Tag: Beltane

  • Mating Rituals

    Mating Rituals

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    Lorna Tedder
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    I’ll probably implode tomorrow. Beltane. Moon in Scorpio. Full Moon energies. Everything reeks of mating rituals, so obviously, they’re on my mind. Grrrrr. (And that’s a “Grrrr. Argh.” Not a flirty growl.) For the past few years, I’ve been swinging insanely between do I want to date or do I not want to date. Depending…

  • Can You Feel It in the Air?

    Can You Feel It in the Air?

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    Lorna Tedder
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    Something today kicked up a notch. I’m not sure what, but I felt a palpable shift in energies. It’s a little buzz of excitement. It could, of course, be the fact that Beltane is coming up in a couple of days. That might explain the crescendo of energy if I had a lover for Beltane,…

  • Despite Economic Hard Times, Pagans Dig Deep to Help

    Despite Economic Hard Times, Pagans Dig Deep to Help

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    Lorna Tedder
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    For a woman called “Trauma,” the acquisition of an Automated External Defibrillator has been an elusive dream. But now, despite a hard-hitting economy, it’s a dream come true because a small group of pagans came together for a good cause. “I’ve been wanting an AED for five years,” Trauma says, cooling off in air-conditioned Cabin…

  • Beltane Ritual Memories, From 2007

    Beltane Ritual Memories, From 2007

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    Lorna Tedder
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    From the upcoming book, Passion to the Third Degree; Originally published in 2007. I am exhilarated, mellow, happy, calm, peaceful, powerful, amazed, excited, sleepy, and awake all at once. Ah, I feel wonderful. You know it’s a great ritual when you feel the energy coursing through your body to the extent that your whole body…

  • Timing Is Everything

    Timing Is Everything

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    Lorna Tedder
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    Sometimes things happen for a reason. The timing seems to suck and none of it makes sense…until later. Then it’s easy to look back at a series of events and how they had to take place in a certain sequence to get the right result. One moment out of place and the outcome is completely…

  • Back from Beltane 2008: FPG Festival Summary

    Back from Beltane 2008: FPG Festival Summary

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    Lorna Tedder
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    *Photo of Lorna and Aislinn hamming it up in the cabin–the poster behind says, “Helpful or Harmful? Know the Difference!” (talking about bugs, not brunettes)* We’re back from the Florida Pagan Gathering’s Beltane 2008, and it was a blast! Kudos to the coordinators and staff of this festival–these folks really know how to put together…

  • Magick in Reverse–a Beltane Surprise

    Magick in Reverse–a Beltane Surprise

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    Lorna Tedder
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    (Photo of Aislinn with Kat and Murv (M.R. Sellars) at the Samhain 2006 Florida Pagan Gathering. She’s about 6 inches taller now and can’t wait to reconnect with friends in Ocala) 6:08 PM I’m laughing all the way home. I have four new special-order tires, a complete re-alignment, and a hole in my purse, but…

  • Meet Us at the Florida Pagan Gathering

    Meet Us at the Florida Pagan Gathering

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    Lorna Tedder
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    Photo of Shannon playing with a garden scepter, by Lorna Tedder Just a reminder to all of our friends in Florida– Shannon, Aislinn, and I will be attending the Florida Pagan Gathering at Camp Ocala for Beltaine 2008! We’ll be there laaaaate Thursday, May 1st (after Shannon’s college classes) and leaving early Sunday, May 4th…