A Brigit of Ireland Devotional
Sun Among Stars
Erschienen am 27. August 2021
336 Seiten
978-1-78904-696-0 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
She is the gateway to inspiration, the eternal sparkling flame. A Brigit of Ireland Devotional - Sun Among Stars evokes this much-loved Goddess and Saint, drawing on her history, mythology, and traditions, and on the author's intimate bond with her. Thoughtful essays, a daily devotional practice, and extensive resources make it a useful reference as well as an inspiring text.
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Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
New York
Großbritannien
Verlagsgruppe
Collective Ink
Dateigröße
1,20 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78904-696-0 (9781789046960)
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Person
Mael Brigde is a devotee of the Irish goddess and saint, Brigit, and the founder of the Daughters of the Flame, which has tended Brigit's perpetual fire since Imbolc 1993. She publishes a general interest Brigit blog, Brigit's Sparkling Flame, and a Brigit poetry blog, Stone on the Belly. She teaches courses and webinars on Brigit, including Journey with Brigit, Goddess of Poetry, an intensive class that explores reading and writing poetry as a sacred act. Mael Brigde lives in Vancouver, Canada.
Inhalt
- Intro
- Preface
- Foreword by Orlagh Costello
- Introduction
- Poems & Prayers
- Flame Offering
- Poems - Hillside
- "The Truth"
- Crossing Divides
- Well Offering
- Shadow Harvest
- People of the Goddess Danu
- All-Giving Sun, Father of Brig
- Divine Cow
- Brechtnat and Broicseach
- The Wives of Dubthach
- Daughter of the Dagda
- Danu and the Dagda
- Dubthach maccu Lugair
- Brigit Meets the King
- Red-Haired Boy
- Death of Ruadán
- Bean Sídhe
- The Blood-Thirsting Band
- Violation
- The Well
- Triad
- Bird of Three Realms
- Cill Dara - Cell of the Oak
- Curragh Sacrifice
- Brigit's Garden
- Hidden Fire
- Brigit and the Madman
- A Night's Work
- Hostel
- The Pig Addresses Brigit
- The Curragh of Kildare
- The Nun Who Races
- Hungry
- Macc Da Thó's Pig
- My Best Horse
- Otherworld Gate
- Grove of a Goddess
- Nut-Fed Fish
- Brigit's Candle Bearer
- The Falcon
- Bear at Imbolc
- Woman in the Well
- Fionn and Brigit
- Pillar Stone Fire
- Brigit Wakens
- Brigit's Pastures
- Booleying Time
- Idyll
- Numinous Land
- Three Sisters at Drung Hill
- Three Hags
- Brigit's Oaks
- Sunbeam
- On the Burren
- Ancestral Dream
- Poems - Hand
- Everywhere
- One and Three
- Multiplicity
- Song of Brigit
- Embody
- Brigit in the Time Before
- Wolves and Pigs
- Contemplations
- Brigit Speaks with the Sword
- Invasions
- At Battle's Pause
- Death of Goibniu's Grey
- Sovereign Goddess
- Verb: Smith
- Goddess of Smiths
- Bres the Beautiful
- Ridge of Clay
- Three Brigs and Sencha
- Blessing Against Oppression and Submission
- Cormac's Gift
- Pillars of the World
- Indictment and Defense
- To Alba
- The Community Learns to Read
- Old Shawly
- Healing Goddess
- Stand Strong
- Shattered Dreams
- Held
- The Briugu
- Womb Blessing
- Your Feast is Upon Us
- Hearthfire
- Fisherman's Shield
- A Blessing on Your Nets
- Healing Ways
- Birth Blessing
- History of Pain in Ireland
- Keeper of Cattle
- By Brigit's Day
- Cattle in Winter
- Bealtaine Cattle Blessing
- Milk, A List
- Wielder of the Sword
- Three to One
- Ogam Reading
- Poems - Heart
- Invitation
- Mother of the Saint
- Convert
- A Woman with God
- Dubthach Versus the Druid
- Brigit and Her Sisters
- Appeasement
- Your People
- Famine Years
- Walk of the Brigidines
- Forgotten Saint
- Ordination of Brigit, Bishop
- Nonbeliever
- First Encounter
- Conversation in Queen's Park
- Initiation
- Brigit Three (Offering Prayer)
- - I'm Asleep and Don't Waken Me -
- Brigit's Hermit
- Four Corners to My Bed
- Praise Song
- Prayer for the Dead
- Pause
- Brigit to the Grieving Mother
- Hard
- Prayer with Cancer
- The Blessing I Ask
- That I May Share
- Threshold Blessing
- Family Ties
- Kindling
- Relighting the Flame
- Above Nature
- Who Tends Her Flame
- Visitor at the Door
- Whisper/Birth
- Why I Tend Your Flame
- Shift Day
- She Receives the Flame
- Suffering and Compassion (Chant)
- Invited to the Feast
- Caim of Bride
- Brigit Bids Farewell to Her Bishop
- My Life as a Bird
- Reflections in Brigit's Well
- Daily Devotional
- Who is Brigit of Ireland?
- Saint Brigit
- The Goddess(es) Brigit
- Goddess and Saint
- Knots in the Weaving: Misunderstandings Along the Way
- The Perpetual Flame at Kildare
- A Way Forward
- Afterword by Morgan Daimler
- Glossary
- Pronunciation Guide
- Irish Language
- Bibliography and Suggested Reading
- Irish Texts
- Primary Lives of St Brigit
- Resource List
- Reviews
- Courses
- Conferences
- Music
- Brigit-Focussed Groups
- Catholic Brigidine Sisters
- Brigit Group (Non-Flame-Tending)
- Flame-Tending Groups
- Pilgrimages and Festivals
- Online Resources (Brigit)
- Online Resources (General)
- About the Author
- Author Links
- Acknowledgements
