imbolc

10am Gate Opens for Arrivals

Please check in at the Temple Room in the barn.  Meet and greet other community members, visit the resource shop, or enjoy the land!  Get comfortable with a cup of tea, coffee, or hot chocolate and settle in for a wonderful day with community and growth. 

10:30am Opening Welcome and Announcements – with Rev. Sharon

Gather in the Temple Room for a Meet & Greet and receive announcements about the activities for the day. 

1100am Burning of the Yule Greens – with Rev. Selena, Dennis & Others

What better way to begin a day of renewal than by burning the Yule greens!  Join us at the community fire ring for burning of the Yule greens as we let go of the old year and make way for the new.

11:45am Lunch Break

Bring a sack lunch to enjoy.  (Please no peanut products.) Shop the resource shop located in the upstairs of the Temple Room.  Enjoy the land!  Meet new friends!

12:30pm Releasing and Manifesting Workshop – with Dan & Sharon in the Temple Room

Reiki Masters Dan and Sharon Stewart will explore the use of energy and your chakra system in helping you to release old patterns and make space for and manifesting new beginnings.  A short, guided crystal singing bowl meditation will awaken the fire within you to help you manifest your desires.

Family Programming - Biscuits and Buttermilk Witchin’ in the Kitchen - in the farmhouse with Rev. Florence & McKenzie

Breads and dairy are traditional foods at Imbolc. We’ll learn about culinary science and kitchen witchery as we learn to make our own butter and use the buttermilk to bake Southern-style biscuits.

2pm Brigid Enchantments with Selena Fox in the Temple Room

Explore contemporary and ancient ways of invoking and working with the Celtic Goddess Brigid at Her Festival time of Imbolc and throughout the year.

Learn some ways to create and work with Brigid invocations, incantations, chants, and affirmations.  Bring a journal and pen for noting inspirations and experiences.

Also, if you wish, bring a ribbon, 12-19 inches in length & color of your choosing to energize for healing of self or another. The workshop will include energizing the ribbon.

This workshop will be livestreamed. Register here:  https://circlesanctuary.org/event-6010337

Family Programming:  Winter Wildlife Walk with Rev. Florence & Others

The cold may be on the land but there are plenty of creatures still awake and active out in our nature preserve. We’ll bundle up and take a walk to look for animals, tracks, nests and other signs of the creatures that call this land their home. Meet in the farmhouse.

Please send children with warm layers including boots, gloves, scarves or a face covering, hats, and snow pants if there is snow on the ground. Make sure all items are labeled.

330pm Poetry Writing – with McKenzie & The Gnome in the Temple Room

Writing your own poetry for invocations and spells doesn’t have to be hard. Through some workshop games, you’ll write your own poem or two to use in calling directions, honoring Imbolc, or setting an intention/wish for the coming year. We’ll plan to use the intentions/wishes poetry in the ritual.  

Family Programming:  Cozy Stories and Crafts with Rev. Florence & McKenzie in the farmhouse

Bring your favorite blanket and snuggle up for story-time with seasonal books or listen while you paint winter sky-scapes, make Brigid’s cross, and other crafts.

Kids are encouraged to bring a blanket, sleeping bag, or other cozy comfort item. Keep in mind that the house can be dusty so items may need a wash after. Kids are also welcome to bring other not-too-messy crafts from home to do or share.

5pm – Candlelight Imbolc Ritual with Rev. Sharon

Weather permitting, we will journey by candlelight to Brigid’s Spring for a ritual of Renewal and Growth. 

6pm Candlelight Soup Supper in the Temple Room