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Working with the magic of February; Love, creation, and transition

The air is still cold, snow is covering the branches of the trees, and nature is still and quiet. Yet if we look closely around we will see hints of green starting to break through the white snow covered landscape. Every now and then the silence is interrupted by the flapping of wings and the chirping of birds beginning their mating dances for the coming spring season. This is the contrasting energy of February, a month marking the mid point of winter and the awakening of spring. February is often seen as a time of transition and preparation. As the last month of winter it signifies the final phase of introspection and hibernation before the arrival of spring. February is the month when we hunker down and use this time for deep inner work, reflection, and planning for the coming seasons with the hope of warmer days beginning to peak through the cold winter snow. Come with me in this blog post on a walk through the midwinter woods.

History of February

February is the second month of the year according to the modern Julian Calendar and the Gregorian Calendar and it is the shortest month of the year, having only 28 days in most of them and 29 days in a leap year. Prior to the Gregorian calendar being invented this was the 12th and final month of the year. since the calendar was more pagan by following the natural cycles of the two seasons and began in March. The name February comes from the ancient Roman Februarius. The name Februarius comes from Februa, meaning “to cleanse”.

What is a leap year?

It’s a day that comes around once every four years so of course there is going to be some boosted magical energy for us to harness for ourselves and our lives. Leap Year is a rare moment to step out of the ordinary flow of time. It’s an opportunity to recalibrate, reflect, and realign with the Earth’s natural cycles. With its extra day, Leap Year is a way of syncing our calendar with Earth’s orbit around the sun. It’s like the universe’s version of a time-out, giving us a moment to align more closely with celestial rhythms. Leap Year happens because our calendar year (365 days) is shorter than a solar year (about 365.24 days). Julius Caesar, back in 46 BCE, introduced the leap year as part of the new Julian calendar. Leap Year is a potent day for deep magic and transformation since it’s a day out of time, offering a powerful energy boost for spells and rituals. If you want a change in your life this year, then there’s no better time for doing spell work than on February 29th. If you want to read more about the magic of a leap year and how to use it, so you are ready for the next one in 2028; read my guide HERE

Zodiac signs for the month of February

Those born in January are said to be born under either the sign of the ethereal water bearer Aquarius or the sign of the two fishes Pisces.

Those under the sign Aquarius are typically born between January 20th and February 18th. Aquarius an air sign is represented by the water bearer bringing Earth it’s vital nutrients. Aquarius is said to be innovative, progressive, and revolutionary while spreading wisdom to the world. Aquarius has a vision for themselves and the world, and they’ll work towards it no matter what others say. They can be seen as resilient, holding onto their hopes and dreams long after others have given up.

Those under the sign Pisces are typically born between February 18th and March 20th. Pisces is, fittingly, a water sign, represented by the sign of the two fishes. They’re all known for being emotionally fluid, vacillating between feelings, and being very in tune with their feelings and those of others. Pisces are typically loyal, intuitive, and creative, and they are very sociable.

Sacred Days And Celebrations In February

Every Single month has sacred and important days and celebrations to help you connect to the energies of the month. Plus they usually are a lot of fun to take part in! Below you will find a list of the sacred days and celebrations for the month of February! The common themes you will find are love, passion, creation, romance, commitment, friendship, and self love. Also take note how this month has a lot of holiday energy packed into the shortest month of the year. But, first we are going to talk about a few that take centerstage during this month like the purification of Lupercalia, the love of Valentine’s day, and the awakening of creation with Imbolc!

Imbolc

First up, literally since the holiday takes place on the 1st and 2nd of the month is Imbolc. Imbolc is a sabbat on the Wiccan Wheel of the Year but, is originally an ancient Gaelic/Celtic holiday celebrating the first signs of Spring. At Imbolc, the Earth is beginning to wake up and we celebrate the approaching return of spring. We are through the harshest, longest, and darkest part of the winter. We begin to prepare ourselves to awaken from a hibernation and time of reflection. We begin to reach for the light again as we open our eyes, stretch our limbs, and prepare to leave our places of safety to venture out into the wilderness again. Imbolc is a time for cleansing, renewal, and planting the seeds — both literal and metaphorical — for what you want to grow in the year ahead. Imbolc is holiday all about reflecting on the promise of new life and the first signs of spring stirring within the earth. To learn more about this holiday, how you can celebrate it, and get FREE spells read my guide all about this holiday HERE!

Lupercalia

Next up, we have one of my favorite ancient Roman holidays during the year Lupercalia. Lupercalia is a really fun festival all about purifying the city of Rome and bringing fertility to all it’s people. Which meant the celebrations tended to be a little more full of debauchery and sex. Which, is really my kind of holiday and it gives me big Saturnalia vibes, another one of my favorite ancient Roman holidays. Lupercalia is celebrated from February 14th to the 15th and predates Valentine’s Day by centuries which is why many think this is actually where Valentine’s day partly came from! During Lupercalia, every year, the ancient Romans would perform rituals and then throw parties all in the name of purification. To purify the city of Rome on this festival guaranteed a good crop, plenty of pregnant ladies, and overall good health and happy people for the whole city. If you want to learn about this festival and learn how they celebrated back than. Plus how you can celebrate it today; read my guide all about it HERE!

Valentine’s Day

Lastly, we have easily the most well known and popularly celebrated holiday for the month of February, especially in the United States; Valentine’s day. What is Valentine’s Day? St Valentine’s Day is an annual festival to celebrate romantic love, friendship and admiration. Every year on 14 February people celebrate this day by sending messages of love and affection to partners, family and friends. Historically Valentine’s day is tied to Saint Valentine. Saint Valentine was said to be a priest named Valentine who was imprisoned and beheaded by Roman Emperor Claudius II for assisting persecuted Christians and secretly marrying Christian couples in love. He even tired converting Claudius to Christianity while he was imprisoned. He was beheaded on February 14, which later became known as Valentine’s Day.  If you want to get 9 spells to make this Valentine’s day enchanting and magical check you my guide HERE!

Other sacred days and holidays:

  • Candlemas
  • Saint Brigid Day
  • Groundhog day (USA)
  • Valisblot
  • Presidents day (USA)
  • Black History month-This will always be black history month to me no matter what some executive order based in discrimination from our corrupt President signs.
  • Parentalia
  • Quirinalia
  • Equirria
  • Fornacalia

Magical and witchcraft themes of February

February is a month of reflection, purification, fertility, love, and transition from winter to spring in witchcraft, marked by celebrating the midwinter with Imbolc. February is associated with themes of love, fertility, and purification, with rituals and spells focused on attracting love, strengthening relationships, and cleansing negative energies. This month is a time to honor the growing light, embrace the energy of renewal, and plant the seeds of intention for the coming season. This month we can engage in rituals, spells, and meditations that reflect the themes of purification, creativity, fertility, love, transition, sex and aligning with the natural rhythms of the Earth.

Don’t forget to cast fire spells as well during this month to bring you heat and warmth during the cold winter months. As well as connecting you to the hope of brighter and warmer days soon to come. I love to perform fire magic via candles during this month to create a beacon of light and hope for my mental health during the darkest days ahead and to connect to candlemas that is celebrated this month.

This month we can perform rituals to bless seeds for the coming growing season, imbuing them with intentions for abundance, fertility, and growth. Lastly, if you live in a part of the world that freezes during the winter with frozen water ways and falling snow, binding and banishing magic can be extremely powerful and protective right now. Use the power of the alchemy in ice and snow to banish things from your life you need to let go, or to bind someone or something in place that no longer serves you in a wanted way. Check out more themes for this month and use them in your spells and rituals below.

The gods and goddesses of February

This month is a potent month to work with and honor deities associated with winter, spring, transitions, love, and fertility such as . This month is a good time to get to know the winter goddesses that rule this cold season as well as the goddesses that will help us welcome the blossoming spring soon. Some are associated with the dark goddess aspect as of the divine feminine as well. Allowing for a powerful portal to ancient wisdom and magical knowledge during this month as the snow still falls and spring begins to peak through its layers. Everyone works with and views deity energy a little differently. Whether you view them as archetypes of the human consciousness, representations of the source energy, or as being entities on their own, there are certain deities that now is the time to connect to and honor them in the most sacred and amplified way.( Don’t forget to grab my eBook in the shop to help you explore this)

This month for me is a very feminine month. When I want to go into the womb of mother Earth and allow her to wrap me up in the comfort that all of her love has to offer. To listen to the past, root myself in introspection, and hear the healing whispers from my womb in the stillness and silence of winter. But, it’s also a month to be reminded of the connections we have to those around us and bring us hope with the new light of spring just over the horizon. During this month a few deities take center stage because they have festivals or sacred days during this month to help you connect with them in a very intimate way. The deities that are going to be the best for you to connect to right now are deities connected to fertility, transitions, the winter, spring, love, and community. Below we will talk about some of the deities you can work with this month. I could never list them all here.

