{"id":1210,"date":"2009-02-01T01:10:10","date_gmt":"2009-02-01T06:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=1188"},"modified":"2009-01-26T17:33:27","modified_gmt":"2009-01-26T22:33:27","slug":"imbolc-northern-hemisphere-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2009\/02\/01\/imbolc-northern-hemisphere-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Imbolc &#8211; Northern Hemisphere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>February 1, 2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Other Names:<\/strong> Imbolg (im-molc)(em-bowl\u2019g) (Celtic), Candlemas (Christian), Brigantia (Caledonii), Oimelc, Festival of Light, Brigid\u2019s (Brid, Bride) Day, La Fheill, An Fheille Bride, Candelaria (Mexico), Chinese New Year, Disting-tid (Feb 14th, Teutonic), DisaBlot, Anagantios, Lupercalia\/Lupercus (Strega), Groundhog Day, Valentines Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Animals &amp; Mythical Beings:<\/strong> Firebird, dragon, groundhog, deer, burrowing animals, ewes, robin, sheep, lamb, other creatures waking from hibernation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gemstones: <\/strong>Amethyst, garnet, onyx, turquoise.<br \/>\n<strong>Incense\/Oil:<\/strong> Jasmine, rosemary, frankincense, cinnamon, neroli, musk, olive, sweet pea, basil, myrrh, and wisteria, apricot, carnation.<br \/>\n<strong>Colors\/Candles:<\/strong> Brown, pink, red, orange, white, lavender, pale yellow, silver.<br \/>\n<strong>Tools,Symbols, &amp; Decorations:<\/strong> White flowers, marigolds, plum blossoms, daffodils, Brigid wheel, Brigid\u2019s cross, candles, grain\/seed for blessing, red candle in a cauldron full of earth, doll, Bride\u2019s Bed; the Bride, broom, milk, birchwood, snowflakes, snow in a crystal container,evergreens, homemade besom of dried broom, orange candle annointed in oil (see above)can be used to sybolize the renewing energy of the Sun\u2019s rebirth.<br \/>\n<strong>Goddesses:<\/strong> Virgin Goddess, Venus, Diana, Februa, Maiden, Child Goddess, Aradia, Athena, Inanna, Vesta, Gaia, Brigid, Selene(Greek), Branwen(Manx-Welsh).<br \/>\n<strong>Gods: <\/strong>Young Sun Gods, Pan, Cupid\/Eros(Greco-Roman), Dumuzi(Sumerian).<br \/>\n<strong>Essence: <\/strong>Conception, initiation, insight, inspiration, creativity, mirth, renewal, dedication, breath of life, life-path, wise counsel, plan, prepare.<br \/>\n<strong>Meaning: <\/strong>First stirring of Mother Earth, lambing, growth of the Sun God, the middle of winter.<br \/>\n<strong>Purpose: <\/strong>Honoring the Virgin Goddess, festival of the Maiden\/Light.<br \/>\n<strong>Rituals &amp; Magicks:<\/strong> Cleansing; purification, renewal, creative inspiration, purification, initiation, candle work, house &amp; temple blessings, welcoming Brigid, feast of milk &amp; bread.<br \/>\n<strong>Customs: <\/strong>Lighting candles, seeking omens of Spring, storytelling, cleaning house, bonfires, indoor planting, stone collecting, candle kept burning dusk till dawn; hearth re-lighting.<br \/>\n<strong>Foods: <\/strong>Dairy, spicy foods, raisins, pumpkin, sesame &amp; sunflower seeds, poppyseed bread\/cake, honey cake, pancakes, waffles, herbal tea.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nHerbs: <\/strong>Angelica, basil, bay, benzoin, celandine, clover, heather, myrrh, all yellow flowers, willow.<br \/>\n<strong>Element: <\/strong>Earth<br \/>\n<strong>Gender: <\/strong>Female<br \/>\n<strong>Threshold:<\/strong> Midnight<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 1, 2 Other Names: Imbolg (im-molc)(em-bowl\u2019g) (Celtic), Candlemas (Christian), Brigantia (Caledonii), Oimelc, Festival of Light, Brigid\u2019s (Brid, Bride) Day, La Fheill, An Fheille Bride, Candelaria (Mexico), Chinese New Year, Disting-tid (Feb 14th, Teutonic), DisaBlot, Anagantios, Lupercalia\/Lupercus (Strega), Groundhog Day, Valentines Day. Animals &amp; Mythical Beings: Firebird, dragon, groundhog, deer, burrowing animals, ewes, robin, sheep, lamb, other creatures waking from hibernation. Gemstones: Amethyst, garnet, onyx, turquoise. Incense\/Oil: Jasmine, rosemary, frankincense, cinnamon, neroli, musk, olive, sweet pea, basil, myrrh, and wisteria, apricot, carnation. Colors\/Candles: Brown, pink, red, orange, white, lavender, pale yellow, silver. Tools,Symbols, &amp; Decorations: White flowers, marigolds, plum blossoms, daffodils, Brigid wheel, Brigid\u2019s cross, candles, grain\/seed for blessing, red candle in a cauldron full of earth, doll, Bride\u2019s Bed; the Bride, broom, milk, birchwood, snowflakes, snow in a crystal container,evergreens, homemade besom of dried broom, orange candle annointed in oil (see above)can be used to sybolize the renewing energy of the Sun\u2019s rebirth. Goddesses: Virgin Goddess, Venus, Diana, Februa, Maiden, Child Goddess, Aradia, Athena, Inanna, Vesta, Gaia, Brigid, Selene(Greek), Branwen(Manx-Welsh). Gods: Young Sun Gods, Pan, Cupid\/Eros(Greco-Roman), Dumuzi(Sumerian). Essence: Conception, initiation, insight, inspiration, creativity, mirth, renewal, dedication, breath of life, life-path, wise counsel, plan, prepare. Meaning: First stirring of Mother Earth, lambing, growth of the Sun God, the middle of winter. Purpose: Honoring the Virgin Goddess, festival of the Maiden\/Light. Rituals &amp; Magicks: Cleansing; purification, renewal, creative inspiration, purification, initiation, candle work, house &amp; temple blessings, welcoming Brigid, feast of milk &amp; bread. Customs: Lighting candles, seeking omens of Spring, storytelling, cleaning house, bonfires, indoor planting, stone collecting, candle kept burning dusk till dawn; hearth re-lighting. Foods: Dairy, spicy foods, raisins, pumpkin, sesame &amp; sunflower seeds, poppyseed bread\/cake, honey cake, pancakes, waffles, herbal tea. Herbs: Angelica, basil, bay, benzoin, celandine, clover, heather, myrrh, all yellow flowers, willow. Element: Earth Gender: Female Threshold: Midnight<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}