well first of all I would like to apologise for neglecting my blogger page, I forgot my password, then I realised it was infact my user name I had typed in wrong!!, dear oh dear, if I had a brain I would be dangerous!!. Anyhoo whats been happening in the day and life of myself? Well I have been very busy. I am in the process of getting a shop I get the key on 1st May, which also happens to be beltane (which I will write a little bit about in a moment), so I took this as a very positive sign that the shop is meant to be. My little shop will be in a little village called Dunkeld; it is going to have all my lotions and potions, sell some hand made unique one off items and it will have a treatment room; Don't think there has ever been a shop quite like it, Im hoping people will get a good vibe from the place and keep on coming. I don't know if you guys have ever been in a shop in Aberdour called mystic moments? Well it is run by a woman called chris aka the green witch, well I have been going to her shop for a number of years and the it is just one of them places where it doesnt matter how many times you walk round, you still wouldnt have seen everything!, the vibe in the shop is a fantastic one, and chris is just a fountain of knowledge in fact, I have probably annoyed her on many occasions asking a million questions at once. Anyway my point is I would love my shop to have the same kind of vibe as that, if I get at least half i'll be happy!
Now let me tell you a little about Beltane; In many ways it is the most exciting of the festivals. Nature is vivid and flourishing. Everywhere there are signs of growth and the scents of spring flowers. Just about everyone is smiling and you may feel full of energy. We are being coaxed by the sun to get the flip flops on (well I have, just a sniff of a warm day and my toe nails are painted and the flip flops are on) and get our summer clothes out.
Ok ok I'm ranting on a bit, back to beltane,,, beltane and samhain are the two great festivals in the Celtic tradition. At Beltane summer truely begins. The meaning of 'Beltane' is bel-fire. Bel was a bright god, of light and fire, and bel-fires were ignited on hilltops to herald the return of life and fertility to the land. An old tradition involved leaping the bel-fire. Young men and woman would jump it to get themselves husbands or wives, married woman jumped in order to become pregnant, some jumped for good luck, good health, safe journeys. Cattle were driven through the ashes, or between two fires to ensure a good supply of milk, and to banish winter infections. Fire means warmth, life, transformation. In flames the sun comes to Earth, so fires signal good fortune and change, and figure prominently in the major festivals. I myself this year will be taking part in a fire walk on the 30th April, I think for myself it is a good way to bring good fortune onto my business, I know it will also cleanse my soul and after I know I will be able to see thing a little clearer. I can't wait, as this is going to be the first year I will celebrate beltane with others who have similar interests, usually I do a ritual by myself then talk my mum and sister into having a BBQ with me in honour of it! they get a year off.
Things to do at Beltane,,,simple get out in nature and enjoy it with the ones you love. Simples!!
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