Recent Posts Tagged With 'mabon'

• After Mabon Musings

  Posted on Tuesday September 22nd, 2009 at 22:08 in thoughts, comments, musings, sabbat, mabon

  Today was a mixed day. I attended an Asatru blot which was absolutely fantastic. I could almost see the bonds of frith growing stronger between us. Frith is very hard to define but it is what family is all about. When you are around good friends or f...

• Happy First Day of Fall!

  Posted on Monday September 21st, 2009 at 18:59 in children, ritual, sabbats, mabon

  Happy Mabon to all of you! Supplies: Five Candles -- yellow, red, blue, green, brown A bowl of water A bowl of dirt A feather Musical Instruments if you so wish Bell for each of the children participating Ritual: Arrange the colored candles and o...

• A Life of Gratitude

  Posted on Thursday September 17th, 2009 at 21:16 in thanks, gratitude, mabon

  Mabon is the time to give thanks for what we have received in the year up to now. But I feel that many of us do not actually take the time to count our blessings. It's not their fault though. What with the commitments for the kids and our busy job, n...

• Mabon Recipes - Part Three

  Posted on Tuesday September 15th, 2009 at 19:54 in recipes, meat, stew, mabon

  In some places the weather is poised to become cooler and as such, many of us will be looking to be making soups and stews. So I have decided to give at least one recipe for stew. The other recipe is just a tasty way to use the bounty of the harvest....

• Children's Story for Mabon

  Posted on Monday September 14th, 2009 at 19:23 in children, story, mabon

  "Grandfather, is the next story of the Gods, the one for Mabon, is it sad?" asked the little girl as she looked up with tears in her eyes. "I don't know if we can take another sad story" The Grandfather paused for a moment and looked down at her uptu...

• Crafts for Mabon - Cornucopia

  Posted on Sunday September 13th, 2009 at 19:24 in crafts, mabon, cornucopias

  Decorating a cornucopia can be a fun activity that everyone in the household can enjoy. There area few things that you will need to make your own. Cornucopia Basket Straw Different fruits, berries, gourds and vegetables Nuts Fallen Leafs First you ne...

• Maponos

  Posted on Wednesday September 9th, 2009 at 20:59 in God, series, deity, mabon

  The Sabbat Mabon is the time of the Dark God, who is still a youth. He has not become the fearsome God of Death or the joyous and wintry Holly King, but he still rules over the darkness of the coming winter. A lot of evidence points to the idea that ...

• Mabon Recipes - Part Two

  Posted on Tuesday September 8th, 2009 at 20:51 in recipes, cooking, fruit, mabon

  Pumpkin Bread with Cranberries courtesy of about.com Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups flour 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 3/4 cups pumpkin pureé (15 oz can) 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 cup f...

• Recipes for Mabon - part One

  Posted on Tuesday September 1st, 2009 at 18:33 in recipes, vegetables, mabon

  Mabon is the harvest of the vine, so I wanted to focus on that theme in this and the next two installments of Recipes for Mabon. One of my kids favorite recipes is my version of Ratatouille. For this recipe all you need is: Two large cans crushed t...

• Wow! September is almost here!

  Posted on Sunday August 30th, 2009 at 20:56 in comments, musings, newsletter, mabon

  I can't believe that another month has went by, we are just a mere three weeks from Mabon and four months to Yule. Where has the time gone? So what is Mabon? Well it is the second of the three harvests of the ancient Celts. To me since this is the h...