MAY DAY! set boundaries, rebalance power dynamics, break fear cycles

Despite what is going on in society, the mothering nature of Earth and the fierce protective Sun still sustains us. Here in the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun is getting higher in the sky. The Wheel of the Year turns and Beltane, the season of blossoming, is here once more.

At Beltane, the veils between the worlds thin - the faery folk and elementals come through to our world.  Why not listen to them and see what they might have to tell us about the state of the land. Is it thriving? Is it suffering? Where do we need to put our energies? 

wishing all a blessed Beltane

There are so many new energies at play in the cosmos right now. The chaos here on Earth gives those energies the room to manifest.  

This Scorpio Wesak Full Moon is the Buddha Moon, the Full Moon the Buddha achieved enlightenment under. Our emotional shadows, our Karma, lit up by the Soulful Taurus Sun. 

With the Scorpio Full Moon occurring on Beltane, the universe is definitely up to something. Let's go out, bask under the Moon, and listen up - as we smell the lilacs in bloom. 

Some believe that the festivals of Beltane and Samhain were originally the most important - marking the beginning and end of summer. These have particular significance to pastoral rather than agricultural societies. 

set boundaries, rebalance power dynamics, break fear cycles

Meaning that they may date from a time when the early Celtic people, or even the Indo-Europeans, were primarily herders of animals. Practicing transhumance - the moving of livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle. 

Beltane would mark the time when cattle were taken to higher pastures away from the villages, accompanied by many of the men. Samhain would celebrate the return of the cattle and the reuniting of the village community. 

Customs associated with May Day, such as the ’Obby ’Oss Festival in Padstow, Cornwall; dancing around a May pole, crowning a May queen; dressing wells; and bringing May blossom into the house are widely celebrated around Britain. 

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Although many of these were revived during the 20th century rather than being medieval survivals. Today, Beltane is celebrated more widely than just in Pagan communities. 

May Day is also Labor Day, or International Workers' Day - celebrating laborers and the working classes. In 1904, all Social Democratic Party organizations and trade unions of all countries were called upon to celebrate the legal establishment of the eight hour day, for the class demands of the proletariat, and for universal peace. 

This is a truer and worthier cause to unite today - as democracy is at risk around the world due to bad leadership and governing rulers.