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One of the theories I explore addresses the question: why are these two Munster-Mórrígna found in seasonal *triples* celebrating #imbolc, #Bealtaine, and #Lughnasa, but not #Samhain? And the answer, I think, is that in these guises they represented stages of the Corn: Planting, Ripening, and Harvest.
That leaves one season and one goddess, but we already have a good idea: the last sheaf of the corn was woven and kept respectfully for next year, and called the #Cailleach - the same name as the goddess of Winter.
That seems to put the Mórrígan in the position of being the representation of the "Maturing/Ripening" stage of the Corn. Planting should be done by Bealtaine! Planting is Brighid's business! :)
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One of the theories I explore addresses the question: why are these two Munster-Mórrígna found in seasonal *triples* celebrating #imbolc, #Bealtaine, and #Lughnasa, but not #Samhain? And the answer, I think, is that in these guises they represented stages of the Corn: Planting, Ripening, and Harvest.
That leaves one season and one goddess, but we already have a good idea: the last sheaf of the corn was woven and kept respectfully for next year, and called the #Cailleach - the same name as the goddess of Winter.
That seems to put the Mórrígan in the position of being the representation of the "Maturing/Ripening" stage of the Corn. Planting should be done by Bealtaine! Planting is Brighid's business! :)
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One of the theories I explore addresses the question: why are these two Munster-Mórrígna found in seasonal *triples* celebrating #imbolc, #Bealtaine, and #Lughnasa, but not #Samhain? And the answer, I think, is that in these guises they represented stages of the Corn: Planting, Ripening, and Harvest.
That leaves one season and one goddess, but we already have a good idea: the last sheaf of the corn was woven and kept respectfully for next year, and called the #Cailleach - the same name as the goddess of Winter.
That seems to put the Mórrígan in the position of being the representation of the "Maturing/Ripening" stage of the Corn. Planting should be done by Bealtaine! Planting is Brighid's business! :)
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One of the theories I explore addresses the question: why are these two Munster-Mórrígna found in seasonal *triples* celebrating #imbolc, #Bealtaine, and #Lughnasa, but not #Samhain? And the answer, I think, is that in these guises they represented stages of the Corn: Planting, Ripening, and Harvest.
That leaves one season and one goddess, but we already have a good idea: the last sheaf of the corn was woven and kept respectfully for next year, and called the #Cailleach - the same name as the goddess of Winter.
That seems to put the Mórrígan in the position of being the representation of the "Maturing/Ripening" stage of the Corn. Planting should be done by Bealtaine! Planting is Brighid's business! :)
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One of the theories I explore addresses the question: why are these two Munster-Mórrígna found in seasonal *triples* celebrating #imbolc, #Bealtaine, and #Lughnasa, but not #Samhain? And the answer, I think, is that in these guises they represented stages of the Corn: Planting, Ripening, and Harvest.
That leaves one season and one goddess, but we already have a good idea: the last sheaf of the corn was woven and kept respectfully for next year, and called the #Cailleach - the same name as the goddess of Winter.
