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We are considering selling items via this site

and would like to know if you would like

us to do this and what sort of things you would

like to sell

thanks

Mark, Julie and Jasmin-Ann

Ojibwa Prayer

Oh Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds

And whose breath gives life to everyone,

Hear me.

I come to you as one of your many children;

I am weak I am small I need your wisdom and your strength.

Let me walk in beauty, and make my eyes ever

behold the red and purple sunsets.

Make my hands respect the things you have made,

and make my ears sharp so I may hear your voice.

Make me wise, so that I may understand what you

have taught my people and

The lessons you have hidden in each leaf

and each rock.

I ask for wisdom and strength,

Not to be superior to my brothers, but to be able

to fight my greatest enemy, myself.

Make me ever ready to come before you with

clean hands and a straight eye,

So as life fades away as a fading sunset,

My spirit may come to you without shame.

-Author Unknown

Beltane

1stMay

My personal favourite Sabbat, Beltane is the celebration of the arrival of the longer day and also celebrates the resurrection of the sun (Yule).

A festival of love and fertility, it’s when the flowers bloom and summer begins.

So, as pagans how do we like to celebrate Beltane.

Make May baskets. Fill some baskets to leave on the doorsteps of friends and neighbors.

Build a May pole. This was once used as a way of choosing you partner. The order of dancers would be male female and as you dance the ribbons would shorten and you would stop as your intended.

Dress up like a May queen/ king. Get into the spirit of the season by wearing something flamboyant and adding wild flowers to your outfit.

Feast on fresh fruit, wine, chocolate, edible flowers, honey, honey mead etc

Spend time with someone you love. Beltane is a traditional celebration of love and fertility, so it's a great day to make some time with that special someone, maybe for a walk or picnic in the park.

Have a bonfire. In some areas, Beltane fires traditionally burn all night. There are also traditions of jumping over the fire, especially while holding the hand of a loved one, in order to ensure luck in the coming year.

Bright Blessin

Wase Hael

If you look into indigenous beliefs you will find many similarities to each other, one of my personal favourites are the Native Americans. I have had the good fortune to work with Native American tribes via a charity I was part of.

Look into their ceremonies and you will find circles, dancing and chanting. I was drawn to the Native Americans way because of the similarities to Witchcraft .

Here are a few words that may give you an incite into their beliefs .

As I Walk with Beauty

As I walk, as I walk

The universe is walking with me

In beauty it walks before me

In beauty it walks behind me

In beauty it walks below me

In beauty it walks above me

Beauty is on every side

As I walk, I walk with Beauty.

Traditional Navajo Prayer

Earth Teach Me to Remember

Earth teach me stillness

as the grasses are stilled with light.

Earth teach me suffering

as old stones suffer with memory.

Earth teach me humility

as blossoms are humble with beginning.

Earth Teach me caring

as the mother who secures her young.

Earth teach me courage

as the tree which stands alone.

Earth teach me limitation

as the ant which crawls on the ground.

Earth teach me freedom

as the eagle which soars in the sky.

Earth teach me resignation

as the leaves which die in the fall.

Earth teach me regeneration

as the seed which rises in the spring.

Earth teach me to forget myself

as melted snow forgets its life.

Earth teach me to remember kindness

as dry fields weep in the rain.

by John Yellow Lark

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