Beltane Soul Journaling Service
Honoring Beltane with a card spread, collective message, & journaling
Welcome to our Soul Journaling Service for Beltane (May Day)! Set up a cozy space to listen or read, and grab your journal.
A Soul Journaling Service is my version of a spiritual service that focuses on sacred reflection time. This service includes a card spread, collective message, and a Soul Journaling Session.
Beltane (May Day)
Beltane or May Day is a celebration that occurs from April 30-May 1 in the Northern hemisphere and October 31-November 1 in the Southern hemisphere. Marking the halfway point between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice, Beltane is a fire festival that invites us to celebrate the growing light and warmth of the sun. It also encourages us to shine our own lights brightly and keep our internal fires lit.
During Beltane, you may feel inspired take action, to explore your passions, and to embrace and experience pleasure.
To learn more about Beltane, I’ve linked a couple of more in-depth articles from other Substack writers in the Resources section at the end of this post.
Our Beltane Card Spread
Below is the card spread I used for collective reading. If you feel called to receive a more personal message, I encourage you to pull your own cards using this spread!
What will light my internal fire this season?
How can I make passion and pleasure a priority in my life?
What gifts will this fire and passion bring to me this season?
The Collective Message
The card deck I worked with for this message is the Seasons of the Witch Beltane Oracle by Lorriane Anderson and Juliet Diaz, illustrations by Giada Rose. Below is an image of the cards we received.
For question 1, we received the “Sacred Waters.” For question 2, we received “Goat” and “Chant.” For question 3, we received “Phoenix.” And another card that fell out of the deck and was not tied to a specific question was “Boundaries.”
You can listen to this message in the audio track, and/or you can read the full transcript of the message below. I’ve highlighted key parts of the message in bold.
As you welcome in more light and the days grow longer, you’ll find your greatest source of inspiration is the deep desire within to heal and move beyond that which has held you captive in the past. This deep healing will be the spark that lights your internal fire.
The importance of opening up this space in your life, in order to make room for a new beginning, cannot be underestimated or undervalued.
While healing is rarely linear or a quick process (in some cases it may never be fully complete), at this time you are being called to heal through forgiving yourself. Forgive yourself for the decision or choice you thought was the wrong one, for ruminating too long on something you thought you should have moved beyond, for tolerating something you maybe shouldn’t have tolerated. Forgive yourself for not doing what you think you should have done instead or for making the same mistake more than once. The truth is that some lessons need to be repeated. It’s a process and a cycle, not a straight line. Forgive yourself for it not going how you think it should have gone.
When you focus on that which is pleasurable, on the things that you are truly passionate about, you can begin to see what life would be like without carrying around the hurt that comes with not forgiving yourself. Imagine how enjoyable and pleasurable life would be if you forgave yourself.
To make this passion and pleasure a priority for you, without getting swept up into daily life, you need to believe you are worthy of experiencing pleasure. You need to believe you are worthy of your passions. And when you believe you are worthy, you are able to speak up and use your voice to defend your right to the experience you want to have.
At the other end of this ignited fire and passion, on the other end of this healing, this divine and deeply personal work, is rebirth. You are shedding layers of the old stories, old wounds, old mindsets and beliefs, and emerging as a more confident version of yourself. A version of you who speaks her truth, who lives within the realm of pleasure and passion because that’s what she deserves.
This work won’t be easy. You might think you’ll miss what once was, who you once were—or you’ll find yourself leaving behind things you thought you’d want or believe in forever. But this is part of the transformation.
To protect yourself as you undergo this process, you will need to identify and stand firm in your boundaries. You will need to say NO more than you say YES. You will need to say NO when you don’t want to or when it feels really uncomfortable to do so. You have the right to protect your energy and to save a portion just for yourself.
This is not selfish. Remember that a significant amount of energy is needed for all upgrades. Whatever energy you put in now will lead to greater impact later, will lead to you being able to support others on a different level.
This rebirth is you claiming all that you are and all you are becoming. You are not changing who you are but rather becoming a highly evolved version of yourself. And this is what the world needs—not the watered down version of you who tries to please everyone, who takes on what is not hers to carry.
Above all, remember that you are worthy of all that you desire.
