Today the Wheel of the Year turns once again and the Northern Hemisphere celebrates Beltane and the Southern Hemisphere celebrates Samhain.
Beltane, celebration of fertility, the beginning of Summer and the light part of the year. If you are curious what Beltane means and how you can celebrate this, then read further at Beltane.
Samhain, celebration of the last harvest, the beginning of Winter and the dark part of the year. Now is the time to prepare for Winter’s Rest. Release all that you no longer need or that is no longer of use or beneficial to you. Unfortunately I don’t have a page on Samhain yet, but that will come this October. If you have questions on how to celebrate Samhain, please let me know and I will happily help you with ideas.
Beautiful, soulful and fruitful/insightful Beltane/Samhain♥
This weekend, Spring really set in. And although the weather here is still a bit chilly, the sky is blue and the sun already nice and warm. And well, since we are all locked in our houses, I thought it a nice ide to share what you could do this Sunday or the coming weeks to celebrate Spring, this beautiful feast of Ostara.
You can get to all the information I gathered about Ostara-Spring by this link:
Full Super Moon and the beginning of Spring together on the 21st of March
The March 20-21, 2019, full moon ushers in the first full moon of spring for the Northern Hemisphere, and the first full moon of autumn for the Southern Hemisphere. This full moon is also a supermoon, particularly close to Earth. It comes less than four hours after the arrival of the March 20 equinox.
This is the closest coincidence of a full moon with the March equinox since March 2000 – 19 years ago. The full moon and March equinox won’t happen less than one day apart again for another 11 years, or until March 2030.
Inspirational Full Moon and magical start of Spring my dear dear ones out there!
This
weekend we celebrate Imbolc. Imbolc means ‘in the belly’. Mother Nature is
pregnant and she wants us to know. She is waking up from her Winter’s Rest. It
shows in the buds on the trees and the first Spring flowers like Snowdrops, Crocuses
and Daffodils. All around you everything is in full preparation to be ready for
the active part of the year.
This is also the moment when you decide which seeds you wish to plant. What would you like to grow this year? Where would you like to develop, grow and flourish yourself? Try to visualise that as clear as possible. Or write it down for yourself. Think about your heart’s desire every day and do something for it.
Lydia and myself, Mirjam taking the picture
Last
night I celebrated a warm Imbolc with fellow druids Lydia and Mirjam. During
this beautiful celebration, Geese sang to us, the Fox wanted attention and the
Owl brought us a message. So special!
Today I have linked things together and I am so grateful for these beautiful messages from Nature.
The Geese give us the message to stay true to ourselves, no matter what happens. They ask us to find out what is important to us, so that we can pursue that in our lives. The Goose also symbolizes renewal. How appropriate that we were treated to a Goose concert during our celebration of Imbolc.
The Fox asks us to examine in ourselves what still sticks or holds us back from the past. What are we still carrying with us or what do we have to complete before we can freely pursue what is important to us? The Fox helps us to deal with this and gives us the courage and strength to continue on our way, listen to ourselves and stay true to ourselves.
The Owl
calls upon us to develop our full potential and to trust our intuition. She
advises us to get to know our inner dark forest and the secrets therein,
because in it lies the power of creation. Meet your own feelings and thoughts
in your own dark forest and see how you create your own life and the
circumstances within it. She asks you to become the creator of your own life.
To
reinforce these messages from the Geese, the Fox and the Owl, we can use:
– the
affirmation of the Goose: “My inner fire burns and gives me strength in
every matter. The Wisdom of the Cosmos takes me to the right place, to the
right circumstances and to what is important at this moment in my life.”
– the
affirmation of the Fox: “I am protected and safe in my being and all my
strength returns to me.”
– the affirmation of the Owl: “All knowledge, all wisdom is already in me. With the power of my subconscious, I create peace success and happiness in my life.”
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Would you like something tangible, then you could wear a Fox Amulet, preferably a Fox friendly self made one as in the picture. Wearing them gives confidence in the inner guide, protection and the ability to limit yourself in a healthy way
Happy and inspiring greetings. Elke )O( The Alder Scrolls
Welcome in September! The month that we enjoy the last beautiful Summer days, while we welcome Autumn all around us. We can see fallen leaves, mushrooms popping up and chestnuts, acorns and beech nuts can already be found.
This is the time in which we go to the Fall equinox, the perfect balance between light and dark. On September 21 day and night, like Spring, are equally long. After September 21st, the days will gradually become shorter and the nights longer and we will prepare ourselves for Winters Rest. But we are not there yet.
First we have time to finish what we started in Spring and let grow and ripen during Summer. This month is fully dedicated to harvesting. Enjoy the sun and enjoy your harvest ♥
Have a beautiful harvest and a beautiful Autumn month!
The Alder Scrolls 