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Imbolc Newsletter |
January 25, 2009 |
In this issue:
• What's New?
• Think Green!
• Imbolc
• Valentine's Day!
• Contact Us
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What's New at Ladyhawk's Treasures?
Welcome to the Imbolc issue of our newsletter. We have several new uniquely beautiful wishing boxes and treasures boxes that have just arrived. Visit our Treasure Boxes section to view these wonderful new items. We also have awesome new Pentacle Pendants and great new Ritual Tools to see.
  
  
Celebrate Imbolc (February 2nd) - Spring is just around the corner!
Blessings of Imbolc to all of our friends! Although it is still very cold and the days are somewhat overcast and dark, this is a great time to turn our thoughts to spring and the New Year as we celebrate Imbolc.
 Imbolc has traditionally been a time of weather prediction or foretelling the future for the purpose of planting, growing and the birthing of ewes. The age old tradition of watching to see if snakes or badgers were ready to come out from their winter dens is a precursor to our current “Groundhog Day”.
Imbolc honors Brigid the three-fold goddess of fire and hearth, poetry, and healing and medicine. A folk tradition that continues to this day and is observed by both Christians and pagans in Ireland is that of the Brigid’s Bed or Brideog. Women prepare a Brigid's Bed which is made of an oval basket filled with rushes. A straw image or corn dolly representing the Goddess (or Saint Brigid) is placed in the basket and then on the hearth. The main door of the home is opened and the men say a prayer invoking and asking Brigid to come into the house as her bed is now ready. The basket is allowed to burn as the women of the home tend the fire. If there is an impression or a footprint in the ashes of the hearth the next morning, it is believed that Brigid has been there and will bring good luck and protection to the home.
Let the Goddess’ inspiration fan the flames of your creative spirit in this bright new year! Clean your house, out with the old, in with the new. Begin new projects, start a new job, plan a new addition to your family, do something that you’ve always wanted to do. Wishing you a year filled with joy and prosperity!
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Think Green!
 Thankfully, we are all becoming more and more aware of how the products we buy effect the environment. It’s so much easier to learn about what we buy these days, with the Internet at our fingertips. Check the label; find out what it’s made of, who made it, where it came from and how it’s delivered to you. As conscious consumers who care about the health and welfare of our environment, we have the power to choose the products that we want to spend our money on. The less we buy or consume, the less carbon footprint we leave on the environment. Consume less, use items till they wear out, buy used instead of new, and refurbish old things into something different and "new".
Eat a little greener! It’s not so difficult to alter our eating habits towards those that are more environmentally friendly. Buy fruit and vegetables from your local growers and farmers markets when possible. If not, try to eat foods that are currently in-season. You’ll save the environment from all the gas consumption and carbon monoxide that’s produced when food is shipped by plane and trucked in to your local stores. Eat organically grown items to lessen the amount of pesticides that go into the air, earth and water supply.
Every little thing we do to help is a giant step in the right direction. Keep up the great work!
Live Green!
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Contact Us!
Web site: http://www.ladyhawkstreasures.com
Email: ladyhawk@ladyhawkstreasures.com
Toll-Free Telephone & Fax: 1-800-393-0368
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