#Fall altars

[kentnaturaltribrid]

••••••••• Black Cats and Pointy Hats. •••••••••••••

~~~ Do the universe a favor and don’t hide your magic. ~~~

Got bored around last week or so, and ended up having some time for setting up for October. Might be busy later on, so might not have as much time for the other setting placements that were planned for October at the latest.

[beyondplusultra]

every lover's got a little dagger in their hand

[witchboxco]

Mabon Altar Ideas & Correspondences

Mabon, also known as the Autumn Equinox, marks the midpoint between the summer and winter solstices. It's a time to celebrate the abundance of the harvest season and express gratitude for the blessings of the year. One way to honor this occasion is by setting up a Mabon altar, adorned with items and symbols that resonate with the energy of the season. Here are a few ideas for when you’re putting your altar together.

The Altar Cloth: Choose an altar cloth in rich autumnal colors such as deep red, orange, or brown. These colors represent the changing leaves and the bountiful harvest.

Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables: Incorporate apples, pumpkins, squash, and corn, or any local harvests you have in your area. These are traditional symbols of the harvest and abundance during Mabon.

Candles: Use candles in colors associated with Mabon, such as gold, yellow, orange, or deep red. These represent the changing colors of the land. Alternatively, you could use black and white candles to represent the balance of dark and light on the equinox.

Crystals: Consider placing crystals like citrine, amethyst, or jasper on your altar. These stones resonate with the energies of balance, gratitude, and abundance.

Symbols of Balance: Include items that represent the balance of day and night, such as a yin-yang symbol or two candles, one for the sun and one for the moon.

Leaves and Acorns: Collect fallen leaves and acorns to symbolize the changing season and the promise of new growth in the future.

Chalice and Bread: A chalice filled with wine or cider and a loaf of bread represent the traditional elements of water and earth, symbolizing the harvest's bounty.

Deity Representations: If you work with specific deities in your practice, add representations of them to your altar. Some gods and goddesses associated with Mabon include Demeter, Persephone, and the Green Man.

Mabon Correspondences

Colors: Deep red, orange, yellow, brown, and gold.

Herbs: Sage, marigold, hops, and thistle.

Foods: Apples, grapes, nuts, grains, and root vegetables.

Symbols: Scales, cornucopias, and the autumn wreath.

Activities: Apple picking, making wreaths, offering prayers of gratitude, and sharing a feast with loved ones.

Intentions: Reflect on balance in your life, give thanks for your blessings, and set intentions for the darker months ahead.

May you be blessed with abundance and gratitude.

[cemeterygrace]

LADS IM PISSING MYSELF THERES RUMORS THAT WARPED IS COMING BACK NEXT YEAR FOR THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY

[ladyiristheenchantress]

Autumnal Equinox Altar

Just wanted to show off my altar for the season! Fall is one of my favorite seasons if you couldn't tell haha!

What's on your Autumnal Altar? What holidays do you like to celebrate? What deities do you like to devote this time too? I wanna know :3

[abyssalcitrus]

I feel like people who like to claim Jesus was all about peace and love and letting people do what they want forget about Matthew 10

[grevyi]

Today I noticed how the song Sim by Nando Reis is literally [REDACTED] coded wtf, I needed to share it somewhere

Translation of the lyrics below ⬇️

Yes by Nando Reis feat. Jão

Yes, since I saw you I wanted you

I wanted to kidnap you

I made an altar to receive you

Like an angel that fell from the sky

Wasn't flying

Walking, got distracted

Yes, and now

I want to go back from the sky

I want to be back

I want to have you when I'm back

I want you for me

I can't stand being alone

[fcknl0st]

3 décembre 2024

[faetoothofficial]

Faetooth

October 2023

[asterias-fallen-star]

My most recent edition of my altar feat. the most beautiful art of her I commissioned from @apolloforetoldus

Also please excuse the massive Witcher poster, it was there first and I have no where to move it to

[natureselements]

✨Beautiful Ammonite fossils with a lovely array of rainbows! Shop here✨🖤

[thequeerofdelphi]

My beloved altar on this warm Autumn Equinox 2024

[sag-dab-sar]

Top photo prior to ritual, bottom photo after ritual.

Altar February 11, 2025 To gift My Queen Ereškigal two cuneiform tablet inscriptions & begin worship of Ninazu.

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I bought two new items from Ancient Text, Modern Tablet. Link to Etsy Shop.

The new circular tablet is written in Sumerian and states:

"Ereškigal, Mother of Ninazu. Your Praise is Sweet!"

I plan to alternate between this tablet, and the tablet that reads "Ereškigal Queen of Where the Sun Sets," which is on the right side of the altar. During the "dark" half of the year, summer to winter solstices her idol will be accompanied by the sun sets tablet; during the "light" half of the year winter to summer solstices her idol will be accompanied by the praise tablet.

