Judith Ashley is
the author of The Sacred Women’s Circle series, romantic fiction that honors
spiritual practices that nourish the soul and celebrates the journey from relationship
to romance.
February 1st we’ll have reached the half-way
point between Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox also known as Yule and
Ostara. As you will recall, Winter Solstice marks the shortest day and longest
night of the year. At the Spring Equinox day and night are equal. Imbolc is the
celebration of light as the shift from the darkest night toward the balance
between dark and light is clear.
This year the heavens are helping in the celebration of Imbolc.
Not only do we have a Full Moon on January 31. And since our moon is closer to
earth than usual it will appear brighter to us who have clear skies and can
view it. In addition, this Full Moon is the second Full Moon this month so it
is called a Blue Moon.
For those of you with SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)
you may find your symptoms decreasing as the hours of daylight increase. If you
follow the seasons instead of The Wheel of the Year, you know that winter is
coming to an end.
Right now when I look into my yard I see the signs of spring.
Winter flowers in bloom, plants poking their green leaves above ground (of
course those are mainly the weeds) and here in the Pacific Northwest our couple
of weeks of warm weather (it is 61 degrees out as I write this) before Winter
blows back in to remind us we’ve a few more weeks to go before Spring.
One of the things I love about the stories I write is
that they do follow the seasons, the turn of the wheel. Each of the women in
The Sacred Women’s Circle series marries on a Sabbat. Imbolc? That’s Gabriella’s
special day.
If you’d like to know more about Imbolc, check out http://Starhawk.org and consider joining her and
others from around the world in celebrating the light.
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