Volume 3 - Issue 2 - Beltane 2006

Seasons of the Moon is a quarterly online magazine published by students and members of The Order of The White Moon, an eclectic international order of women dedicated to The Goddess. The Order provides personal empowerment and priestess training, and operates local groups. All contributions are original material submitted by our students and members. (We do not accept outside contributions.) Please direct comments and questions to the Ezine Editor.

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Issue 2 - Beltane 2006: Contents

Goddess Work
Astrology of the Seasons by Arteal
Walpurgisnacht by Rowen Saille
Pulsing of the Season by Arteal
Honoring the Goddess by Tranquillity Fearn

Traditions
Beltane Garden Blessing by Morgana
Spring Cleaning by Artemisia
A Lunar Beltane Ritual by The Sisters of The Triple Moon
Thoughts on the Season by Tranquillity Fearn

Recipes Fit For A Goddess
Date Squares by Majka Zmaj
Sykei Biscotti by Majka Zmaj

The Bardic Soul: Poetry and Song For The Spirit
Beltane Poem by Morgana

Weaving the Web
Getting to know the Order of the White Moon
Resources on the Web

Welcome to the Seasons of the Moon Beltane 2006 Issue. Those that have been with us for a while can see we have a new fresh look. We all hope that you enjoy the articles within as much as we enjoyed bring them to you.

Goddess Work

Astrology of the Seasons
A Column by Arteal

May Moons

The New Moon will be on Saturday May 27, 2006 at 1:26 am . The Moon will be in the sign of Gemini. The sign of Gemini is intelligent, quick to learn, curious, logical, talkative, social, jack-of-all-trades, dexterous, clever, knowledgeable, lighthearted, abstract, and sometimes scattered and restless.

The Full Moon will be on Saturday May 13, 2006 at 2:51 am. The Moon will be in the sign of Scorpio. The sign of Scorpio is transforming, renewing, researching, erotic, intense, powerful, mysterious, hidden, deep, healing, occult, complex and sometimes resentful and secretive. The Moon goes VOC* at 2:51 am and will remain VOC until 4:56 pm when it enters the sign of Sagittarius.

June Moons

The New Moon will be on Sunday June 25, 2006 at 12:05 pm . The Moon will be in the sign of Cancer. The sign of Cancer is feeling, receptive, sensitive, nurturer, domestic, patriotic, shy, oriented towards the past, providing, gentle, and sometimes moody, smothering, and defensive.

The Full Moon will be on Sunday June 11, 2006 at 2:03 pm . The Moon will be in the sign of Sagittarius. The sign of Sagittarius is wise, philosophical, idealistic, moral, truth-seeking, open-minded, jovial, optimistic, generous, exploring, frank, outspoken, and sometimes pompous, dogmatic, and wanderlust. The Moon goes VOC* at 10:34 pm and will remain VOC until 6:19 am when it enters the sign of Capricorn.

July Moons

The New Moon will be on Tuesday July 25, 2006 at 12:31 am . The Moon will be in the sign of Leo. The sign of Leo is self-confident, authoritative, dignified, noble, proud, loyal, thrives on appreciation, creative, performing, big-hearted, playful, flamboyant, and sometimes prideful, arrogant, and vain.

The Full Moon will be on Monday July 10, 2006 at 11:02 pm . The Moon will be in the sign of Capricorn. The sign of Capricorn is disciplined, dutiful, structured, systematic, law-abiding, pragmatic, realistic, accomplishing, ambitious, successful, administrating, planning, and sometimes controlling, miserly, and over-ambitious.

* VOC stands for Void of Course. This is a term applied to the Moon when it's not making any major aspects to the other planets. This happens every few days for a time period ranging from a few minutes to a day or more. Simply put, what this means from a practical standpoint, is that anything that is started when the Moon is void of course, doesn't pan out. Starting a new business? Don't make it official until the void period is over. Looking for an engagement date? Avoid the times that the Moon is void if you want to play it safe. This includes ritual and spell work also.

Retrograde Corner!

When a planter is retrograde it appears to be moving backwards in the heavens, even though it continues its forward journey in the sky. This is a time when the planet requires a rest. Just as we each require our downtime to recharge our batteries so do the plants. This is not necessarily a bad thing and each retrograde planet provides the opportunity for growth and healing. These are the planets that will be retrograde over the next quarter.

