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Weekly Horoscopes Sunday, May 3 to Saturday, May 9, 2026

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Spell For Tomorrow – Create a Money Magnet with a Jar Spell

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Create a Money Magnet with a Jar Spell

To start, you will need a small jar with a tight-fitting lid, a green candle, a piece of green paper, and a pen. On the green paper, write down your financial goals, focusing on what you want to attract rather than what you want to eliminate. Please fold the paper and place it in the jar. Then, light the green candle and hold the jar in your hands, visualising money flowing towards you quickly and effortlessly.

Next, fill the jar with any combination of the following ingredients: cinnamon sticks, dried basil, whole cloves, allspice, or any other herb or spice associated with wealth and abundance. Fill the jar to the top, seal it tightly, and place it on your altar or in a prominent spot in your home.

Hold the jar daily and repeat your affirmations and visualisations of abundance. You can also shake the jar to activate the energy and release the fragrance of the herbs and spices. Keep the jar visible in your home, and you’ll notice a shift in your financial energy over time.

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Sunday

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Correspondences for Sunday

Magickal Intentions: Growth, Advancements, Enlightenment, Rational Thought, Exorcism, Healing, Prosperity, Hope, Exorcism, Money

Incense: Lemon, Frankincense

Planet: Sun

Sign: Leo

Angel: Michael

Colors: Gold, Yellow, Orange and White

Herbs/Plants: Marigold, Heliotrope, Sunflower, Buttercup, Cedar, Beech, Oak

Stones: Carnelian, Citrine, Tiger’s Eye, Amber, Clear Quartz and Red Agate

Oil: (Sun) Cedar, Frankincense, Neroli, Rosemary

The first day of the week is ruled by the Sun. It is an excellent time to work efforts involving business partnerships, work promotions, business ventures, and professional success.

Spells where friendships, mental or physical health, or bringing joy back into life are an issue work well on this day, too

May 3, 2026 Current Southern Hemisphere/Tomorrow’s Northern Hemisphere Moon Phase

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Source: nineplanets.org

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The Moon phase for May 3rd, 2026 is a Waning Gibbous phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon where the illumination of the moon decreases each day until it reaches 50% (the Last Quarter phase).

The waning (shrinking) gibbous Moon will rise after sunset in the east, transit the meridian after midnight, before setting after sunrise in the west.

During this phase, the illumination of the moon will go down from 99.% to 50.1%. Technically, the phase starts as soon as the Full Moon has passed, but it can be difficult to calculate and differentiate the first stage of a Waning Gibbous Moon from a Full Moon when 98-99% of the Moon’s surface is illuminated.

Fun fact:

Phase Details:

Phase: Waning Gibbous

Moon age: 15.56 days

Moon illumination: 98.87%

Moon tilt: -18.868°

Moon angle: 0.49

Moon distance: 404,125.80 km

Moon sign: Scorpio

Source: MoonGiant.com

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

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Visit the May 2026 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on May 3 has an illumination of 96%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On May 3 the Moon is 16.57 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details:

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 96%
Moon Age: 16.57 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,118.68 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,843,213.75 km

May 2, 2026 Daily Horoscope

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May 2, 2026 Current Southern Hemisphere/Tomorrow’s Northern Hemisphere Moon Phase

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Source: nineplanets.org

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The Moon phase for May 2nd, 2026 is a Waning Gibbous phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon where the illumination of the moon decreases each day until it reaches 50% (the Last Quarter phase).

The waning (shrinking) gibbous Moon will rise after sunset in the east, transit the meridian after midnight, before setting after sunrise in the west.

During this phase, the illumination of the moon will go down from 99.% to 50.1%. Technically, the phase starts as soon as the Full Moon has passed, but it can be difficult to calculate and differentiate the first stage of a Waning Gibbous Moon from a Full Moon when 98-99% of the Moon’s surface is illuminated.

Fun fact:

Phase Details:

Phase: Waning Gibbous

Moon age: 14.53 days

Moon illumination: 99.99%

Moon tilt: 40.809°

Moon angle: 0.5

Moon distance: 402,221.16 km

Moon sign: Scorpio

Source: MoonGiant.com

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

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Visit the May 2026 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on May 2 has an illumination of 99%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On May 2 the Moon is 15.63 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details:

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 99%
Moon Age: 15.63 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 403,730.22 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,804,463.03 km

Happy and Blessed Beltane

Because of birthday plans I am only doing a few posts today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to EVERYONE BORN in MAY

Happy, joy filled, and blessed birthday wishes from Lady Carla Beltane with the WOTC Family and Friends!!

May the next year of your life bring you more love, laughter, joy, happiness, enough income to cover what you have to have along with a little leftover for fun! May it bring you everything you want if it is supposed to be and everything you need. May sorrow be unknown, and any negativity be minimal. May the wind always be at your back.

(One Person’s View Point) Beltane Explained: How to Celebrate Beltane Like an Ancient Celt

Europeans have been putting on fiery May Day festivals for hundreds, and in some cases, thousands of years.

