Themes: Beauty; Sexuality; Love; Spring; Fertility
Symbols: All Flowers
About Flora: Roman prostitutes considered Flora their own Goddess, protecting all acts of beauty, especially heartfelt lovemaking. She is also a spring goddess from whom we get the word flora, meaning blossom or plants. Symbolically, this flowering pertains to the human spirit to, one that can appreciate beauty in the body without necessarily making it into a sex object.
To Do Today: Wearing bright colors on this day is customary, as is decorating everything with a plethora of flowers, each of which has Flora's presence within. If flowers prove difficult to obtain or too costly, think floral aromas instead. Pull out a blossoming air freshener, light floral incense, or wear a floral perfume. Flora is as much a part of the scent as she is the petals, conveying love and passion on each breeze!
Another traditional activity for this day is erotic dancing. If you have someone special in your life, tantalize them a bit with slow, sexy movements. Let Flora's passion fill both of you to overflowing, then let nature take her course.
Finally, make yourself a Flora charm that incites the interest of those from whom you seek it. Take three flower petals and tuck them in your clothing, keeping an image of your partner in mind, and say,
One for interest,
two for Flora's desire,
three to light passion's fire.
By Patricia Telesco ~ From "365 Goddess" and GrannyMoon's Morning Feast
