Mabon is a harvest festival, the second of three, that encourages pagans to “reap what they sow,” both literally and figuratively. It is the time when night and day stand equal in duration; thus is it a time to express gratitude, complete projects and honor a moment of balance.
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A moment of balance sounds blissful.
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You must certainly feel your life is out of balance these days. Have a good weekend, John! Cheers!
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Somewhat. I would be fine if everyone would deliver on a promise.
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Balance is so elusive for us and yet nature has found it.
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Nature always seems to find balance even if we don’t understand it. Thanks for taking time to comment. I am sure you have good plans for the weekend somewhere!
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Balance is so hard to come by today. Thanks for this post.
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So true! It seems to be one extreme or another. May New Zealand stay in balance as we keep our balance in life! Stay safe!
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Living in the country one becomes acutely aware of the importance of the balance of nature. As I harvested vegetables from the garden this morning I said MABON. One word that reminds us to give thanks today and every day.
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You certainly could give thanks for your harvest! And we should give thanks every day. How wonderful to have one’s on harvest of vegetables!
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Mabon sounds like a wonderful celebration. It is good to remember how fortunate many of us are and to always be grateful. Balance is key, we all need that and would do well to follow the mindset of the pagans.
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Sometimes the pagans have the right idea! May you find some balance in your life this fall and celebrate each day!
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And my favorite time of year!
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It is my second favorite. I always say if we can make it through the hot summer until fall, we will be glad we stayed. Our falls are not cold but we do get respite from the heat. Thanks for the visit!
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Thank you for sharing this with wonderful post with us. Balance and gratitude will enhance our life in so many ways. Equinoxes are time to let go of the old and start something new.
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We try to celebrate the seasons and go with the flow. I agree that balance and gratitude will enhance our lives!
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How interesting! You’ve taught me something. Will you also tell us about the other harvest festivals? I like the idea of stopping to give thanks, complete what one started and try to ‘balance up’ oneself.
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Oh, I always learn from others like you! I must check out the other harvest festivals as I don’t know much about them. May you keep your balance (don’t fall again) as we go into a new season!
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Thank you! I’m trying really hard.
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Mabon is new for me and I will certainly explore it more. Equinox…today I said farewell to summer inching away and hello once more to Keats’ “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness…”
I come of Celtic stock and Wiccan Harvest Festivals were many in village and countryside throughout southern England.
Time to reap what we sow indeed, on so many levels…
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The Celtics seemed closer to nature and their traditions are fascinating. We try to celebrate the seasons on a natural balance and could be borderline pagans! ha! I like the Keats quote. For us we look forward to at least a respite from the summer heat eventually. Today we were blessed with a shower! Your comments are always appreciated!
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A time to “reap what they sow”: I ❤ it… Being grateful is so important… Thank you for telling us about Mabon…. Very interesting… Have a lovely weekend 😀
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Oh, yes, we reap what we sow. Gratitude for every day is important. I learn every day from my blogger friends. Weekend is good so far. Cleaning out to give to Goodwill.
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A Happy Autumn Equinox to you Jo. As a pagan, the autumn festivals are always my favourites 🙂
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Ha! They are beginning to become our favorites too. May your autumn be full of surprises and good things.
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I’ve never heard of Mabon, but it sounds like a wonderful celebration!
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blissful blog !
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Seems our thoughts have been running along similar lines Jo.. 🙂 Such as our consciousness opens allowing us to think alike.. 🙂 And we had a lovely Harvest Moon here last evening too.. Clear sky for once…
May we all remember these words.
Love and Light dear Jo xxx
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We went out to see the harvest moon also as the skies were clear. Love and light back to you as we give thanks for all that we have!
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Wonderful you saw such a brilliant Moon Jo.. Much lover my friend xx
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