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⛤Mabon Masterpost⛤

⛤The autumn equinox divides day and night equally - here we should all take a moment to pay homage to the impending darkness.

We also thank the sunset light, as we store this year's crop of crops.

The Druids call this celebration, Mea'n Fo'mhair, and honor the Green Man, the God of the Forest, by offering libations to the trees.

Offerings of cider, wines, herbs, seeds and nuts are appropriate at this time.

⛤ Pagans celebrate the aging Goddess as she passes from Mother to Crone, and her consort, the Lord, as she prepares for death and rebirth.

⛤The feast of the autumn equinox is also known by other names: Feast of the second harvest, Feast of Wine, Feast of Avalon, Autumn Equinox, or Cornucopia.

The Teutonic name, Winter Finding, spans a period of time between Mabon and October 15, which is the New Year in Old Norse.

On this holiday it is appropriate to dress in elegant clothes and dine and celebrate in luxurious surroundings.

It is time to finish the old jobs and prepare for a period of rest, relaxation and reflection.

⛤ Symbolism of Mabon:

wine, pumpkins, pine cones, acorns, grains, corn, apples, pomegranates, vines like ivy, dried seeds.

⛤ Mabon Herbs:

Acorn, ferns, cereals, honeysuckle, calendula, alfalfa, myrrh, passion flower, rose, sage, Solomon's seal, tobacco, thistle and vegetables.

Mabon Foods:Bread, nuts, apples, pomegranates and vegetables like potatoes, carrots and onions.

⛤ Mabon incense:

autumn blend with benzoin, myrrh and sage.

⛤ Colors of Mabon:

Red, orange, rust, brown, brown and gold.

⛤ Mabon stones:

Sapphire, lapis lazuli and yellow agates.

⛤ Mabon Activities:

Making wine, gathering dried herbs, plants, seeds and pods, walking in the woods, scattering offerings in harvested fields, offering libations to trees, adorning burial places with leaves, acorns and pine cones to honor those who have passed .

⛤ Spells of Mabon:

protection, prosperity, security and self-confidence. Even those of harmony and balance.

⛤ Divinity of Mabon:

Goddesses of Modron, Morgan, Epona, Persephone, Pamona and the Muses.

Gods of Mabon, Thoth, Thor, Hermes and The Green Man.

Mabon is considered the time of the Mysteries.

It is a time to honor the aging Gods and the spirit world.

⛤ Harvest time :

When leaves turn yellow and fruits and vegetables ripen, when day and night are about the same.

⛤ Curiosity:

The Romans celebrated a festival dedicated to Pomona, the goddess of fruit and growing things.The Romans celebrated a festival dedicated to Pomona, the goddess of fruit and growing things.

However, the most famous ancient myth comes from Greece. The autumn equinox marks Persephone's return to the underworld:

In ancient Greek mythology, the beginning of the fall is closely linked to the story of the abduction of Persephone, also called Kore or Cora. Daughter of Demeter, goddess of earth and fertility, she was kidnapped and taken to the underworld to become the wife of Hades, the god-king of the underworld. After a period of mourning and struggle, Demeter eventually brought her daughter back from Hades to the light, but only for six months of the year. Each fall, Persephone must return to the underworld to spend six months with Hades. During these months, Nature withdraws.

⛤ Neopagan celebration:

Mabon is a relatively modern neo-pagan celebration, which takes place around the September equinox.

In the 1970s, the American author Aidan Kelley gave new names to the six pagan holidays rooted in the ancient Celtic tradition and added two new celebrations proper to the September and March equinox.

⛤ These holidays are celebrations based on the cycles of the sun.

Inspired by a proper name derived from the Welsh word mab / map, meaning "son" or "boy", Kelly chose Mabon as the name for the autumn equinox celebration, and founded the ceremony he had composed for the festival in the Greek myth of Persephone.

Mabon celebrates the second harvest and the start of winter preparations, and it's time to respect the impending darkness while giving thanks in the sunlight.

Druids and pagans also flock to Stonehenge, the famous 5,000-year-old site in Wiltshire, and Castlerigg, another megalithic stone circle near Keswick, Cumbria, to watch the equinox dawn.

⛤ Christianity:

The Christian church replaced many pagan celebrations with Christian observances. The most famous is Christmas, which replaced the ancient Yule festival around the December solstice.

