{"id":1678,"date":"2009-09-23T12:59:50","date_gmt":"2009-09-23T12:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/astrologicalmusings\/2009\/09\/blessings-of-mabon-from-owls-w.html"},"modified":"2009-09-23T12:59:50","modified_gmt":"2009-09-23T12:59:50","slug":"blessings-of-mabon-from-owls-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/2009\/09\/blessings-of-mabon-from-owls-w.html","title":{"rendered":"Blessings of Mabon from Owl’s Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"

In modern pagan circles, the Autumn Equinox is known as Mabon.  Our favorite witch, Beth Owl’s Daughter, has a beautiful post and gorgeous imagery about this holiday on her blog<\/a>:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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T<\/span><\/span>oday is the Equinox<\/span>, taken from the Latin for “equal night.” It is theAutumnal<\/span> equinox in the northern hemisphere, and the Spring<\/span> equinox<\/span>below the equator. In both cases, today consists of exactly<\/span> twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness. At 5:19 this afternoon (Eastern time), the Sun will be directly<\/span> above the Earth’s equator.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In some cultures, this date is known as the Witches’ Thanksgiving<\/span> and many Earth-based traditions call it Mabon<\/span>. Some lore says this is for Queen Mab<\/span> of the Faeries, and the Celtic heroine Queen Maeve<\/span>. But the name Mabon actually has links to the Mabinogion<\/span>, the ancient stories of Gods and Humans in Welsh mythology. The tales of the Mabon are the “tales of the hero<\/span>.” They derive this meaning from “mabon<\/span>” or “meibon<\/span>” — meaning a young man or <\/span>youth. It is also the name of the God namedMabon ap Modron<\/span> (Mabon in Welsh means “son”). So this is a reference to the son of the Welsh GoddessMadron<\/span>. She is the Divine Mother and He is, simply, the Divine Son.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Most scholars agree that the Celts did not<\/span> call the Autumn Equinox by the name Mabon. But this newer adaptation is certainly in harmony<\/span> with the fine ancient Celtic practice of adopting<\/span> festivals, myths, and Deities from other<\/span> cultures.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


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