The Trinity of Mint and the Flame of Brighid

Today is not just a day for mint tea. It is Imbolc — the ancient seasonal threshold that marks the moment when winter begins to loosen its grip and the first promise of spring stirs beneath the ground.

Imbolc is the in-between time. Not quite winter. Not yet spring...

It is the season of:
• returning light
• quiet renewal
• inner fire
• small beginnings
• preparation rather than arrival

This is why tea feels especially sacred today. Tea is also a threshold ritual: Water changes state. Leaves change form. Steam rises between worlds. In the same way, Imbolc marks the shift from dormancy to movement. It is the pause between what has been and what is coming next.

Drinking Sube-3-Minze Tea by Creano on Imbolc feels like a toast to that space between seasons. Peppermint clears what winter left behind. Spearmint harmonizes the emotions stirred by change. Fieldmint grounds the body as the light begins to grow again.

This is not the tea of full bloom. It is the tea of readiness. It says:
“Clear the old air.”
“Make room for new breath.”
“Tend the flame gently.”

Imbolc does not shout, it whispers, and today, tea is how I listened. Each mint carries its own vibration. Together, they form a trinity of movement, clarity, and renewal.

And then there is the deeper meaningful layer: They come in three.

In metaphysical language, three is the number of:
• balance
• creation
• harmony
• mind–body–spirit
• past–present–future
• heaven–earth–human

Three is the number that turns polarity into wholeness. So this tea is not just refreshing, it is structurally aligned with integration.

And today, this tea is here on the celebration of Brighid, the Celtic goddess of healing, fire, poetry, and renewal. She is the sacred guardian of the thresholds between winter and spring. Brighid carries the energy of the returning light, the warming flame within the cold season, and the wisdom of gentle transformation.

It felt fitting to drink a tea of three mints on a day devoted to a goddess who governs transitions.

Peppermint: The Awakener

Peppermint carries the sharpest frequency of the three. She works like a tuning fork for the mind. Her vibration clears mental fog, sharpens perception, and activates awareness.

Energetically, peppermint stimulates:
• the third eye
• the breath
• the upper chakras
• the nervous system

She is the mint of clarity and direction. The one that says: “Wake up and see.”

Spearmint: The Harmonizer

Spearmint brings a softer, sweeter vibration. Where peppermint awakens, spearmint soothes. She works in the emotional and digestive realms, calming tension and smoothing the inner landscape.

Energetically, spearmint resonates with:
• the heart
• the throat
• emotional balance
• inner coherence

She is the mint of gentle alignment. The one that says: “Let things flow easily.”

Fieldmint: The Grounder

Fieldmint carries the wild, earthy frequency of mint. She connects the clarity of peppermint and the harmony of spearmint to the body and the earth. She is less polished, more rooted — the mint that remembers where it came from.

Energetically, fieldmint works with:
• the root chakra
• the gut
• physical sensation
• grounding

She is the mint of integration. The one that says: “Bring it into form.”

The Power of Three

Together, these three mints create a triangular field of energy:

Peppermint = mind
Spearmint = heart
Fieldmint = body

This is why 3 Minze feels different from a single mint tea. It doesn’t just refresh — it realigns.  This is the frequency of coherence — when multiple vibrations resonate instead of compete.

As I drank this tea, the winter winds were moving around me — brushing the windows, carrying that crisp, clear frequency that only cold seasons bring. It felt as though peppermint, spearmint, and fieldmint were in conversation with the wind itself.

Together, they created a kind of energetic alignment — like my breath, the air, and the plants had all agreed on the same rhythm. Winter winds cleared what lingers while Mint cleared what stagnates.

And on this day of Brighid, this felt especially meaningful. Brighid is the keeper of the sacred flame within winter — the warmth that lives inside the cold, the life under the earth that stirs beneath stillness. While the wind swept away what no longer belonged, the tea reminded me that this is Brighid’s medicine: three parts of refinement, rebalancing and right timing.

As I finished my cup, the three mints seemed to speak as one, carrying Brighid’s message... “Grace, harmony, and hope are three clues to an early Spring.”

Here’s to winter winds and sacred fire, to Brighid’s blessing of renewal, and to the soft magic that happens when three frequencies choose to work together at the turning of the season.