That seems to put the Mórrígan in the position of being the representation of the "Maturing/Ripening" stage of the Corn. Planting should be done by Bealtaine! Planting is Brighid's business! :)
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A new 2025 print for #artAdventCalendar with a winter solstice story. In the Gaelic mythology of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, the divine old woman, or hag, created the landscape itself and the storms and weather of winter. Known by many names, she is the Cailleach (literally the old woman or hag) or Cailleach Bhéarra in Ireland, she is Cailleach Bheurra, or The Hag of Beara or Beira, 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #folklore #folktale #Cailleach #winter #Beira #WinterSolstice #mastoArt -
A new 2025 print for #artAdventCalendar with a winter solstice story. In the Gaelic mythology of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, the divine old woman, or hag, created the landscape itself and the storms and weather of winter. Known by many names, she is the Cailleach (literally the old woman or hag) or Cailleach Bhéarra in Ireland, she is Cailleach Bheurra, or The Hag of Beara or Beira, 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #folklore #folktale #Cailleach #winter #Beira #WinterSolstice #mastoArt -
A new 2025 print for #artAdventCalendar with a winter solstice story. In the Gaelic mythology of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, the divine old woman, or hag, created the landscape itself and the storms and weather of winter. Known by many names, she is the Cailleach (literally the old woman or hag) or Cailleach Bhéarra in Ireland, she is Cailleach Bheurra, or The Hag of Beara or Beira, 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #folklore #folktale #Cailleach #winter #Beira #WinterSolstice #mastoArt -
A new 2025 print for #artAdventCalendar with a winter solstice story. In the Gaelic mythology of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, the divine old woman, or hag, created the landscape itself and the storms and weather of winter. Known by many names, she is the Cailleach (literally the old woman or hag) or Cailleach Bhéarra in Ireland, she is Cailleach Bheurra, or The Hag of Beara or Beira, 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #folklore #folktale #Cailleach #winter #Beira #WinterSolstice #mastoArt -
A new 2025 print for #artAdventCalendar with a winter solstice story. In the Gaelic mythology of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, the divine old woman, or hag, created the landscape itself and the storms and weather of winter. Known by many names, she is the Cailleach (literally the old woman or hag) or Cailleach Bhéarra in Ireland, she is Cailleach Bheurra, or The Hag of Beara or Beira, 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #folklore #folktale #Cailleach #winter #Beira #WinterSolstice #mastoArt -
For Day 6 of #FolktaleWeek2025 prompt #FolktaleWeekStorm:
In the Gaelic mythology of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, the divine old woman, or hag, created the landscape itself and the storms and weather of winter. Known by many names, she is the Cailleach (literally the old woman or hag) or Cailleach Bhéarra in Ireland, she is Cailleach Bheurra, or The Hag of Beara or Beira, Queen of Winter 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #folklore #folktale #mastoArt #Cailleach #GaelicMythology #winter #Beira
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For Day 6 of #FolktaleWeek2025 prompt #FolktaleWeekStorm:
In the Gaelic mythology of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, the divine old woman, or hag, created the landscape itself and the storms and weather of winter. Known by many names, she is the Cailleach (literally the old woman or hag) or Cailleach Bhéarra in Ireland, she is Cailleach Bheurra, or The Hag of Beara or Beira, Queen of Winter 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #folklore #folktale #mastoArt #Cailleach #GaelicMythology #winter #Beira
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For Day 6 of #FolktaleWeek2025 prompt #FolktaleWeekStorm:
In the Gaelic mythology of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, the divine old woman, or hag, created the landscape itself and the storms and weather of winter. Known by many names, she is the Cailleach (literally the old woman or hag) or Cailleach Bhéarra in Ireland, she is Cailleach Bheurra, or The Hag of Beara or Beira, Queen of Winter 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #folklore #folktale #mastoArt #Cailleach #GaelicMythology #winter #Beira
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For Day 6 of #FolktaleWeek2025 prompt #FolktaleWeekStorm:
In the Gaelic mythology of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, the divine old woman, or hag, created the landscape itself and the storms and weather of winter. Known by many names, she is the Cailleach (literally the old woman or hag) or Cailleach Bhéarra in Ireland, she is Cailleach Bheurra, or The Hag of Beara or Beira, Queen of Winter 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #folklore #folktale #mastoArt #Cailleach #GaelicMythology #winter #Beira
