Mabon

Happy Mabon - the pagan holiday for this Equinox

Mabon, (pronounced MAY-bun, MAY-bone, MAH-boon, or MAH-bawn) is the Autumn Equinox.

The Autumn Equinox divides the day and night equally, and we all take a moment to pay our respects to the impending dark. We also give thanks to the waning sunlight, as we store our harvest of this year's crops.

The Druids call this celebration, Mea'n Fo'mhair, and honor the The Green Man, the God of the Forest, by offering libations to trees. Offerings of ciders, wines, herbs and fertilizer are appropriate at this time.

Wiccans celebrate the aging Goddess as she passes from Mother to Crone, and her consort the God as he prepares for death and re-birth.

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 toiling in our gardens, working at our jobs, raising our families, or just coping with the hussle-bussle of everyday life.

My Tarot card for the day was the Tower which in a reading many time signifies the end or the crumbling of something. But as a solo card, it represents the survivor in us. The left overs that fought the fight and are still standing. Enriched, scarred and grateful to be at the end of the road. It's also signifies a turning point where profound change brings new opportunity.

So....I wish for everyone a bountiful and rich Mabon and welcome you to a new season brimming with possibility, prosperity, acceptance and peace.