The sacred marriage of goddess and god. Fire festival—cattle driven between two fires for purification. Night when faeries ride and the greenwood calls. Maypole represents union of masculine (pole) and feminine (ribbons, earth). Life force at peak. The Red Goddess walks.
Modern Practice
Build and dance the maypole. Jump bonfire for purification and blessing. Leave offerings for faeries. Honor desire as sacred. Handfastings traditional. Make love with intention if appropriate. This is the peak of life force—use it for creation.
Desire is sacred fire. Union creates. Life force is meant to be used, not hoarded. Embrace the body, the earth, the beloved. What is joined in love grows strong.
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Every entry that names Beltane, grouped by the system it comes from.