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Brigid’s influence here is far-reaching, as is the gentle determination of her spirit. I believe that it is her nature to be more pleased by action than by words or acts of worship, and across the many forms she takes or names she holds, she is aware and approving of the renewal of interest in what some consider a simpler life.
Some of us have gone numb and non-functional; others are deep in the season and lighting candles, decorating trees, celebrating the return of the Sun, and practicing so many other traditions and acts of faith and love that this writer cannot name them all. I, myself, am holding space in the in-between this year.
On November 2, the evergreen tree that will grace the west lawn of the White House at U.S. capitol was harvested from Pisgah Forest. Tonight, Ruby, the red spruce was lit up for the first time.
“Other elemental energies sometimes communicate with me using words, but earth most often sends images.”
Sheri Barker reflects on how she has grown her relationship with the land she lives on, and how the goddess Brigid intervened to show her a secret in the ground below.