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Brigid: Celtic Mother Goddess of Poetry, Healing, the Hearth, Creativity, and More
Look here for lore about Brigid and Imbolc/Candlemas, modern day priestesses of Brigid, Brigid related spells and rituals, and Brigid and goddess inspired music, books and art, and the celtic/voodoo connection.
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.
- Burnin'Bush : Goddess Brigid
- More history of Brigid.
- Lady of the Depths
- Lady of the Depths: Primal Goddess of Celtic Shamanism
- 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
- 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.
- Imbolc
- A ritual to celebrate Imbolc.
- Imbolc: The Goddess of the Mound
- "On February 1, the Goddess emerges from her winter mound as the Snake Goddess. The Snake Goddess symbolizes the transformative element of the Goddess and heralds change ? such as spring renewal."
- Brigid's Cross
- Directions for making Brigid's Cross from pipecleaners instead of straw, which is the traditional material for making this Candlemas holiday ornament.
- 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.
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.
- Ellen Dugan's Brigid Spell for Inspiration
- Scroll down the page to the heading that says "Happy Imbolc!"
- 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.
Books to Start Your Brigid Library
The Rites of Brigid: Goddess & Saint
Amazon Price: $21.24 (as of 07/26/2008)
Brighid's Healing: Irelands Celtic Medicine Tradition
Amazon Price: $14.21 (as of 07/26/2008)
The festival of Brigit: Celtic goddess and holy woman
Amazon Price: (as of 07/26/2008)
Britannia Rules: Goddess-Worship in Ancient Anglo-Celtic Society
Amazon Price: (as of 07/26/2008)
The Book of Kelle: The Story of the Great Celtic Mother-Goddess, the Original Blessed Lady of Ireland
Amazon Price: (as of 07/26/2008)
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.
Beautiful Brigid Images on CafePress
The Voodoo Connection: Ma'Man Brigit
She's Everywhere!
- Ma'Man Brigit, Voodoo Loa
- A very informative lens about how Brigit became "goddess" of the cemetaries, among other things.
Welcome to My Hearth!
Let Me Know You Stopped By, and Please Rate This Lens
Laura
Brigid has been special to me for a long time. It was really great to find this here. Bookmarked it now. Thanks!
Posted April 02, 2008
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thomasz
Nice lens. Great info. Posted February 13, 2008 |
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Evelyn_Saenz
The Riverdancers send you St. Patrick's Day greetings. I had never heard of Brigid before. Thank you for putting this lens together. Posted February 11, 2008 |
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Celtica
Great lens, Intuitive - lots of resources for learning about Brigid. I must include her in my own new lens (please rate it when you have a moment)! Posted January 07, 2008 |
Katy_Ravensong
Thanks for all the neat stuff about the Lady. I've bookmarked your site. Katy (co-owner ~ Sisters By The Flame on yahoo groups ~ a flamekeeper group for Brighid).
Posted November 13, 2007
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