Halloween from dusk til dawn

From dusk til dawn,

the wych do fly.

Angels watch over without prying eye.

The Lord and the Lady gather for the feast.

Where will it end, the prince or the beast?

Tricks up your sleeve

Treats in your pot

Everyone laughing

At what you've got!

Whether your Russian, American or British,

We all celebrate the night of the pumpkin

The Jack O'Lantern burning

The baby awakes,

"Mummy can I have some more hot cakes?"

Why do we do it?
Well you might ask?

For fun, for merriment.

To just have a blast.

Some say the Wheel turns on this very night,

Some say at Midnight, the dew it be bright,

Full of moonlight,

Magic, Mystery and more

Try and see

You'll be ever sure!

Welcome to the magic of the Halloween!

The Mabon past..

As the copper hues of the leaves

Drift across the forest floor

May We pray all the more

For an abundance true

From nature

Thank you Mother Earth for the apples

The nuts, the berries

All those beautiful leaves

Thank you for the harvest of the autumn

Welcome to a new world of light

Where all is safe

All is well

The cloak of the Goddess

A cloak so fine

Woven anew each and every year

Leaves and grasses

Nuts and Berries

Copper, Russet all kinds of browns, yellows and reds

Animals I believe are making their winter beds

Thank you Lady for the seasons

Thank you Lord once too

For bringing such a balance

To Us from Nature golden

Thank you for the autumn sunshine

Thank you for each leaf

Thank you for each berry

That heals us from our grief

Thank you for the merry nuts

Of wanders far and wide

Thank you for the gifts You share

As the leaves do glide

Welcome to this season of abundance

Thank you for the gifts of autumn

Thank you for nature and all Her blessings

To the Lord I give my heart

To bring the strength of Light

To respect all Nature

To give a merry dance

To give a moment of celebration

A harvest supper

A bowl of fruits

Thank you from the bottom of my heart

Thank you for the Mabon!

Blessed BE

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Autumn approaches...

Looking at the good year past

The bright happy summer sunshine

The smiling faces of little ones

Here comes the autumn

Harvest gathered in

A beautiful cornucopia of sweet honey

Happy daze!

Looking at the waves of the ocean

I sink deep

I know how the world can be

At one and in peace

Blessed be

The Autumn turned month by month

Bringing the winds of change

Strong and ever She rolls

Onward upward and away

Flying skyward to the heavens 

And beyond to a world of light

Power and might

Blessed be this night

Autumn Equinox, Mabon Tidings

I bring you tidings of autumntime

Blessed in the sunshine

The leaves turn gold by the hour

The winds are strong

There's a passing shower

Powerful Autumn!

As Mabon turns the wheel

For one last time with zeal

 The last blow-out bringing gusts galore

The winds of change far and wide

Happy daze!

Let's dance for the Mabon

Harvest blessings

Pumpkins at the ready

Gourds to dry for rattles

Snakes in the grass

Great times ahead

Bears find honey in abundance

Soft hearted and strong

With the day we belong

Come night the fire's lit

With flames ever sure

Of autumn bringing 

Golden light

The morn looks bright

As we turn inward

We see the way

To a brighter day

Kisses on the wind

How now brown cow!

 Far out!

The deeper you look inside

The more you can hide

Away from the dark

In the light of the mind

Everything you can find

Joyful light to you and me

Meditation and vision see

Inner minds of light

What becomes of the Sight

Dear souls unite!

Love deep in your heart and mind

Your soul as One

Life with soulmate has begun!

Star seed meets like mind

Bliss is what you'll find

Thank you Lord for love's blessing

Thank you Lady for always kindness

May we pray to the heavens above

To be blessed in Love

Thank you kindly for marriage's vows

Deep in you heart

Your soul lives on!

The balance of life restored

Dark and light

Moon and Sun

Evermore since time has begun

The wheel turns for everyone!

Blessed be

With Our heart.....

With Our Heart

What we say and what we art,

Is all said with our heart!

