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The Full Moon was sighted briefly Saturday night during a freak clearing of clouds. She was rising and her appearance was awesome. Sharply revealed in that velvet blackness, such a bold whiteness. Clean, snowy-white, bright and beautiful. And then the clouds swept back in and no sign of Her since. But seen or unseen, a powerful presence.
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| Saturday's Full Moon as seen from my deck (apologies for blurriness) |
This week will be spent preparing for Imbolc, the Wiccan sabbat that falls on February 2nd. Traditionally this sabbat is a precursor to Ostara in March (The Spring Equinox). Imbolc is the mid-way point between Yule (the Winter Solstice) and Ostara. In times gone by, pagans would celebrate this day because the signs that Winter is nearing its end are appearing. Lambs and calves begin arriving, burrowing animals start crawling out of their winter dens and perhaps crocuses and snowdrops are showing their pert little selves. In modern times, Wiccans and pagans take heart that the Winter will be over soon. In my neck of the woods this thought is purely symbolic, as Winter usually lasts past the Spring Equinox. Most of our sabbats are symbolic in nature as we are a Spiritual bunch and observances reflect our traditions in spite of calendars and weather.
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More about Imbolc as the week goes on.
It is snowing today and ice is also expected. I am envious of my daughter who flew to Florida over the weekend to attend a business convention in Orlando. Poor thing, it is expected to be 81 degrees F there today, how will she manage?!
Merry Meet and Merry Part and Merry Meet Again!
8 comments:
Well I will be glad that January is over, no matter what the ground hog does. January although, welcoming a new year, is such a sad, cold month. I always look forward the February. Not sure why.
So true. I'm looking forward to Imbolc. It gives me hope for the spring. We've had some snow in the morning and it is supposed to change to rain. Gonna be a sloppy trip home.
Mary
Yeah, Imbolc is a bit of a bust up here in Canada too. No friggin' crocuses or snowdrops here on February 2nd either.
I echo Debra's sentiments above! Imbolg in Canada (unless you live on the west cost) see nothing, nothing!
I wonder when the pagans, back in the days, celebrated that here. February is the coldest month of the year up here and it's only the longer days that shows spring is closer. I guess they celebrated Imbolic at least a month later up here. Must see if I can find anything about it on the net. But snow drops are showing already :-)
Have a great day!
Christer.
The daffodils here are sending up their leaves. I know the unseasonably warm winter has caused them to awaken early. We finally got a bit of snow last nite but it won't last long - temps are supposed to get into the 50s again this weekend.
I've got all my family coming over on the 2nd and I'm looking forward to that. Lovely to know it coincides with Imbolc. :) We have our bulbs coming up in the garden and primroses even after those days of snow so it does feel as though spring is approaching soon.xx
Love your pictures of the full moon on saturday! How beautiful, that you saw her ;o) Hope everyone survived the wrestling match! LOL! Big Hugs ;o)
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