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FERTILE MIND ; Pagans, Phil and Bill: Groundhog Day is a hoot
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In one week, we will observe a celestial milestone that
stargazing humans have celebrated in one form or another for
centuries. Feb. 2 roughly marks the halfway point between the winter
solstice and the spring equinox, when our weather fortune turns a
corner and a little flicker of anticipation for spring begins to
tickle at winter's harsh edge.
Pagans celebrated the day as Imbolc, a festival marking the holy
day of the goddess of fire, healing and fertility, Brigid. Sacred
fires wer...
