Hello,
My friend,
And happy Beltane.
Thank you so much for joining me for this May Day,
This sacred experience and time.
It is such an honor to practice with you.
Starting to close the eyes and feel into the energy of this moment.
Really feeling the energy of those listening alongside you.
Treating this practice as a sacred one.
You have been brought here for a reason,
And you are not alone.
Whoever is here listening alongside you,
This is again for a reason.
You are meant to be in each other's energy,
Be in my energy for this moment in space.
Feeling it all here,
Allowing and accepting.
What do you notice?
What is here for you?
Starting to shake out the body if that resonates with you.
Letting go of any stuck or stagnant energy,
Allowing the tension to melt away.
Feeling so free in this space.
Allowing the celebration to come forward now.
That feeling of being barefoot in the grass,
The smell of summer,
The warm wind.
Feeling it all,
Channeling it all.
And collectively,
Let's take a deep breath in through the nose.
Putting down the worry,
The to-do,
The fear.
Breathing in,
Cleansing and clearing.
Release.
Feeling more and more free in this space together.
One more deep breath in.
Loud exhale out.
Laughing if that resonates with you.
Allowing yourself to be wild,
Free.
And now starting to visualize a bonfire.
Maybe you can hear it.
Maybe you can feel the warmth against your skin.
The orange glow.
The heat of potential.
Beltane is a beautiful holiday.
It invites us to think about passion,
Ideas,
The seeds that we want to plant for our future.
Beltane is associated with the holy fire,
Lucky fires.
As you visualize this bonfire,
Feeling the luck of it,
The passion.
Starting to visualize those listening alongside you here around this bonfire with you.
Maybe you can picture their faces from all over the world.
Feeling energetically connected in this moment.
Being at this bonfire in this moment.
Allowing it to become more and more real to you,
More present.
As the flames grow taller,
The energy rising here.
And maybe starting to visualize yourself swaying from side to side.
Continuing to feel that freedom,
That aliveness.
As we welcome in this season of life where everything becomes alive again.
Noticing your inner flame.
Is it like the bonfire before you?
Is it small?
Does it need love and care?
What is your inner flame like in this moment?
As you welcome in Beltane into your heart and soul.
How can you focus on this inner flame?
What are you passionate about?
What excites you?
How do you want to come alive in this new season and time?
You can almost start to picture yourself dancing and moving around the fire.
The heat.
Not uncomfortable.
Welcomed.
Burning away.
Resistance and fear and worry letting it all go.
Feeling the grass under your toes.
Seeing the smiling faces of those here with you in this moment.
Dancing alongside you,
Feeling free.
Alongside you.
You are not alone.
Beltane is a time of fertility.
Not just in birthing children,
But birthing ideas,
Projects,
Creativity.
What is it that you want to make fertile in this time?
What do you want to birth into this world?
What do you feel ready to share?
And now visualizing an object or maybe a slip of paper.
Something that represents your intentions today.
The passion within you.
Maybe it's a slip of paper with one word.
A particular object that makes you feel excited and hopeful.
And when you're ready,
I want you to throw it into the flames.
Allowing the lucky fire to transform this.
To magnetize it for you.
Bringing it into your life.
Noticing how it feels.
To celebrate.
To realign with your potential.
With who you are.
Allowing the fire to soften.
Allowing the visual to soften.
Letting go of the heat.
Letting go of it all.
And now picturing a beautiful meadow.
Green grass.
And once again you are in a circle.
With those listening alongside you.
Continuing to hold the sacred space with you.
And at the center of this circle is a maypole.
You have the most beautiful,
Colorful silk in your hand.
You are a part of this tradition.
Weaving and dancing around the maypole.
Creating something beautiful.
Maybe you go under the other silks.
Maybe you dance around lifting it over.
The others listening alongside you.
Dancing and creating as one in this sacred space.
Smiling here.
Lighting up as you celebrate.
The balance,
The harmony of being and doing.
The feminine and masculine.
That is what Beltane is all about.
Receiving.
Planting the seeds.
Trusting and knowing that they will find the light.
Allowing yourself to move with this silk in your hands.
Maybe it's a particular color.
Once again dancing and feeling free.
Allowing this weaving of the fabrics.
Feeling that childlike wonder.
That beauty.
And when you're ready,
Letting go of the silk.
Sitting in the grass.
Cherishing who you are.
This chapter in your life.
This very moment.
Placing the palms on the heart space.
And gently,
With love,
Saying I'm grateful.
I'm grateful.
I am so grateful.
Feeling your heart expand.
Your inner fire burning brightly.
Shining now.
Taking a deep breath in.
Release.
And when you're ready,
Bringing the palms together in prayer position for our final closing.
May you be well.
May you have the love and light of support around you.
And may you be peaceful and share that peace with the world.
Thank you for this practice.
Happy Beltane.
