We have buried our dead. Now we name what will fill the empty space, and step into our renewed becoming.

Imbolc with Baltimore Reclaiming

Saturday, February 4, 2023

7:00-9:00 pm via Zoom

(Zoom link TBD)

At Imbolc, we witness and celebrate the first signs of the Spring to come. We shake the proverbial frost off of our branches and stretch into what will be.

In this Wheel of the Year when we are cultivating the Tools of the Witch, we call to use the Candle and the Well. With both of these sacred tools, we see our way forward and transform.

Our Imbolc candle ritual has been a long-standing tradition in The Baltimore Reclaiming community. This is a time when we come together to share our intentions for the coming year and support each other with these intentions. The ritual will take part in two different sections. First, you will be invited to use the water of the well to envision yourself living out your intention. In the second part of the ritual, you will have an opportunity to speak your intention allowed and light your candle in community.

To prepare for this ritual, think of something that you would like to manifest for yourself, or your community, or the world. If you choose, you can decorate a candle to support your intention for the coming year. You do not need to do anything elaborate. It can be simply a few words or a blank candle with your intentions in it. It can also be very elaborate. Whatever feels right.

Next, we will come together on the night of the ritual to share our candles and our intentions. The ritual will allow us to support each other with our work. Please think of a short pithy phrase that represents your intention so that we can echo it back to you and charge your candle with yummy Baltimore Reclaiming Magic.

Be prepared, this spell has been known to work!

Logistical Notes:

-This ritual will be online via Zoom on 2/4/2023. “Doors” will open at 6:30pm and the ritual will start promptly at 7pm. The Zoom link will be shared closer to the ritual. 

-Along with your candle, please bring a cup of water to represent the well. 

-Baltimore Reclaiming rituals are sober events. 

-These events are free, but we do incur costs for creating and hosting them. Donation information will be shared at the end of the ritual. 

Information on the origins of Imbolc can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imbolc 

Please feel free to send any questions/ queries Gina at gn63029@gmail.com.