Fall Equinox is the balance of dark and light, day and night, and the drama of the descent of the Goddess throughout multiple cultures and traditions reflects the equinox: Demeter and Persephone, Inanna and Ereshkigal, Isis and Nephthys. The sweet sorrow of the Autumn season acknowledges that decay and death are always inevitable. Leading us […]
Mabon
Modron, Mabon and the Autumn Equinox by Caireann Frasca
Mabon is a celebration of the autumn equinox, one of the oldest harvest festivals in Europe. Also called Harvest Home, the Witches’ Thanksgiving, and–in Irish–Mi Meadhin Fómhar (the middle month of harvest), is the second of three yearly harvest festivals, falling between Lughnasadh in August and Samhain in October. Traditionally speaking, it’s at this time […]
Mabon Divination – Shifting Into Autumn by Brandi Auset
Mabon is approaching. Trees are shaking off their summer green to adorn themselves with their colorful autumn coats, as the season’s last glow slips away before the waxing darkness. Now is the time to reap what was spring-sown, whether seeds, ideas, dreams, or plans. It is also the time to be grateful for the bounties […]
New Moon in Virgo Blessings – Navratri, Durga Puja, Mabon, and Autumn Equinox Resources
Blessings of this New Moon in Virgo to you all! This New Moon is a powerful lunation that syncs up with Navratri (Durga Puja) and the Fall Equinox. Plus, it is the first New Moon since the Solar Eclipse of August and we are still processing that energy. The intentions that are seeded at this […]
Mabon – Bringing in the Harvest by Dr. Susan Harper
The Fall Equinox (around September 21 in the Northern Hemisphere) marks the turn from the expansive energy of Summer into the contemplative energy of Fall. Winter is approaching, and in many places there is a chill to the air in the early mornings and in the evenings. Trees begin to lose their leaves and display […]
Seasonal Altars – Signs and Symbols of Autumn by Kimberly Moore
Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again. — Joseph Campbell Sacred Space is what you make it. It can be an intentional altar, a room, a chair, an outdoor space. The key is the feeling. How does your heart express itself in this space? Gather your symbols, your treasures. What reminds you […]
