Beltane falls on May 1. It is the oldest fire festival still kept in Western Europe, older than the calendars that tried to replace it. You do not have to identify as pagan, witch, or anything in particular to find something inside it. You only have to be a person with a body who has noticed that spring is here.

The wheel of the year marks eight seasonal turning points. Beltane is the one that celebrates desire. Not in the cheapened, advertising sense. In the older sense. The pull toward aliveness. The return of warmth. The moment when every seed in the ground decides to become visible.

A Beltane ritual for people who live in apartments: light a candle at dusk on May 1. Place one flower beside it, fresh, any kind. Write down three things you want more of in your life this season. Burn nothing. Just let the candle finish on its own. The gesture is the ritual.

If you are in a place where you can be outdoors at sunset, all the better. Walk somewhere green. Touch something growing. Notice how the air has changed. That is the festival. That is the whole point.

Curious what the season has in store for you specifically? A Beltane reading maps the next six weeks of your personal transits. Book at lepsychic.com/pages/readings.

For entertainment purposes only. Not a substitute for medical, legal, or financial advice.