Autumn ready.
Mabon blessings gorgeous souls!
Occurring on the autumn equinox, or fall equinox for my American friends, Mabon and marks the late harvest celebration and preparation for the cooler days ahead.
The earth begins to slow down, dropping leaves, bringing cooler days and longer nights, reminding us it’s okay that we also slow down, pause and prepare for the season ahead.
An extra magickal time for the witches among us, this is a time to get your pumpkins ready and start preparing for the witchy season!
Traditionally a harvest festival, Mabon is about more than Pumpkin Spice Lattes (click for my PSL Spread!). It’s a time to prepare, stock up, preserve the fruits of your harvest.
But most importantly, it’s a festival of gratitude.
Not only is it a great time to be grateful for all you’ve received over the last few months, but also to be grateful to yourself for showing up and creating the life you now get to live. And if you’re not where you want to be, it’s still a good time to be thankful for the good you do have in your life while you keep working towards creating even more.
The exact date and time of the equinox always changes, but Mabon is usually celebrated between the 21st to the 22rd of September in the northern hemisphere and the 21st to 22nd of March in the southern hemisphere.
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Looking for some Mabon rituals?
As always, you can celebrate Mabon or any of the sabbats however you like. But here are some ideas that may be useful in helping you develop your own rituals.
Gratitude
While it’s wonderful to write in your gratitude journal, it’s even more magickal to tell others how much you love and appreciate them. Take some time over Mabon to tell the people you love just how much they mean to you. Not only will it make them feel wonderful, it will make you feel all warm and fuzzy too.
Giving and receiving
During your harvest you may find you have something to spare. It’s a great time to give away anything you no longer need to someone who may find it useful. Whether it’s giving clothes and blankets to homeless shelters, donating books or just gifting on a tarot deck that no longer resonates with you, giving something away can make room for more space, love and abundance in your own life. When others gift you something at this time, gratefully receive.
Cooking
I’m not really much of a cook so I don’t have a lot of advice here, except to say that traditionally this is a great time to make some jam or chutney, pickle some cucumbers (is that even how you make pickles?!) or onions. Bake some delicious vegan cookies, or even get the slow cooker out and start prepping some yumo recipes for the cooler days ahead.
Take stock
All of the sabbats are wonderful opportunities to take stock of where you are, where you’ve been and where you’re going, but Mabon is extra since it’s the late harvest. If you don’t count your blessings you may not have enough to see you through winter! J/K, of course you will have more than enough love, luck, blessings and magick, but it’s nice to know just how much! Take some time to write down everything you’re grateful for in this moment, everything you’ve achieved, experienced and are grateful for from the last three months and then start thinking about where you want to go next. There’s no hurry to get there, but no harm in knowing the direction you want to go in.
As part of your ritual you may like to work with this tarot or oracle spread!
Pour yourself a cup of chai and grab your deck. You can use any cards you have - tarot, oracle, angel, Uno, it’s all good. You may like to take some time to journal on what comes up for extra insight.
1. What has grown
2. What to keep
3. What to give
4. What to receive
If you found this spread useful be sure to check out my totally free e-book Tarot Spreads You Can’t Live Without and if you share your spread on socials please tag me - I’m @newagehipster333 on IG and @newagehipster333 on FB and I’d love to connect and see your readings! :D
With love, light and Mabon blessings,
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