RITUALS

Beltane Ritual for Solitaries
By Moody Moons

Things You Will Need
-paper/pen

-a cauldron or fire-safe bowl

-charcoal disk

-light or matches

-dried mugwort, roses, or violets

-metal tin

Step 1
Take some time to set up your altar or ritual space somewhere outdoors. Really make it an expression of the landscape around you. Gather wildflowers, stones, or other natural items and arrange them in a way that feels pleasing to you.

Consider adding handmade items that symbolize the season (like these crushingly adorable handmade mini maypoles!) or floral wreaths.

Step 2
On a piece of paper, write down anything you want to leave behind from the previous season of winter.

This may include toxic habits, people, or a job that holds you back from manifesting a better life.

Step 3
Place the paper in the cauldron or fire-safe dish with the charcoal disk on top of it. Light the paper and allow it to ignite the charcoal disk.

When the charcoal disk begins to burn and spark well, sprinkle the dried roses, violets, or mugwort atop the disk.

As the smoke rises, imagine it carries with it all the things you wish to let go of in your life.

Feel yourself becoming lighter and space opening up inside you, ready to be filled with something new.

Step 4
As the charcoal disk begins to die out and the flow of the smoke slows, allow the cauldron to cool
Take some time to visualize yourself foraging a new path and leaving behind all that hinders you.

Once the cauldron is cooled, place the ashes in a metal tin.

Take the ashes to a fertile garden and scatter them.

Know that as they fertilize the plants of the garden, they also fertilize your newest and brightest intentions