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| | Owldaughter - Brighid |
 | | Brighid is generally identified as an Irish goddess associated with fire, although in Roman Britain she was known as Brigantina, the deity associated with free warriors known as brigands. | | | Saint Brighid was an historical figure (451-525 CE) who established a religious community called Kildare ("church of the oak", named for the tree where she began a small convent). | | | Brighid is also associated with divination, an action also connected to inspiration and intuition. |
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http://www.owldaughter.org/articles/brighid.html
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| | Brighid or St. Brigit? |
| | The oak was sacred to the druids, and in the inner sanctuary of the Church 20 nuns maintained a perpetual flame, a religious symbol of the druid faith, as well as the Christian. | | | Turning the shrine of Brighid into a convent was one of the ways the RCC sanctified the pagan by overlaying Christianity. | | | Brighid is one of pagan deities adopted into Christianity. |
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http://sxws.com/charis/brigit.htm
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| | Sanctuary of Brighid |
| | The Goddess Brighid is revered as the Catholic Saint Brigid of Kildare. | | | Brighid has remained one of the most enduring of the Celtic goddesses. | | | Anciently, a shrine to Brighid was kept at Cille Dara (Cell of the Oak), now Kildare, Ireland, where 19 women cared for Her sacred flame, each tending it a full day from sundown to sundown. |
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http://www.webcoves.com/circles/brighid.html
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| | Brighid |
| | In modern Britain today, as the warrior-maiden, Brigantia, she is a symbol of justice and authority, and portrayed as the personification of Britain on the coin of the realm. | | | Brighid is the most powerful religious figure in all of Irish history. | | | However, her aspects are not of the maiden, mother, crone - she has three different aspects which are all parts of the same ageless goddess. |
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http://myths.allinfoabout.com/deity2.html
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| | Ireland's OWN Myths and Magic |
| | She was canonized by the Catholic church as St. Brighid. | | | As a warrior Goddess, Brighid favoured the use of the spear or the arrow. | | | The Goddess Brighid had always kept a shrine at Kildare, Ireland, with a perpetual flame tended by nineteen virgin priestesses called Daughters of the Flame. |
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http://irelandsown.net/brighid.htm
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| | More info about Brigid |
| | Instead, people outside of Christian tradition have again adopted Brighid and she is the focus of their worship. | | | She was coannonized by the Catholic church as St. Brigit and various origins are given to this saint." St. Brigit is often said to have been the midwife of Christ and a close friend to Mary. | | | Brighid is best known and written about in the context of Celtic mythology. |
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http://members.aol.com/Branwenn/page2.html
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| | Brighid, Bright Goddess of the Gael |
| | Brighid is the Daughter of the Dagda, one of the more universal deities of the pagan Gaelic world. | | | That earlier Brighid was goddess of poetry and music, one of the three great divinities of love, goddess of women, the keeper of prophecies and dreams, the watcher of the greater destinies, the guardian of the future. | | | Originally cared for by nineteen virgins, when the Pagan Brighid was Sainted, the care of her shrine fell to Catholic nuns. |
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http://inanna.virtualave.net/brighid.html
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| | Brighid |
| | Another aspect of Brighid's fire is the fire of the hearth. | | | Brighid was the first Goddess who I came across who possesses both the warrior and the healer aspects that I was looking for. | | | One aspect of Brighid's fire is the fire of the forge. |
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http://www.treesong.org/brighid/keeper
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| | Imbolg |
| | Brighid is an Irish Goddess who is described as Brighid and her two sisters named Brighid. | | | Whether Brighid is three individuals or one individual who manifests all three aspects, the Brighid who is associated with Imbolc is Brighid the Maiden. | | | She is laid in a basket, her bridal bed, and a wand (symbol of the God) adored with ribbons and flowers, is laid across her. |
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http://home1.gte.net/res19x79/imbolg.htm
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| | Welcome to Brighid's Hearth -- Cat and Aislinn McEarchern's Home! |
