To those in the Northern hemisphere who celebrate, a very happy and fun-filled Beltane to you! And to those brothers and sisters to the south, happy Samhain!!
Since Matt and I will be out celebrating his favorite Sabbat (lol) with a bunch of friends and good drinks tonight, and considering I have work today, I don't have a great amount of time for a large Beltane post. Therefore, I'm going to direct you to some posts from last year with great bits of information, and will add some posts from my favorite bloggers as well as the day goes on. (Got one you wanna add? Lemme know!)
So enjoy these, have a wonderful Sabbat, and don't have too much fun -- it is a weekday, after all. ;)
Gods, Goddesses, and other Beltane symbols
Bonfire and Maypole Celebrations
Prayers and Rituals Honoring the Feminine
From others:
Kallan Kennedy
Sunday Stew: Beltane 2012 Edition
Sunday Stew Beltane Extra: An Excerpt from Raven Grimassi's Book
Tori Z
Beltane 2012
Story: Meagan's Beltaine
Anastasia Evans
A Family Beltane Ritual
Mrs. B
10 Simple Ways to Celebrate Beltane
Pagan by Design
Beltane Ritual ~ Sacred Union
Magaly Guerrero
Hot and Bothered for Beltane
I bet it's times like today when Matt's glad he married a Pagan, LOL!
ReplyDeleteA blessed Beltane to you too! :)
Bahaha, very! ;) Blessed Beltane, and hope you and Kelly have some fun tonight, too!
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In celebration of Earth, our Gifting Gaea has emerged.
Share our Gift; Enjoy our Earth; Blessed Be
Sense caressing meadow
Green grain and brilliant petals
Lovely buzzing, lively hopping
Warm, yellow light at play
Luscious wash of pleasure
Fragrant, rolling, mellow
Miles of flowering moments
Celebrate today
Imagine May Day
Brazen witches fly, legends say,
dark Moon nights; arise, stealthy, silent
in their joyous revelry.
Bonded to Earth's creation;
learning at mother's breast
to manage life's gifts and lessons.
Historic Man may proclaim, may murder
for fealty, to swear allegiance to
their hunt's command.
They may elevate their One True King
to kneel and obey. They may employ
counting measure, ceremony and sacrifice,
taunting and torture or other trials
thus finding for each loyal swan a pond
to plunder, to parade in royal colour,
their place of pride.
Cruelty descends, more master than tactic;
it is the enemy of joy, of flavor,
bonding, works of love and honor.
Yet men, on real ground, work companions
to soil and rain, engineers trained to each
moment's urgencies, philosophers of stone and mud,
reason and toil, persist. Their sinew and bone feed
the ages, build clay and richness on which
wealth relies.
Wisdom knows the sweat of practiced movement,
flexible to unexpected obstacles, able to modulate
quiet or loud as the crowd ebbs
or grows in credulity.
Where wisdom seeps through, counters
prevailing poisons, invigorates blood to nourish
minds and hearts, look there for blessing.
Arise, lovers! Bring forth better days,
ours to play in open revelry,
neighbors enjoying shared labors and our fruit.
Accept truth of magic; imagine life into this world.
Beltane 2012