Imbolc - New Beginnings
Ingredients:
Sustainable Soy Wax - Base
Glass Jar - Structure
Natural Essential Oil - Aroma
Aroma:
Violet
Basil
Rosemary
Lavender
Corresponding Tarot Card - The Star
Use this candle to help you set new habits and structure at any time of the year.
It’s especially effective for love, attraction, money, ambition and renewal magick
IMBOLC - NEW BEGINNINGS
Info:
Imbolc is a Celtic pagan festival, the name translates into modern English as “In the belly”.
This lesser sabbat of the witch’s wheel of the year is observed on the 1st of Febuary. It has come to be known as St Brigid’s day, and is celebrated in Ireland, Scotland, other Celtic parts of the UK and beyond.
In Celtic culture, people celebrate the Goddess Brigid/Bride, who is the Goddess of fertility (in the belly), fire, serpents, poetry, livestock, healing & compassion.
The serpent will come from the hole
On the brown Day of Bríde,
Though there should be three feet of snow
On the flat surface of the ground
Carmichael, Alexander (1900). "Genealogy of Bride"
During this holiday of Imbolc on the 1st of February, folk would petition Brigid for blessings and would provide offerings such as food or coins, which were brought to sacred waterways or wells.
Her cross woven from rushes or straw are crafted and hung above doors to protect the home from fire and malefic energy/ spirits.
Details:
Some medicinal benefits are only accessed through consuming the plant or applying in the correct method for skin care, anything that helps bodily symptoms will not be acquired through the aroma of essential oil.
Violet
Element - Water
Planet - Venus
Astrological Sign - Taurus
Chakra - The Crown
Magical use - All manner of growth, spirituality, renewal, protection, healing, restorative relaxation, faithfulness, love, self love, glamour, lucid dreaming, psychic ability.
Rosemary
Element - Fire
Planet - Sun
Astrological Sign - Aries & Leo
Chakra - Third Eye
Magical use - Purification, protection, sanctification, memory, remembrance, sleep (nightmare ward), love, healing, for animals.
Basil
Element - Fire
Planet - Mars & Venus
Astrological Sign - Scorpio
Chakra - Heart
Magical use - Offerings, protection, success, wealth, prosperity, ambition, aphrodisiac properties, love, attraction, overcoming challenges, victory, leadership, warfare.
Lavender
Element - Air
Planet - Mercury & Venus
Astrological Sign - Gemini & Virgo
Chakra - Crown
Magical use - For love and contentment, purification, hope, optimism, healing, clarity, divination, and fertility