This year Mabon falls on September 22nd during the full moon phase. This holiday has been called the witches thanksgiving. It is the time of the second harvest and because if falls during the full moon it is especially a time of celebrating fullness. For this ritual we will reflect on our personal harvests. Giving thanks for the seeds you planted earlier in the year that are now barring fruit. Take some time to reflect on what you have accomplished. It could be in your family, your career, your personal or spiritual life. Everyone has something to be thankful for, you just need to look inside.
This ritual can be performed alone or in a group anytime around the 22nd. You will need a pomegranate, a bowl, and a knife (to cut the pomegranate).
Decorate your altar with fall colors and symbols of the season.
Cast a circle if you wish, sit and center yourself.
Meditate on all that you have to give thanks for, all that you have harvested.
Hold the pomegranate over the bowl and cut it open. Take one seed out hold it up and say out loud one thing you are thankful for and eat the seed. Take another seed, hold it up and say out loud another thing you are thankful for and eat it. Continue giving thanks and eating seeds. When you are done sing this chant By Gladys Gray:
I rejoice in the beauty of the earth
I rejoice in the colours of the earth
I rejoice in all the living things with whom I share this world
I rejoice, I rejoice, I rejoice
When you are ready put your hands to the ground and release any excess energy back to the earth and thank the Goddess, close your circle if you casted one.
