Beltane with the Gaia Temple 2026

The land is swelling with passion and promise! In the Kulin Nation's seasonal calendar Buath Garru, Grass Flowering Season, has arrived. Across the Australian landscape, magic if afoot. Kangaroo grass sways in warm breezes, small bats flit through twilight's purple veil, and male butterflies dance their mating dances on the wind. The Christmas bush erupts in fiery splendour. Orion sinks low into the dawn sky, signalling abundance spilling across the land.(Seasons of the goddess in the southern hemisphere) Nature bursts into vibrant, sensual fertility. Lover Earth awakens, and we are invited to open to pleasure, potential, and the ecstatic pulse of life itself. In the Celtic tradition, Beltane fires once burned high through the night. Bonfires were lit and leapt over by lovers celebrating the union of their passion. Though we cannot light fires in the Parklands where this ritual will take place, we shall enact the sacred rite and leap none the less using sacred theatre practice and scarf magic. We shall circle dance as a community sharing our gratitude for great Lover earth and we shall sing and feast together honouring the abundance in our lives. Date: Sunday, November 1st, 2026 Time: 6:00–8:00pm Location: The Gleeson Centre, Darebin Parklands, Alphington Wurundjeri country. What to Bring: • Dress in red and passion colours for the season, Comfortable for dancing and movement • A dish to share for our Beltane feast (we have a microwave on site for heating, no oven etc) • Anything you wish to add to decorate the alter for this Beltane celebration This ritual contains adult themes. Parents and Guardians wishing to bring young people or children are responsible for them at all times and chose to come acknowledging they attend at their own discretion. the Gaia Temple acknowledges the Wurundjeri and Woiwurrung people of the Kulin nation as the traditional owners of the land that this event takes place on and recognise that this land was stolen by force. We stand in solidarity with the continued struggle for sovereignty of First Nations People on this continent and across the globe.