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 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:45 am
Wishing everyone a happy Imbolc! biggrin
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:03 am
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:43 pm
I found this a while back when I was doing my first research into Wicca (We'll not say how long ago that was...) and I thought I'd share it. I personally love old languages and proverbs and... (nerdiness aside)
Thig an nathair as an toll
La donn Bride,
Ged robh tri traighean dh’ an t-sneachd
Air leachd an lair.
"The serpent will come from the hole
On the brown Day of Bride,
Though there should be three feet of snow
On the flat surface of the ground."
Blessed Imbolc to All.
~J
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:56 am
Sorry for not posting sooner! Soraya Imbolc is a celebration of the first day of spring and the days finally becoming longer again. It is a time for turning the soil and preparing for new crops and it is a time for getting rid of the old and welcoming in the new, so spring cleaning is in order and so is a clear out of the larder in preparation for new produce. Seeds for planting would be blessed at this festival. Cooking ingredients should reflect foodstuffs that would have had to last the winter. Seeds, nuts, grains, dried fruit and flour would have survived. Seeded herb breads could be baked to celebrate the hope of the coming spring and the planting of new crops. Significance: First day of spring, winter being swept away and hope for renewal. Herbs: Angelica, basil, cinnamon and bay leaves. Foods: Seeds, nuts, bread, onions, garlic, cheese.
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:47 am
Happy Imbolc everyone! Here's hoping the Queen of Winter is sleeping, but it's really sunny over here, so I worry that she's out gathering wood.. *sadface* 
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:21 am
Greetings all!!
I pulled this out of this years Llwellens callender:
Gooey Butter Cake
Crust:
16oz Pound cake mix
1 stick of butter, melted
2 eggs, slightly beaten
Filling:
8oz softened cream cheese
16oz powdered sugar
2 eggs
1.5 T vanilla
Perheat oven to 350 degrees F
Crust:
Mix poundcake mix, butter and eggs with fork until moist. Spread in ungreased 9x13 pan. Pat into bottom and slightly up sides.
Filling:
Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar for three minutes(electric mixer on high) add eggs and vanilla (mixer on low) Mix well.
Pour filling over crust and bake for 30-40min.
May sprinkle extra powdered sugar over cake after baking
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:09 pm
Happy Imbolc!
Brigid is the lady of flame,
the fire that cooks our food!
Hail to her and to the hearth,
and may our meal be good!
~Blessed Be!~
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:59 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:09 pm
blessed imbolc to all.
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:16 am
Merry Imbolc to you all.. Yesterday was a such a beautiful day, and here it is snowing again.. Well I'm off to light some candles and take my Reiki 1 attunment. biggrin 
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:34 am
Happy Imbolc everyone!
It is traditional on Imbolc, at sunset or after a ritual to light every lamp in the house-if only for a few moments. Or, light candles in each room in honor of the Sun's rebirth.
Food appropriate to eat on this day include those from the dairy, since Imbolc marks the festival of calving. Spiced wines and dishes containing raisins-that are symbolic of the Sun-are also traditional.
*I found these tid-bits in the book Wicca; a guide for the solitary practitioner by Scott Cunningham.
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:21 pm
Happy Imbolc!
I've decided to post a recipe as well, it is what my Pagan mother in law makes for this holiday :]
Mulligatawny Soup
Butter - 3 table spoons
Vegetable Oil - 1 Tablespoon
Curry powder - 1 1/2 Tablespoons
All-purpose flour - 2 Tablespoons
Long grain white rice - 2 Tablespoons
5 cups Chicken stock
1 large chopped Onion
2 Stalks celery, slice thinly
3 diced Carrots
2 Tomatoes, peeled & chopped
8 ounces Chicken, cooked & diced
1 small Apple (peel, core, slice, and cook before adding)
Salt to taste
Fresh celery leaves
1) Heat butter and oil in a saucepan. Add onion, celery and carrots; cook gently 5 minutes. Stir in Curry Powder and flour and cook 1 minute.
2) Stir in stock and bring to a boil; add rice and stir well. Cover and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3) Add tomatoes, chicken, apple and salt. Cover again and simmer 15 minutes. Garnish with celery leaves and carrot strip, and serve hot.
CELEBRATE, EAT AND ENJOY!
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 5:55 am
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The_Blessed_Mule generated a random number between
1 and 9 ...
8!
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:15 pm
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The_Blessed_Mule generated a random number between
1 and 9 ...
6!
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:16 pm
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