09/23/2025
🍂✨ Blessed Mabon ✨🍂
History, Meaning & Magic of the Autumn Equinox
Today we celebrate Mabon, the Pagan sabbat that honors the Autumn Equinox — a time when day and night stand in perfect balance. After today, the nights will slowly grow longer, reminding us that the Wheel of the Year is turning toward rest, reflection, and shadow.
📜 A Bit of History
Though harvest festivals are ancient, the name “Mabon” is actually modern. It was introduced in the 1970s by Pagan writer Aidan Kelly, who borrowed it from the Welsh mythic figure Mabon ap Modron — the “Son of the Mother,” a child of light who was stolen away and later reborn.
Ancient Celts likely did not call the Equinox by this name, but many cultures have always marked this moment of balance with feasts, gratitude, and preparing for the darker half of the year. In Druidic tradition, the equinox is often called Alban Elfed, “The Light of the Water.”
🌾 The Meaning of Mabon
Mabon is the second harvest of the year (after Lammas, before Samhain). It’s a time to:
• Give thanks for abundance 🌻
• Reflect on what we’ve reaped & what we’ve released 🍎
• Honor balance between light & dark ⚖️
• Prepare our homes, hearts, and spirits for the coming winter ❄️
🔮 Symbols & Correspondences
• Colors: Gold, orange, red, deep brown
• Foods: Apples, squash, grapes, nuts, bread, wine
• Crystals: Amber, smoky quartz, topaz
• Herbs: Cinnamon, sage, rosemary, ivy, oak leaves
• Deities/Mythic Figures: Mabon ap Modron, Persephone, harvest gods & goddesses
🌙 Ways to Celebrate
• Create a harvest feast and share food with loved ones.
• Place apples, pinecones, or autumn leaves on your altar.
• Write a list of what you’re grateful for — and what you’re ready to release.
• Take a walk in nature to honor the changing season.
• Meditate on balance — where do you need more harmony in your life?
✨ Mabon teaches us to pause, give thanks, and prepare. Just as the Earth rests after the harvest, so too must we. Tonight, light a candle, sip something warm, and honor both the light that lingers and the shadow that grows.
🍁 From my altar to yours, may your Mabon be blessed. 🍁
— Three Moon Mystic 🌙