“Brigit as a Constant Companion” - Meditation and Contemplation Video Moved to YouTube

 

It’s occurred to me that I should put some of my videos onto YouTube as they are disappearing from here. I’ve put up the daily ritual from A Brigit of Ireland Devotional - Sun Among Stars, and now I have uploaded a much longer and more in-depth offering, Brigit as a Constant Companion. This was my offering for Land Sea Sky Travel's Brigid - A Friend for Our Times conference in 2020.

Brigit as a Constant Companion is an immersive, guided contemplation of Brigit, an invitation to slow right down and enter into a quiet, meditative awareness of her. In these chaotic times, slowing down with our goddess is both an act of devotion and a healing. It is my hope you will find something here to sustain you. Newcomers to Brigit, those not committed to her, are welcome.

The entire recording is a little shy of eighty minutes, so you will want a comfortable place to sit or lie down, perhaps a blanket, and water to drink. You won't require any props, but may wish to bring two objects or images, one that reminds you of yourself and the other of Brigit. These may act as anchors for you, but aren't necessary.

OOPS ALERT: The contemplation begins with a body scan and silent meditation. For a brief period afterward I talked away with my mic off, until Vyviane suggested I turn it back on. She chose a good moment, and the contemplation proper is not interrupted.

 

PS - If you, like I, go squirrelly watching YouTube because of all the ads, try watching through a DuckDuckGo browser. You won’t see a single one. It doesn’t work for all. Some YouTube can’t be watched outside of its site. But it works most of the time.

 

Image: Three burning candles in water in a dark room. The words: Brigit - as a Constant Companion.

 

Mael Brigde Interview with Round the Cauldron

 When I first contemplated this whole interview idea -- talking off the cuff?! -- I was a little nervous. Well, fairly nervous. Well, freaked.

But it is such fun and so interesting to get to speak with other people about Brigit, people who really want to know something about her or who already know her and have their own ideas and experiences to share. It really gets the old mental juices flowing.

This is my most recent experience, with Megan Black of Round the Cauldron. Megan began her YouTube channel as a Wiccan, and has slowly become a committed Irish Pagan with a special devotion to Brigit. I really enjoyed talking with her.

Here is our conversation.

Image: From Round the Cauldron.

Animated Brigit!

AwesomeeHappyChappy posted this bouncy celebration of Brigit's acquisition of land for her monastery:

Song and Image: A Beautiful Rendition of "Song to Brighid"

Shaman Light by Amanda Clark

A lovely circumambulation:

I was doing a "Brigit" search a few minutes ago and found a YouTube video of Lisa Thiel's "Song to Brighid", from her album Invocation of the Graces. I wasn't mad about the video portion but I wanted to add the video to Brigit's Sparkling Flame, realizing I had listed it before but never shown it. So I went searching for a version I liked better.

Before I tell you what I found, a bit about Lisa from her
webpage:

Brighid by Lisa Thiel

"Lisa is a priestess of Brighid and Kuan Yin in the Fellowship of Isis and honors the old Celtic Wheel of the year. She is also an accomplished astrologer, tarot reader and interpreter of dreams. 'My work is inspired by my dreams and visions that come from my spirit, my sacred dreams. My music and art are the gifts of the encounters with my soul.'"

I am happy to share her Brighid song with you.

To my delight Boudicca17368 had put together the song with some amazing imagery, all by the same woman: one Amanda Clark.

I must see more of this Amanda's art, said I! A quick search (Brigit bless the internet), and I was at her blog: earth angels art. (See also her website.)

According to her Fine Art America profile, "Amanda Clark lives in a country village in England UK. She is mainly a self-taught artist and comes from an artist family. She...gained a National Diploma in ceramics and surface pattern in the early 1990's...and is inspired by folklore and myths and the peacefulness of beautiful landscapes with a twist of fairytale and magic. She paints in acrylic and watercolour creating depth and pattern to the beautiful colours in her creations. She has also illustrated four books and is currently painting and line drawing for her 5th book about magical herbs."

There is a little surprise in all of this, though.

When I found Amanda's blog and went to see her pictures there, I discovered that an hour previously she had listed Brigit's Sparkling Flame, specifically the post "Goddess of Smithcraft (with emphasis on Blacksmithing)", on her own blog! Round and round the garden with our teddy bears! And she had done this only moments after I posted it.

A little more digging around revealed that Amanda is a follower of this blog. (Hi, Amanda!) And interestingly, when doing my Amanda search, I discovered another Amanda Clark in my own country of Canada who is...a metalsmith. (I'm getting a little dizzy now.)

So! On to the video.

Brighid's Kiss: Triniti (Video on You Tube)

Beautiful song and video! I am trying to download it so I can share it here directly, but in the meantime, the url is this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhNEzKxRBis



A Hedge of Trees posted these words to Brigit's Altar, 15 January 2009:

A version of Eithne and Padraig Ni hUallachain's "Brighid's Kiss is now on U tube together with beautiful images, mostly from Kildare.

In our Brigit celebrations we have used this track as Brigit enters the assembly, and it has been very powerful.

Here are the words of the original old Irish song, together with their additons.

13. BRIGHID'S KISS 1. Gabhaim Molta Bride… Ionmhain í le hÉireann, Ionmhain le gach tír í Molaimis go léir í	Translation: Not sung I praise Brighid Beloved of Ireland Beloved of all lands We all praise her
2. Lóchrann geal na Laighneach 'Soilsiú feadh na tire Ceann ar óghaibh Éireann Ceann na mban ar míne.	Bright torch of Leinster Shining throughout the land Irish women cherish her As do all fine women.
3. Tig an gheimhreadh dian dubh Gearradh lena ghéire, Ach ar Lá 'le Bríde Gar dúinn Earrach Éireann	The harsh dark Winter comes Cutting with its sharpness But on Brighid's Day Ireland's Spring is near.
4. Brighid of the sunrise, rising in the morning, Rising with the Springtime, Greening all the land,	6.. You the red-eared white cow, Nourishing the people, Nourish now the hunger, Souls' longing in our land.
5. See you in the soft cloud, See you in the raindrop, See you in the winds of change, Blowing through the land.	7. Bird that is unfolding, Now the time's upon us, Only have we eyes to see, Your Epiphany. Repeat first verse Gabhaim Molta Bride…

A Hedge of Trees

http://intothegreenwood.blogspot.com/