#Autumn: Second Year

[rurpleplayssims]

Althea felt nervous as she headed into the bathroom upstairs. 

She’d been feeling unwell at the conference and she'd had two moments when she’d had to hurry to the toilet to vomit. She’d also been sick a few times in the past couple of days and due to the strain Thomas had been under, she’d not told him about her suspicions yet.

But if the test came back positive, she’d go tell him right now.

The worse part was the five minute wait for the test to develop.

Oh-! Am I-?!

[floccinaucinihilipilificationa]

[greenwitchcrafts]

September 2024 Witch Guide

New Moon: September 2nd

First Quarter: September 11th

Full moon: September 17th

Last Quarter: September 24th

Sabbats: Mabon- September 22nd

September Harvest Moon

Also known as: Autumn Moon, Child Moon, Corn Harvest Moon, Falling Leaves Moon, Haligmonath, Leaves Turning Moon, Mating Moon, Moon of Brown Leaves, Moon When Dear Paw the Earth, Rutting Moon, Singing Moon, Wine Moon, Witumanoth & Yellow Leaf Moon

Element: Earth

Zodiac: Virgo & Libra

Nature spirts: Trooping Faeries

Deities: Brigid, Ceres, Chang-e, Demeter, Freya, Isis, Depths & Vesta

Animals: Jackal & snake

Birds: Ibis & sparrow

Trees: Bay, hawthorn, hazel & larch

Herbs: Copal, fennel, rye, skullcap, valerian, wheat & witch hazel

Flowers: Lily & narcissus

Scents: Bergamot, gardenia, mastic & storax

Stones: Bloodstone,carnelian, cat's eye, chrysolite, citrine, iolite, lapis lazuli, olivine, peridot, sapphire, spinel(blue), tourmaline(blue) & zircon

Colors: Browns, dark blue, Earth tones, green & yellow

Issues, intentions & powers: Confidence, the home, manifestation & protection

Energy: Balance of light & dark, cleaning & straightening of all kinds, dietary matters, employment, health, intellectual pursuits, prosperity, psychism, rest, spirituality, success & work environment

The full Moon that happens nearest to the fall equinox (September 22nd or 23rd) always takes on the name “Harvest Moon.” Unlike other full Moons, this full Moon rises at nearly the same time—around sunset—for several evenings in a row, giving farmers several extra evenings of moonlight & allowing them to finish their harvests before the frosts of fall arrive. 

• While September’s full Moon is usually known as the Harvest Moon, if October’s full Moon happens to occur closer to the equinox than September’s, it takes on the name “Harvest Moon” instead. In this case, September’s full Moon would be referred to as the Corn Moon.

This time of year—late summer into early fall—corresponds with the time of harvesting corn in much of the northern United States. For this reason, a number of Native American peoples traditionally used some variation of the name “Corn Moon” to refer to the Moon of either August or September. 

Mabon

Known as: Autumn Equinox, Cornucopia, Witch's Thanksgiving & Alban Elved

Season: Autumn

Element: Air

Symbols: Acorns, apples, autumn leaves, balance, berries, corn, cornucopia( Horn of Plenty), dried seeds, equality, gourds, grains, grapes, ivy, pine cones, pomegranates, vines, wheat, white roses & wine

Colors: Blue, brown, dark red, deep gold, gold, indigo, leaf green, maroon, orange, red, russet. Violet & yellow

Oils/Incense: Apple, apple blossom, benzoin, black pepper, hay/straw, myrrh, passion flower, patchouli, pine, red poppy & sage

Animals: Dog & Wolf

Birds: Goose, hawk, swallow & swan

Stones: Agate, amethyst, carnelian, lapis lazuli, sapphire, yellow Agate & yellow topaz

Food: Apples, blackberries, blackberry wine, breads, carrots, cider, corn, cornbread, grapes, heather wine, nuts, onions, pomegranates, potatoes, squash, vegetables, wheat & wine

Herbs/Plants: Benzoin, bramble, corn, ferns, grains, hops, ivy, milkweed, myrrh, sage sassafras, Salomon's seal, thistle, tobacco & wheat

Flowers:  Aster, heather, honeysuckle, marigold, mums, passion flower, rose

Trees: Aspen, cedar, cypress, hazel, locust, maple, myrtle oak & pine

Goddesses: Danu, Epona, Inanna, Ishtar, Modron, Morgan, The Morrigan, Muses, Pomona, Persephone, Sin, Sophia & Sura

Gods:  Bacchus, Dionysus, Dumuzi, Esus, The Green Man, Hermes, Mannanan, Thor & Thoth

