well i am kinda going throught something where i cant dicide what to believe in so i am wondering if the celtic god and goddess brigid and bres are good to believe in?
2007-08-15 19:19:09 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
And this is why people should always beware looking at lists of deities that don't include all the details.
Brigid is great, hands down. *Very* talented woman - skilled at blacksmithing, healing, poetry... while perhaps not as skilled as Lugh, she's an inspiration. One of the most beloved of Celtic deities, I don't think anyone can go wrong honoring her.
The problem is, Bres is her husband (via political marraige) - and he was a sell-out. He's half-Fomor, like Lugh - but unlike Lugh, he was a collaborator, a horrible king who worked with the Fomor until he was overthrown. When Nuada finally regained the throne, Bres lead the Fomor against the Tuatha de Danann in the 2nd Battle of Magh Tuireadh (Moytura).
So, while Brigid is perfectly fine, I wouldn't recommend Bres to anyone. If anything, if you're having trouble deciding what to believe in - simply don't decide. Hold off the decision, do more research. Going in blind, without knowing more about who you're deciding to follow, is a very good way to bite off more than you can chew.
2007-08-16 02:28:40 · answer #1 · answered by ArcadianStormcrow 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
that could be a sturdy question. i think of diverse pagans will answer in a various way. i in my opinion have self assurance they're diverse frequencies or non secular personalities. some are small and playful, others useful or maybe risky to work together with. At some point, each and every little thing in the Universe is maximum in all probability an expression of a few form of commonplace, all-inclusive power field. I refuse to treat that as a capture lower back into monotheism, that could be a very reductive, intellectually and emotionally proscribing non secular concept device. the guy "gods" and "goddesses", if that's what you pick to call them, are individual a minimum of to the comparable degree that particular human beings are individual.
2016-10-02 10:30:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, I think the Christians need to stop posting on questions that have nothing to do with them.
Now, Bridgit and Bres are perfectly good gods to work with if you are picking 2 specific patrons. You can always change to different patrons later. The concept of having 2 specific patrons, a God and a Goddess, is really a Wiccan concept, being that Wicca is syncretic in its belief. Working with a specific form of the God and Goddess brings one closer to the more abstract and syncretic God and Goddess. Many Wiccans work with different patrons depending on the ritual, or sometimes change when things in their lives change. All Gods are aspects of the God and all Goddesses are aspects of the Goddess. It just helps to become closer to them when we work with patrons to start with.
If you are not working with Wicca, but simply working with Celtic Paganism, then you do not have to work with a specific two. Celtic belief is primarily polytheistic, you can honor and rever all of the celtic gods. Hope this has been some help
BB
Lord AmonRaHa
2007-08-15 19:35:01 · answer #3 · answered by Lord AmonRaHa 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
I find it necessary to have a focal point when using god/goddess names. I prefer to use the ones that involve my ethnicity. Keeping in mind that the god/goddess ideology is for the purpose of have an archtype to follow. No god can be false if they are used to contact the higher self. This is where xtianity has failed. They believe that spirituality is something you have to get, while heathens know we are already spiritual, but trying to be human.
2007-08-15 22:29:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you feel connected to them but you might just call on the Lord and Lady or the God and Goddess until you are sure you feel connected to these.
BB
2007-08-16 00:30:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are, Brigid, if I remember correctly, was a widely loved Goddess, people must have liked her for a reason ^_^
2007-08-15 21:18:31 · answer #6 · answered by Charles 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The Celts were a proud people, and their gods and goddesses equal and powerful. Unlike many Christians, the Celts did not hate people for who they were or what they believed, they judged on character and prowess in battle. They also treated men and women as equals, men were not seen as any better and even the women could become warriors.
Go for what you want :) Don't let anyone else make the decision for you, and ignore the threats of Hell and Damnation. It's your choice and no one elses'.
Oh, and the Celts weren't "converted" to Christianity, they were blatantly forced.
2007-08-15 20:01:09 · answer #7 · answered by mathaowny 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The Pagan gods were around long before Christ. You need to read about a lot of different gods and goddesses, you don't have to just pick two.
2007-08-15 19:27:36 · answer #8 · answered by Cheryl E 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Celtic deities are AWESOME! I suggest you do plenty of reading though. Look at the symbolism especially. In the end you should go with whatever archetype you feel the most connection with. You can only gain that connection through knowledge though.
2007-08-15 19:32:58 · answer #9 · answered by Tirant 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
As all gods of either gender are aspects of the self, choose whatever aspect, or god name, which suits you at the time.
Respect for a god form is respect for the self, and is much more healthy than denigrating yourself by elevating a god to rule over you.
2007-08-15 19:53:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