Long Island Open Circle

Chant: Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Innana.

Repeat it again and again, dance as you chant, until you feel your heart open, until you feel Her dancing with you.

There will be NO Sunrise Solstice this Sunday am.

I will be going out Thursday Morning Jun 20 at 5am Field 5 Robert Moses.

Meet me in front of the building at field 5 prior to 5am.
Bring a drum and a blanket.

Prior to sunrise a light jacket would be appropriate.

🙌 Blessings

MH

This delicate creature has a powerful story: The dragonfly spends its first years of life living in the water. One day, when it is ready to change, the dragonfly climbs up a reed and miraculously begins to breathe air, crawling out from its old skin and unfolding the majestic wings which were there within its body all along. It is now carried by these wings to a new existence; a new plane of reality, which would seem too fantastic to be real to its other tiny friends still living in the pond.
The challenges we face in life will leave us forever changed. As the dragonfly’s story illustrates, we may even appear to vanish to our friends, but we have simply changed forms. A challenging life path can allow us to gather the strength needed to use the inner courage we’re born with. After this difficult transformation, survivors and those who fought gain a new and beautiful kind of power. There are stories of those who believe dragonflies visit us sometimes as messengers from loved ones who have passed on after undergoing this transformative journey, so keep this tale in mind the next time you see a dragonfly.
- Sid Dickens

Summer Solstice is coming! Some ideas & resources for celebrating: https://www.circlesanctuary.org/teachings/Summer-Solstice-and-Midsummer

Bright Blessings! Join me & others tonight for our free OnLine Circle -- livestream begins, Wednesday, May 22 at 7pm central via Circle Sanctuary YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CircleSanctuary Our focus tonight is Sacred Birds!

Pagan Warriors Blessing on this Armed Forces Day today -- and every day. Thanks to Pagans and those of other paths who are serving and who have served and their families and caregivers. This military Pagan prayer card is part of Circle Sanctuary's Military Ministries. Learn more: https://www.circlesanctuary.org/Circle-Military-Ministries

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The Troth suspends Diana Paxson from duties The Inclusive Heathen organization, The Troth, suspends Pagan Elder Diana Paxson after a clergy candidate raises concerns about Paxon's judgement regarding reported abuse.

🌞✨💫Good Morning 💫✨🌞
💚🌟💚 Merry May 💚🌟💚

For those of you crating sacred space in your back yard and do not wish to use chemicals...and not make yourself an offering to mosquitoes 😀 .
Other non nasty suggestions ????

M.H.

12 Mosquito Repelling Plants For Your Garden🌱

Amidst the wild embrace of nature, beckoning you to embrace the balance between Equinox and Solstice, let your roots sink deep into the fertile soil of growth and transformation. Like a bloom swaying in tune with the song of your soul, may the radiant flames of Beltane illuminate your journey ahead.

May love, health, prosperity, and serenity grace your presence today, as you align with the abundant riches nestled within your being. Breathe life into your aspirations, for the treasures you seek already dwell within you.

Here's to a vibrant and spiritually nourishing commencement to the month ahead.🌷💗🕊️✌🏼

And May
In her flowered gown…

"You start in April and cross to the time of May
One has you as it leaves, one as it comes
Since the edges of these months are yours and defer
To you, either of them suits your praises.
The Circus continues and the theatre's lauded palm,
Let this song, too, join the Circus spectacle."

Ovid, Fasti (V.185-190)

In 238 BC, at the direction of an oracle in the Sibylline books, a temple was built to honor Flora, an ancient goddess of flowers and blossoming plants.

It was celebrated annually with games (ludi Florales) from April 28 until May 3. These farces and mimes, which received official recognition, were known for their licentiousness.

The prostitutes of Rome, who regarded the day as their own, performed naked in the theater
and, suggests Juvenal (Satire VI),
fought in the gladiatorial arena.

In the Circus Maximus, deer and hares, symbols of fertility, were let loose in honor of the goddess
as protector of gardens and fields (but not of woods and wild animals)
and, instead of the customary white,
colorful garments were worn during the festivities,
some of which were celebrated at night (Ovid, Fasti, IV.946, V.189-190, 331ff.).

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, another symbol of fertility) also were thrown to the people in the Circus (Persius, Satires, V.177ff).

It was the custom at theatrical presentations during the Floralia for the spectators to demand that the actresses perform naked on stage.

Augustine (and many others)
criticized the celebration of Flora,
questioning why it should be
"more satisfactory to irritate the gods by temperance,
than to pacify them by debauchery;
and to provoke their hate by honest living,
than soothe it by such unseemly debauchery"
(De Civitate Die, II.27).

To which the goddess doubtless would have replied:
"use life's beauty as it blooms" (Fasti, V.353).

words: university of chicago
image: unknown (beltane festival, scotland)

Midsummer event we will be having two raffles. These are the town baskets for the raffle. All donations go to fund future community events and activities.

It’s over! Carry on. 🪄✨🧚

Here's the Meetup Link for Sundays LIOC Beltaine event

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