IMBOLC
Making an Altar to Brigid at the Sacred Waters
Saturday, February 3rd, 2024
11 AM-1:30 PM
Imbolc, Imbolg, Oimelc are all variations of the celebration of BRIGID, who also has many names!
Feb 1st marks the half-way point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox, and is sometimes called “1st Spring.”
Join Mary Katherine Spain and Kristi Dawson in this high ceremony that honors the power of water, fire, and Brigid!
Although there may still be snow on the ground, the warmth of the sun and the power of the LIGHT is growing more and more. This increase is a welcomed sign to the animals and birds. The seeds deep within Mother Earth’s bosom know what’s coming: LIFE!
In Ireland, Scotland and Wales, Brigid is the Goddess of the Hearth, Healing, Poetry and Smithcraft. She is associated with the lactating ewes who start to show signs of new life at this time, and therefore she is connected to Fertility.
Brigid asks us: What are we capable of creating that will sustain us, wake us up, heal us from within?
In this ceremony, you will:
- Learn about the Goddess Brigid and the Abbess Brigid of Kildare as well as the Cailleach, the Queen of Winter whose power is ancient
- Honor the waters of Avalon by creating an altar to Brigid with Clooties–an ancient practice of praying into a blessed cloth and hanging the cloth by a sacred well
- Learn invocations that call Brigid’s help to you
- Experience an activation blessed by fire, as the forge is Brigid’s sacred place of transformation
- Sacrifice one thing you can part with, to honor Brigid and her presence in your heart-light
We will end our time together like any good Celts: by sharing delicious food! So bring a potluck dish to share as well as your own travel mug (hot water and coffee will be provided).
WHEN: Saturday, February 3rd from 11 AM–1:30/2ish (arrive anytime before 11)
WHERE: Avalon Acres [167 Mansion Rd, Hollis, ME]
WHAT TO BRING: dish to share, travel mug, layers of comfy, warm clothes, offering to sacrifice to Brigid
COST/FMI: This offering is FREE! And if you’d like more information or have questions, please email Mary Katherine at: ninepillarshealing@gmail.com or text 207-939-6863
RSVP: Greatly appreciated (email is best) so I can make enough party favors
Embodying the Divine Feminine 