The closest Christian celebration to the September equinox is Michaelmas, also known as the feast of St. Michael and all angels, on September 29th. In this period, the feast of St. Michael is mainly observed in the Catholic church.

Centuries ago in England, the time around the feast of St. Michael also had a commercial side: servants were paid wages after the harvest and workers looked for new jobs at job fairs that also became a place for celebrations.

Mabon is a time full of magic, all connected to the changing seasons of the earth, this is the Second Harvest, the Fruit Harvest and the Great Thanksgiving.

The Goddess is radiant and the God eventually dies with her gift of pure love with the cutting of the last grain. Will come back. As the grain is harvested in abundance during Lammas and reaches completion, we enjoy the abundance of fruits and vegetables at this time.

It is time to thank the waning sun for the richness of the harvest that has been bestowed on us.

Sometimes it seems like every Holiday calls for thanks, and it really is: every spin of the Wheel brings both inner and outer gifts and insights, so Mabon is a celebration and also a period of rest after harvest work.

In terms of your life path, it is time to reap what you have sown, time to look at the hopes and aspirations of Imbolc and Ostara and reflect on how they have manifested.

It is time to complete projects, to clear out and leave what is no longer wanted or needed as we prepare for the descent, so that winter can offer a time for reflection and peace.

And it's time to plant seeds of new ideas and hopes that lie dormant but nurtured in the dark, until spring returns.

⛤ How to celebrate:

Collect autumn leaves for your altar and home

Put apple cider and apple on your altar

Bake fresh bread

Go on nature walk, focusing on renewal

Light white and black candles

⛤ Mabon affirmations :

"I am in balance with the universe

I am grateful for an abundance of blessings

This season will be filled with great experiences

As the leaves change, I change for the better

The light I shine on others returns to me tenfold.

So mote it be. "

⛤Mabon Celebration, Correspondences and Affirmations⛤

⛤How to celebrate:

Collect autumn leaves for your altar and home

Put apple cider and apple on your altar

Bake fresh bread

Go on nature walk, focusing on renewal

Light white and black candles

Celebrate with harvest foods

Decorate for the harvest

Do a gratitude practice

⛤Mabon divination:

Read Tarot Cards, especially if they are Autumn or Mabon themed

Read Oracle Cards, Autumn or Mabon themed

Osteomancy: throw the bones or throw charms.

Oneiromancy: pay attention to, record and interpret your dreams.

You’ll notice from Mabon on until Winter, your dreams will become more frequent and more vivid as we head into a season when the night grows longer.

Bobbing for apples: add symbols to the bottoms of the apples and each symbol means something to the player who pulls it out of the water

⛤Symbolism of Mabon:

wine, pumpkins, pine cones, acorns, grains, corn, apples, pomegranates, vines like ivy, dried seeds.

⛤Mabon Herbs:

Acorn, ferns, cereals, honeysuckle, calendula, alfalfa, myrrh, passion flower, rose, sage, Solomon's seal, tobacco, thistle and vegetables.

Mabon Foods:Bread, nuts, apples, pomegranates and vegetables like potatoes, carrots and onions.

⛤Mabon incense:

autumn blend with benzoin, myrrh and sage.

⛤Colors of Mabon:

Red, orange, rust, brown, brown and gold.

⛤Mabon stones:

Sapphire, lapis lazuli and yellow agates.

⛤Mabon Activities:

⛤Spells of Mabon:

protection, prosperity, security and self-confidence. Even those of harmony and balance.

⛤Divinity of Mabon:

Goddesses of Modron, Morgan, Epona, Persephone, Pamona and the Muses.

Gods of Mabon, Thoth, Thor, Hermes and The Green Man.

⛤Mabon affirmations and prayers:

“I am in balance with the universe

I am grateful for an abundance of blessings

This season will be filled with great experiences

As the leaves change, I change for the better

The light I shine on others returns to me tenfold.

So mote it be. “

“Autumn is upon us,

Mabon blessings be brought to us,

Through the harvest season,

Health and prosperity from now through Samhain.”

“We have so much before us

and for this we are thankful.

We have so many blessings,

and for this we are thankful.

There are others not so fortunate,

and by this we are humbled.

