Harvest Home Ritual

Harvest Home Ritua-lPre-Spell Preparation:

Prepare a Mabon Oil by combining the following ingredient in a bottle:4 drops Rosemary4 drops Frankincense2 drops Apple1 drop Chamomile30ml/1oz base oil, such as Sweet Almond, Grapeseed, Olive Oil etc.

Set out an Altar or Table in the following manner:

Elemental Candles -North: GreenEast: YellowSouth: RedWest: Blue

In the centre, place the following items:Cider/Juice/Ale/WineCakesSymbols of Mabon – Apples, Grain, Nuts, Pomegranates, Honeysuckle, MarigoldPillar or Taper Candle in one of the following colours: Red, Brown, Gold, OrangeCenser to burn one of the following incenses: Benzoin, Cinnamon, Jasmine, Frankincense, Myrrh, SageOffering Bowl

Light the elemental candles, invoking your Guardians/Lords of the Watchtowers

Use the incense to purify the area, if you have a swinging one smudge each corner, if not then walk with the censer around the altar/table (please be careful not to burn yourself – place the vessel on a tray if necessary)

Anoint the central candle with the oil with a solar cross (an equal arm cross)

Pour the remaining oil into the bowl while saying:"Ancestors, old ones, wise ones!We give you this offering in thanks for your wisdom and guidance!Welcome to our Harvest Home!"

Now is the time to thank your patron deities and ancestors for the rewards you have reaped in the previous year. Make plans for rest and relaxation in the following months.

Consume the cakes and ale, raise a toast to your friends, family and ancestors.

Finally, say:

Scale and feather, hoof and horn,All that dies shall be reborn.Flowers and roots, vine and grain,All that falls shall rise again.

Thank the Ancestors, Deities and Elements for their attendance.

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