Also known as Candlemass.

This time is the first stirrings of life in the Earth. Brigid's Day honors Brigid, Goddess of Creativity, Poetry, Smithcraft and Healing. Esoterically it is the willing sacrifice of the outer self for the inner self. The period between Imbolc and the Spring Equinox is when self-discipline is practiced. The festival is celebrated with fire and candles. The Birch is sacred to Brigid, and a birch branch was sometimes used as a scourge.

For Imbolc recipes, click here.

To find out more about Imbolc, visit the Witches' League for Public Awareness or Circle Sanctuary.

"Fire of the heart,
 Fire of the mind,
 Fire of the hearth,
 Fire of the wind,
 Fire of the Art,
 Fire out of time!
 She shines for all, She burns in all!"