The Pagan holiday cycle is largely anchored to changes in the natural world. We celebrate the shifting of the seasons by honoring specific days that can be viewed as turning points in the year. We celebrate the solstices (the longest and shortest days of the year) and the equinoxes (the days when light and darkness…
Tag: imbolc
The very first pre-Christian Deity I served was Brigid, an Irish goddess. As a young musician with a military background, she was easy for me to relate to. “A musician AND a blacksmith? Sign me up! I want to make music and hit things too!” I still consider my time in service to her to…
High holidays that are spaced fairly evenly throughout the year seem to appear just when you need them the most. I love all the holidays in the pagan wheel of the year, but Imbolc holds a special place in my heart. Imbolc is celebrated on February first and marks the midpoint between the winter solstice…
I designed this spread as the result of a query: “What are the next steps along my spiritual path?” I have a few different spreads I could use to answer this question, but none of them felt right for some reason. I browsed around online and didn’t like any of the spreads I saw there,…