Sabbat Correspondences

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Sabbat Correspondences

Samhain

celtic ~ Summer's End, pronounced "sow" (rhymes with 'now') "en" (Ireland),sow-een (Wales) - "mh" in the middle is a "w" sound - Greater Sabbat(HighHoliday) - Fire Festival Oct 31-Nov 1(North Hemisphere) - Apr 30-May 1(South Hemisphere)

AKA:

The Great Sabbat, Samhiunn, Samana, Samhuin, Sam-fuin, Samonios, Hallowe'en,Hallomas, All Hallows Eve, All Saints/All Souls Day(Catholic), Day of theDead(Mexican), Witches' New Year, Trinoux Samonia, Celtic/ Druid New Year,Shadowfest (Strega), Martinmas or Old Hallowmas (Scotttish/Celtic) L Samhna(Modern Irish), Festival of the Dead, Feile Moingfinne (Snow Goddess), Hallowtide(Scottish Gaelis Dictionary), Feast of All Souls, Nos Galen-gae-of Night of theWinter Calends (Welsh), La Houney or Hollantide Day, Sauin or Souney ( Manx),oidhche na h-aimilise-the night of mischief or confusion(Ireland), OidhcheShamna (Scotland)

Animals/Mythical beings:

bats, cats, dogs, pooka, goblin,medusa, beansidhe, harpies

Gemstones:

black stones, jet, obsidian, onyx, carnelian

Incense/Oil:

frankincense, basil, yarrow, lilac, camphor, clove, wood rose, wormwood, myrrh,patchouli, apple, heliotrope, mint, nutmeg, sage, ylang-ylang

Colors/Candles:

black (ward off negativity), orange (good luck), indigo, homemade apple ormint scented herbal candles to light jack-o-lanterns or for altar candlesTools/Symbols/Decorations:

black altar cloth, Halloween items, jack o' lanterns, oak leaves, acorns,straw, balefire, besom, black cat, black crescent moon, cauldron, divinationtools, grain, magic mirror, mask, bare branches, animal bones, hazelwood,pictures of ancestors

Goddesses:

The Crone, Hecate (Greek), Cerridwen (Welsh-Scottish), Arianrhod (Welsh),

Caillech (Irish-Scottish), Baba Yaga (Russian), Al-Ilat (persian),Bast (Egyptian), Persephone (Greek), Hel (Norse), Kali (Hindu), allDeath & Otherworld Goddesses

Gods:

Horned Hunter (European), Cernnunos (Greco-Celtic), Osiris (Egyptian),Hades (Greek), Gwynn ap Nudd (British), Anubis (Egyptian), Coyote Brother(Native American), Loki (Norse), Dis (Roman), Arawn (Welsh),Sacrificial/Dying/Aging Gods, Death and Otherworld Gods


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Essence:

magick, plenty; knowledge, the night, death & rebirth, success, protection;rest, new beginning; ancestors; lifting of the veil, mundane laws in abeyance,return, change

Dynamics/Meaning:

death & transformation, Wiccan new year,wisdom of the Crone, end of summer,honoring, thinning of the veil between worlds, death of the year, time outsideof time, night of the Wild Hunt, begin new projects, end old projects

Purpose:

honoring the dead, especially departed ancestors, knowing we will not be forgotten;clear knowledge of our path; guidance, protection, celebrating reincarnation

Rituals/Magicks:

foreseeing future, honoring/consulting ancestors, releasing the old, power,understanding death and rebirth, entering the underworld, divination,dance of the dead, fire calling, past life recall

Customs:

ancestor altar, costumes, divination, carving jack o' lanterns, spirit plate,the Feast of the Dead, feasting, paying debts, fairs, drying winter herbs, masks,bonfires, apple games, tricks, washing clothes

Foods:

apple, pumpkin pie, pomegranate, pumpkin, squash, hazelnuts, corn, cranberrymuffins, bread, ale, cider and herbal tea

