{"id":27964,"date":"2023-02-02T01:10:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T05:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=27964"},"modified":"2023-02-01T22:11:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T02:11:24","slug":"imbolc-correspondences-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2023\/02\/02\/imbolc-correspondences-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Imbolc Correspondences"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Evening of Wed, Feb 1, 2023 – Evening of Thu, Feb 2, 2023<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Other Names:<\/span><\/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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Animals & Mythical Beings<\/span><\/strong>: Firebird, dragon, groundhog, deer, burrowing animals, ewes, robin, sheep, lamb, other creatures waking from hibernation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gemstones:<\/span><\/strong> Amethyst, garnet, onyx, turquoise.<\/span><\/p>\n

Incense\/Oil:<\/span><\/strong> Jasmine, rosemary, frankincense, cinnamon, neroli, musk, olive, sweet pea, basil, myrrh, and wisteria, apricot, carnation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Colors\/Candles:<\/span><\/strong> Brown, pink, red, orange, white, lavender, pale yellow, silver.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tools, Symbols, & Decorations:<\/span><\/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 anointed in oil (see above)can be used to symbolize the renewing energy of the Sun\u2019s rebirth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Goddesses<\/span><\/strong>: Virgin Goddess, Venus, Diana, Februa, Maiden, Child Goddess, Aradia, Athena, Inanna, Vesta, Gaia, Brigid, Selene(Greek), Branwen(Manx-Welsh).<\/span><\/p>\n

Gods:<\/span><\/strong> Young Sun Gods, Pan, Cupid\/Eros (Greco-Roman), Dumuzi(Sumerian).<\/span><\/p>\n

Essence:<\/span><\/strong> Conception, initiation, insight, inspiration, creativity, mirth, renewal, dedication, breath of life, life-path, wise counsel, plan, prepare.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meaning:<\/span><\/strong> First stirring of Mother Earth, lambing, growth of the Sun God, the middle of winter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Purpose:<\/span><\/strong> Honoring the Virgin Goddess, festival of the Maiden\/Light.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rituals & Magicks:<\/span><\/strong> Cleansing; purification, renewal, creative inspiration, purification, initiation, candle work, house & temple blessings, welcoming Brigid, feast of milk & bread.<\/span><\/p>\n

Customs:<\/span><\/strong> Lighting candles, seeking omens of Spring, storytelling, cleaning house, bonfires, indoor planting, stone collecting, candle kept burning dusk till dawn; hearth re-lighting.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foods:<\/span><\/strong> Dairy, spicy foods, raisins, pumpkin, sesame & sunflower seeds, poppyseed bread\/cake, honey cake, pancakes, waffles, herbal tea.<\/span><\/p>\n

Herbs:<\/span><\/strong> Angelica, basil, bay, benzoin, celandine, clover, heather, myrrh, all yellow flowers, willow.<\/span><\/p>\n

Element:<\/span><\/strong> Earth<\/span><\/p>\n

Gender:<\/span><\/strong> Female<\/span><\/p>\n

Threshold:<\/span><\/strong> Midnight<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Evening of Wed, Feb 1, 2023 – Evening of Thu, Feb 2, 2023   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 & 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, & 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 anointed in oil (see above)can be used to symbolize 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 & Magicks: Cleansing; purification, renewal, creative inspiration, purification, initiation, candle work, house & temple blessings, welcoming Brigid, feast of milk & 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 & 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":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10009],"tags":[11016,10272,14366,10299,10898,10270,12747,12748,10261],"class_list":["post-27964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-this-months-holiday","tag-brigid","tag-celebrate","tag-cndlemas","tag-guide","tag-help","tag-holiday","tag-imbolc","tag-imbolg","tag-sabbat"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27964","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=27964"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27966,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27964\/revisions\/27966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}