Wheel of the Year - Beltane

As the seasons change, the northern hemisphere is now experiencing Samhain, the gateway to winter, with all the fun of Halloween. However here in the southern hemisphere we are now entering Beltane, the gateway to summer, and summers here in the southern hemisphere get very hot.

Wheel of the Year (Southern Hemisphere)

Already there is a noticeable change in the weather with the days becoming warmer, though thankfully the nights are still cool and comfortable. Summer doesn't really hit here until the nights are about as hot as the days. Which is not a fun experience when you don't have air conditioning.

Above are all eight of my seasonal beads, you can read more about how I made these by visiting HERE. The beads for this season are pictured below with the Beltane card from my Witches' Wisdom Oracle deck. Although I tend not to use this deck for the oracle deck that it is, but more for display purposes, it is still a lovely deck that I enjoy using along with my seasonal beads.

Witches' Wisdom oracle cards - Beltane

Embrace The Magical

So in my last post I explained about living in the southern hemisphere and how here, October is not autumn and the lead up to Samhain or Halloween, but is instead the lead up to Beltane. I also mentioned how I prefer to celebrate the season as I experience them and not how the other side of the world may be experiencing them. And I stand my this, I do. But I just couldn't help but join in #embracethemagical.

Kelly from The Truth In Story started #embracethemagical on instagram, something she has done for a few years now to celebrate the magical and spooky month of October. Initially I wasn't going to join, as I said, I prefer to celebrate the seasons as I experience them, but then I thought that embracing the magical didn't have to mean October or Halloween. 'Embracing The Magical' was something that could be done any time of the year.

So for each week in October The Truth In Story will have weekly Tarot spreads available as well as daily keyword prompts for single card Tarot draws. These will be available on her instagram and also on her community tab on her youtube. If your interest in Tarot or other divination methods I recommend watching some of her videos. 

For this first week of #embracethemagical I am using the Deviant Moon Tarot, I know it leans more towards spooky Samhain then it does bright Beltane, but I only recently got the big book for this deck and really wanted to use it. To follow along with my 'Embracing the Magical' journey, visit my instagram.

The Tower card below from the Deviant Moon Tarot was the first card I pulled, a day before #embracethemagical officially began. A sign that, although I am experiencing Spring, it is fine to shake things up a bit with a dark and strange deck, for as surreal as the imagery might be, the insights found are quite positive and affirming.