free community gathering
Samhain Circle
Celebrating the witches new year through guided meditation, reiki, and grief writing
Samhain is an ancient Celtic festival that marks the turning of the Pagan Wheel of the Year. It is a time of deep gratitude for the harvest season, a time to connect with ancestors while the veil is thin, and a time to honor the wisdom of letting things die so that new life can be born. Join us for this hour-long gathering to connect with your ancestors and guides, release what no longer serves, and call forth the potential and possibilities in the air.
Our circle will begin with a guided meditation, and intention setting for what we're releasing and what we’re calling in. We’ll channel ancestor messages through automatic writing, melt into Holy Fire Reiki and energy healing, and close with eulogy writing for our own grief.
November 1
2pm MT on Zoom
Your host
Dr. Melissa Delizia
Melissa Delizia, MSW, LSW, DSW (she/they) is a death doula, educator, professional coach and social worker whose work lives at the intersection of sacred care, transformative education, and social justice. With a Doctorate in Social Work and certifications in grief companionship, deathcare, and sacred ceremony, Melissa brings both clinical insight and spiritual depth to their offerings.
Their practice is rooted in ancestral connection, mediumship, and energy work, with a focus on holding space for queer and trans individuals navigating death, dying, and grief. Melissa approaches this work with reverence, tending to the liminal with embodied presence and a belief in the healing power of collective care and ritual.
As an educator and adjunct professor, they are dedicated to reshaping how death is taught and understood—centering marginalized experiences, challenging systems of harm, and cultivating spaces where grief and identity are honored in all their complexity. Whether teaching or learning, Melissa holds a deep commitment to equitable deathwork and heart-centered education.
Our Teaching / Learning / Creating Style at La Mort
We leave behind the polished, gate-keepy approach to education. We teach in ways that carry story and experience. We listen. We laugh (a lot). We go off-script sometimes. We cry (with you)(for those you’ve loved)(for those we’ve loved). We like science and studies and logical frameworks, but also mysticism and poetry and all that stuff. We really love to honor history and those who came before. We move through some serious curricula, but don’t take anything too seriously. We dedicate ourselves to seeing you, and want you to feel seen. We deeply honor our intuition and yours. We lead with integrity (always). And we welcome the odd-balls and misfits, because it takes one to know one.