How Do You Perform A Beltane Ritual?
Beltane is one of the eight sacred sabbats celebrated in wicca. The ritual is performed on the evening of Beltane, April 30, in celebration of spring, growth and fertility. While you should personalize the evocations, prayers and blessings as you perform your personal ritual, a few tips can get you started. Cast a circle in any way you see fit for your Beltane ritual and then recite a calling to each of the four direction from the center of the circle. As you call to each direction, stand facing in that direction and light a candle, placing it just inside the border of your magic circle. Light a large candle, the Beltane candle, in the center of the circle and invoke the God and Goddess. Again, write your own personal invocations and as well as a poem to recite after the invocation which includes your statement of purpose for the ritual. Remember as you perform your rites that Beltane is the symbolic matrimony of the God and Goddess and a celebration of fertility, birth and life. Hold
