subject. She has especially sharp fingers that prod at people’s soft spots. Malice is associated with the Laetha and often wears the god’s colors of white, red, and gold.

February 27 – Birth of Mary the Witch

The most dangerous of the Six Sisters, Mary oversees all witchcraft focusing on murder and murderous revenge. She knows the most malevolent of all magic and lacks any hesitation toward using her arts. She is connected most strongly to the god of outsiders, the Liathane. Though she represents the most dangerous and feared witchcraft, she can also teach us some of the strongest protection magic. Her more amicable forms appear around Halloween, where she plays with her arts for the entertainment of those around her, especially children.

February 28 – Ride of the Six Sisters

At the end of February we bid goodbye to the Witches that have been with us throughout fall and winter. Spring calls in other riotous spirits, and we want to see out our playful and unpredictable guests. We send the Sisters out eastward to spread their knowledge. This holiday is also meant to help us move past the cold winter into the brighter springtime, shifting our own religious practice and magical arts into a different gear.

February 29 – Liathianic Holiday

Occurring only on Leap Years, February 29 is a holiday for Liathanic spirits and energies. The god and his entourage take on more playful forms, making this a day for mischievous pranks and fun parties.

February 2019 Program Download

Otherfaith 2019 Calendar Download

January Holy Days

January Holy Days:

January 1: New Year’s Day
January 1: Birth of Dawn
January 2: Birth of Abel Blake
January 5: Birth of Aeron Blake
January 7: Birth of Aithne Blake
January 13: Com. of Comity: Dawn & Dusk
January 15: Birth of Centry Rio
January 24: Selection of Aletheia
January 31: Birth of Dusk

January 1 – New Year’s Day
The transition to the new year has been part of the Other People’s holy calendar for quite a while, almost since its inception. New Year’s Day is both a cultural observance and a religious one. Spiritually, the Laetha and Dierne’s spirits are separated during this time, for anywhere from a week to a month, as they undertake their own duties and trials. It is also a time when initiates with those gods begin their training.

January 1 – Birth of Dawn
The sister spirits of twilight, Dawn and Dusk, are both born in January. Dawn enters at the start of the month. Dawn is a Greater Spirit that heralds the sun, sometimes pulling the light with her reins to throw off the darkness. She is associated with hope, fun, and pleasure, the latter association she shares with Dusk. She has a retinue of mist and water spirits that accompany her.

January 2 – Birth of Abel Blake
One of the Five Feathers (Aithne, Abel, Alynah, Eloise and Eloi), Abel Blake is a spirit of addiction, drunks, and life crises. Alynah Blake is his Companion, with Alynah evening out Abel’s otherwise self-destructive tendencies. He also takes on the form of Aletheia 059 (A. 059), allowing him to manipulate and create illusions. He is not a spirit that is called on to aid in recovery from addiction as much as he is a spirit of addiction and dysfunction.

January 5 – Birth of Aeron Blake
Another one of the Blakes (like Aithne, Abel, and the Greater Spirit Alynah) but not part of the Five Feathers, Aeron is a spirit of any and all ‘black sheep’. He falls outside the usual behavior, looks, and career of the rest of his family, and he can be petitioned for aid when handling similar family conflicts. He is also a giant and has ties to physical fitness, making him an excellent spirit to call upon for such matters. He has a preference for hockey.

January 7 – Birth of Aithne Blake
The first of the Five Feathers, Aithne is a spirit of sexuality and business acumen. She can be petitioned for both matters. She is the oldest and most well-adjusted of all the Blakes, making her an excellent addition when working with any of the others in that line. She is especially tied to business as it relates to modeling. She can also be considered when working on self-love, though her connections are secondary to her sex and business associations. She should not be called upon at the same time as Althea Altair and Lilibell Vega.

January 13 – Communique of Comity: Dawn & Dusk
In the Otherfaith, Comity is a type of relationship between spirits: a non-sexual semi-romantic relationship similar to life partners. Comity is a beneficial relationship that helps the spirits combine their energies toward positive ends, often strengthening connections between similar spirits. ‘Communique’ means ‘formal announcement’, and the term is used repeatedly in the Otherfaith calendar to refer to notable relationships, conflicts, or events. It is usually shorted to ‘Com’. The Comity of Dawn and Dusk is part of the ‘Friday the 13th’ celebrations but is observed regardless of what day of the week the date falls.

January 15 – Birth of Centry Rio
Centries are a group of spirits, created by the Clarene, to oversee and enforce the order of the West. They present as centaurs, though they are sometimes seen with lion halves instead of equine. Rio is assistant and second-in-command to Dallas. More fiery than Dallas, Rio enforces his will with explosive passion, chasing down criminals with grim determination.

January 24 – Selection of Aletheia
Each year a Laethic spirit is chosen to become one of the Aletheia Androids. This can either be a cause of great celebration or mourning, depending on the specific spirit chosen. Some spirits transform entirely, abandoning their past identities and selves. Others, such as Abel and Aeron Blake, retain their sense of selfhood outside of their android forms. Aletheia androids serve the Laethas, primarily the Laetha Ava.

January 31 – Birth of Dusk
Bookending with Dawn’s birth, Dusk is born at the end of January. A Greater Spirit like her elder sibling, Dusk is tied to secrecy, solitude, and pleasure. An entourage of starry spirits accompanies her as she drags the curtain of night to end the day. Dusk is quieter than her sister but can create more potent magic. She seduces the daylight to fade away, her sister’s reins replaced instead with gentle caresses.

