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Celebrate Mabon!

hey everyone! I really want to continue my Celebrate …! series, so even though it’s currently Mabon today I thought I’d still make a Celebrate Mabon! post. Apologies for the delay, but I just moved back to university this week and things have been hectic to say the least! These Celebrate …! posts give a basic overview of each of the Sabbats as they come along. I know quite a few people do this on tumblr, but I hope that my personal take on each of the Sabbats can be helpful and interesting to some of you.

Mabon, or the Autumn Equinox, is the second harvest festival on the wheel of the year. It is celebrated on the Autumn Equinox, around the 21st September in the Northern Hemisphere - or the 21st March in the Southern Hemisphere. The main themes of Mabon are celebrating the harvest, thanks-giving, and noticing the equal and balanced nature of light and dark during this time. 

Mabon marks the first day of autumn, and after today the nights will grow longer and colder. It is the seperation point between the two halves of the year. The name Mabon refers to a figure from Welsh mythology and Arthurian legend, Mabon ap Modron. Autumn Equinox was given the name Mabon by Aiden Kelly in 1970. 

Because Mabon marks the descent into autumn and colder weather, now is a brilliant time for spells with the themes of self-reflection, thanks-giving, altruism, balancing and grounding. 

Simple things to do on Mabon:

Take time to pause and reflect on the year so far, write down what things have gone well, what things were disappointing, and what you can learn from each event

Perform a simple thanks-giving ritual 

Think of those who are in need and have less than you, in what ways - practical and spiritual - can you help?

Perform balancing and grounding spells 

Perform family focused magic

Decorate your altar or workspace with autumn leaves, conkers and acorns 

Cook with warming spices such as cinnamon, as well as apples, pumpkins, squash

The use of red, brown and gold colours

Spending time with family, cooking a family meal

Use of amber, tigers eye, citrine, yellow aventurine 

It has been retrograde since April this year and we all have been experiencing some set-backs, things moving very slowly and feeling a bit frustrated and low.

more wand woods :)

✨ To cast this spell you will need ✨

- A lip product of your choosing, it can be a lipstick, lip tint, lip gloss, chapstick, lip balm, or lip scrub. Basically whatever you want!

- Your own will and power

✨ Instructions ✨

As you are applying your lip product of choice say the incantation while imagining yourself as a sweet talking baddass! Then you’re done. You can repeat the incantation as much as you feel necessary and the glamour is cast!

✨ Incantation ✨

“Lips soft and sweet

With a flair all words I speak,

✨ Be grateful

Gratitude is the key to everything. You won’t be able to change your appearance if you hate your body and keep telling yourself that you are not good enough. I know that this is really difficult but start small and be grateful for your body and the way it looks!

✨Thank every part of your body

I like doing this before I go to sleep, when I’m just laying in bed. So start at your feet and literally just say thank you to every single bodypart. I also imagine a white light cleansing me, so its kinda a form of meditation!

✨Bless your food

Before you eat, bless your food by saying something like ‘thank you for making me beautiful and healthy etc’. This is amazing because you have to eat anyways, so why not set the intention to change your appearance!

✨Charge your water

This goes along with blessing your food but it can be kinda different. Get a water bottle, hold it in your hands, close your eyes and imagine a light charging it with your intention. There are many different techniques to do this, so let me know if you want another post just about that bcs this one would get too long lol

✨Be nice to yourself

Like I said at the beginning, you won’t be able to change anything if you are talking badly about yourself. Whenever you start to get bad thoughts, just try to tell yourself that you are beautiful. This is gonna feel super forced at the beginning, but just keep going! Whenever you see yourself in the mirror, give yourself some compliments!! I swear that you’ll feel much better!

A spell to break through any barriers that prevent you from speaking openly; promotes speaking with confidence.

You will Need:

Cherry Lip Balm (or any sort of lip balm)

Thyme

Water

Steps:

In a jar place some thyme and water. Screw the lid shut and place in a window overnight to charge and infuse the water.

Come morning take the jar of water and bring it to where you are getting read.

With your lip balm and begin putting it on focusing on how it is unbinding and removing the ‘stitches’ that hold your mouth shut and keeps you from speaking.

Dip your dominate pointer finger into the thyme water and gently dab it on your lips but not enough to wash off your lip balm. Imagine as you dab on the water, your lips glowing strong and red. 

Keywords: love, faithfulness, ease of childbirthing pains, good fortune in a marriage, self love, patience, kindness, heart, prudence, protection from wandering spirits, sex, gentleness, water, happiness, Venus, glamours, blood.

Some ideas on how to use raspberries:

Make and/or share raspberry wine with someone your significant other to strengthen the relationship and keep faithful.

Drink raspberry tea to help during menstruation pains or with pregnancy pains.

Bathe in water that has raspberries in it to help with beauty or aura glamours.

Use raspberries in a spell to bring good fortune to your marriage.

Both raspberries and the leaves are very potent for bringing in new love or helping with sex magic.

Hang up raspberry branches over you door to protect your home from wandering spirits.

Enchant raspberries and eat them for a mood boosting spell.

If a spell calls for blood but you’re not comfortable with that, a raspberry is an efficient substitute. It symbolizes the blood from your heart.

-Charge your water with crystals to promote energy during a workout

-Do some kitchen witchery on your pre and post workout meals/snacks

-Cast glamours when you go into the weight lifting section to keep gross juicers from staring at you

-When running outside, imagine that every time your foot strikes the ground, you’re sending a shockwave of negativity out of your body

Basic glamour spell to make you look like however the fuck you want and radiate the vibrations YOU want.

a piece of jewelry you’re going to enchant

writing utensils 

a candle

a fireproof container

your favorite crystals 

Write down on small pieces of paper with writing utensils corresponding the trait you want to vibrate, or maybe a trait of yours you’d like it to shine, for example: you may be kinda anxious in social events so you’d write in a red marker or a black one “bad bitch and not the one you wanna fuck with” so people would be more resistant to talk to you.

