Beltane

Astrological Correspondences

Solar Position

Midpoint between Aries and Cancer (~15° Taurus)

Element

Earth

Modality

Fixed

Sabbat Wisdom

Beltane celebrates spring at its peak - maximum flowering and vitality. This is the most sensual and passionate of the sabbats, honoring sexuality, fertility, and life force. Traditionally marked by bonfires (bel-fires), the maypole dance (phallic and yoni union), and the Great Rite (sacred sexual union). Young people would crown May Queens and Kings. It's about celebrating passion, pleasure, and the creative life force in all its forms.

Themes to Explore

• Celebrating passion and desire
• Union and connection (with others, with nature)
• Fertility (literal and metaphorical)
• Joy and sensory pleasure
• Creativity in full bloom

Traditions & Practices

1. Jumping over Beltane fires
2. Maypole dancing
3. Crowning May Queens and Kings
4. Collecting May dew (for beauty)
5. Sacred union ritual (Great Rite)