Mercury will be retrograde from Tuesday July 4, 3:33 pm until Friday July 28, 8:39 pm. Mercury Retrograde causes delays and issues in all forms of communication, travel, and technology. We can feel it up to a week before the planet goes retrograde and a week after it goes direct again. This is NOT a time to start new projects or sign contracts. The best way to handle a Mercury Retrograde is back up your computer, finish those old projects sitting on a shelf, and remember to breathe slowly. Think of it this way, Mercury retrograde means rest, redo, reevaluate, reconsider, and revisit. These are the lessons of Mercury Retrograde. The closer you follow them the easier this and future Mercury retrogrades will be on you.

Jupiter will be retrograde from Saturday March 4, 1:02 pm until Thursday July 6, 3:18 am. We mind find ourselves rethinking and re-evaluating our religious beliefs, travel plans, and legal matters. Things will not likely come as easily as they usually do and that mean it will take a bit more work and elbow grease from you. You may even find what you thought you needed was not even neccassary.

Chiron will be retrograde from Monday May 15, 1:53 am until Thursday October 12, 3:45 pm. We will find, attract, and pull the healing and guidance we need. You maybe surprised at how deep you can go within to heal and transform parts that were once seen as unusable or undesirable.

Uranus will be retrograde from Monday June 19, 3:39 am until Monday November 20, 1:08 am . There may be a feeling or restlessness or anxiety, however there will also be great creavity available to burn off some of the tension. Allow yourself to explore the new ideas and your own individualism. Explore the many ways to express yourself and perhaps even redefine who you are.

Neptune will be retrograde from Monday May 22, 9:05 am until Sunday October 29, 3:56 am . Borders, boundaries, and perhaps even reality may blurr. Be extra aware of your boundaries during this time. This is also a wonderful time to delve into your dreams, keeping a dream journal near your bed. Discover what insights and illumination your dreams have for you at this time.

Pluto will be retrograde from Wednesday March 29, 7:40 am until Monday September 4, 7:22 pm . During this time one may experience pressure and power plays. However, more importantly Pluto gives us the oppurtunity to purge and eliminate areas that no longer serve us. Look to your chart to see where Pluto is highlighting .

About The Author: Arteal is an Ordained Minister, High Priestess, and Founder of Moonlit River a sister branch and affiliate of the Order of The White Moon. She is a Reiki Master, healer, and hypnotherapist and offers healings, attunements, and consultations. She is currently taking students. Email : Arteal@moonlitriver.com website: www.moonlitriver.com

Walpurgisnacht
By Rowen Saille

Walpurgisnacht or the night of Walpurga is the Nordic tradition's answer to Beltaine. The festival comes from the name of a saint born in Wessex in 710. Also known as Valborg, Walburga, Walpurgis, Wealdburg, and Valderburger, she was alleged to be the niece of Saint Boniface and the daughter of a Saxon prince. She was canonized on May 1, 779 and the Swedish calendar still bears her name for that date.

Pagan tradition associates the Feast of Walpurga or Walpurgisnacht with the fertility traditions celebrated around April 30 th on the modern calendar. Walpurga was honored with the traditional ways of celebrating the new spring: Bonfires, ritual dances, fertility charms and prank-playing. In German folklore, the celebration of Walpurgisnacht is the time when witches meet on Brocken Mountain and to hold revels to the gods and goddesses. In Sweden the young collect the new greens with which to adorn the houses and welcome the growing season.

For the Asatru, Walpurgisnacht is a night of mystery and magic. The lady of magic is Freya and as the Norse goddess of fertility she is particularly appropriate as a focus of rites to celebrate this season. Modern traditions include fertility dances, merriment, and fun during May Day. Freya is often honored in blot (sacrifice or ritual) to insure a fertile growing season and bring good wishes to bear. Walpurgisnacht (or May Day eve) often includes a rite particular to Freya called seidr (pronounced saythe). This holiday along with Winter Nights is a time when the folk look to the seidkona (seid-worker) or a vitki (rune-worker) to get a glimpse into what the year or season will bring.

This season of the year is a perfect time to scry in a fire or work with runes. Bonfires to purify and for luck are lit and danced round or jumped over. It is a time to purify and renew the self. Set up a maypole and dance with your family, friends or spiritual group to tie in wishes for the season. Drumming is an excellent way not only to keep time to dance the Maypole but also to raise the energy and focus the conscious mind.

