‘Anois teacht an earraigh…….’

‘Anois teacht an earraigh,

Beidh an lá  dul chun síneadh,

Is tar éis na Féile Bhríde,

Árdóidh mé mo sheol.

Spring has come.

The days are getting longer 

And after Brigid’s Day,

I can hoist my sails again. 

There is great joy to be felt in the lengthening of the days.  After the long nights of winter, we begin to feel hope again.  We feel more energised, more enthusiastic for life again.  We notice those extra few minutes in the evenings first and then in the mornings. 

We become aware of the birds singing, the tiny buds appearing, the snowdrops and daffodils pushing up towards the sun. 

This week we celebrate Lá le Bhríde, in the Celtic world, the first day of Spring.  Also known as Imbolg, in the lunar calendar for this year, it occurred on Saturday 28th January.  For the first time, the Divine Feminine in the form of Brigid is being acknowledged by us having a national holiday on February 5h this year.  There are many celebrations in Ireland and elsewhere, in the real world and its virtual counterpart.  

Here at Our Spiritual Earth, we are very aware, very tuned in to this sense of hope, of underlying excitement of the arrival of February, very much feeling the sense of being able to ‘hoist our sails’ again.  

And we are very grateful that, just as the Earth is awakening, so too are many of her inhabitants awakening to the urgent need for us to take greater care of her.  And it’s interesting to note that while we have been aware since the 1960’s that we have been abusing her by our rampant consumerism, it has taken a while for this realisation to become part of our daily lives.  

This year may we be actively do more to support Spring as she emerges.  May we use fewer plastics, gently challenge those cutting dandelions or spraying grasses.  May we be conscious of the effect of our household cleaning products on the seas and the rivers.

And may we rejoice in the coming of Spring.