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 | | This 'death' of the Lord of Light presages the apex of darkness, just as at Midsummer the height of this Lord's power is demonstrated by the extreme length of days. |
 | | As we shall see with the Festival of Lughnasad, Imbolc also marks the waning of the power of the Dark Lord, the Crossroads having been passed, the power of the Kingdom, the connection to the Land being indwelling in the breast of the newborn Child, just as in the case of Arthur/Artur and Modred/Medrawt. |
 | | Midspring marks the 'victory' of the Lord of Light over his twin brother with whom he continually struggles (see Lugh and Bes within popular Celtica for more here), and it is here that that Lord begins his ascendancy toward union with the Goddess (at Beltane) moving on to maximize his kingly power (at Litha). |
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