Issues, Intentions & Powers: Accomplishment, agriculture, balance, goals, gratitude & grounding

Spellwork: Balance, harmony, protection, prosperity, security & self-confidence

Activities:

•Scatter offerings in a harvested fields & Offer libations to trees

• Decorate your home and/or altar space for fall

• Bake bread

• Perform a ritual to restore balance and harmony to your life

• Cleanse your home of negative energies

• Pick apples

• Collect fall themed things from nature like acorns, changing leaves, pine cones, ect)

• Have a dinner or feast with your family and/or friends

• Set intentions for the upcoming year

• Purge what is no longer serving you & commit to healthy changes

•Take a walk in the woods

• Enjoy a pumpkin spice latte

• Donate to your local food bank

• Gather dried herbs, plants, seeds & pods

• Learn something new

• Make wine

• Fill a cornucopia

• Brew an apple cinnamon simmer pot

• Create an outdoor Mabon altar

•Adorn burial sites with leaves, acorns, & pinecones to honor those who have passed over & visit their graves

The name Mabon comes from the Welsh/Brythonic God Mabon Ap Modron, who's name means "Divine/great Son", However,there is evidence that the name was adopted in the 1970s for the Autumn Equinox & has nothing to do with this celebration or this time of year.

• Though many cultures see the second harvest (after the first harvest Lughnasadh) & Equinox as a time for giving thanks before the name Mabon was given because this time of year is traditionally when farmers know how well their summer crops did & how well fed their animals have become. This determines whether you & your family would have enough food for the winter.That is why people used to give thanks around this time, thanks for their crops, animals & food

Some believe it celebrates the autumn equinox when Nature is preparing for the winter months. Night & day are of equal legth  & the God's energy & strength are nearly gone. The Goddess begins to mourn the loss she knows is coming, but knows he will return when he is reborn at Yule.

Related festivals:

• Sukkot- Is a Torah-commanded holiday celebrated for seven days, beginning on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei. It is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals on which Israelites were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem. Originally a harvest festival celebrating the autumn harvest, Sukkot’s modern observance is characterized by festive meals in a sukkah, a temporary wood-covered hut, celebrating the Exodus from Egypt.

• Mid-Autumn festival- September 17th

Is also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival. It is a traditional festival celebrated in Chinese culture, similar holidays are celebrated by other cultures in East & Southeast Asia. It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture; its popularity is on par with that of Chinese New Year. The history of the Mid-Autumn Festival dates back over 3,000 years.  On this day, it is believed that the Moon is at its brightest and fullest size, coinciding with harvest time in the middle of Autumn.

During the festival, lanterns of all size and shapes – which symbolize beacons that light people's path to prosperity & good fortune – are carried & displayed. Mooncakes, a rich pastry typically filled with sweet-bean, egg yolk, meat or lotus-seed paste, are traditionally eaten during this festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is based on the legend of Chang'e, the Moon goddess in Chinese mythology.

• Thanksgiving- This is a secular holiday which is similar to the cell of Mabon; A day to give thanks for the food & blessings of the previous year. The American Thanksgiving is the last Thursday of November while the Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated in October

• The Oschophoria- Were a set of ancient Greek festival rites held in Athens during the month Pyanepsion (autumn) in honor of Dionysus. The festival may have had both agricultural and initiatory functions.

-Amidst much singing of special songs, two young men dressed in women's clothes would bear branches with grape-clusters attached from Dionysus to the sanctuary of Athena Skiras & a footrace followed in which select ephebes competed.

Ancient sources connect the festival and its rituals to the Athenian hero-king Theseus & specifically to his return from his Cretan adventure. According to that myth, the Cretan princess Ariadne, whom Theseus had abandoned on the island of Naxos while voyaging home, was rescued by an admiring Dionysus; thus the Oschophoria may have honored Ariadne as well. A section of the ancient calendar frieze incorporated into the Byzantine Panagia Gorgoepikoos church in Athens, corresponding to the month Pyanopsion (alternate spelling), has been identified as an illustration of this festival's procession.

