“The Sun’s path has returned to where it was at Samhain. Take some time to notice the quality of the light, for it is the same now as that shimmering magical glow of late October. But instead of the season of dark and silence before us, in the Northern Hemisphere, the season of light and growth […]
Imbolc
Ways to Celebrate Winter Solstice and the Goddesses of Winter by Kimberly Moore
The first of December is actually the start of meteorological Winter, but in many Northern areas hard frosts and snow begin much earlier. In ancient times, when the agricultural calendar was the focus, our Ancestors knew that Winter Solstice signified the halfway point of Winter. There was comfort that half of the hardest, coldest months […]
The Goddess Brigid – Alchemy and Creativity by Katherine Skaggs
THE STORY AND MYTH OF BRIGID Brigid, the Great Mother Goddess of Ireland, is the Celtic Goddess of Inspiration, Fire and the Arts. She brings healing and artistic beauty through her synergy of creative power. Brigid means bright and is the fire of inspiration that creates beauty and art in the world. She was born […]
Making Your Own Brighid’s Cross with Jude Lally
Making Your Own Cross A Brighid’s cross can be made throughout the year for whatever your personal need. You can make them out of varying materials such as corn husks, wool, fabric, pipe cleaners, raffia, or even paper – whatever you are drawn to using. Your cross will also look effective with just one round […]
Honoring the Goddess Aphrodite on Her February Feast Day
Leave Crete, Come here, Come to the holy place Come to the sacred grove. Your altars are smoking with incense. Cold water sings through the fruited trees, Everything is shaded under the bower of roses And from the shimmering radiance of leaves, an enchanted sleep drops down. Here is a meadow of spring flowers where […]
Feast Day of the Orisha Goddess OYA – February 2
The promise of Spring, the quickening, and the fire of Goddess also inspires other Goddess festivals. Oya is a Yoruban Orisha and Goddess who has been syncretized into Afro-Caribbean traditions. February 2 is the Feast Day of the Orisha Goddess OYA, as well as her Saint, Candelaria. We did a teleconference on this powerful […]
Celebrating Imbolc and the Goddess Brigid on Her Day
“The Sun’s path has returned to where it was at Samhain. Take some time to notice the quality of the light, for it is the same now as that shimmering magical glow of late October. But instead of the season of dark and silence before us, in the Northern Hemisphere, the season of light and growth […]
Blessings of Vasant Panchami – Happy Birthday Saraswati – February 1!
Rivers of power flowing everywhere. Fields of magnetism relating everything. This is your origin. This is your lineage. The current of creation is right here, Coursing through subtle channels, Animating this very form. Follow the gentle touch of life, Soft as the footprint of an ant, As tiny sensations open to vastness. Power sings as […]
Happy Brigid’s Day! Resources for Connecting to the Goddess Brigid
Brigid has been known by many names: Brigit, Brig, Bride, Brigantia, Saint Brigid, and Mary of the Gael. But no name encapsulates her personality as well as the term Breo Saighead (or Breo Aigit), meaning “fiery arrow or power.” Although this term was thought to be the root source of Brigid’s name (as stated […]
The Feast Day of St. Brigid {Carol P. Christ}
May we remember Brigid on her day in the fullness of her connection to bountiful and life-giving earth by setting a bowl of milk on an altar or special place in the garden on her holy day. Who knows, a snake just might come to drink from it. The Christian Feast Day of St. Brigid […]