Whether it’s celebrating Sankt Walpurgisnacht (“Saint Walpurgis Night”) in Germany with bonfires, or celebrating Pálení čarodějnic (“burning of the witches”) in the Czech Republic with the burning of a twenty-five-foot-tall effigy of a witch, or even celebrating Easter in the Netherlands with some Paasvuren (“Easter fires”), these long-standing springtime traditions might all owe their existence to the Celtic cross-quarter day festival of Beltane.

Okay, fine, that’s a bit presumptuous. At the very least, Beltane likely influenced these celebrations, or at the very, very least, Beltane and Walpurgis Night and similar celebrations all share a common prehistoric (i.e., pre-Celtic, pre-Germanic) celebratory ancestor.

According to the World History Encyclopedia, Walpurgis Night, celebrated on the evening of April 30th, is derived from the “merging of the ancient pagan celebration of Beltane with the commemoration of the canonization of the Christian Saint Walpurga (l. c. 710 – c. 777 CE).”

The Encyclopedia goes on to note that the “ancient Celtic Sabbat (religious festival) of Beltane” had “merged with Germanic May Day” and was later Christianized sometime after 870 CE when Walpurga—a British-born Christian missionary and healer known for her ability to combat witchcraft—was canonized in Germany.

Meanwhile, in Ireland, the bishop of Cashel and king of Munster Cormac (d. 908 CE), was writing about Beltane in his eponymous glossary. Cormac claimed the festival of Beltane was named for the “lucky fire” or the “the two fires,” and he described how Irish pagans would drive cattle between two hillside bonfires in order to protect them from disease during their migration to summer pasturelands.

But look at me, getting ahead of myself here, like a bull charging between stacks of yet-to-be-lit firewood on an Irish hillside.

Before we explore all of the rituals associated with the ancient Celtic festival of Beltane, let’s cover the basics, starting with the definition and etymology of Beltane.

What is Beltane? (Definition and Etymology)…

Click her to read the est of this article about Beltane Source: irishmyths.com

(One Person’s View Point) Fertility Deities of Beltane

Fertility Deities of Beltane

Beltane is a time of great fertility — for the earth itself, for animals, and of course for people as well. This season has been celebrated by cultures going back thousands of years, in a variety of ways, but nearly all shared the fertility aspect. Typically, this is a Sabbat to celebrate gods of the hunt or of the forest, and goddesses of passion and motherhood, as well as agricultural deities. Here are a list of gods and goddesses that can be honored as part of your tradition’s Beltane rituals.

Artemis (Greek): The moon goddess Artemis was associated with the hunt and was seen as a goddess of forests and hillsides. This pastoral connection made her a part of spring celebrations in later periods.

Bes (Egyptian): Worshiped in later dynasties, Bes was a household protection god, and watched over mothers and young children. He and his wife, Beset, were paired up in rituals to cure problems with infertility.

Bacchus (Roman): Considered the equivalent of Greek god Dionysus, Bacchus was the party god — grapes, wine, and general debauchery were his domain. In March each year, Roman women could attend secret ceremonies called the bacchanalia, and he is associated with sexual free-for-alls and fertility.

Cernunnos (Celtic): Cernunnos is a horned god found in Celtic mythology. He is connected with male animals, particularly the stag in rut, and this has led him to be associated with fertility and vegetation. Depictions of Cernunnos are found in many parts of the British Isles and western Europe. He is often portrayed with a beard and wild, shaggy hair — he is, after all, the lord of the forest.

Flora (Roman): This goddess of spring and flowers had her own festival, Floralia, which was celebrated every year between April 28 to May 3. Romans dressed in bright robes and floral wreaths, and attended theater performances and outdoor shows. Offerings of milk and honey were made to the goddess.

Hera (Greek): This goddess of marriage was the equivalent of the Roman Juno, and took it upon herself to bestow good tidings to new brides. A maiden about to marry could make offerings to Hera, in the hopes that she would bless the marriage with fertility. In her earliest forms, she appears to have been a nature goddess, who presides over wildlife and nurses the young animals which she holds in her arms.

Kokopelli (Hopi): This flute-playing, dancing spring god carries unborn children upon his own back, and then passes them out to fertile women. In the Hopi culture, he is part of rites that relate to marriage and childbearing, as well as the reproductive abilities of animals. Often portrayed with rams and stags, symbolic of his fertility, Kokopelli occasionally is seen with his consort, Kokopelmana.

Pan (Greek): This agricultural god watched over shepherds and their flocks. He was a rustic sort of god, spending lots of time roaming the woods and pastures, hunting and playing music on his flute. Pan is typically portrayed as having the hindquarters and horns of a goat, similar to a faun. Because of his connection to fields and the forest, he is often honored as a spring fertility god.

Priapus (Greek): This fairly minor rural god has one giant claim to fame — his permanently erect and enormous phallus. The son of Aphrodite by Dionysus (or possibly Zeus, depending on the source), Priapus was mostly worshiped in homes rather than in an organized cult. Despite his constant lust, most stories portray him as sexually frustrated, or even impotent. However, in agricultural areas he was still regarded as a god of fertility, and at one point he was considered a protective god, who threatened sexual violence against anyone — male or female — who transgressed the boundaries he guarded.

