Mabon Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Autumn Equinox, Fall Equinox, Harvest Home
The autumn equinox, a second harvest of balance, gratitude and rest.
- Intentions
- Peace, Prosperity, Wisdom
- Zodiac
- Libra
- Date
- Around September 22 (autumn equinox)
- Also called
- Autumn Equinox, Harvest Home
How to use it
- Gratitude feast
Share a meal of seasonal foods such as apples, squash, grains and nuts with friends or family. Before eating, go around the table and let each person name one thing they are thankful for this year.
- Keep and release
Set two bowls on your altar, one with seeds or grain for what you keep and one with dry leaves for what you release. Name each item aloud, then return the leaves to the earth.
- Nature walk
Walk outside and gather fallen leaves, acorns or seed heads. Place them on your altar as a reminder of the turning year and of all you have gathered, inside and out.
Works well with
History and folklore
The autumn equinox has long been a harvest season, with harvest home suppers held in rural England when the last crops came in. The name Mabon is modern: the writer Aidan Kelly chose it in the 1970s, borrowing from Mabon ap Modron, a figure of Welsh legend. Some witches simply call it the autumn equinox. In modern practice it is a time to balance light and dark, give thanks for abundance and prepare for the restful months ahead.
The autumn equinox, a second harvest of balance, gratitude and rest.
- Intentions: Peace, Prosperity, Wisdom
- Zodiac: Libra
- Date: Around September 22 (autumn equinox)
- Also called: Autumn Equinox, Harvest Home
How to use it
- Gratitude feast. Share a meal of seasonal foods such as apples, squash, grains and nuts with friends or family. Before eating, go around the table and let each person name one thing they are thankful for this year.
- Keep and release. Set two bowls on your altar, one with seeds or grain for what you keep and one with dry leaves for what you release. Name each item aloud, then return the leaves to the earth.
- Nature walk. Walk outside and gather fallen leaves, acorns or seed heads. Place them on your altar as a reminder of the turning year and of all you have gathered, inside and out.
Works well with: Apple, Orange Candle, Smoky Quartz, Garden Sage, Jera
Folklore
The autumn equinox has long been a harvest season, with harvest home suppers held in rural England when the last crops came in. The name Mabon is modern: the writer Aidan Kelly chose it in the 1970s, borrowing from Mabon ap Modron, a figure of Welsh legend. Some witches simply call it the autumn equinox. In modern practice it is a time to balance light and dark, give thanks for abundance and prepare for the restful months ahead.
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