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1) What was the best part of your Beltane this year?
The whole night, sunset to sunrise.
Spring is in full swing by 31 October in the SH. It's been a dry year, though, with no rain forever, so the couple weeks beforehand, I laboured carrying buckets of water from washing clothes, the sink and baths out to my favourite corner of the yard and the garden . Hard work but so worth it. I was able to create a green oasis, a sacred space outdoors in the dry dusty landscape that surrounds my home. I dug a small fire pit into the lawn. I collected herbs and flowers from my garden and borrowed a few blooms from neighbouring gardens and placed them in and around the fire. Crystals, tools, a jug of my favourite cocktail, some pineapple carrot cake on hand, I lit my small fire an hour before sunset and meditated on the blessing that is my amazing life. Fortunate, too, that it was a Full Moon. A powerful meditation, for sure, and the energy empowered me till the next Full Moon. A friend joined me at a prearranged time later in the night and we stayed up in our private world of green till dawn, stoking the fire to cook a hearty breakfast as the sun rose. These outdoor ritual nights are always the best nights of my year.
2) What is your best Beltane memory of all time?
Nine years after I first met and fell instantly in love with my friend, we became a couple and he joined me for the first time for Beltane. It was a communal gathering held on the outer edges of a nearby national park, a wild patch of rainforest in the mountains, close to where the riverr bursts forth deep from within our Mother. He was wary, nervous, but it was the best night of our lives, it confirmed our past life connections and forged in stone our present and future lives. We shared the night with 11 others, and yet I cannot remember connecting or celebrating with anyone else that night.
3) What are the three things that you enjoy the most about the Beltane season?
Outdoor ritual, the fruits, herbs and vegetables of the season, and the second outdoor connection with friends after the winter months, the first being the Spring Equinox.
4) What is your favorite Beltane memory?
The night described in Q2 is the best night, but my next favourite would be my first Beltane celebration at 18. I was single, it was a wild night.
5) If you could travel anywhere to experience Beltane, where would you go and why?
Stonehenge. I tend to celebrate the seasons in an eclectic way, but there is an undeniable link within me to the ways of the Celts and Druids.
The whole night, sunset to sunrise.
Spring is in full swing by 31 October in the SH. It's been a dry year, though, with no rain forever, so the couple weeks beforehand, I laboured carrying buckets of water from washing clothes, the sink and baths out to my favourite corner of the yard and the garden . Hard work but so worth it. I was able to create a green oasis, a sacred space outdoors in the dry dusty landscape that surrounds my home. I dug a small fire pit into the lawn. I collected herbs and flowers from my garden and borrowed a few blooms from neighbouring gardens and placed them in and around the fire. Crystals, tools, a jug of my favourite cocktail, some pineapple carrot cake on hand, I lit my small fire an hour before sunset and meditated on the blessing that is my amazing life. Fortunate, too, that it was a Full Moon. A powerful meditation, for sure, and the energy empowered me till the next Full Moon. A friend joined me at a prearranged time later in the night and we stayed up in our private world of green till dawn, stoking the fire to cook a hearty breakfast as the sun rose. These outdoor ritual nights are always the best nights of my year.
2) What is your best Beltane memory of all time?
Nine years after I first met and fell instantly in love with my friend, we became a couple and he joined me for the first time for Beltane. It was a communal gathering held on the outer edges of a nearby national park, a wild patch of rainforest in the mountains, close to where the riverr bursts forth deep from within our Mother. He was wary, nervous, but it was the best night of our lives, it confirmed our past life connections and forged in stone our present and future lives. We shared the night with 11 others, and yet I cannot remember connecting or celebrating with anyone else that night.
3) What are the three things that you enjoy the most about the Beltane season?
Outdoor ritual, the fruits, herbs and vegetables of the season, and the second outdoor connection with friends after the winter months, the first being the Spring Equinox.
4) What is your favorite Beltane memory?
The night described in Q2 is the best night, but my next favourite would be my first Beltane celebration at 18. I was single, it was a wild night.
5) If you could travel anywhere to experience Beltane, where would you go and why?
Stonehenge. I tend to celebrate the seasons in an eclectic way, but there is an undeniable link within me to the ways of the Celts and Druids.
