Beltane Celebrations Part 1

You won't often see pictures of yours truly on social media, but this is me in a very happy place, on the Henge where our Beltane celebrations took place. Just behind me you can probably make out the huge beautifully adorned Maypole. I was in Italy for three days of celebrations and shared the experiences with the most amazing and interesting folk. They came from Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, UK and Ireland and of course many local people came along to take part. The gathering was authentically inclusive, very spiritual and yes, transformative. No filming or photos were taken around the ceremonies. But I did take some pics of the old house we stayed in which was very comfortable but spooky and for some reason there were one or two spirits that weren't happy at us being there and made themselves very present in my room on the last night. But I told them to leave and they did. Amongst my pics are a couple of portraits of previous inhabitants, so maybe it was them, after all I'm not family eh? There is some light reflection on their photos but I hope you can still see them clearly.

I'll leave you with a pic of the Maypole after our dancing had woven the ribbons around the pole. I think there were about 40 people of all ages holding the ribbon ends and dancing around the pole. I'll post a little more about my trip soon.

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