Imbolc Cold Moon In the early Celtic faith this day was a holy day and a market day, […]
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Imbolc Waning Moon of the Cold Month This is the holy day of Bridgit, the triple goddess; she of the eternal fire at Kildare, a goddess who tends to the fire of creativity at home, for the poet and in the smithy, the place where things are made by hand. As with so many things […]
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Samhain Waxing Thanksgiving Moon The daylight is gone, twilight has fallen and night is on its way. Now that we have entered the season of Samhain, the leaves have vanished from the trees and the clouds, like tonight, often hang gray in the sky. Samhain means the end of summer and in the old Celtic […]
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Lughnasa Waning Grandchildren Moon Turning round the star wheel we have come again to the first day of the month named after Augustus Caesar, First Citizen of Rome. In Celtic lands this month was: Welsh–Awst, Scots Gaelic–an Lunasdal and in Irish: Lughnasadh. Though the coming of Autumn is not visible, the wind tells us it […]
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Imbolc Waning Cold Moon Though daytime begins to gradually increase right after the Winter Solstice, it is not until Imbolc that we begin to see actual signs of life’s return. An early indication of life’s strong statement against the inertia of the cold comes as ewe’s become pregnant, have life within their bellies–imbolc. Not many […]
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Winter Full Cold Moon In just two days those of us who follow the Celtic calendar will celebrate the coming of Imbolc. I’ll write more about it on Monday, but I wanted to note here the difference in timber and resonance between post-Epiphany January and the holiseason just ended. We move now into the ordinary […]
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Imbolc Waxing Wild Moon Imbolc. The celebration of lamb’s in the belly, imbolc and the festival honoring Brighid*. (see information below from the Encyclopedia Mythica.This is my favorite web source for quick, accurate information about Gods and Goddesses.) When I came back to my Celtic roots during my transition out of the Presbyterian Ministry (the […]
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