{"id":18297,"date":"2019-05-01T01:10:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T06:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=21200"},"modified":"2019-05-01T11:53:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T16:53:17","slug":"book-of-shadows-as-the-wheel-turns-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2019\/05\/01\/book-of-shadows-as-the-wheel-turns-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Book of Shadows: As the Wheel Turns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

May \u2013 Blessed Beltane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blessed\nBeltane! May your fields be well watered, may you never thirst, and\nmay you never hunger. This time of year, makes me happy as I watch\neverything coming from the earth in full bloom while love and\nkindness are awakening from the long winter scowls and slowly turning\ninto deliberate smiles. We are all warming up! Finally. And, along\nwith the warmth returning, the Green Man emerges. The King Stag\ncomes in search of the Maiden. The need fires burn and the flames of\npassion are fanned. It\u2019s time to sow the seeds we have carefully\nnurtured during the dark days from Samhain to Yule and planted at\nImbolc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As\nBeltane approaches, I find myself drawn by the Divine Masculine. I\nhave only one Matron who I venerate, yet the pull toward being\nthankful for the Divine Masculine has its place in my walk. I chant\nthe masculine chants to pay homage to that Divine Force and I place\nmove my athame to a focal position on my Beltane ritual altar. I\nseek and strive to find balance, reinforcing my connection to the\nDivine Masculine and the beauty and the commitment of The Great Rite.\n \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The\nfirst week of May, I wanted to convey the spirit of the Divine\nMasculine and utilize this space to journal every day about the\naspects of the Divine Masculine, the Horned God, the King Stag in my\neveryday life and workings. It was a layout that I challenged myself\nto complete without influence of others. I did not rely on graphics\nthat I found on the internet. Instead, I carefully birthed the\nGreenman. He looks here in my first week layout as the Greenman who\nresides in my heart, the one who beckons me to sow the seeds that I\nhave nurtured. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Of\ncourse, May Day\/Beltane, really the entire month of May, would not be\ncomplete without a dance around the May Pole and the beauty of the\nfae. Spring and the planting season, to me, are a combination of\nfun, frivolity, and making merry. The happier I am when my hands are\nin the soil, the happier the energy I am putting into my crops. Seed\nwork this year has been difficult and this layout is helping me to\nsee that even flowers grow through dirt and \u201cdifficulty\u201d is not\n\u201cimpossibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As\nmid-May approaches, I am drawn toward the growth of the seeds that I\nhave planted, which brings my thoughts to the Great Rite. Love\nblossoming, seeds being planted, new life emerging. All of these\nacts of love and commitment are in some form a symbolic \u201cGreat\nRite.\u201d I utilized washi on the bottom that reads \u201cHELLO\u201d and\nin my view, the inflection when reading that washi tape is\neverything! It varies from \u201cHELLOOO?\u201d to \u201cHELLO!\u201d and I\u2019m\npracticing noticing the smaller details more and more\u2026hoping this\nmakes me use the latter more than the former!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This\nSpring is a busy one for me, spiritually, as I am doing things that I\nhad previously only dreamed about doing. I am facing the stark\nreality, in my Crone years, that in this life we have one of two\nthings\u2026we either have results or we have reasons. I am reflecting\non a lifetime of reasons and a lot of results. It is not time to put\nthose results into action and have them far outweigh the reasons. \nThis final layout in May is not devoid of graphics because I\u2019m\nbeing lazy, rather, it is devoid of graphics because I plan to do\nthat on the last week of every month to utilize this space to pull\nthe energies from the weeks prior into the final week and keep track\nof my accomplishments. This is the beauty of using a planner as a\nworking BOS, I can change it up to suit my needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\nwish you all a bountiful harvest! \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RESOURCES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAMBI\u00ae CHP Extension Packs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May Monthly and Weekly Stickers by Shirley Lenhard are free at the Pagan Plannertarium<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May\nCover Page \u2013 Repurposed Birthday Card<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miscellaneous\nWashi tapes: Available at Michael\u2019s and other craft retailers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About\nthe Author:<\/strong>\n \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shirley\nLenhard <\/strong>has\nbeen a practicing Witch and a Pagan since 1983 and lives in New\nEngland with her husband. She is employed full time in the legal\nfield and has her Masters Degree in Psychology from the University of\nSouth Florida. Shirley looks forward to living her best possible life\nby giving back to the Pagan Community and has created the Facebook\ngroup \u201cPagan\nPlannertarium<\/a>\u201d where she provides a safe home for fellow pagans\nto have discussions about their path and to get free planner stickers\nand layouts. Shirley is a past writer for Llewellyn Publishing and\nThe Peace Paper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

