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Subject:  Re: The wheel of the year turns yet again...Mabon is here. |
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Author: Anonymous |
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Date Posted: 11:07:35 09/17/09 Thu >Mabon is also known as the Autumn Equinox, harvest >home, the 2nd harvest festival, wine harvest, Mea'n >Fo'mhair...and many more. Mabon is approximatley older >than 3,000 B.C. and is uaully celebrated around >September 20-24 depending upon calendar when the Sun >is at 1 degree Libra. >> >In the Northen Hemisphere the Autumn Equinox divides >the day and night equally. Wiccans celebrate the aging >Goddess as she passes from Mother to Crone and the Sun >God as he prepares for death and rebirth. On this day >witches, druids, and wiccans take a moment to pay >their respects to the impending dark and give thanks >to the waning sunlight, as we store our harvest of >this year's crops preparing for the long winter months >ahead. Offerings of cider, wines, fertilizer, and >herbs are appropriate a this time. >Driuds call this celebration Mea'n Fo'mhair, and honor >the Green Man ( The God of the forest) by offering >wine, also known as libations, to the trees. > >Meals made for this sabbat incorporates foods that >represent Mabon which are apples, nuts, bread, all >vegetables, beans, pomegranates, squashes, pumpkins, >and wine and or grape juice. > >For decorating use colors of: Orange, red, yellow, >gold, maroon, brown, and russet. > >For decorating the home and or arts and crafts use: >gourds, pumpkins, pine cones, corn, grains, apples, >pomegranates, acorns, vines such as ivy, oak leaves, >mums, and astors. > >Herbs of Mabon are: Acorn, grains, marigold, milkweed, >thistles, myrrh, benzoin, passionflower, sage, rose, >and honeysuckle. > >Incense for Mabon: Sage, myrrh, and a Autumn blend >benzoin. > >Mabon is considered a time of the mysteries. It is a >time to honor Againg Deities, Harvest Deities, Wine >Gods, and the Spirit World. Also don't forget to honor >the 4 Winds/ Elements for their help through this >season. It's Considered a time of balance, it is when >we stop and relax and enjoy the fruits of our personal >harvests, whether it be from our gardens, raising >families, our jobs or careers, or just coping with the >every day hussle and bussle of life. > >With that being said...your spellworkings for Mabon >should be focused on harmony and balance, >self-confidence, security, prosperity, and of course >like I always mention at every sabbat...protection. > >Activites for Mabon include preparing meals for the >sabbat, baking wonderful smelling apple, sweet >potatoe, and pumpkin pies, take a walk through the >woods, scattering offerings in woods and in the >harvested fields, offering libations to trees, apple >picking, pumpkin picking, wine making or tasting at a >winery, music and games(children can also help out >with most of the above), and last but not >least...always remember to honor our ancestors and >loved ones(both 2 and 4 legged) who have passed before >us. > >Have a great Mabon, may your hearts and spirits always >be filled with joy. > >Blessed Be, > >Autumn Silver Sky [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |