BLessed Mabon...

Yes I know I used a capital L in the title...I have recently noticed that whenever I type the word blessed, for some reason I always type both B and L as capitals. So I have decided there must be a reason and am going to leave it from now on. Any insight as to why is most welcome.

Back to Blogland :D

It's that time of year (in the north) again...mwahahahaha....

I have sighed up for 3 blog parties for next month.

First up is Magaly's Witches in Fiction (and no you don't have to be a writer to join in, but it may contain scary stories so be warned)

 Secondly is a funky hat wearing kind of gathering hosted by Vanessa at A Fanciful Twist(I has a new hat *squeeee....*)

 And Finally(and probably very freakishly) is Annie Walls homage to Edgar Allen Poe :D

Can you tell my juices are bubbling and flowing over these awesomely creepy events?

But first we have Mabon...celebration of a glorious harvest, and this year I have been blessed with a wonderful crop of apples...cooking/eating and crab apples.

not to mention the glut of blackberries!

So today I have "Autumn sunshine" to last me through the winter nights

(or crabapple jelly lol)

And today I was out harvesting in the hedgerows so that tomorrow I can make...

Rose hip syrup!!!!

 And finally I would like to share a prayer I wrote way back in 2011 that seems equally appropriate this year...

A PRAYER FOR MABON

At this time of balance and healing, I ask the great Mother Goddess (feel free to insert the name you worship) to give those of us with the will, the power to heal this world.

Let our wishes be for joy and happiness for all.

Let the harvest be bountiful for all nations in equal measure, and let rage and hatred be tempered with mercy.

I pray you guide the hearts of those holding others against their will, and that they be allowed to return to their families unharmed.

I give thanks unending for the glorious harvest in my life. For 2 strong sons, and a truly loving husband. And especially for the love of good friends, always in our hearts no matter the miles between us.

BLessed Be XXX

Blessings at Mabon! (2nd Harvest)

Today I wish you all a bountiful Harvest of love and health to carry you through the coming winter :D

Mabon/autumnal equinox/harvest festival is a time of balance, and the feast of the Healer/Bringer of Justice.

It is also the time when in past eras prisoners would be released from captivity(you didn't want to be feeding them through a bad winter)

Whatever our belief system, we all should give thanks for the safe gathering of the harvest...we all need food :D

It is also a time to ask for healing in our lives, to make us strong for the coming winter. This could mean many things, including the metorphorical healing of old wounds, allowing us to move on in our lives with a happy lighter heart. Try to let go of feelings of regret and sadness, they are not good bedfellows on long dark nights. Instead hold dear thoughts of joy and love(they are not just for christmas!!)

Give thanks for the joy our energetic children bring us, and the smiles of our contented elders.

A short prayer;

At this time of balance and healing, I ask the great Mother Godess(feel free to insert the name you worship) to give those of us with the will, the power to heal this world.

Let our wishes be for joy and happiness for all.

Let the harvest be bountiful for all nations in equal measure, and let rage and hatred be tempered with mercy.

I pray you guide the hearts of those holding others against their will, and that they be allowed to return to their families unharmed.

I give thanks unending for the glorious harvest in my life. For 2 strong sons, and a truly loving husband. And especially for the love of good friends, always in our hearts no matter the miles between us.

Blessed Be/Amen