Sheela-na-Gig (Celtic): Although the Sheela-na-Gig is technically the name applied to the carvings of women with exaggerated vulvae that have been found in Ireland and England, there’s a theory that the carvings are representative of a lost pre-Christian goddess. Typically, the Sheela-na-Gig adorns buildings in areas of Ireland that were part of the Anglo-Norman conquests in the 12th century. She is shown as a homely woman with a giant yoni, which is spread wide to accept the seed of the male. Folkloric evidence indicates that the figures are theory that the figures were part of a fertility rite, similar to “birthing stones”, which were used to bring on conception.

Xochiquetzal (Aztec): This fertility goddess was associated with spring, and represented not only flowers but the fruits of life and abundance. She was also the patron goddess of prostitutes and craftsmen.

Source: Patti Wigington Published on ThoughtCo

Flashback to 2022 – Spell for Beltane – Charm to “Tie the Knot”

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Beltane Charm to “Tie the Knot”

Much as the Great God and Great Goddess are said to “tie the knot” of marriage at Beltane, we can create our own knot-based magickal charm to honor this ancient and festive sabbat of which the tied-up Maypole is its emblem! When it comes to Beltane a vast majority of ancient pagans – and certainly any Neopagan worth their salt – understands that gender and orientation are of little consequence.  Love is love. Whoever we are and however we are, let’s craft a charm of nine loving knots. Feel free to chant the traditional Wiccan knot spell* if it aids your focus. This can be found online and in a variety of Witchcraft books.

Using a long strip of natural fabric (red or white are ideal), tie nine knots, each of which should contain within a small stone, herb, charm, or written prayer specifically for the energy of love** – cosmic, social, and personal – however your intuition guides. After preforming your magick, hang the charm near the front door or bedroom in order for its blessing to illuminate today and onward.

Source: Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook 2022 page 71 by Raven Digitalis

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Beltane

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May 1, 2026 Current Southern Hemisphere/Tomorrow’s Northern Hemisphere Moon Phase

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Source: nineplanets.org

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The Moon phase for May 1st, 2026 is the Full Moon phase. In this phase, the moon is 100% illuminated when seen from Earth (hence the name Full Moon).

The Full Moon happens when the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. The sunlight fully illuminated the moon, and this is what we call being “full”. The moon will be visible throughout the night sky as it rises at sunset in the east, transits the meridian at midnight, before setting at sunrise in the west.

The specific point at which the Full Moon occurs can be measured down to a fraction of a second. The time that passes between full moons is called the Synodic month and is 29.530587981 days long.

Fun fact:

Phase Details:

Phase: Full Moon

Moon age: 13.5 days

Moon illumination: 99.15%

Moon tilt: 128.553°

Moon angle: 0.5

Moon distance: 399,782.38 km

Moon sign: Scorpio

Source: MoonGiant.com

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

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Visit the May 2026 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Full Moon Phase

The Full Moon on May 1 has an illumination of 100%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On May 1 the Moon is 14.76 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details:

Phase: Full Moon
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 14.76 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 401,605.52 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,768,466.64 km

April 30, 2026 Current Northern Hemisphere Moon Phase

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Source: nineplanets.org

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The Moon phase for today is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This is the phase where the moon is more than 50% illuminated but has not yet reached 100% illumination (which would be a Full Moon).

In the Northern Hemisphere, the right side will be illuminated, and in the Southern hemisphere it’ll be the left side that is illuminated.

The Waxing Gibbous phase, like all moon phases, will last for just over 7 days. The actual length will vary because of the elliptical shaped orbit of the moon. During this Waxing Gibbous phase the moon will rise in the east in the mid- to late-afternoon and will be high in the eastern sky at sunset.

Assuming it’s a clear night, the Waxing Gibbous moon will then be visible through most of the night before setting just before sunrise.

Fun fact:

Phase Details:

Phase: Waxing Gibbous

Moon age: 12.49 days

Moon illumination: 96.38%

Moon tilt: 144.779°

Moon angle: 0.5

Moon distance: 396,960.13 km

Moon sign: Libra

Source: MoonGiant.com

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

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Visit the April 2026 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on April 30 has an illumination of 99%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On April 30 the Moon is 13.84 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details:

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 99%
Moon Age: 13.84 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 398,598.87 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,730,562.32 km

May Pagan Holidays

May Pagan Holidays Source: wiccanfamilytemple.org

MAY 1: BELTANE SABBAT: Festival of Spring and Fertility. Sidhe Day. Beltaine – Celtic festival marking the arrival of summer in ancient times.

MAY 4: Celtic/British Festival of Cerridwen and Brigit: Corn Goddesses of Fertility

May 4 – Celtic Festival of Cerridwen and Brigit – Corn Goddesses of fertility, healing, and poets.
– St. Monica’s Day (Irish)
– Veneration of the Thorn (Irish)
– Festival of Sheila Na Gig (Irish)

MAY 6: – Shepherd’s Day – Day to meditate on Deity as Lord of Animals: Dumuzi (Old Sumerian), Osiris (Egyptian), Pan (Old Greek), Shiva Pasupati (Hindu).
– Eyvind Kelve (Norse)

MAY 9: – Greek Feast of Artemis

MAY 9-12: Lemuria – Roman festival when the spirits of the dead are thought to revisit their homes.

