Beltane Customs and Practices

Bringing in the May In old England, the young people went out into the woods on May Day Eve and stayed all night, returning in the morning, laden with flowers and green branches. The Puritan writer, Philip Stubbes, has an interesting way of explaining the nature of the sacred rites which took place in the … Continue reading Beltane Customs and Practices

Beltane

The word Beltane corresponds to the modern Irish Gaelic word Bealtaine, the name of the month of May, and to the Scottish Gaelic word Bealtuinn meaning May Day.Other names For the Day and the celebrations are:May 1: Rudemas/Roodmas, Rood Day (the Christian term for Rood Day), St. Walburga's Day; Beltane, May Day, Cetsamhain (opposite Samhain), … Continue reading Beltane

Beltane Beverage

Minted Strawberries with White Wine Ingredients * 6 cups strawberries * 1 cup sugar * 2 bunches fresh mint (1-1/2 oz.) * 2 to 3 cups dry white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc * Fresh mint sprigs Directions 1. Halve large berries; leave hulls on a few berries. Place berries in a large bowl; sprinkle … Continue reading Beltane Beverage

Beltane 2021

Invocation by Patricia Telesco Feathered winds come dance with me Lift me from the ground. Join my waltz, my spirit, freed As we're upward bound. Tongues of flame come jump with me Ye purifying fires, Join my joy, my playful glee As we move yet higher. Tears from seas, come sing with me Roll from … Continue reading Beltane 2021

May Day/Beltane 2021 — Twin Flames/Twin Souls

“The new earth quickens as you rise. The May Queen is waiting. Feel the pulsing ground call you to journey, To know the depths of your desire. The May Queen is waiting. Moving through the night, the bright moon’s flight. In green and silver on the plain. She waits for you to return again.…May Day/Beltane 2021 … Continue reading May Day/Beltane 2021 — Twin Flames/Twin Souls