Beltane, 2013
Beltane Planting Moon Yes, … Continue reading
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Beltane 2012
Beltane Beltane Moon May Day. Brings up cold war images for me. … Continue reading
Posted in Faith and Spirituality, Great Wheel, Holidays, Memories, Politics
Tagged Beltane, Celts, cold war, may day
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Beltane 2011
Beltane (May 1) Waning Bee Hiving Moon A bit about how I got interested in the auld religion, the ancient Celtic faery faith and from it, the Great Wheel. 23 years ago I left the Presbyterian ministry and wandered off … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary on Religion, Faith and Spirituality, Great Wheel, Holidays, Humanities, Myth and Story
Tagged Beltane, Celts, faery faith, Ireland, namaste, Presbyterian, Wales
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Beltane: 2010
Beltane Waning Flower Moon The old Celtic calendar divided the year into two seasons, Summer and Winter. Summer began on Beltane, May 1st, and ended at Samhain, Summer’s End, at October 31st. Summer is the growing season, the time when … Continue reading
Posted in Faith and Spirituality, Great Wheel, Holidays, Humanities
Tagged Beltane, Dick, Taoism
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The Great Wheel
Spring Waxing Flower Moon As spring winds down toward Beltane on May 1st, the green up has taken on an accelerated pace. We have leaves on trees like the Amur Maples, ash and feathery new leaves on the oaks as … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Garden, Great Wheel, Great Work, Humanities, Weather +Climate
Tagged Beltane, Rachel Carson, spring
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In the Merry, Merry Month of May
Beltane Waxing Flower Moon Beltane marks the beginning of the growing season so fertility is the essence of the celebration. In a pre-refrigeration, pre-food preservative (except salt and drying) culture fertility during the growing season carried with it survival, for … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, GeekWorld, Humanities, Hydroponics, Weather +Climate
Tagged Beltane, Celtic holidays, May Queen
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Beltane Has Begun
Beltane Waxing Flower Moon As is the case with all Celtic holidays Beltane began at sundown. Over the years that I have kept the Celtic calendar, now 14 years at least, Beltane signals a real shift from the getting going … Continue reading