Solar Rhythm: Imbolc

Imbolc is Traditionally Celebrated on February 1 or 2. The exact point of Imbolc falls when the sun is at 15° Aquarius, for the Eastern Time Zone that will be February 4, 2025, at approximately 10:00 AM. You can work effectively with the energy of Imbolc any time from the Aquarius New Moon we just experienced through the first week of February. Imbolc is the cross-quarter Wheel of the Year point following the Winter Solstice for the Northern Hemisphere. Also known as Brighid’s day or Candlemas, it marks the starting point of spring. Here, you begin to subtly notice that the days are lengthening, and depending on where you live, you may actually start to see signs of spring. In colder climates, Imbolc may simply bring the promise of spring as the light of the sun slowly begins to increase. Tune in this year to the subtle shifts you notice in the air and light around and after Imbolc. What does it signal internally for you? What things do you get a renewed urge to do?

Imbolc is the time to call forth the idea seeds that have been germinating in the inner realm and that are now stirring with life, ready to grow during the upcoming cycle. A great opportunity exists during Imbolc to ceremonially create a “treasure map” or a creation journal, a collage of pictures and ideas that represents what you want to manifest in your life this year, a visual reminder of the creations that are ready to sprout, grow, and bear fruit. Or you may want to engage in some other creative project to make use of Imbolc’s powerful creative urges.

Use Imbolc’s energy of renewal for spring-cleaning of both home and body, to purify the darker energy of winter. This point on the Wheel represents a potent time for creativity, for invoking a muse, or starting a new project or initiation cycle.

Imbolc means “in the belly” and is associated with ewe’s milk, the lactation that begins in order to nourish the baby lambs during this time of year. The Celtic Fire Goddess Brighid brings healing, purification, renewal, fertility, and creativity at Imbolc. If she interests you, take a few minutes and do a search online about her to find out more information. She is a wonderful Goddess to work with at this time of year, and she will bring you many gifts and blessings. Candlemas was the name given to Imbolc as the old ways gave way to the Christian tradition. The ceremonial candles for the year were customarily created at Imbolc.

Choose the one or two ideas you need most to work with, then focus on those. Intentions function best when there are only one or two to concentrate on in any cycle. Personal Action Suggestions for Imbolc:

• Invoke Brighid’s inspiration. In ceremonial space, invoke and connect with the Goddess Brighid. Ask her to assist you with inspiration for your creative pursuits.

• Cleanse and renew. Ceremonially set aside time for the spring-cleaning of your home.

• Refresh your body. Ceremonially begin a cleanse for your body if it feels appropriate for you to do.

• Create sacred candles. Ceremonially do traditional crafts associated with this time of year by creating your ceremonial candles for the year. Infuse your candles with energies for things such as abundance, fertility, inspiration, clear communication, etc.

• Initiate key projects. Initiate projects that need to be taken on during the growing cycle and, depending on their nature, you may want to begin them with a ceremony.

• Journal insights. Take time to journal any insights you receive about bringing your creations into form.

• Receive Elemental Guidance. Take the time to listen to each element and their message to you about your creativity for the year. See questions below.
  

Business/Professional Action Suggestions for Imbolc:

• Renew your professional energy. Connect to your business or profession and ask what you can do to renew the energy you have for your work.

• Release stagnation. Tune into what needs to be released or freshened in your business for more creativity to flow.

• Spring clean your workspace. Spring clean your office and business environment.

• Open to creative insights. Open for creative insights about how to take your business or profession to the next level. Write down any ideas you receive.

• Ask for divine business inspiration. Ask the Goddess Brighid for creative business inspiration.

• Create a business vision board. Create a vision board with images for your business growing cycle.

• Receive Elemental Guidance. Take the time to listen to each element and their message to you about your business creativity for the year. See questions below.
  

Prosperity Suggestions for Imbolc:

• Set Prosperity Intentions: Use the increasing light to energize financial goals and set clear prosperity intentions for the growing cycle.

• Create an Abundance Altar: Place symbols of prosperity, such as coins, seeds, green candles, or images representing financial goals, on an altar.

• Bless Your Finances: Hold a small ceremony to bless your money, bank accounts, and any financial investments with growth energy.

• Spring Clean Your Finances: Review budgets, clear debts, and organize financial documents to invite fresh energy into your wealth-building.

• Invoke Brighid for Business Blessings: Ask for her guidance in bringing prosperity, creativity, and flow into your work.

• Plant Prosperity Seeds: Symbolically plant seeds (literal or figurative) representing wealth, business growth, or financial success, nurturing them with focused intention.

• Use Fire for Activation: Write down your prosperity goals and safely burn them in a candle flame to activate and release the energy into the universe.

• Express Gratitude for Wealth: Take time to appreciate the financial flow already present in your life, as gratitude amplifies abundance.
  

Elemental Guidance:

If you have an Elemental Forces of Creation Oracle, you may want to draw cards for additional guidance from each element and/or add insight from other decks.

• Give thanks to Earth and ask:“How can I bring more of my creative ideas into form?”
  

• Give thanks to Water and ask:“How can I infuse my creations with more feeling?”
  

• Give thanks to Air and ask:“Which of my creative ideas is most effective for me to focus on at this time?”
  

• Give thanks to Fire and ask:“How can I further energize my creativity and my creations?”
  

• Give thanks to Spirit and ask:“How can I express my essence further in my creativity?”
  

Now ask the unified field of all of the elements and Spirit for a unified message about expanding your creativity.