The Petals of Venus: The Goddess & Her Pentagram
“In the spring, and the night wind
is moist with the smell of turned loam
and the early flowers;
the moon pours out her beauty.”
May's moon is nicknamed the Flower Moon, Planting Moon, Milk Moon, Budding Moon, and Egg-Laying Moon. Dedicated to blossoming plants and the humans who care for them, May's moon is also known as the Mother Moon.
In the days between Beltane and Litha, spring is in full swing. Wildflowers soften our steps, and pollinators haunt the meadows. The earth has remembered her abundance.
Inspired by May's full moon (our fifth full moon of the year!), we're sowing seed spells, practicing floromancy, and remembering that mothering is a form of magick. Mothering is ancestral work. Mothering is tending to the earth and her creatures, nurturing flowers and thistles, and cultivating gardens—both above and below.
If we look to the Above in the early morning hours, our cosmic mother Venus, waves hello. A planet of generation and regeneration, Venus's journey through the stars (spending approximately 19 days in each sign) traces the paths and pit stops of our desires. Her voyage illuminates beauty, the needs of the heart, and that which we value.
From our perch here on Earth, Venus draws a five-pointed star in the sky every eight years. This star, a pentagram, is an ancient symbol, sometimes called the Rose of Venus.
Like her planet, the goddess Venus orbits around love, loss of love, creation, and wholeness. She is a primordial spirit who existed before time, although Roman mythology claims her as a child of the sea. In these stories, Venus's parents are Gaia and Uranus (the Earth and the Sky), and when Uranus's blood mixes with the ocean's rolling tides, Venus rises from the salty foam.