| | Brighid, both as goddess and saint, is associated with many sacred wells in Ireland. | | | Such was her popularity that when Christianity became the dominant religion in Ireland, she was made into a saint, and her worship continues today as St. Brighid of Kildare. | | | As the hearth symbolized the center of the home and family, these are the pages we created to do just that. |
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http://www.brighidshearth.com/home.html
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| | Brigid |
| | Excalibur, King Arthur's sword, was forged by the Lady of the Lake, a figure sometimes associated with Brighid because of her fire and forgery aspect. | | | This mid-Winter feast commences as the ewes begin to lactate and is the start of the new agricultural cycle. | | | She sometimes also is associated with the Romano-Celtic goddess Aquae-Sulis in Bathe. |
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http://www.pantheon.org/articles/b/brigid.html
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| | Clarence Sterling: 1132 AD & SAINT BRIGHID & |
| | Her Catholic apologists have noted that the absurd thought of a woman with a bishopric precludes its possibility, and have explained that Saint Brighid was merely accorded the equivalency in power and respect. | | | This is a nearly bald allusion to Saint Brighid, as it has often been alleged that she achieved the unique position of being ordained a female Bishop. | | | It corroborates the identity in folkloric Ireland of the 31st of January with Saint Brighid, and that it was as a New Year's Eve in the religious lives of the people. |
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http://www.kirbymountain.com/rosenlake/fw/Sterling-1132.html
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| | Brighid Guardian Of Wells Gothinia Chronicle Angelus Gothinia Simon Seamount |
| | Brighid raises high her hands and shouts I am Hansel transformed into a new form by an Angel who appeared to me from Heaven so now you must call me Brighid and obey my Word for I am appointed by God to preserve apple orchards and water wells for all people. | | | Three long moon cycles of blooming flowers Brighid drinks water and feasts on berries then wields sword of light whirling on toes spinning around battling ghosts of revenge till she feels its power surge from her heart body and sword becoming one weapon of power. | | | White Raven laughs remember Child of Britannia long ago your father buried a sword of steel beneath my feet declaring an end to all death for whoever wields this Blade has God Power to slay anyone who refuses to obey his Word. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/folk/gothinia/Brighid_Guardian_Of_Wells.htm
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| | treesong.org / Brighid |
| | Therefore, I have crafted this Shrine of Brighid in her honor. | | | Keeper Circle = This is where you can learn more about my journey with Brighid and why she is a Goddess who has a special place in my heart and life. | | | May your visit to the Shrine of Brighid be a blessed experience! |
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http://www.treesong.org/brighid
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| | Brigid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | According to Proinsias Mac Cana, Minerva‘s closest parallel is the goddess Brigantis or Brigantia, who survives in Irish literature as Brighid, daughter of the divine king, Dagda. | | | She seems to have been the Celtic equivalent of the Roman Minerva and the Greek Athena (Encyclopedia Britannica: Celtic Religion), a goddesses with very similar functions and apparently embodying the same concept of 'elevated state', whether physical or psychological. | | | She had two sisters, also named Brighid, and is considered a classic Celtic Triple Goddess. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighid
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| | BRIGHID MARION KORNDORFFER-GLANCEY 1994-2003 |
| | 1994 without her spots as all dalmations are born; Brighid was naked of spots but not personality. | | | Named for Brighid the Goddess of Fertility and Fire | | | Died Aug 17, 2003 9:10 A.M. Laid to rest Aug 18, 2003 May she rest in peace; her spirit will remain in our hearts until our dying days. |
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http://home.earthlink.net/~chiewie/id5.html
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| | Brighid's Fire Books |
| | In case you've tried to contact Brighid's Fire Books lately, I'm not ignoring anybody. | | | Posted by Brighid's Fire Books at 10:19 AM | | | Posted by Brighid's Fire Books at 11:30 AM |
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http://microenterprisejournal.com/brighidsfirebooks
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| | Rite of Dedication to Holy Brighid |
| | Symbols/Images of the Gods, Ancestors and Land should also be present. | | | I am under the shielding of good Brighid each day; | | | My life shall be lived in thine honor |
