Pagan Holly

Imbolc! Could there be a better time to start a new project like this blog? Imbolc is a time of renewal, awakening, and potential. It’s a good time to set intentions and create space for new beginnings. So here I am, getting started. I’m Holly, and I’ve recently—as in, within the last month—decided to start living my life as Pagan. I’m not new to Paganism; in fact, it’s something that’s been nudging the edges of my consciousness since I was ten years old. But this Imbolc, I’m setting an intention to call myself Pagan and practice my spirituality on a daily basis. I don’t know what the future holds, but for the next full cycle of the Wheel of the Year at least, I’m Pagan. I figure I’ll sort out the details—and document them here—as the Wheel turns. Here’s what I know about Imbolc. Scientifically speaking, it’s one of the cross-quarter days: a day that falls halfway between a solstice and an equinox. Here in the northern hemisphere, Imbolc is halfway between the winter solstice, c