Imbolc 2025

1st and 2nd February is Imbolc (pronounced Im’olc), where we mark the end of winter. It is traditionally the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, and what is called a cross-quarter day. This is one of the eight pagan sabbats. There is a traditional Gaelic festival at this time of year to honour  Saint Brigid, Irelands patroness saint. This was known as Saint Brigid’s Day. Imbolc was later appropriated by Christians as the St Brigid’s feast day. It is also where spring cleaning originated from!

Things you can do during Imbolc:

• Plant things! Imbolc represents the end of winter, so now is the time to plan and start planting.
• If Brigid is part of your practice, you make a doll to represent her. The doll is a token of female fertility and can be made out of grasses, or other materials from nature. Place her next to a candle to attract fertility to your home. If you have an altar, this would be a wonderful place for her.
• Imbolc is also a good time for a love spell! But you need to make sure this is centred on you and making yourself more open to love. Do not cast a spell involving another person without their consent.
• Make a Brigid cross for your altar. Like the doll, you can make it out of materials from the garden or local woods. There will be plenty of tutorials on TikTok or Youtube.
• Spring cleaning! And this means resetting your mind and body as well as your home. This is the best time to have a cleansing bath ritual, or set aside time for a crystal meditation. We have teamed up with Holly from Flynn Care, who has a shelf in our shop for her wonderful vegan and plastic free bath products; some of which come with crystals! Holly uses moon water in the creation of her soaps, so do pop in and explore her range of products.
• This festival is about growth, rebirth and renewal. For Wiccans, this is the time when the Goddess gives birth the the God of the Sun and nurtures him so that he can provide us with a sunny and warm spring and summer, in order to have a full harvest later in the year.

For your altar

• In addition to the Brigid’s Cross or the Brigid doll, you may want to put other things on your altar that represent fertility, rebirth and renewal. This can include seasonal fresh flowers, and a priapic wand. This is made out of wood from a fruit tree or a fruit bush. Wrap a light green or a yellow ribbon around it and attach a pine cone from your Yule altar. This represents the male aspect of fertility.
• Crystals for Imbolc can be malachite for transition, citrine, orange calcite and sunstone for welcoming back the sun, and golden healer quartz and moss agate for grounding and connecting with the earth.
• Another aspect of Imbolc is fire. This is a time to traditionally burn your Yule greenery, such as wreaths and Yule trees. If you can’t do this, you can put pine essential oil in a diffuser or or in an oil burner and have green and yellow candles on your altar.
• Do drop into the shop for Imbolc ideas!

Shop News

We have two tarot readers at the shop at the moment. Jo comes on a Saturday from 10am to around 3pm. Jo is an intuitive tarot reader and past life regression specialist and has worked here for over a year now. On Sundays we have Kelly, who does Seated Reiki and does tarot with oracle readings. Kelly is with us between 11am and around 3pm. Do pop at the weekend if you’d like a reading.

Jo is hosting a couple of group past life sessions at the shop in February. We still have some places available on the second session on 26th February, so do get yourself onto it as it will give you an introduction of what a past life regression is. You can book HERE. Places are limited and are booked on a first come first serve basis. Tickets are £20 each, with a £5 deposit and the rest payable on the night.

We currently have a sale on of our seasonal products, so drop in if you still want a bit of winter Hygge in this cold January. We have reduced ALL of our wax melts, some of our whipped soaps, and some bags amongst lot of other things!

We have a couple of the popular Bracelet Making Sessions available on 17th and 18th  February to coincide with half term. The places are still only £10 each for an hour session. You can book either day HERE.