Beltane: In My Hands – Now at the Slacktiverse

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

My latest contribution to the Slacktiverse, an article on Beltane and its meaning to me, is now up:

The Pagan celebration of Beltane, May first and second in the northern hemisphere, is a fire festival and also a very earthy and bawdy celebration of physical love and pleasure. It’s easy to think of Beltane in big terms: huge bonfires with whole communities dancing in ecstasy, both vertically and horizontally. For the moment, though, I’d like to put it in smaller terms based on something I discovered recently: the motion I make when I cup my hands around a candle to protect it from the wind is the same as the gesture I use to cup my beloved’s face before a kiss.

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About Literata

Literata is a Wiccan who studies theaology and enjoys developing poetry and rituals. Her work has appeared in several anthologies, including Mandragora, Anointed, and Queen of the Sacred Way as well as multiple periodicals. When she's not leading Rose Coven, reading Tarot, or communing with nature, she works on her Ph.D. dissertation in history and enjoys travel and spending time with her husband and four cats. Please note that everything Literata writes here is solely her own personal opinion. It does not represent the position of any organization with which she is affiliated.
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2 Responses to Beltane: In My Hands – Now at the Slacktiverse

  1. Lady Moonstone Ocean says:
    April 29, 2011 at 19:15

    And where there is smoke there is fire! *lol* sleep softly; love warmly. May we all continue to warm our souls by the flame; and dream of breezes over soft wet earth.

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