May Eve

Beltaine is already over, but I forgot to post the (already prepared) Beltaine pathworking last week, so I'll just slip it in this week.

Last week was May Eve, or Beltaine. April, the month of often changing weather, is over, and spring has definitely taken hold. There is fresh green everywhere. Have you ever realized that the colour of spring green is quite different from the greens you see later in the year?
It is a time of joy, of celebration and of growth. According to the myths, this is the night when the Goddess receives the seed of the next sun god, the one who will be born next winter solstice. So this is a feast of fertility rites, where the goal is to recognise, to celebrate and to participate in the joyful union of Goddess and God.
The pathworking for this sabbat is quite low-key, but it can be changed to be much more explicit if you want to.



Pathworking May Eve

Make yourself comfortable. Take some deep breaths and relax. Let go of stress, anger, anxiety.
Close your eyes and go to your safe place. Turn around and look for the door. It is there, quite unobtrusive, with an eight spoked wheel engraved.
Open the door. On the other side, the sun filters through the fresh green of the trees, and draws patterns through the woods. Flowers line the path leading from the door. You follow the path, walking among the trees, and listen to the friendly chatter of the birds. Your path leads you downwards, slowly getting steeper...
From beyond the trees, you can hear laughter and singing. You reach the bottom of the descent, and the trees give way to a wide open meadow. Here is where the joyful sounds come from. A may pole is erected in the centre of the meadow, its ribbons dancing in the gentle breeze.
The meadow is full of flowers, and the people gathered are adorned with the prettiest of these. Some of the people are singing, while others are walking around and greeting each other . Among them, you can see the Sun God, unmistakable in his golden glow, and the Goddess.
One of them sees you and waves at you, so you join them.
(Leave time for interaction)

Suddenly, the Goddess clasps her hands. “I'd like to dance. Who will join me?”
Somehow, you end up among the dancers, clasping one of the ribbons of the may pole. What colour does it have?
The music is provided by the singers, and the dance is simple, a lively weaving around the pole.
(Leave time, insert music if possible)

The dance gets slower and slower, until it finally ends. The ribbons have woven a pattern around the pole. Yoru last partner bows to you and leaves.
Next to you, you can see the God kissing the Goddess, and then she draws him with her, away from the people, into the wood. Some people cheer as they see them vanishing, and some other pairs follow their example.
You watch them leave, and then it is time for you to return. You slip away silently and follow the path that led you here, up the hill and through the forest, until you stand before the door that has brought you here. You open the door and return to your safe place.
From here, return to your body. Take some deep breaths to return and readjust. Count from 10 to 1. Open your eyes. Welcome back.