A thanksgiving celebration for the second harvest Mabon—also known as the Autumn Equinox—is a time to honor the spiritual significance of harvest, sacrifice, and survival. This guide shows you how to perform rituals and work magic that incorporates the shifting balance between light and dark that reaches its pinnacle during the equinox. Rituals Recipes Lore Spells Divination Crafts Correspondences Invocations Prayers Meditations Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials explore the old and new ways of celebrating the seasonal rites that are the cornerstones of the witch's year.

A little girl discovers the meaning of the Wiccan harvest holiday Mabon.

The Pagan Thanksgiving for the harvest It's the season of changing colors; crisp air filled with the scent of wood smoke; and festivals offering wine, hot cider, and apple pie. At this time of equal day and night, we give thanks for the harvest that will sustain us through the dark winter months. This book explores the history, legends, and traditions of the season that is honored from the Far East to the Celtic Lands, and from Scandinavia to South America. Create your own Mabon tradition with the help of the book's many recipes, magical workings, equinox rituals, and crafts for all ages. ·Part of Llewellyn's successful series on each of the eight Pagan sabbats, or holidays ·The author is well-known throughout the Pagan community ·For anyone who celebrates the turning of the seasons and the ancient holy days ·Relevant to any culturally-based path

Acclaimed homeschooling author Madden shows how to celebrate autumn with myths surrounding Mabon (the Harvest), customs and traditions from around the world, recipes, unique rituals, crafts, and fun facts about animals, astronomy, and nature.

Bat Hollow seems like the ideal town. It's small, the people are friendly, and the shops are locally owned. Nothing seems to stray out of the ordinary. Hayden lives here with her fiance, Travis and her dog Murphy. They are content in their lives and enjoy the mundane, until something unexpected happens. While sleeping one night, Hayden wakes in a strange, unfamiliar place. As she attempts to find her way back home, she is approached by a group of powerful witches. They ask her to join them by the autumn equinox; Mabon. She is given an ultimatum; to join them or face the consequences. Over the course of the next few weeks, she is visited by witches, to help persuade her decision. With her world turned upside down, she must decide what her future holds.

The Gulf States and the Horn of Africa takes a deep dive into the complexities of power projection, political rivalry and conflict across the Red Sea and beyond. Focusing on the nature of interregional connections between the Gulf and the Horn, it explores the multifaceted nature of relations between states and the two increasingly important subregions. Bringing together scholars working on and in both regions, the book considers strategic competition between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and between the UAE and both Qatar and Turkey, along with other international engagement such as joint anti-piracy operations, counterterrorism cooperation, security assistance, base agreements and economic development. Drawing on a range of subject expertise and field research across case study countries, the volume adds to the sparse literature on the regional and international politics of the Horn of Africa and Red Sea, gleaning specific insights from contemporary reflections across the book. This is essential reading for students and researchers interested in the Horn of Africa and the evolving regional geopolitics of the Gulf.