Besides the National Day of Action for peaceful protest of the state of affairs in our country, let’s celebrate the traditional, pagan meaning of May Day.
And thanks to everyone who is participating in the National Day of Action.
Happy May and Beltane Blessings!
May is such a magical month infused with the spirit of rebirth, fertility and diversity of life.
May 1 is Beltane, an ancient Celtic celebration of the new season with expectations for a good harvest in the incoming summer. It was admired with lighting bonfires as a symbol of purification, creation, and new beginnings. It was custom for communities to dance around maypoles beautifully decorated by flowers and ribbons, gather wildflowers, and wear elaborate flower garlands.
Today, we can create our own Beltane celebration rituals by burning the sage or lighting candles to purify our spaces and our energetic fields, by communing with the nature, and making gratitude offerings for her abundance and beauty. It is a time to pause, think about the changes we need to make as an individual and the collective to create a new reality where all living beings are free from sufferings and injustice.
Set your intentions for the new season in your life, and let them be rooted in what brings you a deeper sense of joy and fulfillment. It’s a time that we honor the life-force in all things, when we remember that joy, like wildflowers, yearns to bloom inside us.
Enjoy the magic of May and Beltane!
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