THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR
The Wheel of the Year tracks our sun’s journey, marking eight sacred turns of the earth. Each festival is a portal, with unique energies to help you manifest, heal, and grow. From those first stirrings of Imbolc to the deep reflections of Samhain, we can celebrate the wheel making each magical turn. The most ancient traditions can still connect to our 21st Century lives...
✨ Mabon
In the Northern Hemisphere, the Autumn Equinox occurs when the sun crosses the equator on it’s journey southward. Up until this day, the hours of daylight were longer than the hours of night but at on this date, night and day are of equal length.
From now on, it’s the reverse. At Mabon light and dark are all in perfect balance and this time on the Wheel Of The Year celebrates our being right on this point. On the Wheel of the Year, Mabon is traditionally the time of rest and celebration after the harvest. As the Sun journeys to the lands of Winter we need to celebrate successes, remember any harder life lessons and give thanks to what and who has helped us. We, too, are part of this eternal balance of life
A Mabon Ritual of Letting Go
Gather up some leaves that have fallen from the trees. I particularly like to work with Oak Leaves at this time of year. Give thanks to the trees for the gift of these leaves. Take the leaves and place them where they can dry out. On the morning of Mabon, take out your leaves and as you hold them consider any issues in your life that you wish to discard or heal. As you think of each thing, select a single leaf to represent it. You can work further in this way by mentally attaching a symbol to the leaf or physically making a mark on it that represents the issue to you.
As you hold each leaf, consider the circumstances around each issue, what led to it, what you could have done differently or how your own behaviour may have contributed to it. Now hold each dried leaf in turn, take slow deep breaths and focus on what you can do better to help you avoid regrets in the future. Hold your leaf up to the God and The Goddess and ask that this problem be taken from you and healed – for the good of all and with harm to none.
Crush each leaf in your hand as you make your prayer or invocation. Gather the leaves and cast them away. You can cast them into the water – the sea or a river, as moving water is best for this. You can burn them away in an Autumn Equinox fire or bonfire or you can cast them to the winds, to blow away forever…..