October often arrives quickly, the temperature drops, and the light fades before we’re quite ready to say goodbye to the summer (that’s how I feel, anyway).

But the deepening twilight, and the soft veil that draws thinner with each passing night, has a mystery that is irresistible to most magick makers.

It’s the Season of the Witch.

It’s that time of the year, when liminal spaces breathe with potency and magnetism.  The doorway to your home is one such liminal space: neither fully within nor wholly without, but a boundary where blessings may be welcomed and shadows turned away.

In this sacred season, threshold magick becomes  SUPER important – it’s a very necessary practice of protection, at a time when Spirits wonder. It’s up to each of us to ensure that only those invited, can enter in…

What Is a Threshold Spell?

A threshold spell is a charm or rite woven at the doorway of your home.

Doorways are living symbols of transition, where one realm gives way to another. For centuries, witches, wise folk, and ancestors have honored thresholds with salt, carvings, charms, and words of power. These rites turn the doorway into a filter, allowing only what is welcome to cross.

A threshold spell may shield your space, invite blessings, honor the season, or all three at once.

To cast such a spell is to stand in the in-between, speaking your intention into the liminal place where home meets world, and safety meets wildness.

Why Threshold Spells Are Important in Autumn

Autumn itself is a threshold.

The days grow shorter, the nights deepen, and the year leans toward its dark half. This is the season of harvest and letting go, of endings that lead into beginnings. Pause in the quiet, and you may hear the air humming with liminality – those moments that are neither one thing nor another.

As Samhain approaches, the veil thins, and spirits walk more freely. Doorways are naturally more permeable at this time, both literally and energetically. A threshold spell gives your home a magickal filter: a shield against wandering energies, and also a lantern to guide love, guidance, and ancestral blessings across your doorway.

Three Threshold Spells for October

Here, we’re offering three simple threshold spells for you to cast during the fall season, and specifically during October. They are designed to be quick and simple to perform – without the need for a lot of time or preparation.

Of course, you can apply these at any time of the year! But it will really serve you to perform multiple times during the weeks leading up to, and just after Samhain.

1. The Protective Salt Line

Purpose: To shield your home and bar unwelcome energies.

You will need:

• A small dish of salt

• Dried rosemary, sage, or mugwort

Spell steps:

1. Stand before your doorway at dusk.
2. Mix the salt with the protective herbs.
3. Sprinkle the mixture in a thin line across the threshold, tracing it with your hand if you wish.
4. Speak aloud:
   “Only blessings cross this line,
   Harm and malice stay behind.”
5. Reapply weekly until Samhain, or sooner if you sense the need.

2. Autumn Blessing Charm

Purpose: To invite warmth, abundance, and seasonal blessings into your home.

You will need:

• A handful of dried autumn leaves
• Orange or black thread
• A drop of cinnamon or clove oil

Spell steps:

1. Tie the leaves together with the thread, forming a small charm.
2. Anoint the leaves with a single drop of oil.
3. Hold the charm in your hands and whisper your intention for your home (such as safety, protection, joy, laughter
4. Hang the charm above your door, saying:
   “By autumn’s fire and cooling air,
   This home I bless, this home I care.”
5. Replace at the season’s end, returning the old leaves to the earth in deep gratitude.

3. Candle Invitation Invocation

Purpose: To allow only loving spirits and kind presences to enter your space. Especially recommended close to Samhain night.

You will need:

•  A white or gold candle

• A small bowl of salt water

Spell steps:

1. At twilight, place the candle on one side of your doorway and the bowl of water on the other.
2. Light the candle, letting its glow spill across the threshold.
3. Breathe deeply, centring your intent.
4. Speak:
   “By flame and flow, by dark and light,
   Only love may cross tonight.”
5. Leave the candle burning for a short while, then extinguish it safely. Pour the water outside, returning it to the earth.

Threshold magick is the art of standing in the in-between and choosing what enters your life.

In October, when the season shimmers with liminality, these simple rites become deeply powerful. By tending to your doorway with salt, charms, or flame, you weave intention into the fabric of your home.

You become both guardian and greeter: warding away the unwanted while inviting in warmth, blessing, and ancestral love.

So this autumn, I hope the threshold to your home glows with intention… so much more than wood and stone! It’s a sacred crossing, a place where magick dwells, so let’s treat is so.

Blessed be.