Brigid: Celtic Mother Goddess of Poetry, Healing, the Hearth, Creativity, and More
Brigid Lore
- An Online Shrine to Brigit
- "The Exalted One" Brigit was one of the great Triple Goddesses of the Celtic people.
Goddess of the fire. She was Protectress of smiths,healers and poets.She was the High Mother Goddess of Ireland and survived Christianity. - Brigit: The Survival of a Goddess
- A history of Brigid, Great Goddess of the Celts.
- Brigid, Celtic Goddess of Inspiration and Healing
- Another history of Brigid.
- Brigid History
- Brigid goddess of hearth and flame "Brigid: The Hearthwoman. To welcome a
stranger to your own fireside is to follow the example of Brigid, who
made a welcome for all and made the Abbey a safe place of refuge and
sanctuary." - essay: St. Brigid
- A scholarly look at Brigid.
- Is Brigid a Pagan Goddess or a Christian Saint? Yes.
- Brigid, a Spiritual Leader in 5th-century Ireland, balances both pagan and Christian attributes.
- Bridget - Goddess Dollies
- Lilith Maeve Crow has made an absolutely charming website with updated stories based on myths associated with goddesses...oh, and goddess dolls for sale too.
Goddess: Bridget (Celtic)
Dolly Description: Bridget has long funky red hair and wears clothes to reflect her fiery spirit.
Heart Contents: three copper pennies and a piece of charcoal
Often associated with: Creativity, Fire, Blacksmithing, Barding, the Hearth - The Rorian Tradition: Brigit as a Triple Goddess
- Descriptions of Brigit as the "Blue-Violet Mason", the "Red-Orange Diviner or Abbess", and the "Yellow-Green Enchantress".
The Feast of St. Brigid, Also Known as Imbolc, Candlemas, and Groundhog's Day
- Brigid, Goddess and Saint : The True Meaning of Imbolc and Ground Hog Day
- How a goddess' day became to be about a large rodent.
- Imbolc@Everything2.com
- Lore, Correspondences, and Recipes to celebrate Imbolc.
- Imbolc: Return of Brigit's Fire
- A ritual for celebrating Imbolc, from the Archives of Four Quarters.
- Candlemas: facts and misinformation
- Candlemas from an American-Welsh perspective, as well as information about how Valentine's Day is connected to this more ancient returning-of-the-light holiday.
- Myth*ingLinks: Imbolc/Candlemas Links
- This web page has a wealth of information and links about Imbolc and Brigid.
- Imbolc : A Day for the Queen of Heaven
- Discussion of the goddess Brigid, the queen of heaven. She is the greatest of the Celtic divinities and is closely associated with the land.
- How to Celebrate Candlemas | eHow.com
- How to Celebrate Candlemas. While celebrating Groundhog Day on February 2, don't forget about Candlemas, which occurs on the same day. Falling between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, it represents the first dawning o...
Image courtesy of Viking Woman on Flickr.
The Tradition of Saint Brigid's Cross
Brigid's Cross is an cross shaped ornament made from hay or other long leaved plants, usually for St. Brigid's Day (February 2). This lens is filled with information about it.-
The Tradition of Saint Brigid's Cross
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Brigid's cross is an traditional Irish woven cross made from rushes. It's origin comes from Saint Brigid weaving one while attending to an ailing pagan chieftain, who was healed. Brigit, being known for her generosity and her healing, is called upon...
Blog Posts About Imbolc
- The American Irish: Imbolc
- Imbolc: (February 2nd) An ancient Celtic celebration also known as Candlemas, this marks the midpoint between the Winter Solstice and the Vernal Equinox. After sunset, it was tradition to light every lamp or candle in the house to honor ...
- Esoteria: Imbolc
- The 31st of July is Imbolc in the southern hemisphere. It is the time when we start to notice the changes that began at mid-winter: the days are starting to get longer, the weather is warmer and all that lives is starting to sing with ...
- fashion polo Blog » Blog Archive » Rites for Candlemas and Imbolc
- Rites for Candlemas and Imbolc. Posted by admin - October 29th, 2009. Candlemas/Imbolc is traditionally a Sabbat that is associated with purification, as well as initiation rites. If you don't have the time or energy for a complete rite ...
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- For Eldar unit summaries.

Brigid by *tattereddreams on deviantART
Brigid Magic
- Brigid Writer's Block Spell
- An easy spell for getting your creativity flowing.
- Creativity Ritual Invoking Brigid
- This was written to celebrate Imbolc, but I think it qualifies as good magic for year round. Make a collage of what you wish for and ask Brigid to help make your dreams come true.
- A Ritual for February
- A written guided inner journey to invoke Brigid.
- Basic Kitchen Witchery
- This isn't a specific Brigid spell or ritual, but Brigid is a goddess of the hearth/kitchen, and this is a link to an easy yet comprehensive class in kitchen witchery which tells you how to turn your kitchen into a sacred place.
The Life of Saint Brigid by Anna Smucker
The Life of Saint Brigid by Anna Smucker
Order your own copy by contacting the author via her blog.
Books to Start Your Brigid Library
Modern Day Priestesses of Brigid
Women Who Have Heard Brigid's Call
- Daughters of the Flame
- On Imbolc, 1993, the Daughters of the Flame lit a fire in honour of the
Goddess Brigit and the saint Bridget, modeled after the perpetual fire
which once burned in Kildare. We share the task of tending the flame,
on a twenty day rotation. - Brigid and Her Sacred Well
- One woman's account of hearing Brigid's call and her subsequent pilgrimage to Kildare from Circle Magazine.
- Ord Brighideach - Brigidine Keepers of the Flame
- Website of a Brigidine order of flamekeepers, priestesses of the goddess Brigid.
- Monica Sjoo Bride/Brigit Artwork
- Intuitive art by goddess expert and researcher Monica Sjoo.
- Art - Bride's Well at Imbolc
- Art by visionary goddess writer and researcher Monica Sjoo
- Brigit's Sparkling Flame
- A blog that aggregates useful links about Brigit and those following her path.
Brigit's Sparkling Flame
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The Voodoo Connection: Ma'man Brigit
She's Everywhere!
Smiling Brigitte by ~werehound on deviantART

Maman Brigitte T-shirt by danielle99
More Maman T-Shirts
See the lens below for more information about how Brigit became "goddess" of the cemetaries, among other things.
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Ma'man Brigit, Voodoo Loa of Cemetaries and Money
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In Vodou, Ma'man Brigit (Grann Brigitte, Manman, Manman Brigit, Manman Brijit) is the mother of cemetaries, the loa of money and death, and the wife of Baron Samedi. She may be related to the "triple" Celtic goddess of poetry, smithcraft, a...
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Princeton wrote...
Wow. What beautiful imagery. I especially like how you qualified her as a Triple Goddess and a Saint- that is a unique way to show the expansiveness of her spirit. I also have a page on goddesses you might enjoy: http://www.squidoo.com/Discover-Your-Inner-Goddess
keithyoung wrote...
This material is completely new to me too! But I'll be doing more research in this area...an inspiring lens!! I've already favourited it!! The Celtic theme has for long been a fascination of mine!!
Keith... http://www.squidoo.com/kaluzaconcept
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