Welcome Mabon!

 

The fall equinox aka Mabon, the first day of autumn arrived on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 02:50 A.M. EDT in the Northern Hemisphere.

Yes! Autumn has arrived in north central Florida with the morning a cool 60 degrees at 7:00 a.m.  I love stepping out my door when the air is dry and cool it actually feels like autumn, though in a few hours it will be 85 or so but my walk this morning, though slow and painful filled my thoughts of cooler days to come.

I am set for the spinal injections on Thursday morning and believe me I have been counting the days down, it's been a very painful few months so I'm hoping this treatment will be effective.

I wish everyone a Blessed Mabon and a Happy 1st day of Autumn.

Here is a Little Besom/Broom Magic for Mabon.

You will need:

A broom or besom Don’t worry if it isn’t a traditional besom, any broom will do as it is always intent that is important. If you have no broom collect a bundle of twigs and tie them at the top with Twine or ribbon to make a hand broom shape. The besom/broom is a potent symbol of hearth and home, found in some form in almost every household. It is a traditional magical tool useful for everyday charms as it has the imprint of its owner firmly on it. Sweeping is a natural gathering gesture.

Ribbon.(A piece of green ribbon (for abundance), a piece of gold ribbon (for prosperity and gathering) or ribbon in harvest colors would be equally suitable.)

A Spring of Mint. Ideally a sprig of mint from your garden (but you can get this from any supermarket), or dried mint – put it in a pouch. The mint represents abundance and plenty.

Take your broom and tie your ribbon around the stave or top. Tie in your sprig of mint or securely fasten your pouch. Take your broom outside, place both hands on the stave and focus on your intention – gathering in your harvest for winter. Turn slowly three times in a clockwise direction then start to sweep towards your door saying:

By one, two, three and four, sweep Mabon gifts to my door. May abundance be a constant friend, by my hearth till Winter’s end.”

Repeat this three times, then take your besom/broom back into your house and put it in its usual place. You can leave the ribbon on for as long as want to, for a lunar month, or until winter is done. If you have made your own broom you can place it where you consider the heart of your home to be. The mint can be returned to the earth with thanks.

If you do not have an outside space you can sweep from your front door inwards to either your kitchen or hearth using the same charm.

The broom I made last year at a local broom making workshop, I plan to take it again in October.

Welcome September

 

I am not sorry to see the month of August end, it's been a very long hot month ending with a hurricane. Luckily Hurricane Idalia blew through quickly with a light steady rain most of the day.  By evening the clouds passed by enough to give view of the super blue moon hanging high above my rooftop.

Not the grandest of photos but in person she was brilliant and a welcoming sight after all the rain we had during the day.  In fact, for the 2 days after the hurricane we had more rain during our afternoon showers than we had during the storm.

This morning while the sun was rising once again the moon was hanging in the sky, shining brightly waiting for the sun.

I completed the hand embroidery on my Mabon piece and just need to add some buttons and the fabric backing.

The pattern is from a coloring page I purchase from an Etsy shop I changed out the center motif which was an apple and replaced it with a goddess.  She will be holding a pumpkin once I add the button.  Originally, I was going to have her hold a sunflower but after showing the 2 choices in a Facebook group as seen in the photos below, the pumpkin seemed to be the way to go.

Later today I will add the buttons, the sunflower will be placed between the two cornucopia motifs.