MAY 13: – Roman Garland Day, Offering garlands to Neptune.
– Month of Hawthorn, Celtic festival of the tree.
– Our Lady of Fatima Day (Portugal)

MAY 14: – Isis Day in ancient Egypt

MAY 14: -16 Feast of Divine Love and Compassion – Source of healing and beneficence, honoring the Goddess as Isis (Old Egyptian), Oshun (Yoruba/Santeria), Lakshmi (Hindu).

MAY 15: – Festival of Vesta (Roman)
– Maia and Mercury’s Day (Roman)
MAY 18: – Celtic Feast of Greek God Pan – Who represents the masculine in Nature and protects men throughout their lives. Men recognized the transitions in their lives and honored male fertility.

MAY 19: Celtic Feast of Brigid – In which sacred healing wells and springs were adorned with flowers in honor of Goddess Brigid, daughter of Mother Goddess Danu and Father God Dagda.

MAY 21: Dark/Bright Mother Goddess Day—honoring Hecate/Demeter; Uma; Kali/Parvati .

MAY 26: – Festival of Diana begins (ends 31st) (ancient Roman holiday)

MAY 28: FEAST OF BENDIDIA—family feast day honoring of the Goddess of the Moon, Dark Moon, Underworld, Secret Wisdom and Witches.

May 30 – Frigg’s Day, Northern Goddess, spouse of Odin (Teutonic “heathen” European pre-Christian holiday)
– Feast of the Queen of the Underworld Begins (Roman)
– Feast of the Queen of Heaven (European)

All May Holidays and Observances for 2026

All May Holidays Source: today.com

Don’t miss a thing this month with this comprehensive rundown of holidays, awareness days and happenings. With 31 days, May is among the longest months of the year. That’s good news considering there’s something to commemorate each and every day, starting with May Day, which lands on May 1.

But that’s just the beginning of the May holidays and observances for 2026. The entire month is full of happenings…

May 1

  • Couple Appreciation Day
  • Frequent Flyer Day
  • Global Love Day
  • International Doodle Dog Day
  • International Tuba Day
  • International Workers Day
  • Kentucky Oaks
  • Law Day
  • Learn to Ride a Bike Day
  • Lei Day
  • Loyalty Day
  • May Day
  • Mother Goose Day
  • National Black Barber Shop Appreciation Day
  • National Chocolate Parfait Day
  • National Executive Coaching Day
  • National No Pants Day
  • National Purebred Day
  • National Space Day
  • New Home Owners Day
  • Sauvignon Blanc Day
  • Save the Rhino Day
  • School Bus Drivers Day
  • School Lunch Hero Day
  • School Principal’s Day
  • Silver Star Service Banner Day
  • Worthy Wage Day

May 2

  • Baby Day
  • Beer Pong Day
  • International Female Ride Day
  • International Harry Potter Day
  • Join Hands Day
  • Kentucky Derby
  • National Auctioneers Day
  • National Bombshell’s Day
  • National Brothers and Sisters Day
  • National Explosive Ordnance Day
  • National Fitness Day
  • National Herb Day
  • National Homebrew Day
  • National Life Insurance Day
  • National Scrapbook Day
  • National Truffle Day
  • Scurvy Awareness Day
  • Start Seeing Monarchs Day
  • Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
  • World Naked Gardening Day
  • World Tuna Day

May 3

  • International Family Equality Day
  • International Wild Koala Day
  • May Day for Mutts
  • Motorcycle Mass and Blessing of the Bikes Day
  • National Chocolate Custard Day
  • National Garden Meditation Day
  • National Infertility Survival Day
  • National Lemonade Day
  • National Paranormal Day
  • National Pipe Organ Day
  • National Raspberry Popover Day
  • National Two Different Colored Shoes Day
  • Sun Day
  • World Laughter Day
  • Write a Review Day
  • Wordsmith Day

May 4

  • Candied Orange Peel Day
  • International Firefighters’ Day
  • Melanoma Monday
  • Met Gala
  • National Day of Reason
  • National Kids Fitness Day
  • National Meeting Planners Day
  • National Orange Juice Day
  • National Renewal Day
  • National Self-Employed Day
  • National Weather Observers Day
  • Petite and Proud Day
  • Star Wars Day
  • World Give Day

May 5

  • African World Heritage Day
  • Childhood Depression Awareness Day
  • Cinco de Mayo
  • Hug a Shed and Take a Selfie Day
  • International Midwives’ Day
  • Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women/Girls Awareness Day
  • Museum Lover’s Day
  • Nail Day
  • National Astronaut Day
  • National Cartoonists Day
  • National Concert Day
  • National Foster Care Day
  • National Hoagie Day
  • National Silence the Shame Day
  • Poem on Your Pillow Day
  • Red Dress Day
  • Revenge of the Fifth
  • Totally Chipotle Day
  • World Asthma Day
  • World Hand Hygiene Day
  • World Portuguese Language Day

