A Belated Celebration of the Fall Equinox

[LongTomH]

For most city dwellers, the fall equinox is something we pay little attention to; for many cultures worldwide, it's time for a celebration of the cycles of nature.



It's also known as Mabon. there were Mabon celebrations worldwide, including at Stonehenge:





You can still Party Like a Pagan, even if you are a day late!

On nature's ever-spinning wheel, Mabon is the spoke of balance, creativity and thankfulness.

A time of transformation for the outlying world, Mabon is also an occasion to make inward changes and pursue creative endeavors. Among the most meaningful ways to honor the dark mother as we spin toward a season of shadows involves invoking light within oneself through meditations and rituals.

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For scythe-bearing farmers of yesteryear, it was a dynamic time of harvest and wine-fueled revelry as people, standing still on the precipice of winter's chill, took stock of once vibrant fields now laid bare.

After reaping the harvest, entire communities would cast off the burden of work and get down by partying, making music and creating art. Keeping with the theme of balance, it was also a day to journey inward, and to prepare for upcoming changes by initiating them through meditation.

I'll leave you with this: I have a wonderful friend, a beautiful lady of middle years who is a devout Episcopalian. She has told me that she 'is as much a Pagan as a Christian.' She will end a Facebook post about a Sunday service with "Have a Blessed Day,' then add: 'Blessed Be,' which is of course, the Pagan greeting.

So, have a Blessed Sunday and Blessed Be for the coming Fall season.

[pnwest]

1. Wouldn't that be fall equinox...?

[struggle4progress]

3. "Who cares what the reason is, as long as we get to celebrate?"

[Igel]

7. SCA, with a religious bent.

But they don't have to make their own coat of mail for membership.

[LongTomH]

5. Oooops!!!! Corrected!

[Guilded Lilly]

2. Thank-you! Lovely post.

[elleng]

4. Autumn by Emily Dickinson

The morns are meeker than they were,
The nuts are getting brown;
The berry’s cheek is plumper,
The rose is out of town.
The maple wears a gayer scarf,
The field a scarlet gown.
Lest I should be old-fashioned,
I’ll put a trinket on.

[voteearlyvoteoften]

6. Blessed be