Between many damp, grey days we have utterly blissful days. πππ±ππ
These beautiful, bright days lift my energy and inspire the Spring Cleaning bug.
Last Monday - another glorious day - I had my carpets cleaned (by my wonderful son Jake, who uses a safe, non-toxic process)
https://www.upholsterycarpetclean.co.uk/
While my furniture was moved around, I decided to have a bit of a reorganise - and that started the spring cleaning process.
I love decluttering! I love sorting and emptying drawers and moving pictures and crystals around. I love the space that's created - and when the physical space is clean and clear, it's time to cleanse the energy space.
Wednesday was spent in my Crystal Barn making up lots of beautiful Home Blessing Kits. You can buy these now in the webshop. Once you have a shell and feather, in future years you can buy 'refills' of sage, sweetgrass and incense.
As well as my insistence on excellent quality, I am always careful to buy herbs, feathers and shells from reputable sources. Because I import βin bulkβ I can pass the savings on to you.
https://www.sueweaver.co.uk/accessories-smudging-herbs
I wrote about smudging in a past blogpost, and rather than repeat myself, I invite you to check it out:
https://www.sueweaver.co.uk/blog/2019/2/11/awakening-energy-amp-spring-cleaning
At this time of year, the maiden goddess emerges from her winter sleep. In these lands she is known as Brigid, Bride, Bridie, Bridget and one of her symbols is the snowdrop. The festival of Imbolc marks the halfway point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox; the end of winter and the first hints of spring.
Today I put seed potatoes into old egg cartons to begin chitting (growing shoots) and yesterday put my spring broad bean seeds in to soak - first seeds to be sown this year π±π±π±
Nowadays we tend to fix events to calendar dates, and itβs often considered that Imbolc is on 2nd February, but in truth, Imbolc never was a single day and would be celebrated over a few days when the energy was βrightβ. For me, Imbolc is an energy of newness, so I will celebrate it with the New Moon.
One way to honour this time of year is to visit Holy Wells and to value the importance of Water. Water is such a magical substance, and in the words of the Standing Rock protectors - Water is Life.
An old friend of mine, Helen Fox, has worked with the Holy Wells of Cornwall and produced a wonderful set of divination cards. I can highly recommend them:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Holy-Wells-Oracle-Cards/dp/B00L2HQE6Y
Some time ago, I decided to start collecting Art pieces that I love to beautify my home. I'm ecstatic about my growing collection (you can see some of them in the photograph of my sitting room). The treasured pieces I have give me joy every day. Given the year weβve had, I thought Iβd share them - partly to lift your spirits, and partly to support the artists.
Lu Wray who paints the most gorgeous flower paintings. She doesn't have a website. She should!!! πππYou can see some of her work here:
https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Lu-Wray/E07C179CFD6605E1
Pester her to see more of her work: https://www.facebook.com/lu.wrayο»Ώ
Alicia Davies who takes the most amazing photographs. She doesn't have a website. She should!!!
She took this photograph of me. Itβs a favourite! I hate having photographs taken because I always feel silly if I have to pose. Alicia took this as I was preparing for Imbolc ceremony some years ago, and I love it because itβs a snapshot of βreal lifeβ rather than a posed photograph. You may have seen this image before here:
https://www.facebook.com/sueweavercrystals
You can see one of her photographs in the photograph of my sitting room.
You might persuade her to show you some of her photographs and let you purchase πππhttps://www.facebook.com/alicia.davies.549
I had mine printed at www.printed.com
Below is a totally beautiful image of Aliciaβs that is so appropriate for this time of year.
I hope you like it as much as Ido.
