WITCH IN THE CITY

Aries (March 21st - April 19th) The month of September will bring serious commitments, new beginnings, progress and success. In matters concerning Love and Relationships – avoid focusing on personal weakness and remain a neutral counterpart. If you are single, a new relationship may bloom towards the end of the month. In matters concerning Career and Finance – find balance, keep outer influences away. Success and promotion is ahead. Carry a Success Conjure Bag to attract success and victory in all of your endeavors. Taurus (April 20th - May 20th) With a new perspective, September will be filled with good tidings and the release of insecurity. In matters concerning Love and Relationships – optimism and physical rest is needed. Your self-esteem may be affecting your current path of love. In matters concerning Career and Finance – there may be a cord to cut or career tie that will be diminished. New roads of victory are on the horizon. Burn a Cleansing Candle to purify and send a

Mabon or the Autumnal Equinox, falls on or around September 19-22. It marks the time of year when day and night are equal, as they are on the Spring Equinox, Ostara. The difference between the two is that on Mabon, the night will overpower the day, and the Sun will weaken until Yule, the Winter Solstice. Mabon is the second of the three harvest festivals, to include Lammas (Lughnasadh), Mabon, and Samhain. It is the harvest of fruits and vegetables, and metaphorically the harvest of the years trials, tribulations, and hard work. We mourn the weakening of the Sun God, and rejoice in the Goddess' bounty that she has given birth to.  Our altars are decorated in the Autumn colors of golds, coppers, reds, and oranges, accented with gourds, oak leaves, acorns, and pumpkins. We cast spells for prosperity, abundance, new beginnings, drawing balance, and strength and protection. Mabon is a time of dramatic change, one from the vibrancy and newness of the Summer, to the impending darkne