Happy Beltane! :)

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. ;)

A History of Beltane

Gods, Goddesses, and other Beltane symbols

The Faery Courts

Bee Chant for Beltane

Carefree Crafts for Beltane

Let’s talk about sex, baby!

Beltane and the Great Rite

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

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Comments

  1. Toriz says:

    I bet it’s times like today when Matt’s glad he married a Pagan, LOL!

    A blessed Beltane to you too! :)

    • Stephanie @ The Coexist Cafe says:

      Bahaha, very! ;) Blessed Beltane, and hope you and Kelly have some fun tonight, too!

  2. libramoon says:

    Emerging Visions visionary art ‘zine #22

    http://emergingvisions.blogspot.com

    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

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