Death
Samhain celebrates the final harvest and all crops must be gathered by this night because the crops will die because of the impending freeze, this is also symbolized with looking within ourselves. Traditionally, it was believed that all the crops had to be harvested by this time, otherwise a mischievous spirit would go around on that night and contaminate all the un-harvested crops and make them useless to humans. We have come to a place of rest and reward, all our labors and harvest complete for the time being, with the end of the harvest, the last yields of summer give way to the coming winter. This is a time of Thanks-Giving for all that you have accomplished, been gifted with, brought to completion so far this year
We must look at the nature of our motives and at the results of our actions. Samhain is an ideal time for releasing old habits and conditions in our lives that are constricting our growth and progress. It is a spiritual cleansing of those aspects of our life which we have grown out of or no longer need. Samhain reminds us that all things pass away in time. Just as the leaves fade and fall from the trees, so we must allow for loss and passages in our lives. This is a time to celebrate all the aspects of our lives that are dropping away from us; the relationships, the situations, the pain, the emotions, the old identities that once served us.
For the ancient Celts, Samhain marked the end of the old year and the start of the new. More accurately, Samhain is a space between the years, the old year is dead and the New Year has not yet begun. It is a time out of time … a space outside of the natural order. As such, it is a time when the division between dimensions or levels of reality is thinnest. This division is referred to as “the veil between the worlds”. Because intuition is heighten by this thinning of the veils, Samhain It is a time for divination and looking into the future and a link with the dead, also an excellent time for reading tarot cards, scrying, dream work, and other forms of divination.
Samhain is also known as the Feast of the Dead. At this time, ancestors and departed friends are honored. Memories and stories are shared and it is customary to set out extra places at supper for departed loved ones. Since the veil between the worlds is thinnest on this night, it is believed to be the best time for dead souls to make contact with the living. 
People sometimes use this time to commune with those on the other side. This should be done in a spirit of love for the highest good of all. Invite the luminous spirits of the ancestors to join you on this night, and offer prayers for the souls of departed loved ones for healing and blessings on their journey.
