Beltain 2013

Beltain this year will be a little different from previous years, given the strange weather we have all been having, and people's inability to do much because of the economic climate (although most of us we're equally without money last year).

Beltain is about love, about sensuality, as the God and Goddess get together for the sacred marriage. It is about loving your partner and enjoying each other, if you are with someone, and loving yourself if you are not.

Too many of us, when single, do not think about ourselves in that way. We don't take a good hard look at ourselves and say 'You know what, I'm pretty amazing!'. And we should, because we are all amazing. Life is amazing, no matter how cruddy it can look just now. Mortality is so very finite and we are so lucky to be able to draw breath. Many out there would disagree, thinking that they wished they were dead. That is truly sad, given how hard it can be just to be alive. The very fact that we survived to birth is a blessing. That we survived childhood and reached adulthood without war/illness/accidents taking our lives is equally amazing. So many people die every day and being able to draw breath is a gift.

So celebrate that gift. treat yourself and (if you are lucky enough to be in a relationship) your partner to something special. This doesn't have to be expensive. A picnic is practically free and if the weather is good, its a delight. Getting out into nature is a wonderful thing to do at this time of year. Clearing your spirit of all the cling-ons of winter and a sluggish early spring.

If you are lucky enough to live near a botanic gardens and the weather isn't so great, get indoors and be part of nature - if not a museum, or wrap up in waterproofs and get to a local beach. These things don't cost/don't cost much and can be a wonderful change to your normal pace of life.

Make something nice and different for dinner and thank the gods for your wonderful bounty. Plant things in your garden or get a little pot of a herb you like and sow those seeds, enjoy everything you can about nature because it is risig to the peak of its glory.

If you can, give your place a quick once over, in respect for the day and also as a metaphorical clearing the clutter/cobwebs away. If you have beeswax use it on your furniture, or burn beeswax candles in honour of the day.

Fill your home with pleasant scents/textures and sounds. Let the sensuality of the sabbat awaken you!

BB

On another note, I have written 3 books. 2 are part of a series set in Scoltand about the Sidhe, fairy folk. Available on kindle and in paperback:

The Island of the Mist is book 2

The Stone in the Sword is book 1

The 3rd book is an adult, sexy witchy werewolf/vampire story set in New York and featuring a strong female lead character, again available in kindle and paperback formats:

The Wolf, the Witch and the Coffin

April 2013 full moon - Partial Eclipse

We have a rather special time just now, what with the Lyrid meteor shower currently under way (until the 25th April, same day as the full moon), the full moon and this moon having a partial lunar eclipse. The full moon is to be in Scorpio, meaning that there is a fine but definite balance of light and dark, of yin and yang.

This is a time of personal growth and spiritual transformation, of greater understanding in marraiage/partnership of a romantic nature.

W are also in the Celtic Tree Month of Willow, a time of enchantment, magic and love. Willows are water trees, as Scorpio is a water sign. We enter the realm of emotions and at the peak of the lunar eclipse, some may find a temporary block on emotions, or a staggered effect, which might come across as down/pessimistic - but this will pass soon enough, given the speed with which water carries concerns away.

This celtic tree month is a time of poetry and creativity, celebration of the written word and intellect.

Above all, all these signs show the way to really listening to your intuition over the next few days. Go with your guts. If hey tell you to venture forth, do so. If they indicate caution, be cautious. Listen to that inner voice, it will guide you well.

On that note, I have written a bit of a sexy witchy/werewolfy/vampirey book (not erocita, but sexy). It is available on kindle now, and paperback soon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Wolf-Witch-Coffin-ebook/dp/B00CCWL6ES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366023812&sr=8-1&keywords=the+wolf%2C+the+witch+and+the+coffin

On another note, I have written 3 books. 2 are part of a series set in Scoltand about the Sidhe, fairy folk. Available on kindle and in paperback:

The Island of the Mist is book 2

The Stone in the Sword is book 1

The 3rd book is an adult, sexy witchy werewolf/vampire story set in New York and featuring a strong female lead character, again available in kindle and paperback formats:

The Wolf, the Witch and the Coffin

The sensuality of April

April is a month of indulgence, of tactile pleasure and revelling in your own sensality.

