GODDESS CALENDAR MAY 2019 by Kimberly F. Moore

‘But I must gather knots of flowers,

And buds and garlands gay,

For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother,

I’m to be Queen o’ the May.’

– Alfred Lord Tennyson

Goddess is ripe and Her fertility sweeps the land, stirring the fires, and calling us to rise up and dance with HER! She is irresistible, alluring, confident, intoxicating. Not only does She embody the land, but Her grace and sovereignty is the source of all those who would represent the land. Ancient traditional celebrations of Beltane and May Day included dancing the Maypole, bonfires, sacred sexual rituals in the fields to fuel the crops, and celebration of Goddess in Her prime. There is no romantic poetry to Beltane – it is primal, a bacchanal with Goddess at the center as Creatrix. The theme is FULL BLOOM.

Here in the Northeast of the United States, all the flowering trees are blossoming. I am enchanted by the cherry blossoms, magnolias, dogwoods. Then the wind blows and there are cascades of blossoms and, yes, I am gathering some! Our temps are definitely moving towards summer and our minds turn to days playing in sacred waters, long forest walks, and lazy evenings on the porch.

Our free community event for the month of May is the Artemis Ritual Meditation Circle on 5/23/19. There is a live call and there will also be an archive.

Mystery School of the Goddess welcomes two new Instructors, Kimi Marin and Allison Duckworth. Meet this amazing Yoginis at the free Root Chakra Healing Circle on 5/1/19! And definitely stay tuned for some Shakti courses coming this summer!

BLESSINGS ON YOUR MONTH!

xo Kimberly

Ways to Welcome May:

Join Goddess Moon Circle for monthly Goddess celebrations
Artemis Ritual Meditation Circle on 5/23 – Register here
Bring the outside IN and adorn your altars with blooms
Labyrinth and nature walks are perfect for May!
Mother Mary Novena is open for May 2019 – start anytime!
Commit to a new practice or course of study on Mystery School of the Goddess
Eat some Golden Beet Zoodles and make a Spring into Summer salad
Spruce up your sacred spaces – 13 Spring Cleaning Tips to Clear Energy
Dance the May Pole!

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Rhythms of the Goddess Summer Journal is NOW OPEN! Annual special and bonus May prompts!

Celebrate the HolyDays of Summer with prompts and practices for each month.

May as Month of Maia and Mother Mary

May – Flores de Mayo (Flowers of May). Month long festival to Virgin Mary in the Philippines

May 1 – Beltane (begins at sundown on April 30) – honoring Faery Queens & Soverreign Goddesses of the Land

May 1 – Feast of Mother Mary as Queen of Heaven – the month of May is dedicated to Her (MotherHouse Goddess Temple Mary Novena)

May 1 – Patroness of the month of May – Maia is a Greek Earth Goddess, the daughter of Atlas and Pleione

May 2 – Fire Festival of the Goddess Bona Dea led by Vestal Priestesses

May 4, 2019 – New Moon in Taurus at 6:46pm eastern

May 4 – Celtic Festival of Cerridwen and Brigit as Corn Goddesses of fertility, healing, and poets

May 4 – Festival of Irish Goddess Sheila-Na-Gig

May 6 – Feast of Our Lady of Miracles (via Order of the Black Madonna)

May 7, 2019 – Matangi Jayanti – She is the Fierce Saraswati and a Mahavidya

May 8 – TARA Day

May 9 – Ancient Greek Feast Day of Artemis the Lightbringer (Artemis Ritual Meditation Circle)

May 10 – The Going Forth of the Egyptian Goddess Neith along the Water

May 10, 2019 – Ganga Saptami – Honoring the Living Goddess of the Ganges River

May 12, 2019 – Sita Navami – birth anniversary of the Goddess Sita

May 12, 2019 – Bagalamukhi Jayanti – appearance of the Mahavidya Bagalamukhi

May 12, 2019 – Mother’s Day (USA)

May 13 – Celtic Tree Month of Uath (Hawthorn) is May 13 to June 9

May 13 – Feast of Our Lady of Fatima

May 13 – Feast Day of Juliana of Norwich

May 14 – Runic Half Month of Inguz – Fertility

May 15 – Festival celebrating Demeter as Harvest Queen. Hekate separates Kore from Demeter with the sickle

May 15 – Hierogamos of Hathor and Horus

May 17, 2019 – Chinnamasta Jayanti – Birthday of the Mahavidya, Chinnamasta

May 18, 2019 – Full Moon in Scorpio at 5:12pm eastern

May 18, 2019 – Wesak – Festival of the Buddha

May 19 – Old Celtic Feast of Brigid – Sacred healing wells and springs were adorned with flowers in honor of Goddess Brigid

May 19 – 28 – Greek Spring Cleaning Festival of Kallyntaria and Plynteria – days devoted to cleaning temples, sacred spaces, and altars (13 Spring Cleaning Tips for Clearing Negative Energy)

May 21, 2019 – Sun enters Gemini

May 24 – Feast Day of Sarah La Kali

May 24 – 28 – The Mothers of Arles – French Gypsy festival celebrating the “Three Maries of the Sea”

May 25 – Thargelia – Birthday of the Greek Goddess Artemis – Artemis Meditation Circle

May 26 – 31 – Ancient Roman Festival to the Goddess Diana

May 7, 2019 – Memorial Day (USA)

May 29 – Ambarvalia – Roman Corn Mother Festival for the Goddess Ceres

May 29 – Runic Half Month of Othala – Home

May 30 – Northern Goddess Frigg’s Day

May 30 – Joan of Arc Feast Day

May 31 – Feast of the Triple Goddess – Spring Maiden becomes Bountiful Mother

May 31 – Ancient Roman Festival of Proserpine (Persephone)