Foods for celebration: Stews and the first fresh greens of spring are particularly appropriate. The ancients would have used some of the last of stored foodstuffs to create a stew base adding to it the new fresh greens available. “Stone Soup” (where individuals each bring an ingredient to add to the cauldron or stewpot), though also common at Freyfaxi feast, gives an opportunity for a group to gather and add their own ingredients to the soup with their energies for well-wishes. Sharing the “first fruits” imparts the luck of the spring while preserved food stores illustrate the “wealth” and wisdom of the folk for being good stewards and surviving the hard winter months. By eating the stew, the gathered kin internalize the good wishes for all.

Enjoy the Feast of Walburga and Walpurgisnacht. Bring joy to this time of new growth and renewal with your own celebrations, and share these traditions with love ones to bring luck and magic to the season of fertility.

About The Author: Rowen Saille Ordained Minister HP Founder of The White Willow and The Shining Crescent. She is a member of the Rune Gild, professional counselor, is taking students. Email rowen@thewhitewillow.com

Pulsing of the Season
By Arteal

It is now obvious spring is here. Each and every morning I awake to the songs of birds. They are singing the songs of spring. Bunnies and groundhogs are seen regularly as they leave their homes to greet the season. Children and adults are out working and playing in the rays of the warm sun. Life is everywhere and we can feel the heat rising in our blood.

We know the season is about life, fertility, and beginnings. We see the signs of these beginning everywhere. And with all the blooming, blossoming, and growing I feel restlessness within. The possibilities become endless and the stirrings tingle, tickle, and titillate my soul, scattering my desires.

May the Goddess take me by the ankles and plant my feet upon the ground before the growing, building, pulsating energy carries me up, up, and away. Ground my feet into the cool, moist Earth; centering my mind on the cool, warm, calming breeze. May you experience the joy of the season and remain centered in the Earth.

Honoring the Goddess
A Column by Tranquillity Fearn

This Mother's Day remember to not only honor your mother but to also to honor The Great Mother. Take some time on this special day to show Mother Earth how much she means to you. Find 30 minutes to an hour to spend out doors. Plant some flowers to show your appreciation for all the things that she gives you. Leave her a gift; place a beautiful stone or silver coin some place just for her. Find a place that is sacred with you and the Great Mother and spend some time meditating or chanting. You can also take this time to honor the Mother Goddess within by having a nice bubble bath and some time to relax quietly.

About the Author: Tranquillity Fearn is an Ordained Minister, High Priestess, and Founder of Spiritual Pathways a sister branch and affiliate of the Order of The White Moon. She is a artist, healer, and computer technician. She is currently taking students. Email: tranquillity@spiritualpathways.net Website: www.spiritualpathways.net

Traditions

Beltane Garden Blessing
By Morgana

Beltane, often called May Day, is a time of fertility, merry-making and joy. The Fae are very active on this day as the Earth is blooming anew, bringing forth new life. All around, sexuality is in the air. Animals mating, birds building nests, flowers blooming.
For the Celts, Beltane began on April 30th at sundown. Fires were lit on the hillside made from sacred wood, couples went into the woods and made love rejoicing in the fertility of the Earth. Many customs surround this day, including the Maypole, May baskets, walking the boundaries of your land and the blessing of gardens.
Here is a blessing that I use each year on my gardens that hasnt failed me yet!!

You will need:
Cornmeal (representing the God)
Moon Water (representing the Goddess. Recipe follows)

Stand before your garden, freshly plowed or planted. Raise your hands in the air and say:

"Lady and Lord of the Green, I thank you for the renewed life all around me and I ask that you extend this blessing to my little patch of earth that I tend."

Go to the center of the garden and pour alittle of the moon water and a pinch of the cornmeal.

Go to the East Corner of the garden. Thank the spirits of Air for watching over the garden and guarding it, for circulating freely and blessing. Say:

"The sun kisses the earth, and earth brings forth life. Blessed Be, Great Ones."

Pour a bit of moon water and a pinch of cornmeal in the East. Next go to the South and repeat, thanking the spirits of Fire for sunlight to feed the plants and their blessing. Next, the West, thanking the spirits of Water for rain and their blessing, and finally the North, thanking the spirits of Earth for fertile soil and their blessing.
Return to the center, and thank Great Spirit for the fertility of the Earth and the blessing on your plants. Again sprinkle moon water and cornmeal. It is done!!

