One could not help but observe the Pagan undercurrents at work around Beltane this year. We of course had the Royal Wedding on the 29th of April with the Prince wearing the God colors and the bride wearing the colors of the maiden aspect of the Goddess. I did not watch the wedding, as I really was not interested in it at all, but heard that they did a Handfasting ceremony within the marital service. Then since by the old Celtic custom of "Beltain" or "May Eve " beginning at Sunset of the 29th which actually would be about the time one would expect the royal consummation to take place.
May 1rst is also the traditional time of regicide, and it just happened that Osama ben Laden was killed (executed) on that very day. With news of his death people around the world celebrated. I myself could never celebrate the death of another, no matter how bad the individual was in life, there was still some sort of purpose to him or her being here at this time and place. We may never understand the purpose in our lifetime, but the purpose is or was there and someday historians will point that purpose out. But the King was killed and his blood was spilled upon the ground, for the furtherance of new life. Then he was given to the sea, the watery womb of the Great Mother just as have many divine or Sacred Kings (King Arther for one).
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