AIR
Mabon Eve
Autumn Equinox is here - the portal has opened and it falls more precisely tomorrow ~ 23rd September. This is the second harvest - the harvest of the fruits. In old European lore it was known as a festival of Witches Thanksgiving.
Mabon is a lesser Sabbat in the wheel of the year and considered the first day of Autumn.
Equi-nox - Equal Night - a tipping point and the balancing of the scales of light and dark. Asking us to bring awareness to our own balance - inward and outward
Mercury has gone direct and with the waxing moon in Sagittarius - this fiery earth archer is asking you to send your visions up out into the stars whilst having your feet deeply planted in the earth.
Tie up loose ends, get things clear and start to prepare to move towards the final harvest. Keep the embers burning to see you through the darker months. Time to gestate on projects that may not be seen until early in the Spring
Fire shifts us from Virgo to Libra - Medicine to Balance
Continue to discern the messages coming through thick and fast with Mercury direct and true
This harvest time is intensifying in energy in order to have you fully equipped at the end of the third harvest to descend into the darkness with all that you need to gestate with
Please listen to this AIR transmission
~ Invitation ~
Blessing of the Fruits
MOON
In her waxing phase the moon is rising. This is the time for setting intentions and sowing seeds. A time to initiate (not complete), to seed what you are calling into being. Think about the seeds you are keeping safe and warm this winter, ready for the time for them to be planted.
Tomorrow we begin Libra season ~ Lady Libra brings the scales of balance. So there will be a weighing up of balance in all areas of your life and what is tipping the scales in and out of your favour.
What agency do you have to address change?
What must be left to the great mystery?
ALTAR
Your Mabon altar could be an honouring of the light and the dark and the seeming paradox between them, or a glowing plenty of fruits and autumn colours.
Go into nature and take inspiration for how you can bring the outside in
PRACTICE
Consider how you will support yourself in all ways throughout the winter. Body oiling - particularly with something like a Mugwort oil for example can both stimulate circulation, bring clarity and protection and support in the dreamscape of the darker months. Consider taking time in the evenings for candle lit contemplation, baths with lots of salts to slough away the busi-ness of the summer, find gentle ways to cocoon and support your nervous system as the wheel turns
JOURNAL
How can I bring balance to this abundance of life?
FOLK HERBALISM WITH PLANT KIN
Spend time connecting to the fruits of the forest - the wise mushroom folk whose symbiotic relationship with trees is a joy to behold. You may wish to connect to the bounty of products available that offer their adaptogenic nature to support you to adapt to the seasons with more ease. Or if you are familiar with your shroom friends go and seek them out for direct support. Mushrooms, and wise ones require deep respect to work with the realms of healing that they can offer…always go gently and honouring with this relationship
The fruits are dark and rich, ripe and juicy. Full of Vitamin C. We have rosehip - particularly native wild rose hips, bright Rowan berries, and with lots of rain the mushrooms are bound to be very abundant soon
INCANTATION
“I am gentle with myself”
RITUAL
As the earth turns and asks you to trust and surrender into the darkness, much like Spring Equinox, this is a chance to clean your space - both your hearth so that you feel ready for the Winter, but also your inward space
A time for calling deeper on intuition and ‘seeing in the dark’ - bringing owl eyed wisdom, a time for the hermit to shine and be in deep study of self or esoteric arts
Consider lighting a black and white candle and contemplating the light and dark in your life
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All of a sudden we have reached three quarters through our journey of 13 moons, what an honour it is to walk this path with you and trust that all that is unfolding and all that will be shared will support your journey onwards
Choosing to walk into the descent time with eyes wide open and a courageous open heart is a powerful cauldron for the next chapters of the journey. Thank you for being here. I am grateful for you all
Venus Mabon Blessings
Next Steps on the pathway …
As the moon waxes to fullness you will be sent a link to the FIRE content