Imbolc Day 7

Get Ready for Imbolc!
Day 7: Your Imbolc Celebration

	from Patti Wigington Like many other Pagan sabbats, Imbolc is a time when family and friends often get together. Plan a small meal for close friends, or a big potluck style dinner for a large group. However you decide to celebrate, welcome the warmth of Imbolc's fires into your home.
	Imbolc Meal Blessings
	Before you get started on your Imbolc dinner celebrations, take a moment to say a meal blessing, and be thankful for the hearty food before you and the warm hearth at your back...Read More

Imbolc Wreath

We don't have room now that we RV but we have done this in the past and had a blast. Now if we do them they will have to be given away as gifts:0)

Pagan Dad

Wreath Imbolc 2009

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 06:40 PM PST

Yes it is that time again. The holiday season seem like it just ended but Imbolc is less than a month away. So I figured since it was so close that I would take the time with my family to decorate my house for the Sabbat. Well at least the wreath and the altar.

First the grapevine wreath, cheaply bought and easy to decorate with silk flowers. The only question being what kind of flowers and the such would look good and fit with the Sabbat. Here is a short correspondence list for decorating:

• Forsythia
• Crocus
• Daffodils
• Snowdrops
• Daisies
• Almost anything that invokes a Spring feeling in you

Imbolc is a time for renewal and rebirth. In my children's story I talk about the hero's quest and his journey to find a way to waken the sleeping Maiden i.e. The Earth. So think about this when you choose to decorate your house for the season

Imbolc Day 5: Saying Goodbye to Winter

Day 5: Saying Goodbye to Winter

	from Patti Wigington It's February, and we're all tired of being cold. Send winter on its way with a few end-of-the-season celebrations. Imbolc is a good time to do some divination as to what's headed your way in the coming year, as well as some meditation. Finally, we'll also talk about the whole idea of "spring cleaning" and why it's so good for us to do!
	End of Winter Meditation
	This meditative journey is one you can read ahead of time, and then recall as you meditate, or you can record yourself reading it aloud, and listen to it as a guided meditation later on. You can even read it aloud as part of a group ritual. The ideal place to perform this meditation is somewhere outside -- try to pick a day that's warm, or at the very least sunny...Read More

Imbolc Day 4: Ritual and Ceremony

Get Ready for Imbolc!
Day 4: Ritual and Ceremony

	from Patti Wigington At Imbolc, we're saying farewell to winter. We know that spring is approaching, but hasn't quite arrived yet. After all, Imbolc is the halfway point between Yule and Ostara. Take a moment to celebrate the end of winter's cold nights and gray skies, and think about the new life that will begin in a few weeks.
	Candle Ritual for Solitaries
	Hundreds of years ago, when our ancestors relied upon the sun as their only source of light, the end of winter was met with much celebration. Although it is still cold in February, often the sun shines brightly above us, and the skies are often crisp and clear. As a festival of light, Imbolc came to be called Candlemas. On this evening, when the sun has set once more, call it back by lighting the seven candles of this ritual. Although this ceremony is written for one, it can easily be adapted for a small group...Read More

Imbolc Day 3: The Goddess Brighid

Get Ready for Imbolc!
Day 3: The Goddess Brighid

	from Patti Wigington In many traditions of Paganism, the Celtic goddess Brighid is celebrated at Imbolc. A protector of hearth and home, Brighid is a fire goddess who is typically associated with poetry, smithcraft, and inspiration. She was especially honored when it came to matters of prophecy and divination. A sacred flame was maintained by a group of priestesses, and her sanctuary at Kildare became the home of a saint when Ireland converted to Christianity.
	Brighid, Hearth Goddess of Ireland
	In Irish legend, Brighid was the daughter of the Dagda, and was a goddess associated with domesticity and motherhood. However, later on she became connected to a nun called Brighid, who eventually became a saint. In her many aspects, Brighid has followers all over the Celtic lands...Read More