🗓️ Witch’s Almanac: October 2025 (UK) — Harvest Moon, Meteors & Samhain Magic
October brings the Harvest Moon, Draconids + Orionids meteors, New Moon seed-setting and Samhain ancestor magic. UK-timed rituals, herbs, crystals and a cosy guide you’ll actually follow. If you missed the build-up, warm up with last month’s flow in our Witch’s Almanac: September 2025 — Blood Moon, Mabon Magic & Apple Rituals.*
🌕 The sky at a glance (UK)
- Full Moon (Harvest Moon): Tue 7 Oct (early hours, UK). Perfect for illuminate-and-release work.
- Third Quarter: Mon 13 Oct — trim, prune, boundary-set.
- New Moon: Tue 21 Oct — seed intentions; refresh prosperity pieces.
- First Quarter: Wed 29 Oct — action and momentum.
- Clocks go back: Sun 26 Oct (BST → GMT). Treat it like a built-in reset—fresh wards, fresh salt bowl, fresh intentions.
Year-at-a-glance tip: pop these into your fridge or altar view with our 2025 Moon Phase Calendar (with zodiac glyphs) — it’s pretty and practical: see it on Etsy.
🌠 Meteor moments (make a wish, say thank-you)
- Draconids: active 6–10 Oct, peaking around Tue 8 Oct — a short, evening-friendly shower (great starter sky magic).
- Orionids: active early Oct – early Nov, with a peak around 21–22 Oct (midnight → dawn). Darker nights = better sparkle.
Pin the dates you’ll step outside and sip a hot choc under the stars on your Moon Phase Calendar: Etsy listing.
🍂 October vibe check
We glide from smoothing Libra into deep-diving Scorpio on 23 Oct. The recipe this month: release → reset → receive. Think rosemary on the mop, bay by the door, and a star-cut apple slice offered with love (we riffed on this in September’s post here: September Almanac). 🍏
🧭 Week-by-week witchery (simple & doable)
✨ Week 1 (1–6 Oct) — Waxing clarity
- Home tune-up: rosemary–lemon quick wipe along high-traffic paths.
- Money micro-move: a coin under a green tealight for 9 minutes while you book direct debits and choose one easy income action.
- Journal nudge: “What would make Q4 feel light and lucrative?”
Log your intentions and little wins in the Watercolor Moon Journal — it keeps you honest (and cute): browse the journal.
🌝 Harvest Moon week (7–12 Oct) — Illuminate & release
- Harvest Moon mini-ritual (7 Oct):
- List three drains you’re done carrying.
- Burn/soak the page (tiny, tidy flame or salty water).
- Slice an apple cross-wise for the star; dab honey + cinnamon; name one sweet outcome for Q4.
- Draconids (8 Oct evening): wish + gratitude under the sparks; pockets full of cosy. 🌠
For more apple-magic inspo (and the why behind that little star), peek back at September’s Almanac.
🍂 Waning week (13–20 Oct) — Compost it
- Gentle cord tidy: two tealights (white + black) linked with cotton; light both, let it part naturally—no drama, only clarity.
- “Jar of Nope” spell: paper strips with habits you’re done with + pinch of salt + rosemary; lid on; cupboard.
Note what you’re retiring and why in your Moon Journal for clean closure: add it to your altar stack.
🌑 New Moon week (21–27 Oct) — Seed & ward
- New Moon (21 Oct): refresh the prosperity bowl (basil/mint, coins, pinch of cinnamon, focus note). Stir clockwise on Sundays.
- Orionids (21–22 Oct midnight → dawn): one meteor wish, one thank-you.
- Clocks back (26 Oct): treat it as your door-ward day—swap salt bowls, redraw your bay-leaf sigil, quick rosemary floor swipe.
Track your seed-setting dates and first-week actions in the Watercolor Moon Journal: see inside. And keep the month view handy with the Moon Phase Calendar: Etsy.
🕯️ Samhain week (28–31 Oct) — Ancestral & protected
- First Quarter (29 Oct): take one bold action that proves your New Moon intentions are real.
- Samhain (31 Oct):
- Ancestor plate: apple slice, a biscuit, and a sip of tea/juice; speak a memory out loud.
- Wards reset: black tourmaline at the threshold, fresh salt, tiny ✧ above the inside of the door.
End the month by scribbling a gratitude page and one loving note to your future self in the Moon Journal: Etsy listing.
🌿 Kitchen-cupboard magic (UK friendly)
- Rosemary: clearing + courage (mop water, steam bowl, charm bag).
- Bay: protection + success (write a focus word and tuck at the altar; burn safely when complete).
- Cinnamon: prosperity/momentum (money bowl pinch, not on skin).
- Apple: Samhain sweetness + wisdom (star slice blessing).
- Crystals: black tourmaline/obsidian (ward), selenite (reset), clear quartz (charge), citrine/pyrite (prosperity).
Safety sparkle: ventilate herbs, never leave candles unattended, and keep flame work tiny and tidy. 🧯
📓 Journal prompts (pick 3–5)
Three needle-moves before 7 Nov are…
What truth did the Harvest Moon light up?
Which boundary will keep me resourced through darker evenings?
If Q4 success were simple, I would…
A gift from my ancestors I’m ready to receive is…
💜 Conclusion — Close the circle, open the door
October asks for honest release and tender protection so your seeds can actually take root. Do the tiny things (wipe the floor, light the tealight, whisper the thank-you) and let that easeful momentum carry you into Samhain’s soft glow. When in doubt this month: simplify, ward, and welcome—your magic doesn’t need to be loud to be loud.
Keep your timing tidy with the 2025 Moon Phase Calendar and make it personal in your Watercolor Moon Journal — then circle back to September’s Almanac for extra apple magic and seasonal threads.
