Beltaine! Opening the Ways

Hawthorne ... the May

Astrological Beltaine: May 4

When the Sun reaches 15 degrees of Taurus, the center of fixed Earth in the sign of the bull, we reach astrological Beltaine. One of the four great Fire festivals of the ancient Celts, this is the hinge of the year when we move from the dark half to the light half. The paths between the worlds are open, the Fae are everywhere to be met, and magic abounds.

This year, Beltaine is the harbinger of the intensely psychic Full Moon in Scorpio of May 5. Notice the Beltaine Moon at 0 Scorpio, the key to the doors between the worlds turning in lock. This Moon, new in Scorpio, is conjunct Saturn in Libra and opposite Mercury in Aries, sparking creative fire in thought, word and deed.

The Taurus Sun sits in sensuous harmony with Ceres and Jupiter, abundant and serene as they anchor the ongoing Grand Trine in Earth. Beltaine is a festival of fertility, its fires invocations for increase in fields, flocks, herds and families.

A Grand Trine of Ceres the Grain Mother, Pluto Lord of Power and wealth, and Mars the actor, with the brilliant Sun and expansive Jupiter nearby, promises much.

The Beltaine Moon trines Neptune and Chiron, opening our connections to deep realms of dreaming, Fae glamour, and ancestral healing.

Neptune and Chiron are flowing energy to the Sun–Ceres–Jupiter group and to Pluto, connecting cosmic energy to the Earth. Neptune and Chiron also oppose Mars, striving for balance between the analytical details of the everyday world and our grandest visions.

This is an intensely creative, with Venus in agile Gemini connecting to Jupiter (semisextile), Mercury (sextile) and Saturn (trine).

As the doors between the worlds open, we could be offered glimpses of amazing alternatives, dazzling new perspectives, and marvelous beauty.

Linking to the Grand Trine in Earth, experiencing the abundance of Ceres, Sun and Jupiter in Taurus, we can stay grounded while celebrating the gifts of our home planet.

Flowing with the intense Scorpio Moon, connecting to visionary Neptune and healing Chiron, feeling the fire of Mercury and the ongoing presence of revolutionary Uranus, we're invited to dance in the stars––or perhaps in Fae realms––surrounded by entrancing visions.

The creative connection of Venus, Saturn, Mercury and the Moon remind us of our co-creative power, our ability to bridge heaven and Earth, and the opportunity to find a new way.