Brigid

The first deity I am going to talk about takes central stage during Imbolc. A Goddess in Irish tradition, Brigid is one of the most well-known because, she is the Goddess of fertility and spring. To many she is also known as the Great Mother Goddess of Ireland, and to Christians as a Saint Brigid. With this energy, Brigid brings the remembrance of our Oneness and of the Eternal Essence of the Divine Feminine. She is the daughter of the Celtic God Dagda, a Fae leader of the Tuatha dè Danann.She’s often depicted with fiery hair and a sunbeam cloak. She was born at sunrise with rays of sunlight radiating around her head. She is associated with many things; Poetry, Healing, Midwinter/Imbolc, Flames/fire, Fertility, and Motherhood.

Brigid is considered a Triple Goddess, yet many references distinguish Brigit differently than the traditional Triple Goddess aspects of Maiden, Mother and Crone. Rather Brigid is frequently referenced having three sister selves with three distinct roles, Lady of Healing Waters, Goddess of the Sacred Flame and Goddess of the Fertile Earth.

Callieach

On Imbolc which is the first of this month, Cailleach, the Goddess of Winter, heads out into the world to gather firewood to keep her warm for the rest of winter. If the weather is bright and sunny, Cailleach is out gathering the wood and will be able to gather enough to make winter last a good bit longer. However, if the weather is bad and cold, Cailleach is still asleep and will soon run out of firewood, and spring will come sooner.

Cailleach is often depicted as a powerful, crone-like figure who embodies the harshness and stillness of winter. When she appears to me she also has a blue aurora about her, and her mythical staff in hand. As the guardian of the cold, she is said to control the storms, the winds, and the snow that blanket the earth during the winter months. She is a symbol of death and decay but also of transformation and the wisdom that comes with age and experience. While Brigid heralds the coming of spring and new life, Cailleach represents the slowing down and rest that winter brings, urging us to pause and reflect. On Imbolc, Cailleach’s presence is especially poignant as it marks the shift from the deep, inward-focused energies of winter toward the budding life of spring. Cailleach holds the power to either prolong winter or usher in the first signs of spring, depending on whether she decides to create a fierce storm or allow the warmth to return.

Aphrodite

In Greek mythology, Aphrodite is the goddess of love, beauty, and desire. She is also associated with sexuality, fertility, and pleasure. While best known as the goddess of love, she was also the ancient Greek goddess of fertility, physical pleasure (particularly sexual), eternal youth, grace, and beauty. Additionally, she played roles in commerce, war, and politics. Plus let’s not forget her crucial role, as one of the causes of the Trojan War. Her origins though, are shrouded in mystery. According to Hesiod’s Theogony, she emerged from the sea foam in the waters of Paphos, on the island of Cyprus, born from the severed genitals of Uranus. She supposedly arose from the foam when the Titan Cronus slew his father Uranus and threw his genitals into the sea. However, according to Homer, in Iliad, Aphrodite may instead be the daughter of Zeus and Dione.

Call on her this month to work with the energy of love and deepening your connection to others. Don’t forget to reflect on your relationships as well and find love with those you can. Especially if you are forced into a situation just as she was. Remember, Aphrodite is about so much more than love, beauty and lust though. You can always call on her for those reasons but, Aphrodite is about the passion of creation. Which is why she can be called on for creative expression, and living your passion. She is a great goddess to use for self love, emotional balance and healing as well.

Kuan Yin

Kuan Yin (also known as Guanyin or Avalokitesvara) is a Buddhist goddess of compassion and mercy. Kuan Yin’s name translates to “One Who Sees and Hears the Cry from the Human World” She is often depicted with multiple arms, holding symbols of compassion, and standing on a lotus pedestal. Kuan Yin is a protector of the vulnerable and a guide for those seeking spiritual awakening. She is an all-seeing, all-hearing being who is called upon by worshipers in times of uncertainty, despair, and fear. Her story is one that truly teaches us to love one another this month and the depth our compassion and empathy has the ability to go. You can read her story below.

Long ago in a Chinese state there was a king who had three daughters. He hoped to marry each one off to a suitable family but his youngest, Miao Shan, wanted to become a Buddhist nun to learn more about spirituality and bring salvation to the world. Disgusted by this, the king disowned her and sent her to live in exile. Years later the king fell very ill. A wandering monk came to his aid and told him the only way to save himself was to make and ingest a potion made from the eyes and arms of someone who gave them willingly. Unbeknownst to the king this monk was his youngest, Miao Shan, in transformation. After years of studying she had become a bodhisattva. Having heard of her father’s illness she morphed herself into the monk in order to share her wisdom. In her transformation she told the king to reach out to the bodhisattva of compassion who lived atop the mountain. She told him to send a messenger to plead for help.

At the top of the mountain, in her true form, she received the messenger. Despite knowing that his illness was a result of past sins she willingly gave him her eyes and arms as it was her filial duty to help her father. Back in the kingdom, once again disguised as the old monk, she made the potion and saved her father. The king, now saved, cried out in gratitude. The monk told him he ought to visit the mountain top and thank the person who saved him, and so he did. When he reached the temple atop the mountain he was deeply saddened to see his own daughter, who he had banished, without eyes and arms presiding over her hundreds of followers. He finally came to understand the suffering she must have undergone but instead of anger Miao Shan met him with benevolent love and urged him to follow the ways of Buddhism and live a life of compassion. Then, with a bright flash of light, she was transformed into the divine image of a bodhisattva with her eyes and arms restored.

Juno

Let’s talk about Juno next, although so many associate her with June I also like to use her this month as well. Because, of the energy of love all over this month. Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage, the family, and childbirth was a paramount figure embodying the sanctity and power of matrimonial union and the family. The Roman goddess Juno is among the first gods and goddesses of ancient Rome who is in charge of the women’s lives in the state. Juno’s symbol, which is a peacock, represents her watchful vigilance and her role as the protector of the community. It is assumed that the term “Juno” meant “the young one” because of her association as the goddess of the new and waxing moon. This celestial connection perhaps implying the idea of growth and beginnings, aligns with her domains.

Today, it is accepted that the Roman goddess Juno has the title “Regina” meaning Queen which gives her the title of the “Queen of the Gods.” Juno, being a multifaceted deity, was also the wife and sister of Jupiter, the King of all the Roman gods. She was often represented as the female counterpart to Mars the god of war, highlighting her influence in both the domestic and political spheres. Although the Roman goddess Juno had dominion over family, marriage, and childbirth, she is often depicted to be in a warlike stance, an illustration that is often favored upon by Roman soldiers.

Correspondences For The Month Of January

First, what is a correspondence? A correspondence is an item or symbol that is meant to connect you to a specific energy thru it’s representation. It is seen also as an item to respect, honor, and venerate that energy as well whether it be a deity, an archetype energy, the zodiac energy the moon is currently or for time of the year like a month, which I will list below for you to use. Remember this is just a start to the list for you. You can use any correspondences that connect the magical themes and energies of February. Just follow your intuition on what you choose to work with!

  • Planet-Venus
  • Animal- deer, goat, lambs, burrowing animals, groundhog, robin, wolf
  • Element- water and Air
  • colors-White, yellow, light blue, silver
  • Symbol-Candles, snowdrops, Brigid’s crosses, hearts, cupid,
  • Herbs- Lavender, rosemary, snowdrop, chamomile, primrose, honeysuckle, jasmine, nutmeg, cinnamon, oak moss, myrrh, Pine
  • Stones/ crystals-Amethyst, aquamarine, clear quartz, jasper, bloodstone, moss agate, onyx, aventurine
  • Deities-Sjofn, Mars, Juno, Brigid, Diana, Apollo, kuan yin, Demeter, Persephone, Cailleach
  • Zodiac- Aquarius and Pisces
  • Themes-Transition, renewal, fertility, purification, love, creativity, fire, introspection, awakening, growth, abundance, hope, Sex, planting seeds, midwinter, manifestation, protection, passion, Cleansing, community, friendship, self love, natural rhythms of the earth, opportunities, healing, family

How to connect to the magic of February

We’ve talked a lot about all the different types of energies the month of February has and gives us access to work with. So, how can you specifically connect to those energies? In your everyday life you can make sure your affirmations , intentions, and manifestations align with the energies of renewal, love, creativity, transition, community, and fertility in all areas of your life. Make sure to grab onto the energy of hope in the light of a flickering candles. As you let go of what no longer serves you and head into new beginnings with hope as springs begins to peak through. You can celebrate and honor any of the sacred days and holidays this month has like Imbolc, Lupercalia, and Valentine’s Day.

