Tag Archives: Beltane

oils, incense, potpourri of beltane

⚠️Please before using, mixing, blending, burning, or working with these herbs, flowers and oils understand what they can do to your body and those with sensitivities (such as your pets). Some of these items can be toxic in some forms such as The Lily of the Vally. Use caution and knowledge before working with any correspondence item.⚠️

*Some of this information was found in Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials Beltane and Llewellyn’s complete book of correspondences by Sandra Kynes*

Animals, totems and mythical creatures of beltane

*Some of this information was found in Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials Beltane and Llewellyn’s complete book of correspondences by Sandra Kynes*

crystals/stones of beltane

*Some of this information was found in Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials Beltane and Llewellyn’s complete book of correspondences by Sandra Kynes*

deities of beltane

Beltane marks the handfasting (wedding) of the Goddess and God, the reawakening of the earth’s fertility at its fullest. This is the union between the Great Mother and her Young Horned God. This coupling brings new life on earth. It is the unifying of the Divine Masculine and the Divine Feminine forms to bring forth the third form, consciousness.

Which deity do you like to include in your Beltane worship?

*Some of this information was found in Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials Beltane and Llewellyn’s complete book of correspondences by Sandra Kynes*

Beltane

The next Sabbat on the Wheel of the Year is Beltane

This Sabbat is one of the four Greater Sabbats or Cross Quarter ceremonies. These were associated with agriculture and the bearing cycles of animals in the beginning.

*Some of this information was found in Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials Beltane*

The Beltane Altar

The Altar decorations that are suggested for Beltane would be items like: baskets, bells, beltane cakes, broom, butter churn, cauldron, colors (of all shades of red, white, all shades of green, pale yellow, light blue, lavender), chalice, dairy foods, daisy chain, eggs, fauna, fertility, fire, flowers (chaplet), handfastings, honey, maypole, oat cakes, phallus shaped candle to symbolize fertility, potted plants, the priapic, stones (of rose quartz, emerald, sapphire, bloodstone), wand, wildflowers, wine (red or blush)

Share with us what items you like to put on your Beltane altar. Better yet share with us a picture of your lovely Beltane Altar )O(

*This beautiful altar is here:https://www.instagram.com/faeriehearthwitch/*

Foods for Beltane

Foods that have been found to be traditionally used for Beltane are: Dairy foods, honey, lemonade, light cakes, May wine (made with white wine, lemon slices, and woodruff milk), oats, sweets

*Some of this information was taken from Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials Beltane*

*Image and an amazing recipe found here: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/honey-lemonade-recipe*