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Imbolc – Rejuventation!

Imbolc – Rejuventation!

   Wake from the slumber of winter, shuck off the darkness and come back to life with the rest of nature. We see so many signs of life all around us: from the shoots sprouting on my Japanese Maple to the lighter mornings that make getting up for work a little brighter and better each day. The chilling cold air and frost-laden ground of early spring herald the revival of life and with it, our own lives are becoming richer, fuller…

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Imbolc

Imbolc

Today marks the pagan festival of Imbolc, The snow has mostly cleared and the first shoots of new growth is breaking through the ground, the sun shines down through frosty branches and we gather in the woods to celebrate the end of winter. The Goddess Bridgid/Bride/Brighit is a blacksmith, a midwife, a healer and poet and a young, maiden Goddess of light and laughter and joy. Today we honour Her as the Calleach of winter returns to her cave and…

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