Awesome new deck, Christina! If this was one of the first readings, I think the deck may be telling you about its own personality! Looks like you will learn a lot from it!
Happy Imbolc!
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It does take time. And there’s nothing wrong with that 
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This isn’t my first reading with this deck. But I like the idea! 
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I remember you do a lot of work with Brighid, @Susurrus- I’m so excited to see what you will make! Sorry things are still pretty frozen there now 
If you can find some corn at the supermarket, I imagine the husks could work for some projects! 
Gorgeous card reading, @Christina4- and look at that deck! I love the pictures of the wolves, the cards are so charming 
It really is the perfect deck for the Wolf Moon 
Cheers to that, @Francisco- Happy Imbolc, everyone! 
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I’ll have to see if they have any, around here it’s pretty seasonal. I’ll find something somewhere. Maybe I will make one out of something artificial so I can keep it for longer. Only as a last resort. I’ll have to trek around my yard see what is out and about.
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After hunting around for Imbolc recipe inspiration and ideas yesterday, I had such a craving for pancakes that I ended up cooking my Imbolc meal yesterday afternoon! 
Nothing wrong with getting the holiday party started a few days early, right? 
I LOVE pancakes- and I realized it’s been a while since I made them! These are banana pancakes with extra butter and milk- and a dash (or five) of whipped cream to make it all the more celebratory! 
Cinnamon apples are my topping of choice- no fresh blackberries could be found in the store.
But I did find some blackberry yogurt! Two things that both go perfectly with the holiday.
We’ll see if I have enough energy to make more pancakes on Imbolc next week- or perhaps switch it up and make rosemary scones instead! 
I hope everyone’s holiday preparations are going well- wishing everyone in both the north and the south a very happy Sabbat! 
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Imbolc - aka Bridgid’s Day or Candlemas - Greater Sabbat
February 2nd / August 2nd
“Celebration of the earth waking up… preparation of spring… Time to honor the Triple Goddess… Let go on unnecessary aspects of your life that you have been carrying around for a while… Clear old and unwanted thoughts… Spring clean your room, house, work place, etc… Change up your altar… Plant seeds outside…”
Sunflower, Pumpkin, Poppy Seeds, Cake, Bread, Oats, Dairy, Garlic, Onions, Peppers, Baked Goods
Yellow, Pink, White
Daffodil, Iris, Peony, Violet, Tulip, Basil, Cinnamon, Myrrh, Vanilla,
Amethyst, Citrine, Yellow Calcite/Jasper, Ruby, Garnet, Moonstone, Rose Quartz, Jade
Imbolc Making Brigid’s Cross
Imbolc Candlemas Brighid’s Day Sabbat For Witches
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This is my first year celebrating Imbolc, & I really appreciate this guy because he explained how the Brigid cross is relevant to the seasons Imbolc, Beltane, Samhain and Yule. They correspond to the solar system and sun. He said once you understand that it corresponds to the wheel of the year it’s easier and you will have a better understanding. The celts liked to bring hope because it was the start of spring and the sheep have milk in the belly. It’s the start of spring and gives us hope. It helped me to have a good understanding!This was a learning experience, Using the pipe cleaners for the Brigid cross is an easier than useing rush.
Honestly I didn’t think everything through before I went to the store. You should know what colors you want before you go to the store. I like this video because he explains all the different types of crosses. You can use rushes but I don’t know where to get them here in Sacramento! I learned the technique which was nice. The hole reason why you should start with the pipe cleaners. He uses color craft paper too with a natural 
look! He explains how if you use four different colors it will Easier to work with the cross. He also uses a wool that is an organic wool and uses a willow branch and makes it into a circle. Sorta like a dream catcher and I would like to try that one! I just don’t know where to get the material. Here is the link
He grew up inn a farm so he has a lot of info.
Hope you all have fun with this Tutorial!
Blessed be
Jeannie
Hope you liked my first cross in honor of the Lady Brigid! I feel extremely blessed that I am apart of the pagan community! I believe this is we’re I need to be. I feel mor confident in my craft. I want to try more poetry since she is all about poetry.
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That is a lovely cross! Great job! Everything is frozen where I am so I am going to find something like ribbons to make one out of today. Also a lot of great information!
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Thanks Marissa, I need to set my alter up!This will help me to get the alter up! Thanks
Jeannie
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I plan on doing the Imbolc ritual on Tuesday when I can get some sunflower seeds, but I did the Bridghid Invocation tonight! It went really well I think.
I also wrote a poem last year that I thought I might share here since y’all haven’t seen it yet.
A spark, a flicker.
Light, heat, struck from the matchbox.
The Brigid provides.
Hope everyone else is having a happy holiday, no matter what hemisphere you’re on!
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I bought my silver candle on Friday and it’s ready to light. Instead of blue candles, I am lighting one green candle and one yellow candle with the silver candle in honor of Brigid and of Imbolc.
