Archive for the ‘Mabon’ Category

Hope You All Have A Blessed Mabon!

This would typical be my after Mabon post but since Friday is Mabon and I am writing for then. I’ll make it a Mabon post instead. OK that was a lot of M words, sorry.
As I have mentioned before Mabon is the Pagan thanksgiving so I hope that you all enjoy the festivities and be [...]

Mabon is the 23rd?

OK so I failed to look closely at the calendar for this month and didn’t realize that Mabon wasn’t on the 21st and instead is on the 23rd. With this being said I have nothing planned for tonight.
In its place I think I am going to talk about some upcoming changes, part of my earlier [...]

Mabon is Here!

Circle Casting
Have all join hands and still their thoughts. Let the first to speak say;
From Me to You; followed by the next person sayingFrom You to Meand repeat until all have said both lines.For the purpose of tonight’s ritual have the chant move deosil (clockwise) around the circle of people.
Then when it gets back to [...]

Finding Balance

Mabon lies across the Wheel of the Year from Ostara, and like it’s counterpart this Sabbat is about balance. The Sabbat coming, marks the end of the light and the start of the dark. But at either Sabbat finding balance in our own lives, going forward, is important.
But how is one to do that? How [...]

Mabon Recipes — Desserts

Since Mabon is the second harvest, the harvest of fruit I figured I would share some dessert recipes that revolve around fruit. I hope that you enjoy!
Apple Pie courtesy of allrecipes.com
Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons cold milk
1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
6 Fuji apples, cored and sliced
3/4 cup white sugar
3 [...]

Mabon Recipes — Vegetarian

Time for the weekly posting of recipes. This time I am aiming to satisfy the vegetarians that are out there. I hope that you all enjoy. Happy Cooking!
Stuffed Acorn Squash

2 acorn squash, washed and cut in halves
1/2 stick of butter
1/2 cup of crushed Ritz crackers [...]

Mabon Recipes — Fruit

Mabon is the second of the three harvests and as such it is the Harvest of the Fruits. So here are some recipes to use just that.
Pumpkin Bread with Cranberries courtesy of about.comIngredients:

2 1/4 cups flour
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups pumpkin pureƩ (15 oz [...]

Mabon Scents

Just a quick post for tonight. Hope you enjoy.
Autumn Equinox Potpourri

45 drops Honeysuckle Oil 
1 cup Oak Moss 
6 small Acorns 
2 cups dried Oak Leaves 
2 cups dried Honeysuckle
1 cup dried Passionflower 
1 cup dried Rosebuds and Petals 
1/2 cup dried Pine Needles 
1 tablespoon Sage 

Mix the honeysuckle oil with the oak moss and then add the remaining [...]

God’s Eye – Mabon Crafts

Been busy with different projects. So I went and found these instructions over on about.com for making a God’s eye for Mabon.
To begin, hold your two sticks together in a cross. If you’re doing this with children, it’s a good idea to put a small dab of glue on here to prevent slipping.
Wrap a [...]

Mabon Recipes — Meat

In some places the weather is poised to become cooler and as such, many of us will be looking to be making soups and stews. So I have decided to give at least one recipe for stew. The other recipe is just a tasty way to use the bounty of the harvest.
Beef Stew
Ingredients

2 pounds cubed [...]