Mabon - a day to give thanks to nature or Mother Earth for a good harvest and to pray to their gods and goddesses that the crop would last throughout the winter.
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Mabon - a day to give thanks to nature or Mother Earth for a good harvest and to pray to their gods and goddesses that the crop would last throughout the winter.
Candles in the darkness. The smell of cinnamon rolls. Soft, warm blankets. The way the golden wheat fields undulate in the wind. Rain clouds sweeping across the countryside. Crimson leaves dancing in the breeze. Bluejay calls in the forest. Sunlight through golden leaves. Tightly knit cardigans on your skin. The taste of meat, carrots, and potatoes. Warm cider, the spices tingling your tongue. Distant roll of thunder on a Sunday afternoon, petrichor on the air suddenly. Crunching of leaves underfoot. Sticky caramel enveloping juicy apples. The warmth of a bonfire on a chilly evening. The sliminess of pumpkin innards. Crisp autumn morning air. The cascade of colors in the forests, the valleys, the fields. Leaf piles. S'mores. Hot chocolate. Soup. Whipped cream on pumpkin pie. Warm baked apples and golden crust. Soft flannel. Sturdy boots. Brown leather and suede. Maple syrup on fluffy waffles. The numbness if your fingers as you sit outside, enjoying a chilly autumn day...almost too much to bear, but it's so gorgeous outside you'll endure anything to take in its beauty. Watching Halloween movies. Eating warm comfort foods with loved ones. The smell of woodsmoke on a crisp afternoon. Leaves floating down a crystal clear stream. Butter on sweet potatoes and squash.
Warm foods. Cozy blankets and sweaters. Breezy golden mornings, drizzly afternoons, and crisp clear evenings. That's what autumn means to me.
Will be setting out the wine tonight for Dionysus.
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Happy Mabon to all my fellow witches! 🧡
Blessed be. ✨
Happy Autumn Equinox/Mabon!!
✨🍂 Wishing you a beautiful and productive Autumn Equinox! 🍂✨
Bree’s Roast Chicken with Apples and Potatoes
I did something a teensy bit different this time. Instead of using chicken broth or stock to keep things moist, I flipped the bird breast-down and added two cups of spiced apple cider.
The result with a mouth-wateringly tender bird with just a hint of cidery goodness in the cooking juices.
One 8 lb bird, two large apples, three potatoes, bacon, stuffing, cranberries, herbs, cider, and a roasting pan. Two and a half hours at 350 F.
De. LICIOUS.
Enjoy!
Bree
🍎 MABON 🍎
Mabon (September 23, eve - September 20-25) is the second harvest festival in the Wheel of the Year. It is celebrated on the day of the autumnal equinox. This is the time of completing planned and projects, finding balance, summing up the results.
᯽ Correspondences:
> Colors: brown, green, gold, orange, red, yellow
> Flowers, plants, herbs: cinnamon, oak, wheat, lavender, nutmeg, sage, chamomile, ivy
> Stones: citrine, cat's eye, red agate, sapphire, tiger's eye
> Scents: cinnamon, cloves, apple, coffee, pumpkin, sandalwood, mint, myrrh, incense, sage
> Food and drink: APPLES, apple pie, macaroons, coffee, hot tea, honey, cider, pumpkin products, cereals and grains, red wine, nuts, cornbread, berries, mushrooms and dishes made from them.
Ways to Celebrate Mabon:
• Rituals for:
- releasing (especially from habits)
- balance and balance
- protection
• Bakery products! WITH APPLE
• Family and friends
• Divination
Mabon Annual Autumn Window Warding 🍂
And Other Mabon Traditions 🍁🌾
Ward your windows each fall to protect your home from negativity throughout the upcoming year.
You Will Need:
Howlite Stones (one for each window you wish to Ward)
Black Obsidian Stones (one for each window you wish to Ward)
For the Window Warding:
Take your stones outside in a basket or satchel and sit on the ground, holding the stones in your hands.
Say, “Black and White, Dark and Light, The Summer is done, and Winter comes, guard my home and all who dwell here, keep us safe until this time next year.”
Take the stones out of the basket or satchel and place them on the ground before you. Let them take in the energy of the earth beneath them, and take this time to imbue them with your intentions.
When you feel ready, gather the stones back up into the basket or satchel and take them back inside.
In each window you wish to Ward, place a piece of black obsidian in the left side of your windowsills to banish negativity, and place a piece of howlite in the right side of your windowsill to invite peace and calm into your home.
Afterwards, you may want to cleanse your home to reset the energy of your home for the winter. I also find this is a great time to get some fall cleaning done!
