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Gathering the Embers: An Imbolc Circle

Sun, Jan 29

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Dayton

We gather to welcome the sparks of light emerging within and around in this transitional in-between time. Please read the entire description for more info.

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Gathering the Embers: An Imbolc Circle
Gathering the Embers: An Imbolc Circle

Time & Location

Jan 29, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Dayton, Hone Quarry Rd, Dayton, VA 22821, USA

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About the Event

Imbolc (translated as "in the belly") is an ancient Celtic tradition from Neolithic Ireland and Scotland to welcome the first sparks of light and growth of spring. Celebrating the half-way point between Winter Solstice (Yule) and Spring Equinox, we gather the embers, what Martin Shaw calls the fire seeds, to illumine and guide us in the threshold of the new year. 

Imbolc has long been associated with the Celtic goddess, Brigid, the "fiery arrow," most likely later christianized as Saint Bridget. She's been known by many associations - fire, poetry, wisdom, healing, and domesticated animals. Also the patron saint of midwives and babies, fugitives, blacksmiths, farmers, sailors and scholars. She is a rich archetypal energy for this in-between time. 

We will gather at Hone Quarry - either in a camp site or in the open meadow beyond the picnic area - to sit among and with the trees, stones, waters,…

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​540.405.9201

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With respect, acknowledgment, and love, we gather on the land of the Eastern Siouan-speaking ancestors of the Monacan Nation and Manahoac peoples, and of the Iroquoian speakers and of the Central Algonquian language speakers.

Chesapeake Bay / Shenandoah River / North River Watershed
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