
Monthly Insight
BY LYNN PRITCHARD | MAY 1, 2025
Beltane, celebrated in May, embodies the essence of spring, symbolizing growth, renewal, and the reawakening of nature. As flowers bloom and trees fill with foliage, May brings three significant celebrations that reflect the diversity of human experience.
Mother's Day honors the incredible women who have nurtured us, offering a time to express gratitude through flowers and thoughtful gestures. Memorial Day serves as a solemn tribute to the brave individuals who have served our nation, inviting reflection on their sacrifices, often marked by flags and flowers at gravesites.
Finally, Cinco de Mayo is a lively celebration filled with music, laughter, and rich cultural traditions, bringing communities together with vibrant parades, delicious food, and spirited dances.
Together, these celebrations make May a month of reflection, gratitude, and joy, intertwining life, remembrance, and exuberance.

Spiritual Uplifts Magical Moon for May
BY LYNN PRITCHARD | MAY 1, 2025
May is known as the "Flower Moon," reflecting the blooming of flowers and celebrated by the Algonquin and Ojibwe peoples. The Cree call it the Budding Moon, the Oglala refer to it as the Moon of the Shedding Ponies, and the Dakota and Lakota communities recognize it as the Planting Moon, symbolizing the start of the planting season. These names showcase the diverse cultural significance of this time among Indigenous peoples.
First Quarter: May 4th 9:53 A.M. EDT
Full Moon: May 12th 12:58 P.M. EDT
Last Quarter: May 20th 8:00 A.M. EDT
New Moon: May 26th 11:04 P.M. EDT
MAY FULL MOON RITUAL
This is a time to enhance love, wealth, or anything you wish to amplify.
To create a powerful and intentional space, gather the following items:
1. Two white candles: Symbolizing purity and protection, these candles will help safeguard your energy during your practice.
2. One Tansy Wish candle: Choose this unique candle while supplies last, as it is designed to draw in and amplify your deepest desires, illuminating the path to your aspirations.
3. White Sage: A sacred herb known for its cleansing properties, white sage will help clear any negative energy from your space, making room for positivity and intention.
4. Paper and pen: Use these tools to write down your intentions and wishes, capturing your thoughts and desires in a tangible form.
5. Incense: Select an incense that resonates with your goals and intentions; its fragrant smoke will enhance your focus and amplify your energy.
6. Holy Water: A symbol of purification, holy water can bless your space and intentions, adding a sacred element to your practice.
7. New Rose Quartz crystal: Ensure this beautiful crystal is brand new and unused; rose quartz is known for its powerful energy in attracting love and compassion, making it an essential part of your intention-setting ritual.
With these items, you are poised to create a nurturing environment that invites your desires to manifest.
To begin the ritual, first clear the area using white sage. This will cleanse the space of any lingering energy, allowing you to start fresh. Next, take a pinch of holy water and sprinkle it in the four corners of the room.
Then, write on the tansy wish candle what you wish to amplify in your life. If you need to use a different candle, you can write your intentions on a piece of paper instead. Finally, light the tansy wish candle and read the following:
"Growth is my mission, my heart's true delight,
With dreams like the stars, so vibrant and bright.
As my hopes and my visions glide into the night.
Thank you to the universe for making everything right."
"SO MODE IT BE"
Spiritual Uplifts Monthly Study
BY BREANNA SOUSA | MAY 1, 2025
Spiritual Uplifts Monthly Grid

Crystal Grid for
BELTANE
BY AMANDA DUBLO | MAY 1, 2025
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Step 1: Begin by setting intentions of connecting with your higher consciousness through meditation.
Step 2: Burn sage or Palo Santo to cleanse the energy in your space.
Step 3: Place a crystal generator of your choice in the center of your grid. Light colored crystals like
Clear Quartz are preferred.
Step 4: Using a cloth or wood grid, create two diagonal lines forming a “X” around the generator
using the crystals of your choosing from below.
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Carnelian: This is the ultimate stone for vitality, motivation, confidence, and positivity. The bright orange energy from this stone stimulates the Sacral Chakra where creative self-expression, confidence, courage and strength live. Carnelian increases the flow of life force, manifestation, passion and fertility.
Emerald: Known as a stone of love and compassion, it represents emotional wellbeing, insight, devotion, serenity, and happiness. Emerald allows you to connect with your inner feelings and intuition, leaving you centered, aligned and balanced.
Fire Agate: Work with Fire Agate for grounding, manifestation and transformation. It is a powerful stone that helps break down mental barriers, which in turn aids in personal growth, success, joy, self-love and positivity.
Fluorite: Fluorite is known as the “Genius Stone”, it increases clarity, decision making and mental enhancement. It is a highly protective stone that clears negative energy, specifically within the aura and mind.
Green Aventurine: This stone is known for abundance, attraction, emotional healing and restoring one's enthusiasm for life. Green Aventurine urges you to get out of their comfort zone, take on new opportunities and take action to obtain what you want in life.
Malachite: Malachite simultaneously fills your auric field with positivity and removes negativity energy. It will also help increase emotional balance, self-confidence and progression along your spiritual journey.
Rose Quartz: This is the stone of “Unconditional Love” and enhances self-love, love within a relationship, and empathy. Rose Quartz awakens the heart to its truest potential and provides feelings of personal fulfillment and satisfaction.
Step 5: Speak out loud your intentions to activate your grid.
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