Other Religions Paganism and Wicca Mabon Balance Meditation Celebrating the Dark and the Light Share Flipboard Email Print Mabon is a time of balance, and this simple meditation will help you focus on bringing harmony to your life. Serg Myshkovsky/Vetta/Getty Images Paganism and Wicca Rituals and Ceremonies Basics Sabbats and Holidays Wicca Gods Herbalism Wicca Traditions Wicca Resources for Parents By Patti Wigington Patti Wigington Facebook Twitter Paganism Expert B.A., History, Ohio University Patti Wigington is a pagan author, educator, and licensed clergy. She is the author of Daily Spellbook for the Good Witch, Wicca Practical Magic and The Daily Spell Journal. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on January 03, 2019 Mabon is one of those times of year that affect people in different ways. For some, it's a season to honor the darker aspects of the goddess, calling upon that which is devoid of light. It's a time of both positive and negative energy. For others, it's a time of thankfulness, of gratitude for the abundance we have at the season of harvest. No matter how you see it, Mabon is traditionally a time of balance. After all, it's one of the two times each year that has equal amounts of darkness and daytime. What Is Mabon? Galina Krasskova over at Patheos sums it up beautifully. She says, "On this holy tide, we hail the hunter and the hunted, the predator and the prey, the plough and the scythe, the blessings of growth and of decay. We honor our resources, and the frugality and careful planning of every ancestor whose careful household management got their families safely through the cold constraints of winter. Mabon is a time of remembrance and of culling away, of honoring what we have, what we need, but also what we can provide to others. It is a time to look clearly at where we are weak in spirit, where we are strong, and where we stand somewhere in between, a time to take stock of our portion of gratitude and blessings for the coming season." Because this is, for many people, a time of high energy, there is sometimes a feeling of restlessness in the air, a sense that something is just a bit off-kilter. If you're feeling a bit spiritually lopsided, with this simple meditation you can restore a little balance into your life. Setting the Mood Now that fall is here, why not do an autumn version of Spring Cleaning? Get rid of any emotional baggage you're dragging around with you. Accept that there are darker aspects to life, and embrace them, but don't let them rule you. Understand that a healthy life finds balance in all things. You can perform this ritual anywhere, but the best place to do it is outside, in the evening as the sun goes down. Decorate your altar (or if you're outside, use a flat stone or tree stump) with colorful autumn leaves, acorns, small pumpkins, and other symbols of the season. You'll need a black candle and a white one of any size, although tealights probably work best. Make sure you have something safe to put them in, either a candle holder or a bowl of sand. The Meditation Light both candles, and say the following: A balance of night and day, a balance of light and darkTonight I seek balance in my lifeas it is found in the Universe.A black candle for darkness and painand things I can eliminate from my life.A white candle for the light, and for joyand all the abundance I wish to bring forth.At Mabon, the time of the equinox,there is harmony and balance in the Universe,and so there shall be in my life. Meditate on the things you wish to change. Focus on eliminating the bad, and strengthening the good around you. Put toxic relationships into the past, where they belong, and welcome new positive relationships into your life. Let your baggage go, and take heart in knowing that for every dark night of the soul, there will be a sunrise the next morning. Author Jenny Heston says of Mabon, and its point as a period of balance, "While we harvest and celebrate the glorious gifts we are receiving we have to accept that the soil is dying, and release. We have food to eat, but warmth is gently tucking behind us and cold and dark lie ahead. Now if this if making you gulp a little, don’t! Remember you can’t experience light without the dark and vice versa. When the day and night are of equal length, it offers a powerful vibration and harmony between the time of creation (night) and the time of manifestation (day). This allows the flow between creation and manifestation to be more seamless and flows with ease and effortlessness. There are no limits on what you can manifest during an Equinox, however, for a Spring (Southern Hemisphere) it is a time of new beginnings and for us in Autumn it is a time to harvest, release and let go." Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Wigington, Patti. "Mabon Balance Meditation." Learn Religions, Jan. 7, 2021, learnreligions.com/mabon-balance-meditation-2562287. Wigington, Patti. (2021, January 7). Mabon Balance Meditation. Retrieved from https://www.learnreligions.com/mabon-balance-meditation-2562287 Wigington, Patti. "Mabon Balance Meditation." Learn Religions. https://www.learnreligions.com/mabon-balance-meditation-2562287 (accessed June 3, 2023). copy citation