Sources:

Farmersalmanac .com

Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences by Sandra Kines

Wikipedia

A Witch's Book of Correspondences by Viktorija Briggs

Encyclopedia britannica

Llewellyn 2024 magical almanac Practical magic for everyday living

[mumblelard]

i found a green glitter pen in the parking lot, barrel cracked by tires, drawing wilted stars on the back of my hand until it died or friday we will drink strawberry fanta hurricanes and talk about the storm

i'll finish the bag of potatoes and the last of the cabbage today. i try to buy the smallest cabbage in the bin and i eat it every day but it still lasts for such a long time

i'm looking forward to buying collards tomorrow to eat with the big pot of black-eyed peas i made yesterday

i continue to be obsessed with the lines i find in lost abandoned broken pens

i wish there was a word for the type of poetry i want to read. i have found a few pieces of it lately and it feels so good when i do. sometimes i resort to rewriting the ones that are almost what my heart wants and i thank the poets for their patience with my trespass

[tesnuzzik]

(Unseelie) Faerie Court Twisted Fate skin concept

My take on what the Unseelie court might look like. I hope we’ll get some dark/goth faeries too and it’s not gonna end up looking too similar to the Seelies :)

[mishkakagehishka]

I miss Juza. Punches the floor.

[lilidawnonthemoon]

[classica-follyage]

Moments of today. 9.30.24

Waking up feeling love and loved.

Lyric poetry of Caullus.

Alexander’s eristics.

Working through iImplicit differentiation; second derivatives are challenging.

Another interesting presentation on Greek uncials.

A nighttime run and workout.

Moments of connection and love.

October falls. As the night fades, the air beckons October for its arrival. Its presence hangs in the moisture, its announcement is rustling in the leaves.

[thequeerofdelphi]

My beloved altar on this mild Autumn Equinox 2023

[rurpleplayssims]

“Everything ok, darling?” Thomas asked as his wife walked into their bedroom.

Althea paused before she spoke. She doubted he would be upset at the news, but why was it so daunting to say the words aloud?

“Umm, the past few days I’ve been feeling a little under the weather-”

“-but according to the test I just took, it means I’m pregnant. We’re going to have a baby!”

“You’re pregnant?!” Thomas asked, almost shouting the question. In an instant he’d scooped her up in his arms and was kissing her cheek.

Althea smiled “Yes, I’m pregnant.”

“This is amazing news!” Thomas said, delighted. “What a day I’ve had, cured and now finding out we’re going to become parents at last!”

[fastwiemagie]

Outfit rundown: I'm wearing...

handmade leggins

thrifted purple gilet

fast fashion cardigan

fast fashion jersey dress

handmade bag (not made by me, got it through a swap)

[image description]

Picture 1 and Picture 2 are very similar. Amy (me) is a young, fat, white woman with glasses and long brown hair (worn in a braid slung over her shoulder in these pictures). She's wearing pink leggins with lots of flowers allover them. Her green long-sleeved jersey dress is also covered with big pink-and-cream-coloured roses. The pointy dusty purple gilet breaks up the pattern matching as well, as does the maroon coloured cardigan she's knotted around her waist. She's wearing a light sand coloured braided flower crown with pale rose coloured flowers on the crown. Tan booties complete the look.

She's lounging comfortably and confidently on a big slap of rock, hidden under a canopy of trees. It's autumn but the leaves are still brightly green, with the sunlight enhancing their beauty.

In picture 1 Amy is facing any onlookers head on in a confident pose and in picture 2 she's lounging in a relaxed way, hands behind her back and looking dreamily into the distance.

Picture 3 shows the above described woman named Amy standing in a group around a very big tree, reading the description plague which gives the details of said tree. Next to her is another young, fat, white woman with long brown hair - she's wearing her hair open down her back. The other woman is wearing a black long-sleeved dress with yellow ornaments, black leggings and black shoes. The last in the group is a young, fat, white man with short brown hair (but long for a man when you go by society's standards. His hair is long enough to be pulled back into a short ponytail. He's wearing a black short-sleeved shirt, a big black backpack,camouflage-green cargo shorts and black sandals. [/image description]

[kurooscopy]

back to october and the mercury has hit 25 yk what that means (1989tv is BACK on the roster !!)

[mumblelard]

eeeggs or a can of numbskull and a ticket to the outer colonies

[dailycupofcreativitea]

Last doodles of the new year! Happy new year's eve/new year, everyone! 🥳

[foxcassius]

jake and i are hesitantly planning for japan again in october 2025 or 2026 and the downside is thats soooooo long from now and the upside is october is objectively a better month than may to be in japan

[vaguely-annoyed]

as i played a little chrono cross the game booted me out after a boss fight (boo) so in order to not rage play i switched to stardew and. lemme tell u about my silly farmer. she's. hope of faith farm whose favorite thing is charity and has a dog named adam. she always attends church on sundays with the others and i regret only a little that i'm too commited to the bit now. keeping her ass standing on the middle back pew from 11 to 2 to the best of my abilities. it's as time consuming as it sounds (affectionate)