Beltane Meditation



Close your eyes. Breathe deeply. Visualise a natural wooded setting.
Sit down beneath a large tree with your back against it. Feel its strength.
Connect with its life force. Relax in this setting, letting all your
tensions and worries pour into the tree, down through its roots and into
the soil. You feel renewed and completely alive.

Now look around you.
Be aware of the wildflowers,
the ferns and the sunlight
as it glimmers
through the leafy green canopy
above your head.
Take another deep breath
and go deeper into your mind's eye.
Do you see a tiny flicker
of light that catches your attention?
Do you hear a faint whirling sound
like tiny wings?
Perhaps you hear
the soft tinkling of bells.
All these things signal
the presence of a fairy.
If you see nothing,
consult the child inside you,
for he or she surely will.

If a fairy seems present, welcome it and ask it politely if it could teach
you what you most need to know at this time. A flower fairy might reveal
an herb's usefulness to heal you. A stone fairy might show you how to
meditate with a particular stone. A divination fairy might give you a peak
into the future. Spend a few moments with the fairy and learn from its wisdom.

When this experience is complete for you,
you may open your eyes.
Remember
that you can always return
to the woods. Many lessons
can be learned from the fairies,
if you will only listen and believe.

Ritual

"Blessed be this day of Beltane,
Wedding day of the Goddess and the God.
Holy day of Sacred Marriage,
Holy night of Sacred Union.
The fertile Goddess of Summer walks through the land
With the Great Horned God of the Forest,
And the dark time of Winter is behind me.

Ring the bell seven times, then continue, saying:

"The animals breed and the plants pollinate,
As the May Queen and Green Man
bestow Their blessings upon the Earth
and Earth's creatures.
I, (magickal name) who am Their child,
rejoice with Them and ask that
Their happy union become the example
for all humanity to live in love and harmony."

Light the candle in the cauldron and say:

"The dark days are cleared away
so that the May Day can now begin!"

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