Kindling the First Flame
A ritual card for Imbolc—the quickening before the visible. Light the returning flame and tend what stirs beneath.
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What’s Included
This printable ritual card includes:
- The Kindling Rite — a five-step practice for tending the returning light
- Imbolc lore — the meaning of the quickening, Brigid’s flame, and the holy waiting
- Correspondences — materials, plants, timing, and direction for your practice
- An invocation — words to speak at the lighting of the candle
- Space for your intention on the back of the card
How to Use
- Purchase and download the PDF
- Print on cardstock (5×7 inches recommended)
- Cut to size if needed
- Use on Imbolc eve (January 31) or Imbolc day (February 1)
- Keep at your altar or near a candle you tend through the dark months
When to Practice
Imbolc falls on February 1st, though the energy of this threshold stretches from late January through early February. The rite works best at dawn or in the evening—any time you can sit with a candle in honest darkness.
Free Version
A simpler version of this rite is available free in the Rituals section.