The Snow Moon of Imbolc: A Leo Full Moon of Fire, Light and Sacred Renewal
February 1, 2026 arrives at the sacred threshold of Imbolc, the ancient festival that honors the first true return of light after winter’s deepest darkness. At the same time, the Snow Moon rises as a Full Moon in Leo, illuminating what has been quietly forming beneath the surface.
This moment carries contrast. Cold and fire. Stillness and awakening.
Imbolc is not the loud beginning of spring. It is the subtle turning of the wheel, the moment when something shifts even if the world still looks the same. The light has chosen to return.
The Snow Moon amplifies this shift, bringing clarity to what is ready to be nurtured and what is ready to be released. While February’s Full Moon is often associated with emotional heaviness, this one carries an igniting quality. Fire and light sit at the heart of Imbolc, and with the Moon in Leo, that fire becomes emotional, visible, and deeply personal.
This is not a passive Full Moon. This is a remembering.
Imbolc Ritual with White Candles, Brigid Corn Husk Doll & Cross, Celebrating Imbolc and the Leo Snow Full Moon | © 2026 | All Rights Reserved | Soul II Soul
Imbolc has long been associated with Brigid, goddess of flame, healing, poetry, and sacred wells. She is the keeper of the hearth and the spark that survives the cold. Candles are lit at Imbolc not for spectacle, but for devotion. Each flame represents faith in what cannot yet be seen.
The Snow Moon reflects that inner flame outward, creating a powerful meeting point between intention and truth. Winter has taught us restraint. Imbolc teaches us trust. The Snow Moon teaches us honesty, asking us to look clearly at what is ready to step into the light.
Under this Leo Full Moon, emotions rise not as overwhelm, but as revelation. Feelings connected to self worth, visibility, joy, and emotional expression may surface more clearly now. This Full Moon does not punish. It illuminates. It reminds you that you are allowed to want more, that your heart is not too much, and that what you carry inside you is worthy of light.
What You May Be Feeling Right Now
As this Snow Moon in Leo peaks, you may notice some of the following surfacing more strongly than usual:
• Feeling emotionally exposed or tender
• Craving warmth, reassurance, or comfort
• A desire to express yourself more honestly
• Sensitivity around self worth or being seen
• Restlessness or heightened emotions at night
• A quiet inner pull toward renewal or change
What is rising now is not something to fix. It is something to witness.
Why This Snow Moon Is So PotenT
A Full Moon always heightens awareness. During Imbolc, that awareness is tied directly to renewal and becoming.
This is the moment when light returns slowly but unmistakably. Seeds do not bloom yet, but they awaken. The emotions you feel now are signals, guiding you toward what wants to grow and what no longer belongs in the season ahead.
Imbolc reminds us that clarity comes before action. This is a time to tend the flame, not rush the harvest.
Ritual Tools to Work With This Energy
Keep your ritual focused, symbolic, and heart centered.
• Imbolc Manifestation Candle or Full Moon Goddess Candle
• Magick Ritual Oil, a few drops placed gently on top of the candle before lighting
• Lilith Goddess Perfume Intention Oil for confidence, embodiment, and self trust
• Clear Quartz for clarity and amplification
• Citrine for warmth, confidence, joy, and Leo Full Moon radiance
• Carnelian for courage, vitality, and fire activation
• Incense or Yerba Santa for smudging, emotional healing, and ancestral connection
• Brigid’s Cross as a symbol of protection, renewal, and the returning light
Choose what resonates. Presence is the magic.
Imbolc Snow Moon Ritual
Begin by cleansing your space with incense or Yerba Santa, allowing the smoke to move gently around you. As you do, invite emotional release and ancestral support into the space.
Place your candle in front of you. Before lighting, add a few drops of Magick Ritual Oil on top of the candle, focusing on what you are ready to call in as the light returns.
Light the candle and speak one simple sentence aloud.
Example: I welcome the return of light within me.
Sit quietly for a few moments. Notice what emotions, memories, or insights rise. Let the flame hold them without needing to understand them fully.
Apply Lilith Goddess Perfume Intention Oil to your wrists or heart space, anchoring confidence, self trust, and embodied power.
Hold Clear Quartz, Citrine, or Carnelian, or place them beside the candle. If you have a Brigid’s Cross, place it nearby as a symbol of protection and renewal.
Breathe slowly, allowing warmth and clarity to settle into your body.
When you feel complete, thank the flame and allow the candle to burn a little longer if you can.
Integration After the Ritual
After Imbolc, the work becomes quieter. The Snow Moon does not ask for immediate action. It asks for attention.
In the days that follow, notice what continues to surface in simple, tangible ways. A conversation that feels different. A boundary that feels easier to hold. A creative urge that returns again and again. A truth that no longer feels optional.
These moments are signs that the ritual has begun to move through your life. Let them unfold naturally. You do not need to force meaning or outcome.
Closing Reflection
Imbolc reminds us that light does not arrive all at once. It returns as a promise, as warmth beneath the cold, as a flame protected through the night. Under this Leo Snow Moon, that flame asks to be honored, not rushed.
Brigid’s presence is felt in the quiet moments now. In the candle still burning. In the heart softening. In the knowing that something sacred has begun, even if it cannot yet be named.
Trust what has been lit within you. Tend it gently. The season ahead will meet you when the time is right.