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pretty please?
Come unto these yellow sands
H. Isabel Adams, from The yellow book vol. 9, London, January 1896,
(Source archive.org.)
To Be a Witch
This is wrong. All wrong.
*blows a whistle*
*throws a red flag on the field*
Foul on the Play.
NO. *throws things*
Alright. I will be that person. I’m gonna go ahead and say I’m not sure exactly what is SO wrong with this. Some people would disagree with the “harm none” one. And knowing the old ways is arguable. So is following the moon, since not all of us do. But I can’t see the overall negative reaction. I don’t get it. Clearly this is a very shallow look at it—this isn’t all—but yeah, I’m callin’ it, I don’t understand the upset.
Because that’s not what it takes to be a witch. It suggests that to be a witch one must, more or less, be a Wiccan witch which isn’t true. If it said something like “my way to be a witch” or “So-and-so’s way to be a witch” then whatever but the title is painting it as THE way to be a witch.
I get that, which is why I stated the ones that I think ARE unfair generalizations. But I don’t see what’s so wrong with the others that are not specific. Some people are reacting so strongly like each and every thing is totally incorrect. I feel like at least a few of these are plausible for more than just solitaries. I don’t know. Just saying.
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The World Tree
Bridal shower maypole!!!
I convinced my friends and family to indulge my maypole requests for my may day bridal shower!
The Celtic goddess Brigid and her namesake, Saint Brigid of Ireland, can lay claim to being the most complex, intriguing, widespread, timeless, and beloved of all legendary ladies. Brigid appears in many different guises, with numerous names, in many different European cultures. And she has survived the ravages of time much better than most.
Known as Bride in Scotland, Brigandu in France, Ffaid in Wales, and Brigitania in England, the Irish goddess Brigid (usually pronounced Breet) is also known by the names Brighid , Bridget, Brid, and others. Her varying identities reflect her original image as a triple goddess, but with each of her three faces differing in their gifts.The Brigid first worshipped in ancient times was the daughter of the great Irish god Dagda, the ‘Good Father’. She had two sisters who were also named Brigid. Taken together, they were called the ‘Three Mothers’, ‘Three Sisters’, or simply the Goddess Brigid.
Unlike in Greek mythology where the Triple Goddess represented the three chronological stages of a woman’s life (Maiden, Matron, and Crone), the Bridgets were all of the same generation and the distinctions between them were based on their domains of responsibility.
Brigid, the ‘Fire of the Hearth’, was the goddess of fertility, family, childbirth and healing.
Brigid, the ‘“Fire of the Forge’, was like the Greek goddess Athena, a patroness of the crafts (especially weaving, embroidery, and metalsmithing), and a goddess who was concerned with justice and law and order.
Brigid, the ‘Fire of Inspiration’, was the muse of poetry, song history and the protector of all cultural learning.
I have a great love for Brighid/Brigid and identify with many of her aspects. Her work within the hearth domain is especially helpful to me. I have a candle lit for her and have been asking her for help with my father (for healing). If anyone knows of any other gods/goddess of healing they would be interested in learning more about, let me know!
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