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For Day 6 of #FolktaleWeek2025 prompt #FolktaleWeekStorm:
In the Gaelic mythology of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, the divine old woman, or hag, created the landscape itself and the storms and weather of winter. Known by many names, she is the Cailleach (literally the old woman or hag) or Cailleach Bhéarra in Ireland, she is Cailleach Bheurra, or The Hag of Beara or Beira, Queen of Winter 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #folklore #folktale #mastoArt #Cailleach #GaelicMythology #winter #Beira
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“The ancient belief is that Ireland was created by the Cailleach, we refer to Ireland as she, it’s the motherland, as opposed to the fatherland.” - Doireann ní Ghlacáin #Ceol #Rince #Cailleach www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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A really wonderful piece for knitters to read as we head from Imbolc to Ostara, spring equinox. https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/community/knitting-the-wheel-of-the-year/
#WheelOfTheYear #knitting #Imbolc #Ostara #seasons #Cailleach #Samhain #yarn #sheep #wool #spinning #equinox #SpringEquinox
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A really wonderful piece for knitters to read as we head from Imbolc to Ostara, spring equinox. https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/community/knitting-the-wheel-of-the-year/
#WheelOfTheYear #knitting #Imbolc #Ostara #seasons #Cailleach #Samhain #yarn #sheep #wool #spinning #equinox #SpringEquinox
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A really wonderful piece for knitters to read as we head from Imbolc to Ostara, spring equinox. https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/community/knitting-the-wheel-of-the-year/
#WheelOfTheYear #knitting #Imbolc #Ostara #seasons #Cailleach #Samhain #yarn #sheep #wool #spinning #equinox #SpringEquinox
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A really wonderful piece for knitters to read as we head from Imbolc to Ostara, spring equinox. https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/community/knitting-the-wheel-of-the-year/
#WheelOfTheYear #knitting #Imbolc #Ostara #seasons #Cailleach #Samhain #yarn #sheep #wool #spinning #equinox #SpringEquinox
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A really wonderful piece for knitters to read as we head from Imbolc to Ostara, spring equinox. https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/community/knitting-the-wheel-of-the-year/
#WheelOfTheYear #knitting #Imbolc #Ostara #seasons #Cailleach #Samhain #yarn #sheep #wool #spinning #equinox #SpringEquinox
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Now that this has arrived with its new owner I can show you this special commission. Hand burned runic style Saint Brigid one side & the Cailleach the other. Sitting on a hand carved stand. Perfect for a seasonal altar 🕯️#autumn #woodwork #pyro #burn #altar #seasons #cailleach #saintbrigid
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Now that this has arrived with its new owner I can show you this special commission. Hand burned runic style Saint Brigid one side & the Cailleach the other. Sitting on a hand carved stand. Perfect for a seasonal altar 🕯️#autumn #woodwork #pyro #burn #altar #seasons #cailleach #saintbrigid
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Now that this has arrived with its new owner I can show you this special commission. Hand burned runic style Saint Brigid one side & the Cailleach the other. Sitting on a hand carved stand. Perfect for a seasonal altar 🕯️#autumn #woodwork #pyro #burn #altar #seasons #cailleach #saintbrigid
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Now that this has arrived with its new owner I can show you this special commission. Hand burned runic style Saint Brigid one side & the Cailleach the other. Sitting on a hand carved stand. Perfect for a seasonal altar 🕯️#autumn #woodwork #pyro #burn #altar #seasons #cailleach #saintbrigid
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Now that this has arrived with its new owner I can show you this special commission. Hand burned runic style Saint Brigid one side & the Cailleach the other. Sitting on a hand carved stand. Perfect for a seasonal altar 🕯️#autumn #woodwork #pyro #burn #altar #seasons #cailleach #saintbrigid
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#Celtic #MythologyMonday for #EarthDay2024: #Tailtiu gave her life to clearing ‘a great plain’. To Ali Isaac „it seems possible that the great plain referred to signifies the landscape; Tailtiu came from the great plain and spent her life serving it, and returned to it after death. She is a daughter of the landscape. In other words, not a harvest goddess, but an earth goddess. She shaped the land just as the #Cailleach did."
