Imbolc is my favorite
Okay, you're right. they're all my favorite. But Imbolc is different! No, I really mean it. Imbolc holds many memories of awesomeness on my path, as does my relationship with Brigid (or Bridhe or whichever other spelling you want.) When I first embarked on this path, it was because I wanted to be more familiar with the spirituality of my ancestors. my immediate ancestors were varieties of Christian (Evangelical, Catholic, or Methodist) but i wanted to go back further. One branch was Irish and since that was the cool white ethnicity i explored it. The others were varieties of German and English, which in my mind had historical baggage i didn't then want to engage with. So from the beginning, Bridhe was it. even when I meandered into heathenry later (having made some peace with that ancestry) and even Vodoun for a bit, she was a constant. I became a flame keeper (next shift February 11). I made sure I had a fire pit at my new home, I have t...