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September 2023 witch guide

September 2023 witch guide

Full moon: September 29th

New moon: September 14th

Sabbats: Mabon September 23rd

September Harvest Moon

Also known as: Autumn moon, falling leaves moon, song moon, leaves turning moon, moon of brown leaves, yellow leaf moon, wine moon & Full corn moon

Element: Earth

Zodiac: Virgon& Libra

Animal spirits: Trooping Faeries

Deities: Brigid, Ceres, Ch'ang-o, Demeter, Freya, Isis & Vesta

Animals: Jackal & snake

Birds: Ibis & sparrow

Trees: Bay, hawthorn, hazel & larch

Herbs/plants: Copal, fennel, rye, skullcap, valerian, wheat & witch hazel

Flowers: Lily & Narcissus

Scents: Bergamot, gardenia, mastic & storax

Stones: Bloodstone, chrysolite, citrine, olivine, peridot & sapphire

Colors: Browns, dark blue, greens & yellows ( Earth tones)

Energy: Balance of light & dark, dietary matters, employment, health, intellectual pursuits, prosperity, psychism, rest, spirituality, success & work environments. Also cleaning & straightening mentally, physically & spiritually.

Technically, the Harvest Moon is the Full Moon closest to the September equinox around September 21st. The Harvest Moon is the only Full Moon name determined by the equinox rather than a month. Most years, it’s in September, but around every three years, it falls in October.

In September, the Full Moon is the Corn Moon from the Native American tribes harvesting their corn. It can also be the Harvest Moon, which corresponds with the Anglo-Saxon name, while Celtic and Old English names are Wine Moon, Song Moon, and Barley Moon.

Mabon

Also known as: Autumn Equinox, Cornucopia, Witch's Thanksgiving & Alban Elved

Season: Fall

Symbols: Acorns, apples, autumn leaves, berries, corn, cornucopia (horn of plenty), dried seeds, gourds, grains, grapes, ivy, pine cones, pomegranates, vines, wheat, white roses & wine

Colors: Blue brown, drk red, deep gold, gold, indigo, lead green, maroon, orange, red, russet, violet & yellow

Oils/incense: Apple, apple blossom, benzoin, black pepper, hay/straw, myrrh, passion flower, patchouli, pine, red poppy & sage

Animals: Dog, goose, hawk, swan, swallow & wolf

Stones: Agate, amethyst, carnelian, lapis lazuli, sapphire, yellow Agate  & yellow topaz

Foods: Apples, blackberries, blackberry wine, bread, carrots, cider, corn, cornbread, grapes, heather wine, nuts, onions, pomegranates, potatoes, squash, vegetables, wheat & winw

Herbs/plants: Acorn, benzoin, cedar, corn, cypress, ferns, grains, hazel, hops, ivy, myrrh, oak, pine, sage, sassafras, Salomon's seal, thistle, tobacco & wheat

Flowers: Aster, heather, honeysuckle, marigold, milkweed, mum,passion flower& rose

Goddesses: Danu, Epona, Modron, Morrigan, Muses, Pomona, Persephone, Sophia & Sura

Gods: Esus, Green Man, Hermes, Mabon, Mannanan, Toth & Thor

Issues, Intentions & Powers: Accomplishment, agriculture, balance, goals, gratitude & grounding

Spellworks: Balance, harmony, protection, prosperity, security & self confidence

Related festivals:

• Sukkot- is a Torah-commanded holiday celebrated for seven days, beginning on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei. It is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim) on which those Israelites who could were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem. In addition to its harvest roots, the holiday also holds spiritual importance with regard to its abandonment of materialism to focus on nationhood, spirituality, and hospitality, this principle underlying the construction of a temporary, almost nomadic, structure of a sukkah.

• Mid-Autumn festival- also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated in Chinese culture. Similar holidays are celebrated by other cultures in East & Southeast Asia. It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture; its popularity is on par with that of Chinese New Year. The history of the Mid-Autumn Festival dates back over 3,000 years. The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian calendar. On this day, the Chinese believe that the Moon is at its brightest and fullest size, coinciding with harvest time in the middle of Autumn.

• Thanksgiving- This is a secular holiday which is similar to the cell of Mabon; A day to give thanks for the food & blessings of the previous year. The American Thanksgiving is the last Thursday of November while the Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated in October

• Festival of Dionysus- There were several festivals that honored Dionysus, the God of wine. It was a time of fun, games, feasting & drinking wine.