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#Celtic #MythologyMonday: „Another in kind parable portrays #Brighid and the #Cailleach not as imminent challengers, but as two sides of the same coin. As the season of #winter draws to a close the Cailleach again journeys to the #Otherworld island of Tír na n-Óg where she searches a deep wood for the magickal Well of Youth. At the moment when the dawn sun crests over the horizon she bends to drink its bubbling waters from the crevice of a rock and emerges renewed as the fair goddess Brighid. Where her enchanted wand once caused all vegetation to wither and die, it now transformed the dormant brown grass into vivid green shoots surmounted by the yellow and white flowers of #spring.“ #Imbolc
Source: Wade MacMorrighan „Rekindling the Rites of Imbolg“
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#Celtic #MythologyMonday: `During the bleak period of winter #Brighid is held a captive prisoner at Ben Nevis as she awaits her hero, the youthful god Aengus mac Óg who would appear to represent the winter solstice sun returned from the Underworld. It is after he beholds Brighid in a vision that he sets out on his milk white steed from his #Otherworld Island drenched in perpetual summer to rescue the imprisoned goddess. The #Cailleach attempts to stop him at each step of his journey, however, it is in vain as Aengus secures Brighid’s freedom at #Imbolc. As the Cailleach storms away in a fury she flings her wand with one last gasp of resentment towards the roots of a holly bush as a final curse when #spring once again returns.`
Source: Wade MacMorrighan „Rekindling the Rites of #Imbolg“ -
Blessings of Imbolc.
It's too early for real spring in my area (false spring is full on right now!) But even if the buds that are coming out now get frozen again, that too will pass and real spring will come. Right now, the fall-planted garlic is stirring and making roots. The soil creatures are moving, the Earth is shifting and reacting to the coming season. Take care out there, watch for mud and rock slides. Plan the garden for those of you that can, and remember... "planting a garden" can mean many different things.
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Blessings of Imbolc.
It's too early for real spring in my area (false spring is full on right now!) But even if the buds that are coming out now get frozen again, that too will pass and real spring will come. Right now, the fall-planted garlic is stirring and making roots. The soil creatures are moving, the Earth is shifting and reacting to the coming season. Take care out there, watch for mud and rock slides. Plan the garden for those of you that can, and remember... "planting a garden" can mean many different things.
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Blessings of Imbolc.
It's too early for real spring in my area (false spring is full on right now!) But even if the buds that are coming out now get frozen again, that too will pass and real spring will come. Right now, the fall-planted garlic is stirring and making roots. The soil creatures are moving, the Earth is shifting and reacting to the coming season. Take care out there, watch for mud and rock slides. Plan the garden for those of you that can, and remember... "planting a garden" can mean many different things.
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Blessings of Imbolc.
It's too early for real spring in my area (false spring is full on right now!) But even if the buds that are coming out now get frozen again, that too will pass and real spring will come. Right now, the fall-planted garlic is stirring and making roots. The soil creatures are moving, the Earth is shifting and reacting to the coming season. Take care out there, watch for mud and rock slides. Plan the garden for those of you that can, and remember... "planting a garden" can mean many different things.
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Blessings of Imbolc.
It's too early for real spring in my area (false spring is full on right now!) But even if the buds that are coming out now get frozen again, that too will pass and real spring will come. Right now, the fall-planted garlic is stirring and making roots. The soil creatures are moving, the Earth is shifting and reacting to the coming season. Take care out there, watch for mud and rock slides. Plan the garden for those of you that can, and remember... "planting a garden" can mean many different things.
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🏙️ Guten Abend... Gute Nacht / #GoodEvening... #Goodnight 🌠
Artist: #VeraBugatti in - City: #Drogheda Ireland 🇮🇪 - Title : "An Cailleach" - #Streetart #Mastoart #Art #Mural #GuteNacht #Cailleach #Traum #Dream 🌟 -
The most famous alignment marks the major southern lunar standstill that occurs every 18.6 years, when the moon is seen apparently born from between the thighs of Sleeping Beauty. It skims the horizon and vanishes. Only to reappear to shine dramatically into the circle. The hills of the #Cailleach na Mointeach or Sleeping Beauty near #Calanais resemble a pregnant woman, this is best seen from The Achmore circle. Sketch and photo from Bruce Adams’ album #StandingStoneSunday #Callanish
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Blessings of Imbolc to all who observe! ✨
Imbolc is also the day the Cailleach gathers her firewood for the rest of the winter. Legend has it that if she intends to make the winter last a good while longer, she will make sure the weather on Imbolc is bright and sunny, so she can gather plenty of firewood to keep herself warm in the coming months. As a result, people are generally relieved if it is a day of foul weather, as it means the Cailleach is asleep, she will soon run out of firewood, and therefore winter is almost over.
