What is Mabon; The Autumn Equinox ⋆ Earth and Water

Mabon is the youngest of the sabbats. Whereas people have been celebrating the Autumn Equinox throughout civilization, Mabon specifically didn’t exist until the 1970’s.

However, the fact that it’s not ancient doesn’t take away from the magic.

In fact, the solidification of Mabon into a sabbat proves that this time is so magical that it stole the hearts of modern right brained (woo)man.

So Mabon is also known as the Autumn (or fall) equinox or the 2nd harvest festival. Usually occurring on or around September 20th with the first day of fall, with some variation due to the natural movements of the planet.

This is when day and night are both of equal amounts light and dark. The days have been getting shorter since the summer solstice and this is the halfway mark until peak darkness at the winter solstice.

Crops are now ready to be harvested and stored for the winter.

Mabon Aspects

As always, the best way aspects are the ones you find for yourself by exploring your own local nature.

What’s blooming?
What’s producing fruit?
What’s going to seed?
What is the weather like?
What is the energy in the air like?
What colors are you seeing?

No one is going to interpret the world in the same way you do and that cultivation of these personal and spiritual practices is what really gives them their magick.

If you would like some generic correspondences, though, here’s a list for those as well:

Cornucopia
Equality
Gratitude
Abundance
Success
Red
Orange
Yellow
Gold

I would love for you to tell us what you associate with this time of year if it’s different that the above! Drop it in the comments at the bottom of the page or join us in the FB group and tell us there.

Celebrating Mabon

Wear fall colors
Have a bonfire
Feast!
Cleanse the energy in your home
Decorate for fall
Clean
Bake
Go apple picking
Have some cider
Make a gratitude list
Recognize the abundance around you
Set fall intentions
Dry herbs
Make dried fruit garland

The main themes of every holiday, new and old, is togetherness, gratitude and inner work. When deciding what to do, sit with these aspects and see what comes up for you. Follow your heart.

Mabon Foods

Mabon foods is anything that’s in season right now plus breads, cakes and pies! We’re essentially fattening ourselves up for the winter.

Know that the seasonal eating list below and yours may be different, as not everything grows everywhere. This one is specific to the south east United States.

Don’t feel constricted to anything though. We’re always working with guidelines on these things, not concrete rules.

Let us know what your favorite feast worthy recipes are!

Mabon Crystals

Honestly, this sort of thing becomes a personal practice which makes it vary from person to person. Sit and contemplate your goals and what you would like to do per as a ritual for this holiday and choose your crystals according to that.

Be sure to cleanse and charge them before use!

Mabon Journaling

A gratitude journal is great to start right now! See if you can keep it up and going every day for the whole year! That sounds tantalizing even typing but 3 bullet points a day with one word correlations that only you understand in this moment is plenty.

What does equality mean to you? The day and night are of equal lengths right now. The balance of yin and yang. What are the emotions coming up around that?

The days are getting shorter from here until Yule. It’s time to embrace the darkness, as there is no light without it’s counterpart. Have you been doing your shadow work? Have you been preparing for seasonal anxiety and depression? What thoughts are coming up? Write about it.

If you have anything to add, drop it in the comments! Together we grow. Mabon blessings!

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