As Autumn nears, it’s time for seasonal homemakers to stock up on spiritual tools for fall. Throughout the summer, the focus has been on bringing nature spirituality into your home decor, your family life, and your creative writing.
While summer is all about invoking traits like vitality, independence, and ambition, fall is a time for a different focus. Fall is all about balance, reflection, and preparation.
When thinking about home decor, setting a sacred space, and bringing nature into your life, think of the surrounding nature. Summer invokes imagery of tropical landscapes, of beaches and deserts and fields of wheat. The scents and sounds and tastes of summer capture this imagery as well.
Fall imagery is of vibrant fall colors, forests bursting with orange, red, brown, and yellow landscapes. Of pumpkins and sweaters and the subtle chill in the air.
This blog is all about the fall tools that you’ll need to get the most out of the season. From home decor necessities to writing tools to help write narratives about fall, we’ll talk about everything you’ll need.
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Embracing the Fall Season Through a Spiritual Lens
As the seasons turn away from the summer sun, we enter the dark half of the year. Fall is a transition from the vibrancy of the light season to the darker, chillier dark season. It’s a time for reflection, preparation, and slowing down. Nature prepares for its winter rest. Trees are dropping their leaves, the last of the year’s crops are being harvested, and some animals are preparing to hibernate, while others are migrating to warmer climates. Fall is a reminder that change is a part of nature.
The Energy of Fall: Transformation, Reflection, and Release
The purpose of seasonal living is to change with the seasons and to be mindful of them. To transition our lives as nature itself transitions. Our ancestors had no choice. They depended on nature’s cycle. And in modern times, it’s important to honor this change through intentional acts. The spiritual tools for fall that I’ll go over help you reflect on this time of transformation. As the trees shed their leaves, you must learn to shed the things that no longer serve you. Journaling, meditation, how we eat, the sights, sounds, smells and traditions, and our connection to our ancestors, all are part of seasonal living.
Seasonal Markers to Honor This Fall
Summer was full of spiritual festivals like Litha, Lughnasadh, full moons, and astrological seasons. As well as American observances like the Fourth of July. Fall is no different. And because of modern US trends and patterns, the fall season lasts from the last few weeks of August till the middle of November.
Fall Seasonal Observances:
- Mabon (Autumn Equinox): A time of balance, gratitude, and harvest. Day and night are balanced, and from here the nights grow longer. Consider hosting a harvest Thanksgiving and consider fall-scented beeswax candles on your tablescape.
- Samhain: Samhain is all about spiritual connection. It’s also Halloween in the US. Consider hosting a Dumb Supper, or setting up an altar to your ancestors with pictures and photos. Consider getting started in genealogy.
- Full Moons: The full moons of September, October, and November bring spiritual energies and correspondences. The harvest moon of September is typically in Pisces and invokes emotional intuition. The October moon, typically in Aries, invokes courage and initiative. And the Beaver moon of November is typically in Taurus and invokes grounding and stability.
- Astrological Energies: Virgo brings order and preparation. Libra encourages balance, while Scorpio invites deep transformation.
- US secular and syncretic festivities: Labor Day, back to school, Halloween, the Jewish high holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
For more on cozy fall rituals and seasonal decorating, read Autumn Homemaking. As a spiritual homemaker, you might find a seasonal moon calendar helpful for planning rituals.
Spiritual Tools for Fall Season: Homemaking and Rituals
The shift from summer to fall is a chance to align with nature spiritually, mentally, and physically. Homemakers can make use of home decor, kitchen tools, and daily ritual items for the season.
Home Decor That Supports Sacred Living
Infuse your home with natural textures and sacred symbolism. Using the blueprint outlined in my Summer Florals blog, you can bring the Fall into every room of your house. Try these decor items:
- Garland of faux leaves and pinecones: Put it on your door, welcoming visitors to your home. Or hang it above your fall altar.
- hand-rolled beeswax candles: for a cozy, welcoming atmosphere.
- Florals:: Marigolds, fall leaves, mums, peonies, faux pumpkins and apples. Arrange them in vases throughout your home.
- Fall-themed upholstery: pillows, comforters for beds, towels, throw blankets, altar cloths, table runners.
Explore my Seasonal DIY Crafts & Florals Pinterest board for inspiration. I have a fall comforter I got from Amazon that I use every season.
