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𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐝
𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦, 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩, 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺,
𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺
Sometimes deity offerings are like "I bought this thing specifically for you" or "I did a ton of research and learned that this is one of your favorites, I hope you like it"
And then other times it's like "I'm going to offer Brigid/Hekate/The Morrigan a 3 Musketeers candy bar because they're a triple goddess hehe"
brigid — celtic goddess of healing, smithing, poetry, fertility, divination, fire and water.
brigid bless this hearth and home, keep us safe from harm. no matter how far we might roam, guide us safe and sound. heal me with your sacred water, shield me with your flame. your love is my sword and shield and so it shall remain.
🔥Subtle Brigid Worship⚒️
Completely inspired by @khaire-traveler ‘s subtle worship series!
➤ Light candles in your home
- (bonus points if the scent matches her associations)
➤ Read poetry books and blogs
➤ Build lego sets
➤ Clean your house or space + keep up with repairs
➤ Have bonfires with your community
➤ Swim in lakes or rivers
➤ Write poetry or creative writing
➤ Keep a grief journal
➤ Visit farms/care for livestock
➤ Donate or volunteer at animal shelters
➤ Have a picnic at sunrise
➤ Make your house a home with decor you love
➤ Share a warm drink with her
➤ Make your phone wallpaper something associated with her/art of her
➤ Sit around a fire
➤ Take regenerative baths or showers
➤ Create jewelry or sculptures
➤ Wear clothes or jewelry that suit her energy
➤ Learn a home craft like knitting, crochet or embroidery
➤ Make and mend your clothes
➤ Hang a Brigid’s cross by your door or kitchen
➤ Bake or Cook and share the meal with others
➤ Simmer pots with associated herbs
➤ Volunteer with domestic violence or queer shelters
➤ Work towards and embrace self love
➤ Help mothers & new parents in your community
➤ Grow your own food
➤ Sing songs that make you happy outloud
➤ Show hospitality wherever you can
➤ Have confidence in yourself and your worth
➤ Take care of your body and mind
➤ Go to therapy
➤ Aide the grieving and the dying
➤ Volunteer at a children’s hospital
➤ Do small acts of kindness
➤ Have honeyed or cinnamon toast
➤ Tell folktales, especially to the next generation
➤ Share stories of ancestors, not just those who are blood related
➤ Light a match
➤ Keep a stuffed sheep, cow, ox or other livestock in your home
➤ Wear perfume that reminds your of her
➤ Research Irish history & culture / Gaeilge
➤ Keep artwork of her by your door or kitchen
➤ Keep iron around your space especially your kitchen
➤ Wear iron jewelry
➤ Learn to Blacksmith or Invent something
➤ Create a community either online or irl
➤ Take care of your hair
➤ Go to a cooking or baking class
➤ Take a pottery or quilting class
➤ Foster animals
➤ Befriend your neighbors
➤ Smile and embrace life
➤ Cry and embrace death/grief when it comes into your life (more then just physical death)
➤ Read books and educate yourself
➤ Keep first aide in your home
➤ Get CPR/AED/First Aid certifications
➤ Learn herbalism
➤ Go on walks outside, especially during spring
➤ Make a wish at a well
➤ Embrace your authentic self
➤ Be an ally of or attend LGBTQIA+ events
➤ Eat fruits like apples and blackberries
➤ Learn self defense
➤ Research your ancestors, not just those related by blood
➤ Play ttrpgs or larp
➤ Keep a journal or a commonplace notebook
➤ Support small business and artists
➤ Plant native yellow flowers around your house
➤ Wear shawls, especially when you’re sick
➤ Learn grounding techniques
➤ Washing your face
➤ Eating / Drinking dairy
➤ Create collages
➤ Paint your nails with associated colors or symbols
More to be added later!
Hey, I have a question about something you may not know the answer to. I was told once that Brigid has two representations. One that is much more intense and tends to demand a lot more, and another that is calmer and more prone to giving and caring. I believe the person said that the difference is between Brig and Brigid. I would love to know your thoughts on this, or if you know anything about this interpretation?
Caveat, this was a concern someone brought up over me working with Brigid from a person who had worked with her before and has been a pagan for half a century.
Anyways, thank you for your blog. It's such a nice spot to land and is so refreshing <3
-J
Hello! Thank you for the nice comments, I appreciate it.
I'm not sure about this one. I can certainly believe that Brigid's got a few different faces - she's been worshipped/worked with by a variety of cultures across Celtic Europe for a long time, so it makes sense for there to be different iterations with different qualities, in much the same way that people work with Mama Mary under different banners. So while people may call her Brigid, Brighid, Brigit, Brig, Braid, Brigantia, etc., it's all referring to the same being.
Based on what I know about Brigid's various mythos (and I could be wrong here, so take this with a grain of salt), I'd say I work most closely with her Irish/Welsh iteration, who's focused on creativity, hearthcraft, and natural works, but the person you were talking to works with her in her Scottish/Anglican form, who's more focused on victory in battle and smithwork. That being said, the Lady is more than capable of filling all of her roles no matter which iteration of her you're working with.
Brigid worship suggestions
Associations
Fire
Wisdom
Healing
Poetry
Metalwork
springs/rivers
Hearth
Childbirth
inspiration
Life
Fertility
Household
Wells/waterways
Motherhood
Offerings
ivy
Water
Milk
honey
Baked food
Herbal teas
Crafting materials
Herbs
Stones
Arrow heads
Mead
Wheat & grains
Brigid’s cross
Burn bowl
Wood & medals
Incense
Wool
Coins
Books
Sacred animals
Cattle
Sheep
Oxen
Boars
Rams
Sacred colors
Green
Orange
Yellow
White
Blue
Action devotion
studying and crafting
Visiting wells and lakes
Prayers for inspiration and guidance
Taking care of her sacred animals
Wearing colors of green and gold
Creating a Brigit’s cross
Celebrating Imbolc
Creating poetry/letters
Create a bonfire in her name
taking care of your home
Not to be annoying but...
I don't understand how anyone working with, or worshipping, or devoting themselves to a creative artistic goddess like Brigid can use genAI.
She's a goddess of poets and artists and you won't even put the effort into creating for yourself? You would let a machine secrete a sad mockery of creativity and present it to her? Or gods forbid make AI images of her?!
I can't speak for a goddess but I feel this is true.
Brigid weeps at the death of creativity, and AI is the plague bringing that death.
