Appreciating Mabon 2012
With
a week back at my desk under my belt & at work with DTCP, Mabon kinda sorta
snuck up on me. I mean I knew it was coming, I have a calendar. But with
getting my work life back in order after NYFW, I looked up & realized the
first day of autumn was upon me. The Sun goes into Libra, marking the shift
into Mabon Saturday, September 22nd at 10:49am. Thankfully I will be
at our weekly Saturday Morning Miracles (ACIM) group at The Silver Broom in
Sayville at the time.
Mabon
is a little bittersweet. Summer is my favorite season, yet I really enjoy the
spiritual energy the Fall Equinox offers. In my coven we have been considering
it ‘Spiritual Thanksgiving’ for a long time. That makes it a favorite sabbat
because I learned many years back that “gratitude is the attitude of increase.”
This means simply that what we are thankful for multiplies by our focus upon it
& the good feelings that giving thanks inspire.
But
I have also learned that gratitude can have a touch of hardship in it, mixing
in the struggles we have endured to attain what we have become & acquired.
So, I have shifted it personally, to be an attitude of Appreciation, which is free
of the struggle aspect.
This
makes sense with the corresponding Chakra for the sabbat. The Crown (Spiritual
Power) is the 7th Chakra & Mabon is the 7th Sabbat.
So we are looking at a very spiritual season, focusing on the Crown’s Sacred
Truth, “Live in Present Time.” Appreciation is good for staying in present
time. Though we can certainly be appreciative of things gone by, it is much easier
to focus upon what is already here in our lives when we choose to appreciate
deliberately.
For
example, take a moment to appreciate the technology in your life. I know it can
be a pain in the ass sometimes, but what happens when the power goes out or
your cell phone dies? Mayhem usually transpires. We certainly appreciate
technology when the power comes back on. But you can even appreciate the simplicity
of fresh air, time to yourself to contemplate & a good, solid friend. In
other words, you can appreciate more than just physical acquisitions. You can
appreciate your health as well as your wealth in its myriad forms.
You
see, Spirit is always in a space & focus of appreciation, especially of YOU.
When we match that frequency in our thoughts, the Crown Chakra opens & lets
more life force in. We can tell by how good it feels. YOU are in control of the
valve that lets spirit in or keeps it out by your moment by moment thinking.
The other big time perk is, the more you open it up, the more inspiration flows
into your experience. It makes sense; you open the valve to let spirit in;
in-spirit-ation.
This
need not be a grandiose ceremony either. Though on Sunday when I meet with my
coven, we will have a ceremony marking the sabbat as well as the many people,
places, things & expansions we are thankful / appreciative of. But it is
also extremely effective to do this on a daily basis, as it puts us squarely in
alignment with Source/God/ Goddess, even if we do it silently.
So
make your lists of things you appreciate. Write it down if it helps you focus, release
it to the Gods in your own way; set it on fire, what have you. But this is more
than a once & done thing. Just spend 5 minutes in the morning, focusing on
what you appreciate in the present moment. You will find more & more ‘things’
pop into your mind & your eye drawn to even more throughout the day. In
this way “Appreciation is the attitude of Increase” will show itself to you on
many levels, from the personal/spiritual to the physical/global.
May
you find more & more to appreciate in this season of the 2nd
Harvest & may you & yours truly find yourselves blessed.
Blessed Be,
Mark A Lyons
Professional Witch
www.DrawingTheCircle.com
Follow me on Twitter @ProfWitch
PS: The October 2012 Schedule of
Events is now up in tentative form on the www.DrawingTheCircle.com website.
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