Working with the seasons and cycles of nature. The wheel has turned to the delicious sabbat of MABON and a big energetic shift.
Even if you don’t follow the wheel of the year, this is the perfect moment to tune into nature. Step outside, breathe in what’s happening around you, and notice how that rhythm can shape your daily life.
Back to school routines, end of summer blues, Strictly is back on and you’re thinking about putting the heating on, but not only that, this is a transition from the abundance of the harvest and the golden sunshine of summer to the lowering of the sun, the turning of the fields and an invitation to start slowing down a bit.
Mabon is the season to celebrate the second harvest, gathering the last of what is available, the berries, apples, hips and nuts. Preserving what we can, holding onto the sunshine to see us through the dark months ahead. Pickling veg in giant jars, stirring molten hot jams, brewing cold remedies, saving seeds in tiny envelopes and trying to get the stain of walnuts off your fingers.
The light feels different, the mornings have an earthy scent and for some of us, we settle into new routines and schedules.
This is an ideal moment to pause and reflect.
· What seeds did you plant this year that bore fruit?
· Which didn’t flourish and is ready to be released?
· What seeds have fallen into the earth and might emerge in the spring?
· Most importantly, does your life feel in balance?
Mabon is in the element of Earth, it brings in a beautiful grounding energy, it allows us to go a bit deeper and reflect.
So, don’t put your socks on yet, get outside and take a barefoot walk around the garden, crunch through the acorns, leaves and wet dewy grass, find the twinkling cobwebs and marvel at what is happening. The big release that is drawing us into this grounding energy and the beginning of the end of the growing season. Let the season remind you of the cycles and circles we’re all part of.
Winter is coming, back not just yet.