So here we are at Part 3 with the items I chose as
part of my Beltane celebrations. Joey is my go-to now for so many things… if I
get an errant energy pass me by, my first thought is ‘Oooo, I need a set…. Straight
on Facebook…. “Joooooey… I need….”’ I’m sure it’ll start to bug her one day –
lol! Well, onto the items:-
May
Your Sprites Rise Beltane Votive (pair)
Regular Store Product
This choice was based purely on the title. I had
seen the posted video and thought ‘awww, so pretty’, which led to thinking ‘I
must, must have this’. As Beltane is one of my favourite Sabbats, I would never
have slept again if I didn’t order this and because I like things in twos
(possibly because I’m Gemini), I had 2. These votives are beautiful… they make
me want to lay in meadows in the raise of a Beltane sunrise, listen to the dawn
chorus and just melt gently into the aether. The wax is a warm leafy green
which makes me imagine the noon rays of sunlight through a
glowing forest canopy of blossom and adolescent leaves. And, oh, the herbals…
tiny little bits of sprinkly goodness on top and slightly sunk into that wax –
oh, Joey, Joey, Joey!!! There is, of course, also, a shimmery halo of goodness encircling
the wick which sparkles as if that sunlight is kissing a tranquil lake. This
energy is sublime and peaceful and inextricably bang on!!!
Beltane
By Night Votive (pair)
Regular Store Product
Once again my need for duality is apparent… the
presence of Sprites rising on my altar meant that Beltane by Night was a completely
essential part of my festivities for this Sabbat… into the cart they went. Now,
I’d seen the video and so I knew the votives were black, as a candle with a nightime
energy it made sense to me they would be black and so I was completely with
Joey’s choice for black – understandable. When they arrived and I saw that
coppery/golden shimmer on top, I saw the Universe; stars exploding with light,
planetary bodies that circle each other, a billion energies shifting and
transforming, dancing and swaying in the cosmos. That is just from looking at
these votives; when I lit them… WOW!!! All those billion energies became an
incredible power concentration burning in that one flame (technically two
flames with both votives), this was my Belfire… This took place in my garden; I
danced and chanted around these votives, I used them to light by God and
Goddess candles because through the energy of Beltane I witness the Great Rite.
May
Your Sprites Rise Beltane Herbal Blend
Requested item of an energy already on store
Back to the Sprites… such a gorgeous energy. Now,
this blend was big enough that I could save some for next year. I’ll still need
to order more but I have saved the ash from this burn and mixed it with the
remaining blend which I will then add to the next batch I order to connect this
Beltane with the next one. The actual blend has such a sweet scent, I won’t go
into too much detail because I respect Joey’s need to keep her recipes private
but the chamomile is overwhelming and beautiful. If I hadn’t felt the urge to
burn it, I’d have kept the whole thing just to keep sticking my nose in there.
It is so stunning and it lifted my personal celebrations into the stratosphere.
Nine
Ladies of the Wood Herbal Blend
Regular Store Product
This was the blend I burned for my evening
activities at Beltane; it was reverent and awing and incredibly humbling to use
this combination of barks and shavings. I felt so connected to the ancient
forests with this blend. Again, I have kept enough for another purpose but with
this blend that other purpose is meditation. I have meditated on the Nine
Ladies of the Wood scent 11 times since Beltane; considering that was only two
weeks ago, I’m obsessed. I get extraordinary visions with this energy… I have
been taken back in time, I have been in the truly ancient astral forests with
these meditations and I really can’t thank Joey enough because my inner calm
has reached new levels of groundedness, serenity, tranquility… what this herbal
blend has given me, is inner peace.