How to make Moon Water
On the night of the Full Moon, pour spring water into a silver or crystal bowl. Add a quartz crystal. After sundown, take the bowl outside and place it in a place where the moon can shine on it all night long. Hold your hand over the bowl, and pray, asking the Lady of the Moon to shine Her blessings on the water and fill it with Her energies. Be sure to bring the bowl in before sunrise. Store in a dark colored bottle.

About The Author: Morgana is an Ordained Minister, High Priestess, and Founder of The Daughters of the Greening, a sister branch and affiliate of the Order of The White Moon.
Email : morgana@daughtersofthegreening.com website: http://daughtersofthegreening.com/

Spring Cleaning
By Artemisia

The wise woman tradition says that our bodies know how to take care of themselves, but it is up to us to provide them with the most nourishing foods possible. If we nourish our bodies, our bodies will take care of detoxing by themselves, and the organic, whole foods we provide it for nourishment will help new, healthy cells grow to replace the ones the body naturally releases. So, while you're doing your spring cleaning, consider giving your body a spring cleanse too.

After the long winter, we may find ourselves facing the spring feeling sluggish and fatigued, especially those who suffer from seasonal allergies. A spring cleanse can reenergize you, minimize allergies, and strengthen your immune system by bringing your body into balance with the natural world. Start off by revamping your diet for the warmer weather. Choose a vegetarian or healthy cookbook for menu ideas. Clean out your pantry and replace the packaged foods with whole grains, rice, and beans. Fill your refrigerator (and meals) with all those fresh, whole foods that are available at your local farmer's market or grocer.

To get you started, try this weekend cleanse. Though there are many detox programs out there, they can be harsh and difficult to manage. I prefer intentional nourishment programs, like the one outlined below, as a pleasant way to cleanse and renew your commitment to healthy living.

Weekend Cleanse

This program is especially good to use at the change of seasons, at the beginning of a weight loss program, during times of stress and tension, or during any time of transition to help instill healthy habits.

Supplies

A good vegetarian cookbook
nettles tea bags or 8 oz nettles tincture
red clover tea bags or 8 oz red clover tincture
Traditional Medicinal's Iron Woman tea, store bought liver support tea including dandelion and burdock, or 8oz dandelion, burdock liver support tincture
several lemons
local honey
organic apple cider vinegar or brown rice vinegar
olive, flaxseed, safflower or sesame oil
garlic
ginger
your favorite herbal teas, green teas

Meals

For Late Spring Through Early Fall

Breakfast: choose fresh fruit, granola
Meals & Snacks: choose baby greens, fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, sprouts – organic whenever possible

For Cooler Months

Breakfast: choose cooked grains, fresh fruit
Meals & Snacks: choose dark leafy greens, hardy vegetables, winter fruits – organic whenever possible

Daily Nourishing Tonics – Make the night before or first thing.

MORNING: Red Clover Infusion: Make a red clover infusion in the same way as the nettles. Drink Red Clover infusion first thing in the morning to charge your day.
LUNCH OR AFTERNOON: Nettles Infusion: Make a nettles infusion by brewing 1-2 teabags overnight in a closed 12 oz jar on the counter. In the morning, take out the tea bags, put in the refrigerator. If using the tincture, in the morning, put 40 drops of tincture in the bottom of a jar. Fill to top with boiling water. Let sit for 20 minutes for alcohol to dissipate. Then cover and refrigerate. Drink Nettles infusion in the afternoon with or after lunch, when it is cold. It tastes better that way.
DINNER OR EVENING: Liver Support Infusion: On the morning of the days that this is called for in the program, place 1-2 tea bags in a pint jar. Fill to the top with boiling water. Seal tightly with cap and let it sit on the stove for 4-8 hours. Transfer to juice jar and refrigerate until you drink it. Drink with or after dinner. If using the tincture, put 40 drops of tincture in the bottom of the juice jar. Fill to top with boiling water. Let sit for 20 minutes for alcohol to dissipate. Refrigerate if desired.

Chi Kung Healing Meditation

Set aside time each day to do the following exercise.