Activities:

•Scatter offerings in a harvested fields, Offer libations to trees

• Decorate your home and/or altar space for fall

• Bake bread

• Perform a ritual to restore balance and harmony to your life

• Cleanse your home of negative energies

• Pick apples

• Have a dinner or feast with your family and/or friends

• Set intentions for the upcoming year

• Purge what is no longer serving you

•Take a walk in the woods

• Enjoy a pumpkin spice latte

• Donate to your local food bank

• Gather dried herbs, plants, seeds & pods

• Learn something new

• Make wine

• Brew an apple cinnamon simmer pot

• Create an outdoor Mabon altar

•Adorn burial sites with leaves, acorns, & pinecones to honor those who have passed over & visit their graves

Many cultures see the second harvest (after the first harvest Lammas) and equinox as a time for giving thanks. This time of year is when farmers know how well their summer crops did, and how well fed their animals have become. This determines whether you and your family would have enough food for the winter. That is why people used to give thanks around this time, thanks for their crops, and animals, and food. 

The name Mabon comes from the Welsh God, who was the son of the Earth Mother Goddess. However, there is evidence that the name was adopted in the 1970s, and the holiday was not originally a Celtic celebration.

Some believe Night and day are of equal legth and the God's energy & strength are nearly gone . The Goddess begins to mourn the loss she knows is coming, but knows he will return when he reborn at Yule.

Sources:

Farmersalmanac .com

Wikipedia

Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences by Sandra Kines

A Witch's Book of Correspondences by Viktorija Briggs

Mabon: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for the Autumn Equinox Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials

[booitsthaclosetpagan]

🌽Full corn harvest moon in Aries, September 29th 2023, 11:58:21

The full corn harvest moon marks a time of completion, release, closure, transitioning and transformation. It's a good time for rounding up large projects you've been working on earlier this year.

The full moon being in the fiery sign of Aries can heighten emotions and the need to release these emotions. At the same time the moon being in Aries, which focusses on self-improvement and ones own needs, opposes the sun in Libra, which focusses on relations. This urges us to reflect on our own role in our relationships and to achieve compromise through negotiations, to meet both our own and others needs and find balance in relationships and the confrontation of lingering issues. The full moon in Aries signifies a time for renewed action and the release of stagnant energy that has been holding you back. Aries will influence the energy of the full moon, giving you enthusiasm, courage and determination to take action and tackle challenges.

Aries being focused on self-improvement also opens up new horizons and the possibility to find further insight in your life's mission and soul's purpose and take steps to pursue this.

At the same time it's important to not give in too much to Aries impulsive energy and instead of acting before thinking try to slow down a bit, take things step by step and think before acting, while practicing some self-control of emotions. Although initially experiencing feelings of being stuck or feeling uninspired, the full moon in Aries calls for change and encourages assertiveness. Through focusing on self-improvement, experiencing heightened self-esteem and learning from past mistakes this time is a time of healing and a time of taking steps and action to grow and build towards a better future. 🌙

" You're poised to make significant strides this lunation"

[bonfires-n-hares]

Full Harvest Moon also known as The Corn Moon. Collect and save seeds from the very best open-pollinated plants in your garden (photo source)

[chrissignore]

To clarify, I was away last weekend, and then I spent the last few days fighting a cold since coming home.

Oh well, better late than never...

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Here's the September Full Moon portrait, which some refer to as the 'Corn Moon' to signify the harvest at this time of year.

(Look out for the Cloud Chicken!)

[danu2203]

FULL HARVEST, CORN MOON 09/10/2022

[brookepricer]

Daily Spell: August 14th

Corn Moon Spell for Spiritual Storage

You’ll Need:

A white candle

Dried corn

An empty glass jar with lid

Full moon is known as the corn moon, and it's a time of year associated with the harvest. This season often focuses on storing things away. This is a perfect time to focus on spiritual and physical health, and to harvest what you can't put aside for when you truly need it. Are there sacrifices you can make today that will benefit you further down the road? Do this spell to metaphysically store things for later.

Light the candle and think about all the blessings and abundance you have in your life. Hold the corn in your hands, and add the kernels to the jar, a few at a time as you do, count off the good things they represent you: joy, good health, spiritually well-being, success, and the like. Once you've added all the corn, put the lid on the job. Say “I store these blessings for later, I save this fortune for later, I will embrace this harvest later.”

Extinguish the candle and put the jars someplace safe. If you're feeling down or disappointed later in the season, pull it out and count your blessings again.

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“Daily Spellbook for the Good Witch: Quick, Simple, and Practical Magic for Every Day of the Year,” by Patti Wigington 

[kyotodreamtrips]

