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Celebration Of Beltane

Beltane is celebrated either on the first of May, or on the first full moon of Taurus. It is the Pagan celebration of fertility, the time of blessing fields, herds, and of announcing engagements and marriages. The Goddess is celebrated by sensuality
and beauty, and in some ancient Northern European villages, all fires were extinguished, in order to be ceremoniously re-lit from the ritual balefire. It was a festival that involved everyone.

This is the celebration of Persephone's return from the realm of the underworld. On Halloween, she has become the consort of Hades, Lord of the underworld, and in this capacity, Persephone is the Queen of the Dead. During the six months between Halloween and Beltane, the earth is at rest, and growing season is dormant. It begins again, full swing, at her return.

Lucky Friday The Thirteenth

Today, we have Friday the thirteenth, and we also have a full moon. I have been apprised that the full moon's occurrence on such a calendar date will not happen again until the year 2049. I have not been apprised of the importance of this, since calendar dates are an invention of Man, and have nothing to do with natural phenomena. Also, I am finding that luck and good fortune are increasingly a matter of perspective. The missing child found safe is an event that I consider extremely lucky, yet I actually found a small town in Kansas filled with people who do not care about missing children or about child safety. The thug or embezzler who gets caught and the victims who get their stolen resources returned to them is also very lucky. Not everyone agrees with me there, either. Some people are happier enabling criminal activity. Also among the gripes of those who are cursed when I am blessed is the innocent man who is found not guilty when faced with false accusations, but it seems that even that has somehow fallen short of the expectations of those who are unschooled in invoking their own constitutional rights, and become jealous and unstable when they hear of others doing this. So good luck and bad luck, or blessings and curses, can be delivered in the same event; what I consider very lucky is termed a miscarriage of fate by those less grateful and less intelligent. Blessed Be!

Last Esbat Of The Year

 

Waiting patiently for Ritual

 

It's Time For Light

 

The Full Moon glows

The Full Moon knows

New Light she throws

Where shadows froze

 

Full Moon Visions

 

A full moon is a time to get a multi-dimensional picture of matters, complete with their more subtle facets that do not always show themselves in broad daylight.

 

 

Speak to me, Beloved Messengers! I have waited a long time for you!

 

While The Moon Is Waxing

 

The deed is done,

The battle's won.

 

Full Moon Assignment

 

Back to the elements you fly,

With loving welcome to draw nigh!

 

Closer, Indeed, To The Full Moon

 

Our Mother's love for everyone

Grants rights for all under the sun.

 

Consider yourselves notified.

 

Full Moon Prayer

 

A song for an Esbat away from home. Photograph curtesy of Syrius.