​Wheel of the year series 2024 Imbolc

​Imbolc : Part 1 Jan 20th
The wheel of the year are seasons, not specific dates, however in today’s world it does make it easier for us to celebrate as a “group” if we pick a day.
Imbolc is the celebration of the start of Spring, around the first of February.  With the continuation of global warming and the shutting down and slowing of the polar vortex on the north pole, the freezing temperatures and harsh weather continue in the northern hemisphere.  Hardly spring anymore, the basic celebration, the start of growth and fertility, is something I have spent a lot of time thinking about lately.
Most of the year I live in a Zone 10 growing location in the Southeastern US.  Next year I will be in a Zone 6 mountain climate for at least half the year, the growing half.   For several years I have been trying to stabilize my food supply to prepare for the coming issues in worldwide shipping.  I have purchased fruit trees that work well in containers, vanilla beans and cocoa trees, eucalyptus and coffee beans, just to name a few things. 
This Imbolc my ritual is focusing on my upcoming year and building my foundation for the gardening and food storage technics I will require in the coming decades to live a happy life with tasty things. 
I started early this year at the end of January.
I have transplanted a spring of Bay tree to create a new ancestorial tree in the new location.  Bay Trees were munchy food for dinosaurs long before mankind was running around.  To me, these leaves represent ancestorial lines.

The ritual spell is starting to construct itself in my mind, as well as the garden space on the mountain. 

Building rituals isn’t a single day moment, nor is it done in a single sitting.  It must develop and grow with your wants and desires.  This year’s Imbolc will not be next years, although it’ll be based on the same premise, spring.