Some Rituals and spell workings during this time that will be really intensified will be based on releasing the old, clearing away unwanted energy from the past year, and welcoming in wanted energy and opportunities. Other spells that will have some significant meaning right now and help you connect to the energy of February should be centered around planting new seeds, fertility, and fostering loving relationships. This month is another month when you can really get some clear and transformative messages from your guides. As we are in a liminal time of transition siting in the middle of two seasons. You can do this through any means of divination you prefer but, fire gazing or Cryomancy ( snow and ice divination)are some to think about to align with the correspondences of this month.

February creates a very potent liminal pocket of time that is teeming with duality, balance, and the power of transition from one season to the next. It’s a month that really pulls us to go deep within ourselves in the darkness, stillness and silence for introspection, reflection, self awareness, and growth. Especially since it’s the last officially full month of the Winter Season. This makes it a great month to do any work on transformation, reflection and preparation for dark times through shadow work. Allowing the energy of the frozen winter in the last days of winter and in the glimmer of hope in spring just about to be blossoming. If you would like to learn more about shadow work you can purchase my eBook here; you can book me for a 1:1 session as your guide here; and you can watch my free class previously taught on it through Divination here. Plus don’t forget to head to the shop and register for my new course that is beginning at the end of this month!

  • Elemental magic with the element of Air or water
  • Shadow work based on transition, fertility, love, relationships, self love, community, renewal
  • Simmer pot for cleansing, renewal, removing unwanted energies
  • Transformation and transition spells and rituals
  • Herbal magic-brew teas especially, or add herbs to your hot drinks
  • Protection magic– most potent right now will be banishing and binding
  • Purification and cleansing rituals and spells using snow
  • Abundance and gratitude magic- one of my favorites this month is using drinks like hot chocolate and apple cider to call in abundance daily to my life
  • Candle magic- super potent this month!
  • Make some rose water and use in your spells and leave as offerings for deities
  • Bake treats and add sigils to them for love, family, and relationships
  • Set SMART goals and intentions for your manifestations for the coming spring
  • snow magic
  • glamor and beauty spells
  • Ritual bath for purification and self love
  • work with deities of fertility, love, and relationships
  • Divination like fire gazing, snow scrying, melt snow and use the water in scrying, Cryomancy
  • Create a spell jar for self love, to enhance your sex life, or for to attract a new relationship
  • love spells, or obsession spells
  • SEX MAGIC! Plus don’t forget to register for my event all about sex magic in the shop!
  • Get out in nature, feel the snow, the cold, and the frozen ground while listening to the silence all around. Then look around for the new signs of life springing up already around you
  • Make snow water
  • add a self love altar to your home
  • Write situations or people you want to cool off on a piece of paper and bury it in the snow
  • Create a freezer spell
  • Add ice to your ritual bath for added protection and purification
  • Make a snowman as protection ward for your property
  • Work with eggs in your fertility magic
  • Make snowballs and release things you need to let go when you throw them
  • draw sigils in snow and ice
  • create Brigid’s crosses
  • Relationship and communication spells will be extra potent this month and needed
  • meditate as the snow falls
  • make ice lanterns
  • Creativity spells
  • Mirror magic and mirror work
  • go on a shamnic journey with the deer or any of this month’s animals
  • work with the divine feminine during womb healing
  • Work with the snake in your workings and rituals since this whole year is the year of the snake
  • create an altar for the month
  • celebrate Lupercalia by adding some whipping to your love life
  • work with milk in your spells and rituals to honor the energy of Imbolc all month long
  • write love letters for those you care about in your life.
  • Clean off some graves that need some extra love this month and do some graveyard magic with them for comfort and community
  • plant literal seeds and start growing them indoors or in a greenhouse for the coming spring
  • self love spells, rituals, and self care activities
  • Volunteer in your community to those who need to feel loved like at a nursing home
  • perform a commitment ceremony
  • Knot Magic
  • Create and bless gifts like talismans and charms for your friends and family
  • Study and read myths about the gods and goddesses and their love stories and relationships

Don’t forget to check out 9 spells for Valentine’s day in my blog post HERE too!

Duality and the month of February

Since, I am a grey witch I look for the duality in every single energy I work with including sacred times like a month of the year like the one we are currently in, February. When we think about February I feel many often only see one side to this month. The one that is shoved in their faces by commercialism; the love, sex, and fertility aspects of this month with Valentine’s day. Plus we seem to really cling on to that hope of spring with the first signs of life Imbolc brings to our attention on the first of the month. While far too many forget about the coldness, harshness, and stillness that is surrounding us still with Winter. We may be at what we consider to be the mid point of Winter but, that doesn’t mean it will be pleasant and easy to finish out. Some of the biggest blizzards and harshest temperatures of the winter can happen in the month of February. Trust me I know this all to well living in Minnesota. Even now as I am writing this in February I am waiting for an ice storm, almost a foot of snow and below zero temps to hit me in the next few days. While February is a time that is focused on purification, fertility, and love, it’s also a time of darkness, harshness, and having to dig deep within ourselves to survive the last days of Winter.

Final thoughts

We talked about many things in this blogpost including the history, some celebrations, the different energies and magical themes we can work with during this month. Along with how to connect to those energies, deities we can honor and worship, and how to work with the magic of February. February is a uniquely magical time that invites everyone to plant the seeds for hopes with the first signs of spring. While also reminding us of the harshness of Winter sill surrounding us we have to be resilient and get through. Using this month as time to truly let go of what no longer serves us before spring fully emerges. February reminds us that even in the darkest nights, in the harshest conditions, and the coldest times we can still find hope and light. We can still look for new life fighting to break through the snow to survive. It’s the month that shows us the depth of our resilience and our willingness to thrive in harsh conditions. As the snow continues to fall and blankets nature February’s magic graces us with a dance of love, transition, and strength for the rest of winter’s harsh days.

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A week of spell jar spells

Spell jars! I love spell jars! They are some of my favorite types of spells to create and cast especially when I don’t have time to sit down and create a spell for the specific situation. Spell jars are versatile not only in the intention you can put behind them but, also in the ingredients you can put inside of them. Over the last year I have created soo many spell jars for all of you I have decided to take some of my favorite ones and put them together in a guide for you to use in one week to evolve your life in many different ways and areas.

First what is a spell jar?

Spell Jars are quite a piece of art if you ask me. It is an artistic magical bottle, made by a practicing witch and charged for a specific purpose. Spell jars are a form of ‘container magic,’ where the jar acts as a vessel to hold and amplify the energy of the ingredients. They are often kept in a sacred space or carried around for ongoing magical support. Spell jars can have numerous purposes: protective, attracting, banishing, and cursing. Depending on the ingredients, spell/intent and ritual, the jar can amplify your artistic and magical powers and skills. It can transform unwanted energy into wanted. Finally, they can be done to improve your financial or career situation and strengthen your health. To unseal more knowledge about spell jars; like the history, how to use them, and how to create them the most affective way grab my eBook all about it here!

Monday

Monday is connected to the moon. This connection makes it the perfect day to connect to our intuition, our emotions, and our psyche. With this day being connected to the moon it is also deeply connected to your divine feminine energy. To learn more about the magic that rules this day read my guide about it here.

Since, Monday is ruled by the moon which makes it a day all about connecting to our emotions and inner healing. Make this spell jar tonight to the healing emotional energy of the moon. This spell jar is ideal for those who need to heal emotional wounds and trauma by banishing the past, letting it go and providing you with fresh new beginnings to heal.

If you are like me and have ever had issues with going to sleep whether it be for mental health reasons, physical reasons or simply being wired that way. We all need sleep some time to recharge our batteries and let our brain and body get some rest. Check out this spell jar for sweet dreams to help you sleep peacefully the rest of the week. This is an extra potent day to make one of these as well since Monday is ruled by the moon the keeper of the dreamscape!