We shall make an offering in their name

to the gods who watch over us,

that those in need are someday

as blessed as we are this day.”

⛤Mabon Spells, Part I⛤

Before we start, I’d like to inform you that this topic has been broken down in 3 posts since I’d like to share some Spells, Deity Spells and Kitchen Magic, before the actual celebration, to make the entire thing more readable and give our fellow witches enough time to get ready!

I will also share a Mabon Masterpost with all the content I’ve posted regarding the festivity.

This is a list of spells that are a MUST for Mabon!

⛤An Acorn Mabon Spell for Prosperity

⛤Ingredients:

An acorn

Marker or paint with paintbrush

Small spell bag or sachet

Small bell (you can get these from craft shops)

⛤How to:

Cleanse your space in whatever way you prefer. For Mabon, I typically do a smoke-cleanse with rosemary or use my besom.

Set the magical Mabon mood – turn on music, burn incense, light a few candles, etc.

Gather your ingredients and tools.

Cast a circle, if you so choose, and invoke the elements.

Hold your acorn in your hands and envision prosperity flowing from the acorn into your hands and through your entire body like a soft orange light.

Keep the acorn in your left hand and pick up the little bell in your right.

Say the following 9 times:

“Blessings of oak, earth and the Mabon season.

Flow through this acorn into my home.

Each time the front door opens,

The Mabon bell rings and prosperity flows in.”

Now draw or paint the Mabon symbol onto the acorn (see the Mabon symbol in the graphic above).

Place the acorn and bell in the small bag.

Thank the earth, Mabon spirits, and energies present. (Release your circle if you cast one).

Hang the Mabon spell bag on your front door, until the Autumn season has ended.

Then bury the acorn near the front door. Cleanse and re-use the bell.

⛤A Mabon Bath Spell for Balance

Wherever balance is needed, decide you’re ready to improve those things and cast this Mabon spell.

⛤What You’ll Need:

Sunflower petals: linked to the Sun and properties include good luck and joy.

Also a traditional herb used on Mabon.

Chamomile: also linked to the Sun and properties include prosperity and warding off negative energy.

Rosemary: for purification, health, and clarity of mind and memory

3 crystals (of your choice, but we recommend clear quartz, citrine, and amber)

Muslin bag (optional)

⛤How to:

Cleanse the space and set the mood. Turn down the lights and turn on some music, if you choose.

Light a candle or two.

Draw a warm bath and add the herbs to the water (if you have a bag, add your herbs to the bag and then to the water. This makes clean-up much easier!)

Place the 3 crystals around 3 sides of the bathtub (not in the water, but on the tub itself).

Get in and soak while focusing on balance.

Meditate on what balance means to you and how you could use more of it.

You can chant or repeat the following incantation:

“I invoke the energies of Mabon,

On a day of balance,

We welcome the Autumn season,

May the balance of night and day

Bring my life balance in every way.”

Soak in the bath for as long as you feel it’s necessary.

Then emerge feeling balanced within yourself and all around you.

⛤Quick Balance Spell

Mabon is observed on an equinox, a time when there are equal parts of light and day. It is the perfect time to reassess and work toward balance in all parts of your life.

⛤You’ll need:

Black candle

White candle

A pen

Some paper

⛤How to:

Set up your altar to reflect the harvest.

Place a black and a white candle on opposite sides of the altar, and place a piece of parchment in between them.

On this paper, write down the aspects of your life that you feel need to be brought into balance.

As you contemplate those aspects, light the candles and say:

"As day and night are now in balance,

so to let my life find balance."

⛤Mabon Ritual

This is a ritual to honor the duality of life and death, sadness and celebration.

⛤You’ll need:

White Candle

Black Candle

A red apple

Some spring flowering bulbs

⛤How to:

Place one white and one black candle on your altar.

In the center, place one red apple to represent Avalon, the Land of Apples where some traditions believe Mabon was held captive

As a symbol of rebirth, also have on hand a small bowl of spring-flowering bulbs

Light the candles and say:

"You walk the paths of darkness and

light,

You do not fear the coming of the night.

Again you'll rise from the mists of

Avalon,

For you are Mabon, the Great Son."

As a lasting tribute to this holiday, plant the bulbs. When they bloom in the spring, you'll remember Mabon and the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

Mabon Spells-Pt.2

Deities associated with Mabon include all Wine Deities – particularly Dionysus and Bacchus, and Aging Deities.