Took this picture yesterday evening near my house in Kyotanabe. The following is courtesy of goodto.com. The full Moon in August is called the Sturgeon Moon because of the abundance of the giant sturgeon found in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain in North America this summer. Astrologer Inbaal Honigman says: "Sturgeon Moon” takes its name from Native American tribes, who found it easier to notice and catch the sturgeon, America's largest freshwater fish, during the full moon in August. "In the past few years, there's been a trend of calling the full Moons by their native American names, but it is simply the August full moon." Many other names also know the Sturgeon Moon. Inbaal explains: "Other names for the August full Moon are linked with the time of year, such as Corn Moon, Grain Moon, as this is the time to start the harvest, and even the Full Red Moon, as the late August heat can tinge the atmosphere reddish in some parts of the world." It's unclear exactly when the Sturgeon Moon began, but it occurs annually, and over time, different cultures have given names to full Moons across the lunar calendar.  In Old English, the Sturgeon Moon was sometimes known as the Barley Moon or Fruit Moon, while the Tlingit people of the Pacific Northwest traditionally called this time of the season the Mountain Shadows Moon. The Assiniboine people named this period Black Cherries Moon, referring to when chokecherries become ripe. And in China, August’s full Moon marks the start of the Hungry Ghost Festival, a traditional festival where ancestors are honoured and ghosts appeased. Celebrity Psychic and Astrologer Inbaal Honigman explains: "The Sturgeon Moon promises to be yet another bright and bold Supermoon. The Moon in Aquarius is a time for reflection on justice - are we doing all that we can to help those less fortunate?" The spiritual meaning of the Sturgeon Moon is claiming a more fruitful life and focusing on gratitude, according to trusted-astrology.com. More intentions, like perseverance, are also part of the Sturgeon Moon's spiritual meaning.

[fuuca8walkabout]

中秋の名月 雲の合間から少しだけ出てきた

OLYMPUS OM-D E-M5 Mark III smc PENTAX REFLEX ZOOM 400-600mm F8-12

[ohshesthriving]

Corn Full Moon is here! Here are some powerful affirmations, tailored for the Corn Full Moon, for this very successful, very prosperous energy. Also, I'm sharing rituals. Rituals are important because boundless success and unlimited opportunities is the end goal. I've been there before when I didn't even know how to craft anything or where to begin, so I get it. But you'll need actions (rituals) behind your affirmations.

The action paired with the affirmations is the combination.

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[kingtwolf-fang]

🌽🌕

[cornwallfairies]

[saryoak]

Full Sturgeon Moon in Aquarius

Today is the Full Sturgeon Moon in Aquarius - But what does it mean ? 

The Sturgeon Moon is the first full moon in August. A powerful time to spend real effort letting go of things that no longer serve you. This year, that sentiment is doubled because of the moon’s position in aquarius. Aquarius is excellent at letting us be free when we need to be, but the sturgeon moon demands us to challenge ourselves too.  So, this may be a time of letting go and moving on, but it isn’t going to be easy, and it shouldn’t be either. It’s a cliche to say “nothing worth having comes easy” but this really is the spirit of this full moon. This is an excellent time to start something new, especially as this moon falls on the same day as Lughnasadh, but we are being warned that if we start new projects without letting go of the habits, behaviours, situations, objects or even people that have blocked our success before then we can’t expect to get success in new endeavours.  You can’t repeat the same habits and expect a different outcome, and this is the moon that’s asking you to break the habits holding you back, and accept that change can be painful, but that doesn’t mean its not right. 

[booitsthaclosetpagan]

Full Harvest/Corn Moon in Pisces - September 10th 2022 (11:58:51)

Effects of the Full Harvest Moon in Pisces:

Today the Full Harvest Moon will rise in Pisces. This deep and mystical moon and time signify a time of completion, release, closure, transitioning and transformation. You will release any stagnant energy that has been holding you back. Through this you will enter a powerful time of healing.

Pisces being the sign of the intuitive and hyper-sensitive fish will influence you directly. Due to the retrogades the time prior to this Full Moon may have been quite chaotic. The Full Moon in Pisces will further heighten your intuition and emotions. This Full Moon rules your emotions, since Pisces has a kaleidoscope of feelings.

Your effects on others:

The Full Moon in Pisces will make you feel your involvement with the surrounding world. To others you will peak in your sympathy and you will be eager to help everyone. But remember that you also have yourself to care about.

The Full Moons effects on yourself:

The Full Moon in Pisces will help you understand the secrets of your soul a bit better. You will need to have faith and learn to have trust. Learn to embrace situations without thinking too much about the outcome. This is the time where you can trust your extra-sensory feelings the most. Focus on your intuition and feelings that come through your heart.

Through the Full Moons energy your ability for self-expression will be boosted and you will reveal your artistic self. The Full Moons energy will help you set goals and take the steps towards these goals, to make it happen. The Full Moon helps you with figuring out your work-life balance. Combine the Moons dreamy and intuitive energy with your own vivid imagination and physical work.

"The ego mind can keep you in fear. Your Higher Self is never in fear."

Have a blessed Full Moon and month! 🌙

[dwuerch-blog]

Happy First Day of Fall - September 22nd

Happy First Day of Fall – September 22nd

Hooray! My favorite season begins today. I just wish Mother Nature would keep up with the date, because it’s still in the upper 90s here in Austin. Word has it that we’ll get to three digits again in a few days! They call it “global warming”! Whoohoo! I know the heat waves will subside before long and everything will be bursting with color as if nature has been saving up all year for the grand…

[that-fox-thing]

Careful with your ankles, he’s mad.

[gedankenmoon]

Scrapped Maya influenced Miguel design my beloved

I will forever love you-