Tuesday

Tuesday is ruled by the planet mars which is oozing with passion, strength, and a will to fight. IT IS THE DAY TO IGNITE YOUR INNER FIRE. TO GATHER YOUR STRENGTH AND COURAGE TO HELP YOU FACE ANY CHALLENGE OR ADVISORY. USE THIS ENERGY TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR ANY UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATION YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF IN. YOU CAN ALSO USE THIS ENERGY TO CONNECT TO YOUR PLEASURE, AND DESIRE OF ALL KINDS. To learn more about the magic that rules this day read my guide about it HERE!

Since, Tuesday is ruled by the planet Mars which is all about connecting to passion. That includes passion for ourselves. That passion leads to self confidence and personal power. We can use this passion for yourself the rest of the week to stand in our own power, to know our worth, and use our motivation to meet our goals. One spell we can do to harness this passion and personal power is creating a spell jar you can add to your altar or anywhere in your home.

Since Tuesday is a day about passion, tonight is a very potent night to amplify, enhance, and recharge your sex life with your partner! Check out this spell jar to enhance the passion between you and your partner tonight! Place it in your room near you bed, or wherever it is you like to have sex in your home! If you want to learn more about sex magic you can check out my class on YouTube with DiviNation Academy Here.

Wednesday

Wednesday is connected to the planet mercury. Which makes it a day centered around communication. All forms of communication from thought, speech, writing, networking, looking for information, divination, and communication thru art. This day also can be great to use for luck, good fortune, travel and wisdom. This day is the perfect day to network, to advertise for your business and to start working on some new ideas you want to get out into the world. If you love to study, write, and read today is the day to hunker down and get it all done! To learn more about the magic that rules this day read my guide about it HERE!

Check out this Focus study spell jar on Wednesday! Make this spell jar to help you study for a test or for a personal study and research session. Place this spell jar on your desk where you study or at your altar. This Jar is recommended to work for one topic or test and if possible try to create a week before the test!

With Wednesday being ruled by Mercury it is also a day all about health and wellness. Since, Mercury is associated with good health because, it governs communication, intellect, and the nervous system, which are considered crucial for overall well-being this is a great day to cast spells for health. Create this good health spell jar and place it on your altar, your bathroom or your kitchen to promote good health and well being in your life this week.

Thursday

Thursday is a day ruled by Jupiter, masculine energy and is all about the practical aspects of your life. This day is all about connecting to the energy of finances, legal matters, success, wealth and fame. This day is about big energy connecting you to the actions you need to take to meet your goal. This energy is all about thriving and is one of the best days and times to work the energy of abundance, prosperity, and wealth! To learn more about the magic that rules this day read my guide about it HERE.

Since, Thursday is a day ruled by Jupiter, masculine energy and is all about the practical aspects of your life. This day is all about connecting to the energy of finances, legal matters, success, wealth and fame. This day is about big energy connecting you to the actions you need to take to meet your goal. This energy is all about thriving and is one of the best days and times to work the energy of abundance, prosperity, and wealth! Make this abundance spell jar today to bring a major money flow to your life!

With Thursday being associated with Jupiter and all about the practical aspects of life it is deeply tied to our finances and financial matters don’t forget to make a spell jar for your business and business endeavors. I like to place mine in my office space where I work or near my prosperity bowl for my business. Don’t forget with this one to go back and charge it before you start work for the day, before you launch a new product, or when you feel like you just need a little boost in your money flow immediately.

Friday

Friday is the day connected to the planet Venus and is all about wrapping you up in the embrace and energy of love. This day is perfect for focusing on your love life in a romantic sense and your friendships this day is very social. This day connects you to your most powerful love of all, self love. The energy of this days invites you to retreat into warmth, love, and compassion at the end of the work week. Making it the perfect time to relax and recharge. Whether that is with self love altars, spells, rituals baths, or beauty and glamor magic do what is calling to you. Use the energy of Friday to connect you to all that love can open for you. To learn more about the magic that rules this day read my guide about it HERE!

Relationships will have ups and downs, it’s the natural rhythm of love, growth, and living together. From time to time we need a little extra help to reconnect to one another in a loving, healthy, and communicative way. Create this spell jar today to help kickstart the rekindling, and rebuilding of a loving relationship. To help anchor the both of you back into the core of your relationship; and the love you have for one another. This spell jar has ingredients to promote love, compassion, sex, clear communication, and to sweeten you up towards one another. For extra potency create this spell jar on a Friday night to connect to the energy of Venus and love!

Since Friday is connected to Venus and the energy of love it is one of the most potent days to soak in some self love! Check out this self love spell jar you can create today! Once created place it in a central room of your house to promote self love, in your bedroom, or on your altar.

Saturday

This day of the week got it’s name from the god of karma and time, Saturn and therefore is associated with this planet. This planet connects us to Capricorn as well. This day connects us to some very potent, protective, intuitive and intelligent energy. This day is great for all kinds of protection, meditation, self discipline, and expanding your wisdom. To learn more about the magic that rules this day read my guide about it HERE!

Saturday is ruled by the planet Saturn which makes a great day to do any spells associated with boundaries and protection! One type of spell you can do is a freezer spell. The freezer spell for enemies serves as a means of protection. Furthermore, a self-defense against individuals who may wish harm or ill-will upon you. Whether dealing with a personal rival, a workplace adversary, or even a malevolent force, this spell jar can help create a barrier between you and the unwanted they represent and bring into your life. By literally “putting them on ice,” you regain a sense of control and agency over your circumstances.

How to perform:
Get into sacred space. On a piece of paper, write the name of your enemy or a brief description of the situation you wish to freeze. Place the paper inside the container wrapped around one of the lemon halves, along with the basil, garlic, and pepper flakes. Visualize your desired outcome as you do so, focusing on the sense of liberation and protection you seek. Fill the container with water, covering the contents completely. As you do, envision the unwanted person or issue being sealed away and rendered powerless. visualize them or it being literally frozen in its tracks. Seal the container tightly and place it in the freezer. Come back to the spell once a week to charge it.
Happy Casting!

Ps. If you need to learn more about how to cast a freezer spell jar in general I do go over it more in depth in this blogpost.

Since Saturday is ruled by the planet Saturn it is dripping in energy all about protection and karma. Which makes today one of the most potent days to do any form of protection magic from warding, binding, cleansing, and banishing! Try out this spell jar to help banish unwanted energy from your life and home. Once this jar is created I like to place this one outside my front door. I at times have even made four more and placed them at the cardinal points of direction ( North, South, East, and West ) around my home. Otherwise you can also place it under our bed or at your altar. Ps. If you want to learn more about baneful magic, or protection magic follow the links to watch my classes on YouTube with DiviNation Academy.

Sunday

Sunday is all about the energy from the sun. The sun is the vital life energy. It is the representation and connection to your ego, identity and the dominates traits of your personality both your strengths and your weaknesses. Due to this Sunday becomes the perfect day to focus on who you truly are and harnessing the vital energy of life to actively shape your life to be the brightest shining success it can be. To learn more about the magic that rules this day read my guide about it HERE!

With Sunday being ruled by the planet of the Sun it is a day all about connecting us to the energy of joy, happiness, confidence, and self worth. Why not take the time to create this spell jar to attract joy to you, your life, and your home today to help you connect to the energy of this day and the vibrant and lively sun.

Sunday is a day full of energy and vitality, that can be all about prepping and planning for the week. so why not take that vitality and light and direct it inwards and too boost your self confidence today?! Self confidence is a super power once you start to believe in yourself the magic starts happening! Make this self confidence spell jar today!

Bonus spell jar

We all need protection in our lives from the energies that we come in contact with each and every day. But, empaths need to make sure they are protecting their energies a little more. They have a natural ability to take in and absorb the energies and emotions of others around them which can lead to overwhelm, feeling drained, and having a hard time deciphering the difference between your emotions and others. Try creating this spell jar to help protect yourself from others’ energies and emotions if your an empath for the week ahead. Place this jar on your altar or the room in your home you spend the most time in or are around others the most in. Don’t forget to go back and feed your spell jar as well!

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Work with the transitional energy of Midwinter by celebrating Imbolc

At Imbolc, the Earth is beginning to wake up and we celebrate the approaching return of spring. We are through the harshest, longest, and darkest part of the winter. We begin to prepare ourselves to awaken from a hibernation and time of reflection. We begin to reach for the light again as we open our eyes, stretch our limbs, and prepare to leave our places of safety to venture out into the wilderness again. Imbolc is a time for cleansing, renewal, and planting the seeds — both literal and metaphorical — for what you want to grow in the year ahead. Imbolc is holiday all about reflecting on the promise of new life and the first signs of spring stirring within the earth. Come with me as the wheel turns again and learn all about this transitional festival from Winter to Spring with me in this blogpost.