Emphasis might also be placed on the Goddess in Her aspect of the Mother (Demeter is a good example), Persephone (Queen of the Underworld and daughter of Demeter), and Thor (Lord of Thunder in Norse mythology).

Some other Autumn Equinox Goddesses include Modron, Morgan, Snake Woman, Epona, Pomona, and the Muses.

Some appropriate Gods besides those already mentioned are Mabon, Thoth, Hermes, and Hotei.

⛤A Growth Spell to Persephone

Persephone is the ancient Greek goddess of spring.

She spends six months of the year with the god Hades as goddess of the underworld and six months on Earth with her mother, Demeter.

Her arrival on Earth is marked by the beginning of spring.

You can use this spell to achieve growth in any area of your life, such as career, finances, or your personal life.

⛤You’ll need:

A metallic gold ink pen

Paper

⛤How to:

Write your wish with metallic gold ink on paper, then say:

"Persephone, goddess of spring,

thank you For the green earth and

for the flowers in the meadow.

Grant my wish and help it grow."

Hide the wish. Then at Mabon, when Persephone is about to return to the underworld, burn the wish and scatter the ashes outside.

⛤Ritual to Honor Demeter and Persephone

⛤You’ll need:

Red or Yellow flowers for Demeter

Purple or black flowers for Persephone

Some stalks of wheat

Corn

Sickles

A chalice of wine or grape juice

Pomegranate

A black candle for Persephone

An orange candle for Demeter

⛤How to:

Decorate your altar with symbols of Demeter and her daughter; add flowers and stalks of wheat, corn, sickles in baskets.

If you normally cast a circle, or call the quarters, do so now.

Turn to the altar, and light the Persephone candle. Say:

“The land is beginning to die, and the soil grows cold.

The fertile womb of the earth has gone barren.

As Persephone descended into the Underworld,

So the earth continues its descent into night.

As Demeter mourns the loss of her daughter,

So we mourn the days drawing shorter.

Winter will soon be here.”

Light the Demeter candle, and say:

In her anger and sorrow, Demeter roamed the earth,

And the crops died, and life withered and the soil went dormant.

In grief, she traveled looking for her lost child,

Leaving darkness behind in her wake.

We feel the mother's pain, and our hearts break for her,

As she searches for the child she gave birth to.

We welcome the darkness, in her honor.

Break open the pomegranate (it's a good idea to have a bowl to catch the drippings), and take out six seeds.

Place them on the altar. Say:

Six months of light, and six months of dark.

The earth goes to sleep, and later wakes again.

O dark mother, we honor you this night,

And dance in your shadows.

We embrace that which is the darkness,

And celebrate the life of the Crone. Blessings to the dark goddess on this night, and every other.

As the wine is replaced upon the altar, hold your arms out in the Goddess position, and take a moment to reflect on the darker aspects of the human experience.

When you are ready, end the ritual.

⛤A Prayer to Ker Morrighan

“Oh Morrighan,

Bringer of destruction and darkness,

I embrace you tonight.

Without rage, we cannot feel love,

Without pain, we cannot feel happiness,

Without the night, there is no day,

Without death, there is no life.

Great goddess of the night, I thank you.”

Take a few moments to meditate on the darker aspects of your own soul. Is there a pain you've been longing to get rid of?

Is there anger and frustration that you've been unable to move past?

Is there someone who's hurt you, but you haven't told them how you feel?

Now is the time to take this energy and turn it to your own purposes.

Take any pain inside you, and reverse it so that it becomes a positive experience.

If you're not suffering from anything hurtful, count your blessings, and reflect on a time in your life when you weren't so fortunate.

⛤ A Prayer to The Goddess

“Beloved Crone, Giver of Insight

We give you thanks for coming here

We thank you for your guiding power

As the Wheel turns toward the darker hour

You give us wisdom, you give us peace

It shall sustain through winter’s increase

Beloved Crone, we give thanks to thee

Giver of Insight, blessed be

Hail and farewell!”

⛤ A Prayer to The God

“God of the Harvests, Lord of Shadow

We give you thanks for coming here

Thank you for the harvest fair

Apples and fruit are picked with care

Into the looming night you ride

Your gifts to us we receive with pride

God of the Harvests, we give thanks to thee

Lord of Shadow, blessed be

Hail and farewell!”

