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niyad

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5. As any student of paganism or mythology knows, Brigid, "the Exalted One", is the Triple

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Fri Mar 11, 2022, 10:25 AM

Mar 2022

Goddess of Ireland, Goddess of healing, smithcraft, poetry and much more. Scholars look at the fact that the Goddess Brigid, and the church's saint, share many of the same attributes, including their feast/holy days. The church took many of the pagan deities and made them into saints as a way of bringing the pagan people into the church, jut as they did with the high holy days.

So it is not in the least surprising that women are drawn to Brigid, whether as Triple Goddess or stolen creation of the patriarchal church.

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As Ireland's Church Retreats, the Cult of a Female Saint Thrives [View all] Celerity Mar 2022 OP

Very interesting BlueSky3 Mar 2022 #1

I'm down with that. Probatim Mar 2022 #2

Religion without the patriarchs Farmer-Rick Mar 2022 #3

The cross of Saint Brigid Historic NY Mar 2022 #4

... Celerity Mar 2022 #7

As any student of paganism or mythology knows, Brigid, "the Exalted One", is the Triple niyad Mar 2022 #5

Sounds like there was a previous pagan nature goddess that existed in the area. dhol82 Mar 2022 #6

see post 5. niyad Mar 2022 #8

Old god sucks? Act_of_Reparation Mar 2022 #9