http://opalessence-shamanix.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/cailleach-bheur.html
#mediumsofinstagram #spiritualgrowth #lightworkers #spirituality #love #spiritualhealing #spiritualawakening #imbolcblessings #imbolc #Cailleach
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Blessings of Imbolc to all who observe! ✨
Imbolc is also the day the Cailleach gathers her firewood for the rest of the winter. Legend has it that if she intends to make the winter last a good while longer, she will make sure the weather on Imbolc is bright and sunny, so she can gather plenty of firewood to keep herself warm in the coming months. As a result, people are generally relieved if it is a day of foul weather, as it means the Cailleach is asleep, she will soon run out of firewood, and therefore winter is almost over.
http://opalessence-shamanix.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/cailleach-bheur.html
#mediumsofinstagram #spiritualgrowth #lightworkers #spirituality #love #spiritualhealing #spiritualawakening #imbolcblessings #imbolc #Cailleach
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Blessings of Imbolc to all who observe! ✨
Imbolc is also the day the Cailleach gathers her firewood for the rest of the winter. Legend has it that if she intends to make the winter last a good while longer, she will make sure the weather on Imbolc is bright and sunny, so she can gather plenty of firewood to keep herself warm in the coming months. As a result, people are generally relieved if it is a day of foul weather, as it means the Cailleach is asleep, she will soon run out of firewood, and therefore winter is almost over.
http://opalessence-shamanix.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/cailleach-bheur.html
#mediumsofinstagram #spiritualgrowth #lightworkers #spirituality #love #spiritualhealing #spiritualawakening #imbolcblessings #imbolc #Cailleach
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Blessings of Imbolc to all who observe! ✨
Imbolc is also the day the Cailleach gathers her firewood for the rest of the winter. Legend has it that if she intends to make the winter last a good while longer, she will make sure the weather on Imbolc is bright and sunny, so she can gather plenty of firewood to keep herself warm in the coming months. As a result, people are generally relieved if it is a day of foul weather, as it means the Cailleach is asleep, she will soon run out of firewood, and therefore winter is almost over.
http://opalessence-shamanix.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/cailleach-bheur.html
#mediumsofinstagram #spiritualgrowth #lightworkers #spirituality #love #spiritualhealing #spiritualawakening #imbolcblessings #imbolc #Cailleach
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Blessings of Imbolc to all who observe! ✨
Imbolc is also the day the Cailleach gathers her firewood for the rest of the winter. Legend has it that if she intends to make the winter last a good while longer, she will make sure the weather on Imbolc is bright and sunny, so she can gather plenty of firewood to keep herself warm in the coming months. As a result, people are generally relieved if it is a day of foul weather, as it means the Cailleach is asleep, she will soon run out of firewood, and therefore winter is almost over.
http://opalessence-shamanix.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/cailleach-bheur.html
#mediumsofinstagram #spiritualgrowth #lightworkers #spirituality #love #spiritualhealing #spiritualawakening #imbolcblessings #imbolc #Cailleach
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Many criticize following the Wheel of the Year, saying that it only represents a very small weather region around the world. But I think it is adaptable to where you live. For folks in the lower hemisphere, they have always flipped the meanings and did it their way.
If the Wheel doesn't resonate with you, then by all means, forget about it. But for the rest of us, adapting the rituals, food, and celebrations to what is actually happening in the wild space you occupy can make it relevant and enjoyable.
Imbolc is almost upon us. For my place in Canada, it occurs right after we have been tricked by January thaw into starting yard work and planning our gardens. Then, winter returns almost like clock work with plunging cold and more snow. But for me, Imbolc is like a faint promise of hope, the crisper sunshine, the longer evenings where the chickens daringly hold out to the last possible moment of dusk light before grudgingly turning into the safety of their coop.
Any lambs born this week in my area would have a very hard time of it, no doubt. But our cellars and still rooms have honey, dried herbs, cheese, and canned goods from the sunshine of the previous summer. These all combine into luscious foods to celebrate the affirmation of the return of the sun and growth already started deep in the earth.
