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Imbolc: The first stirrings of the coming Spring!

Imbolc

February 2


I mbolc (im-bulk), meaning "in the belly", is also known as Oiemelc or "ewes milk" and celebrates the first lactation of the ewes, siginifying the beginning of the lambing season and considered by ancient agrarian cultures as the first sign of the coming spring. This is the time of the year when our days are becoming visibly longer as the Sun spends more and more time in the sky, and the first faint touches of Spring's greenery begin to show. It is a time of beginnings, a time when the first fields are plowed and prepared for the planting.

In many cultures this is also traditionally a time when signs are sought to fortell the next season's bounty. Most popular among these in Western culture is waiting to see if a snake or a groundhog,(both animals which hybernate during cold winters,) would leave their winter den, thereby predicting the length of the remaining Winter. Today we light a candle in every room in the house to chase away the darkness of winter anticipating the warmth of Spring. We cleanse and decorate our altars with the seasons first growth.

This day is Sacred, particularly to the Goddess Bride (Brid, Brigid, Brighid, Brigit, depending on your tradition), the Goddess of Smithcraft, Poetry, Magick, Fire and Light. In some traditions a dolly representing the Goddess is made from the seasons first greenery and carried by the family's youngest maiden from house to house to receive the blessings of the community. That evening, a basket is prepared called the Bride's bed. The dolly is placed in the basket and a white wand is placed in her hand. The basket is then set on the previously smoothed ashes of the hearth until morning. The next day if the ashes are disturbed the Goddess has blessed the house with prosperity for the coming warmer months. If the ashes are not disturbed, it was taken to mean that the Goddess was offended, and an offering must be buried in the ground where two streams meet.

The Wheel turns, and the Sun is gaining strength, as the young God keeps pace. The Goddess renews herself at the Well of Eternal Life, casting aside all memory of the Darkness of Winter, and is once again the Young Maiden. She is again wild and free, cavorting and playing through the budding growth of creation with the God, both of them full of the energy and potential of Life.





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Tuesday January 26

Astrology, Astrocartography, and Tarot Readings with Author Dan Furst

"Dan Furst is one of the best astrology writers out there."

-- Rob Brezsny, Free Will Astrology


Dan Furst has been a professional astrologer for over thirty years. He has written his immensely popular Universal Festival Calendar since 1998 on his Hermes 3 website – http://www.hermes3.net -- which Body and Soul called “a wonderful site, full of historical and mythological information.” He’s an internationally-respected authority on rituals and spiritual practices around the world. He has worked as a writer, actor, teacher and ceremonial artist in New York, Hawaii, Japan, India and Egypt, and lives now in Urubamba near Cusco, Peru.

Dan will be at Tree of Life Jan. 26 -28 for readings at special Friends of Tree of Life rates: $100 for Astrocartography, $125 for birth chart and transit readings (both 90 minutes), and $50 for tarot readings (30 minutes). Astrology readings include an mp3 recording that can be played on any computer.


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Wednesday January 27

Astrology, Astrocartography, and Tarot Readings with Author Dan Furst

"Dan Furst is one of the best astrology writers out there."

-- Rob Brezsny, Free Will Astrology


Dan Furst has been a professional astrologer for over thirty years. He has written his immensely popular Universal Festival Calendar since 1998 on his Hermes 3 website – http://www.hermes3.net -- which Body and Soul called “a wonderful site, full of historical and mythological information.” He’s an internationally-respected authority on rituals and spiritual practices around the world. He has worked as a writer, actor, teacher and ceremonial artist in New York, Hawaii, Japan, India and Egypt, and lives now in Urubamba near Cusco, Peru.

Dan will be at Tree of Life Jan. 26 -28 for readings at special Friends of Tree of Life rates: $100 for Astrocartography, $125 for birth chart and transit readings (both 90 minutes), and $50 for tarot readings (30 minutes). Astrology readings include an mp3 recording that can be played on any computer.


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Wednesday January 27

Living by the Moon with Author and Astrologer Dan Furst

Lecture begins at 7pm
This is a FREE event!


Dan Furst’s much-awaited book Dance of the Moon: Celebrating the Sacred Cycles of the Earth has been published this year by Llewellyn Worldwide. He’ll be at Tree of Life to sign his book and to talk about how and why more and more people are learning again how to live in the Moon’s time.

"Dan Furst is one of the best astrology writers out there."

-- Rob Brezsny, Free Will Astrology

Dan Furst has been a professional astrologer for over thirty years. He has written his immensely popular Universal Festival Calendar since 1998 on his Hermes 3 website – http://www.hermes3.net -- which Body and Soul called “a wonderful site, full of historical and mythological information.” He’s an internationally-respected authority on rituals and spiritual practices around the world. He has worked as a writer, actor, teacher and ceremonial artist in New York, Hawaii, Japan, India and Egypt, and lives now in Urubamba near Cusco, Peru.

Dan will be at Tree of Life Jan. 26 -28 for readings at special Friends of Tree of Life rates: $100 for Astrocartography, $125 for birth chart and transit readings (both 90 minutes), and $50 for tarot readings (30 minutes). Astrology readings include an mp3 recording that can be played on any computer.


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Thursday January 28

Astrology, Astrocartography, and Tarot Readings with Author Dan Furst

"Dan Furst is one of the best astrology writers out there."

-- Rob Brezsny, Free Will Astrology


Dan Furst has been a professional astrologer for over thirty years. He has written his immensely popular Universal Festival Calendar since 1998 on his Hermes 3 website – http://www.hermes3.net -- which Body and Soul called “a wonderful site, full of historical and mythological information.” He’s an internationally-respected authority on rituals and spiritual practices around the world. He has worked as a writer, actor, teacher and ceremonial artist in New York, Hawaii, Japan, India and Egypt, and lives now in Urubamba near Cusco, Peru.

Dan will be at Tree of Life Jan. 26 -28 for readings at special Friends of Tree of Life rates: $100 for Astrocartography, $125 for birth chart and transit readings (both 90 minutes), and $50 for tarot readings (30 minutes). Astrology readings include an mp3 recording that can be played on any computer.


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Sunday January 31

Public Imbolc & Full Moon Ritual 6pm $5


"The Wheel turns, and the Sun is gaining strength, as the young God keeps pace. The Goddess renews herself at the Well of Eternal Life, casting aside all memory of the Darkness of Winter, and is once again the Young Maiden. She is again wild and free, cavorting and playing through the budding growth of creation with the God, both of them full of the energy and potential of Life."

Join us as we celbrate the Imboc and the Full Moon!



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