Brigid Goddess of the Gaels

RUBY CARMEN tells the story of Brigid, the Celtic goddess of fire and healing, a tale of compassion and strength that carries ancient wisdom for modern life.

- RUBY CARMEN

Way back in time, in Ireland, there was a Goddess, Brigid—her name means “exalted one.”

She is the Celtic Goddess of Fire, healing and poetry, and even of pure love. Do you remember the story of Dagda with his magical harp?¹ Brigid is the daughter of Dagda of the Tuatha de Danann.²

There are only a few left to remember her—perhaps you are one of them. Some remember her in dreams, some see her in the gleaming rivers, and some see her in sparks of light, especially in springtime.

It is said that Brigid was born of fire, at sunrise. Indeed, when she was born, there was a flame coming out from her head, reaching up to the heavens. The storytellers, or Seanchaithe, say that her hair was like those flames, red and golden, shining like the first light at dawn. And her gray-green eyes were as deep and soulful as the holy wells, where people of modern times go to remember her and pray for healing of both the body and the heart.³

Not long after her birth, a Druid gifted Brigid a cloak, not just an ordinary cloak.⁴ It was a beautiful blue cloak dyed from wildflowers and was, in fact, magical. But wait now, I will tell you more about this cloak later.