My Imbolc Altar

Hello Friends~

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I wanted to share some of the photos

of my outdoor Imbolc Altar with you.

I had this ritual for myself;

and one indoors, later with the children.

We made our indoor Imbolc Altar / Shrine,

and had our Sabbat Activity.

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We had so much fun celebrating

the coming of early Spring

&

the thawing of

Mother Earth by Father Sun.

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I focused our activities on

honoring the God and Goddess;

on making our Spring Goals

(then freezing & thawing them in the morning Sun);

honoring the regeneration and renewal of the Earth

in Her yearly cycle;

and giving thanks for the many blessings in our lives.

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While the kids were at school,

I set up an outdoor altar, and had my own private 'Big Girl' Imbolc Ritual.

In addition to my usual Sabbat Ritual;

I conscecrated and blessed the early Spring Seeds;

along with our family Imbolc crafts

to be done with the kids later.

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I gathered together some of my favorite

Crystals & Gemstones, and other beloved trinkets

that spoke to me of

Imbolc, Mother Nature, the Goddess Brighid,

& the coming of early Spring~

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Something a bit unusual that I noticed...

of course afterwards!

is that except for the flower & vegetable seeds,

and the lawn grasses used in the Brides Bed;

this is probably the first time

I have ever done a ritual or created a Sabbat Altar

that did not include any herbs,

cut flowers or live plants!

This was not a purposefull omission-

I had a bowl of fresh cut Camillias,

and a vase with Daffodills, Dusty Miller, Geraniums

and the very first Jasmine blooms

ready to go on the Altar;

along with dried Sage and Bay

leaves to burn in the ritual.

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(Of course I happened to forget to include them

because I was in a 'Hurry Up & Go Mode',

in order to have enough time

to meditate, perform my Sabbat Ritual

&

take the photos

before my little rugrats got out of school!)

Ooops!

No worries though-

the Goddess being a Daughter/Mother/Grandmother Herself...

I am sure She understands!

LOL!

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So here's the Altar all layed out with:

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Plenty of Clear Quartz Points,

a nice sized natural chunk, heart haped and smaller tumbled

peices of Rose Quartz,

an Adventurine Heart, Amethyst cluster, a couple of Malachites,

a Moss Agate sphere, along with tumbled Agates,

a Geode, a Yin-Yang carved stone;

my mini crystal wand; glass leaf wand; my mini Athame.

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A Goddess card of the Irish Goddess Brigit;

my early Spring seeds to be blessed & planted;

Makayla's Oragami Brigit's Cross;

a Crescent Moon candle holder with a silver taper candle;

my sweet lil' Kaleidescope Faerie, transparent Father Sun ornie;

a white jar candle, my cauldron;

my Mother Goddess with Child statue;

my little clay Goddess & a jar of water-

to freeze and then thaw in the sunshine with the kids.

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Along with Lady Godiva- my full sized Athame;

my Chalice with milk; Salt & Water were a couple of extras-

3 vintage brooches,

one insect, and 2 different leaf patterned ones;

my glass Pentacle Pyramid on top of its mirrored square tile,

an Italian Murano Glass Dome, Makayla's special Amethyst Necklace;

a Canadian Siver Coin; a tiny Nest and an Abalone Shell.

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Here are some close-ups of the Altar's features.

The straw is laid in Brides's Bed,

waiting for the Goddess.

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The Quartz points are surrounding my lil' Cauldron

and white jar candle;

and laid out around them,

is Makayla's favorite Amethyst necklace.

(To bless & protect her when

Mama Bear is not around!)

Below that are some more

Crystal & Stone hearts,

my Pentacle Pyramid and my mini tools-

my tiny crystal wand, glass leaf wand

and my baby Athame.

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In my next post I will share the photos

from our family's Imbolc ritual craft,

the 'freezing & thawing of the

Mother Natue' & our Spring Goal Ceremony.

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~Danae aka 'Crafty'

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P.S~

I have REALLY enjoyed reading all of your blog posts;

the many beautiful images and artwork, the photos, recipes

& seeing how you and your own families,

friends and pets have celebrated the Sabbat

-as well as our everyday lives.

Thanks!!!