For a complete list of all current Otherfaith holy days, you can download the Otherfaith 2019 calendar below. A ‘program’ of January’s holy days is also available for download.

Otherfaith Calendar 2019 Download

Program for January 2019 Download

Halloween in the Otherfaith

What is Halloween (in the Otherfaith)?

Halloween is a joyful celebration for the Other People, a fall festival full of fun, candy, and pranks. The secular associations of the holiday are clear in the Otherfaith observance of the day.

Halloween is the last hurrah for the flower and fauna spirits that we welcomed in spring, specifically the Flower Maidens and Rabbit Troupe. Mirroring the Awakening of Flowers and Rabbits at the end of March, Halloween ends with a violent riot from the spirits of fertility and blooms. They streak through the City streets in the Westernlands, tearing apart and slaughtering any they come across. The next morning every victim is reborn exactly as they were before the bloodbath. The riots of the Flowers and Rabbits becomes euphoric and ecstatic rather than terrifying, leading to high participation among the spirits.

Halloween is a time of fun horrors and creepy experiences that we regale in the dark around campfires to see who scares easiest. It is foremost about the joy that can be found in the dark. Other People can spend the night engaging in traditional trick-or-treating, marathoning horror movies, or visiting haunted houses in their area. They might also use the night to reflect on the fear we find in the dark and attempt to embrace it.

Intersecting Holy Days

Date	Event	Information
October 13	Friday the 13th (when applicable)	The Other People observe every Friday the 13th and associate it with a specific spirit. October's Friday the 13th does not currently have a spirit tied to it.
October 31	Samhain	A Pagan festival, typically honoring the dead and ancestors. Part of the 'Wheel of the Year' in Pagan practice.

Gods Honored

The main god associated with Halloween is the Liathane, the god of chaos and horror. Being a god of terror and all creepy unpleasant feelings, the Liathane is a perfect fit for the night. The god abandons his more malevolent aspects to take on the mantle of tricks and pranks. He creeps up on us and shrieks, his face a terrifying visage, before wiping it away and laughing. His humorous horror is not for every soul, but he attempts to get us to enjoy the spirit of the day.

As mentioned above, the Flower Maidens and Rabbit Troupe are important to the holiday as well. Each of these groups is tied to fertility and greenery, specifically blooms, and their Final Riot also symbolizes the shift into fall that occurs in the northern hemisphere. Their energies retreat into the background of our lives until springtime strikes again.

Main Story of Holiday

Having spent all year helping the plants bloom and reproduce, the Flower Maidens began to wane and fade. Similarly, the Rabbit Troupe has become to grow tired from their constant revelries.
Knowing they will not be able to keep up their duties throughout the winter, Alynah Blake and the leaders of the Flower Maidens decide to throw one last bloody celebration.
The fall is a popular time for other festivities, however, and the Clarene is hesitant to approve of such a widespread slaughter when many of her people will be in the streets. She decides to cast a blessing on the night that everyone who perishes on Halloween might be reborn the next morning as they were before.
the Dierne knows many of their spirits enjoy partying on the night as well though,and he wishes to avoid any unnecessary suffering. He blesses all caught up in the slaughter to feel pleasure rather than pain.
The Fower Maiden and Rabbits grumble at this development. Their hedonistic orgies of blood and gore have been tamed, declawed so effectively as to be pointless.
the Liathane intercedes. He decrees that as much pleasure the Dierne brings, fear will thread through the hearts of all present. He will touch their prey with his own brand and let the Flowers and Rabbits eat on that instead.
But, he warns the troupes, if they try to feast on someone without his brand, the Liathane will come down and feast on the Flower and Rabbits instead.

Activities for Holiday

Prayer

We currently do not have prayers for Halloween.

Writing

Other People may choose to write various mythic fanfic during this time. Stories written for Halloween don’t have to focus on the themes of the day, but it is a good time to get into a spooky mood.

Some prompts for this time are:

The Flower Maidens and Rabbit Troupe lead their Final Riot on Halloween. What leads them to lead riots and bloodbaths through the West’s City?
What other festivities occur during this time? (Either for Otherfaith spirits or in other religious traditions.) How do they connect or differ from the Other People’s interpretation of Halloween?
the Liathane regularly shapeshifts into frightening creatures to scare the spirits in the West. What would he shapeshift into to give the other gods a fright?

Contemplative

Any topics related to fear, horror, adrenaline, and fun are good contemplation focuses for this holiday. An Other Person might also choose to focus on more somber topics or contemplate their own fears and anxieties.

As aids to contemplation, prompts are listed below.

What kind of fear do you find enjoyable? What kind of scares do you not enjoy? What differentiates them?
What sort of violence is accepted in the Other People’s Western Fairyland?
Why do we find ‘fear’ fun? Would the Four+ Gods, outside of the Liathane, find it fun as well?
In the Halloween myth, everyone who falls victim to the Flowers and Rabbits is reborn perfectly the next morning. Are there times in life where we get times to indulge without consequence, or do we never get a perfectly new morning like in the story?

Miscellaneous

Other People may decide to go trick-or-treating and dress up in costumes, as is common in the United States. Those wanting to do something for the wider community could help run a haunted house, collect food all October and donate it to a food bank or specific family at the end of October, or host trick-or-treating events for children in their local area.

You can always find this information on its permanent page here.