| MABON September 2001 East- (gourd/garland). Guardians of the East, Element of Air, Join us tonight on this our Mabon rite. Bring your gift of Winds of change with you. Please be with us. Blessed Be. South- (Sun Wheel). Guardians of the South, Element of Fire, Join us tonight on this our Mabon rite. Bring your gift of transformation with you. Please be with us. Blessed Be. West- (wine). Guardians of the West, Element of Water, Join us tonight on this our Mabon rite. Bring your gift of Tranquility with you. Please be with us. Blessed Be. North- (acorns/autumn leaves). Guardians of the North, Element of Earth, Join us tonight on this our Mabon rite. Bring your gift of Stability and Grounding the Balance of Life. Please be with us. Blessed Be. We welcome you to Mabon, our (as pagans) Thanksgiving. The Autumn Equinox is an instant-frozen in time, where our earth is at an equal facing with the sun. From this point on the days will become shorter, the nights longer and colder. It's also-mystically-a time of magickal balance. Forces of dark and light are trading places once again in their cycle. This is second of three festivals, when the majority of crops have been gathered. the principle key action of mabon is giving thanks, gracious thanks to all the time and energy put forth by others to help you. The work done by others not only helps you by making your work easier, it gives you a base to build higher than you could without it. Akimibi- All is know is she is goddess of autumn. Hotei- One of the seven Shinto Gods of Luck. Hotei meaning cloth bag is the god of happiness, laughter and the wisdom of being content. To equate Hotei with Mabon, as the farmers were finished with the majority of their harvest and content with the fruits of their labor. They shared celebrations of thanksgiving. Sharing the feast and wine(juice) Akimibi-Goddess of Autumn. We thank you for being with us tonight, Stay if you can, but if must go leave with knowing you are always in our minds and hearts. Blessed Be. Hotei- God of Luck, Happiness and Laughter. We thank you for being with us tonight, Stay if you can, but if must go leave with knowing you are always in our minds and hearts. Blessed Be. North-Guardians of the North, Element of Earth. We thank you for joining us tonight on this Mabon rite and bringing your gift of Stability and Grounding the Balance of life. Go now back to your own realm harming none along the way. Blessed Be. West- Guardians of the West, Element of Water. We thank you for joining us tonight on this Mabon rite and bringing your gift of Tranquility. Go now back to your own realm harming none along the way. Blessed Be. South- Guardians of the South, Element of Fire. We thank you for joining us tonight on this Mabon rite and bringing your gift of Transformation. Go now back to your own realm harming none along the way. Blessed Be. East- Guardians of the East, Element of Air. We thank you for joining us tonight on this Mabon rite and brining your gift of Winds of Change. Go now back to your own realm harming none along the way. Blessed Be. Circle is now open but not unbroken Merry Meet, Merry Part, Merry Meet Again. Blessed Be. Gata de la Luna Sept. 2001 |