Pagan Community Notes: Week of January 16, 2025

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: a new conference is coming to Portland, Oregon; Imbolc preparations at Circle Sanctuary; ATC’s Dusty Dionne becomes chairman of the local parks board; concerns about representations of the Welsh language and culture; and more news.

Leaning into Imbolc: a focus on hearth and home

Brigid’s influence here is far-reaching, as is the gentle determination of her spirit. I believe that it is her nature to be more pleased by action than by words or acts of worship, and across the many forms she takes or names she holds, she is aware and approving of the renewal of interest in what some consider a simpler life.