Tending Brigid's Flame

Lunaea Weatherstone (Portland, Oregon) is a priestess, writer, teacher, and tarot coun-selor who has been serving the Pagan com-munity for more than twenty-five years, since her days as owner/editor of SageWoman magazine. As Grove Mother for the Sisterhood of the Silver Branch, she offers year-long programs in goddess spiritu-ality. Lunaea has been a devotee of Brigid for more than 20 years.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrologue: Invoking BrigidMy Journey to BrigidAbout this BookChapter One The Source of the FlameBrigid the GoddessThe CeltsThe Flame Endures: Brigid the SaintA Sun Among the Stars of HeavenBrigid of KildareBrigid and PatrickFrom Goddess to Saint to GoddessChapter Two Hearth: The Welcoming FlameCéad Míle Fáilte: A Hundred Thousand WelcomesThe Door and the ThresholdSacred HospitalityThe Place of GatheringThe Roof and the Floor and All BetweenBrigid’s CrossBlessing the HerdWelcoming the Wee FolkShrine and AltarBrigid in the GardenBrigid in the KitchenYour Kitchen HearthBrigid’s PantryThis Day and Every DayBrigid’s Broom: Mindful HousecleaningThis Night and Every NightSmooring the FireChapter Three          Temple: The Devotional FlameBrigid and the Power of ThreeThe Triple BrigidTriskele and TriquetraBrigid’s SistersBrigid’s Celtic KinSisters Across the SeasBrigid and MaryBrigid Between the WorldsBrigid’s Earthly Journey: Seasons and FestivalsImbolcSeasons of Light and DarkBrigid of the White MoonThe Spring MoonsThe Summer MoonsThe Autumn MoonsThe Winter MoonsBrigid’s Earthly AlliesBirds, Beasts, and FishPlantsStonesBrigid’s Sacred PlacesKildareHoly Wells and SpringsWorship, Devotions, and PrayerLéitheoireacht Diaga: Divine ReadingA Book of DevotionsThe Pleasure of PrayerThe Genealogy of BrigidBrigid’s Eternal FlameBrigidine SistersOrd BrighideachFlamekeeping: Time and TimelessnessTemporal FlamesPerpetual FlamesInvoking the FireFaithfulness and CompassionCircle or Solitary?Practical FlamekeepingChapter Four            Forge: The Transforming FlameBrigid the CreatrixSoul Windows: Icons for BrigidSpool and SpindleBrigid the JewelsmithThe Magics of MetalsMetalwork as MeditationCoirníní Paidir Bríd: Prayer Beads for BrigidBrigid and the Power of WordsTriadsOaths and VowsPreserving Your HistoryBrigid the HealerBathing in Brigid’s WellBrigid’s Soul ForgeBrigid and ExcellenceSword and ShieldBrigid’s Ink: Celtic TattoosImmramaFire in the HeadBrigid the MidwifeBrigid at the Threshold of DeathBrigid the Foster MotherBrigid Anam CaraGood for the SoulSong and Silence: Brigid’s Soul RestorersSoulful SilenceBrigid of the AuguryScryingA Poetry OracleEmerging from the Forge: Your Name PoemChapter Five Tending Your FlameBrigid’s CharityBrigid the ActivistNineteen Flames for BrigidResourcesContributorsBibliographyIndex