A short informal event to mark the passing of the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward. The precise momement of the autumnal equinox in Moorestown, NJ will be at 3:20 PM, but we will gather as the sun drops to the horizon into night, starting it's long journey around the bottom half of the analemma.
The festival of Mabon occurs today! It is a point of perfect balance on the journey through the Wheel of the Year, its counterpart being Ostara or the Spring Equinox. Night and day are again of equal length and in perfect equilibrium - dark and light, masculine and feminine, inner and outer, in balance. But we are again on the cusp of transition and from now the year now begins to wane and from this moment darkness begins to defeat the light.
The cycle of the natural world is moving towards completion, the Sun's power is waning and from now on the nights grow longer and the days are are shorter and cooler. The sap of trees returns back to their roots deep in the earth, changing the green of summer to the fire of autumn, to the flaming reds, oranges and golds.
Mabon is a celebration and also a time of rest after the labour of harvest, which is symbolized by the Apple! It is a symbol for life and immortality, for healing, renewal, regeneration and wholeness. Come join us for an apple to commemorate the eternal circle/cycle of life and nature.
We will take all current covid-guidelines into account.