Greetings all! WOW!!! What a great Beltane it has been this year!
Thanks to an unexpected turn of events, my hubby and I were able to attend the Florida Pagan Gathering's Beltane Celebration held at Ocala's National Forest this year. I have to say, it was the most wonderful and much needed excursion I have had ever!
We originally were going for just the day to see some friends who were performing there with the group Spiral Dance. They made the trip to the states from their home down under in Australia and it has been over 5 years since we saw them. As it turned out, we extended our stay and just got home this afternoon thoroughly refreshed, yet exhausted from a most exhilarating and enjoyable experience celebrating the festivities of Beltane.
We wound up camping with the Drum Circle amongst several friends of ours that are semi local and danced around the bonfires till the cranes called in the morning light. There is nothing in this world like being primal and feeling the energy surging throughout one's body in such a fevered pitch with an amazingly large group of like minded individuals, enjoying kinship, friendship, spirituality and the beating of drums felt in every pore.
We are still getting body paint off and scrubbing our feet from dancing round the circle for days on end... The workshops, music and celebration of the God and Goddess uniting for the Great Rite, dancing round the maypole and so many people in one place without any hang ups and sharing the universal oneness of nature and being connected to the every and all was exactly what my spirit needed.
Aside from all the physical activities, the place was beautiful and the wildlife was utterly amazing. Watching the sun rise from over the lake as the cranes, loons, and plethora of birds and critters scattered about, I felt at peace and heart grew with joy and appreciation for every moment I live and breathe.
I hope everyone had an iota of what ran through me as I hope to have shared some of the energy and power coursing through me as you were all in my thoughts at any given time while I took a much needed break and re-charged my spirit.
I will attempt to catch up as best I can but know you are with me always.
In Love and Light, May you be blessed each and every day!
