#brigid devotee

check for a sign-

a flame- the smoke.

check for radio chatter-

my notes- the finder.

The heat, The ash, The falling of trees,

My eyes, My hands, My blinding hot pain,

My skin, the roar, those birds flying away,

the burn in my lungs.

my feet not moving.

that preservation.

A scream,

A scratch,

A loss for all words…

loss of all emotion.

The scars they fade,

learned to keep it at bay,

command never said it’d stay this way.

The flame has gone,

The smoke has cleared,

still I search for it.

still I smell it.

The ash- The heat- The love of living,

a moving target.

The mark of the burn,

check my rings and find it.

Now and then,

it’ll come running back in,

my sight goes dark,

I can’t take it.

Components:

A small skein of green yarn, preferably used/old

A crochet hook, knitting needles, or other yarn crafting tools (optional)

Process:

If your skein is brand new, mess with it. Bunch it up, throw it like a ball, scrunch it around. We want the opposite of what most crafters want; we want our skein to be full of knots and tangles.

Find an end of the yarn. start winding it in whatever way feels comfortable to you.

As you wind, picture your financial situation - the problems you have and the goals you want to achieve. As you untangle knots, think through how you might work through your financial problems and what outcomes you want to achieve. Consider what you might need and ask your preferred power (God, the universe, etc.) for access to it.

Wind until the skein is completely neatly organized.

Store the yarn somewhere safe, where it won't tangle again. Optionally, here you can turn the skein into a yarn craft. Picture your financial situation restructuring itself to match your goals as you stitch.

Caveat, this was a concern someone brought up over me working with Brigid from a person who had worked with her before and has been a pagan for half a century.

Anyways, thank you for your blog. It's such a nice spot to land and is so refreshing <3

-J

Hello! Thank you for the nice comments, I appreciate it.

I'm not sure about this one. I can certainly believe that Brigid's got a few different faces - she's been worshipped/worked with by a variety of cultures across Celtic Europe for a long time, so it makes sense for there to be different iterations with different qualities, in much the same way that people work with Mama Mary under different banners. So while people may call her Brigid, Brighid, Brigit, Brig, Braid, Brigantia, etc., it's all referring to the same being.

Made my first Brigid's Cross! Pipecleaners and twine; just what I had in the house.

Guess what! It's the time of year where I get sick over and over again! So, here's my go-to "I'm tired of being sick and tired" tea.

Lemon and ginger tea (Spiritually, lemons are cleansing and ginger supports healing. Medicinally, lemon's acidity helps cut through phlegm buildup and ginger's spice helps clear your sinuses.) (I personally use the Celestial Seasonings Jammin' Lemon Ginger.)

Lemon juice (added cleansing and clearing)

Honey (to sweeten your life and also sooth a sore throat)

I always add more lemon juice because I love sour things. Drink it slowly and as warm as you can stand it.

eventually the sun will come up,

and you will begin to assess the wound.

you will see the paths you tried,

the herbs packed in with flesh,