The Wheel of the Year · February 1 to 2
Imbolc
Brigid's Day
Tender · First Flame
Welcome to the first stirring.
Imbolc asks, which one dream am I choosing this year?
From Your Guide to Imbolc
The deep cold still holds the land, but something has changed. The days are noticeably longer now. The first snowdrops push through frozen ground. Deep in the dark, life has begun to stir. This is Imbolc, pronounced IM-olc.
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Brigid's Flame
Imbolc belongs to Brigid, goddess of poetry, smithcraft, and the creative fire. These are not journal prompts for reflecting. They are sparks for making... small invitations to write, draw, build, move, or make something, however rough or small.
It is on its way to you.
Check your inbox for a letter from me with your creative sparks inside. If it has not arrived in a few minutes, peek in your promotions or spam folder.
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Your guide to Imbolc
Everything you need to meet Imbolc with intention... the history and mythology, a complete ceremony, journal prompts, a tarot spread, an altar guide, and something to bake for your own table. Take what serves you. Leave what does not.
- What Is Imbolc? The history and lore
- Correspondences for Brigid's Day
- The Imbolc ritual, a complete ceremony
- Twelve journal prompts
- A six-card tarot spread, The Quickening and the First Flame
- Building your Imbolc altar
- Brigid and the Creative Fire, and tending your own first flame
- Imbolc affirmations
- Brigid's Seed Cake, honeyed caraway and orange
- Pages for your notes and reflections
where it sits on the Wheel
Imbolc lives in the brightening
On the Wheel, Imbolc opens the brightening... the arc that carries you from the first stirring to the balance of Ostara.
If the brightening is the season you resist, you are what I call a Threshold Dreamer. This is the threshold moment where you usually turn back.