Other Mabon Traditions and Ideas:
Make pumpkin waffles with honey for breakfast, and enjoy them outside, weather permitting 🧇
Take a nature walk 🍂
Bury old charms, satchels, and spell jar contents and remake new ones
Enchant jewelry or create protection charms
Prepare a wonderful dinner with plenty of fresh vegetables for your family or friends
Gather acorns to make charms
Eat some fresh apples, or go to an orchard and pick apples with friends 🍎
Make a pumpkin pie or squash soup 🥧
Collect leaves to decorate your altar 🍁
Cleanse your home 🧹
I myself, as a baby witch, have never celebrated a sabbat. The most upcoming sabbat though... Is Mabon! So I would like to share some festive knowledge with some other baby witches...
Mabon
A celebration of the autumnal equinox and the Welsh God (who it is named after)
Mabon the child of light.
The sabbat is the second harvest and basically Thanksgiving
Colors:
Green
Red
Orange
Yellow
Brown
Gold
Foods to eat:
Bread
Apples
Pumpkins and squash
Cider
Cinnamon flavored
Corn
Root veggies
Ways to celebrate:
Celebrate your abundance and gratitude by making a gratitude list and having feasts
Clean your home of things that you no longer want or need and let go
Baking with bread, cinnamon and apples
Protect and cleanse your home
Take walks and experience the seasonal changes
If you grow food or garden, harvest!
Spells that are best around this time
Cleansing
Protection
Prosperity
Shadow work
Releasing negativity
Timing
Check your timing of when this sabbat takes place. It varies every year. This year it takes place
September 21
To
September 29
But check each year for the time it takes place
How to prep for MABON ‘20 -COVID19 edition
Hey my fellow witches! This year we have to rearrange our Mabon fest according to all the covid19 restrictions.
I’m going to share some tips and ideas to inspire you guys to prep for this holiday & celebrate in total safety. ♥️
First let me tell ya what Google says for us in the Northern hemisphere:
Mabon 2020 will begin on Monday, September 21 and ends on Tuesday, September 29.
Keep in mind that the most important days are Sep 21-23. Witches in the Southern hemisphere will celebrate around March 19-22 & bookmark this post to prep at their best;))
SO, let’s start this journey with the right foot IN ADVANCE. All the late witches out there yeah you heard me: IN ADVANCE. Make yourself ready BEFOREHAND. We’re going thru this together.
1. Thinking of a party? MAKE SURE WHOEVER IS CELEBRATING WITH YOU (except for close people you’ve always shared the same roof with) TESTS NEGATIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS. Force them to get tested, ESPECIALLY IF THEY WERE ON VACATION. No tests, no invitations. Be firm on this point. > anti-covid tip: always sanitize your hands and go get tested yourself first!
***I highly recommend to spend most of this sacred time all by yourself to minimize the risk of contracting the virus. We will party together once a good vaccine or an effective cure is out and globally accessible… Let’s wait😉
2. If you have a garden, and had planted some herbs/fruit/veggies before, go pick the results of the 2nd harvest and use them to cook delicious foods during Mabon! (Lammas is the 1st harvest, yep) > anti-covid tip: gardening is an outdoor hobby that allows you to keep social distancing & breathe fresh air
3. An Equinox is “equal”: re-establish balance in general. I’m talking about your overall ph, diet, work, feelings, home, social life… Don’t stress over useless activities, limit vices & excess, avoid fights, don’t hustle, don’t splurge, don’t push yourself in the gym, don’t let your home/room look like a junkyard, take good care of yourself, only be there for people who love you… Take this time of the year as a moment to re-gain harmony and equilibrium in all comfort. > anti-covid tip: reducing stress levels can improve your immune system
4. Apples are in season, so be creative with em! Use apples for multiple purposes, even for decorating your altar if you will. Snack on them, offer them, cook them, collect their seeds, whatever comes to your mind… > anti-covid tip: rinse your apples thoroughly, never share your apple while eating one + a healthy diet feat. apples can boost your immune system
5. Work with the element of EARTH. Here comes the spellwork my lovelies… Connect with your crystals, use herbs in your rituals, offer food, sit on the ground if you can, be out in nature, curate your garden, learn to cook, position your altar (or anything else) to the South (*Southern hemi: to the North), enhance your natural beauty, seek beauty in the simple things etc… > anti-covid tip: spending time away from the crowds does actually reduce the chances of getting infected
6. Stay hydrated, drink your water & treat yourself. Drink vegetable milk or tea to pamper yourself a little more than usual whenever you have a break (or a cozy spa night at home). I’m very into herbal teas and lemon/apple water atm, not the spicy ones tho (save them for Samhain & winter!). If you’re fully allowed to drink alcohol, sip a glass of Rosé (loads of good Pinot Noir rosé are out this season, but any rosé will do), Portuguese Tinto, or maybe Pinot Gris. As for beer, just stick to the one that you prefer or try lighter ones! *remember balance is key, drink responsibly or not at all* > anti-covid tip: never share your glass while drinking your beverages, make sure glasses & bottles are sanitized and clean
7. Get comfy within your body: love your figure, feel yourself, train your 5 senses, stretch a lot/practice yoga, look at yourself in the mirror, take selfies or photos of beautiful details, touch/massage yourself, take care of your hair, groom, apply body lotion and enjoy your earthly beauty. Mabon wants you to look bomb hun! > anti-covid tip: getting familiar with your own body can help you recognize any weird symptoms easily, as well as the smallest changes in your system… Be friendly to your body and it will thank you in so many ways later on!