First, What is Imbolc?

Imbolc is a sabbat on the Wiccan Wheel of the Year but, is originally an ancient Gaelic/Celtic holiday celebrating the first signs of Spring. The word Imbolc is believed to mean either “ewe’s milk” or “in the belly”, which many believe refers to the birth of baby lambs around this time in Ireland and Scotland. In modern times, most of us don’t understand the harshness of Winter and what a brutal mistress she can be, that our ancestors endured. Not even me who lives in Minnesota. Our winter’s get quite harsh but, I still can’t understand their experience. So, at this time they were coming out of a period of brutal weather. They had endured the harshest part of the winter and their food stores were declining. So when the baby lambs were born around this time and their mother’s milk started flowing, it was a good day. The birth of new lambs and milk meant they’d have more food to last the rest of the Winter season. Another coming mean I come across, is that Imbolc means; “in the belly of the Mother,” because the seeds of spring are beginning to stir in the belly of Mother Earth.

In addition to celebrating rebirth, life, and replenishment, the Celtic goddess Brigid is honored on Imbolc and takes a central role. This is because, another name for Imbolc is Brigid’s Day. I am going to talk about her more below so just keep reading if you want to learn why she is so important.

When is Imbolc celebrated?

Imbolc is celebrated annually on February 1st in the Northern Hemisphere and August 1st in the Southern Hemisphere. Imbolc marks the halfway point between the winter solstice or Yule and the spring equinox or Ostara. Because Imbolc is the midway point between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, it was regarded as a season unto itself. A time of change, when the days are longer and the sun is stronger.

History of Imbolc

Historically, this was a time to honor the increasing sunlight and prepare for the coming growing season. Although winter still holds its harsh grip, the days are growing noticeably longer, and we see signs of the earth beginning to awaken. Farmers would bless their fields and livestock, symbolizing hope for a bountiful harvest to come. Our ancestors looked forward to Imbolc as a sign that the darkest days of winter were behind them. As the darkness began to give way to the light, they experienced a sense of hope and anticipation that the cold, dark winter season was coming to an end.

Imbolc the day the earth begins to awaken

On this day, the earth stirs from its slumber, and the first signs of spring begin to emerge. Imbolc means we see the gradual return of warmth and light, the stirring of life in the natural world, and a sense of rejuvenation that permeates both the earth and our own spirits and bodies. This energy brings a palpable sense of anticipation and renewal as nature prepares to burst forth with life once more. Even though there may still be snow on the ground where you are, even if it’s freezing cold outside, we are beginning to feel the very earliest hints of spring rising in our spirits. After months of turning inward, of hibernation & of rest, life is beginning to stir again. The Earth is beginning to reawaken after her Winter slumber.

Imbolc a day of fertile manifestation

The dormant earth starts to awaken, and we sense a surge of potential and possibility in the air. It’s a time for new beginnings, for setting intentions, and for sowing the seeds of our dreams. Imbolc gives you a chance to reflect on your own life and how you want to grow in the coming year. Now is a time to honor the potential waiting within you as well. It’s the spark of an idea or a dream waiting to come true. Let your creativity and imagination help manifest these dreams!

Brigid the Irish goddess of Imbolc; who is she?.

A Goddess in Irish tradition, Brigid is one of the most well-known because, she is the Goddess of fertility and spring. To many she is also known as the Great Mother Goddess of Ireland, and to Christians as a Saint Brigid. With this energy, Brigid brings the remembrance of our Oneness and of the Eternal Essence of the Divine Feminine. She is the daughter of the Celtic God Dagda, a Fae leader of the Tuatha dè Danann.She’s often depicted with fiery hair and a sunbeam cloak. She was born at sunrise with rays of sunlight radiating around her head. She is associated with many things; Poetry, Healing, Midwinter/Imbolc, Flames/fire, Fertility, and Motherhood.

Brigid is considered a Triple Goddess, yet many references distinguish Brigit differently than the traditional Triple Goddess aspects of Maiden, Mother and Crone. Rather Brigid is frequently referenced having three sister selves with three distinct roles, Lady of Healing Waters, Goddess of the Sacred Flame and Goddess of the Fertile Earth.

Other names she goes by

Brigid is also known as Brigit or Bríg

  • The Bright One
  • Fiery Arrow
  • The Powerful One
  • The High One
  • Great Mother Goddess of Ireland
  • Lady of the Sacred Flame
  • Eternal Flame of Life
  • Flame of Inspiration
  • The Mistress of the Mantle

Cailleach, the Goddess of Winter, heads out to gather wood

On Imbolc, Cailleach, the Goddess of Winter, heads out into the world to gather firewood to keep her warm for the rest of winter. If the weather is bright and sunny, Cailleach is out gathering the wood and will be able to gather enough to make winter last a good bit longer. However, if the weather is bad and cold, Cailleach is still asleep and will soon run out of firewood, and spring will come sooner.

Cailleach is often depicted as a powerful, crone-like figure who embodies the harshness and stillness of winter. When she appears to me she also has a blue aurora about her, and her mythical staff in hand. As the guardian of the cold, she is said to control the storms, the winds, and the snow that blanket the earth during the winter months. She is a symbol of death and decay but also of transformation and the wisdom that comes with age and experience. While Brigid heralds the coming of spring and new life, Cailleach represents the slowing down and rest that winter brings, urging us to pause and reflect. On Imbolc, Cailleach’s presence is especially poignant as it marks the shift from the deep, inward-focused energies of winter toward the budding life of spring. Cailleach holds the power to either prolong winter or usher in the first signs of spring, depending on whether she decides to create a fierce storm or allow the warmth to return.

Cailleach is a goddess that until this year I had only read about and had not worked with. This is for many reasons but, the main one being I hate winter. Well, now it’s hated. since I have been able to walk alongside her in the winter wonderland that is the Minnesota woods this year. This winter I have listened to her call from the woods to come and join her time and time again. Each time she was able to help me heal a layer of trauma, let go of parts of me that need to rest, and remember the strength found in the resilience of winter. This Winter has shown me that Cailleach teaches us that winter’s resilience and silence is just as important as the energy of growth. Her winter reign creates the space needed for rebirth and growth, teaching that sometimes we must go through periods of stillness, darkness, and challenge before we can emerge into the light. If you want to learn more about her check out the anthology that is within the Dark Goddess Collective I am apart of.

Common traditions for Imbolc

Most traditions observed around Midwinter are focused on awakening Nature from its sleep and dormancy and the coming fertility of spring. Honor Imbolc by including traditions connecting you to the rhythms of Nature. Let’s take a look at some of the many but, certainly not all, of the ancient traditions associated with Imbolc. Listen to your intuition and celebrate Imbolc in whatever way calls to you.

Use milk and dairy as an offering to Brigid or in your spell workings

Traditionally milk and dairy are included in meals. This is an easy way to work ancient traditions into your modern Imbolc rituals. Leave a glass of milk as a offering to Brigid or your spirits at the table or on your altar. When you have your Imbolc feast make a dish that features cheese, cream, or milk. Lastly, you could use milk in spells or rituals. Some of my favorites are adding it to ritual baths for fertility and purification or in abundance spells.

Lighting a fire in your hearth

As a fire festival, Imbolc symbolizes the return of light after the dark days of winter. The hearth fire was central to celebrations, representing warmth, protection, and the growing power of the sun. Fire is also used to purify and protect and is an Imbolc symbol for these reasons. In addition, fire is an element sacred to the goddess Brigid and employed to honor her on her sacred day.

Making a Brigid cross or dollie

The Brigid’s cross is a four-armed cross constructed of reeds. It is traditionally made fresh every year and hung above the front door for protection. This has become one of the most popular symbols of Imbolc.

Bless your seeds to plant this coming spring

Now is the traditional time to bless the seeds for the coming planting season. I f you already purchased seeds for spring, leave them on the altar on the night of Imbolc to charge with positive energy for fertility for planting in the spring.

Cleansing and purification rituals
Imbolc is also a time of purification and cleansing after the festivities of Yule. Cleansing rituals are common at Imbolc as a way of sweeping away the dense and dark energy of winter. To usher in the joy and hope of Spring.

