The Autumn Equinox is a harvest holiday that is also known as Mabon to many Pagans (Ellison 187). It is generally celebrated around the actual equinox date, usually September 21st. Although it was not an especially important time to the ancient Celts, there are traditions throughout the British Isles and Ireland. According to Mara Freeman, there was aContinue reading “Autumn Equinox”
Category Archives: Autumn Equinox
Busy Busy
Life has been so busy recently. Since Pagan Pride Day, I feel like my schedule has been full of non-stop action. Work, two equinox celebrations, Pagan meetings, more work, car hunting, grocery shopping, cleaning, pot lucks, Dungeons and Dragons … I feel like, even when I have a spare moment, I don’t have the energyContinue reading “Busy Busy”
My Autumn Equinox: Part Two
Last night, I celebrated the Autumn Equinox with my grove. I had a lovely time and, as always, am grateful to the grove organizer and his wife for their hospitality. Every time I go I feel closer to my grovies. It feels more and more like family. We started off harvesting some grape vinesContinue reading “My Autumn Equinox: Part Two”
My Autumn Equinox: Part One
Yesterday I talked about what the Autumn Equinox means to me. Now I’m going to share with you some of what I’ve been doing to celebrate it! I’ve started to collect twigs from specific trees to create small ogham staves. So far I’ve started luis/rowan and dair/oak. I’m proud of them so far! Here theyContinue reading “My Autumn Equinox: Part One”
Autumnal Equinox
I’m trying to be more mindful of the moon’s cycles. The past few months have found me more observant than ever before, and I thank my friend Imagickat for inspiring that. While checking the calendar a few weeks ago, I noticed that there was to be a full moon on the Autumnal Equinox. It seemedContinue reading “Autumnal Equinox”
Sorry for the lack of “Magically Mundane Monday” yesterday! I have ideas for more posts in that series but life has been busy these past few days. This week will also be very busy due to the Equinox and, well, work. Expect a post about the Autumn Equinox later this week. 🙂 ( For MyContinue reading
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