Thursday, February 02, 2023

Imbolc 2023

 Imbolc greetings from "The Gods Are Bored!" I have such good news for you!

When I started this blog, I had no problem getting Queen Brighid the Bright to come for tea and scones on Imbolc. This year I reached out, and her people got back to me. She's booked through mid-July! Oh, my friends. She's not bored anymore!

All hail this crazy modern Internet, with all the features that allow Gods and Goddesses to find new praise and worship teams! And no one deserves the p & w more than Brighid.

Well, even though She can't be here, I still want to offer an Imbolc prayer to Queen Brighid the Bright. She will always fly above my altar as the One who showed me The Way.

Bridget of the mantle, encompass us
Lady of the Lambs, protect us
Beneath thy mantle gather us
And restore us to memory.

Foremother of our foremothers,
Foremothers strong,
Take our hands in yours
Remind us how
To kindle the hearth.

To keep it bright,
To preserve the flame
Our hands within your hands,
Your hands upon our hands,
To keep the light,
Both day and night.

The mantle of Bridget about us,
The protection of Bridget upon us,
The memory of Bridget within us
keeping us
from harm, from ignorance, from heartlessness,
this day and night,
from dawn until dark,
from dark until dawn.

3 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

You go, Bridget, YAY!!! It's wonderful to be in demand. I'm glad Bridget is the Goddess who called your name, Anne. The Goddess who called my name was Inanna.

Anonymous said...

Love this prayer to Brighid the Bright! I'm so glad that her calendar is full of adoration.
The Goddess who called my name is Artemis (despite the fact that I'm not a virgin.)
Elizabeth

yellowdoggranny said...

Freya calls to me all the time. Usually when she thinks I'm being wishy washy about something..she calls me to war...she used to call me to rekindle my romance button...yeah, that one went unnoticed long time ago..
but now ? every time a maga goes off on facebook or in conversation she calls me to war...and that spear I'm glad to carry.