Dear Women's Group Sisters,
I wanted the articles below to be editable so that we would be able to copy and paste anything we found interesting. To do that I had to scan the article from our book which makes it a pdf (or a picture of the article, not editable). Then I needed to use a function (OCR) which interprets the words as best it can. So, a lot of things can get screwed up during this function. I've gone through each article to adjust it to make sense, but there are mistakes I know. I figured you could figure it out and fix it if you decide to use it. I'm sure they will improve OCR with time.
I wanted the articles below to be editable so that we would be able to copy and paste anything we found interesting. To do that I had to scan the article from our book which makes it a pdf (or a picture of the article, not editable). Then I needed to use a function (OCR) which interprets the words as best it can. So, a lot of things can get screwed up during this function. I've gone through each article to adjust it to make sense, but there are mistakes I know. I figured you could figure it out and fix it if you decide to use it. I'm sure they will improve OCR with time.
Click on the titles to go to the full article.
1. From BELTANE FIRE SOCIETY: Imbolc is named by Erner, in the Irish medieval tale 'Tochmarc Emire', as the opening of spring, when she sets her suitor Cu Chulainn the task of going sleepless for a year. Imbolc (pronounced with a silent 'b') is the time when ewes are milked at spring's beginning...
2. IMBOLG CELEBRATION: httpJ/users.internorth .com/-wiccan/sabbats/imbolc.hun (click on the title to go to the 9 page ritual!)
The following ritual is filled with rich language. I found it very intentional from the opening of the circle to the closing. It felt steeped in history to me honoring the gods and goddesses, the season and symbols for Imbolg.. It was interesting to read about a ceremony that is so ritualistic. Unfortunately I couldn’t open the site, but I’ve done my best to render this in an editable version. DW
The following ritual is filled with rich language. I found it very intentional from the opening of the circle to the closing. It felt steeped in history to me honoring the gods and goddesses, the season and symbols for Imbolg.. It was interesting to read about a ceremony that is so ritualistic. Unfortunately I couldn’t open the site, but I’ve done my best to render this in an editable version. DW