Dark Sabbath

Dark Sabbath / Deipnon

Monthly Closing & Clearing Checklist

Deipnon is the art of ending well.
Before we begin again, we clear what is unfinished, untended, or weighing us down.

I. Close the Month (Concrete + Material)

☐ Pay outstanding bills or confirm what is scheduled
☐ Review finances and note anything unresolved
☐ Respond to or consciously close open conversations, emails, or obligations
☐ Make a short list of what will not carry forward into the next cycle
☐ Release guilt around what cannot be finished and name it complete anyway

(Nothing haunts the spirit like unfinished business.)

II. Clean the Home (Especially the Thresholds)

☐ Finish laundry or place it intentionally to be completed the next day
☐ Wash dishes and clear surfaces
☐ Sweep or mop floors, especially near entrances
☐ Clean doorways, windows, gates, and thresholds
☐ Wipe door handles, window sills, and frames
☐ Take out trash and remove what no longer belongs

(Thresholds hold memory. Clean them.)

III. Prepare the Supper (Ritual as Nourishment)

☐ Prepare a simple meal or shared dish
☐ Set the table with intention (even if alone)
☐ Light a candle or low flame
☐ Place offerings (bread, fruit, wine, eggs, garlic, herbs, water, or salt)
☐ Pause before eating to name what you are releasing

IV. Release & Reckoning (Spiritual Clearing)

☐ Name aloud what you are finished carrying
☐ Write it down or speak it into the dark
☐ Offer gratitude for what sustained you
☐ Acknowledge what was hard without spiritualizing it away
☐ Allow the month to end without rushing toward the next one

V. Close the Threshold

☐ Extinguish the candle or let it burn safely out
☐ Wash hands or face with water
☐ Sit briefly in silence
☐ Cross a doorway with awareness
☐ Rest

Dark Sabbath Reminder

This is not a performance.
This is not productivity disguised as ritual.
This is care for the whole human life.

We clear the home.
We clear the accounts.
We clear the heart.
We honor the ending so the beginning can arrive cleanly.