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Imbolc Signals the Stirrings of Spring and the Birth of New Beginnings ๐ŸŒฑโœจ

Imbolc Signals the Stirrings of Spring and the Birth of New Beginnings ๐ŸŒฑโœจ
February 1, 2024 Charli Wall
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It’s official โ€“ the Earth is stirring from its winter slumber.
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โฃ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฐ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜….โฃโฃIn the Celtic Wheel of the Year, Imbolc heralds the arrival of Spring, celebrating the subtle energy of new life โ€“ the initial movements in the Earth, the emergence of the first delicate green shoots and snowdrops. โฃ
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Imbolc initiates a series of fertility festivals guiding us toward the light: Imbolc (gentle stirrings), Ostara (awakenings), and Beltane (beginning to blossom).โฃ
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Today, we are invited to connect with the Celtic Goddess Bridgit, symbolising fertility, change, poetry, inspiration, childbirth, and fire.โฃ
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While Imbolc is a fire festival, it doesn’t involve massive bonfires. Instead, it’s a time to light a candle in the darkness, acknowledging that though Spring may seem distant, much activity is being gestated beneath the surface.โฃ
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Nature’s cycles offer cues for our lives ๐Ÿ’š
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In autumn, we released and let go; at Samhain, we embraced the energy of death and decay. Throughout winter, we hibernated and processed the events of 2023.โฃ
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Imbolc encourages us to use the compost of our experiences as fuel for the year ahead, prompting questions like:โฃ
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๐ŸŒฟWhat did I overcome or release in 2023, and how has it strengthened me?โฃ
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๐ŸŒฟ What reflections or lessons from winter will shape the coming year?โฃ
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๐ŸŒฟWhat creative ideas and projects do I want to plant as seeds for this year?โฃ
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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† โ€“ ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ.โฃ
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The crucial question to ask ourselves is: ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด?โฃ
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Honouring Imbolc can take various forms, such as:โฃ
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๐ŸŒฟ Spring cleaning: Declutter, sweep away the old and release lingering negative energy from winter.โฃ
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๐ŸŒฟ Planting seeds: Sow seeds in fertile soil, accompanied by mantras or affirmations for the upcoming year.โฃ
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๐ŸŒฟ Refreshing your altar (If you have one, and I do): Remove winter symbols and introduce fresh items, like new candles, fortune cookies, daffodils/snowdrops, and white crystals.โฃ
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๐ŸŒฟ Creating a vision board: Use Pinterest, gather images from the internet, or opt for paper and glue to craft a vision for the year ahead, illuminated by the flame of a candle

Happy Imbolc, minute by minute, day by day, the light is growing, and Winterโ€™s grip is loosening ๐Ÿ’œ

 

Love, Charli x

 

Ps. If you want to learn more about rewilding with nature, come and join me in Spain for my yearly Rewilding Retreat ๐Ÿ’š

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Just hit this link to download the itinerary.ย 

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