{"collection":"bos","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bos/bos012.htm","path":"bos/bos012.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bos/bos012.htm","text":"Internet Book of Shadows, (Various Authors), [1999]\nGeneral Mabon info to start with, set the mood &c...\nMabon, sometimes known as the Harvest/Thanksgiving ritual of the Autumn Equinox, is one of the Spokes of the Wheel of the Year. In the many Earth or Pagan Religions, a special kinship with the passing of the seasons is felt... this is usually due to the history of said traditions, most of which stem from agrarian cultures where the seasons marked the way of life. From planting to reaping to winter to summer... the seasons were of great importance to our ancestors, for their very existence depended upon good harvests, mild winters, enough rainfall, and the like.\nSo... having shown the importance of the seasons, we shall turn to Mabon itself. Autumn... harvest time... the reaping of what was sown and cared thru during the year. A time of thankfulness and rejoicing. So, of course, someone at some point in time must have said... \"Now that the work is over... LET'S PARTY!!!\"\nThis is the essence of Mabon. Rejoicing in a bountiful harvest, thanking the Gods for being so kind during the year, and, hopefully, helping in winning over the Gods' favor for the coming year.\nNow, this will be a very Discordian ritual in that each participant will be (more or less) \n writing his/her own part. This outline is provided to sorta nudge (nudge, wink, wink, say no \n more, sir, say no more!) people into making their individual pieces able to fit into the whole \n thing... (I feel like the Green Ball outta \"Heavy Metal\", the movie, something which \n ties things together).\nBack to the rite itself.\nBasically, 6 personages will be represented: Callers or Watchers of the East, South, West and North, High Priest (HP) and High Priestess (HPS).\nOf course, since this is a generic rite, the terms \"Lord\" and \"Lady\" will be used when referring to the Male and Female aspects of divinity/godhood/whatever... individuals may use which ever names they wish, for a Rose, by any other name, would still smell as sweet.\nOnce invoked... it's time for the thanksgiving part... we all got things we're thankful for... now's the chance.\nAfter the thanks are over, a customary requesting of blessing for the coming year is asked.\nThat done with, it's time to dismiss the summoned ones... first, around the circle... each corner doing it's thing... the dismissal consists of a Hail to the being summoned, a flattery (as I call it), and then a structured dismissal (eg. \"Air of the East... blah, blah, blah,... Go if thou must, but stay if thou wilt\"). The HP and HPS dismiss the Lord and Lady last with similar words.","title":"Internet Book of Shadows: A Mabon Outline (anon.)","type":"page"}