Ritual for Mabon

Ritual Mabon celebrates the autumnal equinox when we have equal hours of light and dark, gratitude for the harvest, and preparation for the darker half of the year.  Mabon rituals focus on balance. This Mabon ritual post is concise and specific.  Mabon firepit I try not to make this blog prescriptive, but a few people …

September Altar

 I came across this small altar idea while searching on Mabon, but you could use it for any holiday. If you don’t have room for an entire altar, make a mini altar in a jar or box. If you’re in the broom closet, it’s easy to tuck away a mini altar, plus, they’re portable. I …

Kitchen Witch

I enjoy cooking. I don’t find it particularly meditative or spiritually enlightening, but I do enjoy sharing the fruits of work. Kitchen Witch is a new section in my blog so I can share seasonal recipes that lend themselves well to pagan celebrations and rituals. Anything that celebrates the harvest is perfect for Mabon, especially …

SEP Celebration

September 20, is Mabon, the Fall equinox. Mabon celebrates the autumn equinox, the harvest, and the balance of nature. In the Northern hemisphere, there are equal hours of daylight and dark. After Mabon, the days get shorter each day until the Winter Solstice. I like ideas and images in this post about celebrating Mabon (be …

September Moon

The September moon is the blood moon. This year on September 7, there's a lunar eclipse. It will be visible in Europe, Africa, eastern Australia and New Zealand. I'm in California, so I guess I'll miss the eclipse, but not the blood moon.