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February 2 is an auspicious day for many: it is Candlemas, Imbolc, and Groundhog Day. Moreover, February can be one of the coldest months in the Northern Hemisphere, with snow heavy on the ground. Fragile snowdrop plants begin to push their way up through the frozen land to greet us, a sign that the earth is once again emerging from her winter sleep. In Hedgewitchery, we often call Imbolc the Snowdrop Festival. The festivals around this time are regarded as celebrations of light, as the light ...
In the Northern Hemisphere, the seasonal powers are about to move through the door of the quickening, also known as Imbolc, Brighid, and Candlemas. Even if you are not in the Northern Hemisphere, this spell will work at any time of the year, or you could wait for August in the Southern Hemisphere. Take a white candle and a dark ceramic bowl. Ground, center, and align yourself. Drop more deeply into your breath and begin to rock or sway back and forth or side to side. Feel the rhythm of the ...
On Candlemas (the Christian holiday that coincides with Imbolc), candles were blessed in order to cleanse them and fill them with positivity. Draw upon this old tradition to clear stagnation and cleanse your spirit. Gather up any old, half-burned or forgotten candles you may have lying around. If you gather fewer than eight, obtain as many new ones as necessary to reach this number, or collect old, unwanted ones from friends. (More than eight is totally fine.) Ask the Goddess to bless each ...
The snowdrop is a garden flower associated with the winter months, and also with our last sabbat, Imbolc. Another name for the snowdrop is Candlemas Bells. It's astrological correspondence is the planet Saturn. I have always assigned the element of Earth to this little beatuy. In the language of flowers, the snowdrop promises consolation, and it brings hope during the colest and bleakest time of year. Since Saturday is linked to Saturn's energy, let's work a little flower fascination with ...
