… For There is No Greater Magic in All the World Than That of Love

Beltane is just around the corner, the mid-season sabbat when we can really feel that summer is approaching. The days are getting hotter, the world has woken up, and Nature is abuzz with life and energy. This all begs the question: Why am I so focused on love in the title of this blog post?

In Blue Star, Beltane marks the beginning of the Path of Power of Love, which makes it the perfect sabbat to celebrate it. If I ask you to think about love, what comes to mind? Does your brain immediately jump to the romance aspect—or maybe a little bit more toward the lust side of things? Maybe your brain goes to family (and yes, I’m including pets in this category). And we certainly can’t forget about platonic love, that connection and bond between friends.

But when you think about the people and things you love, how far down the list do you get until you name yourself? It’s far easier than it should be to forget to add ourselves to that list, but it is one of the best things we can do to steel ourselves for hard times, be it to support yourself or to be there for a loved one. For we are each connected, and when we bolster ourselves, we can’t help but lift each other.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself,

And what I assume you shall assume,

For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.

— from “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman

The Power of Love indeed.