May 6

  • ACES Day
  • Global Travel Advisor Day
  • Great American Grump Out
  • International No Diet Day
  • National Beverage Day
  • National Bike & Roll to School Day
  • National Crepe Suzette Day
  • National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
  • National Interpreter Appreciation Day
  • National Nurses Day
  • National School Nurse Day
  • National Skilled Trades Day
  • National Tourist Appreciation Day
  • No Homework Day
  • Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day
  • World Carnivorous Plant Day

May 7

  • Beaufort Scale Day
  • Bladder Cancer Awareness Day
  • International Paste-Up Day
  • Love’s Baby Soft Day
  • Make a Book Day
  • National Barrier Awareness Day
  • National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
  • National Cosmopolitan Day
  • National Day of Prayer
  • National Paste-Up Day
  • National Tourism Day
  • Roast Leg of Lamb Day
  • World Password Day

May 8

  • Fintastic Friday
  • Free Trade Day
  • International Thalassaemia Day
  • Iris Day
  • Jamestown Day
  • National Coconut Cream Pie Day
  • National Give Someone a Cupcake Day
  • National Have a Coke Day
  • National Military Spouse Appreciation Day
  • National Public Gardens Day
  • National Student Nurse Day
  • Provider Appreciation Day
  • No Socks Day
  • Reward Yourself Day
  • Victory Day
  • White Lotus Day
  • World Donkey Day
  • World Ovarian Cancer Day
  • World Red Cross Day

May 9

  • Alphabet Magnet Day
  • Archery Day
  • Brunch for Lunch Day
  • Butterscotch Brownie Day
  • Dog Mom Day
  • Europe Day
  • Hurray for Buttons Day
  • Lost Sock Memorial Day
  • National Babysitter Day
  • National Home Front Heroes Day
  • National Mini Golf Day
  • National Moscato Day
  • National Sleepover Day
  • National Train Day
  • National Windmill Day
  • Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day
  • Stay Up All Night Day
  • Tear the Tags Off the Mattress Day
  • World Belly Dance Day
  • World Buckfest Day
  • World Collage Day
  • World Fair Trade Day
  • World Migratory Bird Day

May 10

  • Clean Your Room Day
  • Cornelia De Lange Syndrome Awareness Day
  • International Day of Argania
  • Mother’s Day
  • Mother Ocean Day
  • National German Shepherd Day
  • National Lipid Day
  • National Shrimp Day
  • National Small Business Day
  • National Washington Day
  • One Day Without Shoes Day
  • Trust Your Intuition Day
  • World Lupus Day

May 11

  • National Eat What You Want Day
  • National Foam Rolling Day
  • National Technology Day
  • National Twilight Zone Day
  • National Women’s Checkup Day
  • World Ego Awareness Day

May 12

  • International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases
  • International Day of Plant Health
  • International ME/CFS Awareness Day
  • International Nurses Day
  • International PMO Day
  • National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
  • National Hospital Day
  • National Limerick Day
  • National Mental Health Provider Appreciation Day
  • National Nutty Fudge Day
  • National Odometer Day
  • National Tampon Day

May 13

  • Children of Fallen Patriots Day
  • Cough Drop Day
  • Donate a Day’s Wages to Charity Day
  • International Hummus Day
  • Leprechaun Day
  • National Apple Pie Day
  • National Crouton Day
  • National Frog Jumping Day
  • National Fruit Cocktail Day
  • National Receptionists Day
  • National Third Shift Workers Day
  • Root Canal Appreciation Day
  • Top Gun Day
  • World Cocktail Day
  • World FM Day

May 14

  • Bond With Your Dog Day
  • International Chihuahua Appreciation Day
  • National Buttermilk Biscuit Day
  • National Dance Like a Chicken Day
  • National Decency Day
  • National Travel Insurance Claims Day
  • National Underground America Day
  • Om Day
  • Online Romance Day
  • Stars and Stripes Forever Day

May 15

  • Asphalt Day
  • Break The Glass Ceiling day
  • Bring Flowers To Someone Day
  • Endangered Species Day
  • HG Awareness Day
  • International Conscientious Objector Day
  • International Family Day
  • International Vascular Birthmarks Awareness Day
  • National Bike to Work Day
  • National Chocolate Chip Day
  • National Defense Transportation Day
  • National NASCAR Day
  • National Pizza Party Day
  • National Safety Dose Day
  • National Senior Fraud Awareness Day
  • National Work From Home Day
  • Nylon Stocking Day
  • Peace Officers Memorial Day
  • Straw Hat Day

May 16

  • Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day
  • Drawing Day
  • Horse Rescue Day
  • International Celiac Disease Awareness Day
  • International Day of Light
  • International Day of Living Together in Peace
  • International Invention Day
  • National Barbecue Day
  • National Biographers’ Day
  • National Classic Movie Day
  • National Coquilles Saint Jacques Day
  • National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day
  • National Learn to Swim Day
  • National Love a Tree Day
  • National Mimosa Day
  • National Piercing Day
  • National River Cleanup Day
  • National Sea Monkey Day
  • National Waiters Day
  • Nickel Day
  • Plant a Lemon Tree Day
  • Preakness Stakes
  • Ride a Unicycle Day
  • U.S. Armed Forces Day
  • Wear Purple for Peace Day
  • World Fiddle Day
  • World Whiskey Day

