Mabon oil

How to Use It

Witchcraft & Folk Magick

• Dress an orange or brown candle to give thanks at the equinox.
• Anoint apples, gourds or seeds for the altar.
• Wear at equinox gatherings.

Ceremonial & Occult Magick

• Anoint the altar and tools for the Mabon sabbat.
• Use in a balance working at the equinox, with one black and one white candle.

A Simple Working

• At the equinox, set a black candle and a white candle side by side.
• Anoint both with the oil.
• Light them and name what is in balance and what is not.
• Place an apple between them.
• Dab a drop of oil on the apple and give thanks for the harvest.
• Let the candles burn down and leave the apple outdoors as an offering.

Pairs Well With

• Apples, the fruit of the autumn harvest.
• A black and a white candle, for balance.
• Oak leaves, for the turning year.
• Smoky quartz, for grounding into autumn.

What You Receive

Mabon oil, in a 4 dram bottle.

Origin & Lore

Mabon is the modern pagan name for the autumn equinox around 22 September, the second harvest festival in the Wheel of the Year. It is a sabbat of balance, gratitude, abundance and preparation for winter.

At the autumn equinox, day and night stand equal for a moment before the dark half of the year takes over.

The name Mabon was given to the autumn equinox by an American pagan writer in the 1970s, borrowing from Mabon ap Modron, a figure in Welsh legend.

Harvest home festivals marking the end of the grain harvest were widespread in England for centuries.