The Blessings of Lunar Imbolc
I’m writing this post on Lunar Imbolc, the day the Moon is New in the sign of Aquarius, January 24, here in my eastern US time zone. Imbolc occurs here in the Northern Hemisphere on February 1 this year....
Blessed Imbolc – Mother Earth Begins To Awaken
Imbolc asks us to wake up, to pay attention. Imbolc marks the halfway point between the Winter Solstice and the Vernal Equinox and represents the quickening of Mother Earth, when life stirs deep within the land, bringing the promise of spring. Imbolc comes on February 1 this year. Mother Earth awakens, even as it feels [...]
Imbolc: The Quickening
February is a hard time of the year in the northern hemisphere. Harsh winter is still upon us, although the days lengthen almost unnoticed. However, far below the winter snow, Mother Earth is stirring toward spring, and Imbolc recognizes this shift each year. Imbolc marks the halfway point between the Winter Solstice and the Vernal [...]