Beltane blessings to everyone!
The brightest days have begun
Revel in the shining sun
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Beltane is a very beautiful time of the year.
I've been a Christian ll my life whom my minister (from the South, Florida maybe why they think the Wiccan are "devil worshipers ~ and they are one of the most liberal church denomination in the country (well except many from the South). One time, as a church elder I read a Wiccan prayer and while not a word was said, I was chosen to stand with a former Church of Satan member. I was asked to stand with him as I guess was supposedly a "devil worshiper" and would understand "those people" with his conversion. NO I am not even close to one, I did not know why I felt this way at the time I did not know why but I was terrified to meet a friend of a friend Church of Satan member and the conversation felt like although we were having a normal conversation. But far above us I felt as tho there was a battle happening underneath and I did not know why..
I do not have any problem with The Church of Satan, hey it is a free country and free religion. I do think we sometimes grow into places where we are ready to move on to other levels. Whatever way the Universe connects with you, it is a choice you can make, you know? But I told him (the converted) that whatever way you connect to the Universe is between us and the Universe (or Whom I call All That Is. I think I learned from Messages From Michael or maybe Seth Speaks). I told him that whether or not he felt it was not the best faith for him, I am glad to worship with him and it was nice to hang out (and then snuck in my way to speak to God"The Goddess"
To me it is about how you can chime in with All That Is.
It was close to Beltane is why I chose the prayer. We respect and embrace the Abrahamic faiths, which IMO is a start but ...So I lit a white candle when I prayed. This was why I think the minister thought Wiccan was "devil worship"? I mean we use white candles too, the prayer sounded very Christ-like to me, and they know my word for God is "The Goddess," sometimes or "my Holy Mother."
🌿 Wiccan Healing Prayer
By moon’s soft glow and sun’s warm light,
I call the powers of day and night.
Earth, cradle me in roots so deep,
Water, wash the wounds I keep.
Air, breathe calm through heart and mind,
Fire, burn the pain I find.
Goddess, God, and all that’s true,
Bring health and peace in all I do.
How to pray: Its suggestion as to how to use it
Light a white or green candle for purity and renewal.
Hold a crystal like amethyst or clear quartz while reciting.( I do not have any crystals, I cannot afford them)
Visualize golden light surrounding you or the person you’re healing.
Sheesh, I am not giving up using it because Christians do not often see God in the feminine so I in order to speak heart to heart, I am standing with my own faith and connection with the Goddess darn it!
Love, Cat from Seattle
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