Southern Hemisphere - August 1st
Northern Hemisphere - February 1st -2nd
The Wheel of the Year turns once again...
And we head towards Imbolc, here in the Southern Hemisphere.
Also known as Candlemas or Brigid’s Day, this cross-quarter sabbat is a time of transition & change, cleansing & purification. Imbolc is a time to shake off the effects of Winter, cleansing & purifying, so we have room for the new life manifesting.
Imbolc was traditionally a Celtic fire festival deicated to the Goddess Brigid, it celebrates the midpoint between Yule (Winter Solstice) & Ostara (Spring Equinox) and welcomes the longer days, the first signs of Spring & the returning Sun! I’m hearing The Beatles song ‘Here Comes the Sun’ playing in my head as I write!
So after months of turning inward, of hibernation & rest, life is beginning to stir again. Nature begins to wake & bloom again!
It is a wonderful time to ‘spring clean’ not only our homes, but ourselves, our energy - release stagnant energy & light the fires of creativity & inspiration! Get your home, & heart & mind, ready for a time of growth & fertility. All those seeds you sowed through Winter, the ideas & dreams you’ve been sitting on & keeping warm…it’s now time for them to push up through the dirt & into the world. It’s time for us to return from the depths of our ‘hibernation’, our journey to the inner worlds, and stretch & turn our faces to the Sun.
Celebrate by decorating your sacred space with-
reds, greens, white, yellow & gold
candles, grain dollies, sun wheels, besoms, Brigid’s cross, Rowan berries
white flowers, Daffodil, Iris, Jasmine & Lavender flowers or similar flowers/plants found in our Hemisphere, try wattle or a beautiful red native flower.
Animals - ewes, lambs, bear, deer, burrowing animals, robins, swans
Fiery crystals, cleansing crystals, crystals for transformation, abundance or creativity
Rituals and activities for this time include -
Spring clean your home or sacred space
Have a bonfire
Go for a walk & note signs of Spring returning
Cleansing/Purifying - home, you, your sacred tools.
Plan your garden, plant some seeds
Honour Brigid, Goddess of creativity Honour Brigid, Aphrodite, Eros, Hestia, Goddess in her Maiden aspect.
Weave a Brigid’s Cross
Make candles
Candle Rituals
Host a candle lit dinner
Meditate, Journal
Make a loose incense using Bay, Basil, Frankincense, Rosemary, Cinnamon & Jasmine.
Use Cinnamon in your cooking or spells. Cinnamon brings the fiery element of the Sun, bringing success, prosperity, protection & love.
Suggested Spell work for Imbolc -
Fertility
Abundance & Prosperity
Protection for home & pets
Garden
Creativity
Cleansing, Purification
Rebirth, Transformation
Fire Scrying
I always like to do a card reading at each turn of The Wheel. Sometimes I create my own, based on the main focus around each celebration. Try this simple card spread -
THE RADIANT MYSTIC IMBOLC CARD LAYOUT -
SEEDS TO SOW - What area of my life needs growth?
SPRING CLEAN - What do I need to clear to make way for the new?
REBIRTH - What needs to be reawakened within me?
LIGHT - What needs to be illuminated right now?
Wishing you all blessings for this upcoming celebration! Happy Imbolc!
xx Terésa
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