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Bridget / Brigid:
Celtic Goddess of Fire, Blacksmiths, Wells,
Springs and Poets
The Main goddess of Ireland and Wales, Brigid's
feast, or Imbolc, is celebrated on the first of February.
Sometimes she is surrounded by the flame of inspiration and
wears the green of healing and growth. The Celts held poetry in great reverence
as it was the art of divination, the revelation of secrets, and preservation of
history.
Brigid says, "All good things come in three."
The poppy-flower crowns of these three regally-detailed sisters imbue them with
magical power. Goddess of Healing, Smithcraft and Queenship, She was served by a
female priesthood at Kildare. Her name derives from her worship by the
pre-Christian Brigantes, who honored her as identical with Juno, Queen of
Heaven.
Brigantia represents feminine strength and will keep
you safe from harm. This Lady is another form of Brigid, the protective deity of
the Irish Celts. Here she holds the orb and wears the crown of queenship,
while also holding the spear of Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom. As the tutelary
deity of warfare (briga), her soldier acolytes were known as brigands.
The Celtic Goddess Brigid is beloved as the muse of poetic
inspiration and the mistress of the healing arts. She is also associated with
smithcraft, which held special import for the early Celts. The site of her well
still exists in Ireland, and its eternal flame is still quietly attended by
eighteen maidens. The Catholic Church made her a saint due to her fervent
worshippers, who accepted Christ, but could not endorse a religion that excluded
her.
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