A practical guide to the celebration of Beltaine and the sacred
herbs of spring * Explores the identification, harvest, and safe
practical and ritual use of more than 90 plants and trees * Details
rituals for honoring the traditional Gods and Goddesses of spring,
such as the Goddess Chloris, the Goddess Flora, and the Daghda *
Reveals which herbs to use for luck, magic, protection,
purification, abundance, fertility, and love as well as the herbs
of the Faeries and Elves and herbs for journeying to the Otherworld
and for contacting the High Gods and Goddesses Marking the
beginning of the Celtic year, the festival of Beltaine, May Day, is
a celebration of the return of spring and the promise of summer, a
time for love magic and spells for increasing the fertility of the
land and the plants that grow upon it. Like Samhain in autumn,
Beltaine is also a time when the veil between the physical and
spiritual world is at its most transparent and the ancestors and
denizens of the Otherworld easily interact with the world of
humans. Presenting a practical guide to the celebration of
Beltaine, Ellen Evert Hopman examines the plants, customs, foods,
drinks, and rituals of May Day across many cultures. Discussing the
gods and goddesses of spring, Hopman details the rituals for
honoring them as well as traditional poems, prayers, incantations,
folk rhymes, and sayings related to this time of year. She explores
well dressing, the custom of honoring the source of sacred water by
decorating a well. She also looks at Beltaine's association with
Walpurgisnacht and Hexennacht, which fall the preceding evening. In
the extensive section on the sacred plants of Beltaine, the author
explores more than 90 herbs and trees, offering spells, rituals,
and recipes alongside their medicinal healing uses. She reveals
sacred woods suitable for the Beltaine fires and Beltaine flowers
for rituals and spells. She explores herbs for luck, magic,
purification, abundance, and love; herbs for protection, such as
bindweed, elder, and St. John's wort; herbs of the Faeries and
Elves, such as burdock and dandelion; and herbs for journeying to
the Otherworld and contacting the high gods and goddesses. She also
details the identification, harvest, and preparation of seasonal
edible herbs, greens, mushrooms, and flowers. Woven throughout with
mystical tales of folk, Faery, and sacred herbs, this guide offers
each of us practical and magical ways to connect with Nature, the
plant kingdom, and the Spirits that surround us in the season of
spring.
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