The Symbols + Archetypes of Mabon

Align with the energy of Mid-Autumn

Mabon Altar with pentacle, wand with crystal on top, incense, journal with notes on Fall Equinox. Leaves. In the background there are squashes and gourds on a wooden surface

The Archetypes and Symbols of Mabon

9 Symbols of Fall Equinox: apple, maple leaf, writing hand, harvest, decluttering, blackberries, preserves, owls, hikes in nature

AUTUMNAL ARTS & CRAFTS: Make leaf art. Create leaf banners. Dip leaves in wax. Paint pinecones. Watercolor an autumn landscape. Mould clay figures of animals.

PLANTS + HERBS: Apples and gourds. HERBS: Motherwort, Thyme, Sage, Star Anise, Mugwort, Rosemary

REFLECTION: Tarot Reading, Meditation, Counseling, Journaling, Breathe, Walk, Move, Adjust, Balance, Introspection, Taking-Stock

DECLUTTER + ORGANIZE: Take-stock of your home. Create a more harmonious home by removing items that no longer serve your highest good.

FEASTING: Eat berries: Blackberry pie. Elderberry syrup. Raspberry jam. Drink apple cider, bake fresh bread, grill the squashes, and gather with loved ones.

GO OUTSIDE: Go on a leaf-peeping adventure. Take a walk through the woods. Notice how the colors and light have changed. Record your observations in a Nature Journal. Give offerings to the trees. Ask the woods for gifts, and bring home sacred objects for your Seasonal Table. Visit the ocean and notice how the season has changed the landscape. Listen to the sea. Step in the river. What does water say?

PRESERVE: Canning and pickling to preserve the abundance of this year's growing season.

ANIMALS OF AUTUMN: Mature Stag. Salmon returning to their hatcheries. Spider. Bat. BIRDS: Eagle has perspective. Crow and owl reside in liminal spaces between night + day, death + life.