Weekly Spell Casting April 29 – May 5, 2019

Weekly Spell Casting April 29 – May 5, 2019, gives you the optimal time to do specific spells and activities Moon Void-of-Course Tuesday, April 30th, 5:57 PM EDT- Wednesday, May 1st 6:24 AM EDT, Friday, May 3rd, 4:47 AM EDT - 4:18 PM EDT, and Sunday, May 5th 11:10 AM EDT - 11:40PM EDT. … Continue reading Weekly Spell Casting April 29 – May 5, 2019

Beltane: May Basket

May Basket May basket may be a flower gathering basket or any small basket such as a basket used for Easter. Now choose the fresh flowers you want to share. Here are some flowers and their meanings these are not magickal meanings but the hidden meaning assigned to them. Flower ~~~~ Meaning Azaleas ~~~ Nearness … Continue reading Beltane: May Basket

Beltane: May Poles and Dances

May Poles and Dances The Maypole is a symbol with many meanings. Often celebrated as and considered a phallic symbol, it also resembles the garlanded trees associated with moon goddesses. In the Phrygian rites of Attis, celebrated around the spring equinox, a fir tree was chopped down, wrapped in a shroud and placed in a … Continue reading Beltane: May Poles and Dances

Hawthorn Tree

Herb/Plant~~Hawthorn Botanical: Crataegus oxyacantha (LINN.) Family: N.O. Rosaceae The Hawthorn is the badge of the Ogilvies and gets one of its commonest popular names from blooming in May. The Hawthorn is called Crataegus Oxyacantha from the Greek Kratos, meaning hardness (of the wood), oxcus (sharp), and akantha (a thorn). The German name of Hagedorn, meaning … Continue reading Hawthorn Tree

Beltane: 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 woods: I have heard … Continue reading Beltane: Bringing in the May