A MABON OUTLINE: 
           
           (soon to be a major Mabon Ritual, at a terminal near you.) 
           
          General Mabon info to start with, set the mood, ect... : 
           
               What is Mabon? 

          Mabon,  sometimes known as the   Harvest/Thanksgiving   Ritual  of the
          Autumn Equinox, is one of the Spokes of the Wheel of the Year.  In the
          many Earth of Pagan Religions, a  special  kinship with the passing of
          the seasons is felt... this is usually  due to the history of the said
          Tradition, most of which stem from agrarian  culture, where the season
          marked the way  of  life.   From  planting  to  reaping  to  winter to
          summer... the  seasons were of great  importance to our ancestors, for
          their very existence depended upon good harvests, mild winters, enough
          rainfall, and the like. 
           
          So... having shown  the importance of  the seasons, we  shall turn  to
          Mabon itself.  Autumn.. Harvest  time..  the  reaping of what was sown
          and cared thru during the year.  A time of Thankfulness and Rejoicing.
          So, of course, someone, at some  point  in time must have said... "Now
          that the work is over... LET'S PARTY !!!" 
           
          This is  the essence of  Mabon.    Rejoicing  in  a bountiful harvest,
          thanking the Gods for being so  kind  during the year, and, hopefully,
          helping in winning over the Gods' favor for the coming year. 
           
           
               About THE MABON RITE itself: 
           
          Now, this will be a very Discordian  Ritual in that each participant 
          will be (more or less)  writing  his/her  own  part.   This outline is
          provided to sorta nudge (nudge,  nudge,  wink,  wink, say no more sir,
          say no more!) people into making  their  individual pieces able to fit
          into the whole thing...    ( I  feel  like the Green Ball outta "HEAVY
          METAL", the movie, something which ties things together). 
          Back to the rite itself. 
          Basically, 6 personages will be represented: 

          A Caller or Watcher of the EAST 
                                     SOUTH 
                                     WEST 
                               and   NORTH. 
          A High Priest, and  A High Priestess. 



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          Of  course, since this  is   a  generic  Rite,   the  terms "Lord" and
          "Lady" will be used when referring  to  the Male and Female aspects of
          divinity/godhood/whatever... individuals may use which ever names they
          wish, for a Rose, by any other name, would still smell as sweet. 

                                         OUTLINE: 
           
          A. Invocation...  once everybody has  arrived, a Circle shall be cast,
          more or less, and the 4  Watchers/Callers  each  get to do their thing
          invoking that which that direction  symbolizes  to come and attend the
          festivities.   After  which,  either  the  HPS  or  HP,  or both would
          consecrate the circle... in our case..  the circle will be around each
          person at their 'puter.. with a sense of being connected to each other
          via the others' 'puters.  So.. what we'll do is... after the circle is
          cast, and the 4 corners have done their  things, then the HP will call
          upon the Lord to attend, and the HPS shall call upon the Lady, (or, if
          we want to be different, we can have the HP call the Lady, and the HPS
          call the Lord... it's not as  traditional,  but  I know of some Ladies
          who are more likely to pay  attention  to some Young HP than some HPS,
          if you get my meaning [wink]). 
           
          B. Once invoked... it's time for the thanksgiving part... 
            we all got things we're thankful for... now's the chance 
           
          C. After the Thanks are over, a  customary  requesting of Blessing for
          the coming year is asked. 
           
          D. That done with, it's time to  dismiss  the  summoned ones... first,
          around the circle..  each  corner  doing  it's  thing...the  dismissal
          consists of a Hail to the being  summoned,  a flattery (as I call it),
          and then a structured dismissal (eg.   "Air of the EAST... blah, blah,
          blah,.. Go if thou must, but stay if thou wilt"). 
            The HP and HPS dismiss the Lord and Lady last with similar words. 
           
          E.  PARTY TIME!!!!  get out the Beer, munchies, what have you... 
          celebrate.. you've earned it. 
           











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