Imbolc: Holding Direction Without Losing Magic

Imbolc marks a precise moment in the cycle of the year.

After returning to the zero point at Samhain
and finding our axis at the Solstice,
Imbolc is where direction begins to appear — quietly.

Not as a fixed plan.
Not as a rush to act.
But as an inner orientation that can be trusted.

This offering is about cultivating a state of mind:
the capacity to remain open to possibility while holding a clear direction — without collapsing into fantasy or rigidity.

The Imbolc Teaching

This workshop works with three inner capacities:

Openness (the Child)
Curiosity, play, possibility.
Nothing is fixed yet.

Orientation (the Adult)
Direction, axis, choice.
I am going this way.

Containment (the Guardian)
Patience, trust, non-interference.
I will not force or abandon what is emerging.

Together, these capacities form the psychological passage from early childhood into mature adulthood: keeping magic without losing structure.

How We Will Work

• A 2-hour live Imbolc workshop
  A guided, experiential session where each participant chooses one overarching subject — a single seed — to work with as a way of practicing this inner stance.

• A gentle 8-week unfolding toward the Spring Equinox
  Weekly touchstones designed to support orientation without pressure.
  No catching up. No performance. You move at your own rhythm.

• A halfway hearth gathering
  A group check-in to tend what is emerging — not to steer it, fix it, or accelerate it.

This is not about doing more.
It is about learning how not to sabotage emergence.

This Work is About...

This Imbolc offering is concerned with a specific inner posture:

• holding direction without forcing outcomes
• remaining open without drifting into fantasy
• cultivating patience and trust as something takes shape

It does not aim to motivate, fix, or accelerate.
This is not a productivity system. It is an initiation into trust.
It is an exploration of how orientation, openness, and containment can coexist.

If that orientation resonates, you’ll know.

Practical Details

📅 Live Workshop: Saturday 31st January 2026

🕓 5:30 PM UTC · 12:30 PM EST · 9:30 AM PST

📺 Format: Live online (replay available)

⏳ Duration: 2 hours + 8-week guided journey

👣 Journey completes at: Spring Equinox 

🌟 Midpoint gathering: One live group gathering held halfway through the journey, offered as a moment of listening and tending.

Your Investment Includes: 

• Live workshop
• Replay access
• 8-week guided journey from Imbolc to the Spring Equinox
• One halfway live gathering 

The circle will be small to maintain the depth of the work.

Join the Imbolc Circle 

Imbolc teaches us how to stay open
without becoming lost,
and how to be oriented
without becoming rigid.

If this balance is what you are practicing right now,
you are welcome here.

About the Power Dates Series

The Power Dates Series is a cycle of alchemical initiations marking the turning points of the year.
Each date corresponds to a threshold in the seasonal cycle - a moment when orientation, perception, and inner posture can be consciously recalibrated. In this way, we are no longer escaping time but entering it more consciously.

These gatherings are designed to support alignment with the rhythm of the Earth and the natural phases of our own development as humans, offering a grounded way to work with Time and Evolution.