{"id":24844,"date":"2021-09-01T01:10:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T05:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=24844"},"modified":"2021-09-01T13:30:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T17:30:15","slug":"mabon-autumn-equinox-correspondences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2021\/09\/01\/mabon-autumn-equinox-correspondences\/","title":{"rendered":"Mabon\/Autumn Equinox Correspondences"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fall\/Autumn Equinox, Wednesday, <\/b><\/span><\/strong>September 22, <\/b><\/span>2021<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n

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(artwork: <\/i><\/span>Card – Mabon <\/i><\/span>M<\/i><\/span>editation<\/i><\/span><\/a> – fantasy art printed on sustainable paper <\/i><\/span>by Maartje<\/a> from the shop MaartjevanDokkum<\/a> on etsy.)<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Michaelmas (September 25th, Christian), Second Harvest Festival, Witches\u2019 Thanksgiving, Harvest Home (Anglo-Celtic), Feast of Avalon, Wine Harvest, Festival of Dionysus, Cornucopia, Equinozio di Autunno (Strega), Chung Chiu (China), Night of the Hunter, Alban Elfed \u201cThe Light of the Water\u201d(Caledonii\/ Druidic-celebrates Lord of the Mysteries), Winter Finding (Teutonic, from Equinox \u2019til Winter Night or Nordic New Year, Oct 15th.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is <\/span>the equilibrium of day and night<\/b><\/span> and this represents the light and darkness in our lives. The long summer nights have passed and we are now in a season of transition <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Purpose<\/span><\/strong>: Second harvest festival, new wine pressing\/making preparation for winter and Samhain, rest after labor, Pagan day of Thanksgiving, honoring the spirit world, celebration of wine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dynamics\/Meaning<\/span><\/strong>: death of the God, assumption of the Crone, balance of light and dark; increase of darkness, grape harvest, completion of the harvest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Essence<\/span><\/strong>: Beauty, joy; fullness of life, harvest of the year\u2019s desires, strength; laughter; power; prosperity, equality, balance, appreciation, harvest, protection, wealth, security, self-confidence, reincarnation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Symbolism of Mabon<\/span><\/strong>: Second Harvest, the Mysteries, Equality and Balance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Symbols of Mabon<\/span><\/strong>: wine, gourds, pine cones, acorns, grains, corn, apples, pomegranates, vines such as ivy, dried seeds, and horns of plenty.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tools, Symbols & Decorations:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Indian corn, red fruits, autumn flowers, red poppies, hazelnuts, garlands, grains especially wheat stalks, and colorful, fallen leaves, acorns, pine & cypress cones, oak sprigs, pomegranate, statue\/or figure to represent the Mother Goddess, mabon wreath, vine, grapes, gourd, cornucopia\/horns of plenty, burial cairns, apples, marigolds, harvested crops, burial cairns, rattles, the Mysteries, sun wheel, all harvest symbols.<\/span><\/p>\n

Herbs & Plants<\/span><\/strong>: Acorn, aster, benzoin, cedar, ferns, grains, hazel, honeysuckle, hops, ivy, marigold, milkweed, mums, myrrh, oak leaf, passionflower, pine, rose, sage, solomon\u2019s seal, tobacco, thistle, and vegetables.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foods of Mabon<\/span><\/strong>: Breads, nuts, apples, pomegranates, cornbread, wheat products, grains, berries, grapes, acorns, seeds, dried fruits, corn, beans, squash, roots (ie onions, carrots, potatoes, etc), hops, sasssafras, roast goose or mutton, wine, ale, & cider.<\/span><\/p>\n

Incense & Oils of Mabon<\/span><\/strong>: Pine, sweetgrass, apple blossom, benzoin, myrrh, frankincense, jasmine, sage wood aloes, black pepper, patchouly, cinnamon, clove, oak moss, & sage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Colors\/Candles of Mabon<\/span><\/strong>: Red, orange, russet, maroon, brown, gold, deep gold, green, orange, scarlet, all autumn colors, purple, blue, violet, & indigo.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stones of Mabon<\/span><\/strong>: Sapphire, lapis lazuli, yellow agates, carnelian, yellow topaz, & amethyst.<\/span><\/p>\n

