Imbolc or Imbolg is a Gaelic fire festival & cross quarter day marking the mid-point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. For the ancient Celts, cross quarter days signaled the beginning of a season! In this case, Imbolg is a threshold crossing initiating us into Spring.

It is a time when the momentum shifts from death to rebirth. Though Winter is still all too present above ground, something deep below begins to awaken and quiver into consciousness. It’s not obvious on the surface of things but to those who are paying attention there are signals and signs that a cycle of renewal is beginning and preparing to emerge, come Spring.

Nature  reveals that the process of awakening is not for the faint of heart. It takes great courage (bravery of the heart) to meet life at the edge of our comfort zone which is how we expand and grow into…