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Brigit of the mantles, Brigit of the peat-heap, Brigit of the twining hair, Brigit of the augury.
Brigit of the white feet, Brigit of the calmness, Brigit of the white palms, Brigit of the kine.
Brigit, woman-comrade, Brigit of the peat-heap, Brigit, woman-helper, Brigit, woman mild.
Brigit, own tress of Mary, Brigit, Nurse of Christ, Each day and each night That I say the Descent of Brigit,
I shall not be slain, I shall not be wounded, I shall not be put in cell, I shall not be gashed,
I shall not be torn in sunder, I shall not be despoiled, I shall not be down-trodden,
I shall not be made naked, I shall not be rent, Nor will Christ Leave me forgotten
Nor sun shall burn me, Nor fire shall burn me, Nor beam shall burn me, Nor moon shall burn me.
Nor river shall drown me, Nor brine shall drown me, Nor flood shall drown me, Nor water shall drown me.
Nightmare shall not lie on me, Black sleep shall not lie on me, Spell sleep shall not lie on me, “ Luaths-luis” shall not lie on me.
I am under the keeping Of my Saint Mary, My companion, beloved Brigit.
From Carmina Gadelica, Hymns and Incantations, in Gaelic with English translations, Volume III. Collected byAlexander Carmichael.
4 comments:
That quilt is very pleasant to look at. The plain authenticity of the spiritual imagery and even the cool color scheme elicits I think a sense of comfort, which is exactly what a good quilt should do I suppose. This all has a nice effect to buoy spirits these days. I must admit, the (comparative) isolation is starting to get me down.
I’m glad you like it, Tiege. I also feel a gentle solace looking into it. Have you been connecting with any live ritual or community music and such online? That has been helping me, having those moments with others who are also in lockdown. No distance needed between screens. 💚
Hi Mael Brigde! It's rough not being able to live life the way I like it, but I've been going back to the tried and true emotionally uplifting acts of drinking tons of coffee and listening to loud loud music to help me bounce back! I hope you are well and I am looking forward to more posts.
: ) Sounds very contemplative, Tiege. I'm well. I'm working on my presentation for the Brigit conference in a couple of weeks. Hmm. Maybe I should announce that here. Good point!
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