Customs:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Offerings to land, preparing for cold weather, bringing in harvest, cutting willow wands (Druidic), eating seasonal fruit, leaving apples upon burial cairns & graves as a token of honor, walk wild places & forests, gather seed pods & dried plants, fermenting grapes to make wine,picking ripe produce, stalk bundling; fishing,. on the closest full moon (Harvest Moon) harvesting corps by moonlight.<\/span><\/p>\n

Activities of Mabon<\/span><\/strong>: Making wine, gathering dried herbs, plants, seeds and seed pods, walking in the woods, scattering offerings in harvested fields, offering libations to trees, adorning burial sites with leaves, acorns, and pine cones to honor those who have passed over.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spellworkings and Rituals of Mabon<\/span><\/strong>: Protection, security, and self-confidence. Also those of harmony and balance. Celtic Festival of the Vine, prosperity rituals, introspection, rituals which enact the elderly aspects of both Goddess & God, past life recall.<\/span><\/p>\n

Animals\/Mythical beings<\/span><\/strong>: Dogs, wolves, stag, blackbird, owl, eagle, birds of prey, salmon & goat, Gnomes, Sphinx, Minotaur, Cyclops, Andamans and Gulons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Goddesses<\/span><\/strong>: Modron (Welsh), Bona Dea, Land Mother, Aging & Harvest Dieties: the Triple Goddess-Mother aspect, Persephone, Demeter\/Ceres, Morgan (Welsh- Cornish), Snake Woman (aboriginal), Epona (Celtic-Gaulish), Pamona (roman), the Muses (greek)<\/span><\/p>\n

Gods<\/span><\/strong>: Mabon ap Modron (Welsh), Sky Father, The Green Man, Wine Gods, Aging Gods, John Barley Corn , the Wicker-Man, the Corn Man, Thoth (Egyptian), Hermes, Hotei (Japanese), Thor, Dionysus (Roman), Bacchus (Greek) & all wine Deities<\/span><\/p>\n

