Spring Blessings Cometh..

The Goddess and Saint Brigid

Tomorrow February 1st will mark several important things....it is the Feast of St Brigid, who is both a Celtic Goddess and was adopted by the Catholic Church. It is also the eve of Pagan spring or Imbolc (Feb 2).
On Imbolc eve leave buttered bread in a bowl indoors for the faeries who travel with Brighid.

  Place three ears of corn(or some wheat stalks as shown here), tied with red ribbon, over a door as a symbol of the triple Goddess, leave til Ostara (March 20th)

Maman Brigitte with her favorite offering...Rum and Red Peppers.

Brigid is also the same as the Voodoo lwa Maman Brigitte (when making an offering to Maman Brigitte she prefers rum and hot peppers).
However you choose to believe, take some time to light 3 candles tomorrow and set out a saucer of milk to honour Brigid and ask her blessings. It is a time of great healing both physically and mentally. Tonight a red ribbon on your doorstep will be blessed by Brighid as she passes. Keep that ribbon with you all year or place it on your altar.

A simple altar to honor Brigid, 3x candles, a dish of milk, a chalice of Holy Water and a corn dolly made with dried stalks.

Here is a spell chant for when you light those 3 candles and set out your offering.

                The snake comes up from its hole in the ground
                And the snake-neck bird, the swan, goes flying
                As the light flares higher and the dark is dying.
                Rise, rise, rise in my body and soul
                The Fire! Power! Life! The flame of desire!
                Let fire within be a healing spell.
                As the new light burns, all shall be well.

On Feb 2nd (Imbolc) Pour milk upon the earth and give thanks for the returning fertility and the sun....

I leave you with this beautiful photo of a snowdrop just emerging through the snow to symbolize the blessings of the coming Spring.

Love,

Brittany