Imbolc Is About Readiness, Not Results

Episode 7: Imbolc Is About Readiness, Not Results

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In this episode of Living Irish Witchcraft, Lora O’Brien turns to Imbolc/Imbolg, the early February fire festival that marks readiness rather than arrival in Irish tradition. Rather than treating Imbolc as a celebration of spring, this episode explores its deeper role as a moment of preparation, discernment, and responsibility, when households traditionally decided what they were willing and able to tend in the months ahead.

Grounded in Irish folk practice and lived seasonal awareness, Lora reflects on fire as a tool of choice rather than momentum, and on welcoming Brigid through preparation rather than performance. The episode includes a simple Imbolc fire charm for modern solo use, adapted from traditional Irish logic, focused on making space, setting limits, and preparing without forcing growth.

Living Irish Witchcraft is an Irish Pagan School presentation, spoken from Ireland by Lora O’Brien, and rooted in living Irish tradition.