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Mabon, Alban Alfred, Equinox (2023)
Happy Turning of the Year, Everyone!
#mabon#the wheel of the year#alban elfed#the pagan series#autumn#fall equinox#equinox#autumnal equinox
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Welsh Folklore
Black cats, often considered banes and the companions of dark entities elsewhere, are welcomed in Wales as felicitous granters of bright fortune and good health.
"Cath ddu, mi glywais dd'wedyd,/ A fedr swyno hefyd,/ A chadw'r teulu lle mae'n byw/O afael pob rhyw glefyd."
"A black cat, I've heard it said,/ Can charm all ill away,/ And keep the house wherein she dwells/ From fever's deadly sway."
- Welsh folk-lore: a collection of the folk-tales and legends of North Wales by Elias Owen, 1896
#black cats#autumn#fall feels#halloween#samhain#folklore#cottagecore#dark aesthetic#wales#north wales#goblincore#cats#welsh#cymru#cymraeg#cymru am byth#alban elfed#cath ddu
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Happy Autumn Equinox! The shrine got a visitor this evening 💫
#cottagecore#hedge witch#forestcore#green witch#pagan#naturecore#witch aesthetic#cottage aesthetic#witchcore#goblincore#autumn equinox#alban elfed#folk magic#folkcore#folk witchcraft#simple life#cottage witch#countryside#cosycore
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Candles in the darkness. The smell of cinnamon rolls. Soft, warm blankets. The way the golden wheat fields undulate in the wind. Rain clouds sweeping across the countryside. Crimson leaves dancing in the breeze. Bluejay calls in the forest. Sunlight through golden leaves. Tightly knit cardigans on your skin. The taste of meat, carrots, and potatoes. Warm cider, the spices tingling your tongue. Distant roll of thunder on a Sunday afternoon, petrichor on the air suddenly. Crunching of leaves underfoot. Sticky caramel enveloping juicy apples. The warmth of a bonfire on a chilly evening. The sliminess of pumpkin innards. Crisp autumn morning air. The cascade of colors in the forests, the valleys, the fields. Leaf piles. S'mores. Hot chocolate. Soup. Whipped cream on pumpkin pie. Warm baked apples and golden crust. Soft flannel. Sturdy boots. Brown leather and suede. Maple syrup on fluffy waffles. The numbness if your fingers as you sit outside, enjoying a chilly autumn day...almost too much to bear, but it's so gorgeous outside you'll endure anything to take in its beauty. Watching Halloween movies. Eating warm comfort foods with loved ones. The smell of woodsmoke on a crisp afternoon. Leaves floating down a crystal clear stream. Butter on sweet potatoes and squash.
Warm foods. Cozy blankets and sweaters. Breezy golden mornings, drizzly afternoons, and crisp clear evenings. That's what autumn means to me.
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It felt SO GOOD to see my one IRL Pagan friend today. He asked about my plans for Equinox, and we chatted about how amazing and comfy the dark half of the year is, and we said goodbye with "Happy Equinox."
It felt like being a REAL PERSON in a life where so much of me is locked in a metaphorical closet.
I decided today that whether it's today, or tomorrow, or five years from now, or ten, or even twenty - someday, I'm going to live my entire life like this.
Today is my first step in walking the Sun Path. And I'm never turning back.
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Mabon grimoire page redo
#witchblr#witchy#grimoire#bos#book of shadows#witchery#another page in my bos#witch#witchcraft#mabon#autumn equinox#second harvest#festival of dionysus#wine harvest#harvest of first fruits#harvest tide#feast of avalon#alban elfed#meán fómhair#gwyl canol hydref
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annual reminder that it's pronounced "map-on" not "may-bon" and also the mabon child doesn't really have anything specific to do with fall - if anything, he's more important at yule because that's when he re-emerges to begin a new cycle
#fall equinox#alban elfed#mabon#druidry#mythology#like... celebrate what you wanna celebrate but at the very least pls pronounce it right
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On this Autumn Equinox/Mabon, may Hestia bless your home and may her warmth envelope your home. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
#hestia#hestia devotee#greek goddess hestia#hestia worship#daughter of hestia#alban elfed#witchblr#witchy things#witchy vibes#mabon#autumn#autumn equinox
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Working with the Wheel: Autumn Equinox, or Alban Elfed
We’ve reached the other balance point of the year, when we are moving from more day than night to more night than day. This is the start of astronomical autumn when, due to the tilt of Earth’s axis, the sun crosses the celestial equator moving south and so today has roughly1 equal amounts of day and night.
This is gateway to autumn proper, the end of the harvest time when – as well as giving…
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#acorns#Alban Elfed#autumn equinox#balance points#christian hymns#corn dollies#Harvest#Harvest Festival#honey and apple cake
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One of few experiments with gouache.
Boletus edulis. Borowik szlachetny/porcino.
Photo reference by Paweł Kozioł, 2008, Wszechświat, Tom 109 Nr 7-9.