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http://www.conjure.com/ded2brigid.html
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| | Brighid Gaelic Goddess of Smith Craft - anvilfire Story Page |
| | ULIUS CAESAR does not list Vulcan (the classical smith god) in his description of the Celtic gods of Gaul, yet smithcraft was highly regarded by the Celts, and a smith god is certainly known from various sources. | | | Romano-Celtic carvings of a smith god, sometimes bearing tongs and hammer, are known in Britain; he is also associated with Mars, or with Celtic gods similar to Mars such as Toutates. | | | Smiths are frequently associated with supernatural powers, including therapy, in folklore, so it is no surprise that the ancient smith gods were credited with similar magical abilities. |
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http://www.anvilfire.com/21centbs/stories/Brighid_1.htm
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| | Brighid |
| | Much of which I received through my meditative processes was given to me by Brighid. | | | Aside from that; this Celtic year has given me much insight into my own direction on how I can assist and be apart of the future community as it relates to the land. | | | As it harm none, according to the free will of all. |
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http://www.imagik.net/brighid.html
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| | Prayers to Brighid |
| | These are some prayers to Brighid that I adapted from prayers to the Irish Saint Brigid. | | | Brighid, preserve the fire, as You preserve us all. | | | Instead, may the spark of Brighid light the love in my soul, that it may burn brightly through the day. |
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http://www.paganlibrary.com/rituals_spells/prayers_brighid.php
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| | Brighid's Fir Grove |
| | (The author is a member of the Fir Cell.) Nineteen is a number traditional to Brighid's worship (see below) and corresponds to the Celtic "great year" or the number of years it takes for the lunar and solar calendars to coincide. | | | are international orders dedicated to keeping the holy flame of Brighid perpetually alight. | | | You have entered a fir grove sacred to the Goddess Brighid. |
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http://bhaktiwicca.org/fir_grove.html
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| | The Wheel of the Celtic Year: Imbolc |
| | She is also known as Brigid, Bridget, Brighid, Brighde, Brig or Bride and some scholars consider her name originated with the Vedic Sanskrit word brihati, an epithet of the divine. | | | Meditate upon what you would like to see grow in health and strength this year: for yourself, your family, your community, the Earth, and ask for Bride's blessing upon your prayers. | | | Goddess of the Sun and Christian saint of the Eternal Fire are equally invoked in the beautiful invocation known as Brighid's Arrow: |
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http://www.celticspirit.org/imbolc.htm
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| | God & Goddess Pendants - Brighid - The Celtic Goddess - PEPI-412-676 |
| | She was thought by some to have been the mid-wife to the Virgin Mary at the birth of Christ. | | | The Christians "converted" Bridget to St. Brighid, calling her the human daughter of a druid, and claiming she was baptized by St. Patrick. | | | The ancient Brighid had three manifestations, the goddess of smithcraft, the goddess of poetry and inspiration, and the goddess of healing and medicine. |
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http://www.wiccanglade.com/brighid.html
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| | Rath of Brighid homepage |
| | This site will offer ritual, prayer and poetry in dedication to Holy Brighid and to the Gods of the Celts. | | | What We Don't Know About the Ancient Celts | | | Holy Brighid Holding the World in her Hands |
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http://www.conjure.com/RATH
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| | Candlemas and Saint Brighid - Pagan |
| | Candlemas, or Imbolc, is a festival for the Maiden and for the Irish goddess Brighid. | | | It is also sometimes called Oimelc (EE-mulk) which means “ewe’s milk.” Candlemas is a cross quarter day, falling halfway between Yule and the Spring Equinox. | | | Reborn as the Corn Maiden, this dollie is now dressed in white and displayed as Brighid the Bride. |
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http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art27504.asp
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| | Descent of Brighid |
| | Brighid, friend of women, Brighid, fire of magic, | | | Brighid of the mantles, Brighid of the hearth fire, | | | Brighid of the strong hands, Brighid of the kine, |
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http://www.tuathadebrighid.org/descent.htm