With the exception of Samhain, I don’t really celebrate The Wheel of the Year, but I enjoy learning more about the Sabbats and about the various deities. I remember being in India and learning from Hindus about their beliefs even though I was a Christian at the time. It’s all enlightening to me and I always feel humbled when others share their practices with me. Thank you, everyone, that has taken part in this challenge.
Blessed Imbolc, friends.
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Blessed Imbolc!! 
That was a great tutorial @Jeannie1! Thanks for sharing! Your cross looks awesome!
Beautiful haiku, @Amethyst! Read it several times. Thank you
Really well put. I enjoy learning about all religions because it helps me understand others and myself better
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Lots of helpful information about Imbolc- and great correspondences too! Thanks @Missa 
Thank you for the tutorial and for sharing your cross- it came out beautifully, @Jeannie1! 
You are so talented with your crafts, they are a delight to see!
It sounds like you have a lovely ritual planned, @Amethyst I hope the Invocation went well! Your poetry is always stunning- thank you for this lovely piece, it is perfect for Imbolc
You put it perfectly, @praecog29- learning the religions of others is a sign of respect and an open mind. Not to mention to helps us to build on and strengthen our own spiritual and personal views of the world around us! 
Wishing everyone a very blessed Sabbat! 
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Friendly reminder time!
This challenge will close TOMORROW
If you would like to participate and haven’t done so already, please post about your experience by the deadline: Tomorrow: February 2nd, 7:00 AM CET (Central European Time Zone)
Blessed be! 
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Thank you, kind sir! I’m glad you like it!
Thanks love! I wrote that last year to honor Imbolc. I’m glad you liked it! I’m looking forward to my Sabbat participation too!
Hope everyone is having a blessed Sabbat!
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For Imbolc I had intended to light candles all around my apartment yesterday - and good thing I wanted to, because I lost electricity for most of the day!
I’m still lighting candles today - and a bit later I will run to the store to get some Lemon and Poppy seed to bake a cake.
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My Imbolc started in a very symbolic way but all too real, watching the moon set and the sun rise! In other words, no sleep at all this night, making my mind extra all over the place… 
I’ve been reading about Brighid and listening to people’s experiences about her, and got the feeling that she’s super strict and that I would have to be really careful with my words not to sign away my freedom and have her take total control of my life! But I also got a feeling that I might be missing some bigger picture here. I was fascinated nonetheless!
Being a perfect day for this, I decided to make an altar to her, offering her some cider and chocolate (who doesn’t like chocolate?) to thank her for the coming light that’s very much welcome. I used a pendulum (for the very first time I might add!) to ask her if it’s okay to take a picture of the altar and she said no, otherwise I’d love to show you!
The tiredness probably made it easier to fall into a kind of trancelike state, but it didn’t make it easier to think in words! 
I had (have) four candles on the altar, two white and two red… I had a hard time getting them to light up! I had to come up with the words, why I’m approaching her, what do I want, no what do I really want… I can say it was very fulfilling though! One by one I got the candles to burn, and I was kinda starting to get a more personal feel for her method, strict yes but still warm.
Sometimes if I deliberately close my eyes and let go I can enter a kind of half-asleep state, and it definitely gets easier if I’m already very tired. (Just have to watch out slipping into full asleep there! ) I can even feel rapid eye movement when doing it.
I got a feeling that it would be the right thing to do, and when I did I felt like there was a flame right at my center, and it was not uncomfortable, more like ethereal, having a feeling of energy but not burning. It started out about as big as my torso, flickering like flames do, but slowly getting smaller and smaller. I consciously didn’t interject, wanting to see what it would do. It got really small, and I was almost sure it would just fizz out and that would be the end of the show and I’d have to just open my eyes. Instead I was starting to feel something on my back… the fire made its way out of there, slowly forming into wings on my back. I was feeling powerful. But it was gentle power. Not the hungry, passionate kind of fire, but instead warming and comforting. A feeling of self-confidence, the longer lasting kind, the grounded kind. Now I could open my eyes, and take that feeling out into the waking world.
I settled from a tense, laser-focused mindset into a more calm and mindful one. I listened to some music appropriate to the occasion (this one by Lisa Thiel gave me a very warm feeling!) and got some fresh air. After which I was prompted to put on warm socks. I have a lot to process now! Like tiny seeds that will sprout into something beautiful. I’m thoroughly humbled.
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Beautiful cross! Great job on it!
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This is my first Imbolc and was looking forward to it. First I cleaned my altar and changed the tablecloth. I used yellow and Orange colors. I wanted to get some flowers but we were in the middle of a snowstorm. Therefore, I had to use one of my potted plants to add some greenery to the altar. I arranged my crystals, did the 
ritual and put Brigid’s corn doll center stage on the altar. ( I almost skipped it because I had a death from covid over the weekend of a close family friend.) I was actually feeling sad through out the ritual. However, I did feel Brigid’s precense comfort me. I probably sat at my altar for 3 hours or so. I’m glad I got up to honor her day- it did brighten my mood. @Francisco thank you for the beautiful quote!!
Happy Imbolc to all!
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