Beltane

Beltane is one of my favourite ritual days. If you think of the year as having two seasons, summer and winter, summer begins with Beltane and ends on Samhain. One those nights, many believe that our world is more open to the world of spirits. I have always felt it to be so.

Also, Beltane is the great fertility festival in the Wiccan year. According to my practice, it is when the Year-That-Is-Goddess has reached her maturity, and forsakes the virginhood we celebrated at Ostara and accept the God as her lover. She is in transition from Maiden to the Mother that will bear her fruit at Lammas. It is the Goddess and God at their most sexual.

Again, I had a very low-key celebration. I had a good day at work, and then, when my son was asleep, went to the park and just sat with my love P. We talked a bit. I listed off things I am thinking about the working on -- my work, dealing more closely with my old boss, relationship worries within our house -- but mostly we just enjoyed the weather and the togetherness.

Later, I was doing some reading ont the 'net and ran across Doreen Valiente's list of 8 virtues embraced by witches. This is from her Charge of the Goddess, which I highely recommend as reading for anyone interested on the subject. I had read of these before but had forgotten about them a bit. They are: mirth, reverence, honour, humility, strength, beauty, power and compassion. Reading them again, I thought, "I am so glad I found this faith. These are virtues I can really believe in -- can really sink my teeth into." It was a good feeling.

Then at bedtime, I had the priviledge and joy of wonderful lovemaking with my lover P. This went nicely with the lovely night I had had with my lover W the night before. What a lucky little witch I am!

-Thriceraven