Autumnal Equinox Roundup!
And a NEW Spell for Fall Blessings!
Day and night are equal today, and it’s the tipping point of the fulcrum toward the dark half of the year. We have one more “harvest” festival, the final harvest of Samhain, which falls on Friday November 1st this year, very close to the secular (muggle) holiday of Halloween.
It’s the second harvest, and the biggest one. We celebrate with gratitude, by giving thanks, by basking in all we have.
Today I have a birthday party for my firstborn great grandchild, William, who is turning 5 today. I can hardly believe it. I think great grandchildren are a harvest of sorts. My first crop were my five daughters. My second harvest, the thirteen grands, and my third harvest, the three (so far) great grandchildren.
Appropriate, don’t you think, that I spend this harvest festival with the fruits of my “labors.” HA!
Here, then I leave you with a plethora of posts about Mabon and a plea to pay no attention to the witchlings online arguing over its name. Mabon was good enough for my teachers and some of the leaders and founders of the movement, so it’s good enough for me.
Blessed harvest. May it be fruitful.
MABON by Lisa Thiel
Here are some of my past Mabon posts for your perusal. May your harvest be plentiful on this beautiful, autumn day (in the northern hemisphere.)
WHY BE GRATEFUL FOR THE BAD STUFF (2014)
FULL MOON MABON MAGIC WITH 3 SPELLS (2021)
MABON: A WALKING RITUAL (2023)
Blessed Vernal Equinox to my sisters, brothers, and others south of the Equator. May all you plant be blessed.
An Autumn Blessing Spell
Items needed:
13 autumn leaves that have fallen
1 gel pen
Choose the leaves with care. You might want to do a little bit of research into the magical energies of trees before you begin, or go with your guy. Walk around outside, and choose the leaves that speak to you.
You don’t have to pick 13.
Ease into the magical mindset by taking a deep breath all you can hold, then a little more. Hold about 3 beats, then exhale all you can, and then a little more. Hold. Repeat three times.
Part One
Sit with your leaves and your pen. I like to do this in sacred space, my temple room, or outdoors, but I do not necessarily cast a circle.
Take the first leaf, and think of two things.
1. A blessing you have already received.
2. A blessing you haven’t asked for yet.
*Blessings you’ve already asked for and have not yet received are blessings already received. All you have to do with those is get yourself more aligned. It will actually help you to write down the blessings you’ve asked for, but that aren’t here yet, on the “blessings already received” side of the leaf.*
Gel pen notes: It doesn’t matter what kind of pen you use. It doesn’t matter if the ink even sticks to the leave. In fact, you can do with without a pen and it might be even more magical. “Write” your wish or blessing on the leaf with your forefinger.
Even more magical, “Draw” your wish or blessing or write its name.
So write on either side of the leaf.
Part Two
Take the leaves to a high, breezy place. This can be a rooftop, balcony, upstairs window, hilltop. The notion is to choose a spot with enough wind to carry the leaves.
Take each leaf and hold it up. As the wind moves over the leaf in your fingertips, whisper your gratitude for the blessings on both sides of the leaf, even those that haven’t yet arrived, even those you’re only now asking for, for the first time.
As the breeze ripples over the leaf, imagine this blessing clearly in your mind, and feel the full breadth of your emotions surrounding it, the joy it brings or will bring, the pleasure, the assistance, the convenience, etc. Imagine it fully. Emotion is the fuel that powers magic.
As you feel ready, release the leaf into the breeze and let the wind carry it off. It matters not a bit how far it goes, this is symbolic. The element of air is carrying the essence of your desire into the cosmos.
Repeat with each leaf. I use 13 as it’s a sacred number that resonates with autumn and it’s big enough to make me really think about things.
When you finish, let it go. Resist the urge to keep score.
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