Wordless Wednesday: Devotional
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Imbolg 2010
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Lady L came early and we did a quick run through of the ritual while I put the scalloped potatoes in the oven. Then we set about rearranging my living room, Lady L prepared Brighid’s throne while I put dirt in the pot to stand my stang in and then we tackled the altar. The gang showed up and after the usual preliminaries we got to work.
We went in procession around my home, placing offerings at each shrine and altar, giving a beer and new adornment to the house guardian as well.
We planted the stang, the World Tree. We called on Earth, Sea and Sky to anchor us. We raised a hedgerow around us. We parted the Veil, creating a Gap in the Hedge, above and below and asked someone special to watch and guard.
We lit the Hearth Fire, thanking it for its warmth and light in the cold winter. We honoured the Well, now frozen and full of ice and snow, but waiting the melting of spring. We sat together and… Continue reading
Brighid Incense
Lis of Tiger Lilly Cottage came by yesterday for dinner and for planning Imbolg. While I made dinner, Lis set about making incense for our Hedge Group’s Imbolg ritual.
Brighid/Imbolg Incense
Roughly equal parts of:
White clover (flowers and leaves)
Red rose (petals)
Orange (dried peel)
Meadowsweet (flowers)
Spruce (cones, needles and some twig)
Rowan (berries and leaves)
Juniper (berries)
Yarrow (leaves and flowers)
Oak (leaves)
As well as:
Stuck it on my altar for the photo
1 thistle flower
A few Star Gazer Lily petals
Small amount of (ground) copal resin
All pieces were either ground to powder or chopped to roughly pea sized pieces or smaller.
We tested it after dinner and found that it was good. Earthy, subtly feminine, and invoking the feeling and scent of a hearth fire. So we put it in an attractive bottle and now it awaits Imbolg.
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