May 17

  • Emergency Medical Services Day
  • International AIDS Candlelight Memorial
  • International Child Helpline Day
  • International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
  • National Cherry Cobbler Day
  • National Graduation Tassel Day
  • National Mushroom Hunting Day
  • National Pack Rat Day
  • National Pinkfix Day
  • National Pinot Grigio Day
  • National Walnut Day
  • Rural Life Sunday
  • Stepmother’s Day
  • World Baking Day
  • World Hypertension Day
  • World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day
  • World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

May 18

  • Global Porphyria Day
  • International Museum Day
  • Mother Whistler Day
  • National Cheese Soufflé Day
  • National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
  • National No Dirty Dishes Day
  • National Speech-Language Pathologist Day
  • National Visit Your Relatives Day
  • Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day
  • Supply Chain Professionals Day

May 19

  • Hepatitis Testing Day
  • Malcolm X Day
  • National Barber Mental Health Awareness Day
  • National Devil’s Food Cake Day
  • National May Ray Day
  • National Stop Nausea Day
  • Plant Something Day
  • World Fair Play Day
  • World Family Doctor Day
  • World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day

May 20

  • Eliza Doolittle Day
  • Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Day
  • International Academic Freedom Day
  • International Clinical Trials Day
  • International Red Sneaker Day
  • National Band Director’s Day
  • National Be a Millionaire Day
  • National High Heel Day
  • National Juice Slush Day
  • National Pick Strawberries Day
  • National Quiche Lorraine Day
  • National Rescue Dog Day
  • National Streaming Day
  • National Women in Aerospace Day
  • Turn Beauty Inside Out Day
  • Weights & Measures Day
  • World Bee Day
  • World Metrology Day
  • World Product Day

May 21

  • Chardonnay Day
  • Cool Sword Day
  • Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day
  • End of the World Anniversary
  • Global Accessibility Awareness Day
  • I Need A Patch For That Day
  • International Tea Day
  • National Aperitif Day
  • National Memo Day
  • National Notebook Day
  • National Numeracy Day
  • National Strawberries and Cream Day
  • National Talk Like Yoda Day
  • National Waitstaff Day
  • World Day for Cultural Diversity

May 22

  • Bitcoin Pizza Day
  • Buy a Musical Instrument day
  • Canadian Immigrants Day
  • Don’t Fry Day
  • Harvey Milk Day
  • International Coco Mom Day
  • International Day for Biological Diversity
  • National Boss Babe Day
  • National Cooler Day
  • National Craft Distillery Day
  • National Death Busters Day
  • National Maritime Day
  • National Road Trip Day
  • National Solitaire Day
  • National Vanilla Pudding Day
  • Sherlock Holmes Day
  • World Goth Day
  • World Paloma Day
  • World Preeclampsia Day
  • National Title Track Day

May 23

  • Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day
  • International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
  • Lucky Penny Day
  • Medical Coder Day
  • National Drinking With Chickens Day
  • National Italian Beef Day
  • National Taffy Day
  • World Fish Migration Day
  • World Turtle Day

May 24

  • Aviation Maintenance Technician Day
  • Brother’s Day
  • Indianapolis 500
  • International Day of the Markhor
  • International Tiara Day
  • International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament
  • National Asparagus Day
  • National Caterers Appreciation Day
  • National Escargot Day
  • National Scavenger Hunt Day
  • National Yucatan Shrimp Day
  • Pansexual Awareness Day
  • World Schizophrenia Awareness Day

May 25

  • Decoration Day
  • Geek Pride Day
  • Global Africa Day
  • International Plastic Bag Free Day
  • International Skin Pigmentation Day
  • Memorial Day
  • National Bath Bomb Day
  • National Brown-Bag It Day
  • National Missing Children’s Day
  • National Sing Out Day
  • National Tap Dance Day
  • National VTuber Day
  • National Wine Day
  • Towel Day
  • World Thyroid Day

May 26

  • National Blueberry Cheesecake Day
  • National Cherry Dessert Day
  • National Paper Airplane Day
  • National Sorry Day
  • Sally Ride Day
  • World Dracula Day
  • World Lindy Hop Day
  • World Redhead Day

May 27

  • Grape Popsicle Day
  • National Cellophane Tape Day
  • National Flip Flop Day
  • National Grape Day
  • National Hairstylist Mental Health Awareness Day
  • National Senior Health & Fitness Day
  • National Sunscreen Day
  • National Wear Gray Day
  • Nothing to Fear Day
  • Old-Time Player Piano Day
  • World Marketing Day
  • World Otter Day

