🔮 Witch’s Almanac: September 2025 | Blood Moon, Mabon Magic & Apple Rituals
September is here, witches — and she’s bringing some seriously juicy magic. Between a Blood Moon lunar eclipse, the Autumn Equinox (Mabon), and the ripening of apples in orchards across the UK, this month is all about balance, harvest, and shadow work.
If you’ve been following along, you’ll know each month we dive deep into the cosmic weather. Catch up here:
Now let’s see what September has in store…
🌙 September 2025 Moon Phases (UK)
- 2 Sept – First Quarter in Sagittarius
- 7 Sept – Full Moon in Pisces + Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon, visible in UK)
- 16 Sept – Last Quarter in Gemini
- 22 Sept – New Moon in Libra
- 29 Sept – First Quarter in Capricorn
🌑 The September Blood Moon (7 Sept)
The biggest lunar event of the year is here: a total lunar eclipse visible from the UK as the Harvest Moon rises in Pisces already in shadow. Expect an otherworldly red glow in the sky as day fades.
Magically speaking, Blood Moons are powerhouses for:
- Shadow work & ancestral connection
- Banishing and release rituals
- Scrying, divination, and dreamwork
✨ Try this: light a black candle, write down what no longer serves you, and burn the note while watching the eclipsed moon. Bury the ashes in soil to close the cycle.
⚖️ Mabon: Autumn Equinox (22 Sept)
Equal day, equal night — the turning of the wheel at Mabon. This sabbat invites us to pause, reflect, and give thanks for the harvest before moving into the darker half of the year.
🍷 Traditional correspondences:
- Foods: apples, bread, cider, wine, nuts, grapes
- Herbs: sage, rosemary, thyme
- Colours: deep orange, forest green, golden brown
- Crystals: citrine, amber, lapis lazuli, smoky quartz
✨ Ritual idea: place a red apple at the centre of your altar, cut crosswise to reveal the pentagram inside. Meditate on the balance of light/dark, then eat half in gratitude and bury the other as an offering.
🍎 Apples: September’s Magical Anchor
Apples are September’s sacred fruit — juicy, symbolic, and brimming with magic. They’re not just tasty; they’re ancient symbols of fertility, wisdom, love, and balance. When sliced, their seeds form a pentagram — a witch’s secret star hiding in plain sight.
- Add apple slices to your Mabon feast
- Simmer apple cider with cinnamon for a prosperity spell
- Use an apple in simple divination (the peel, the seeds, the star within)
👉 Stay tuned: we’ll be sharing a full Apple Spell & Ritual Guide later this month so you can bring orchard magic straight to your altar.
💎 Crystals & Herbs for September
- Citrine — prosperity during harvest season
- Amber — warmth + energy shift as nights grow longer
- Lapis Lazuli — truth, balance, communication
- Smoky Quartz — grounding, protection
- Herbs — sage (wisdom), rosemary (remembrance), thyme (courage), blackberries (abundance)
🪞 Journal Prompts for September
- What shadows am I ready to release under the Blood Moon?
- What am I harvesting (spiritually or physically) this year?
- Where do I need balance as the darker half of the year begins?
- How can I honour both gratitude and letting go at the same time?
✨ Final Thoughts
September is rich, complex magic: a month of release, gratitude, and balance. The Blood Moon calls us inward, the Equinox steadies our energy, and apples remind us that even the simplest seasonal gifts carry hidden enchantment.
Mark your calendars, witches — this is a month not to miss.
