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The Wiccan and Neopagan sabbats that are not equinoxes and solstices occur on dates that are similar but not astrologically precise. We are currently in the midst of astrological Beltane. Take a bottle of your favorite wine, kombucha, or other nonalcoholic beverage. With a flashlight in hand, safely travel to a calming, hidden place after nightfall. Using a black permanent marker, draw crescent moons on the bottle. Meditate and then visualize the obscured moon enchanting the liquid. Once ...
You might not be able to dance around a maypole, but you can make your own mini maypole! You will need:* A 1/2-inch dowel, 2 feet long* 9 ribbons in different colors representing different wishes, each 3 feet long* A thumbtack* Red thread Hold the dowel vertically. Place the ribbons so that the top of each ribbon folds across the top of the dowel, and the ribbons cascade down all sides of the dowel. Drive the thumbtack through the ribbons deep into the top of the dowel, holding all ribbons in ...
Who doesn’t feel the love in th e air after Beltane? That celebration of love and fertility can last all month. Are you in the mood for love with someone who’s near you? Someone far away? Are you feeling May’s currents of passion? Set up your altar with all the love trinkets you can find—candy hearts, chocolate kisses, bright jewelry, photos of the one you love, cut flowers in a vase, or anything else you’re inspired to add. As you light a pink candle (of course), ...
Today is Beltane, otherwise known as May Day. It celebrates the union of the Goddess and the God, fertility, abundance, and of course love. Traditionally it is often seen as a holiday that is raucous and sensual—and certainly it can be. But love takes many forms, and Beltane is the perfect time to focus on whichever kind or kinds of love you wish to invite into your life. This can include romantic or sexual love, but also the love of family, friends, pets, community, or anything else that ...