So, I am making some quiche, planting some seeds and lighting some candles.
#imbolc #Cailleach #Brigid #spring #LateWinter #ritual #celebration
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Many criticize following the Wheel of the Year, saying that it only represents a very small weather region around the world. But I think it is adaptable to where you live. For folks in the lower hemisphere, they have always flipped the meanings and did it their way.
If the Wheel doesn't resonate with you, then by all means, forget about it. But for the rest of us, adapting the rituals, food, and celebrations to what is actually happening in the wild space you occupy can make it relevant and enjoyable.
Imbolc is almost upon us. For my place in Canada, it occurs right after we have been tricked by January thaw into starting yard work and planning our gardens. Then, winter returns almost like clock work with plunging cold and more snow. But for me, Imbolc is like a faint promise of hope, the crisper sunshine, the longer evenings where the chickens daringly hold out to the last possible moment of dusk light before grudgingly turning into the safety of their coop.
Any lambs born this week in my area would have a very hard time of it, no doubt. But our cellars and still rooms have honey, dried herbs, cheese, and canned goods from the sunshine of the previous summer. These all combine into luscious foods to celebrate the affirmation of the return of the sun and growth already started deep in the earth.
So, I am making some quiche, planting some seeds and lighting some candles.
#imbolc #Cailleach #Brigid #spring #LateWinter #ritual #celebration
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Many criticize following the Wheel of the Year, saying that it only represents a very small weather region around the world. But I think it is adaptable to where you live. For folks in the lower hemisphere, they have always flipped the meanings and did it their way.
If the Wheel doesn't resonate with you, then by all means, forget about it. But for the rest of us, adapting the rituals, food, and celebrations to what is actually happening in the wild space you occupy can make it relevant and enjoyable.
Imbolc is almost upon us. For my place in Canada, it occurs right after we have been tricked by January thaw into starting yard work and planning our gardens. Then, winter returns almost like clock work with plunging cold and more snow. But for me, Imbolc is like a faint promise of hope, the crisper sunshine, the longer evenings where the chickens daringly hold out to the last possible moment of dusk light before grudgingly turning into the safety of their coop.
Any lambs born this week in my area would have a very hard time of it, no doubt. But our cellars and still rooms have honey, dried herbs, cheese, and canned goods from the sunshine of the previous summer. These all combine into luscious foods to celebrate the affirmation of the return of the sun and growth already started deep in the earth.
So, I am making some quiche, planting some seeds and lighting some candles.
#imbolc #Cailleach #Brigid #spring #LateWinter #ritual #celebration
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Many criticize following the Wheel of the Year, saying that it only represents a very small weather region around the world. But I think it is adaptable to where you live. For folks in the lower hemisphere, they have always flipped the meanings and did it their way.
If the Wheel doesn't resonate with you, then by all means, forget about it. But for the rest of us, adapting the rituals, food, and celebrations to what is actually happening in the wild space you occupy can make it relevant and enjoyable.
Imbolc is almost upon us. For my place in Canada, it occurs right after we have been tricked by January thaw into starting yard work and planning our gardens. Then, winter returns almost like clock work with plunging cold and more snow. But for me, Imbolc is like a faint promise of hope, the crisper sunshine, the longer evenings where the chickens daringly hold out to the last possible moment of dusk light before grudgingly turning into the safety of their coop.
Any lambs born this week in my area would have a very hard time of it, no doubt. But our cellars and still rooms have honey, dried herbs, cheese, and canned goods from the sunshine of the previous summer. These all combine into luscious foods to celebrate the affirmation of the return of the sun and growth already started deep in the earth.
So, I am making some quiche, planting some seeds and lighting some candles.
#imbolc #Cailleach #Brigid #spring #LateWinter #ritual #celebration
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Cailleach Bhéarra, lore of my ancestors.
https://gathervictoria.com/2023/01/20/the-caileachs-red-ale-cake-the-darkness-the-light/
I think I will make this cake for Imbolc.
