{"id":14895,"date":"2017-09-01T01:10:21","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T06:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=15426"},"modified":"2017-08-28T18:47:55","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T23:47:55","slug":"spellcrafting-spells-rituals-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2017\/09\/01\/spellcrafting-spells-rituals-24\/","title":{"rendered":"SpellCrafting: Spells & Rituals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mabon Blessings<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Mabon Table)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Merry meet.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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As the second harvest, Mabon is the pagan\u2019s version of Thanksgiving. It\u2019s also the autumn equinox when day and night are equal before we begin slipping into the dark half of the year. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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What follows is a collection of blessings <\/span><\/span><\/span>and inspiration <\/span><\/span><\/span>you might use as you celebrate the sabbath and welcome the dark half of the year.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cPrayer to the Dark Mother\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

by Patti Wigington on\u00a0<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>thoughtco.com<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

Day turns to night,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>and life turns to death,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>and the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Dark Mother<\/a>\u00a0teaches us to dance.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Hecate<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Demeter, Kali,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Nemesis,\u00a0Morrighan<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>, Tiamet,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>bringers of destruction, you who embo<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>dy\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the Crone<\/a>,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>I honor you as the earth goes dark,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>and as the world slowly dies.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cA Prayer for Mabon\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

by Jenny on owlsandindigo.com<\/a><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gods of Mabon<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Spirits of Fall<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

come to my side<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

& gather \u2019round.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bless this Harvest<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

& this Home.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Help us to find<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Balance & Harmony<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

this Harvest Season<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

& let us give thanks<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

for our spiritual growth. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cSimple Mabon Candle Spell of Thanks\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

by Kris Braley, \u201cMrs. B\u2019s Guide to Household Witchery: Everyday Magic, Spells, and Recipes\u201d<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I light this candle to honor the season and to give thanks for the abundance in my life. I strive to remember these blessings and give thanks for them throughout the entire year. I strive to remember to share these blessings with others not as fortunate as I am, even when I have little to share. I give thanks to the Lord and Lady for all my blessings the Mabon season, and give thanks for all those blessings that will come to me this glorious fall season. So mote it be!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n(Mabon Altar)<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe world is revolving into the year\u2019s dark half.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Now, while it is still bright, we celebrate what summer\u2019s warmth has brought us.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When our hearts teeter on a point between happiness and despair,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

may we remember this moment,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

and how it brought us harvest,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

and how it comforted us,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

and encouraged us to plant hope\u2019s seed in the waiting earth,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mother of All<\/span><\/span><\/span>.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2013\u201cA Pagan Ritual Prayer Book\u201d by Ceisiwr Serith<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cNow comes the time of reckoning, the season of limits.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>There will never be more than there is now. Harvest is done, the cellars are full. Two seasons of growth have lead to this richness, this security, this abundance. Now is the time to celebrate the plenty that work and time have wrought. Now, the time to feast with friends, share the bounty, toast the work well done.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2013from \u201cFall\u201d by Patricia Monaghan<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let go of dead things.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2013Unknown<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI offer to the gods of the dark season this fruit of the light.\u201d
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2013\u201cA Pagan Ritual Prayer Book\u201d by Ceisiwr Serith<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cNow is the time of Mabon, marking summer\u2019s end. On this day of balance, day and night treat each other as equals, and we give thanks to the Earth\u2019s bounty, laid before us. We give thanks to the harvest, brought to our table, and for the bond of family and friends. By the grain, by the fruit, by the corn, by the root, and by the hands of all the Gods and Goddesses, may this meal be blessed.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2013Winifred Tannetta for About.com<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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May your Mabon be blessed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Merry part. And merry meet again.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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***<\/strong><\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nLynn Woike<\/strong>\u00a0was 50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before she consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She draws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her Sicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae, Buddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling from each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses Reiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making her job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the work it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with her large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can follow her boards on\u00a0Pinterest<\/a>, and write to her at woikelynn\u00a0at gmail\u00a0dot com.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Mabon Blessings     (Mabon Table)   Merry meet.   As the second harvest, Mabon is the pagan\u2019s version of Thanksgiving. It\u2019s also the autumn equinox when day and night are equal before we begin slipping into the dark half of the year.   What follows is a collection of blessings and inspiration you might use as you celebrate the sabbath and welcome the dark half of the year.   \u201cPrayer to the Dark Mother\u201d by Patti Wigington on\u00a0thoughtco.com Day turns to night, and life turns to death, and the\u00a0Dark Mother\u00a0teaches us to dance. Hecate,\u00a0Demeter, Kali, Nemesis,\u00a0Morrighan, Tiamet, bringers of destruction, you who embody\u00a0the Crone, I honor you as the earth goes dark, and as the world slowly dies.\u201d   \u201cA Prayer for Mabon\u201d by Jenny on owlsandindigo.com Gods of Mabon Spirits of Fall come to my side & gather \u2019round. Bless this Harvest & this Home. Help us to find Balance & Harmony this Harvest Season & let us give thanks for our spiritual growth.     \u201cSimple Mabon Candle Spell of Thanks\u201d by Kris Braley, \u201cMrs. B\u2019s Guide to Household Witchery: Everyday Magic, Spells, and Recipes\u201d I light this candle to honor the season and to give thanks for the abundance in my life. I strive to remember these blessings and give thanks for them throughout the entire year. I strive to remember to share these blessings with others not as fortunate as I am, even when I have little to share. I give thanks to the Lord and Lady for all my blessings the Mabon season, and give thanks for all those blessings that will come to me this glorious fall season. So mote it be!     (Mabon Altar)   \u201cThe world is revolving into the year\u2019s dark half. Now, while it is still bright, we celebrate what summer\u2019s warmth has brought us. When our hearts teeter on a point between happiness and despair, may we remember this moment, and how it brought us harvest, and how it comforted us, and encouraged us to plant hope\u2019s seed in the waiting earth, Mother of All.\u201d \u2013\u201cA Pagan Ritual Prayer Book\u201d by Ceisiwr Serith     \u201cNow comes the time of reckoning, the season of limits. There will never be more than there is now. Harvest is done, the cellars are full. Two seasons of growth have lead to this richness, this security, this abundance. Now is the time to celebrate the plenty that work and time have wrought. Now, the time to feast with friends, share the bounty, toast the work well done.\u201d \u2013from \u201cFall\u201d by Patricia Monaghan     \u201cThe trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let go of dead things.\u201d \u2013Unknown     \u201cI offer to the gods of the dark season this fruit of the light.\u201d \u2013\u201cA Pagan Ritual Prayer Book\u201d by Ceisiwr Serith     \u201cNow is the time of Mabon, marking summer\u2019s end. On this day of balance, day and night treat each other as equals, and we give thanks to the Earth\u2019s bounty, laid before us. We give thanks to the harvest, brought to our table, and for the bond of family and friends. By the grain, by the fruit, by the corn, by the root, and by the hands of all the Gods and Goddesses, may this meal be blessed.\u201d \u2013Winifred Tannetta for About.com     May your Mabon be blessed.   Merry part. And merry meet again.   ***   About the Author: Lynn Woike\u00a0was 50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before she consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She draws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her Sicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae, Buddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling from each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses Reiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making her job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the work it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with her large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can follow her boards on\u00a0Pinterest, and write to her at woikelynn\u00a0at gmail\u00a0dot com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}