On May 1, the wheel turns again and we will be celebrating Beltane. Beltane, being one of the four major sabbats on the Wheel of the Year, is when the veil again thins. Our magical workings can be powerful and effective. It will be particularly important to use this moon phase for Beltane.
Gibbous Waning Moon
The phase for Beltane this year is a Gibbous Waning moon. The basic definition of Gibbous waning moon is the time between half and third quarter of the waning moon (moon heading into the dark moon, growing smaller). Magical workings during the waning moon usually include banishing (removing) negative habits, people, or emotions. Protection magic is another widely used by practioners during the gibbous waning moon.
Beltane
Beltane is a sabbat of joy. Weddings, bonfires, maypoles, flowers, all are indications we need to blow off the cold and stagnant winter and open our hearts to new life. Traditional Beltane rituals usually revolve around blessings for the abundance, fertility, the May Queen, and general joyous gatherings.
More modern rituals such as in the wiccan tradition involve the marriage of the May Queen and the Green Man bringing forth the fertility to all.
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Moon Phase and Beltane Magic
The moon phase is all about protection and banishment. Beltane is all about abundance and fertility. Slight adjustments in your spell writing or ritual writing can bring to the two together.
My own personal saying “if there’s a will, there’s a way.”
Examples
You have a bad habit you want to banish. The moon phase is perfect for this. Let us use clutter collection as an example. Your house is always cluttered and you are sometimes embarrassed by this and truly want to change.
Write your ritual around banishing the habits that contribute to the clutter: watching too much tv, too much video game playing, etc. In return, ask the energies that Beltane brings to assist you in creating an abundance of new habits, joy in life not provided in those dark habits that have you neglecting the house creating chaos (clutter). Be joyful in your request for inspiration. Show that you are truly receptive to the abundance of the season and you will work with any inspiration thrown your way. Make the request from your heart and soul. Rejoice as you send that request out to the Goddess. Dance around the maypole, go out and pick some spring time flowers, make a flowered headband to wear, enjoy the day.
At some point before the new moon, you should have some sort of inspiration pop into your head. Be watchful for it. It might come in a dream, it might come in just a thought, it might come in the form of a certain saying you find in a book. The Goddess is sneaky about providing the inspiration you need. She needs to know you are true in your intent and are actively assisting yourself in banishing the lifestyle changes needed to bring order from chaos.
Summary
Ask the Goddess or Universe for inspiration to change. She will be more receptive to you asking for inspiration versus asking her to do it for you. She wants to see you work for it and that you are actively working on banishing the unwanted habits. She is more than willing to provide you with insight to find the tools necessary to accomplish your desire. Always keep that in mind when writing spells or rituals.
The possibilities are endless in joining the moon phase of protection and the abundance energies of Beltane. You have a month to work on the request. Look deep inside yourself and see what needs to change. What needs to leave (moon phase), and what needs to be done to keep the changes active (Beltane’s abundance). The work has to come from you. Allow her to show you the tools for a successful summer.
Did this article help you? How do you plan on celebrating Beltane in 2021? Let us know below in the comments. Who knows, you may be the inspiration the Goddess is providing to another person.