Kitchen Tools for a Harvest-Centered Home
Fall seasonal homemaking in the kitchen can provide natural nutrition for you and your family. If you started your sourdough in August, as I outlined in my Sacred Bread blog, it should be strong and healthy and ready to use by now. Fall is also a good time for food preparation.
- Canning Kit to get started in canning. You can take advantage of the harvest to stock up on fruits and vegetables and learn to preserve them through the winter just as your ancestors did.
- Herbal Tea Sampler: Herbal tea remedies for cold and flu season, stress relief and sleep support.
- Sourdough Bread Kit: To make delicious homemade, healthy sourdough bread with your starter. Check out my Natural Homecooked Meals Pinterest Board for recipes and ideas.
For more harvest reflections, read Honoring Demeter in September.
Spiritual Tools for the Fall Season for Daily Rituals and Mindfulness
These are some spiritual tools aimed at mindfulness, self-care, and intention setting.
- Fall Bath Salts: For some self-care and pampering.
- Autumn essential oil blends for aromatherapy. You can use these for candle-making, soap making, or diffusers to bring the scent of the season into your home.
- Seasonal Altar Items: Pumpkins, gourds, pinecones, acorns, crystals like citrine and carnelian, and incense like sandalwood and dragon’s blood.
Spiritual Tools for Living in Tune with Nature’s Rhythms
Nature Walks and Outdoor Grounding Tools
Don’t just think about being indoors during this season. These are some spiritual tools for fall that will help you get the most out of being outdoors during this season of transformation.
- Leather-Bound Nature Journal: Use it to express your feelings as you experience nature around you. Collect leaves to press into the journal and preserve the season.
- Foraging Basket: To collect herbs, mushrooms, and natural accents for your home like pinecones and acorns.
- Cozy Cardigans: For the colder Autumn days.
Check out my Seasonal Family Traditions Pinterest board for activity ideas for you and your family.
Spiritual Tools for the Fall Season for Writers and Creatives
For us homemakers with writing side hustles, the season of fall offers a change for rich narratives. These tools make the most of your writing space to help cultivate creativity.
Creating a Cozy and Sacred Writing Space with these spiritual tools
These are the tools you’ll need to cultivate creativity.
- Fall Incense Sticks: To enhance creativity with the scent of fall.
- Folding lap desk: For curling up on the couch for a day of writing.
- Handmade Mug: For sipping tea and coffee during a long writing session.
Journaling and Storytelling as Fall Practices
Fall is ideal for inner reflection. These are some supplies for writing you’ll need for the season.
- Notebooks: To jot down ideas that come to your mind when out and about.
- Calligraphy Set: For a vintage feel to your writing.
Writing narratives about reflection, transformation, and spiritual connection is on par for fall. Themes of darkness, death, and ancestry are also important. Check out my World Mythology for Creative Writers Pinterest Board to get some ideas from mythology.
Spiritual Tools for the Creative Homemaker
For creative hobbies other than writing, check out these tools for fiber arts, pottery, and more:
- Fall Knitting Projects: for inspiration in creating beautiful blankets and sweaters.
- Beginning Pottery Kit: Learn to create beautiful fall vases for your florals.
- Beginning Basketry: Learning basketry to decorate your home with materials you might find in nature.
Read Beginning Loom Knitting for an introduction to the fiber arts.
How to Build Your Own Spiritual Fall Ritual Toolkit
What to Include in Your Toolkit
When considering how to build your fall toolkit, try to start small. You will add to your fall decor and tools inventory year after year. Start with the basics.
- Crystals: like obsidian, smoky quartz, and carnelian
- Smudge bundles: of sage, cedar, or mugwort
- Autumn-themed oracle deck: for guidance and connection
- Candles: ancestral photos, and seasonal altar items
Check out my blog on Dumb Supper for Samhain for ideas on how to host gatherings throughout the fall. Using the spiritual tools for fall season outlined in this blog, you’ll be able to treat your guests to a warm, inviting home that they’ll remember.
Spiritual Tools for the Fall Season: Final Thoughts
The summer calls us outward, while the fall calls us inward. Living seasonally means always acknowledging chances. We can look to nature and to our ancestors to model our lives even in this modern, technology-driven world. The spiritual tools for fall season I’ve gathered for you will help you towards your goals as a creative homemaker and writer devoted to nature spirituality.
Start by picking one or two items and then building on them year after year. Check out my Resources Page for shop-worthy links to more seasonal and natural living tools.
What tools will you start with? Let me know in the comments and join the Facebook group as we prepare for fall season.
