Beltane Activities

Beltane started on May 1st




Here are some activities that you can do to celebrate Beltane:

"Many people would rise at the first light of dawn to go outdoors and gather flowers and branches to decorate their homes.

Women traditionally would braid flowers into their hair.

Men and women alike would decorate their bodies.

Beltane marks the return of vitality, of passion.

Ancient Pagan traditions say that Beltane marks the emergence of the young God into manhood. Stirred by the energies at work in nature, he desires the Goddess. They fall in love, lie among the grasses and blossoms, and unite. The Goddess becomes pregnant of the God. To celebrate, a wedding feast, for the God and Goddess must be prepared. Let Them guide you! Breads and cereals are popular. Try oatmeal cakes or cookies sweetened with a dab of honey. Dairy foods are again appropriate...just make a lovely wedding feast and you are sure to enjoy yourself!

An early morning walk through a local park or forest could be fun for everyone.

Gather up some plants or flowers to display in your home. (I especially like this one because it is something that I can do myself)

Mom and daughter could braid their hair, and weave in a few tender blossoms.

I really like all of these ideas and quite ironically I did braid my hair and am wearing my hair like that right now!

Since that I know that we are now in the Beltane season there are things that I can do to help celebrate it. As I have mentioned many times before on this blog I have a backyard where I have my garden and I have already started planting.

I also have some roses that are growing on the side of my house and to celebrate Beltane I could bring a few cut roses inside and set them up as a centerpiece.

So what are you doing to celebrate the Beltane Sabbat?

On Abundance (or lack thereof)

found this very inspiring article online about abundance or lack there of

There are a lot of financial problems that I am going through right now and I'm working hard to solve them and I'm trying to manage my thoughts more better towards the positive.

It's a very inspiring blog post!

Abundance or the lack thereof

Vintage Witch?

Well here is a term that I am seeing for the first time today! I have never heard of a "vintage" witch before and I really couldn't find any definition of it online so if anyone knows more about what a "vintage" witch is please let me know.

Which Tarot Card Am I?

You are The Moon

Hope, expectation, Bright promises.

The Moon is a card of magic and mystery - when prominent you know that nothing is as it seems, particularly when it concerns relationships. All logic is thrown out the window.

The Moon is all about visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry. This is a card that has to do with sleep, and so with both dreams and nightmares. It is a scary card in that it warns that there might be hidden enemies, tricks and falsehoods. But it should also be remembered that this is a card of great creativity, of powerful magic, primal feelings and intuition. You may be going through a time of emotional and mental trial; if you have any past mental problems, you must be vigilant in taking your medication but avoid drugs or alcohol, as abuse of either will cause them irreparable damage. This time however, can also result in great creativity, psychic powers, visions and insight. You can and should trust your intuition.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

The Next Full Moon!

The next full moon will be on May 17 11:09 which is this upcoming Tuesday.

The full moon is a great time to do spells!

The Next Philadelphia Witches Meeting

The next Philadelphia Witches Meetup Group will meet on Monday, May 16, 2011 at 6:00 PM Rotten Ralph's - Chestnut St & S 2nd St Philadelphia, PA

To find out more about this (and other) meetings just click here for more information about it.

I am a member of this meetup group but so far I haven't managed to attend any of the meetings yet but I would really love to.

If you are able to attend please let me (and the rest of us) know how it went.

Using Flameless Candles In Spells????

Since I have chosen to take the path of hedgewitch I have wanted to use the most natural of ingredients and supplies in all of my spells.

So when I saw an online article about using flameless candles in spells I really "scoffed" at the notion! But I read the article and a lot of things that it said made a lot of sense to me especially when you want a candle to burn all night when you are doing a vigil. Also too, with a flameless candle you can place items around the candle and not worry about them burning.

So all in all, I have given up my "snobbery" about flameless candles and heck I have even decided to add them to my supplies as well!

Our Current Sabbat Is Beltane

The current sabbat is Beltane which started May 1, 2011




Beltane is a traditional May Day celebration of fertility, renewal, awakening & new beginnings that heralds the arrival of summer.

Though it's not quite summer yet we are on our way and this sabbat celebrates this time of year.



If you are a gardener like I am then this is definitely the time of year to start your garden. So far I have started growing some seeds indoors and have started to plant outside as well.