*** This prayer guide was compiled by some of the people who were discipled by Lily Mudasia ***

The fifth (5th) month of the Gregorian calendar, May is named after the Roman goddess, MAIA. The worship of Mercury (to whom the planet is dedicated) was associated with the worship of the Roman goddess Maia who is identified as his mother by her association with the Greek goddess Maia – mother of Hermes. Both Mercury and Maia were honoured in pagan festivals on May 15th the dedication day of the Temple of Mercury on the Aventine (built around 500 BC). The Romans believed that MERCURY was the god of merchandise and merchants, and is commonly identified with the Greek HERMES – the fleetfooted messenger of the gods.

This month marks the second (2nd) Biblical Sacred Calendar month called IYYAR which commences at sundown on Saturday May 7, 2016 and ends on Monday June 6, 2016. It will be the tenth (10th) month of the Biblical Civil Calendar.

In classical mythology, Maia is given to one of the group of stars of the constellation Pleiades. The near dawn rising of Pleiades in spring in the Northern Hemisphere, marked from ancient times the opening of sea faring and farming seasons.

In medieval and modern Europe, 1st May was a day of traditional springtime celebration which starts off with agricultural rituals. Such rites were intended to ensure fertility to the crops, cattle and human beings. Today 1st May or May Day is celebrated as the international Labour Day/Workers Day in most parts of the world. Mothers’ Day is observed on the 2nd Sunday of May internationally.

May 1 is the major occult holiday of Beltane. Beltane can be translated as “Baal fire,” and many Wiccans acknowledge that this festival has origins which can be traced all the way back to the Baal worship of the ancient Middle East.

The following quote comes directly from wiccazone.net (http://www.wiccazone.net/ beltane_mayday.html).

Beltane is the second most important sabbath in the Witches’ calendar after Samhain. Again, it is an intercalary day when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is thin. But whereas Samhain is a time for greeting and celebrating those who have gone before, Beltane is a time when more mischievous spirits may take advantage. For this reason the results of divinations performed at Beltane should always be approached cautiously, for the gods also enjoy a sense of humour! Similarly, be very careful of working Magic at this time, for the phrase ‘Be careful what you wish for’ is even more appropriate around Beltane. Many a Witch has found a wish being granted very literally and has received what they asked for as opposed to what they wanted.

This is the festival of the fire God Bel. Bel has been worshipped under many names in all parts of the world for thousands of years; Bel, Beli, Balar, Balor, Belenus, Baal, and Belial. Traditionally, Beltane would be the night on which the old hearth fires were extinguished and the new were kindled from the Bel fire. These fires were placed on the top of hills and produced a chain of beacons which ran across the land. Cattle would be driven between the fires and people would leap over them to ensure fertility for the coming season. In Britain, the tradition of hilltop fires has seen something of a revival lately, although not necessarily associated with Beltane. Fire beacons were lit at the passing of Princess Diana and to mark the Millennium celebrations.

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Intercessors it is time for serious prayers to possess the gates of the month of May. Decree and declare that you have apostolic authority and dominion in the regions where you live. Pray in line with Jeremiah 1:10. God has set you over the nations and kingdoms to root out, pull down, destroy, throw down satanic altars and to build and plant righteous altars.

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