This does not matter whether you are single, in a relationship, married or in a friends with benfits place. Being aware of your body and your physical needs is paramount just now. We enter into the phase of te year where the Goddess and God are carrying out the mating dance or courtship ritual. It is a time of personal beauty and becoming aware of what makes you feel good physically and emotionally.

Spending time with friends and loved ones is important, as touch (be it in the form of hugs/cuddles or something more intimate) is an essential part of life, especially just now. Physical contact is as necessary to humans as to any other animal. We need to feel loved and we are by nature a tactile species.

Surround yourself with things you enjoy the feel of - be it silk cushions, cotton sheets, fluffy slippers or whatever, revel in your sense of touch.

Getting your hands dirty can be another way to fill your senses - soil, baking, hand painting, anything where you are coating your hands in something you enjoy the feel of is of great benefit and can really boost your creative energies.

We are in the belly of Aries just now, so allow your creativity to be expressed. This is a great time to start artistic processes!

If you do have someone special in your life, now is the time to enjoy showing that person how you feel, what you like and learning what they like. This is, as mentioned earlier, less about sex and more about sensuality and being tactile. Becoming intimate with another person, preferrably someone who makes your heart sing!

If you are single, enjoy yourself! Learning what makes you feel incredibly feminine (or masculine), what pushes your buttons is as essential to an individual out of a relationship as it is to someone in one. There is nothing wrong with becoming intimate with ones self, in fact it is very healthy. Everyone needs phycail pleasure.

On that note, I have written a bit of asexy witchy/werewolfy book (not erocita, but sexy). It is available on kindle now, and paperback soon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Wolf-Witch-Coffin-ebook/dp/B00CCWL6ES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366023812&sr=8-1&keywords=the+wolf%2C+the+witch+and+the+coffin

On another note, I have written 3 books. 2 are part of a series set in Scoltand about the Sidhe, fairy folk. Available on kindle and in paperback:

The Island of the Mist is book 2

The Stone in the Sword is book 1

The 3rd book is an adult, sexy witchy werewolf/vampire story set in New York and featuring a strong female lead character, again available in kindle and paperback formats:

The Wolf, the Witch and the Coffin

April is about growing!

Spring seems to have sprung here in the north of Scotland. It's still below 0C at night but we have sunshine during the day and flowers are blooming. I even saw a butterfly yesterday!!

April is the start of the doing time. It is the beginning of the getting outside and really becoming part of nature. Working with plants is a great way to reconnect after a winter (a long one here) indoos, away/separate from nature.

For the next fortnight we are under the influence of the Alder tree, as mentioned earlier in another post. Between now and the 14th of April, the energy is a more relaxing one, an easing of tensions and nervousness/anxiety. We move towards a more determined and confident place in life, a place of good dscrimination, or royalty (within ourselves). With the alder tree we mix strength with compassion. It is both a fire and water tree, and is very resilient against water. This makes it especially intuitive and this month is a good time to rely on your intuition, about learning more about your own abilities and for divination.

April is a starting month for outdoor projects or projects where you need to be a little more bold. It is very much an outdoor month though, for getting the most of the growing light, making sure your garden is ready for the coming year and all your bulbs/seeds are planted - indeed it is a time of planting.

Whether you have a garden or not, getting outside is easy - go for a walk in a part, along a canal bank or lake-side. Cycle in the hills or just take a bus out to a small village and walk around it. And it is so easy to bring nature into your house. Buy some seeds, herbs are excellent, easy to grow and you can eat them/use them in magic. A little compost in a small pot, getting your hands dirty is so envirogating, it really is worth it, and having fresh herbs is unbeatable.

Get planting :D

On another note, I have written 3 books. 2 are part of a series set in Scoltand about the Sidhe, fairy folk. Available on kindle and in paperback:

The Island of the Mist is book 2

The Stone in the Sword is book 1

The 3rd book is an adult, sexy witchy werewolf/vampire story set in New York and featuring a strong female lead character, again available in kindle and paperback formats:

The Wolf, the Witch and the Coffin