Brigid: Survival Of A Goddess by Winter Cymres I am She that is
the natural mother of all things, mistress and governess of all
the elements, the initial progeny of worlds, chief of the powers
divine, Queen of all that are in the otherworld, the principal
of them that dwell above, and under one form of all the Gods and
Goddesses. - Lucius Apuleius Perhaps one of the most complex and
contradictory Goddesses of the Celtic pantheon, Brigid can be
seen as the most powerful religious figure in all of Irish
history. Many layers of separate traditions have intertwined,
making Her story and impact complicated but allowing Her to move
so effortlessly down through the centuries. She has succeeded in
travelling intact through generations, fulfilling different
roles in divergent times. She was, and continues to be, known by
many names. Referred to as Bride, Bridey, Brighid, Brigit,
Briggidda, Brigantia, I am using Her name, Brigid, here. There
are also many variations on pronunciation, all of them correct,
but, in my own