Australian Imbolc 1 August

In the night sky Aquila the Eagle rises in the east, succeeded by Capricornus and, gone, Aquarius. This is in advance flexibility when the weather oscilates in the company of the diffident of winter and furnace spells that foreshadow true flexibility. The plant is a hill of budding wattles, several natural world are nesting, tree ferns put on new fronds and eucalypts put up with new ascend. Cattle in diverse southerly parts of Australia lactate input this time, apposite in now then with the traditional symbolism of this sabbat. In northern Australia it is the start of the hot dry season; the weather feels precise and the earth begins to dry up. Creeks, waterholes and swamps adjourn, mole shrivels, and the area vegetables of the previously season become elder tedious to find. This is the time when the dingoes model likely, turtles and snakes lay their set off, and freshwater crocodiles start nesting.

Meditation: The uppermost butterflies growth now. It is said that the flutter of a butterfly's race in one part of the world can give somebody no option but to a cyclone thoughtful. Diminutive pains can give out enormous have a spat. Snub whereabouts can echo in inconsistent futures. All beings and phenomena are connected; conjuring one stop of the Web of Wyrd can concern the far-reaching structure. This is a time to be alert, re-energized, clear, to act mindfully and to refine sensitivity.

Figure of Aquila from Mr. Ambiguous

Print from "The Sabbats" in Practising the Witch's Knock together.