As the wheel of the year turns, we arrive at Beltane, the Celtic fire festival that falls on May 1st, also celebrated as May Day. This cross-quarter sabbat sits between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice—a threshold moment when spring matures into summer and the earth is bursting with life, color, and fertile potential.

 

In ancient times, Beltane was a celebration of vitality, passion, fertility, and union. Communities would gather to light sacred fires, leap over flames for purification and blessings, weave ribbons around the maypole, and celebrate love, sensuality, and the blossoming of the land. It was both a spiritual and earthy celebration—honoring the divine spark within all things and the joy of being fully alive.

 

 

At its core, Beltane invites us to weave the sacred back into the physical world—to remember that spirit lives not only in meditation or ritual, but in movement, touch, creation, connection, and breath. It’s about honoring the divine made manifest: in flowers, firelight, laughter, desire, and the energy that flows through our bodies.

 

This is a time to open the heart wide and celebrate love in all its forms—romantic love, divine love, creative love, soul friendships, and self-love. 

 

Sacred union is a key theme—both the outer expressions of love and the inner alchemy that occurs when the masculine and feminine energies within us come into harmony.

 

It’s also a festival of beauty, balance, and embodiment. As the earth grows lush and fertile, we’re reminded to tend to our own bodies with reverence, treating them as temples for the soul. Beltane carries a deep sensuality—not just in sexuality, but in how we touch life, how we taste it, dance with it, and express our joy.

 

This is the perfect season to ask:

 

 

 

One of Beltane’s most sacred symbols is the Hawthorn tree, also known as the May Tree. Often blooming right around May 1st, the Hawthorn is a tree of magic, mystery, and threshold. In Celtic folklore, it is said to guard the veil between worlds and is deeply connected to the fae realms and earth spirits.

 

Its blossoms—fragrant and delicate—symbolize hope, love, and heart-healing. Sitting under or near a Hawthorn tree during Beltane was believed to bring blessings of fertility, joy, and divine connection.

This tree invites us to open our hearts and reconnect with the wild, mystical beauty of nature. It’s also a powerful ally in times of transition, reminding us that rebirth often follows release.

 

 

When Leslie and I were in the first year of our Magdalene Rose Priestess Training, we looked forward to each sabbat with deep reverence and curiosity. As Beltane approached, we dove into the layers of meaning held within this sacred time—but there was one teaching that truly spoke to my soul in a way I hadn’t expected: the Sacred Marriage Within.

 

We all carry masculine and feminine energies within us—action and receptivity, giving and receiving, protection and nurturance, logic and intuition. When these energies are out of balance, life can feel chaotic or disconnected. But when they’re integrated, something profound shifts.

 

Through meditation and ritual, I invited light into both aspects of myself. I released old pain, healed inner wounds, and reconnected with the divine energy that lives in both polarities. It was an emotional and energetic reset—and it just so happened to occur during a time of physical transition too, as we were in the process of moving.

 

The external shift mirrored the internal one, and I was reminded how sacred and transformational it is to honor these inner unions. When we’re in harmony within, everything flows differently.

 

Beltane reminds us that we are both divine and deeply human—meant to bloom, to feel, to create, and to love boldly. As the earth awakens in full color and vitality, may we too awaken the fire within, honor the sacred dance of masculine and feminine energies, and embody the joy of living with an open heart. This is the season to step into our light, tend our passions, and celebrate the beauty of being fully alive.

Duration: 15–20 minutes

 

Create your sacred space with a red or gold candle, spring flowers, a bowl of water or fruit, and symbols of both beauty and strength. Include a sprig or image of Hawthorn if you can.

 

Breathe deeply and close your eyes. Visualize a radiant fire glowing in a lush green meadow. This is the Beltane flame—sacred, wild, creative.

 

Step toward the fire in your mind’s eye. Let it awaken your spirit. Ask:

 

 

Let the answers rise through images, feelings, or inner knowing. Dance around the fire in your vision. Offer what you’re releasing. Welcome in what’s arriving.

 

Close by placing your hands on your heart and whisper:

 

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