Sit in a comfortable position in a chair or on the floor.
Start by envisioning someone who brings you happiness or makes you smile when you think of him or her.
Bring that smile into a golden globe in front of you. Bring it in your third eye and bring it down to your heart. Offer your heart love and kindness. Sit with it as long as you want. Observe what happens or does not happen.
Then bring your smile down to your lungs. Do the same.
When you are ready, move on to your pancreas, then liver, the kidneys, then bladder, then reproductive organs.
Then go back to the golden globe and swallow it into your stomach. Repeat the loving, kindness with your stomach, then spleen, small intestine, large intestine, gallbladder, and colon.
Your loving intent will nourish and enliven your internal organs!

Weekend Cleanse Program

Begin the first night with a healthy, seasonal dinner with above suggested foods. Consider a salad in warm weather or soup or stew during the colder months. Use lemon, garlic, vinegar, and oil as your condiments. If the weather or you are cold, add ginger. Try to eat before 8pm and plan to fast for the rest of the night. Take your Liver Support Infusion with your meal. Set aside time to do the Chi Kung Healing Meditation. Drink plenty of water and/or herbal teas throughout the evening.
Drink Red Clover Infusion in the AM, and Nettles Infusion in afternoon, and take your Liver Support Infusion in the evening.
Choose a grain and fruit breakfast & feel free to drink tea
Pick a late afternoon time for you midday meal and make a healthy, seasonal meal with your vegetables using lemon, garlic, vinegar, and oil (ginger if needed) for your condiments.
Snack on fruit and vegetables if you need food, but otherwise try to let your digestive system rest and stick to two meals.
Set aside time to do the Chi Kung Healing Meditation once or twice each day
Drink plenty of water and tea all day long.
Exercise doing cardio, yoga, or stretching to work up a sweat to help your body eliminate toxins, and make sure to bathe afterwards to clean them off of your skin.
Generally take it easy, try not to do anything stressful, and enjoy yourself.

About the Author: Artemisia is an HP of the Order of the White Moon. Her passion is enacting positive change and healthy living practices with individuals and communities seeking wellness.
Email: artemisia333@gmail.com

A Lunar Beltane Ritual
By The Sisters of The Triple Moon

Our sister, Mystic Amazon's poetry inspired us! In her poignant poem GIVEN A CHANCE, the line “ I'll dance on rainbows” moved the divine within us to dance along. Lunar Beltane is in Scorpio this year ruling sensuality, unification, and things of that nature. By invoking Iris and dancing with Her into the light of the rainbow we will celebrating the brilliant rainbow of the Goddess, and the visual fire of Her sensuality. Why Iris? “ Scholars have suggested that Iris, as the personification of the rainbow, represented an example of a brief union of earth and sky. The qualities of this natural phenomenon in turn influenced her role in myth as the goddess who delivered messages between the heavens and earth .” (http://www.loggia.com/myth/iris.html)

1. Gather needed items: -1 white candle, a lighter, incense of choice, music to dance to, altar decorations of choice, offerings to the elements and Iris.
2. Set up altar (heartening items to decorate with may include: flowers, shells, mirror, rainbow themed items)
3. Cleanse/consecrate space and self (using incense)
4. Cast circle (in your personal way)
5. Invocation of the Elemental Maidens
Maiden of Earth , I welcome you and your abundant energy
Maiden of Air , I welcome you and your ability to change
Maiden of Water , I welcome you and your emotional currents
Maiden of Fire , I welcome you and your fearless passion
( Action : At each invocation lay out an offering representational to that element in that quarter.)
Saying: Maidens, I honor you, as I honor myself and all of my sisters past, present and future…may we always dance together on the rainbow of Iris .
6. Invocation of Divine
Iris of the Rainbow bright
Heaven and earth, you unite
I dance with you in rainbows high
You gather sister souls and unify.
I invite you into my circle.
(lay out an offering to Iris)
7. meditation/ visualization Our sister souls are unified…meeting on Iris' rainbow to dance together. White is what we see when all colors come together in perfection....all the colors of the rainbow are present…let us dance the essence of Iris, celebrating the bright rainbow of the Goddess. Visualize the rainbow…how does a rainbow dance? Dance with your rainbow –sisters… One sensuous movement arcing and joining the earth and the sky.
8. raising of energy --dance!
9. Sending of energy with purposeful intent… when energy has been raised…pause…and LIGHT WHITE CANDLE… “As the rainbow touches the earth and the sky; that brief and sensual union can inspire us as women to rainbow dance, radiating our inner light and merging with Iris' radiance. Our sister souls are unified…meeting on Iris' rainbow to dance together.”
10. Thank and bid farewell to elemental maidens and Iris.
11. Open circle in your personal way
12. Ground an excess energy

