The eve of Imbolc fell on a Friday, and it just felt more than appropriate to hold our Disablot on that night. It was on the night of the February Full Moon when Frigg made herself fully known to me. I wanted to honor both her and this time of knowing.
I gathered table supplies- Frigg totem, seeds to bless, horn of juice, silk flowers to place next to the snowflake candle holders to highlight the juxtaposition of this time.
First, we did our table blessing. Then, we each lifted the horn and completed the Disablot by giving honor to our female ancestors. At each of the kids turns, they honored their chosen gods. Witchlette made offerings to Skadi and Idunn as well as all the Fae and all the “lady gods” while Witchling made a boast to Ullr and Odin.
We enjoyed our meal together and were winding down when I started the Charming of the Plow portion. We talked about the plant life cycle and the seasonal life cycle; we talked about how we would plant some veggies at our new house. We each made offerings in honor of the new growing season, that we would find success.
Lastly, I made an open offering to Frigg by pouring some juice from the horn into the offering bowl. I then led the kids in a round I adapted from Nordic Wiccan. Since I made each line double, it became a call back that I led the the Littles responded: (to the tune of Are You Sleeping)
Spring is coming
Spring is coming
Full of flowers
Full of flowers
Idunn and her apples
Idunn and her apples
All is young
All is young
Corn will be golden
Corn will be golden
Hair of Sif
Hair of Sif
Thor is making thunder
Thor is making thunder
Rain pours down
Rain pours down
Fruits and bounty
Fruits and bounty
Gifts from Jord
Gifts from Jord
Frigg’s hearth and fire
Frigg’s hearth and fire
Safe and warm
Safe and warm
Wintertide
Wintertide
Skadi skis
Skadi skis
Ullr goes hunting
Ullr goes hunting
Ravens cry
Ravens cry
After bedtime, I returned alone to the dinner table altar and made an offering of milk to Frigg.
This morning, I took the offering bowl, and some seeds, and went out to the front garden to finish the Charming of the Plow aspect of the ritual.