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 Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:32 pm
Hey everyone! Welcome to Mabon/Ostara 2008! This is our party guestbook, please sign it. Everyone who signs will get 250 gold. However, we ask that you include in your post something that's related to one of the Sabbats. It can be a picture, a drawing, a poem, a recipe, a ritual... any number of things. We hope that you all have fun! Thanks for joining us in the celebration! smile Party ThreadsParty Chat ThreadOstara Egg HuntOstara Egg Decorating ContestCornucopia Decorating Contest
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:53 pm
Firsties! Mabon poem....hm.... how about...
A shift
And I fall
My bed is no longer green
It holds no life
Holds me
A breath carries me to me final resting place
Lies me gently down
Upon a hard ground
Strong arms stir me
Stuff me into bundles
My sisters comfort me with their closeness
Then
I'm broken
I'm dried up and snapped in half
Good for nothing but nourishing the ground.
Such is the life of a leaf.
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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:36 am
*signage* Hope everybody has fun! Here is the information on Mabon from Soraya's Book of Spells Quote: The second harvest festival is Mabon, pronounced may-bon, it is also known as the Autumn Equinox. This is a time for reaping the crops and harvesting vegetables that grow under the earth and celebrating by making them into a delicious feast. This is a feast in which the fine food must be matched by fine dress. Apples are symbolic of this festival so cider is the perfect drink. And corn on the cob eaten hot with butter or made into round cornbreads is a delicious golden representation of the sun. Making preserves from the summer harvest - soft fruit jams and pickled vegetables - was at one time a wise occupation to take advantage of an abundance of food and make preparation for harder times during the winter. Meaning: The last harvest of the year, giving thanks for the yield, preparing for winter. Herbs: Marigold, rose, sage. Foods: Breads, nuts, apples, corn on the cob and root vegetables (potatoes, parsnips, onions, beetroot and carrots).
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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:25 am
*signs*
A Mabon Centerpiece
Materials:
-A basket (in fall colors or with trimmings to make it autumn-oriented)
-A doll-sized scarecrow (or materials to make one of your own)
-Real or fake autumn leaves
-Real or fake gourds/nuts/ seeds of the season
-Dried herbs or potpourri of the season (apple scent works well)
Directions:
First you'll want to prepare your basket.
It can be a small or large basket of any style, but you can decorate it for the season any way you desire (if it has a handle, consider winding or gluing acorn strings around it).
Into the center of the basket, you place your scarecrow figure. It can be bought as a harvest decoration at a store, or it can be one you make yourself out of straw and fabric. If you opt to make your own, you can dress it up appropriately and give it season-appropriate clothing and symbols. There is the option of making only the torso of the figure since only that will show, but if you've already got one with legs, they will be covered up by the ornamentation.
Find a way to anchor the doll into the basket. Then you can dump an apple-cinnamon or autumn-flavored potpourri or series of dried herbs around the scarecrow in the basket, and intersperse this with leaves, nuts, and gourds. Buying tiny craft gourds around this time of year is easy and cheap, and they don't go rancid in the middle of the season, which is a plus.
You might even throw in stars made out of twigs and tied together with wire, or any other symbol that means something to you.
The basket has a nice effect of decorating a table or altar for the time between the autumn equinox and the landmark of Halloween.
Ritual use:
In ritual, you can use an actual corn dolly instead of a crafty scarecrow, so that it has more meaning, and each item added to the basket can have symbolic value.
One suggestion is to gather up enough acorns to stand for your wishes for the season, and ceremoniously place each in the basket as you think of its purpose.
The basket can be anointed and dedicated to a deity if you wish.
I found this on one of myfavorite sites and thought it might be a nice activity to post here.
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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:01 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:50 pm
*signs* here's a pic that i thought represented the sabbat Mabon very well. 
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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:09 pm
-signs-This is for Mabon: This is for Ostara:Sorry if they're so big.I cannot take credit for these pictures. I got them online at:
http://www.clanofkhepertemple.co.za/images/mabon1.jpg
http://www.mickiemuellerart.com/goddessostaraweb.jpg
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:19 pm
Just thought I'd run in and say hello to everyone. As a relic of the past summer, I'll post some directions on drying flowers. I've been doing this a lot recently with some of the summer flowers to preserve them through the winter. They look beautiful with the other Mabon decorations I have on my alter. Flower Drying What You'll Need: * Fresh-cut flowers * Sand * Leak-proof box (such as a shoe box) How To Dry Flowers: Step 1: Cut the flowers early in the day, after the dew has dried. Step 2: Pour a layer of sand into a box. Step 3: Lay your flowers on the sand with at least an inch of space between them. Gently spoon more sand over the flowers, making sure it gets between petals, until the flowers are covered. If the box is deep enough, you can add another layer of flowers. If the flowers are delicate, find a box deep enough for them to stand upright in. Pour a layer of sand on the bottom and stick the flower stems into it. Carefully pour more sand around the flowers until they are covered. Step 4: Leave the box alone for at least two weeks. At the end of that time, carefully pour out some of the sand and check your flowers for dryness. Larger flowers will take more time to dry than smaller ones. Edit: Whoops! Forgot to post the site! http://home.howstuffworks.com/flower-crafts-for-kids1.htm
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:06 pm
Here's a cornucopia that I drew for the contest. I added to it in paint. 
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:48 am
I sign~ My tidbit is some handy advice: Ostara is the best time of year for planting, so for those of you in the southern hemisphere who want to plant a herb garden - get to it! 3nodding
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:50 am
ello all merry mabon to one and all
MABON
herb broom
collect handfuls of plants to use in a magic broom such as:
yarrow fruit tree sprigs
cedar oak sprigs
juniper birch or ash sprigs
bundle plants and tie cut ends together. the bundle may be tied to a branch if a longer handle is desired. use to sweep away negative influences.
[I GOT IT FROM THIS SITE: http://jksalescompany.com/dw/wicca_calendar.html]
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:32 am
mabon
I made a little straw doll yesterday...
Took some drying grass and tied it off with hemp...
It represents the dying god, as he gets weaker each day
as teh plants and animals prepare for winters death
i found it to make a nice centerpeice to my shrine...^_^
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:23 pm
*signs* Here's a picture that shows the balance between day and night, and a cute icon. whee  
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:36 pm
Happy Mabon to everyone. Blessed Be. smile 
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:58 pm
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