We held our Imbolc celebration today. There were some challenges because only one other person was able to attend, and not everything worked as planned, but it turned out okay in the end.
We built a fire in the woodstove, then melted wax on top of it. We used that to make firestarters from pinecones, and we also made small candles in various containers. I had been planning to make rainbow candles, but we didn't have enough cans and also the colors got mixed up. But they came out beautiful anyway! :D Important lesson for enjoying crafts: don't obsess over perfection.
Some other things we learned: Leaving the blower off means that the fire doesn't overheat the house nearly as much. Adding scented wax melts to the paraffin makes it a little softer and it melts faster. Also it smells amazing.
For the ritual, we gathered our freshly finished candles and firestarters. We chanted and raised power to charge them. These will get used to start bonfires for sabbats and other activities in the future.
We built a fire in the woodstove, then melted wax on top of it. We used that to make firestarters from pinecones, and we also made small candles in various containers. I had been planning to make rainbow candles, but we didn't have enough cans and also the colors got mixed up. But they came out beautiful anyway! :D Important lesson for enjoying crafts: don't obsess over perfection.
Some other things we learned: Leaving the blower off means that the fire doesn't overheat the house nearly as much. Adding scented wax melts to the paraffin makes it a little softer and it melts faster. Also it smells amazing.
For the ritual, we gathered our freshly finished candles and firestarters. We chanted and raised power to charge them. These will get used to start bonfires for sabbats and other activities in the future.