I was invited to my first ever Imbolc celebration this past weekend. I wasn’t familiar with Imbolc, so I looked it up. My cycle-loving, nature-worshipping heart was so pleased to discover its roots - and to know I’ve made the right kind of friends if I’m being invited to celebrate Imbolc.
I love this calendar. One of my favourite English words is "afterlithe," a name for July that marks the month after the summer solstice, Litha. Tolkien borrowed it for the Shire calendar as well.
It is so heartening for me to see that people are embracing these ancestral practices once more as well as embracing the language of old. I find for myself that the storytelling and evocative visual imagery that arises powerfully life affirming. That fire sure was incredible!!
I love this calendar. One of my favourite English words is "afterlithe," a name for July that marks the month after the summer solstice, Litha. Tolkien borrowed it for the Shire calendar as well.
This is so great, Shannon. And if Saturday was any indication…the Cailleach was definitely out collecting lots of extra firewood. I don’t mind :)
It is so heartening for me to see that people are embracing these ancestral practices once more as well as embracing the language of old. I find for myself that the storytelling and evocative visual imagery that arises powerfully life affirming. That fire sure was incredible!!