Happy Beltane!
The word ‘Beltane’ comes from Old Irish meaning ‘bright fire’ and marks the transition between spring and summer. It is a celebration of the fertility and rampant potency of life force, when earth energies are at their strongest and most active and there is greater union between earth and sky and the merging of the self with the Self (the sacred marriage). This is a powerful time for union and for bringing dreams into reality; creating a new and greater aligned world in the process - it very REAL!
I LOVE Beltane. The energy is remarkable. Last year my life was changed immeasurably by this energy, in a way I could never have imagined or predicted, the Goddess did enter and weave her magic, strengthening my trust and faith in the process and reminding me that we are never in control, that there are always higher forces at work - read the beginning of the second chapter of the Yoga Sutras if you need reminding of this.
This year too, off the back of the new moon solar eclipse with all its new beginnings, the Beltane energy has weaved its magic into my life, helped no doubt by the Tantric and Taoist practices helping to deepen my connection to heart and yoni, to encourage greater clarity and the inspiration to create again, in a more aligned way, what has been sitting in the shadows awaiting my connection.
I suspect you too are feeling clearer about the path ahead, more connected to that part of you that longs to create and fertilise more of your dreams. This Is Beltane. It encourages greater union on all levels of being, like joining up the dots so that you can see a little more of the bigger picture, and it will awaken dormant energy in yoni, my whole being feels very alive with it, nature is incredibly vibrant, encouraging this opening and desire to move forward in one’s life in a potent way.
Potency really is the word! I managed to catch sunrise this morning from a neolithic sacred space, and enjoy the tranquility of being up so early while many are still asleep! I visited the Goddesses, we are so lucky here to have these menhirs and I had been beaten to it with adorning them, my spring flower offering looks a little simple in comparison to those beautiful garlands, thank you to whoever left them, they look beautiful.
Beauty is the word today. The land is beautiful. Nature is really abundant. We are off to Sark to celebrate and enjoy the beauty and potency of that land, which is so very magical and so very much alive.
For those keen to celebrate, then I am teaching a Yoni Yoga class tomorrow, Tuesday 2 May, in St Martin’s Community Centre, 6-7pm. All women are welcome but please book ahead, https://www.beinspiredby.co.uk/events-calendar/yoni-yoga-for-beltane
Happy Beltane, enjoy the wax, we have the full moon Friday, I can’t wait!
Love Emma x
