Join me for a special plant walk in Prospect Park to celebrate this time of growing light.
Bring all you will need to feel comfortable for about 2 hours in the elements. Layers, water, and snacks are encouraged. There will be warm tea at the end of the walk, and a simple ritual.
We will meet at the Stranahan statue at the Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park.
We will walk at an easy pace on mostly even ground. We may traverse some stairways, but I am happy to accommodate and adjust based on attendance.
Please register in advance so I know how much tea to bring!
$33 per person.
About Imbolc
Imbolc is a cross-quarter holiday—celebrated in the Celtic tradition—that typically falls on February 1 here in the northern hemisphere. Groundhog Day follows close on its heels and has a kindred spirit of anticipation. Both holidays have us contemplating where we stand, at the middle point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. In our evenly divided calendar, based on the movement of the Earth in relation to the Sun, this date falls between these two celebrations, becoming its own. On the wheel of the year, it falls opposite Lughnasadh or Lammas, the Harvest. In its opposition it represents the time of getting ready to plant seeds, seeds that will become responsive to the increasingly brightening days. The next cross-quarter holiday is Beltane, also known as May Day. This is the time we are also anticipating, the quickening, and the awakening of the sensual that comes with the time of fertility.
We continue to dream in this time of Imbolc, where we are at Midwinter. In some corner of our minds, there is recognition that all is change and there is the inner faith and knowing that the light is returning. There’s a stirring of warmth in the belly, that fire begins to burn brighter. We see it in the skies as day grows into the slowly waning night.
I look forward to see you and sharing the light with you!
