Mabon

Mabon or Autum Equinox is the second harvest festival.
Like Spring Equinox, Autumn Equinox is a balance
of night and day and light and dark, but now we are moving
from light into darkness, from warmth into cold.
We gather in the harvest of summer, and prepare for winter.
Everything in nature is constantly
giving to and receiving from everything else.
When we receive gifts we give thanks, and try
to give something back.
It is a part of keeping the balance.
As we are gathering in all the gifts of the Goddess,
fruits, nuts, grains, and blessings, we also try to give
something back, to make an offering, to express our thanks
by doing a good deed, leaving fruit and honey out
for the fae folk, or cleaning our yard.

This is also a time to look back at all the things and people
we have to be thankful for.
It is also a time to take stock of ourselves, and see how much
we have grown and changed throughout the year.

At Mabon the Mother of the Harvest becomes the Old One,
the wise grandmother who teaches us to rest after our labors.
We also honor the Goddess Demeter, who is Goddess of all
growing things, and Her daughter Persephone, who becomes
Queen of the Under World at Mabon.
As Persephone descends into the Under World, Demeter
covers her face, and all living and growing things die
until Persephone returns at Ostara.

At this time the God is Mabon, son of Modron,
which means Son of the Mother.
He is hidden from the world of light.
He is the spirit of the grain being taken to the store house.
Like Persephone, he is a bridge
between this world and the Otherworld.
He is a link between the living and dead.
He is freedom.
He protects all that is wild and free.

Correspondences
Direction: West
Colors: Orange, Yellow, brown, black, green
Trees: maple
Stones: Onyx, obsidian, malacite
Herbs: camomile
Spellwork: Thanksgiving, love, emotions, rain
Food: fruit, vegetables


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