The equinox approaches. The light and the dark are equal in strength for blessed Mabon, where nature is in exquisite balance🌗 A time where we say good bye to summer, and welcome the change 🍂 We celebrate Tao/duality, rebalancing life and the second harvest (think of it as our heathen Thanksgiving!) We give thanks for the fruit of the year, and are busy finishing projects to make the heart and home healthy 💖 Now is a time to also embrace the impending darkness, and the crone aspect of the wheel of the year. We may not find the death cycle comforting, or appealing as humans, but without darkness, there can be no light! We must respect the darkness, as it creeps back, evermore, after Mabon. We call upon the crone (though in my family it's more a call to ancestors/collective knowledge and spirit of all) fondly, asking for wisdom, blessing, and to guide us through the waning half of the cycle with strong spirit✨ Now enough gravity on the subject! Apples are ripe for picking, grapes perfect for wine! Let's celebrate a bit because things are still lush, and there's plenty to feast on and about! And excitement, Mabon is a time to think about lifestyle change, to plan for the future in balance and in tune with the season and yo fine self 🙌🏼 Being a full time Mother to two tiny, ferocious heathens, with no help or childcare is rather intense! But so very awesome. I take pride in myself, especially this time of year, in balancing everything, and ever honing my skills as Mother, and being in general 👽 And in vein with that, I'm ever evolving myself for the better, and for the lives of my children and other half. The Equinox inspires me to sever stress, ups and downs, and imbalance from my life wherever it may come from. To start considering a bigger picture, stopping my old tendencies of giving myself, and time, out too easily, and too much, into situations that are beyond my control. Saving the reeling from, and channeling this energy to areas needing to be balanced, or that have been neglected. I'm going to be undertaking some exciting new things myself this year, and I cannot freaking wait! GuuuuuyyyyssssimSOexcited #thebrightestinthedark #mabon #blessedmabon #equinox #autumnal #autunmnalequinox #mabon2016 #heathen #heathenwoman #heathenlady #heathenlife #freyjaveda #raisingheathens #alissabrunelli 📷photo by Alissa Brunelli 💗
