News
Pagan Community Notes: Week of Imbolc 2024
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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Blessed Imbolc, Blessed Lughnassadh, and Happy Black History month along with activities and events.
Living
Leaning into Imbolc: a focus on hearth and home
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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.
Europe
Imbolc in the United Kingdom and Ireland
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In Ireland, Pagans commemorate the first celebration of Brigid’s Day as a public holiday. Meanwhile, in the U.K., the White Spring Temple in Glastonbury holds its traditional Imbolc celebration.
Living
Column: Resurrection
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At times, winter can seem to be an endless stream of snow, ice, and cold harsh winds. The mid-winter point brings a strong internal need to get away, to warm up, and to renew.
Living
Blessed Imbolc and Lughnassadh!
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Today marks the celebrations of Imbolc in the northern hemisphere, and Lughnassadh in the southern hemisphere.