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Winter is half over! February 2nd is midway between
Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. The Pagan calendar includes the 'cross quarter' days for celebration so that
8 markers of the year are acknowledged. (solstices & equinoxes are the four cardinal pathways of the Sun)
'Imbolc' translates to mean "in the belly". We are pregnant with the promise of spring and new birth. Another
name for this holy day is 'Candlemas'. The Roman calendar calls this 'groundhog day' & it is a portent of Spring.
The pagans were on the lookout for serpents or badgers peeking their noses out of 'Big Mamma's belly to see the Sun at this
time of the year.
As it turns out, this year the Full Moon coincides with Imbolc!
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| Full Moon in Leo 9:45 pm PST Feb 1, 2007 |
Two of the more familiar cross-quarter days are 'Beltane' or May
Day, and 'Samhain' or Halloween.
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Fire and purification is considered by many to be an important
aspect of this festival. Brigid (also known as Brighid, Bríde, Brigit, Brìd) is the Goddess of poetry, healing and smithcraft. As both goddess and saint she
is also associated with holy wells, sacred flames, and healing. To some, the lighting of candles and fires represents the
return of warmth and the increasing power of the Sun over the coming months (text from Wikipedia) Brigid also loves
to eat, so today's a great day to feast.
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| BRIGID Celtic Goddess of Inspiration & Imbolc holy day |
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In today's Global Warming context, cycles of the seasons take on
new meaning. The natural world is no longer natural, and getting more unreliable. Unconscionable abuse of Mother
Earth prompts sincere offerings to the Goddesses for a positive outcome to the crisis. Often in life, a
situation that ostensibly appears disastrous eventually evolves into a situation that's better than ever. Imbolc
is also called the 'Festival of the Lights', when fires are lit.. Perhaps the mythic phoenix rising out of the ashes
is an appropriate vision to cultivate on this holy day?
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