#Ireland #Scotland #folklore #imbolc #winterwitch #cailleach
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I'm an ecologist and having a career in that field has made a huge mark on my polytheist practice. I know pagans tend to be a bit crunchy by nature, but my education and training inform the way I see the world and that includes my religious ideology.
I'm not living in ancient or even modern Iceland, or Sweden, or Poland, or Scotland. I tend to focus on local plant and animal life and how they tie into my views on gods related to fertility, the land, and the seasons. Bird migrations inform my shifts in seasonal practice. I see #Freyja in my local red-tailed hawks. #Óðinn in the common ravens on campus. I know when to expect thunder storms and give to #þórr ahead of time, while giving to #Freyr during the milder rainy season. When crocus bulbs begin to pop up they tell me we're entering Spring and to thank #Mokosz. An #Cailleach blows in with the first frost.
One of course doesn't need to be a scientist to be keyed in like this, I know plenty of pagans who are not and are just as keyed in. For me though it's second nature, no pun intended. Having a localized practice brings me closer to the gods in a way that makes sense to me. It also informs how I interact with the land wights, making sure to leave offerings safe for local plants and animals when outdoors. It's brought me into the flow of life around me and I'm at grateful for it.
#Pagan #pagans #paganism #polytheism #polytheist #heathen #heathenry #Polytheistic #slavicwitch #GaelPol #norseheathen #norseheathenry #witch #witchcraft #Thor #Odin #Odinn
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I'm an ecologist and having a career in that field has made a huge mark on my polytheist practice. I know pagans tend to be a bit crunchy by nature, but my education and training inform the way I see the world and that includes my religious ideology.
I'm not living in ancient or even modern Iceland, or Sweden, or Poland, or Scotland. I tend to focus on local plant and animal life and how they tie into my views on gods related to fertility, the land, and the seasons. Bird migrations inform my shifts in seasonal practice. I see #Freyja in my local red-tailed hawks. #Óðinn in the common ravens on campus. I know when to expect thunder storms and give to #þórr ahead of time, while giving to #Freyr during the milder rainy season. When crocus bulbs begin to pop up they tell me we're entering Spring and to thank #Mokosz. An #Cailleach blows in with the first frost.
One of course doesn't need to be a scientist to be keyed in like this, I know plenty of pagans who are not and are just as keyed in. For me though it's second nature, no pun intended. Having a localized practice brings me closer to the gods in a way that makes sense to me. It also informs how I interact with the land wights, making sure to leave offerings safe for local plants and animals when outdoors. It's brought me into the flow of life around me and I'm at grateful for it.
#Pagan #pagans #paganism #polytheism #polytheist #heathen #heathenry #Polytheistic #slavicwitch #GaelPol #norseheathen #norseheathenry #witch #witchcraft #Thor #Odin #Odinn
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I'm an ecologist and having a career in that field has made a huge mark on my polytheist practice. I know pagans tend to be a bit crunchy by nature, but my education and training inform the way I see the world and that includes my religious ideology.
I'm not living in ancient or even modern Iceland, or Sweden, or Poland, or Scotland. I tend to focus on local plant and animal life and how they tie into my views on gods related to fertility, the land, and the seasons. Bird migrations inform my shifts in seasonal practice. I see #Freyja in my local red-tailed hawks. #Óðinn in the common ravens on campus. I know when to expect thunder storms and give to #þórr ahead of time, while giving to #Freyr during the milder rainy season. When crocus bulbs begin to pop up they tell me we're entering Spring and to thank #Mokosz. An #Cailleach blows in with the first frost.
One of course doesn't need to be a scientist to be keyed in like this, I know plenty of pagans who are not and are just as keyed in. For me though it's second nature, no pun intended. Having a localized practice brings me closer to the gods in a way that makes sense to me. It also informs how I interact with the land wights, making sure to leave offerings safe for local plants and animals when outdoors. It's brought me into the flow of life around me and I'm at grateful for it.
#Pagan #pagans #paganism #polytheism #polytheist #heathen #heathenry #Polytheistic #slavicwitch #GaelPol #norseheathen #norseheathenry #witch #witchcraft #Thor #Odin #Odinn
