The Wheel of the Year · VI

Mabon

The autumn equinox

The scales tip again, trading sunlight for spice.

Balance again, and the gathering in.

Mabon rests on the autumn equinox, the second harvest, when day and night stand equal before the dark half of the year. It is the witches thanksgiving, a time of gratitude, preserving, and letting go of what will not keep.

Common practices

• A gratitude feast of apples, squash, and wine
• Preserving, canning, and stocking the pantry
• Clearing debts and settling unfinished business
• Apple magic and orchard offerings
• Balancing rituals for what stays and what goes