Image: Image: green background with a gush of water, the above words, three candles, and the cover of the book. Which is also green, and has a painting of the face of a white, red-haired Irish woman, surrounded by Irish knotwork.
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Jennifer Lawrence, Winner in Book Draw
"Torch of Brighid: Flametending for Transformation" by Erin Aurelia - Available for Pre-Order
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My publisher, Moon Books, has a third Brigit title coming out next summer, by fellow Brigit's flame-tender, Erin Aurelia. I haven't read it yet, but it promises to be unique. The author asks (and presumably answers) the questions, "What is flametending, and how can a simple devotional practice be engaged with as a transformational spiritual path?"
Erin writes:
"Announcing my book, The Torch of Brighid: Flametending for Transformation, by the Moon Books imprint of John Hunt Publishing, available now for preorder, to be released in June 2023! Learn more about it, read advance praise, and find out where to preorder here."
Image: Cover of Torch of Brighid by Erin Aurelia shows a red cloak worn by a white person with slender arms and hands. The person is holding a kerosene hand lantern.
Pause for Peace on Saint Brigit’s Day AND Rekindling the Flame is Out!
The Sisters of Saint Brigid in Kildare are promoting a pause for peace on Saint Brigid's Day 2023, at mid-day, wherever in the world you are, with the hope of engendering a twenty-four hour pause in all. This will be on the day of their thirtieth anniversary of tending Brigit’s flame. More details later, I'm sure!
In other news, Sister Rita Minehan's book, Rekindling the Flame: A Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of St. Brigid, revised edition, is now out. Contact.
Class Giveaway! Discovering Brigit - Goddess & Saint (with Mael Brigde)
Win free enrollment in Discovering Brigit - Goddess & Saint with Mael Brigde. Enrollment gives a discount on the following course, Stepping Into Brigit, but Discovering Brigit can be taken as a stand-alone, and will appeal to long-time devotees as well as those new to Brigit.
TO ENTER
*METHOD ONE*
* Like my Facebook page, Brigit's Portal - Classes, Gatherings, Poetry, Tools.
* Share this post.
* Comment below the competition post on Brigit's Portal with one thing that drew you to Brigit, Goddess and Saint.
*METHOD TWO*
* Subscribe to this blog.
* Share the contents of this post & the image above on social media.
* Comment below with one thing that drew you to Brigit, Goddess and Saint.
The winning name will be drawn on 15 January 2023.
Good luck!
ENDORSEMENTS
"I can’t imagine reading this poetry and remaining untouched. I can’t imagine allowing this book to lie, languishing and ignored, at the back of the shelf. I can’t imagine allowing this book to pass you by."
from the foreword by Orlagh Costello, founder of Brigid's Forge.
“Sun Among Stars…is at once contemplative and deeply personal, educational and reflecting the evolution in understanding and belief that we all go through over time. For this alone it is an invaluable addition to the corpus of material on Brigid… Let the goddess or the saint or simply Brigid speak to you through the author’s words as you step into a deeper understanding…”
Morgan Daimler author of Pagan Portals: Brigid - Meeting The Celtic Goddess Of Poetry, Forge, And Healing Well
"It is a unique challenge to bridge the ancient past with the modern, and the Christian with the Pagan, but Mael Brigde does so with ease and grace. She tells the story of Brigid through remarkable poetry that is as much prayer as it is verse. This gorgeous text could be used as a guidebook for a Brigid devotee through different holidays and times of life. A must have for all lovers of Brigid."
Courtney Weber, author of Brigid: History, Mystery, and Magick of the Celtic Goddess
WEBSITE: https://bit.ly/MaelBrigde
IMAGE: a graphic design consisting of the words Class Giveaway going around a photo of a red-haired woman (pictured from the upper arms to above the knee-line. She is wearing a green dress and holding a candle lantern. The image rests on a photo of hawthorn leaves against a background of blue sky.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
New Donation Button
I have decided to add a donation button to this blog and a couple of other places. If you enjoy my work and would like to help me continue it, donations are gratefully accepted. But so are comments, shares, offers of poems for Stone on the Belly or tips on Brigit-related events, music, etc., to blog about here — or anything else you think might be encouraging.
Go raibh míle maith agaibh!
Image: of Brigit dolly and oak leaves by Mael Brigde.