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Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on September 21, 2012 at 3:20pm

Incense
Pine, sage, sweetgrass or myrhh. You can also mix 

marigold, passionflower, and fern, using 

frankincense or myrhh as a resin for Mabon incense

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on September 21, 2012 at 3:20pm

Mabon Magickal Herbs
Rue, yarrow, rosemary, marigold, sage, walnut 

leaves and husks, mistletoe, saffron, chamomile,

almond leaves, passionflower, frankincense, 

rose hips, bittersweet, sunflower, wheat, oak 

leaves, dried apple or apple seeds.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on September 21, 2012 at 3:20pm

Altar Dressings

* candles should be brown or cinnamon.* decorate circle with autumn flowers,
  acorns, gourds, corn sheaves and fall 

  leaves.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on September 21, 2012 at 3:20pm

Mabon Lore
Autumn Equinox, around September 21, is the 

time of the descent of the Goddess into the 

Underworld. With her departure, we see the 

decline of nature and the coming of winter. 

This is a classic, ancient mythos, seen the 

Sumerian myth of Inanna and in the ancient 

Greek and Roman legends of Demeter and 

Persephone. 



In September, we also bid farewell to the

Harvest Lord who was slain at Lammas. He is 

the Green Man, seen as the cycle of nature in 

the plant kingdom. He is harvested and his 

seeds are planted into the Earth so that life 

may continue and be more abundant.



Mabon ("Great Son") is a Welsh god. He was a 

great hunter with a swift horse and a wonderful

hound. He may have been a mythologized actual 

leader. He was stolen from his mother, Modron 

(Great Mother),when he was three nights old, 

but was eventually rescued by King Arthur 

(other legends say he was rescued by the 

Blackbird, the Stag, the Owl, the Eagle, and 

the Salmon). All along, however, Mabon has 

been dwelling, a happy captive, in Modron's 

magickal Otherworld -- Madron's womb. Only in 

this way can he be reborn. Mabon's light has 

been drawn into the Earth, gathering strength 

and wisdom enough to become a new seed. In 

this sense, Mabon is the masculine counterpart 

of Persephone -- the male fertilizing principle

seasonally withdrawn. Modron corresponds with 

Demeter.



From the moment of the September Equinox, the 

Sun's strength diminishes, until the moment of 

Winter Solstice in December, when the Sun grows

stronger and the days once again become longer 

than the nights.



Symbols celebrating the season include various

types of gourd and melons. Stalk can be tied 

together symbolizing the Harvest Lord and then 

set in a circle of gourds. A besom can be 

constructed to symbolize the polarity of male 

and female. The Harvest Lord is often 

symbolized by a straw man, whose sacrificial 

body is burned and its ashes scattered upon the

earth. The Harvest Queen, or Kern Baby, is made

from the last sheaf of the harvest and bundled 

by the reapers who proclaim, "We have the Kern!"

The sheaf is dressed in a white frock decorated 

with colorful ribbons depicting spring, and then

hung upon a pole (a phallic fertility symbol). 

In Scotland, the last sheaf of harvest is called

the Maiden, and must be cut by the youngest 

female in attendance.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on September 21, 2012 at 3:19pm

So most people know that today is the Autumn Equinox, but who is Mabon? in mythology and the stories of the gods/goddesses, this is the time that the goddess makes her descent to the underworld. Many of you have heard the story of Persephone, and the story of how winter came to pass.... and it is said that Mabon is the masculine version of this story.

Celtic legend has it that Mabon is the Celtic god of music harmony and unity. He was stolen when he was only 3 nights old and held captive from the Great mother in a dungeon. Heroes rescued him. He represents captivity, and liberation, death and rebirth. The otherworld where he was held, can symbolize death, and him being set free and rescued symbolizes the rebirth that many of us have to go through. Mabon flings his arms wide embracing the world and all it holds. No matter what your circumstances, Mabon always brings joy, and liberation-- from old ways, habits, stress or an unpleasant situation. So Mabon Blessings to you all, and whatever situation you are facing, may you experience the joy and freedom of Mabon!

Comment by Rev. Allen M. Drago ~ Traveler on September 21, 2012 at 12:20pm

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