As we venture life

Along our merry way

Remember a little bird doth say

Tomorrow will come for all

Today is a present for big and for small

Yesterday is a tale to tell round the fireside

Thanks be to one and all!

A Lammas Day in the Sunshine!

As the summer draws to a close

The Autumnal heat is strong

The first day of harvest bears it's fruit

It is here we belong

Scythes fly and thresh the corn

People busy around

Life begins with the autumn!

The games begin for Lughnasad

Crafts and skills are made

Welcome to the menfolk, young and old

To meet the challenge of strength

How far and wide Lugh's skills are shown

Teacher to one and all

Guides the skills of the younger ones

Runs and rides to gold

The Green Lady is in being now

Bringing joy and abundance

Harvest time is good for all

Blessings amongst us

Leaves are beginning to turn red and gold

Autumntime approaches

The days are growing ever shorter

Nights are drawing in

The ripening time is here!

A new essence to the warmth of the world

The heat is dry and pleasant

Warmth of the soul resides in us

Sharing, caring, loving

Picnics for families with children who play

In golden hay and grass

Loving the blessing of a new world

The Hedge Druid gathers the ears of corn 

From first harvest cut

To make the Corn Dolly fine

To bring fertility back

Kept for months of wintertime to bury again at Imbolc

As we plant again next year

We remember yesteryear's harvest

With thanks and mercy on One and All

Happiness approaches

Welcome, Welcome to the Lammastime

Harvesting our goodies

A year's long toil

Is blessed with reward

Thanks to One and all

Blessings from the Earth Mother

Of food and shelter tall

Blessed be the Lammas!

For all to celebrate

Mother Goddess in all Her glory

Bountiful and fair

Thanks be to mothers everywhere

Sharing their kindness and generosity

Love to all abide

With joy we sing of life's true mercy

For within Mother this presides

Grainne the little sunny One 

Dances in the Light

Sunshine lights Her path

Telling of Her might

With thanks for summer's loving blessing

Of shared union divine

Innocence is ever there

For those who honour woman

With blessings of the swan's a swimming

With blessings of the Unicorn

The Lammas Angel shines on high

With golden locks so fine

Her heart an ever-knowing presence

Her eyees a pure delight

With gracious gifts of innocence and might

Blessed Be!

Beltane Morn

On a delightful day like this, sun shining, breeze in your face. You start to appreciate the true meaning of PEACE! After all the furore of spring Equinox with Artha, the great She-bear in Our hearts and the Warrior Spirit strong during the time of Aries (linked to the planet Mars)
We deserve a break, a time to rest and recuperate, to look to the future with happiness and delight at the summer ahead. Bright sun on this day of the year, the blessed Beltane, is a wondrous blessing on your world! With summer in our hearts and minds we look to the warmth of the Father Sun, that great and wondrous being of light that cares deeply for Our souls! Fatherly energy represents protection, strength, purpose, poise and brings the loving arms of Our Father to us in the light of the day.

It is always a great blessing to wake in the morning after a good night's sleep rested and restored to celebrate life. Life is everything we know and love and the Sun's light brings a colourful new day at dawn. As the dawn breaks and the world begins to stir, all the beings of the planet unite in one purpose - TO LIVE THEIR LIVES! This is something we can all gel on! Life is a reality that unites us all on this planet. The "All That Is" in the essence of the heavens is a positive and vibrant influence on Our mindfulness. Along the lines of the Butterfly Effect, where it is said that a butterfly flapping it's wings in the rainforest could cause something positive to happen elsewhere on this planet such as a summer storm!!
The "All That Is" is the coherent knowledge and wisdom of all of us in positive thought, word and deed. It is however energetic filled with prayerfulness and great in it's essence. ALL THAT IS! Understood by all of us as being a guide to Our worlds. The humanitarian viewpoint of seeing there to be such a presence in the heavens is a good one. Life as we know it is greatly influenced by the positive guidance of our fellow man or woman or child. So a presence in the heavens that is like a memory of ALL THAT IS! allows us to reach deeper than ever before into beautiful worlds of happiness. We are truly guided by the light of the Heavens always and mankind has much to teach! Everything good that is done by Us is remembered by the heavenly ones and joins into One little world in the heavens above where it is protected by the Lord and Lady's hearts and minds. The All Seeing Eye of the Lord and Lady knows all we ever do and I feel that the Great Beings of heaven above wish to remember all Our good bits!! WE are able to teach Our own family and friends however the presence of the ALL THAT IS means everyone who is prayerful of heaven and Earth will know tha truth when they need to. Meditation is a powerful thing! As we sit quietly in meditation we are touched by the heavens above and all Our prayers are answered as we begin to rise spiritually. Spirituality is a great aspect of Life!

