13 Thoughts to Ponder ~ on Beltane

“13 Thoughts to Ponder” will be an irregular feature designed to provide some stimulating ideas and questions to spark conversation. Meditate on what comes up for you, do some free-writing, or make it a conversation with your family, coven or working group. Do as you Will!

1. Beltane is opposite Samhain on the Wheel of the Year.  How do you communicate across the Veil?
2. Creativity is sparked by our bumping up against each other.  When did you last make a new friend?
3. Anything at all can hold our heart.  What objects in your life do you love deeply?
4. The energy of this season can feel dangerous.  Do you ever let yourself be guided by your animal-soul?
5. Music is one way that god speaks.  When’s the last time you danced with your eyes closed?
6. There is energy enough for anything, but maybe not everything.  What is your passion?
7. Connecting deeply with another is scary.  How long can you look into your lover’s eyes without speaking?
8. The first love is self-love.  Who is your greatest mirror?
9. At the center of us is our true home.  Where do the wild things live in you?
10. Our desires make and unmake worlds.  What is your secret dream?
11. Many feral creatures walk the edge of the forest.  What beasts have you come to know?
12. At this time, we begin to have responsibility for those things we’ve created.  In what ways do you nurture and protect?
13. Orgasm is sometimes called le petite mort, the ‘little death’.  What do you want to do before you die?