Happy celebrations what every your path this second harvest time. Just about all of the myths and legends popular at this time of the year focus on the themes of life, death, and rebirth. Celebrate Mabon yourself with a feast -- and the bigger the better, so call your friends and go eat the berry’s and fruits of the season.. order a big steak or something but don’t over do the drink lol
A time for balance is needed as the light and dark are at a equinox of change for the darker longer nights.
Cornish craft my first teachings we have many names from coven to coven and locals on what we call this time some just call it “harvest home” which it is More to the point as to what we do; a time for home coming; it rains a lot; so tons of hard work getting all the crops in dry and so forth.. everyone was needed to gather all the crops and we sure had lots of food and scrumpy cider spare to go around. Scrumpy is a magical brew of well what we do know is apples and herbs or meat like lamb which melts into the acid.. sorry scrumpy ..often rats fall in due to the fumes as they run around the barn or shed it is being made in .. to add that nip needed and one can use it to strip paint of furniture. lol Were not too into the Cornucopia idea as it is Romans who came after our tin and crops; however everyone this side with a havest made the most of the time. More fancy is Feast of Avalon; my duck in a goose in a pig and roasted is mighty fine with the best roast potatoes and root veg and berry jams and stuffing a recipe ill share later some day; funny enough I seen a duck/goose/pig roast at my local coop all ready to be cooked. Some say it wasn’t a sabbat called Mabon till… well ..Aidan Kelly is said to of given it it’s name of Gardner fame and studies from a welsh mythology. Who cares it is party time and familys getting to gether and sharing the fruits of all the hard work.
Christians attempts to convert the locals of my home down the southwest made Mabyn an Early medieval saint in Cornwall she/he was made and recorded as given a church already called St Mabyn funny enough and made a couple hundred years before in an attempt to name a venue after ??? maybe a celebration called Mabon to get us to go there to celebrate this second harvest?… I wonder if that’s where Aidan Kelly got the idea as well??? They also didn’t know the sex of the kid there making into a saint; but what ever it’s the thought that counts lol Her/His dad a Irish king problem is the Christians made and named a lot of churches after his children all I can say is he must have been a nice guy and three wives later he had a lot of kids. lol
The Druids call this celebration, Mea'n Fo'mhair this is when you thank in your way the green man and first remember to fertilize your plants in the house.. lol I got a lot of fertilizer sticks at the store, im also off to the park where we have our meets to fertilize the sacred oaks that Andrea Shea Mark and the kids and dogs had a picnic under when we had our first meet out side. Caylalilylion from our group noticed the trees when walking through the park. So if you know of some plants and sacred oaks get fertilizing… Offering of ciders, wines, herbs and fertilizers are appropriate. Some more modern Druids call it Alban Elfed.
Due to a lot of high energies and so forth this can also be a time of off balance.
I meditate on dealing with the years baggage good and bad and find balance.
Pop out to a nice place and collect things around reminding you of the coming autumn and get balanced. I also do a qi gong form of summoning the elements to give balance in my chakras.
Allantide is what we call it in the South west of england
