#early light

[geopsych]

View from upstairs just now

[saltavista]

[gwynedd-chronicles]

IMBOLC is one of the eight feasts of the modern pagan calendar, based on the ancient pagan wheel of the year. It falls on February first to second. The feast is also called Candlemas, when candles are lit to symbolize the return of the sun. It is the so-called "cross-quarter" meaning the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. It is also the feast of St. Brigid of Kildare, one of Ireland's three patron saints. People celebrate Imbolc by baking, eating dairy products, cleaning their homes, and lighting white candles. This year it falls on a full moon, which makes it even more powerful as a turning point and culmination or fulfillment.

[nonefrancesca]

Upon the chimney’s quiet height,

a lone bird greets the growing light;

the sky turns gold from shades of night,

and dawn begins its gentle flight.

[zoeflake]

Evening Gold . . .

and 5:55 AM Blues. Ph.Lunaladee

[johnrandbearartist]

wilting wallflower the heat goes on

[ghohl]

"I must seem a horrible character to you, but the fact is that I want to die so badly I can't stand it. Ever since I was born I have been thinking of nothing but dying. It would be better for everyone concerned if I were dead, that's certain. And yet I can't seem to die. There's something strange and frightening, like God, which won't let me die."

Osamu Dazai, Early Light