Magical themes of Imbolc

Every season and every pagan holiday has certain concepts and magical themes. Which means, depending on your tradition and needs, you can weave one or more of these themes into your personal celebrations. This festival on the wheel perform spells to harness the energies of winter, spring, fertility, awakening, growth, manifestation, and renewal. This is also a time to reflect on the past year, but in a way to be present. To truly let go of the things that no longer serve you. This festival is reminder to harness the last bit of the reflection power of winter as Spring begins to awaken for the planting soon just ahead. On Imbolc, we see the following magical rituals and spells below as well. Remember these are just some of the themes and energies you can connect to and work with on Imbolc.

  • Creativity
  • Awakenings
  • Fresh Beginnings
  • Renewal
  • Healing
  • Introspection
  • Resilience
  • Patience
  • Self-Care
  • The Sun
  • Potential
  • purification
  • abundance
  • reflection
  • light
  • Manifestation
  • Fertility
  • Last half of winter
  • beginning of Spring
  • hope
  • Home and hearth
  • Joy
  • quickening
  • Inspiration
  • new life

Imbolc and duality

Since, I am a grey witch I look for the duality in every single energy I work with including sacred times like Imbolc. The duality of Imbolc is as deep as it’s fertile energy. That is because, this is the transition period aka a liminal period between the harsh winter and the warming, new life of spring. Imbolc is that moment between what was and what’s still to come – a time to pause, reflect, and let the first seeds of hope take root. It’s not about rushing forward or forcing change but gently preparing ourselves for what’s next. Imbolc is a festival that celebrates the duality of light and dark, and the need for in our life. It’s reminds us of the wisdom found in the reflection and introspection of winter and the spark of hope and creativity in the light of spring. It’s a time to honor the cyclical nature of life and rebirth.

Correspondences for Imbolc

First, what is a correspondence? A correspondence is an item or symbol that is meant to connect you to a specific energy thru it’s representation. It is seen also as an item to respect, honor, and venerate that energy as well whether it be a deity, an archetype energy, the zodiac energy the moon is currently or for A holiday or sacred time like Imbolc. I will list below for you to use. Remember this is not an all encompassing list and there may be other correspondences to use. Just follow your intuition and use what calls to you.

  • Planet-the sun
  • Animal-bears, deer, sheep, lark, swan, cow, wolves, groundhog
  • Element-fire
  • symbol- Brigids cross, Candle Flame or Light, Besom/Broom, snake/ serpent, Sheep, Flowing water and springs, snowflakes, white flowers, seeds
  • colors-White: represents the Snow and milk, Green: represents the newly emerging earth and the green of Brigid’s mantle, Pink: symbolizes the female reproductive system, Orange and red: represent Brigid’s sacred fire, Pastel Spring colors, you can also use silver
  • Herbs/flowers-acorns, evergreen, basil. bay leaves, chamomile, jasmine, rosemary, lavender, Snowdrops (one of the first flowers to blossom), Cinnamon, Cedar, Juniper, Dandelion
  • Stones/ crystals-amethyst, moonstone, ruby, garnet, bloodstone, onyx, turquoise
  • Deities-Brigid, Hestia, Epona, and other fertility or hearth-related deities
  • Food/drinks-grains, dairy, milk, oats, butter, seeds, or bread, Root vegetables, Dried fruits, Stews, Mead, Fermented foods, Cider, Herbal tea. Canned foods, Pancakes

How to celebrate Imbolc

However you choose to work with the Imbolc magic and energies make sure to follow your intuition where it leads you. Make sure you tap into the energies of abundance, renewal, manifestation, and awakening from the slumber of winter. In your everyday life, you can work with any affirmations, mantras, and visualization work for abundance, new beginnings, endings, renewal, awakening, fertility, and Spring. Let’s take a look at some of the many different ways you can magically work with the energy of Imbolc.

Light candles in your home on Imbolc eve

Lighting candles during Imbolc rituals symbolizes the awakening of the earth from its dormant state and the emergence of new possibilities. The illumination serves as a beacon of hope, guiding individuals through the last throes of winter toward the light-filled days of spring. Don’t forget to set an intention with each candle you light, focusing on renewal and new beginnings.

Cleanse, purify, and clean your home or space
Imbolc is an excellent time for a thorough physical and energetic cleansing. Perform a symbolic “spring cleaning” by decluttering or tidying your home. Sweep your home to remove stagnant energy, smudge with rosemary or sage, and open the windows to invite fresh air and light.

Honor Brigid by creating poetry or art and giving it to her as an offering

Brigid’s connection to poetry and craftsmanship makes Imbolc an excellent time to engage in creative pursuits. Write a poem, craft a piece of jewelry, or work on a project that sparks joy and expresses your unique voice. Dedicate your work to Brigid and ask for her blessings of inspiration and skill.

Other ways to celebrate Imbolc

  • Make a Brigid Cross. Crafting a Brigid’s Cross from straw or wheat is a traditional Imbolc activity. Place it above your door or hearth for protection and blessings throughout the year.
  • Set up an Imbolc altar with symbolic items like candles, flowers (like snowdrops), and representations of Brigid
  • visit a dairy farm if possible
  • Light a candle in each room after sunset to honor the suns rebirth
  • take a mindful walk in nature; notice all of the early new growth
  • Give an offering of milk to the earth
  • honor Brigid
  • cleanse and purify your home and personal spaces
  • charge new tools to use for the spring season
  • Go and meditate or reflect as you touch a frozen waterway, Feel the energy just pulsating under the surface
  • Add a cup or bowl of fresh water to your altar or by the front door
  • Plant seeds and place them on your windowsill inside or in a greenhouse to begin their growth before moving them to their outside home later
  • Make snow cakes
  • Reflect on goals set during Yule and check in with your word of the year set on the new year
  • Have a bonfire or do elemental magic with fire
  • prepare and host an Imbolc feast
  • Visit a spring or steam and make an offering. Brigid whose life giving waters are said to flow from springs and holy wells . You can make a flower or pebble offering to her
  • Light a candle on Imbolc eve to meet Brigid in the liminal space
  • Make an ice lantern
  • candle magic
  • Take a ritual bath to cleanse and renew yourself. Don’t forget to add some self love to it as well. I have a self love ritual bath spell on my Pinterest here.
  • Make your own candles since it is also known as candlemas
  • Take a cleansing shower
  • Divination like fire scrying, water scrying
  • perform spells and rituals to bless and bring hope into your home and hearth
  • Use snow in your rituals for renewal, cleansing, purification
  • do release work and let go of the things that no longer serve you by burning them in a ritual fire
  • Do spells for growth, transformation, renewal, rebirth
  • Work with the lingering energy of the lunar new year
  • Work with herbs and start planning your garden
  • Harness the energy of fertility for manifestation work
  • Since this is a fire festival its a great time to use it passion in sex magic

Reflection questions for Imbolc

Remember how Imbolc is a liminal time. This is because it is a time when we are sitting on the edge of awakening and growth. Growth often begins in darkness and stillness like the essence and energy of winter we have been in and we are now beginning to awaken from. To celebrate Imbolc is to honor the bravery of new beginnings by going within and doing the reflective work needed to heal. One of the best ways to do this is through shadow work . During Imbolc, Shadow work focused on letting go of what no longer serves you, renewal, the return of the light, and awakening to the fertility of spring. If you would like to learn more about shadow work you can purchase my eBook here;  you can book me for a 1:1 session as your guide here; and you can watch my free class previously taught on it through Divination here. Also don’t forget to head to the shop and register for my 6 month course on shadow work starting at the end of this month!

  • While you’ve been cooped up over the winter, what has been growing and stirring within you?
  • What brings sunshine and inspiration to your daily life? What brings you light? What can always be relied on to cheer you up?
  • How are you transforming during this season of new beginnings and transformation? What will be your fresh start this Imbolc?
  • Brigid is a very protective deity. If you could have protection from anything over the next year, what would it be?
  • How can you be more creative in your life? What things are inspiring your creativity right now? How do you like to express your creativity?
  • What do you need to let go that no longer serves you before the growing season?
  • Are there any old beliefs or habits that I need to let go of to truly grow and flourish this spring?
  • What tiny buds of new life are beginning to appear from those winter dreams? What new beginning are you experiencing?
  • What are the projects & plans you’d like to bring to life over the next few months?
  • How are you building wisdom in this season of your life? How can you nurture that growth this winter?
  • What areas of my life need be reborn the most with the return of the light?
  • Are there changes currently taking place in your life, or transitions you are experiencing that are making you feel out of balance or uncomfortable?
  • If you could start fresh and renew an acquaintance from your past life, with whom would you renew it? Reflect on your past relationship with this person.
  • What wisdom have you learned this Winter you want to take with you into Spring?
  • How will you transform (or contribute to transforming) your community or the world? How will you bring new life this Imbolc?
  • What are your favorite signs of spring and new growth as the earth is beginning to come to life? What are the things you look for in nature during this season?
  • What are you planting this year, in terms of your personal development? What are your plans for growth?
  • How have you been honoring and connecting to winter this season?
  • How do you wish to connect with the coming Spring?