Element<\/span><\/strong>: Water <\/span><\/p>\n

Threshold<\/span><\/strong>: Evening<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fall\/Autumn Equinox, Wednesday, September 22, 2021   (artwork: Card – Mabon Meditation – fantasy art printed on sustainable paper by Maartje from the shop MaartjevanDokkum on etsy.)     Michaelmas (September 25th, Christian), Second Harvest Festival, Witches\u2019 Thanksgiving, Harvest Home (Anglo-Celtic), Feast of Avalon, Wine Harvest, Festival of Dionysus, Cornucopia, Equinozio di Autunno (Strega), Chung Chiu (China), Night of the Hunter, Alban Elfed \u201cThe Light of the Water\u201d(Caledonii\/ Druidic-celebrates Lord of the Mysteries), Winter Finding (Teutonic, from Equinox \u2019til Winter Night or Nordic New Year, Oct 15th.)   It is the equilibrium of day and night and this represents the light and darkness in our lives. The long summer nights have passed and we are now in a season of transition   Purpose: Second harvest festival, new wine pressing\/making preparation for winter and Samhain, rest after labor, Pagan day of Thanksgiving, honoring the spirit world, celebration of wine. Dynamics\/Meaning: death of the God, assumption of the Crone, balance of light and dark; increase of darkness, grape harvest, completion of the harvest. Essence: Beauty, joy; fullness of life, harvest of the year\u2019s desires, strength; laughter; power; prosperity, equality, balance, appreciation, harvest, protection, wealth, security, self-confidence, reincarnation. Symbolism of Mabon: Second Harvest, the Mysteries, Equality and Balance. Symbols of Mabon: wine, gourds, pine cones, acorns, grains, corn, apples, pomegranates, vines such as ivy, dried seeds, and horns of plenty. Tools, Symbols & Decorations:\u00a0Indian corn, red fruits, autumn flowers, red poppies, hazelnuts, garlands, grains especially wheat stalks, and colorful, fallen leaves, acorns, pine & cypress cones, oak sprigs, pomegranate, statue\/or figure to represent the Mother Goddess, mabon wreath, vine, grapes, gourd, cornucopia\/horns of plenty, burial cairns, apples, marigolds, harvested crops, burial cairns, rattles, the Mysteries, sun wheel, all harvest symbols. Herbs & Plants: Acorn, aster, benzoin, cedar, ferns, grains, hazel, honeysuckle, hops, ivy, marigold, milkweed, mums, myrrh, oak leaf, passionflower, pine, rose, sage, solomon\u2019s seal, tobacco, thistle, and vegetables. Foods of Mabon: Breads, nuts, apples, pomegranates, cornbread, wheat products, grains, berries, grapes, acorns, seeds, dried fruits, corn, beans, squash, roots (ie onions, carrots, potatoes, etc), hops, sasssafras, roast goose or mutton, wine, ale, & cider. Incense & Oils of Mabon: Pine, sweetgrass, apple blossom, benzoin, myrrh, frankincense, jasmine, sage wood aloes, black pepper, patchouly, cinnamon, clove, oak moss, & sage. Colors\/Candles of Mabon: Red, orange, russet, maroon, brown, gold, deep gold, green, orange, scarlet, all autumn colors, purple, blue, violet, & indigo. Stones of Mabon: Sapphire, lapis lazuli, yellow agates, carnelian, yellow topaz, & amethyst. Customs:\u00a0Offerings to land, preparing for cold weather, bringing in harvest, cutting willow wands (Druidic), eating seasonal fruit, leaving apples upon burial cairns & graves as a token of honor, walk wild places & forests, gather seed pods & dried plants, fermenting grapes to make wine,picking ripe produce, stalk bundling; fishing,. on the closest full moon (Harvest Moon) harvesting corps by moonlight. Activities of Mabon: Making wine, gathering dried herbs, plants, seeds and seed pods, walking in the woods, scattering offerings in harvested fields, offering libations to trees, adorning burial sites with leaves, acorns, and pine cones to honor those who have passed over. Spellworkings and Rituals of Mabon: Protection, security, and self-confidence. Also those of harmony and balance. Celtic Festival of the Vine, prosperity rituals, introspection, rituals which enact the elderly aspects of both Goddess & God, past life recall. Animals\/Mythical beings: Dogs, wolves, stag, blackbird, owl, eagle, birds of prey, salmon & goat, Gnomes, Sphinx, Minotaur, Cyclops, Andamans and Gulons. Goddesses: Modron (Welsh), Bona Dea, Land Mother, Aging & Harvest Dieties: the Triple Goddess-Mother aspect, Persephone, Demeter\/Ceres, Morgan (Welsh- Cornish), Snake Woman (aboriginal), Epona (Celtic-Gaulish), Pamona (roman), the Muses (greek) Gods: Mabon ap Modron (Welsh), Sky Father, The Green Man, Wine Gods, Aging Gods, John Barley Corn , the Wicker-Man, the Corn Man, Thoth (Egyptian), Hermes, Hotei (Japanese), Thor, Dionysus (Roman), Bacchus (Greek) & all wine Deities Element: Water Threshold: Evening<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10004,10009],"tags":[10162,13366,10031,13370,10299,10898,12301,10206],"class_list":["post-24844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-monthly-columns","category-this-months-holiday","tag-artwork","tag-autumn-equinox","tag-correspondences","tag-fall-equinox","tag-guide","tag-help","tag-mabon","tag-meaning"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24844","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24844"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24847,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24844\/revisions\/24847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}