the first stirring under the snow
Imbolc
February 1
imbolc is the first breath under the snow. nothing visible yet. something alive.
she marks
early spring, the hearth-fire, Brigid's festival
her colors
whitepale yellowlight green
her correspondences
snowdropcandle waxmilkthe hearthBrigid's cross
Imbolc falls at the year's first stirring — sacred to Brigid, goddess of the hearth, the forge, and poetry. It's too early to see the change but not too early to feel it: the days are lengthening by minutes, and something under the frozen ground has decided to try again. Light a candle in every window.