| A Wiccan Circle of Friends Wheel of The Year Mabon Ritual |
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| Whenever we create ritual or magick ourselves it is imbued with our essense, our emotion, our passion, and thus our spirit and power. Ritual is the tangible, outer expression of inner worship and acknowledgement of Diety. When we create a ritual to honor one of the Sabbats we look at all the symbols, correspondences and images that nature shows us at that point of the Wheel of the Year. At Mabon there are many aspects that one can focus on to create ritual around. There is the fact that Mabon is the Autumnal Equinox, when Light and Darkness are of equal lemgth. One can build a ritual around this aspect, with the focus on balance and the Yin and Yang equality of this point in the Wheel. Traditionally, this is known as the Harvest of Fruits, or Middle Harvest. It is the celebration of the bounty of the earth, and a farewell to summer. One may choose to focus on this aspect of standing on the brink of winter's arrival and the conclusion of the long , warm days of summer. The image of the Mother Earth resting now, after her time of labor and having brought forth the fruits of the season is a traditional focus for Mabon. Many rituals include symbolism in the form of our preparations for winter, such as cleansing, and storing up for the cold days ahead. However you choose to symbolically honor this Sabbat, the important thing is to do so from your heart. Often, it is better to use a pre-written ritual if we have busy lives and find ourselves short on the time we wished to devote to creating our own, rather than to not do a ritual at all. With that in mind, you will find 2 pre-written rituals below which you can either use just to get some ideas or do just as they they are written. Take what feels right and appropriate to you, and leave what does not. Group rituals can be adapted to be done solo, and Solitary rituals can be changed to suit a group. For many of us the honoring of a Sabbat lies not only on the date it falls on, but also on the days and even weeks preceding it, in which we focus on and prepare for it, practically, outwardly, inwardly, and spiritually. May the Goddess and God of the Harvest richly provide for and bless you, and may you live in gratitude,warmth and comfort in the days ahead. Blessed Be! Dreemdanser |
| Mabon Harvest Ritual (for a group) adapted from Yasmine Galenorn's "Dancing With the Sun" This is a reletively simple ritual and should be performed before the group feasts on a sumptuous feast. Set the banquet table, and decorate your altar with autumn accents such as colored leaves, Indian corn, gourds, bowls of fruit, and bottles of wine. For this ritual, each person brings three cans or packages of non-perishable foods. Everyone gathers in a circle, their food items at their feet. There should be a large cauldron or decorated box in the center of the circle. The Priestess and/or Priest officiate. Cast the circle, and invoke the elements and Dieties. (if there is not a priest as well as a priestess, 2 priestesses or 2 priests can officiate) |
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| PST: Once again we stand on the balance, as light fades into darkness, and we rejoice in the bounty of the Harvest. The grain is cut, the fruits are now gathered, and all that remains before winter is the Hunter's Moon. PT: Mabon arrives and with it we feel the chill of Autumn's breath, the touch of her brilliant leaf-covered cloak. Jack-in-the-Green gives way to Jack Frost and the mornings will soon be covered with his lace-work. PST: We gather to offer our gratitude to the Goddess and God, our thanks for the blessings They have bestowed upon our lives since last Samhain. We gather to offer our generosity to those in need, for even if we have moments of poverty in our lives, there are always those who have less than we do. Starting with the Priestess, and then the Priest, each person takes a turn placing one food item in the cauldron (or box), and then stating something they are thankful for which happened to them since last Samhain. (This doesn't have to be solemn, it can and should be a joyous, grateful affair.) Go around the circle in turn, 3 X so that all the food items are in the Cauldron or box (or around it). PST: Now join hands and raise the power that what we give today might grow and multiply ten-fold and ten times that. Everyone join hands. As the chant progresses, keep the focus on the food in the center, see it grow and attract more food to it......magnatize it with your energy that when it is delivered to the food bank in your area, it will magickally spur others to give until the shelves overflow, and when it is recieved into the homes of those in need it magickally attracts more bounty and prosperity into their homes. All: (Chant) By Lady's bread and Corn God's blood, let the blessings pour and flood to those in need, to those in pain, fill their house with fruits and grain. (peak the energy and release) PT: By the blessings of the Lord and Lady, we send this food out to those in need and ask that it be matched one thousand times over, that all who hunger might find peace of mind, honorable work, and a full belly in their home every night. PST: (Draw invoking pentagram over cauldron) Blessed be Thee, Sustenance that life is made of. In Your sight, Lord and Lady, we send out your gracious sustaining power with love and care. PT: Through the generosity of The Goddess and God, we can be generous to others. Now we give thanks for the Lady and Lord's bounty and blessings upon us and partake of our Mabon feast with joy and celebration! PST: ("un-do" or "open" the circle. )Let the circle now be open, but as always it remains unbroken. Let the feasting begin! Enjoy your harvest feast! Later take the non-perishable food to a local food bank and give it with a joyous, generous heart! |
| Mabon Berry Wine Ritual (for a solitary) adapted from Llewellyn's Witchs' Datebook 2001, written by Edain McCoy This ritual celebrates the harvesting of the fruits and berries that will sustain us through the dark winter days to come. For this ritual you will need 5 glasses of berry wine or juice, and a place outside where these can be emptied outside into the ground. This is best done at dusk or at dawn when light and dark are held in perfect balance throughout the 24-hour period of this Sabbat. In a circle around you, place one glass at each of the cardinal points: north (earth), east (air), south (fire), and west (water). Place the fifth glass in the center. Beginning with either north or east begin moving clockwise, pouring each glass of wine or juice onto the ground to pay homage to the nature spirits or elementals who stand guard over the land as Mother Earth prepares for her winter's nap. Lastly, empty the wine or juice in the center as an offering and libation to the Goddess, who will now rest after giving birth to the harvest. |
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