Bright one of the Brythonic and Gaulish world, patron of light, healing springs, and the grace of returning warmth.
BelenusBright one of the Brythonic and Gaulish world. patron of light, healing springs, and the grace of returning warmth. more... is a bright presence tied to springs and the healing of light. Inscriptions across the Roman Celtic world honor him, and folk memory lingers in BeltaneA spring festival of fire and fertility celebrated around May 1st. It marks the union of earth and sky and the vitality of life. Traditions..., fires leapt for blessingA physical or verbal act that invokes divine energy to bestow protection, health, or good fortune upon a person, place, or event. In Druidry and... more..., cattle driven between flames for health. He stands where warmth returns, where bones ache less, where water rises clean.
To honor Belenus is to practice the medicine of light: morning walks, care for those in recovery, attention to watersheds. He belongs to thresholds, April into May, winter into spring, fever into coolness. His blessing is clarity without harshness, radiance without burn.