Halfway between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox in the Pagan calendar, is Imbolc.  In the Christian calendar this time is known as Candlemas or if you live in Ireland St. Brigid’s Day.  Whichever way we think of this period, we are surely celebrating the return of the light and as the light increases, so the earth begins to warm and plants begin to grow. 

The snowdrops that appeared around the time of the winter solstice are still here in my garden.  I have to turn their delicate drooping heads to see the beauty inside.

I’ve added another two letters to my Ogham Tree alphabet: L and S.

Rowan: Sorbus aucuparia.  It is the second tree of the Celtic Tree Ogham: LUIS. L and is associated with connections between the inner and outer worlds.

Willow: Salix alba.  The willow is the fourth tree of the Celtic Tree Ogham: SAILLE. S and is associated with healing imbalances.

Let’s celebrate what the ancients believed was the opening of the door to Spring.

Ashley