Update about blogCa

The Art in Bloom show at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts is delightful...wonderful displays of flowers based upon the inspirations from pieces of art. There were also garden tours Saturday and Sunday throughout town in our neighbor's yards. See my other artsy blog at https://blackmtnbarb.blogspot.com/ for more of the flowers and art in the gallery.

Monday, February 3, 2020

Happy Imbolc

A gathering of women shared some of the old ways from when goddesses were talked about freely.

 Brigid crosses were made of many different things.

Brigid, the Celtic bright gold/red goddess of poetry, smith-craft, midwifery, animal husbandry, and healing!
Our carved candles arrayed around a simple altar, full of fun images like Brigid crosses, a Celtic Wheel, an album of an Irish pilgrimage, and musical instruments. We shared poetry, creativity, dance, singing songs to goddesses, eating wonderful snacks and getting to know each other better. Inanna's Daughters meet at the local UU Church on cross-quarter days of the old calendar. Today was Imbolc, or Candlemas.


6 comments:

  1. Hello, fun images. Candlemas was a nice gathering. Enjoy your day, wishing you a great new week!

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  2. That's rather interesting and kid of cool.

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  3. I love seeing the celebration of Imbolc there. The return of the sun, half way to equinox.

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  4. I love this day and I really like that you did this together.

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  5. I was not familiar with the term until today when my sister posted a riddle on FB:
    How do witches buy their herbs?
    They buy them IMBOLC.

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  6. I've heard the term before at some point.

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