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ab:mabon.txt 14jan90
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Autumnal Equinox
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The altar is decorated with the symbols of autumn: pine-cones, oak sprigs,
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acorns, ears of grain, etc.
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After the Circle has been cast, the coven stands in a ring facing inwards,
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men and women alternately. The High Priest stands to the west of the altar
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and the High Priestess to the east, facing each other. The High Priestess
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recites:
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HPS: "Farewell, O Sun, ever-returning Light,
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The hidden God, who ever yet remains,
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Who now departs into the Land of Youth
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Through the Gates of Death
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To dwell enthroned, the Judge of Gods and men,
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The horned leader of the hosts of air -
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Yet even as he stands unseen about the Circle,
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So dwelleth he within the secret seed -
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The seed of newly-ripened grain, the seed of flesh;
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Hidden in earth, the marvellous seed of the stars.
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In him is Life, and Life is the Light of man.
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That which never was born, and never dies.
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Therefore the wise weep not, but rejoice."
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HPS hands HP the wand, and picks up a sistrum; they lead the dance three
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times round the altar.
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The Candle Game is played, followed by cakes and wine and any other games
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the High Priestess decides on.
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-based on Stewart Farrar's "What Witches Do", which is based on Alex
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Sanders' BOS.
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-The Candle game, as described in Stewart Farrar's "What Witches Do":
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-The men form a ring facing inwards, either sitting or standing.
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The women stand in a ring outside them, standing on something
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if too short. The men pass a lighted candle from hand to hand,
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deosil, while the women lean forward and try to blow it out.
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-The man who holds it when it is blown out gets three flicks of the
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scourge from the successful blower, and must give her the Fivefold
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Kiss in return. The candle is relit and the game proceeds.
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-There are lots of variants possible. Have fun.
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