Imbolc Wishing Ritual

Imbolc is a celebration of light and the first spark of spring. It is a whisper of warmer weather and an ember of hope in the darkness of winter. Which is why its a time of ripe fertile energy great to focus towards your manifestations and deepest wishes. Use this simple Imbolc wishing ritual below to create a potent vessel to help your deepest wishes come true with the blossoming energy of Spring.

How to preform spell

You can use either a box or a Jar. Take the vessel and decorate it with Imbolc and spring correspondences. Than take a sheet of paper (green if you can) And write out all your wishes for the coming year and/or season. You can also add rosemary and/or bay leaves into the box. Than take the paper and energetically seal it within your vessel while saying

“ As the sun begin its rebirth I gave my thanks back to mother earth. Embracing change, with the light of hope the seeds of the future I continue to sow.” Than Take the vessel and add it to your altar or leave it in a place you can see it often and come back to and charge yourself with its energy.

Burst of creativity ritual with Brigid on Imbolc

As you begin to awaken from your hibernation during winter, Imbolc is a time for reigniting our motivation and fertile creative energy. It’s a time to be willing to let go of the past ways of creating and feel into those fertile grounds that rest has nourished. Imbolc invites you to reflect on what fires up your soul creatively, what brings you back to your why, the thing that really fires your soul. Then dares you to have the courage to follow that spark and let a passionate inferno of creativity ignite in your soul. Use this ritual involving candle magic and the element of fire to call on Brigid to help you do just that.

What You’ll Need:
White candle (tealight or spell size is best)
Lighter
Carnelian


How to Cast the Spell:
Gather your supplies , pick your spot and get yourself into sacred container however works best for you. If you want to cast a circle you can do this now. Set your carnelian and your candle next to each other directly in front of you. Take the time now to focus on what the igniting passion of fire can light in your soul to create right now. Focus on the energy of fire lighting your creativity and bringing your project to life.
Next, Focus on your breath and when you feel ready on an inhale, light the candle then exhale. Then, recite this spell as you stare into the dancing hot flame now ignited, “candlelight, fire bright, burst through the darkness and stagnancy inside of me. I ask Brigid to lend me her fire of inspiration and creativity.” Close your eyes and repeat the prayer two more times. Visualize a small flame in your heart growing bigger and brighter. This is the fire of passion and creative ingenuity. Let it continue to grow in your mind’s eye as the candle burns down. When the candle is done burning, pick up the carnelian stone and carry it on you. Wear it daily and know that the fire of creativity is inside of that stone. Lending its energy to you. Now CREATE. Whatever that means to you: writing, content, arts and crafts, a new project at work, music, etc. etc.

Milk and Honey Prosperity Spell

A milk and honey prosperity spell is a magical ritual that uses milk and honey as its key ingredients to attract abundance and financial prosperity into your life. By drawing on the symbolism of nourishment and sweetness, essentially invoking a “land of milk and honey” into your life . Bringing you plenty of wealth, happiness, and well-being to you. With Imbolc being a festival and time of fertility and the coming abundance of spring and the return of light it’s a great time to do this spell. Learn how below.

Mix a small bowl of milk with a teaspoon of honey. You can personalize the spell by adding other ingredients that resonate with your personal goals (like cinnamon for motivation, or basil for business success)
Then take a deep breath and Stir your mixture clockwise while focusing on abundance and blessings. Make sure you focus on what it is you specifically want abundance of in your life and what it is you want to sweeten up your life.
Place the bowl on your altar as an offering to Brigid, or pour it into the earth as a sign of gratitude.

Final thoughts

These cold Mid-Winter days give us a moment to pause and notice the signs of life return. The days are beginning to lengthen, and we receive the first faint whispers of warmth. Imbolc is a reminder that Winter does not last forever. Earth’s magic is never idle, even when it appears to be sleeping. Imbolc really is a special time of the year where the chill of winter begins to fade and the promise of spring peeks through. Just like the first flowers pushing through the snow, this is a chance to reconnect with ourselves and embrace the quiet energy of new beginnings. May the life stirring underground stir new dreams to life within you. May the flames of inspiration and passion be ignited in your soul this Imbolc/ Midwinter.

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Take control of your self worth; 7 day challenge to redefine and boost your self worth

We spend so much of our time and lives seeking validation from outside sources. When validation is the most powerful coming from within. It allows us to step into our own power and build our feelings of self worth, self love, and confidence. Self worth and how we feel about ourselves will affect every area of our lives from how we show up for others, how we manifest, and the power of our magic. The importance of looking inward for approval and validation can’t be overstated when it comes to building an intentional life that is meaningful and fulfilling to you. So stop outsourcing your happiness and give this responsibility to the only person who is truly equipped for the job. YOU! Take control of your feelings of worthiness, love and confidence back into your own hands by using this 7 day challenge.

Before we get into the different ways to work on your self-worth, I want to share that I am not a therapist, but I am sharing the work I have personally done when going through cognitive behavioral therapy and Dialectical behavior therapy. These are the tools I’ve used that have helped me work on my own self-worth. Something I have struggled with quite a lot over the years and still sometimes do. Because, I am intimately aware, that many of us are broken people with broken parents from broken homes in a broken world. Trying to make something beautiful and move from a place of just surviving to thriving and being whole. We’re thrust into life without many of the tools for living, and it’s not that those tools don’t exist, but we just don’t have the time, energy, or means always to get access to them. Allow this 7 day challenge to help you bridge the gap and do just that.

What is self worth?

Self-worth is the belief that you are loveable and valuable regardless of how you evaluate your traits. Self-worth is often confused with self-esteem, which relies on external factors such as successes and achievements to define worth and can often be inconsistent leading to someone struggling with feeling worthy. When you think about it, your self-esteem could hit rock bottom, yet you still hold onto the notion that you have innate worth. Self-worth is at the core of our very selves—our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are intimately tied into how we view our worthiness and value as human beings. Self- worth really is a gauge of how much you value, love, and respect yourself.

People with healthy self-worth tend to have greater self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-love. People with high self-worth carry with them a sense of confidence that they will be all right and manage whatever comes their way. They have the ability to live with purpose, intention, and it is much easier to manage their logic and emotions to stay in wise mind. While they are aware of areas in which they can improve, they don’t let their shortcomings or weaknesses define their identity. They are not afraid to pursue opportunities and have reasonable faith in their ability to deliver while pursing their wildest dreams.

What is Self-Validation?

Self-validation involves acknowledging and accepting your strengths, achievements, positive attributes, and emotions. It also involves knowing that having imperfections and making mistakes does not take away from your worth or value. We cant rely on others to make us feel good. When we do, we allow others to dictate our worth. And we don’t trust our own thoughts, feelings, and judgments; we assume others know more than we do and their opinions matter more. Instead, we need to learn how to validate ourselves. Self-validation is a distinctive DBT skill that focuses on accepting the emotions you are experiencing. If you have trouble regulating your emotions, then you probably have a hard time accepting them in the first place as well. Learning to self-validate your emotions will help you cope with the overwhelming emotions we may have, while also allowing you to build up self worth.

Steps for validating yourself

  • Notice how you feel and what you need.
  • Accept your feelings and needs without judgment.
  • Don’t over-identify with your feelings. We want to accept our feelings and also remember that they don’t define us. Notice the subtle, but important, difference when you say I feel angry vs. I am angry or I feel jealous vs. I am jealous. Our feelings are temporary they come and go.
  • Remember, practice is an important part of learning self-validation!

