Girdle of the GoddessOn May 4, 2024 by Priestess Dawn

May 4 @ 5:11pm PDT

Sun at 15° Taurus / Earth at 15° Scorpio
Full earthly manifestation of life
Erect the pole and let the dance begin!

THE ENERGIES
Axis: Taurus / Scorpio
Life / Death
Physical / Psychological
Surface / Depths

Trivinity: Circle
Contained and sustained energies
These signs concentrate (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius)

Sabbat: Major
The Major Sabbats come at the peak of concentrated energies

THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR
Beltaine is a celebration of life, love, sensuality, and sacred sexuality.  Themes of attachment, release, sharing, and intimacy are prominent this time of year – specifically, the shared experience of sex (Scorpio) producing life and growth (Taurus). 

The Taurus/Scorpio axis marks the Existential Gates – earthly birth and death.  At Beltaine, the energies (Soul) exit the Underworld and are born into life (body).

The God at Beltaine
The Sun has reached the peak of the earth sign, Taurus, and represents the full earthly embodiment of the Horned God.  The vitality and virility he gained through Aries is ready to take on physical manifestation as the blade joins the chalice in the sacred union of love and life.

The Goddess at Beltaine
The Goddess has grown to full sexual maturity in Scorpio and welcomes the union with the God on all levels.  Understanding the power of sexual energy, the Goddess initiates the God into the mysteries of intimacy, orgasm, and the ego-death that leads to ultimate transcendence. 

GIRDLE OF THE GODDESS
In the language of Theodomy, the 12 signs of the zodiac are further divided into 36 primordial energies of the divine feminine, called the Girdle of the Goddess. 

At the time of Beltaine, the sun is in the 5^th primordial energy activating Cybele, the Goddess of Nature, Wilderness, and Sexuality.  See my post CYBELE for more details.

While Earth is experiencing birth and growth, PLUTO is turning in.
See my post PLUTO RETROGRADE for more details.