BELTANE
 

The Song of Beltane

I am the calm, I am the quickening.
I am the intoxication and the force,
I am the silence, I am the singer,
I am the stallion galloping to it source.
I am the bright pavilion and the feasting,
I am the wedding couple and the bed,
I am the morning chorus and the heartbeat,
I am the goal to which all paths are led.

MEDITATION FOR BELTANE
 
 
 

Visualize yourself walking in a special place in nature.
This may be a place you already know,
or it may be somewhere you create in your mind.
As you walk you come to a path
that goes through the woods.
As you follow it, listen to the birds singing,
feel the gentle breeze against your face,
see the new leaves budding on the trees,
sense the returning life of the woods.
 
 

Beneath your feet you walk upon a carpet
of old leaves and little pine cones.
Smell the incense of the pines as you walk.
Become aware of dusk falling,
and the stars and moon overhead
in the indigo sky.
 
 
 

You come to a clearing in the woods
with a circle of stones at the center.
Within the stone circle you see a large cauldron
with flames rising from it.
The flames of the cauldron beckon
and welcome you.
 
 
 

Approach the cauldron.
Think of what you want to bring to life
at this time.
This may be a love relationship,
it may be a creative project,
it may be a financial goal.
 
 

If you wish to focus on an existing relationship
visualize your partner in the circle with you.
Take your partner's hand
and jump over the fire in the cauldron together.
 
 

If you don't have a partner,
but with for one,
visualize your perfect partner
(NOT someone actual!).
Jump over the fire with your idealized partner.
 
 
 

If you are thinking about something
creative or financial,
keep that goal in mind as you jump over the flames.
 
 
 

You jump over the fire as an affirmation
of life!
Fire represents Spirit,
that which gives life.
Jump again, and yet again!
As you jump be aware of the joy of life
within you!
Know that you are bringing
what you want into your life
by your positive belief in it.
 
 

When you are done,
sit quietly before the cauldron.
As you do, you hear a sigh on the wind
that whispers,
"The mind as a thousand eyes,
and the heart but one."
 
 

Watch the flames with the eye of the heart!
Feel the flame of love within your heart.
Send out that love
across the whole Earth,
to all in need of its healing power.
Let that love flow back to you as you sit
before the cauldron.
Watch as the flames die down.
 
 

Love is the greatest power
for good and for healing in the world.
Enjoy the waves of love that you send and receive.
Whatever you send out will return to you.
 
 

When you are ready,
ground yourself by touching the earth,
and sending any excess energy down into the ground.
 
 

As you leave the circle of stones,
retrace your path through the woods.
As you leave, know that
the blessings of the cauldron
go with you.
Take its gifts of life and love with you.
 

                                 Blessed Be!

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