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Beltane

 May is the time of fertility and new beginnings after a long winter. The Faeries are afoot! They dance in the hills and roll in the grass, reveling
in the joy of warm May breezes. Our spirits are high with the lust and
heartiness of spring. New life is stirring and appetites are keen. -Laurie
Cabot, Celebrate the Earth

In Celtic tradition, the two greatest festivals of the solar year are
Samhain and Beltane, celebrations of death and rebirth, respectively. Love
is in the air at Beltane. In our rituals, we celebrate the union between the
Great Mother and her young Horned God. Their coupling brings fresh new life
on Earth. Some form of this Great Rite is enacted on this sabbat in nearly
every modern pagan circle. The Great Rite symbolizes the sacred marriage, or
sexual union, of the the Lord and Lady. Often the rite is performed
symbolically by a male and female who place a knife (a phallic symbol) into
a chalice (a female or yonic symbol). In Old Europe, whole villages would
celebrate May Day by slipping away into the woods for indiscriminate sexual
encounters. Any children conceived during this occasion were known as
"merry-begots" and were considered children of the gods. These "greenwood
marriages" were acts of sympathetic magick believed to have a positive
effect on their crops, animals, and themselves. (In this age of AIDS and
other sexually transmitted diseases, however, we must exercise
responsibility -- by means of safe sex, monogamy, or even abstinence. Use
your better judgment.)

Crop fertility was a strong theme at this sabbat. Besoms were ridden
hobbyhorse-style through fields by women in symbolic fertility rites.
Menstruating women ran and danced naked in the newly-sown fields. Cows were
led to the fields to calve, and ritually consecrated chalices of sheep's
blood and milk were poured on the crops, as were ashes from the balefire.

Thanks to www.13moons.com

Pyranees and Other locations

  

The long, long walk where the LLombregat river commences.
Tiring walk up the mountain but what a sight as we walked through the exotic wilderness



 

The most wonderful and breathtaking Pyranees. There is something magical about them.



 

12 century prison. A castle stood on these grounds

 but unfortunately all that is left is this prison



Just loved the way it was looking at us

Segovia, Spain

The fascinating aqueduct structure that towers before the village of Segovia is an amazing site to see as it welcomes you to it's magical village. "Voices" an upcoming novel, though the first part of the book is based in Australia, the second part of the novel will be based in this wondrous small city. Prince Phillip's Castle is like entering a medieval fairytale and  once you step inside, you are transported into a world hundreds of years ago. "Voices" being a supernatural tale of love and mystery will also take you to a time where life was nothing short of romance, music and magic from the days where a princess wore gowns of splendour and the prince bearing the mark of a king and fight his enemies through magic and win the love and respect of his people.

Segovia, Spain to write about it makes me part of it's history.

Marc Link - Australian Author and Debut novel

Debutant Captures Elements Of A Modern Classic In “The Professor And The Haunted Museum” Taking on his personal challenge to turn a childhood story into a novel, Marc Linke’s debut novel is a cocktail mix of suspense and adventure that reads like classic matinee.

First time Author Marc Linke emerges with The Professor And The Haunted Musuem, a matinee style adventure packed with enjoyment and mystery. The storyline arches around Professor Wilson who is trying to raise interest for the Town’s museum by holding a costume themed fund-raiser. There have been rumours that the town’s realtor, Mrs Vera Finkelstein, plans to buy the museum and turn it into a hotel resort.

A sequence of ghostly events occur in and around the museum which end up creating media mayhem and intrigue to the residents of the once quiet sleepy town. In the midst of it all, perpetrators are trying to steal valuable paintings from the museum, hidden away by a previous curator.

“I always loved the world of ghosts and mysteries and found the museum to be an exciting place for an adventure.” says Marc Linke. "“I always wanted to write a story full of mystery, suspense and ghosts. After about 50 pages, I found myself deeply engaged in world of new characters and story lines that took the initial story into a whole new direction. A couple of hundred pages later, I have arrived at what is now The Professor And The Haunted Museum

The creative process began during childhood. Marc Linke drew initial inspiration for The Professor And The Haunted Museum from a story he made up after an excursion at a museum while in primary school. 30 years later, telling the story to his niece, Marc decided to write the story for all to enjoy.