Imbolc Customs and Practices

The Maiden is honored, as the Bride, on this Sabbat. Straw Brideo'gas (corn dollies) are created from oat or wheat straw and placed in baskets with white flower bedding. Young girls then carry the Brideo'gas door to door, and gifts are bestowed upon the image from each household. Afterward, at the traditional feast, the older … Continue reading Imbolc Customs and Practices

Card of the Day – Page of Swords – Thursday, January 31, 2019 — Tarot by Cecelia

https://www.youtube.com/embed/LP416aezwmI?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Our curious Page of Swords possesses the type of restless mental energy that reminds us of Mercury, the planet of thinking and communication, which, tomorrow, will be making several aspects. We always seem to see energy creeping in the day before, and today is no exception, especially with a square forming between Mars and … Continue reading Card of the Day – Page of Swords – Thursday, January 31, 2019 — Tarot by Cecelia

Imbolc: What we celebrate

Imbolc is one of the four principal festivals of the Irish calendar, celebrated among Gaelic peoples and some other Celtic cultures either at the beginning of February or at the first local signs of Spring. Most commonly it is celebrated on February 2, since this is the cross-quarter day on the solar calendar, halfway between … Continue reading Imbolc: What we celebrate