Followers of Brigid,
How did you understand that she was calling you? I think she might be, but I needed help differentiating between my impulsiveness and a true nudge, you get what I'm saying!
What are the signs? What's she like, what's your impression of her personality? I wanna know everything about her.
💗💗💗 Recent devotee of Hers as well - and my experience so far has been very gradual. She came to me at Midsummer two years ago, in a meditation - and in flame form, to the point that I didn't realize it was Her at the time and spent time in worship and research of other Deities before it was made clear to me that it was Her (which was, again, a gradual thing. Like a very slow awareness, and suddenly the clarity of "Oh. It's You" after months and months and months of an impression I didn't fully grasp).
(I'm of Irish descent but in a way that like.... most of that has been lost, information-wise and traditions-wise, and She is such Big Energy and big history that it's taken me some time to get confident enough to take the hand She is reaching out - not that one needs to be of any specific descent to work with Her, obviously, I just had a lot of baggage in that area and apparently needed Her patience and grace, which She has given to me in spades.)
The only signs I've gotten from Her are of fire (again, in meditation/visualization), and that warm impression. And just like, a sureness that She is the right direction for me right now. Basically anytime I take the initiative to believe in myself and have self-confidence and assertive self-compassion, I feel Her there. And though She is a hearth-Deity and a healing-Deity too, the impression I've been getting from Her has been very much about Her role as Goddess of smithcraft/crafting in general/poetry (I'm a visual artist and a writer). I'm not sure what that's gonna look like moving forward, but what I feel from Her is very deep, and very patient.
And on that note, back when I was still gathering my confidence to work with Her, I did ask what She wanted from me and the impression I got at that point was to let myself take things - take my growing relationship with Her - slowly. Things have amped up between us recently (not exactly sure why, except that it feels like it's time. I must have moved through some sort of blockage!) but what I get from Her initial guidance, there, is that She is a comforting, resting, patient space and wants us to come to Her as we need to, however that looks. She gives that permission, and is so glad when we take it. I really feel that. I was reading other people's notes on their reblogs of this post and someone mentioned Her as the archetype of an Irish Mother - like expecting you to do your part, put the work in that is yours but is there cheering you on - and that really resonated with me too!! And last thing I'll mention is that since I've gotten serious about working with Her, I've gotten subtle, positive nudges from two of my existing Patrons as well (Sigyn and Persephone), and the energy around that feels so warming and reassuring.
So whatever reassurance you're getting as you reach out to Her more, and however your growing relationship with Her is developing, I say lean into it - and in my experience, She will be there for you 🌼
Thanks so much for that beautiful reblog, dear!! It's so reassuring. I've made a lot of steps to connect with her since my original post by the way ! With me, she is indeed as tough love as everyone says 😂💖 pure, unadulterated sass. And YES, I get a very 'do it your damn self with my guidance' vibe from her.
My most powerful experience happened recently. I was in a low frame of mind and grieving my mother who passed six years ago and praying to Brigid to ask for the fire to just get through my day.
Well, I spent all morning on the verge of tears when all it took was a random coworker who NEVER speaks to me to ask "are you okay?" And the floodgates opened. I ended up having such a bad anxiety/grief attack in the bathroom that didn't let up so I left work.
I contacted my psychiatrist immediately after and we upped both my medications.
She didn't give me the fire to get through just that one day.
Brigid gave me the fire to get through all of the days after. 💖
I don't regret a day of working with her, because when I asked, she did welcome me with open arms after giving me all kinds of sarcastic tarot and oracle readings😭 she has my heart.