8. Use a big jar to save money. A little sum everyday. Open the jar only after the sabbat of Samhain. Trust me, this month is crucial for saving money. Autumn is coming and we must prepare for all those transitional, unplanned expenses that we will have to face during the colder months. Remember to look at the jar everyday and speak some words of gratitude. Working with money, food and tangible stuff of any sort are also activities that are related to the element of Earth. > anti-covid tip: always wash your hands after handling money
9. ALWAYS PRIORITIZE YOUR SAFETY WITHOUT FEELING STUPID OR PARANOID. This way you’ll end up saving someone else’s life, believe it or not. Leave the d16Kheads say whatever they want to say & be strong. Clean your disposable/reusable mask with disinfectant, make sure you never forget it and please stay safe… but try to minimize the waste. Avoid crowded places as much as possible, prefer open venues with plenty of room for maintaining social distancing, avoid peak hours in shops/malls/supermarket/whatever, carry hand sanitizer with you, keep your distance especially from people who might show evident covid symptoms and remember to be kind to people! Oh and SMILE a lot: your mouth is hidden but your sweet eyes are OUT! 😉
Hope this post was helpful for all of you lovelies,
xox msmoonfire
I just want autumn to arrive. Cozy swearters, cups of coffee, fallen leaves, a functional daily routine on college and work that makes my life looks stable and not seeing my parents 24/7.
I was thinking whther its too early to start hyping mabon but then i remembered mabon is a wholeass week and finally one year has passed, ever since. Mother Nature and Divine Moon I thank you for the energy and lessons
Mabon 🍎
Date: 21st ~ 29th September
Colours: orange, red, gold, brown, yellow
Plants: frankincense, cinnamon, rue, yarrow, myrrh, marigolds
Crystals: yellow agate, citrine, lapis lazuli, yellow topaz
Food: apples, wheat, pomegranate, squash, pumpkin, wine, cider
Tarot: the high priestess
Magic: abundance, prosperity, gratitude
Activities: share a meal those you are grateful for, make a prosperity candle, second harvest
Decorations: acorns, oak leaves, corn, grapes, cinnamon
🍂Apple Walnut Cake - Mabon🍂
Hello, my greenies! I have a cake that I love to bake for Mabon. It is my grandmothers recipe, but I’ve added some of my witchy goodness and my own touches in it too. I’m so excited for this and have gotten a new dress for this holiday too! I hope you all have a great time and if you make this, don’t hesitate to tell me!
Ingredients
2 cups of flour
½ cup of buttermilk
1 cup of brown sugar
½ cup of sugar
½ stick of butter, softened
1 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
around 1 tbsp on cinnamon (2 ½ tbsps = 1 tbsp)
2 medium apples (peeled & diced) - NOT minced or shredded!
½ cup of chopped walnuts
Crisco
Directions
Preheat the oven for 350°F
Mix flour and baking soda in a separate bowl.
Mix milk, brown sugar, eggs, butter, and half the cinnamon together.
Then, sift the dry ingredients into the wet ones, put in vanilla, and mix in both the apples and walnuts.
Cover a 9 inch pan in crisco and put mix into it.
In a separate bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon. Blanket the top with the cinnamon sugar mix.
Bake for about 40-45 minutes.
After I place it in the oven, I say a little chant and prayer.
“Oh earth and wind and water, I am but your body. Heal and protect me from harm. Give my family, my friends, and myself your gifts and your strength.”
I also play my Mabon playlist (lol) while I bake and do some ritual dancing. It’s a really fun time and once the cake is done, I usually pair it with a cider. It might smell good, but definitely let it cool, at least slightly.
If you are planning to serve at a party, I think it would be cute to make a little flower out of apple slices and place in the middle. This is just my thoughts though!
I really hope you all like it and have a happy Mabon!
- Kenzie
*sometimes I decide to roast the walnuts for about 1 minute in a pan before I mix them in, this is just a little extra thing I do if I have time/want to do that*