Herbs:

allspice, broom, comfry, dandelion, deadly nightshade, mugwort, catnip,dittany of Crete, ferns, flax, fumitory, mandrake, mullein, dragon's blood,sage, straw, thistles, oak(leaf), wormwood (burn to protect from roving spirits)

Element/Gender:

water/male

Threshold:

midnight~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Yule

Lesser Sabbat - Winter Solstice, circa Dec 21


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AKA:

Jul ("wheel", Old Norse), Saturnalia (Rome ~December 17 & 18), Yuletide(Teutonic), Midwinter, Fionn's Day, Alban Arthuan, Christmas (Christian~December 25), Xmas, Festival of Sol, Solar/Secular/Pagan New Year


yule goat (nordic), reindeer stag, squirrels, yule cat, Sacred White Buffalo,Kallikantzaroi-ugly chaos monsters (greek), trolls, phoenix, yule elf,jule gnome, squirrels, wren/robin

Gemstones:

cat's eye, ruby, diamond, garnet, bloodstone

Incense/Oils:

bayberry, cedar, ginger, cinnamon, pine, rosemary, frankincense, myrrh,nutmeg, wintergreen, saffron

Colors/Candles:

gold, silver, red, green, white

Tools/Symbols/Decorations:

bayberry candles, evergreens, holly, mistletoe, poinsettia,mistletoe,lights, gifts, Yule log, Yule tree. spinning wheels, wreaths, bells,mother & child images

Goddesses:

Great Mother, Befana (strega), Holda (teutonic), Isis (egyptian), TripleGoddess, Mary (christian), Tonazin (mexican), Lucina (roman),St. Lucy (swedish), Bona Dea (roman), Mother Earth, Eve (Hebrew),Ops (roman Holy Mother), the Snow Queen, Hertha (German), Frey (Norse)

Gods:

Sun Child, Saturn (rome), Cronos (Greek), Horus/Ra (egyptian), Jesus(christian-gnostic), Mithras (persian), Balder (Norse), Santa Claus/Odin(teutonic), Holly King, Sol Invicta, Janus (God of Beginnings), Marduk(Babylonian) Old Man Winter

Essence:

honor, rebirth, transformation, light out of darkness, creative inspiration, themysteries, new life, regeneration, inner renewal, reflection/introspection

Dynamics/Meaning:

death of the Holly (winter) King; reign of the Oak (summer) King, begin theordeal of the Green Man, death & rebirth of the Sun God; night of greatestlunar imbalance; sun's rebirth; shortest day of year

Purpose:

honor the Triple Goddess, welcome the Sun Child


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Rituals/Magicks:

personal renewal, world peace, honoring family & friends, Festival of light,meditation

Customs:

lights, gift-exchanging, singing, feasting, resolutions, new fires kindled,strengthening family & friend bonds, generosity, yule log, hanging mistletoe,apple wassailing, burning candles, Yule tree decorating; kissing undermistletoe; needfire at dawn vigil; bell ringing/sleigh-bells; father yule

Foods:

nuts, apple, pear, caraway cakes soaked with cider, pork, orange,hibiscus or ginger tea, roasted turkey, nuts, fruitcake, dried fruit,cookies, eggnog, mulled wine

Herbs:

blessed thistle, evergreen, moss, oak, sage, bay, bayberry, cedar, pine,frankincense, ginger, holly, ivy, juniper, mistletoe, myrrh, pinecones,rosemary, chamomile, cinnamon, valarion, yarrow

Element/Gender:

earth

Threshold:

dawn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Imbolc

(im-molc) (em-bowl'g) - Major Sabbat (High Holiday) - Fire Festival

February 1,2 - when the sun reaches 15 degrees Aquarius

AKA:

Imbolg (Celtic), Candlemas (Christian), Brigantia (Caledonii), Oimelc,Festival of Light, Brigid's (Brid, Bride) Day, La Fheill, An Fheille Bride,Candelaria (Mexico), Chinese New Year, Disting-tid (Feb 14th, Teutonic),DisaBlot, Anagantios, Lupercalia/Lupercus (Strega), Groundhog Day,Valentines Day


firebird, dragon, groundhog, deer, burrowing animals, ewes, robin, sheep, lamb,

other creatures waking from hibernation

Gemstones:

amethyst, garnet, onyx, turquoise

Incense/Oil:

jasmine, rosemary, frankincense, cinnamon, neroli, musk, olive, sweet pea, basil,


5/15

myrrh, and wisteria, apricot, carnation

Colors/Candles:

brown, pink, red, orange, white, lavender, pale yellow, silver


white flowers, marigolds, plum blossoms, daffodils, Brigid wheel, Brigid's cross,candles, grain/seed for blessing, red candle in a cauldron full of earth, doll,Bride's Bed; the Bride, broom, milk, birchwood, snowflakes, snow in a crystalcontainer,evergreens, homemade besom of dried broom, orange candle annointedin oil (see above)can be used to symbolize the renewing energy of the Sun's rebirth.

Goddesses:

Virgin Goddess, Venus, Diana, Februa, Maiden, Child Goddess, Aradia, Athena,Inanna, Vesta, Gaia, Brigid, Selene (Greek), Branwen (Manx-Welsh)

Gods:

young Sun Gods, Pan, Cupid/Eros (Greco-Roman), Dumuzi (Sumerian)

Essence:

conception, initiation, insight, inspiration, creativity, mirth, renewal,dedication, breath of life, life-path, wise counsel, plan, prepare

Dynamics/Meaning:

first stirring of Mother Earth, lambing, growth of the Sun God, the middle ofwinter

Purpose:

honoring the Virgin Goddess, festival of the Maiden/Light

Rituals/Magicks:

cleansing; purification, renewal, creative inspiration, purification, initiation,candle work, house & temple blessings, welcoming Brigid, feast of milk & bread

Customs:

lighting candles, seeking omens of Spring, storytelling, cleaning house,bonfires, indoor planting, stone collecting, candle kept burning dusk tilldawn; hearth re-lighting

Foods:

dairy, spicy foods, raisins, pumpkin, sesame & sunflower seeds, poppyseedbread/cake, honey cake, pancakes, waffles, herbal tea

Herbs:

angelica, basil, bay, benzoin, celandine, clover, heather, myrrh,all yellow flowers, willow


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Element/Gender: earth/female

Threshold:

midnight~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ostara

( Oh-star-ah) - Lesser Sabbat - Spring/Vernal Equinox, March 20-21st -when the Sun enters Aries

AKA:

Ostre, Oestre, Eostre, Rites of Spring, Eostra's Day, Lady Day, First Day ofSpring, Easter, St. Patrick's Day, Alban Eiler, Bacchanalia


unicorn, merpeople, pegasus, rabbit/easter bunny, chicks, swallows, snakes

Gemstones:

rose quartz, moonstone, amethyst, aquamarine, bloodstone, red jasper

Incense/Oil:

african violet, lotus, jasmine, rose, magnolia, sage lavender, narcissus,ginger, broom, strawberry

Colors/Candles:

gold, light green, grass green, robin's egg blue, lemon yellow,pale pink, anything pastel


colored eggs, baskets, green clothes, shamrock, equilateral cross,butterfly, cocoons, sprouting plants; violets, lily, spring wildflowers,new clothes, lamb, hare/rabbit

Goddesses:

Eostre (Saxon Goddess of Fertility), Ostara (the German Goddess ofFertility) (Teutonic) Kore, Maiden, Isis, Astarte (Persia, GrecoRoman),Ishtar (Babylonian), Minerva (Roman), Youthful Goddesses. Faerie Queen,Lady of the Lake (Welsh-Cornish), the Green Goddess

Gods:

Hare, Green Man, Youthful Gods, Warrior Gods, Taliesin, Lord of the Greenwood(English), Dagda (Irish), Cernunnos (Greco-Celtic), Pan (Greek), Adonis (Greek)

Essence:

strength, birthing, completion, power, love, sexuality, embodiment of spirit,fertility, opening, beginning


7/15

Dynamics/Meaning:

the God comes of age, sexual union of the Lord & Lady, sprouting, greening,balance of light and dark

Purpose:

plant and animal fertility, sowing

Rituals/Magicks:

spellcrafting, invention, new growth, new projects, seed blessing

Customs:

wearing green, new clothes, celtic bird festival, egg baskets coloring eggs,collecting birds eggs, bird watching, egg hunts, starting new projects,spring planting

Foods:

light foods, fish, maple sugar candies, hot crossed buns, sweet breads,hard boiled eggs, honey cakes, seasonal fruits, milk punch, egg drinks

Herbs:

acorns, celandine, tansy,cinquefoil, crocus, daffodil, dogwood, Irish moss,ginger, honeysuckle, iris, jasmine, rose, hyssop, linden, strawberry, voiletsElement/Gender:

air/male(solar)

Threshold:

dawn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Beltane

(beel-teen or bell-tayn) bel is`shining/brilliant', tene is 'fire'.Hence, Beltane means "brilliant fire, - Major Sabbat (High Holiday) -Fire Festival April 30-May 1st

AKA:

Bhealltainn, Bealtaine, Beltaine, Beltinna, Lady Day; Samhradh;La Baal Tinne May Eve, May Day, Walspurgis Night, Rudemas, Walburgal,Giamonios, Shenn do Boaldyn, Galan Mae, Whitsun, Rudemas, Festival of Tana(Strega)


the white cow, goats, giants, rabbits, honey bees, faeries, satyrs, pegasus

Gemstones:

emerald, orange carnelian, sapphire, rose quartz, lazuli, sapphire,yellow agate, bloodstone


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Incense/Oil:

passion flower, frankincense, tuberose, vanilla, lilac, rose

Colors/Candles:

red & white (symbolizing God and Goddess), dark green, dark yellow,rainbow spectrum, blue, pastels, all colors


maypole & ribbons, flower crowns, fires, bowers, fields, May baskets,white flowers and ribbons, daisy chain, flower chaplet, white wine in clearcrystal glass, chalice, butterchurn, blackthorn & hawthorn branches, seasonalfruit

Goddesses:

May Queen, Flora, Maia, Flower Goddesses, Lady of the Greenwood, Divine Couples,and Goddesses of the Hunt, Aphrodite (Greek) Blodewedd (Welsh), Erzulie (Voodun),Baubo (Greek), Rhea (Cretean), Prithvi (Hindu)

Gods:

May King, Jack in the Green, Horned God (European), Herne (Greek), Green Man,Bel (Celtic), Baal (Phoenician), Gods of the Hunt,

Essence:

compassion, youthful play, exhuberance, sensuality, pleasure, actionDynamics/Meaning:

sacred marriage of the Lord and the Lady, arrival of the Tuatha de Dannan inIreland

Purpose:

fertility festival, celebrate 1st day of Celtic summer, 1st day of the lighthalf of the year

Rituals/Magicks:

The Great Rite, love, romance & fertility magicks, elf & faery power,offerings to elementals, crop blessings, relighting sacred fires, divination,building shrines, fire-calling, honoring house guardians, snake dancing, bathingfaces in the morning dew of May to retain their youthful beauty

Customs:

maypole erection, dancing around the maypole, bonfires, jumping fire, mating,picking flowers, making flower baskets, frolicking throughout the countryside,archery tournaments, sword dances, feasting, drinking and music, moving theherds to high pasture

Foods:


9/15

dairy, honey, oats, red fruits, herbal salads, red/pink wine punch, largeround oatmeal/barley cakes, sweets

