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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".
Brigid: Goddess, Druidess and Saint
Brigid: Goddess, Druidess and Saint
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Using a combination of early Celtic history, archaeology, tradition and folklore from Ireland, Britain and many other countries, this comprehensive study unravels the mystery of the goddess and the saint previously complicated by the passage of time.
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...
Candlemas
The Feast of Flames
Candlemas: Feast of Flames
Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 02/09/2010)
·Myths and stories: Brigit the Goddess, Brigid the Saint, and her meaning today
·Candlemas magick and divination: flame scrying, hearthside divination, candle magick, and protection magick
·Late winter goodies and feasts: Brede's Braid Bread, Guiness Stew, Bubble and Squeak, Mulled Cider or Wine
·February festivals and traditions: rituals for purification, blessings, and renewal, from the Irish, British, Scots, Welsh, Norwegian, Greek, Roman, and Chinese cultures
·Seasonal crafts and games: Brigid's crosses or sun wheels, "Begging for Biddy," and a Brigit corn dolly
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...
Brigid's Cross Jewelry
And a medal
Blog Posts About Imbolc
- Twilight Harmony Scraps: Imbolc Inspiration add-on plus QP Freebie
- Just in time for the Northern Hemisphere's Imbolc, Nutkin Tailz Designs has released an add-on to her wonderful Imbolc Inspiraiton kit. Beautiful pastel papers and matching elements, it compliments the full kit beautifully. ...
- Arabella's Garden -- The View From Home: Imbolc
- Imbolc, the first festival of the ancient year, was celebrated at the point halfway between Winter Solstice and Vernal Equinox, on February 4 or 5. I have heard this described in other traditions as the time when 'the back of Old Man ...
- Marsden Imbolc Fire Festival on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
- From the Marsden Imbolc festival. Imbolc is a pagan festival symbolising the end of winter and the beginning of spring. A representation of Jack frost is driven into exile by the green man. Lots of fire , I presume is representing the ...
- Huddersfield Examiner - News - Local West Yorkshire News - Huge ...
- MARSDEN erupted into a spectacular fire show as the village staged the annual Imbolc Festival.
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
The Rites of Brigid: Goddess & Saint
Amazon Price: $21.24 (as of 02/09/2010)
Brighid's Healing
Amazon Price: $18.95 (as of 02/09/2010)
The festival of Brigit: Celtic goddess and holy woman
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Britannia Rules: Goddess-Worship in Ancient Anglo-Celtic Society
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The Book of Kelle: The Story of the Great Celtic Mother-Goddess, the Original Blessed Lady of Ireland
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Brigid of the Gael
A Complete Collection of Primary Resources
Brigid of the Gael: A Complete Collection of Primary Resources
Amazon Price: $51.40 (as of 02/09/2010)
The most complete guide available to Saint Brigid of Kildare. Her saint day is February 1. Saint's Life Tales, Crafts, History, Recipes, customs, Celebration. A complete collection of materials. This is a primary source, including all stories and customs of the saint.
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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Brigid's Charge
A Novel
Brigid's Charge
Amazon Price: $14.00 (as of 02/09/2010)
Lamb creates a very sympathetic story of Deborah Leeds, who comes to Colonial New Jersey to escape persecution and assure continuation of a maternal line devoted to the Celtic goddess Brigid. Practicing the traditional art of healing within a tolerant Quaker community, she marries and has a dozen children, but she must hide her secret faith. Becoming friends with a circle of other healers, especially her former servant Erin, her skills are appreciated and needed until a medical doctor suspects her powers and the kindred spirit of these female friendships. The tension between her dual worlds is well sustained as Lamb crafts the novel from her own family history, wiccan ritual, Quaker philosophy, and the legend of a devil that haunts the Jersey Pine Barrens, drawing from almost a decade of research.
Beautiful Brigid Images on CafePress
IMBOLC Small Poster
Price: 16.99
Greeting Cards (Pk of 10)
Price: 15.99
Brigid Small Poster
Price: 19.99
Brigid Tote Bag
Price: 17.99
Goddess Brigid
Price: 7.50
Celtic Spirituality Books
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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- WiccaLady WiccaLady Jan 28, 2010 @ 6:14 pm
- This is a great Brighid lens (I've lens rolled to my new lens about Celtic Paganism!) and interesting to know that she is featured in the Voodoo religion as well, I did a project about togo and benin - where voodoo is from and have been fascinated since then! Maya Deren did an interesting film about voodoo or voudun!
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- Mael Brigde Mael Brigde Oct 28, 2009 @ 5:40 pm
- What a wonderful collection you have here, Gretchen! Thanks for including the Daughters of the Flame and Brigit's Sparkling Flame.
Sweet blessings of Brigit.
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- Princeton Princeton Mar 17, 2009 @ 8:49 pm
- 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
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- keithyoung keithyoung Mar 10, 2009 @ 6:48 pm
- 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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- Trinity Trinity Feb 24, 2009 @ 9:01 am
- great...fantastic info...and touching thank you
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