Make sure your self validation looks like:

  • Encouraging yourself
  • Acknowledging your strengths, successes, progress, and effort
  • Noticing and accepting your feelings
  • Prioritizing your needs
  • Treating yourself with kindness
  • Saying nice things to yourself
  • Accepting your limitations, flaws, and mistakes

7 day challenge to redefine and boost your self worth

There are things you can do to boost your sense of self-worth and ensure that you value yourself like you ought to be valued; as a full, complete, and wonderful human being that is deserving of love and respect, no matter what. Take control of your feelings of worthiness, love and confidence back into your own hands by using this 7 day challenge to help assess, redefine, and boost your self worth.

1.Become aware
The very best thing you can do for yourself is to learn how to become more aware of your thoughts and how they affect your feelings. Our thoughts are incredibly powerful and how we decide to see an event or situation becomes our reality. This is the first step in learning how to validate yourself. You want to start the process of recognizing your thoughts, so you can stop the negativity and reframe how you see a situation, person, or event. Reframing or looking at something differently is what you are doing when you validate yourself. You are asking yourself to stop mentally beating yourself up and start appreciating the things you do well. You are recognizing the ways you are growing as a person and giving yourself the kindness you deserve.

How you can do this today, is by taking a sheet of paper and at the very top writing ” Times I invalidated myself today”. Now, throughout the day keep this paper always by your side and make a tally for each time you invalidate yourself whether out loud or in your mind. If you notice a certain thought pattern, emotion, or phrase coming up repeatedly take note of what it is on the page. Than at the end of the day sit with this page and look at how many times you tore yourself down when you could have built yourself up instead. Give yourself the warmest and most compassionate hug apologizing for forcing your mind to be fixated in place of judgement, pain, and despair. Let yourself know you understand why they may have lashed out or reacted in pain during the day. Than make yourself a promise that you will be more aware of what you think, believe and say to yourself each and every day. Starting by showing up for day two of this challenge tomorrow.

2. Accept that you need acceptance
The next step to building up our self worth through validation, is radically accepting that no matter how much we think we don’t care, we all need to feel accepted and loved. I don’t care who you are, where you are from, or how resilient you think you are. Being accepted and feeling like you belong is incredibly powerful and something we all long for. Essentially, it’s part of our DNA being something we are searching for from the moment of our births. We have to be accepted in order to survive. we need to be accepted and cared for by the people around us. At the same time, we must recognize we won’t always get that acceptance in the way we need it or the way we want it. Which means it’s on each of us to love and accept ourselves. To be the ones that can truly fulfill that need no matter where we end up or how alone we are. In order to start the process of validating yourself, you have to start the process of loving and accepting yourself wholly without judgement. That means all parts of yourself, including your thoughts, emotions, actions, opinions, and values.

How you can do this today, is by spending some time doing some brain dumping and journaling focusing on your strengths and weaknesses. This allows you to spend some time with really getting to look at each part of yourself. When you do this you are able to than validate each part of yourself by reframing your thinking and looking at it from another perspective. Seeing how those things you view as weaknesses have actually been hidden gems of resilience and pieces that make us who we are. So, those things that you have listed in the weaknesses column will be moved to the strength column with acceptance, validation, and love.

3. Do the inner work to assess how you currently view your worth

One of the most crucial steps to working on your self worth, is doing the hard and intentional work of assessing how you actually value yourself right now and what you view is your self worth. Depending on where you are at on your journey of healing, self discovery, and inner work this may be a really uncomfortable day for you. This is when you sit down alone, in a quiet, calm and sacred container where you can go deep within your heart. To really ask yourself how much do you value yourself, what is your worth, and why is it at the place it is at?

How you can do this today, is by doing some shadow work. Self discovery is the ultimate goal of shadow work and shadow work prompts are an ideal way to get to the root of your shadow. You can choose different parts of yourself and your shadow to work with each time you delve into the darkness of your soul with shadow work. So, take some time today to use the prompts below to really assess how you truly value yourself. Doing so will allow you to know how much reframing around your self worth may need to happen and provide you with a path to take to boost it to be as high as it can be.

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4. Don’t Listen to all of your thoughts
The next step to building up our self worth through validation, is understanding that you don’t need to listen to every single one of your thoughts. A common expression I heard throughout DBT that stuck with me was, “Just because you have a thought, it doesn’t make it true.” We have 30,000 to 50,000 thoughts a day and research has shown that about 80% of our thoughts are either regrets from the past or fears about the future. Making a huge chunk of our thoughts based not in facts but simply assumptions and emotions. Which means our thoughts aren’t always completely reliable or truthful.

When you validate yourself, you’re asking yourself, “What else can be true?” The act of validation is about looking at a situation and thinking, “OK, this didn’t go as planned. I made a mistake and now I have to decide how I’m going to think about this situation to radically accept and move on.” In that moment, you can beat yourself up and break yourself down or you can challenge your thoughts and decide to ask yourself, “What else can be true?” “What else can I see or learn?” ” What am I responding to emotions, assumptions, or facts?”

How you can do this today is, by taking the time to mindfully sit with a situation you’ve recently reacted to in a way of anger, pain, or hurt. Look back on the situation and think about it from a perspective you may have missed in those moments by checking the facts. Doing this allows you to identify what was emotion and what was fact you were reacting you to. Giving you the ability to validate your reactions while also looking for the places where you can change how you reacted.

5. Speak words of validation to yourself out loud

When was the last time you validated yourself? I am referring to positively recognizing your thoughts, emotions or actions. When was the last time you took a moment to stop the negative chatter in your mind? Stop waiting to hear the positive words, praise or encouragement you’re craving. Tell it to yourself because you’re the only person you have complete control over.

How you can do this today, is by literally revamping your self talk and speaking words of validation out loud to yourself. You can do this anywhere you would like and whenever you would like. I find it the most helpful for myself to speak words of validation out loud to myself in the morning when I wake, when I go to bed, and than anytime throughout the day when I catch myself speaking to myself in an unkind way. I’ll even do it before a big conversation, event, or social outing.

6. Stop people pleasing and set boundaries

We are so conditioned to believe that our value is tied up in what we give instead of who we are. Many of us like myself are taught, self-worth is all about whether or not you are making someone else happy, by doing them a service or giving them things they want. This is what determines whether you’re good enough, you matter, and deserve to be loved. But, after living most of my life as a chronic people pleaser, turning that need into anxiety so extreme it became OCD. I have learned that finding your value in other people will always leave you feeling less than what your true worth is really meant to be.

How you can do this today, is by setting boundaries for yourself or saying no to something today. It’s okay to say no, to set boundaries, it doesn’t make you a selfish or bad person. You’re allowed to give what you receive. You’re allowed to form relationships where it’s give-give instead of give-take. You are allowed to say no. You are allowed to say “I can’t right now.” and most shocking of all; you are allowed to form the opinion that some people do not deserve your help

You do not have to give and give until there’s nothing left. Seek the people who fill you up, who reciprocate what you give, and who respect the boundaries that you make. Take all of that endless love and compassion and time and money that you are always giving other people, and turn a little bit toward yourself. See how good that feels. Don’t chase that feeling of worthiness from other people when you are so capable of filling yourself up and finding others who will appreciate you and respect your boundaries.

7.Determine your definition of self worth

Self-worth is a subjective concept that can fluctuate based on many variables, says Sabrina Romanoff, PsyD, a clinical psychologist and professor at Yeshiva University. Which means it’s important for us to determine how we ourselves define our own self worth. According to Dr. Romanoff, these are some of the factors that may influence self-worth:

Core beliefs and values
Thoughts and feelings
Emotions and mental well-being
Experiences and interactions with others
Relationships, both past and present
Health and physical fitness
Career and profession
Activities and hobbies
Community and social status
Financial position
Physical appearance
Childhood experiences

How you can do this today, is by taking the time to sit and mindfully reflect and honestly answer what factors are you using to determine your self worth? Then take the next step to release and let go of things that you are misplacing your value in like what others think of you, the amount of money you have, or your physical appearance.

Wrap Up

It’s important to have self-worth because it impacts everything you do from your relationships, to how you work, how you feel about yourself, and how others view you. Remember, self-worth, is based on your strengths, flaws, and who you truly are at your core when accomplishments, possessions, and acquisitions are stripped away. While it’s fantastic to be proud of your accomplishments and good to be aware of how others perceive you, a sense of self-worth is a vital part of a healthy and thriving existence. Your inherent value as a person does not stem from your accomplishments or what others think of you Ultimately remember You are the only one who determines your self-worth. If you believe you are worthy and valuable, you are worthy and valuable. Even if you don’t believe you are worthy and valuable, guess what—you still are worthy and valuable!