From the craftsman's information sheet:

This tablet contains the final lines of an only partially recovered Sumerian composition called "the Death of Gilgamesh," which centers around the impending demise of Gilgamesh, the legendary Mesopotamian ruler of the famous city of Uruk. It includes description of his funerary preparations, his entry into the netherworld as its governor, as well as a predictive dream foretelling his death where the gods deliberate his fate. It is what is often described as the text's "doxology," where either Nisaba, the goddess of the scribal art, or a deity that is central to the plot of the text is praised to concluded the text, in this case Ereshkigal, the queen of the netherworld [...] Unfortunately, no Sumerian cultic songs dedicated to Ereshkigal currently survive to us, although they do for her son Ninazu, another important netherworld deity who was closely associated with snakes and mythical reptiles, earning him the epithet “king of snakes.” He was also a god of vegetation who conspired to bring agriculture to bring grain agriculture to early man in the fragmentary myth “How Grain Came to Sumer.”

How Grain Came to Sumer Myth Link

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The protective amulet invokes Ereškigal against witches & witch's fever written in Akkadian and states:

"Incantation. Ereškigal, mistress of the broad netherworld world! As for so-and-so (the wearer of this necklace), whom a witch has affected before your gaze, whom fever has seized, which afflicts her head, save her, let her live, that she may praise your divinity as long as she lives! Incantation."

I particularly like the "save her, let her live, that she may praise your divinity as long as she lives!" Since Ninĝu Ereškigal'am has quite literally saved me (well me worshipping her has saved me, I turn to her in my darkest of dark moments). I gifted the amulet and asked that it be an amulet of her protection and against evil in general. It came with a nice string but I need to get a magnetic clamp attachment because I can't do clasps easily.

From the craftsman's information sheet:

We have a number of magical amulets from ancient Mesopotamia that were meant to be worn on the body as necklaces for protection, as well as a number of surviving texts that describe their use. A number of rituals meant to remedy issues ranging from sexual potency to illness provisioned for the wearing of a magically potent necklace, sometimes made with magically efficacious materials such as precious stone beads and wool yarn. In some instances, the incantation itself was to be worn as an amulet. We have ritual texts that provision for amulets to be made from clay taken from the local canal (the typical source for sufficiently pure clay to make cuneiform tablets). This amulet is inscribed with a ten line incantation that invokes Ereshkigal, the queen of the netherworld [...]. The role of Ereshkigal in preventing witchcraft may be rooted in the fact that in the most elaborate anti-witchcraft ritual known to us, a multi-day ritual which is referred to as “Maqlu,” calls for the banishment of the offending witches to a special part of the netherworld. The incantation specifically targets fever caused by witchcraft.

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Ninazu

I've done some more research and contemplation on Namtar, I decided to "finish" my worship of him. I removed the white/blue pendant representation of him from Ereškigal's idol when I first set this altar up a few days ago. Then during ritual I thanked Namtar, and "ended" that worship.

Ninazu seems much more prominent and important as Ereškigal's son. I cleansed the item of its representation of Namtar (it is not an idol so this was simple); I invited Ninazu into my worship and dedicated the representation to him. Then placed it back on Ereškigal's idol.

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I don't know what was happening with my camera because the light from the candles was making huge streak lines across the photos it was weird, so these are the best I could manage... I suck at photos.

[lady-0f-the-wood]

Happy Halloween! 🎃

[millastaria]

Day 15: Autumn Equinox

putting an apple on your mabon altar! 🍎✨

see other days prompts

[star-struck-sea-lestial]

The Harvest Moon - September’s Partial Lunar Eclipse Full Super Moon •🌝•

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Today the Harvest Moon, or Corn Moon (and I believe for some the Barley Moon) will take place! Its energies are going to be incredibly powerful and “chaotic” however, due to the partial lunar eclipse. Manifestations and rituals will be affected far more emotionally and intensely than a typical full moon, so be careful! Here is a link to help you find out when the eclipse will be visible in your location! Autumn is here, and it’s important to take this time to find gratitude for what we are able to love and access in our present lives (and for most of us I’m sure this time may be a very busy one indeed!). This allows us to celebrate our own version of a bountiful harvest, but this would also be a good time for

• Cleaning and tidying, find something to touch up just a bit that will bring you some clarity or joy or simply cleanse your spaces energetically

• Dancing by a fire would be incredible, but you could also listen to some of your current favorite tunes and allow yourself to get in touch with your physical being as one under the light of the full moon! (You can also do this in other ways and I always like to let myself feel the energy of the celestial body from wherever I am throughout the day)

• Celebrate with someone/others! Share a meal together and maybe catch a glimpse of the eclipse, express thanks to the Earth for nourishment :)

• Go for a walk or watch the sky for some time, let it be a reminder of the interconnectedness between humans and nature

• Let your creativity and imagination flow, if there is a space of creativity that you find much joy in then there is no better way to celebrate the event! Maybe even try some moon-inspired crafts

• Indulge a bit! Whether it be your favorite TV show, a good book, or a delicious treat, let yourself take pleasure in this existence and bask in the harvest!

• Journaling! It’s always a great way to find some time to understand yourself, your wants and needs, and just releasing yourself into a medium that is thankfully very accessible🙏✏️

• Meditation and release, perform a you-specific ritual to release energies in your life that may be hurting you or find some time to meditate

There is also so much more! And while there are many cultures and traditions whose mythos or rituals have revolved around the Harvest Moon for a long long time, it is all up to you to determine how you want to celebrate it :)

(Please leave some comments and criticisms! I hope you enjoyed!)

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