Herbs:

almond, angelica, damiana, hawthorn, hibiscus, saffron, ash tree, bluebells,cinquefoil, daisy, frankincense, hawthorn, ivy, lilac, marsh marigold, meadowsweet,primrose, roses, satyrion root, woodruff, yellow cowslip, yarrow

Element/Gender:

air/male

Threshold:

dawn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Litha

Lesser Sabbat - Summer Solstice circa June 21

AKA:

Midsummer, Letha, Feill-Sheathain (Scotland), Alban Hefin (Druidic),Alban Heruin, Midsummer's Eve, St. John's Eve, Bonfire Night, Gathering Day (Wales),the Feast of Epona (ancient Gaul) and Vestalia (ancient Rome).


wren, robin, horses, cattle, satyrs, faeries, firebird, dragon, thunderbird

Gemstones:

lapis lazuli, diamond, tiger's eye, all green gemstones, especially emerald andjade

Incense/Oil:

heliotrope, saffron, orange, frankincense & myrrh, wisteria, cinnamon, mint, rose,lemon, lavender, sandalwood, pine

Colors/Candles:

blue, green, gold, yellow and red


the sun, oak, birch & fir branches, sun flowers, lilies, red/maize/yellow orgold flower, love amulets, seashells, summer fruits & flowers, feather/flowerdoor wreath, sun wheel, fire, circles of stone, sun dials and swords/blades,bird feathers, Witches' ladder

Goddesses:


10/15

Mother Earth, Mother Nature, Venus, Aphrodite, Yemaya, Astarte, Freya, Hathor,Ishtar, all Goddesses of love, passion, beauty and the Sea, and Pregnant,lusty Goddesses, Green Forest Mother; Great One of the Stars, Goddess of the Wells

Gods:

Father Sun/Sky, Oak King, Holly King, Arthur, Gods at peak power and strength.

Essence:

humility, fire, partnership, nourishment, relationships, fertilization, nurturing

Dynamics/Meaning:

crowning of the Sun God, death of the Oak King, assumption of the Holly King,end the ordeal of the Green Man

Purpose:

rededication to the Lord and Lady, beginning of the harvest, honoring the Sun God,

honoring the pregnant Godddess

Rituals/Magicks:

nature spirit/fey communion, planet healing, divination, love & protection magicks.The battle between Oak King, God of the waxing year & Holly King, God of the waningyear (can be a ritual play), or act out scenes from the Bard's (an incarnation ofMerlin) "A Midsummer Night's Dream", rededication of faith, rites of inspiration

Customs:

bonfires, processions, all night vigil, singing, feasting, celebrating with others,cutting divining rods, dowsing rods & wands, herb gathering, handfastings, weddings,Druidic gathering of mistletoe in oak groves, needfires, leaping between two fires,mistletoe(without berries, use as a protection amulet), women walking naked throughgardens to ensure continued fertility, enjoying the seasonal fruits & vegetables,honor the Mother's fullness, richness and abundance, put garlands of St. John's

Wortplaced over doors/ windows & a sprig in the car for protection

Foods:

honey, fresh vegetables, lemons, oranges, summer fruits, summer squash, pumpernickelbread, ale, carrot drinks, mead

Herbs:


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anise, mugwort, chamomile, rose, wild rose, oak blossoms, lily, cinquefoil, lavender,fennel, elder, mistletoe, hemp, thyme, larkspur, nettle, wisteria, vervain (verbena),St. John's wort, heartsease, rue, fern, wormwood, pine,heather, yarrow, oak & hollytrees

Element/Gender:

fire

Threshold:

evening/dawn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lughnasadh

(Loo-nas-ah) Major Sabbat (High Holiday) - Fire Festival August 1, 2

AKA:

Lunasa (meaning August), Lughnasaad, Lughnasa (Celtic),First Harvest, August Eve,Feast of Cardenas, Feast of Bread, Tailltean Games (Irish), Teltain Cornucopia (Strega),Ceresalia (Ancient Roman) Harvest Home, Thingtide (Teutonic), Lammas (Christian).Laa Luanys, Elembious, Festival of Green Corn (Native American)


griffins, basilisks, roosters, calves, centaurs, phoenix

Gemstones:

aventurine, citrine, peridot, sardonyx, yellow diamondsand citrine

Incense/Oil:

wood aloes, rose, rose hips, rosemary, chamomile, eucalyptus, safflower, corn,passionflower, frankincense, sandalwood

Colors/Candles:

red, orange, golden yellow, green, light brown, gold, bronze, gray


corn, cornucopias, red, yellow flowers, sheaves of grain (wheat, barley, oats),first fruits/vegetables of garden labor, corn dollies, baskets of bread, spear,cauldron, sickle, scythe, threshing tools, sacred loaf of bread, harvested herbs,bonfires, bilberries, God figures made of bread or cookie dough, phallic symbols

Goddesses:


12/15

the Mother, Dana ( Lugh's wife & queen ), Tailltiu (Welsh-Scottish), Demeter (Greek),Ceres( Roman grain goddess..honored at Ceresalia), the Barley Mother, Seelu (Cherokee),Corn Mother, Isis (Her birthday is celebrated about this time), Luna (Roman MoonGoddess), other agricultural Goddesses, the waxing Goddess

Gods:

Lugh (Celtic, one of the Tuatha De Danaan), John Barleycorn, Arianrhod's goldenhaired son Lleu ( Welsh God of the Sun & Corn where corn includes all grains,not just maize), Dagon (Phoenician Grain God), Tammuz/ Dummuzi (Sumerian), Dionysus,plus all sacrificial Gods who willingly shed blood/give their life that theirpeople/lands may prosper, all vegetation Gods & Tanus (Gaulish Thunder God),Taranis, (Romano-Celtic Thunder God), Tina, (Etruscan-Thunder God), the waning God

Essence:

fruitfulness, reaping, prosperity, reverence, purification, transformation,change, The Bread of Life, The Chalice of Plenty , The Ever-flowing Cup ,the Groaning Board (Table of Plenty)

Dynamics/Meaning:

Lugh's wedding to Mother Earth, Birth of Lugh; Death of Lugh, Celtic Grain Festival

Purpose:

honoring the parent Deities, first harvest festival, first fruits grains & drinkto the Goddess in appreciation of Her bounty, offering loaves of sacred bread inthe form of the God (this is where the Gingerbread Man originated!)

Rituals/Magicks:

astrology, prosperity, generosity, continued success, good fortune, abundance,magickal picnic, meditate & visualize yourself completing a project you've started

Customs:

games, the traditional riding of poles/staves, country fairs, breaking bread withfriends, making corn dollys, harvesting herbs for charms/rituals, Lughnasadh fir

ewith sacred wood & dried herbs, feasting, competitions, lammas towers (fire-buildingteam competitions), spear tossing, gathering flowers for crowns, fencing/swordplay,games of skill, martial sports, chariot races, hand-fastings, trial marriages,dancing 'round a corn mother (doll)

Foods:


13/15

loaves of homemade wheat, oat, & corn bread, barley cakes, corn, potatoes, summersquash, nuts, acorns, wild berries (any type), apples, rice, pears, berry pies,elderberry wine, crab apples, mead, crab, blackberries, meadowsweet tea, grapes,cider, beer

Herbs:grain, acacia, heather, ginseng, sloe, cornstalks, cyclamen, fenugreek, aloes,frankincense, sunflower, hollyhock, oak leaf, wheat,myrtle

Element/Gender:

fire/female

Threshold:

noon~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Mabon

MAY-bon, MAY-bun, MAY-bone, MAH-boon or MAH-bawn, - Lesser Sabbat -Fall/Autumn Equinox, September 21-23

AKA:

Michaelmas (September 25th, Christian), Second Harvest Festival, Witches'Thanksgiving, Harvest Home (Anglo-Celtic), Feast of Avalon, Wine Harvest,Festival of Dionysus, Cornucopia, Equinozio di Autunno (Strega), Chung Ch'iu(China), Night of the Hunter, Alban Elfed "The Light of the Water"(Caledonii/ Druidic-celebrates Lord of the Mysteries), Winter Finding(Teutonic, from Equinox 'til Winter Night or Nordic New Year, Oct 15th.)


dogs, wolves, stag, blackbird, owl, eagle, birds of prey, salmon & goat,

Gnomes, Sphinx, Minotaur, Cyclops, Andamans and Gulons

Gemstones:

yellow agate, carnelian, yellow topaz, sapphire, lapis lazuli & amethyst

Incense/Oil:

pine, sweetgrass, apple blossom, benzoin, myrrh, frankincense, jasmine,sage wood aloes, black pepper, patchouly, cinnamon, clove, oak moss

Colors/Candles:

brown, green, orange, red, deep gold, scarlet, yellow, russet, maroon,all autumn colors, purple, blue violet & indigo


indian corn, red fruits, autumn flowers, red poppies, hazelnuts, garlands,grains especially wheat stalks, and colorful, fallen leaves, acorns, pine& cypress cones, oak sprigs, pomegranate, statue/or figure to represent theMother Goddess, mabon wreath, vine, grapes, gourd, cornucopia/horns ofplenty, burial cairns, apples, marigolds, harvested crops, burial cairns,


14/15

rattles, the Mysteries, sun wheel, all harvest symbols

Goddesses:

Modron (Welsh), Bona Dea, Land Mother, Aging & Harvest Dieties: the TripleGoddess-Mother aspect, Persephone, Demeter/Ceres, Morgan(Welsh- Cornish),Snake Woman (aboriginal), Epona (Celtic-Gaulish), Pamona (roman), the Muses(greek)

Gods:

Mabon ap Modron (Welsh), Sky Father, Wine Gods, Aging Gods, John Barleycorn ,the Wicker-Man, the Corn Man, Thoth (Egyptian), Hermes, Hotei (Japanese),Thor, Dionysus (Roman), Bacchus (Greek) & all wine Deities

Essence:

beauty, joy; fullness of life, harvest of the year's desires, strength;laughter; power; prosperity, equality, balance, appreciation, harvest,protection, wealth, security, self-confidence, reincarnation

Dynamics/Meaning:

death of the God, assumption of the Crone, balance of light and dark;

increase of darkness, grape harvest, completion of the harvest

Purpose:

second harvest festival, new wine pressing/making preparation for winterand Samhain, rest after labor, Pagan day of Thanksgiving, honoring thespirit world,celebration of wine

Rituals/Magicks:

Celtic Festival of the Vine, prosperity rituals, introspection, ritualswhich enact the elderly aspects of both Goddess & God, past life recall

Customs:

offerings to land, preparing for cold weather, bringing in harvest,cutting willow wands (Druidic), eating seasonal fruit, leaving apples uponburial cairns & graves as a token of honor, walk wild places & forests,gather seed pods & dried plants, fermenting grapes to make wine,picking ripeproduce, stalk bundling; fishing,on the closest full moon (Harvest Moon)harvesting corps by moonlight.

Foods:

cornbread, wheat products, bread, grains, berries, nuts, grapes, acorns,

seeds, dried fruits, corn, beans, squash, roots (ie onions, carrots,potatoes, etc), hops, sasssafras, apples, pomegranates, carrots, onions,potatoes, roast goose or mutton, wine, ale, & cider

Herbs:

myrrh, thistle, tobacco, oak leaf, hazel, mums, hops, acorns, marigold,rose, sage, milkweed, solomon's seal, aster, fern, honeysuckle, benzoin,myrrh, passionflower, pine & cedar, ivy, hazel, hops, cedar


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Element/Gender:

water

Threshold:

evening

adapted from: Edain McCoy,"The Sabbats: A New Approach to Living the Old Ways"

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