I made this statue of Brighid two years ago… I know it sucks but  it felt cool at the time… lol

Brighid is worshiped or devoted to by many pagans from many traditions.  I know people who see her as a goddess, as a symbol, an ancestor- many ways, many modes of thought.  I think this is probably not just because of what she represents or what legends she is associated with, but because of the general atmosphere of energy surrounding her.  For me, she’s always been a peaceful refuge.  Somewhere to turn to when I need silence, warmth and to feel parented.  It wasn’t until I enetered the blogosphere that I found people who belonged to paths like Vodou, Santeria, Hellenist paganism- who worshiped Brighid in her many forms.  It was weird, I had never encountered worshipers of Brighid from those paths and it made my heart warm to see so much love and joy shared around the world for this spirit, this being.  


Brighid the Healer is the spiritual founder of my tradition.  I devoted to Brighid for a lot of reasons, but I decided to walk a path dedicated to her because I wanted to be a healer since I was a child.  I wanted to study herbs, homeopathic medicine, childbirth, and all sorts of old folk magic associated with healing and protection; not because I believed everything I read or was told, but just to try, just to see what could work for me and make me useful in my service and devotion.  


I think I connected so much to The Healer and Brighid the Midwife for a lot of reasons, one of them being my connection to her as a protector of children and mothers- two things I am very disconnected from physically.  Carrying a child to term is extremely difficult and unsuccessful for me for medical reasons, so I have always felt this disconnect… this weird sort of exclusion from that aspect of the divine femininity within women.  Sometimes I wonder just how female I really am because of it but I remember that being a woman isn’t defined by your ability to give life.  

Caring for my bunny is about as nurturing as I get

I’m not what I’d call a very nurturing spirit by nature lol, I haven’t really developed much of a maternal instinct yet, but I’m sure I’d be a good guardian some day to whatever spawn I adopt lol.  I hope Brighid will watch over me in that time of my life…


Brighid the Poet, who guides artists and the inspired is important to a lot of pagans apparently… me included.  Art and artistic expression- in every form, is where my heart really lies.  I don’t have a whole lot of discernible talents- I’m not a great painter, indoor gardens hate me, I’m a TERRIBLE cook, I don’t know crud about metal work,  I’m not really big on the “typical market of witch-crafts” like oils, incense and candles- I’m not great at any of those things so I rarely try, and god knows I cannot sew, weave or spin wool worth a damn lol.   I AM pretty decent at wood-working, hand dying, bath-salts, cleansing baths/floor washes, clay/ceramics, baking and jewelry making, so I guess it all evens out in some ways.  I have great memory, I make pretty bad-ass tea,  I’m not a bad writer when it’s my medium (fiction) and I can crochet like no-ones business.  

I don’t have much going on, but I can make some pretty cool herbal pigments!

I’m limited in my success when I try my hand at all the various things I’m inspired to make, but when I am successful, it’s good enough for me and I try to always remember that talent takes many forms and has many outlets.  That we are all of us struggling to find what we’re good at and more.  I think artists like me and many of you out there connect to Brighid the Poet because of that fire in our heads, that divine flame that comes on when we imagine something beautiful and want to bring it to life.


Who knew Brighid was so loved by so many!  Around Imbolg, before I blogged much, I read so many blogs that spoke about Brighid and her celebration, and all of them were different; wiccans, recons, shamans alike, all paying homage to her.  What she represents is so universal, I suppose I can’t be surprises she’s so universally loved.  You learn something new every day ^_^.