#gouache#gwasz#grzyby#grzybyjadalne#borowik#darylasu#jesień#autumn#mushrooms#pennybun#boletus#porcino#ponderthewonder#autumnabundance#autumn gifs#alban elfed#foresttreasure#forestgift#autumn blessings
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@giftober 2022 | Day 20: Time
You haven't lost your minds yet. But you are under a particularly sadistic spell, destined to live this day eternally and repeat it, until you have performed it properly
#giftober2022#dwight in shining armor#dwight#gretta#baldric#dwight x gretta#dwightinshiningarmor#hexala#disa#dwetta#Alban Elfed Day
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I have so many OCs. I don't know which ones to talk about. I want to draw all of them. I want to have at least one moment I could turn into a scene/series of scenes for all of them. I'm not going to touch my tablet tonight. They don't even have names cause I don't remember which languages they're supposed to speak. Someone ask me about the blorbos from my brain.
#there's uh#there's like. the two other vampires who were staying at raphaël's at around the same tome as meredith#time* i can't type#it's a person i think i'll call alban and a mousegirl (yes. mousegirl (sexual). she's hot. she's allowed.)#they're all vampires because raphaël is like a vampire 'elder' who helps new vampires who don't know what's going on?#then there's - okay i couldn't decide if raphaël should be a guy or a girl so there's him and there's raphaëlle who's also a vampire#and they're like bffs have been for decades etc#and in their friend group there's this uh strawberry tiger girl? who has a boyfriend?#the boyfriend i think is just going to be a human? and they're t4t and they're cute together#i'm getting into big strong girlfriends <3#and then there's also another couple in that circle?#yeah i realised most of my ocs were not dating because as an aro i just have to really focus on romance to make it a part of my ocs' lives#so now i'm overcompensating lol#this other couple is like a vampire elf guy and his technically-a-fairy-but-he-has-a-thing-with-his-wings partner#oh yeah strawberry tiger girl is also a vampire because they're like. a group of vampires#and i used to read uh cheesy vampire fanfics so vampires can have sources here#it's like. a person who's your own personal blood bank lol. in french it's calice like a chalice but in english it's silly i think#and my fave french fanfic to this day uses sources instead of calice so yeah stealing that tabourette thanks for the cool name#there's like mechanics around it and shit but whatever. the partners are their sources too for those two couples#and actually i don't explore sexuality a lot either?#so i'm using the occasion with those four to do something#like different types of relationships etc. which i will not get into details about because yeah no none of my fantasies are going on tumblr#but yeah if you have read all this and have uh. sfw questions about any of the babies go on#wow i have a ramble tag now#wow i have an ocs tag now
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t'nuah tourney pt 2
alban, the autism rep we all need (profile here)
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rossa, terrified of bugs but handles dogs like its nothing (profile here)
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esja, has more earth substances on her than exist on the ground at any given moment (profile here)
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I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THE LAVA FLOOR
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"The air is different today
the wind sings with a new tone
sighing of changes
coming
the harvest gathered
a flower, a nut
some mead, and bread
a candle and a prayer
returning the fruits
in thanksgiving
to the grove
and receiving
it's blessing
again"
Rhawk ~ Alban Elfed (Solstice of Autumn)
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Wishing all a merry and bountiful Lughnasadh🌾🍂🌻☀️🌽🥖🍻🍎
Also known as Lammas, or First Harvest, the name of this festival as Lughnasadh is Irish Gaelic for “Commemoration of Lugh”. Some authors give the meaning as marriage, gathering or feast (in the name of) of Lugh. The meaning remains basically the same: Lugh is the Deity of Lughnasadh, and there is a feast.
Although Lugh gives his name to this festival, it is also associated with Lugh’s foster mother Tailtiu, who is said to have cleared the way for the introduction of agriculture in Ireland, thus linking Lughnasadh to the land and the harvest. It takes place on the 1st of August, a date internationally agreed upon, or on the day of the full moon next to this date, if you want to celebrate when the ancient Celts probably did. Since the Celtic day started with sunset, the celebration takes place on the evening before the calendaric date.
Lughnasadh marks the beginning of the noticeable descent of the Sun into the darkness of winter. From the connection between the Earth (female principle) and the Sun (male principle), the marriage of the Sky Father (Sun God) with the Earth Mother we celebrated at Bealtaine, emerge the fruits of the first harvest of the year. Lughnasadh is a time of joy about the first fruits. It is also a time of tension, because the dark days of winter are coming nearer, and most of the harvest is not brought in and stored away yet.
The God of the harvest is the Green Man (also known as John Barleycorn). He sacrifices himself every year in order to enable human life on Earth. In some areas his death is mourned with wreaths decorated with poppies or cornflowers.
The grain is cut, part of it goes into bread and nutrition, another part is stored away and used as seeds next spring, to create new life. Looking at that, thoughts about sacrifice, transformation, death and rebirth are also part of Lughnasadh. The Deities of Lughnasadh are Danu (Anu), the Mother of Gods and Men, and Lugh, the patron of scholars, craftsmen, warriors and magicians. Lugh is also known as Lugh Samildánach (the Many Skilled) and Lugh Lámhfada (Lugh with the Long Arm).
The essence of Lughnasadh is the joy of life under the knowledge that darker times are moving in. We take in the warming rays of the Sun and store their power for the times coming. At the time we celebrate the next festival, Alban Elfed, it will be fall and the warm summer days will already be a memory. Of course Lughnasadh is a very good time to express gratitude to the Gods and the Earth Spirits for their blessings and gifts that we are now receiving.
#lughnasadh #lammas #pagan #paganwitch #wheeloftheyear #druid #wiccan #witch #Harvest #celtic #celticfestival #celticgods #celticgoddesses #gratitude #abundance #celebration #thankfulness
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