This blogpost was originally posted by The Moonlight Shop here: Your Guide To Celebrating Mabon
Mabon signifies a celebration of the second harvest and the circle of existence. This period signifies the end of harvest, as fields are nearly barren and what has been gathered is stored in anticipation of winter or Yule.
Mabon also indicates the time when day and night are balanced. The soil is beginning to harden and cool, marking the end of planting, as the Earth readies itself for winter.
For our ancestors, Mabon was particularly meaningful, and it should hold the same significance for us Wiccans. Taking a moment to reflect and express gratitude for the abundance in our lives is essential, recognizing how the Earth Goddess consistently provides us with food and shelter.
As a Wiccan who is connected to the changing seasons and the cycle of the year, it is important to make time to celebrate Mabon and consider how you wish to shape your life moving forward. Here, we offer tips for decorating your altar for Mabon, suggestions for food to prepare, and rituals to undertake.
Mabon Altar Decoration
Your Mabon altar should reflect autumnal colors, such as yellows, oranges, browns, and greens, as well as symbols of the season like sickles, scythes, and baskets.
Incorporating seasonal herbs, leaves, and flowers, like sunflowers, mistletoe, chamomile, passionflower, oak, and yarrow, enhances the altar.
Consider lighting incense or smudging with sage and sweetgrass on your altar.
Mabon Food Preparation
The dishes you prepare for Mabon should revolve around harvest crops, featuring items like corn muffins, wheat bread, squash soup, pomegranate drink, apple pies, apple chips, pumpkin seeds, and assorted root vegetables.
Sage and Sweetgrass Smudge Stick from The Moonlight Shop
Mabon Gemstone Correspondence
Carrying gemstones can assist in aligning you with the season’s significance and help clear your path as you prepare for the upcoming season. Ideal crystals include clear quartz, amber, peridot, diamond, and yellow topaz.
Mabon Symbols
Clearing The Path Bundle from the Moonlight Shop
Now is the time to connect with symbols that guide you towards the wisdom of your ancestors, allow you to eliminate negative energies and patterns, and prepare for new beginnings. Wear these symbols around your neck or carry them with you not only during this celebration but for the entire season.
Mabon Ritual
This individual or group ritual is designed to thank the universe for all blessings and express deep gratitude.
White Sage and Rosemary Smudge Stick from The Moonlight Shop
You will need:
A gold or green candle
Negativity-banishing soap
What you should do:
1. Take a cleansing bath, ideally with negativity-banishing soap, reflecting on the positive and fruitful aspects of your life. Allow feelings of gratitude to fill you.
2. Proceed to your altar.
3. Cast a circle.
4. Light your gold or green candle.
5. Focus on the flame and meditate on abundance and thankfulness.
6. Call upon your deity with a phrase like this:
8. Offer thanks to your Deity and say goodbye.
9. Close the circle.
10. Enjoy your Mabon feast.
Remember that gratitude should not fade after Mabon. One crucial lesson of Mabon is that gratitude is a daily practice because the Goddess has given everything you require and placed it before you.
We wish you a joyful and warm Mabon! 🙂 Blessed be!
