01/02/2024
Today is Imbolc.
Imbolc is an ancient Celtic festival that is celebrated from the 1st to the 2nd of February, about halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox. It marks the beginning of Spring.
As the days grow longer and the sun rises higher in the sky, the winter’s cold and dark period of rest and contemplation draws to an end. Light is starting to pierce the darkness, warmth seeping through. New life will soon begin, the seeds of which we can already feel stirring.
This is a good time to awaken to your purpose and intention. The time for rest is over, the planning done. You can already start to put into action the plans you came up with during the winter time, so you can catch the spring’s momentum when it comes in full.
What in your life has outlived its usefulness? What new things are waiting to be realized?
To what should you give new life? And what should you let go, like taking off a heavy winter coat?
Connect with the tides of the Earth, and ride on the wings of change. As new life begins to bloom in nature, remind yourself that you are a part of that nature too. Bring some of that refreshing and enlivening energy into your life, and use it to fuel your endeavors.
Happy Imbolc! May your roots be strong, so you can rise high😊!
