The time of the Imbolc

Deep beneath the Earth
Awakens the Maiden
She stretches and gasps a breath
She makes sweet sounds
She sits up and looks around
Mother, where are you?
Here my dear!
Let us go see the sun together
Bright beautiful sunshine
A blue sky white wispy clouds
The warmth of Spring is here

Deep in the house the Amma has been busy

All is well prepared
The hearth fire is lit
The candles are burning
The chalice full of mylk
White roses of peace
A warmth to Her skin in the firelight
All is clean and new
A night's work
A morning's glory
Welcome in the Spring
Out with the old
In with the new
Sugar and spice and all things nice
That's what little girl's are made of!

The Imbolc blessings...

As winter turns to spring

We say goodbye to everything

That's dark or dusty

Or had it's day

To brighten up our merry way

Forward we go with renewed vigour

Laughing at our new found figure

As the weight dropped off

A new spring in my step

Party harder then I'll rest once more

Work harder than that

To feel alive

To make good the bad

To survive

Thanks be for love

Thanks be for praise

Thanks be to all those dull dark days

For all the shining light that burst forth

Into a new world of light we come

To celebrate as ONE

The magic of Imbolc

Every year at Imbolc I like to let the sun shine in! as the wheel turns to the spring it's all about letting life flow after the dark days of winter into the light once more. This year I spent Imbolc with my family celebrating the Maiden goddess with daughters laughing and singing.. How better!
Life takes on a whole new meaning at this time of year, and joy is everlasting. We feel renewed and full of life! as the maiden goddess shines so we are healed from everything that has hurt our being. It's a time to look to the future and begin to make plans. Everything that comes to be at Imbolc is ever growing through the year as the cycle turns and comes to fruition at Mabon. So begin a new world and start a new life with joy in your heart and light in your soul. Welcome to paradise!

Imbolc musings!

The Muse is in my heart this night

Wending Her merry way

Through my world, my life, my heart

Bringing peace divine

Looking through the Looking Glass

Alice and the White Rabbit

Run through my mind

Spreading bounds of joy

For every little girl and boy

I see a new Me with heightened perception

Of all I've come to be

Alive and well

With a story to tell

Of ancient times alive

Of walking the worlds of darkness and light

Through the day and throughout the night

Giving me excitement

Of changing things for the better

Bees buzzing round the hive

"Let's sing and be alive"

Great soul-Jah's tales of victory

For the world of Light

Of Lady and Lord

Those delicate etheric cords

 Linking spirit and soul to the heavens

May light fill your world

May the heavens behold

All that is true and good

May blood warm

May souls unite

To make the world bright this night!

Blessed be

The Spirit of the COW!

 

The Spirit of the COW!

The cow a blessed creature symbolises all we know about the Goddess in Her Mother aspect. There be stories in Ancient Eireland that talk of three magical cows coming to the shore, one white (the Maiden), one red (the Mother) and the other black (the Crone). Although all aspects of the Goddess are represented here, the Cow symbolises everything We know of Motherhood most of all.

She nurtures, She cares
She cAtches Us unawares
She gives and receives
She runs through the leaves
She gathers, She collects
An abundance of things
Life is what She brings!

This little poem shows Us just how important a Mother is!!
The Mother Goddess gives Her life for Her children and is always happy to do so!!
In my experience children give you so much back with their little hearts, just a smile in the morning or a joyful laugh and I'm happy they're happy!!
Motherhood is such a joy for a woman and to me the Cow symbolises joy everlasting! Cows seem to walk about with a smile upon their faces and exude happiness and forgiveness.
Forgiveness is the "Key to Life" I've always felt!
So in this way Cows are a vital aspect to all We know and love! The Cow has so much to teach Us about how to be good people. They live together happily in large numbers, for a small field and are always seen to gather at watering holes.
This community living is a wonderful way for us Humans to be and learn from!
The Cow really does represent PEACE in it's true essence!
The peaceful and giving nature of the Cow shows Us how We can all live together happily and help to provide for Our families and One another.
By lending a hand and by giving practical help or even giving of Our work some how we can all provide for the starving, poor and needy people in this sad, sad World of Ours!

Peace is such a vital aspect of Life to truly appreciate the Human being in their best and only true nature!
How can We look at this World of Ours seeing war and famine and suffering of any kind without ACTING in some peaceful way to put it right!!

The Cow brings blessings in "Abundance"!!
Although as a VEGE-head I only see the Cow as a friend who lives happily around me, their Sacredness to Human has been revered in INDIA always.
Happily the people of BUDDHA hold the gentleness of the Cow as most important to it's nature and also live like I do, in true respect of the animal's FR-REEDOM!
Nice peeps!!

With Motherhood comes responsibility and the Cow and Her male Bull both show great protection to their young and loved One! The Bull will stand strong in the face of "Foe" and will charge at invaders when need be!
However the Cow is ALL Goddess' and remains protective in peace of the young and old. Woman could do much by learning of this blessed duality and the sacredness of the TRUST between Cow and Bull!

I feel this animal really epitomises the Goddess at Her best in all Her four aspects while living the Life of a Mother!
This teaches Us wimmin that Life begins with being a Mother whatever age that is for you!
Life has so much to offer Us in motherhood and the Goddess knows that! After all, the planet We live on that gives Us LIFE itself, is a MOTHER GODDESS, the MOTHER EARTH!

Thanks for reading mi lil prose, I hope you enjoyed mi rant!!
With joy I bring you a painting of the Cow I found on the net!

 

 

 



Imbolc Blessings!

 

 

Imbolc Blessings

 

 

 

 

With the Imbolc comes the spring,

New life in everything!

The Maiden Goddess plays her part,

She's in being now the spring doth start.

Bringing joy and peace and love so fair,

Flowers spring up everywhere!

 

 

The Muses are gathered now,

Helping Our hearts to express emotion.

An ode to the brown cow,

What a notion!

 

 

 

"Brown Cow, Brown Cow

With horns so bright

Looking out O'er the Highland night

Making sounds from deep within

Sounds of fertile Ages sing

May You be blessed with happy days

A'wandering the tracks and ways

May You have a blessed Spring

Full of Light, Life and everything

That's good for You and yours

Happiness is in little paws!"

 

The blessed Muse brings us news

Of Life and Love and Giving

Spring really is for Living!

 Happiness is in the giving

Beauty and Love are worth appreciating

Greatness of humankind

Brings to heart a good and strong mind

Wonder at the Hero and Heroine

Who brings about change

For ALL mankind!

Welcome to the magical world

Of Spring!

 

 

 

Blessings of renewal, fertility, prosperity be come to You!

 

 



IMBOLC Poem

As the blessed Spring arrives,

Flowers such as snowdrop grow,

Deep beneath the white clean snow.

Bridie, the Maiden pure and bright

Doth sing this blessed Imbolc night

Dancing through the gardens fair

To hasten blooms everywhere

Little bells do twinkle in the morn

Her copper mirror shines with the sun,

Bringing glory to everyone!

Around the holy spring and sacred well

Bride sings Her happy tale

Of healing fine o'er hill and dale

Gathering to celebrate

We do prayer ties make

Hoping for a brighter day

Singing and dancing 'ere so gay

With the colours white, yellow, pink

Pastels do our minds make think

Of the brightness of the Spring

Light and life in everything!

Brigdhe, the Maiden of Smithcraft

Brings to us Her sacred art

Casting metal in the forge

Creating from the elements

Of fire and earth

Water and Air

Beautiful creations abound

Birds sing all around

Beginning their year of nesting time

Spring-cleaning at yours and mine!

Hare, the Spirit of the Spring

Doth gentle rebirth bring

Renewing all they touch

Free they run

Through the fields

Flying with the moon

And shining with the Sun.

Merlin doth shapeshift to hare

Spreading His magic everywhere.

Let us learn to magic make

And bring happiness in our wake.

The Eagle too brings Springtime blessings

Glory, light and spirit strong

Soaring o'er the mountains all day long

Wings spread far to hold our heart

Love to us the eagle doth impart

Teaching of guidance of the soul

Spirituality will call

To everyone both big and small

Help the eagle will always bring

To those who are ready to sing!

Thank you Great Goddess for the Spring

For light and life and everything

For joy and happiness

Flower and tree

Filling the gardens of you and me

Renewal abounds for all to find

Within the soul, body and mind

Great are the days of shining sun

The year truly has begun!

Blessed Be