Happy Beltane / May Day, fellow Witches and Pagans!
Beltane, which bridges the seasons of spring and summer, is arguably one of the most important and/or popular Celtic festivals out there and we’re doing all we can to help you celebrate. With that in mind, we’ve gathered the most relevant articles from across PaganSquare for your perusing. Additionally we’ve also gathered other pieces from across the web to inaugurate your summer celebrations as well as a few pieces about Earth Day, which passed earlier last week.
We hope you all enjoy your Beltane and have a wonderful summer!
-Aryós Héngwis
Beltane Posts:
- Leandra Witchwood. “5 Awesome Beltane Celebration Ideas for Solitaries“
- Joanna van der Hoeven. “Beltane and the Sensual“
- We’Moon. “Beltane Blessings”
- Leni Hester. “Beltane: From the Heart”
- Holly Bellebuono. “Beltane: Right Where We Are”
- Gwion Raven. “Beltane - Yesterday and Today“
- Nicole Kapise-Perkins. “Breathing In Beltane's Magic“
- Steven Posch. “Hail! Hail! The First of May-O”
- Asa West. “The Jacaranda Is the Queen of Spring!”
- Gus diZerega. “May Day 2015: Looking Deeper”
- Tiffany Lazic. “The Question of Soul”
- Colleen Duvall. “SEXY MAY DAY PARTAY”
- Molly. “Song of the May“
- Amanda Morris. “Welcome to Summerisle!”
Earth Day Posts:
- Colleen Duvall. “A Birthday Party for Mother Earth”
- Gus diZerega. “Earth Day 2015: A Pagan Take”
- Lia Hunter. “Earth Our Mother”
- Robin Fennelly. "Happy Earth Day 2015! Gaia's Mantle”
- Molly. “Happy Earth Day!”
- Gwion Raven. “Ritual Elements Earth - Loving the Earth”
Fertility Deity Posts:
- Steven Posch. “Pocket Gods”
- Nornoriel Lokason. “The Powers of Vanatru: Freyja”
- Susan Harper. “Venus”
- Susan Harper. “Yemanja”
Life Posts
- Holli Emore. “Birds, Bas, and Swans“
- Laurie Novotny. “Nearly Coming Full Circle“
- Jen McConnel. "Passing on Abundance“
Spring Posts:
- Lady May. “April: A Walk Through A Year In The English Countryside“
- Lizann Bassham. “Dune Blessing“
- Tiffany Lazic. “In like a Lion, Out like a Banshee“
- Molly. “Ode to Tiny Flowers“
- Deborah Blake. “A Spring Prosperity Spell“
- Holli Emore. “Spring Customs Take Us Back to the Ancients“
- Denora. “Walking the Path”
- Molly. “Wild Plum“
Summer Posts:
Cool Stuff We Found:
- Aine, Gaelic Goddess of Summer
- Bastet, the Egyptian Goddess of Health
- Beltane for Kids
- Beltane Past: Fire and Folklore
- A Beltane Ritual Salute
- Beltane - The Sleeper Awakes?
- Coatlicue, the Aztec Goddess of Fertility
- Celebrate Earth Day By Playing These Games
- Celebrate Earth Day With Baby Elephants
- Cultural Quandaries: Spring & Sex
- Euthenia, the Greek Goddess of Abundance
- The First Ever Picture Of A Monkey Everyone Thought Might Be Extinct
- Have a Seat In Oregon's Mysterious Octopus Tree
- Idunna, the Maiden of Eternal Youth
- Inanna, Goddess of Love and War
- Isis, Mother of Life
- Izanagi and Izanami, the Father and Mother of the Japanese Pantheon
- It's Not Earth Day — It's Human Civilization Day
- Jarilo, the Baltic God of Spring
- A Map Of Where In The U.S. You Get The Most Sunlight
- May the First
- Monarch Butterflies May Soon Be an Endangered Species
- The Photographer Who Took This Picture Barely Escaped With His Life
- The Physics that Explain Why You Should Wear Black This Summer
- A Reconstruction of a Roman Temple to Venus
- A Scientific Guide To Surviving Summer
- Seekers and Guides: Maypole Magic
- Shrine to Inari, the Japanese Deity of Fertility and Health
- There's No Place Like Home This Earth Day
- What To Do If You Find A Baby Avian Dinosaur Out Of Its Nest
- You Call it May Day, We Call it Beltane
- Zorya, Twin Slavic Representations of Venus