Tag: sacred fire

• Celebrating Imbolc in a Time of Injustice and Hatred

  

  Imbolc is a subtle celebration of renewal, situated between winter and spring, emphasizing care and hope amidst darkness and injustice. It encourages quiet actions over grand gestures, recognizing that small gestures of kindness sustain life. Imbolc is a reminder that tending to hope is a persistent, necessary practice, not just an emotion.

  Elizabeth Gault

  January 27, 2026

  lifestyle, Scottish Folklore & Myths

  brigid, brigid goddess, brigid imbolc, Celtic festivals, earth based spirituality, finding hope, folk traditions, gentle resistance, hearth magic, hope in dark times, Imbolc, Imbolc celebration, Imbolc ritual, mindful spirituality, modern paganism, pagan, pagan Imbolc, pagan spirituality, sacred fire, sacred rest, seasonal living, slow living, spiritual resilience, spirituality, wheel of the year, winter to spring, witchcraft

• The Nine Maidens: Legends of Healing and Transformation

  

  Scotland’s mythology features nine divine sisters known as the Nine Maidens, associated with healing wells, sacred fires, and transformation. They are linked to Brigid and serve as protectors of healing waters. Sacred wells inspired pilgrimages for physical and spiritual renewal, embodying resilience and endurance in their myths and traditions.

  Elizabeth Gault

  April 14, 2025

  Scottish Folklore & Myths

  Beltane season, celtic goddesses, Galloway mythology, healing wells, Nine Maidens, sacred fire, scottish mythology, sisters of myth, spring folklore, transformation, women in legend