Balance and Beltane

Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)
thriving here at  6790' MuRefuge

EarthSpirit Community marks Beltane as a "Solar Holiday" occurring at 3:02 p.m. on May 5.


Beltane is most commonly held on May first or about halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. 

In Celtic tradition Beltane, also called May Day, was celebrated on May 1. It makes the zenith of Spring and the beginning of Summer. At this time Mother Earth's energy is strongest and most active. Thus, Beltane was viewed as a Fire Festival as the word 'Beltane' originates from the Celtic God 'Bel', meaning 'the bright one' and the Gaelic word 'teine' meaning fire. Bonfires were traditional and were lit to honor the Sun whose light supported future crops and the harvest as well as being viewed to protect the community.

Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
also thriving here at  6790' MuRefuge

On Beltane with an enormous burst of energy available to each of us, balance is a challenge. If we are awake then we are able to celebrate yang qi, abundant and so readily available presently, and draw upon yin qi deep within to BE in balance. 

“BEing, not doing, is my first job.”

by Theodore Roethke

The figure below perfectly depicts this awakened state of BEing often hidden but available to each of us if we are able to step out of our habitual, aka asleep, way.

The above sculpture is Rose B. Simpsons creation.
She was born in 1983 and raised in 
an Arts and Permaculture environment 
at Santa Clara Pueblo, NM.
She currently has a year long installation at

Wheelwright Museum Santa Fe, NM.
which I highly recommend.

As each of us celebrate and balance, may we also