Another of the birthing holidays that begin with Samhain, the darkness before the light of spirit renewal is conceived, and continue to Yule or Winter Solstice, the first spark of that light, coming to Imbolc, the initiation of that which is coming to power in this new year, and on to Ostara or Spring Equinox, when the new life of the Earth is evident, rewarding us for our faith and patience through the long winter.
We're half-way there, especially here in the North Country, still firmly in the embrace of Isa,
We're half-way there, especially here in the North Country, still firmly in the embrace of Isa,