Thursday, April 13, 2006

Beltaine

The next Carlford Coven Esbat is Thursday 13th April. We call this moon the Hare Moon and as she waxes full we will concentrate on and observe the rabbits and hares leaping and playing, carefree in their mating and joyful in their games. This sacred animal was associated in legend with springtime and fertility and they will make us feel within our hearts the carefree nature of these wild creatures.

The next Sabat will be Beltaine Sunday 30th April (May Eve) when we will rekindling the Belfire in our cauldron using nine witches to carry the nine sacred woods helped by our Woodland Sprite. We will be celebrating the Greenwood Marriage of the Goddess as Lady of the Greening Earth, with the God as Lord of the Greenwood, their union brings fertility to all the Earth.