With the summer beginning we are able to see that Our prayers for a brighter day have become real blessings to Our world. This is the most peaceful time of the year and the summer of love ahead is protected by the peace of Beltane's morn. Thank you to all those who pray to keep this so. Peace is LIFE! Life is PEACE! Love UNITES. Unite with LOVE!

Mabon Spirit

 

 

 

Mabon Spirit

 

 

 

As the Autumn comes alive

The leaves begin to take a dive

Magic awakes from deep within

The Earth and us!

Happy days are here again

Joys abound

Plentiful harvest for everyone

Mother Earth's gifts

Pumpkins ready for festival next

Corn for this seems the best

 From deep within the magic stirs
Like Ceridwen's cauldron!!
Mixing potions, brews and bakes
Harvest merriment makes
Mabon brings a welcome return
To the magical air of Autumn
You can touch the magic with your heart
Making mindful spells
Bringing ritual to the fore
Rites of Autumnal wealth bore
Blessings of a child forseen
To change the world we know
To that of peace and love!
With the wings of a dove She doth fly
Like toffee She sweetens You & I
Buttercups and Daisies in Her heart
Beauty She doth impart
Dancing through the glen
Awaken the world of men
To all that woman can be
How happy we are to see
A shining star awaken
Twinkling bright
Little starlight!



Blessed Be

Pheonix Smoldering Ash

 

Lammas Blessings

 

Lammas Blessings

 

 

The Mother Goddess

 

 

 

As we reach the beginning of the harvest and Autumn in it's traditional sense, the Sun ripening the fields of crops and warming our souls, we find the time of the "Mother Goddess".

The sacred site in Britain related to this festival celebration is Silbury Hill in Wiltshire. It symbolised a mother's pregnant womb and embodies fertilty at it's best. The Ancient Druids would journey here at the Lammas time (1st August) and celebrate the Mother Goddess at Her most fertile.

 

 As this is a Mother Goddess celebration, the menfolk would gather together separately and celebrate Lughnasad (LOO-NAS-SAH). This celebration of the Celtic God Lugh, the god of craft, skill and master of many arts, was like the olympic games for menfolk!!

The Celtic God Lugh

 

Young men especially with the guidace of elders would celebrate together for the moon month. Fathers would be at the Lammas festival celebrating with the Mothers and their children.

 

In tradition their are many Mother Goddess' celebrated. DEMETER the mother of Persephone is also a Grain Goddess of the harvestime. Her blessed realm would be celebrated at Lammas with dancing and the making of Corn Dollys. The first ear of corn cut from the harvest was made into a Goddess' likeness and kept in the home til next year when it was planted into the fields in spring. This helped to ensure the fertility of the land and a good harvest. A fertilty dance at harvestime would help to celebrate the Mother Earth and the Goddess Ana at her most bountiful.

 

The sacred symbol for PEACE

 

Lammas Ritual

As this is the time of the harvest, it is nice to celebrate by making an offering of your harvest to the Mother Earth and the Fae. By leaving this offering you are giving thanks for all the bountiful gifts of the Great Mother. Another possibility is to have a picnic with family and friends celebrating of your harvest. Both aspects, the aspect of give-away and the aspect of enjoying yourself are always welcomed by the Mother Goddess' and the Great Mother Herself.

 

   To quote the Native American Commandments of the Great Spirit:

 

"Dedicate a share of your efforts to the Greater Good"

 

Blessed Be