So, in the cycle of decline,
the Autumn Equinox is at harvest time,
of those ideas that you first planted
last Autumn at Samhain.
It is a time of balance,
a time of reaping,
a time of equality.
What is at that balance point in your life?
May the fruits of your labors of this cycle
serve you well
as the light turns towards the dark half of the year,
and the death and rebirth of a new cycle
at Samhain.
Blessed Be!
the Autumn Equinox is at harvest time,
of those ideas that you first planted
last Autumn at Samhain.
It is a time of balance,
a time of reaping,
a time of equality.
What is at that balance point in your life?
May the fruits of your labors of this cycle
serve you well
as the light turns towards the dark half of the year,
and the death and rebirth of a new cycle
at Samhain.
Blessed Be!
by sig lonegren
Mabon, or Autumn Equinox is the time in the autumn when the day and the night is equally long all over this planet of ours. This year it happens the 23rd of september. At 04:02 GMT time. Astronomically this means that for all of us living on the northern hemisphere of our planet, our days will consist of more dark hours than light ones, and for the people on the southern hemisphere, the days will consist of more light hours than dark ones, since the sun is moving to shine it's light below the equator. Many people celebrate this day, as it symbolizes balance between light and dark. The Autumn Equinox is one of the Four Quarter Days of the year. It marks a major mid-point between Lughnasad (represents the start of the harvest and is also called Lammas) and Samhain (marks the end of the summer and the beginning of the new fertility year). It is probably mostly celebrated amongst pagans and wiccans around the world, but it is also marked off in the calender of some countries. The Holi/Holy days around this time reflect this reality. In the United States, Labor Day - the first tuesday after the first monday in Septemer - marks the beginning of the Autumn Equinox season. Labor Day recognizes the value of those who labor, and it gives them a final fling at the end of summer. In the United States and in many other countries the celebration takes place and are called Thanksgiving.
Wiccans and Pagans celebrate the aging Goddess as she passes from Mother to Crone, and her consort the God as he prepares for death and re-birth. At this festival it is appropirate to wear all of our finery and dine and celebrate in a lavish setting. It is the drawing to and of family as we prepare for the winding down of the year at Samhain. It is a time to finish old business as we ready for a period of rest, relaxation and reflection. Mabon is considered a time of the Mysteries. It is a time to honor Aging Deities and the Spirit World. Considered a time of balance, it is when we stop and relax and enjoy the fruits of our personal harvests, whether they be from toilinj in our gardens, working at our jobs, raising our families, or just coping with the hussle-bussle of everyday life. The Sun enters the sign of Libra, bringing balance and harmony but also change and transformation. It is time to take action and move into a new energy phase to balance the outer world with the inner world. It is a time to release the past and move forwards, a chance to be clear about what it is you want to do now, and prepare for Winter.
As I said, it is a time for balancing but also for reconciling opposites and to see them as part of the whole. Everyhing co-exists together and we need both sides in order to be balanced and whole; the seen and the unseen, the known and the unknown, creation and destruction, death and rebirth, materialism and spirituality. Here at the Autumn Equinox, celebrate your whole selves, your masculine and feminine aspects, your conscious and unconscious, the active and the receptive, your light and dark sides, your fortunes and your misfortunes, your young self and your old self - and all aspect of the cycle of life. Celebrate it all, the good and the bad. Honour the changing season which brings a chance to start again.
The sap in the trees and plants is moving down now. This is the beginning of root energy and brings sleep, rest and renewal. It is a chance for all of life to go within and re-enter the dark womb of the spiritual world. This is the balance between the outer journey and the inner journey, which provides a strong foundation for our lives. It is a time for long-term planning and incubation. The seed ideas we plant now will re-emerge in the Spring changed, transformed and strengthened by their time in the unconscious.
Activities of Mabon: Making wine, gathering dried herbs, plants, seeds and seed pods, walking in the woods, scattering offerings in harvested fields, offering libations to trees, adorning burial sites with leaves, acorns and pine cones to honor those who have passed over.
(Info taken from "Sacred Celebrations" by Glennie Kindred on Gothic Image Publications 2001, http://www.wicca.com/celtic/akasha/mabon.htm and http://www.geomancy.org/quarter&cross/autumn_equinox.html)
Wiccans and Pagans celebrate the aging Goddess as she passes from Mother to Crone, and her consort the God as he prepares for death and re-birth. At this festival it is appropirate to wear all of our finery and dine and celebrate in a lavish setting. It is the drawing to and of family as we prepare for the winding down of the year at Samhain. It is a time to finish old business as we ready for a period of rest, relaxation and reflection. Mabon is considered a time of the Mysteries. It is a time to honor Aging Deities and the Spirit World. Considered a time of balance, it is when we stop and relax and enjoy the fruits of our personal harvests, whether they be from toilinj in our gardens, working at our jobs, raising our families, or just coping with the hussle-bussle of everyday life. The Sun enters the sign of Libra, bringing balance and harmony but also change and transformation. It is time to take action and move into a new energy phase to balance the outer world with the inner world. It is a time to release the past and move forwards, a chance to be clear about what it is you want to do now, and prepare for Winter.
As I said, it is a time for balancing but also for reconciling opposites and to see them as part of the whole. Everyhing co-exists together and we need both sides in order to be balanced and whole; the seen and the unseen, the known and the unknown, creation and destruction, death and rebirth, materialism and spirituality. Here at the Autumn Equinox, celebrate your whole selves, your masculine and feminine aspects, your conscious and unconscious, the active and the receptive, your light and dark sides, your fortunes and your misfortunes, your young self and your old self - and all aspect of the cycle of life. Celebrate it all, the good and the bad. Honour the changing season which brings a chance to start again.
The sap in the trees and plants is moving down now. This is the beginning of root energy and brings sleep, rest and renewal. It is a chance for all of life to go within and re-enter the dark womb of the spiritual world. This is the balance between the outer journey and the inner journey, which provides a strong foundation for our lives. It is a time for long-term planning and incubation. The seed ideas we plant now will re-emerge in the Spring changed, transformed and strengthened by their time in the unconscious.
Activities of Mabon: Making wine, gathering dried herbs, plants, seeds and seed pods, walking in the woods, scattering offerings in harvested fields, offering libations to trees, adorning burial sites with leaves, acorns and pine cones to honor those who have passed over.
(Info taken from "Sacred Celebrations" by Glennie Kindred on Gothic Image Publications 2001, http://www.wicca.com/celtic/akasha/mabon.htm and http://www.geomancy.org/quarter&cross/autumn_equinox.html)
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