You may want to show your leadership, kindness, sweetness, badassery, or humor or whatever trait of yours you treasure the most, so if you do write that down in a color you associate it with.

Write down with colors YOU associate with that trait; for example I wanted my kindness and me being compassionate to show so i wrote it down in a pink utensil because pink reminds me of kindness and compassion.

After you’re done writing down the traits and vibrations you want to set off from yourself, burn the papers from the candle flame and let them burn out in the fire proof container and for fucks sake be safe I dont wanna write how you’re supposed to handle fire. If you’re scared of fire put some water in a bowl and dump the pieces of paper in there. Or you can just shred them and put them in the bowl.

After you’re done place the jewelry in the container you just prepared and place your hands over it.

Visualize the energies of the words and your wish going into the piece of jewelry, filling it up, imagine the jewelry DAZZLING with the energies from the glamour.

Once you’re done with this take the crystals and put them around the container.

NOTE: it can be whatever crystals you want and you can set them however you’d like, just make sure you imagine the crystals are surrounding the container in a circular kinda way.

This can be done with make up too. ex:

mascara to make you look dazzling and glamorous 

lipstick to make you speak the truth, and/or make people listen to you

blush to make you calm and cool or make you intense looking

pink make-up to make you look sweet and loveable

bold and dark make up to make you look like a bad bitch

earrings to make you listen to people more

necklace to radiate positivity and calmness 

foundation to make you look invisible if you’re anxious 

This is a mask that my sister gave me the recipe for, she’s in school to become a skin care specialist. I told her I needed a mask to shrink my pores and get rid of my black heads and she sent me this. It’s all natural which is why I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to make it into a spell.

Things you‘ll need:

Raw virgin coconut oil (make sure it’s non-gmo)

Raw honey

Turmeric

A lemon

A bowl & a spoon

What to do:

Put 2 tbs. of coconut oil, 1 tbs. of honey, 1 tsp. of lemon juice, and ½ a teaspoon of turmeric into a bowl and mix.

Charge with intent

Apply to face (it gets kind of runny)

Wait 10 minutes or more before washing off

I took a ritual bath with a bath bomb I made and put a spoonful of this into the water. The bath bomb had purification powder in it, and this mask’s ingredients are heavy with purifying properties. My skin feels amazing and I smell pretty amazing also. I don’t know where she got the recipe from, so I’m not claiming to have made it up on my own. I may put instructions for the ritual bath!

I suggest storing it somewhere cool, so the coconut oil stays solid.

I charged the mask with the intent of purification and to draw in a lover (the honey).

This is also a super low-key spell for witches who are in the broom closet.

Draw sigils (or spell out inspiring words like “love” / “strength” / or “calm”) with your fingers into your moisturizers, lotions, or foundations before blending them into your skin

Treat yourself to an at-home foot spa, placing special crystals, salts, or skin-safe oils in the water to charge it

Bless your bath bombs, bath salts, bubble bath, perfumes, and lotions before use

Use small tumble stones as storage-filler for the containers you display your makeup brushes in

Clean your beauty blenders and brushes with moon water

Annoint your makeup bags and cases with your favourite oils

Keep encouraging mantras printed or written on post-it notes and stuck to your mirror

Meditate on your hopes and dreams while wearing a face mask

Keep little bags of lavender or rose petals in your vanity drawers, inspiring love and creating a lovely and lingering scent

Dedicate a special day every other day/week/month to completely pampering yourself

*inspired by Black Canary’s Signature cry*

Needed:  - a white candle - a lip product. (balm, crayon, gloss, stick, Its up to you what you use)

Glamour Magick

What is glamour?

Simply put, Glamour is an illusion. 

Is glamour real? Can it really change my appearance?

Yes, glamour is real! No, it cannot change your appearance. It is used more so to embody traits & gain confidence. It alters your aura, therefore altering the way you may be seen/perceived.

How do I use glamour magick?

Typically, glamour is intertwined with your “getting ready” routine. Think of glamour spells as a pretty coat you put on before leaving your house, or a pretty pin in your hair that makes you feel beautiful. Its one of the types of magick that we can use to transform mundane activities into enchanting activities. Here are some examples of intentions:

-be kind, appear softer, appear stronger, gain confidence, to look powerful, be sexy, speak with confidence in front of a crowd, be focused, etc.

i do not recommend using glamour for any of the following: make _____ love me, to banish or hex, to get a job, to get money.

remember that glamour is about giving you that extra boost to achieve your intention. its like a crutch, use it to enhance your aura… for example: instead of “making ___ fall for you” you can use glamour to exude a sexy and confident energy, which will likely draw him into you by highlighting your best qualities. instead of “getting a job” you can use glamour to help you come across as professional, powerful,and focused which will likely result in gaining respect from your interviewer and leaving you on their mind for the position. 

How to cast glamours

Most glamours are very simple, and you likely have the tools you may need already. Simply 

1. pick your intention  2. choose what tools/methods will work the best for your needs 3.Write your spell down 4.cast it!

Ex. 1. I want to appear to be softer. 2. I decide i am going to enchant my perfume by drawing a sigil on the bottom of the bottle in pink sharpie, and charge it with a short incantation. 3. Draw up your sigil, and write/find an incantation that sits with you well and helps your energy flow. You can sing a song as well, whatever gets that flow going. 4. Cleanse & Do the damn thing! 

Here are some glamours to refer to if you aren’t comfortable creating your own yet: