god it is almost IMBOLC!

So IMBOLC is almost upon us and I thought it would be a good to start thinking about which god’s we’d honor…So that brought me to BRIGID and AONGHUS

BRIGID

IMBOLC is Brigid’s party. We honor her at this times as she is the goddess for healing and fertility. Though a Celtic goddess she was turned into St. Brigit by the Irish Christians. She knew how to work on a budget and make food stretch as she could feed animals without raiding the pantry in the last days of winter.

BRIGID is honored at this when spring around the corner; as ewes came into milk as the mating game heats up in the animal kingdom. She is very much associated with movement towards spring and a renewal of life (i.e. increased horniness… not that we gay boys need any help ; - > )

BRIGID is also known as St. Bride. Many weddings happen at this time in Ireland and the ceremony of preparing the “bride’s bed” is one of the many that symbolizes the preparing for spring and summer with a spate of new babies.

There is even rumour angels flew her to Jerusalem to breastfeed baby Jesus...

AONGHUS

AONGHUS who is the god of love, since IMBOLC has to do with coupling and weddings. He was exceptionally handsome and four birds always hovered above his head (how romantic – but where did those birds poo?)

AONGHUS fell in love with CAER, but her dad didn’t want them to marry. So he said if AONGHUS could identify her and she would consent, they could go to the chapel. Her dad tricked AONGHUS and turned CAER into a swan and put her on a lake with a thousand other swans.

AONGHUS’s love was true and he instantly recognized her, turned into a swan himself and together they flew across the land singing beautiful songs that would lull standersby to sleep… (awhhhh!)

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT! ANy other ideas for IMBOLC deities?

Hope to see you at the Bhuddist Centre in Hout Bay on AUG 1ST @ 4PM.

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