May 28

  • Amnesty International Day
  • Menstrual Hygiene Day
  • Multiple Births Awareness Day
  • National Brisket Day
  • National Flip Flop Day
  • National Hamburger Day
  • National Senior Health & Fitness Day
  • Passion Fruit Martini Day
  • Whooping Crane Day
  • World Hunger Day

May 29

  • Coq Au Vin Day
  • End of the Middle Ages Day
  • International Day of UN Peacekeepers
  • Learn About Composting Day
  • Mount Everest Day
  • National 529 Day
  • National Alligator Day
  • National Heat Awareness Day
  • National Paperclip Day
  • National Snail Day
  • Oak Apple Day
  • Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day
  • World Digestive Health Day
  • World Tiger Nut Day

May 30

  • Fakesgiving
  • International Day of the Potato
  • Loomis Day
  • Mint Julep Day
  • National Creativity Day
  • National E-Bike Day
  • National Hole In My Bucket Day
  • Tracky Dack Day
  • Water A Flower Day
  • World MS Day

May 31

  • Autonomous Vehicle Day
  • Infidelity Hurts Awareness Day
  • National Macaroon Day
  • National Save Your Hearing Day
  • National Smile Day
  • National Speak in Complete Sentences Day
  • Web Designer Day
  • What You Think Upon Grows Day
  • World Foster Day
  • World No Tobacco Day
  • World Parrot Day

May 2026 Weekly Observances

  • American Humane’s Be Kind to Animals Week (May 3 — May 9)
  • Building Safety Week (May 4 — May 8)
  • Cannes Film Festival (May 12 — May 23)
  • Children’s Book Week (May 4 — May 10)
  • Craft Beer Week (May 11 — May 17)
  • Deaf Awareness Week (May 4 — May 10)
  • Dementia Awareness Week (May 18 — May 24)
  • Drinking Water Week (May 3 — May 9)
  • Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 3 — May 9)
  • Learning At Work Week (May 18 — May 24)
  • National Bike To Work Week (May 11 — May 17)
  • National Correctional Officers Week (May 3 — May 9)
  • National EMS Week (May 17 — May 23)
  • National Hospital Week (May 10 — May 16)
  • National Hug Holiday Week (May 7 — May 13)
  • National Nurses Week (May 6 — May 12)
  • National Pet Week (May 3 — May 9)
  • National Physical Education and Sport Week (May 1 — May 7)
  • National Police Week (May 11 — May 17)
  • National Public Gardens Week (May 8 — May 17)
  • National Public Works Week (May 17 — May 23)
  • National Safe Sun Week (May 18 — May 24)
  • National Salvation Army Week (May 11 — May 17)
  • National Stationery Week (May 11 — May 17)
  • National Stuttering Awareness Week (May 9 — May 15)
  • National Tourism Week (May 3 — May 9)
  • National Women’s Health Week (May 10 — May 16)
  • North American Occupational Safety & Health Week (May 4 — May 9)
  • Public Service Recognition Week (May 3 — May 9)
  • Salt Awareness Week (May 11 — May 17)
  • Screen-Free Week (May 4 — May 10)
  • Small Business Week (May 3 — May 9)
  • Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4 — May 8)

May 2026 Monthly Observances

  • ALS Awareness Month
  • American Cheese Month
  • American Wetlands Month
  • Anxiety Awareness Month
  • Arthritis Awareness Month
  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI)
  • Better Hearing & Speech Month
  • Better Sleep Month
  • Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
  • Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month
  • Brain Cancer Awareness Month
  • Building Safety Month
  • Celiac Awareness Month
  • Chip Your Pet Month
  • Clean Air Month
  • Family Wellness Month
  • Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month
  • Gardening for Wildlife Month
  • Homeschool Awareness Month
  • International Drum Month
  • International Victorious Woman Month
  • Jewish American Heritage Month
  • Latino Books Month
  • Lettuce Month
  • Lupus Awareness Month
  • Skin Cancer Awareness Month
  • Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Military Appreciation Month
  • Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
  • National Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month
  • National Asparagus Month
  • National Barbecue Month
  • National Bicycle Safety Month
  • National Blood Pressure Month
  • National Cancer Research Month
  • National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
  • National Foster Care Month
  • National Hamburger Month
  • National Inventors Month
  • National Lyme Disease Awareness Month
  • National Meditation Month
  • National Pet Month
  • National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
  • National Salad Month
  • National Salsa Month
  • National Strawberry Month
  • National Tennis Month
  • National Walking Month
  • National Wildfire Awareness Month
  • Pet Sitter Safety Month
  • Skin Cancer Awareness Month
  • Small Business Month

(One Person’s View Point) Beltane Sunset to Sunset. April 30th – May 1st

Beltane honours Life. It represents the peak of Spring and the beginning of Summer. Earth energies are at their strongest and most active. All of life is bursting with potent fertility and at this point in the Wheel of the Year, the potential becomes conception. On May Eve the sexuality of life and the earth is at its peak. Abundant fertility, on all levels, is the central theme. The Maiden goddess has reached her fullness. She is the manifestation of growth and renewal, Flora, the Goddess of Spring, the May Queen, the May Bride. The Young Oak King, as Jack-In-The-Green, as the Green Man, falls in love with her and wins her hand. The union is consummated and the May Queen becomes pregnant. Together the May Queen and the May King are symbols of the Sacred Marriage (or Heiros Gamos), the union of Earth and Sky, and this union has merrily been re-enacted by humans throughout the centuries. For this is the night of the Greenwood Marriage. It is about sexuality and sensuality, passion, vitality and joy. And about conception. A brilliant moment in the Wheel of the Year to bring ideas, hopes and dreams into action. And have some fun…..