So act accordingly.
Your Soul Journaling Session
In the audio file below is a meditation followed by the Soul Journaling Session, which includes a prayer/activation and a direct prompt for the Soul. I’ve also included a written version, in case you prefer to do this on your own or want to follow along as you listen.
If you have time and want to go deeper into themes of the collective message, I’ve added additional journal prompts at the end of this post.
After taking a couple deep breaths to settle, follow the visualization below, and say silently to yourself or aloud the statements in italics.
Get Grounded
Imagine there are roots growing from beneath you. These roots travel deep down, connecting you to the center of the Earth. Perhaps there is a glowing ball of light or even a crystal at the center of the Earth that you are connecting to.
Thank you, Mother Earth and Ancestors for being with me today, and helping me hear the wisdom of my Soul.
Connect to the Universe/Divine
Imagine now that there is a beautiful rose gold light flowing down like a waterfall from the sky/the Universe, above you. Perhaps the light is coming directly from the Moon. Choose the source that is speaking to you most today.
Thank you, Spirit Team, for protecting and guiding me today. Thank you for helping me hear the wisdom of my Soul.
Connect to Your Higher Self, Intuition, and Soul
Focus on the light now as it illuminates the crown of your head. This beautiful, warm light activates your inner wisdom, connecting you to your Higher Self.
The light then travels to your third eye. Your intuition is activated.
The light settles in your heart space. Here, you feel and connect to your soul.
Thank you, Higher Self, for guiding me and allowing me to hear my intuition and inner wisdom.
Thank you, Soul, for speaking your story through me, and allowing me to hear your wisdom.
The light continues to flow. It moves down your whole body, washing away and releasing anything you do not need to bring with you into this practice.
Thank you, Higher Self, Soul, and Spirit team for helping me release what doesn’t serve me or this practice today.
Focus again on that light within your heart, and take a deep breath in.
Exhale, sigh it out, letting that light shine outward, opening communication with your soul.
Perhaps you even see this light reach your hands as you prepare to write, the wisdom it carries ready to flow through you and your writing.
When you are ready, gently return to your space, blink your eyes a couple times, and then gather your journaling materials.
Your Soul Prompt
Soul, what passion or desire within me is ready to be ignited and expressed?
Additional Journal Prompts
To dive deeper into the content of the collective message and see how it applies to your life, below are some additional prompts you can explore, along with a sound healing music track to listen to while you journal.
A quick recommendation: If you worked with the Soul Prompt in the above section, and you know the desire within that you are ready to express, consider this as you explore these prompts.
What do I need to forgive myself for in order to claim my desires?
What little pleasures can I indulge in to help myself heal and feel more confident?
What words need to be spoken or shared in order for me to fully embrace my passions?
When I’ve forgiven myself and have made more room for passion and pleasure in my life, how do I see myself? How does this version of me look, act, think, feel?
What steps am I willing to take to protect myself as this new version of me is birthed?
I hope you enjoy this special service and honor Beltane in your own unique way!
As always, please feel free to share your insights with me, and treat our comments section below as part of our Soul Journaling Circle. Share the desire or passion you’re feeling called to pursue, so I can cheer you on!
Additional Resources for Beltane
If you’d like more resources for Beltane, check out the Soul Journaling Sessions archive, where you’ll find more prompts and messages for the season.
And if you want to dive more into the history of Beltane and how to perform a ritual for it, check out these posts from
of The Green Witch and of The Celtic Creatives.
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With much love and gratitude,
Marcy
I read about half of this on Friday, May 2 then collected some apple blossoms that fell off our neighbourhood trees with the wind then out them in my bath tub that night. This message of forgiving myself has been especially potent last week. Two nights before bed, my son and I bumped heads. We made peace right away, but he was super upset with himself. He told me he’s upset with himself because of the thing he did that he knows I don’t like. He said he feels like smoke and he wants to hide and not be seen. The first night, I cried. He’s 5 years old and perfectly described how I frequently feel - deep frustration at myself. And the message is to forgive myself. We are teaching our son how to make peace with himself and it’s transforming us in the process.
I love this Marcy, thank you for your time and energy and to all the other soul journallers who are celebrating Beltane today I feel like we are journalling in sync