Blackwell's Sabbat Sessions with Jennifer Lane and Laura Derbyshire

Blackwell's Sabbat Sessions are a series of free events that take place throughout the year to coincide with key dates in the Witches' calendar. These events are hosted by Blackwell's Bookseller, Beverley Wass.

Imbolc

Imbolc is a pagan festival marking the halfway point between winter solstice and the spring equinox, celebrating the first signs of spring and the reawakening of the earth. It signifies purification, hope, and new beginnings, with traditions often honoring the Celtic goddess Brigid, associated with healing, poetry, and fire. The name "Imbolc" is thought to mean "in the belly" or "ewe's milk," referring to the pregnancy of the earth and the lambing season.

Jennifer Lane

Jennifer Lane is a green witch and nature writer with a background in wildlife communications. She is the author of The Wheel: A Witch's Path to Healing, Through Nature and The Witch's Survival Guide: Spells for Healing From Stress and Burnout and, for young adults, The Black Air and The Second Hand Boy. As a journalist she has written for Vogue, the Guardian and the BBC, promoting the wider health benefits of nature, birdwatching and living in tune with the land. In 2018, she won a Northern Writers' Award. Jennifer is based near Manchester, UK, with her partner and a calico cat called Linnet.

Laura Derbyshire

Laura Derbyshire - The Bower Hare - is a practicing witch based in Oxfordshire. In 2020, she started The Bower Hare as a way of sharing her practice online to show the lighter, brighter side of witchcraft. In the space of a year she has amassed a following of 11k on Instagram, and 28.3k on TikTok

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