Traditions of Beltane

Beltane is a Fire Festival. The word ‘Beltane’ originates from the Celtic God ‘Bel’, meaning ‘the bright one’ and the Gaelic word ‘teine’ meaning fire. Together they make ‘Bright Fire’, or ‘Goodly Fire’ and traditionally bonfires were lit to honour the Sun and encourage the support of Bel and the Sun’s light to nurture the emerging future harvest and protect the community. Bel had to be won over through human effort. Traditionally all fires in the community were put out and a special fire was kindled for Beltane. “This was the Tein-eigen, the need fire. People jumped the fire to purify, cleanse and to bring fertility. Couples jumped the fire together to pledge themselves to each other. Cattle and other animals were driven through the smoke as a protection from disease and to bring fertility. At the end of the evening, the villagers would take some of the Teineigen to start their fires anew.” (From Sacred Celebrations by Glennie Kindred) Green Man – Beltane

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For Your Listening Pleasure – Beltane

A Pagan Love Song (Beltane)

Spell For Tomorrow – Anti-Anxiety Jar Spell: Calming Witch’s Bottle

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Anti-Anxiety Jar Spell: Calming Witch’s Bottle

Make this little jar to help defend against anxiety and negative thoughts/feelings. This powerful blend of herbs 🌿 and crystals 💎 creates a calming, peaceful energy which you can keep close whenever needed.

Why this Spell Works

The Herbs and Crystals listed here each have their own magical properties which, combined with your intention, will aid in calming and protecting from negative energies.

White candles are used for healing and protection spells.

Anti-Anxiety Jar Spell

Recipe by SilverBear

Keep this jar close by any time you need a boost of calming energy to soothe anxiety.

Ingredients

Small clean jar

White Candle

Crystals (and their relevant qualities)

Flame Jasper – Brings Courage to face unpleasant tasks

Blue Turquoise – Self Love, helps restore a Healthy Mental Attitude

Mookaite – Supports in times of Stress, brings Peace and feelings of Wholeness

Yellow Tiger’s Eye – Calming, protects against Stress

Amethyst – Healing, Grounding, calms the Nervous System, aids in Emotional Issues

Rose Quartz – Peace, aids in Emotional Balance, reduces Stress, brings Love

Clear Quartz – Amplifies Healing Energy

Herbs (and their relevant qualities)

Chamomile – Love and Purification

Lavender – Relaxing, Peace, Clarity, Purification and Love

Rosemary – Love and Protection

Bay Leaf – Love, Healing, Strength and Purification

Sage – Wisdom and Protection

Black Salt – Protection

Directions

Add each ingredient to your jar, focusing on your intentions.

Light the white candle.

Take 3 deep breaths whilst holding your jar.

Repeat the following 3 times:
“Nervous anxiety you are dead.
May the items in this jar soothe my head.
Bring me your calming peace,
Anxiety thoughts you will now cease.”

Seal your jar with wax from your candle.

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Wednesday

 

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WEDNESDAY CORRESPONDENCES

Mercury/Neptune/Air/North/West/Southwest/Female/Male/Gemini/Virgo

 

Magickal Intentions: Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear, Loss, Travel, Money Matters

Color: black, light blue, brown, gray, green, magenta, orange, peach, purple, red, silver, turquoise, violet, white, yellow; orange is the primary color

Number: 3, 5

Metal: mercury

Charm: distaff, rod, runes, staff, iridescent garments

Stone: moss agate, amethyst, bloodstone, emerald, hematite, lapis lazuli, lodestone, pearl, ruby, sapphire, sodalite, all blue stones

Animal: bear, dog, fox, magpie, swan, weasel

Plant: almond, bayberry, chamomile, cherry, cinnamon, cinquefoil, clove, coltsfoot, ginger, hazel, hazelnut, jasmine, lavender, millet, oak, peppermint, periwinkle, rosemary, sage, St. John’s wort, sweet pea, tamarind, lemon verbena, violet

Incense: cassia, cedar, cinnamon, clove, frankincense, jasmine, lavender, mastic, mint, rosemary, sage, sandalwood, storax, dried and powdered citrus peel, and all incense made from aromatic bark, wood, and seeds

Goddess: Carmenta, Hecate (Queen of Crossroads), Hel, Ishtar, Ma’at, the Morrigan, Nike

God: Anubis, Bragi, Elath-Iahu. Enki, Garuda, Hermes, Maximon (Black Magician), Mercury, Nebo (Wise God of Wednesday), Odin, Shango, Ullr, Vishnu, Wayland, Woden

Evocation: Agrat Bat Mahalat, Michael, Miel, Raphael, Seraphiel, Tiriel