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| | Brighid |
| | It is believed by some that Brighid used | | | Brighid ~ Daughter of The Dagda, patroness of Druids and Bards, Goddess of healing, smithcraft, | | | Saint Bride according to legend (patroness of child-birth) was said to have been the |
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http://www.angelfire.com/ar/clangael/Brighid.html
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| | The Sanctuary |
| | The nineteen virgins who tended the sacred flame of KillDara became nineteen holy nuns who served the Saint, who was said to have been ordained so she could celebrate Mass like a priest. | | | She was known as three sister-goddesses, all named Brighid, one a poet, one a metalsmith, one a healer. | | | There is a page of prayers, invocations and poetry to the Goddess Brighid and other Deities...some of this is my own work and some is ancient or composed by friends..all is sincere. |
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http://www.technoharp.com/Brighidsplace
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| | Join Us |
| | Reviews of two popular level books from the CER recommended book list, one on general neo-paganism and one on comparative religions. | | | Permission is given for the use, including respectful modification, of ritual material by individuals or groups for the purpose of worship, though we request that credit be given where possible and appropriate. | | | An essay documenting the applicant's understanding of Tuatha de Brighid vision, and how it relates to the applicant's personal spirituality. |
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http://www.tuathadebrighid.org/joinus.htm
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| | Brighid Aura - Music |
| | What if for both instances you could have chosen the same CD? | | | In this debut album, Brighid Aura allows us to follow the trials and tribulations of one soul. | | | With “Between Two Worlds” the band Brighid Aura has managed to produce an album that encompasses several emotions, as well as musical genres. |
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http://www.brighidaura.com/music.htm
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| | CaringBridge - Brighid History |
| | She can see Brighid on a regular basis. | | | Even though she was only with us a very short time, she has touched us all and brought us together in a huge circle of love and prayer. | | | This may be the last posting for J. She is still tired but doing well. |
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http://www.caringbridge.org/examples/brighid/history.html
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| | Making a Brighid's Cross |
| | The following are step-by-step instructions for how to make a Brighid's Cross (see left). | | | For another example of making a Brighid's Cross, see: http://www.toad.net/~sticker/crafts.html | | | Just untie the ends and pull them all tightly together again. |
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http://www.applewarrior.com/celticwell/ejournal/imbolc/brighids_cross.htm
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| | Links |
| | Rite of Dedication to Brighid - Rowan Fairgrove | | | Photographs of Brighid's Wells and the Fire Pit at Kildare | | | Saint Brighid: Mary of the Gael - Catholic Information Network |
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http://www.ordbrighideach.org/links.htm
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| | RealMagick Article: Brigid - The Goddess of Imbolc and Celtic Europe by Gwydion |
| | The name Bridget is the Christianization of these pre-Christian goddess names as will be discussed below. | | | Brigid has been known by many names, mostly depending upon the specific location or time period. | | | Worshipped in Ireland, Wales, Spain, France, and Britain, she was called Brighde in Ireland, Bride in Scotland, Brigantia in Northern Britain, Brigandu in France, and also known as Brid, Brig and Brighid. |
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http://realmagick.com/articles/07/1807.html
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| | Brighid's Stargate Poetry and Fiction |
| | This site now houses all of Brighid's Stargate fan fiction and poetry, including SG-1, SGA, and Pegasus B. Stargate SG-1 Poetry | | | The Colonel Went Out Sailing - Jack/Daniel, 5K. | | | Now We See Through A Glass - Jack/Daniel, 5K. |
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http://brighid.lyricalmagic.com/bmain.html
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| | Brightidea - Brighid's Profile |
| | This site will be moved shortly to community.brightidea.com please update your links & bookmarks. | | | New ideas entered by Brighid will be sent to you via email | | | Writing opinionative articles, poems and design journal entries. |
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http://www.brightidea.com/show_profile.asp?screen_name=Brighid
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