Hi everyone! This weekend is Mabon so I thought I would leave you all with a ritual that you could do to celebrate the holiday. I got this ritual from https://exemplore.com. I hope you find it useful for your celebrations. It was created for someone who has no Wiccan tools so you can add your own little flare to it if you’d like to add your tools to the workings of the ritual.
Things you need
- 1 item to represent Water (a seashell, a picture of the sea, a river rock, etc.)
- 1 item to represent Air (a feather, a fan, a reed, etc.)
- 1 item to represent Earth (a rock, a flower, etc.)
- 1 item to represent Fire (a candle, a lava rock, a picture of a campfire, etc.)
- 1 bowl or basket full of offerings (this can be fruit, bread, pretty leaves, flowers, dried herbs, pine cones, acorns, twigs, and other things you pick up on nature walks)
- 1 black stone (painted if need be) Could also use a black candle
- 1 white stone (painted if need be) Could also use a white candle
- 1 cup of juice or wine (or water if nothing else)
- 1 plate with a muffin (corn, apple, or if need be just a slice of bread or a few crackers)
- 4 small bowls or cups (if holding the rite indoors)
- Incense in a holder (completely optional—stick or cone is fine)
- Music (completely optional)
Starting the ritual
Cast your circle using your preferred methods. When you’ve done that you need to summon the elements. You can turn to each directions, starting in the west and say:
I call to the Powers of the West and the Element of Water; let your intuition flow as I celebrate the rites of the Second Harvest.
I call to the Powers of the North and the Element of Air; let me breathe in your wisdom as I celebrate the rites of the Second Harvest.
I call to the Powers of the East and the Element of Earth; let me be grounded in your strength as I celebrate the rites of the Second Harvest.
I call to the Powers of the South and the Element of Fire; let your spark energize me as I celebrate the rites of the Second Harvest.
Go back to the center of the circle and call your deities in any way you like.
The actual ritual
Take a moment to feel the presence of your deities. When you’re ready, pick up the black and white stones (or candles if you choose to use those instead), with one in each hand. Say:
Day and night hang in the balance; Today, in equal measure, they meet.
Tomorrow, the dark takes over the year, and the hours of light retreat.
The darkness ushers in the chill, with leaves that whirl and winds that howl,
The snows may fall, the rains may cease, with empty fields and barren bough.
Dearest God, in Your waning strength, You move towards Your deathly sleep,
Yet memories of Summer shall warm my soul, and the promise of Spring I keep.
Lovely Goddess, in Your womb is the secret of what lies in store;
Rebirth of our God, rebirth of our Light, and rebirth of our land evermore.
For the mystery that you’ve taught me of the cycles of season are not in vain:
The darkness does pass, the light does return, and that which falls rises again.
Place the stones (or candles) in the offering basket. Sit and meditate for a while, if you like.
Offering
When you’re ready, pick up the juice, hold it up and say:
Bless this juice, infused with your love that is poured on the Earth;
As you’ve freely given, I freely give in return;
Accept my thanks and love at this Harvest season for Your bounty.
Pour a libation (a small amount) into the basket of offerings.
Stand up and go to the Western quarter. Pour out a small splash of drink on the ground (or into the bowl if you’re doing this indoors), then move to the North, East, and South, in turn, saying:
May the delicate balance of nature’s energies every flow in harmony,
With the Goddess and God, with each other, and within me.
Take a sip of the drink and place the cup down back on your altar. Next, pick up the muffin or bread. Hold it up and say:
Bless this grain, infused with your love that springs forth from the Earth.
As you’ve freely given, I freely give in return;
Accept my thanks and love at this Harvest season for Your bounty.
Break off a piece and put it into the offering basket. Then walk around the circle, sprinkling some crumbs at each of the four quarters, starting in the West, as you say:
May the cycles of the seasons keep turning,
May the Power of the Wheel keeps burning,
So mote it be!
Take a bite of the remaining bread. Sit and enjoy your simple feast.
Ending the ritual
Now is a good time in your ritual to do any divination or magickal workings that pertain to the holiday. When you’ve done all it is that you want to do you can close the ritual. Simply turn to each quarter in turn (starting in the West again), thanking each Elemental energy and bidding it go in peace. Bid farewell to your gods as well, with these or similar words:
In life there is death; in death there is life. And the circle ever goes on.
My thanks and praise go with you this season, in celebration of this Mabon.
For the season does turn you toward slumber as we move toward the icy realm of the North;
But Your presence remains in my mind and my heart, and I carry you with me henceforth.
All that’s left to do is clean up and head home for a quiet, peaceful evening.
I hope you all enjoy and that you have a very blessed Mabon. Let me know what you’re going to do for the sabbat down below along with any other thoughts or questions you have. Make sure you check out my instagram to get updates and see into my everyday life. Also make sure you follow me here and on twitter so you get notifications when I post and upload videos to youtube. Until next time, Blessed Be!
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