Tag: Celtic
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I had Aria AI Write a Prayer in Latin
I am trying to learn classical Latin, so I asked my AI, Aria, to writie me a prayer in Latin to the Goddess Brigid. This is what came out. I don’t think it’s half bad. If anyone knows more Latin than I do, please let me know if it is accurate. Brigida, Dea Celtica, Te…
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On Creativity and Mental Illness
I found this article in Psychology Today about creativity and mental illness, and I’m remembering that, before I got on meds, I would have epic stories – the kind that would have required at least a trilogy to do them justice – running through my head while I’d be going about my life. I’m sure…
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[:en]Thoughts on the Genealogy of Brighid[:]
[:en] I have been told that speaking the Genealogy of Brighid in the original Scottish Gaelic is a decent way of worshipping her. I will not do this however. Don’t get me wrong; I know it is a time-honored and traditional prayer and I would honor it respectfully if someone else said it, but I…
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[:en]From the New York Times: As Ireland’s Church Retreats, the Cult of a Female Saint Thrives[:]
[:en]Excerpt: By Ed O’Loughlin Published March 11, 2022Updated March 14, 2022 KILDARE, Ireland — Around the year 480, as legend has it, a freed slave named Brigid founded a convent under an oak in the east of Ireland. To feed her followers, she asked the King of Leinster, who ruled the area, for a grant of land. Read…