Premium Natural Incense Sticks - Imbolc™

Awaken from thy winter sleep with this sandalwood-forward seasonal incense, Imbolc™. Featuring a supporting host of essential oils like cleansing cedarwood, uplifting lemon, and grounding holy basil, this scent is reminiscent of fresh morning light filtering through barn rafters after a long, dark winter.

Imbolc, the first point on the Wheel of the Year to be celebrated in the new year, marks a turning point toward spring. Arising halfway between the winter solstice (Yule) and the vernal equinox (Ostara), this ancient Celtic holiday toasts to the ending of winter, honoring the goddess Brigid, the element of fire, and the stirring of new life in the womb of the Earth.

From the Irish words for in the belly or milking, Imbolc traditionally celebrates the beginning of the lambing season, when pregnant ewes start giving birth, providing the first fresh taste of milk or cheese in months. In a time when surviving winter depended on sufficient stores of food, warmth, and healthy livestock come spring, Imbolc would have signaled a joyous reprieve from the looming darkness and all the threats contained therein. 

As such, Imbolc initiates a period of cleansing: sweeping out the stagnation and barrenness of winter and tilling the soil to create space for new seeds to germinate as long, sunlit days begin to dawn. 

20 sticks in a pack for this premium seasonal incense

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