About the Author: The Sisters of the Triple Moon is a sister branch of the Order of the White Moon. NessaCrescentMoon HP is Founder of the Sisters of the Triple Moon.
Email: nessa@thetriplemoon.com

Thoughts on the Season
A Column by Tranquillity Fearn

When you think of Beltane what comes to mind? For me it is one of the first group rituals I got to share in several years back. I have been blessed to have a close friend, and White Moon sister, that introduced me to some nice people with whom I got to join in with for celebrating the sabbats. The rituals were always beautiful but more important than that was getting to share the holidays with friends in such a special way.

That year's Beltane ritual started by singing in the directions, which is my favorite way of calling quarters, and ended with jumping over the Beltane fire. The Beltane fire is a Celtic custom. When you jump over the Beltane fire you make a wish. My wish was for courage and the ability to find my voice. Over the next year, growing in many ways, I found both and I continue to do so. My wish this year for Beltane is for each of us to have great friends like the one that introduced me group rituals and be able to share the wondrous year ahead with them.

Recipes Fit For A Goddess

Date Squares
by Majka Zmaj

Makes 16 squares

12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, plus more for pan
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Date Paste
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Butter an 8-by-8-by-2-inch baking pan, and set aside. In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, and baking soda. Add butter, and blend with your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
2. Transfer two-thirds of the crumb mixture into prepared pan, and press into bottom and up sides. Spread date paste over bottom layer of the dough. Cover with remaining crumb mixture.
3. Bake until golden brown, about 35 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Invert onto a plate, then back onto a cutting board. Cut into 2-inch squares. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Date Paste

Makes 2 cups

2 cups dates, pitted and diced
1 cup water
Pinch of salt
Zest and juice of 1 lemon

1. Place dates in a saucepan with 1 cup water, zest, juice, and salt. Cook over medium heat until dates are soft, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool before using.

(based on a recipe by Martha Stewart, the Goddess Domestica)

About The Author: Majka Zmaj is a perennial student and teacher. She is a professional scientist and project manager in her mundane life. Gardening is one of her passions. She is always ready to discuss labyrinths or other sacred space at pixelluna@yahoo.com . Her other interests include cooking, web design, blogging, beading and writing. Her current home is in North Carolina.

Sykei Biscotti
by Majka Zmaj

From ancient Syria , the Mymphai of the Fig, Sykei, offer this gift Figs for divination and love.

½ cup Sugar	1 cup (about 8 oz.) toasted pistachio nuts
¼ cup butter, softened	1 cup chopped dried figs
2 medium eggs	1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. vanilla extract	¾ tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. lemon extract

In a bowl, cream sugar and butter. Stir in eggs and vanilla and lemon extracts. Add pistachios and figs. In another bowl, combine flour and baking powder; add to fig mixture. Divide dough in halves or thirds. On a well floured surface, shape into logs. Transfer logs to a parchment paper-lined or lightly sprayed baking sheet; bake in a preheated 375° oven for 20 minutes or until firm and lightly browned. Cool on a rack for at least 5 minutes. Cut logs on the diagonal into ¾-inch slices. Return slices to backing sheet, leaving space around each slice; continue baking for 15-20 minutes or until desired crispness. Cool completely on rack before storing in an airtight container.

The Bardic Soul: Poetry and Song For The Spirit

Beltane Poem
A poem by Morgana

Hilltop fires glowing bright
Calling in the Beltane Night.
Gleeful youths, barefoot tread
Along the paths the ancients led

Laughing, singing, loving free
They land beneath the Elder Trees
The Fae look on, then join the sight
Dancing gaily through the night.

King and Queen, young and old
None left standing in the cold
Rich or poor, all join the frey
Bringing in the Beltane Day.

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Just found! A very useable tarot spread for Beltane http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=3742

Ariadne's Crown has some phenomenal oils and incense available! http://www.ariadnescrown.com/

Beautiful Art Cards found at http://www.goddesscards.com/

Great journal ideas, printout pages …gorgeous and Goddess inspired! http://www.religions-and-spiritualities-guide.com/journal-handmade.html

A groovey site that you type in your question, click to shake the 8 ball and you get tarot car, a song, and a quote from the song….not to mention the 8 ball has a key word bobbing in it! http://www.radio8ball.com/Radio8Ball.html

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