#imbolc

[verumex]

[paganravennest]

Unfortunately the poetry I am inspired to write doesn't always line up with the current season 😬. I feel like this would be a fun one to chant/sing while dancing round the circle though!

The fire is in the belly,

And the antlers are upon the ground,

The Sun is pale and waifish,

But butter and milk will make Him round.

The green is in the seed,

And on the Folk under the hill,

The candles so newly blessed,

Can't yet drive away the chill.

So bake the bread for breaking,

And separate curd from whey,

Raise a toast of honeyed milk or beer,

For it's finally Imbolc Day!

[sluaking]

[sluaking]

[opheliaseraphin]

🕯️Imbolc

[chamomile-and-cauldrons]

[oldpagansamkc]

Beltane Reflection - When Knowing Is No Longer the Hard Part: What Pagan Practice Asks After Insight

Beltane Arc: This essay assumes the ethical exposure completed in When Hope Stops Being Innocent: Ostara and the Ethics of Waiting, and asks what follows insight. I have lost count of the number of times I have paused with a half-written message on my screen—words chosen, meaning clear—only to close it instead. Not because I didn’t know what to say, but because sending it would change something…

Beltane Reflection - When Knowing Is No Longer the Hard Part: What Pagan Practice Asks After Insight

[alkemistress]

Brigid's Cross I made for Imbolc this year