Its cold out there (single digits), we're in the middle of winter and if you
have Gallic roots you know its the season of Cailleach the hag. In Celtic
stories Cailleach rules the winter . She is the grandmother rather than
mother aspect and represents wisdom over compassion. She culls the old and
sick deer so that the heard can move faster and survive the winter. She is
the wise woman that knows what needs to be done and how to get it done.
So the story goes that being a wise woman Cailleach knows the value of a
long winter. Winter has a way of teaching lessons to the foolish and
unprepared. Halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox
Cailleach decides how long she wants winter to last. If its going to be a
short winter she can survive with her current log pile If its going to stay
around for a while she will need to go out and gather firewood .
On the day she has to go out into the cold and pickup firewood watch the
weather. If the weather is good Cailleach will be able to gather a lot of
wood and the winter will be long. If it is bad she won't gather much
firewood so winter will be short.
The day she goes out to gather firewood is called *Imbolc *pronounced
im-a-lg. its one of the cross-quarter days. A cross quater day is the mid
point between a solstice and and an equinox.
You might also recognize imbolc as another winter predicting event...
Groundhog day...
See you didn't think you where going to learn anything new today but you did
Its cold out there (single digits), we're in the middle of winter and if you have Gallic roots you know its the season of Cailleach the hag. In Celtic stories Cailleach rules the winter . She is the grandmother rather than mother aspect and represents wisdom over compassion. She culls the old and sick deer so that the heard can move faster and survive the winter. She is the wise woman that knows what needs to be done and how to get it done. <br>
<br>So the story goes that being a wise woman Cailleach knows the value of a long winter. Winter has a way of teaching lessons to the foolish and unprepared. Halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox Cailleach decides how long she wants winter to last. If its going to be a short winter she can survive with her current log pile If its going to stay around for a while she will need to go out and gather firewood . <br>
<br>On the day she has to go out into the cold and pickup firewood watch the weather. If the weather is good Cailleach will be able to gather a lot of wood and the winter will be long. If it is bad she won't gather much firewood so winter will be short. <br>
<br>The day she goes out to gather firewood is called <b>Imbolc </b>pronounced im-a-lg. its one of the cross-quarter days. A cross quater day is the mid point between a solstice and and an equinox. <br><br>You might also recognize imbolc as another winter predicting event... Groundhog day... <br>
<br>See you didn't think you where going to learn anything new today but you did <br><br><br>
have Gallic roots you know its the season of Cailleach the hag. In Celtic
stories Cailleach rules the winter . She is the grandmother rather than
mother aspect and represents wisdom over compassion. She culls the old and
sick deer so that the heard can move faster and survive the winter. She is
the wise woman that knows what needs to be done and how to get it done.
So the story goes that being a wise woman Cailleach knows the value of a
long winter. Winter has a way of teaching lessons to the foolish and
unprepared. Halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox
Cailleach decides how long she wants winter to last. If its going to be a
short winter she can survive with her current log pile If its going to stay
around for a while she will need to go out and gather firewood .
On the day she has to go out into the cold and pickup firewood watch the
weather. If the weather is good Cailleach will be able to gather a lot of
wood and the winter will be long. If it is bad she won't gather much
firewood so winter will be short.
The day she goes out to gather firewood is called *Imbolc *pronounced
im-a-lg. its one of the cross-quarter days. A cross quater day is the mid
point between a solstice and and an equinox.
You might also recognize imbolc as another winter predicting event...
Groundhog day...
See you didn't think you where going to learn anything new today but you did
Its cold out there (single digits), we're in the middle of winter and if you have Gallic roots you know its the season of Cailleach the hag. In Celtic stories Cailleach rules the winter . She is the grandmother rather than mother aspect and represents wisdom over compassion. She culls the old and sick deer so that the heard can move faster and survive the winter. She is the wise woman that knows what needs to be done and how to get it done. <br>
<br>So the story goes that being a wise woman Cailleach knows the value of a long winter. Winter has a way of teaching lessons to the foolish and unprepared. Halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox Cailleach decides how long she wants winter to last. If its going to be a short winter she can survive with her current log pile If its going to stay around for a while she will need to go out and gather firewood . <br>
<br>On the day she has to go out into the cold and pickup firewood watch the weather. If the weather is good Cailleach will be able to gather a lot of wood and the winter will be long. If it is bad she won't gather much firewood so winter will be short. <br>
<br>The day she goes out to gather firewood is called <b>Imbolc </b>pronounced im-a-lg. its one of the cross-quarter days. A cross quater day is the mid point between a solstice and and an equinox. <br><br>You might also recognize imbolc as another winter predicting event... Groundhog day... <br>
<br>See you didn't think you where going to learn anything new today but you did <br><br><br>