⛤Mabon Spells-Part III⛤

Here’s some useful kitchen magic and correspondences to make your Mabon special!

Apple crumble

Brandied cranberries

Chai tea

Corn on the cob

Fresh Baked Bread

Green beans

Ground turkey balls

Pumpkin seeds

Spice cookies

Spiced pears

Sweet potato mash

Recipes:

⛤Buttermilk Bread Charm for Mabon.

⛤You will need:

3 mugs of strong white flour

500 ml of Buttermilk (available from the supermarket)

I teaspoonful of baking soda

Mabon ribbon in your choice of colour - red, orange, yellow, gold, brown

A handful of dried fruit of your choice - dates, raisins, sultanas, currants

⛤How to:

Place the flour and dried fruit in a large bowl.

Make a well in the centre.

Sieve in the blended salt and soda and pour in the buttermilk.

Mix well with a wooden spoon until the dough feels springy. If it feels too sloppy just add a little more flour.

Turn it onto a board and cover with a fine dusting of flour. Pat it with your hands until you have a round shape.

Take a sharp knife and score lightly into eight sections, one for each festival.

Set the oven temperature to 180°C.

Place the dough onto a greased baking tray and pop your buttermilk bread into the oven for about 20-25 minutes.

Keep an eye on it.

When the bread is ready it will change colour and it will sound hollow when you tap the bottom.

Cool completely and tie it with Mabon ribbon.

⛤Take time to concentrate on the bread you have created and turn the loaf three times saying

"From the fields and through the stones, into fire, Mabon Bread, as the Wheel turns may all be fed. Goddess Bless."

⛤Now take your bread and share it with your family and friends and pass on the generous blessings of this bright and bountiful festival.

Eat it fresh, as soon as it is made if you can.

⛤Mabon Baked Apples

⛤Ingredients:

4-6 apples (Gala and Fuji are best for baked apples), cut in half, seeds removed.

Raisins

Ginger

Cinnamon

Cardamom

Cube of butter for each apple

Cane sugar, Honey or Maple Syrup

Fresh Cream, Yogurt or Ice Cream to serve (optional)

You can try other spices instead like nutmeg, anise, or cloves If you have apple pie or dried currants or cranberries instead of raisins.

⛤How to:

In each hole of the apple, add a few raisins, some fresh grated ginger and a pinch each of cinnamon and cardamom.

Once you’ve made your combination and stuffed the apples with spices and butter, nestle the apples close together in a baking dish.

Sprinkle them with sugar or drizzle them with honey or maple syrup.

Then pour about one inch of water into the pan (not on the apples).

Bake the apples for about an hour. Check them after 30 minutes to be sure there is still liquid in the pan, if not, or if it is getting low, add some more.

Finish cooking the apples, turn off the oven and leave them inside until the oven cools off.

Serve them as is, with their own sauce, or add something cool and creamy to go alongside.

⛤Somerset Apple Cake

Now a cake that honours the Harvest.

⛤You will need:

340g self-raising flour

a pinch of salt

225g butter

½ teaspoon cinnamon

170g brown sugar

115g sultanas

450g apples, finely chopped

3 eggs

a little milk

⛤How to:

Melt the butter and mix it with the flour and salt.

Add the sugar and cinnamon.

Make a well in the mixture and drop in the egg and fruit.

Mix well; if the dough is a little too stiff, add some milk.

Place in a 20Øcm cake tin, and sprinkle some brown sugar on top.

Bake for one-and-a-half to two hours, in a moderate oven (Gas Mark 180°C), until cooked.

Allow to cool slightly before turning out onto a cooling rack.

⛤Dried Apple Rings Recipe

⛤You will need:

6 apples, sliced in rounds, seeds, and core removed

⛤How to:

Place sliced apples on a cookie sheet and cook at 100°C for about 3-4 hours.

If they don’t feel dry enough, put them on a plate on your kitchen counter and cover them with a kitchen towel.

Mix them around with your hands every day, and then put the towel back over them until they feel really dry – up to a week.

May your Mabon be memorable and may your heart and spirit be filled to overflowing!

Witchfully yours,

⛤ Isidora & Bleiz⛤

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