Sabbats
Mabon
September 22nd
Mabon marks the 2nd of the three harvest celebrations of the Wheel of the Year. At the same time, we begin to mourn the shortening of our days and the gradual disappearance of the Sun above the equator. We remember the proto-Celtic story of Mabon. At the Equinox, the Sun’s strength diminishes, until the Winter Solstice when the Sun grows stronger and the days once more become longer than the nights. Mabon also disappears at this time, and although his whereabouts are a mystery, he is eventually aided back by the memory and wisdom of the Black Bird, the Owl, the Eagle, and the Salmon, our most ancient Celtic archetypes. Mabon has been dwelling in the Otherworld of his mother, Modron, facing challenges, gathering strength and wisdom to be reborn as his mother’s champion, the source of joy Son of light. At Mabon, we are invited to explore the world of archetypes, beyond the boundaries of conventional travel, to the realms of the Gods and Goddesses, and the presence of truth outside of time.
