February 1 celebrates the cross quarter day Imbolc. We are halfway to Spring at this time on the Wheel of the Year. The days are growing slightly longer, even as Winter is still blanketing the landscape with snow and the winds blow cold air. The promise of Spring coming starts to blossom in our hearts, like the purple crocuses and white snow drop flowers start peaking out from under the snow.
The Goddess Brighid is celebrated on Imbolc. She is an Irish Celtic Triple Goddess of Healing, Smithcraft, and Poetry. You can honor her with writing or reading poetry, lighting red and white candles, and connecting to your creativity. You can also call on her for blessings of healing and to guide you on creative projects. We can work with the energies of cleansing and purification during this sabbat. Cleansing our home, ritual tools, crystals, and taking a purifying bath with candlelight are ways to honor this time of year. Candle magick is also wonderful to work with this time of year, as they symbolize the promise of returning sunlight and warmth at the halfway mark of Winter. Light a candle to focus on the hope of Winter's end. Making a delicious meal also to celebrate Imbolc with breads, grains, and vegetables you would have had from Autumn storage such as potatoes. onions, and cabbage. Dairy is also traditional to eat such as custards. You can make an offering of some of your meal to Goddess Brighid. Imbolc is an auspicious time for Divination using Tarot, Oracle cards, or Runes. You can also do Bibliomancy. Pick a book of poetry in honor of Brighid and ask a question. Then open the book and intuitively pick a line from the poems in the book. This line of poetry will be of guidance for you to reflect on from now until the Spring Equinox. May you have a bright, blessed Imbolc. |
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