May \u2013 Blessed Beltane Blessed Beltane! May your fields be well watered, may you never thirst, and may you never hunger. This time of year, makes me happy as I watch everything coming from the earth in full bloom while love and kindness are awakening from the long winter scowls and slowly turning into deliberate smiles. We are all warming up! Finally. And, along with the warmth returning, the Green Man emerges. The King Stag comes in search of the Maiden. The need fires burn and the flames of passion are fanned. It\u2019s time to sow the seeds we have carefully nurtured during the dark days from Samhain to Yule and planted at Imbolc. As Beltane approaches, I find myself drawn by the Divine Masculine. I have only one Matron who I venerate, yet the pull toward being thankful for the Divine Masculine has its place in my walk. I chant the masculine chants to pay homage to that Divine Force and I place move my athame to a focal position on my Beltane ritual altar. I seek and strive to find balance, reinforcing my connection to the Divine Masculine and the beauty and the commitment of The Great Rite. The first week of May, I wanted to convey the spirit of the Divine Masculine and utilize this space to journal every day about the aspects of the Divine Masculine, the Horned God, the King Stag in my everyday life and workings. It was a layout that I challenged myself to complete without influence of others. I did not rely on graphics that I found on the internet. Instead, I carefully birthed the Greenman. He looks here in my first week layout as the Greenman who resides in my heart, the one who beckons me to sow the seeds that I have nurtured. Of course, May Day\/Beltane, really the entire month of May, would not be complete without a dance around the May Pole and the beauty of the fae. Spring and the planting season, to me, are a combination of fun, frivolity, and making merry. The happier I am when my hands are in the soil, the happier the energy I am putting into my crops. Seed work this year has been difficult and this layout is helping me to see that even flowers grow through dirt and \u201cdifficulty\u201d is not \u201cimpossibility.\u201d As mid-May approaches, I am drawn toward the growth of the seeds that I have planted, which brings my thoughts to the Great Rite. Love blossoming, seeds being planted, new life emerging. All of these acts of love and commitment are in some form a symbolic \u201cGreat Rite.\u201d I utilized washi on the bottom that reads \u201cHELLO\u201d and in my view, the inflection when reading that washi tape is everything! It varies from \u201cHELLOOO?\u201d to \u201cHELLO!\u201d and I\u2019m practicing noticing the smaller details more and more\u2026hoping this makes me use the latter more than the former! This Spring is a busy one for me, spiritually, as I am doing things that I had previously only dreamed about doing. I am facing the stark reality, in my Crone years, that in this life we have one of two things\u2026we either have results or we have reasons. I am reflecting on a lifetime of reasons and a lot of results. It is not time to put those results into action and have them far outweigh the reasons. This final layout in May is not devoid of graphics because I\u2019m being lazy, rather, it is devoid of graphics because I plan to do that on the last week of every month to utilize this space to pull the energies from the weeks prior into the final week and keep track of my accomplishments. This is the beauty of using a planner as a working BOS, I can change it up to suit my needs. I wish you all a bountiful harvest! RESOURCES: MAMBI\u00ae CHP Extension Packs May Monthly and Weekly Stickers by Shirley Lenhard are free at the Pagan Plannertarium May Cover Page \u2013 Repurposed Birthday Card Miscellaneous Washi tapes: Available at Michael\u2019s and other craft retailers *** About the Author: Shirley Lenhard has been a practicing Witch and a Pagan since 1983 and lives in New England with her husband. She is employed full time in the legal field and has her Masters Degree in Psychology from the University of South Florida. Shirley looks forward to living her best possible life by giving back to the Pagan Community and has created the Facebook group \u201cPagan Plannertarium\u201d where she provides a safe home for fellow pagans to have discussions about their path and to get free planner stickers and layouts. Shirley is a past writer for Llewellyn Publishing and The Peace Paper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18297\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}