Pronounced “ee-molc,” Imbolc is a classic Gaelic festival that marks the passing of winter and the coming of spring. It traditionally symbolizes rebirth, awakening, cleansing, purifying, and patience.

For the first time, The Rooted Realm will host an Imbolc workshop and ceremony where we will honor St. Brigid and this sacred cross-quarter Sabbat by creating hand-wrapped herbal bundles for cleansing ourselves and our year to come.

Join us on Saturday, February 8th at 6:30pm at Rooted HQ for this first-ever herb-bundle workshop. RSVP below!

Can’t participate with us but still want to honor the holiday? Here’s some “Subtle Sabbats” rituals from Lindsay Squire’s The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to Natural Magick to inspire your night of Imbolc:

• light candles to welcome back the sun (bonus points if you make or decorate your own candles!)

• cleanse and purify your space with sage and other burnables

• honor the goddess Brigid by indulging in dairy snacks (of course dairy-free and vegan substitutes are perfectly acceptable!) and/or by writing or reading poetry

• get a new houseplant or repot one you already have