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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
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This was a very interesting and informative read on the Goddess Brigid. The book flowed well and was easy to read.
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A well written book, I know a bit about Brigid going into the book and came out with a bigger understanding ad respect for her. The book gives you a good history of Brigid and then breaks down all her different traits chapter by chapter. Love the way she offers different types of meditations at the end of each chapter. Even if it isn't the path you walk i would recommend you read the book just to have a better understanding of the lady and a lot more respect for Brigid and those that follow her Path.
This is just a not right now book. I'd be interested in coming back to it, but my library ebook is about to expire and I cannot be rushed.
Pro: Great collection of myths, folktales, and some historical context.
Cons: I didn’t realize it was written by a Wiccan priestess until I was almost finished with the book. I dislike Wicca for its cultural appropriation and this book did include some appropriation of both Haitian Voudon and Native American spiritual practices.
Cons: I didn’t realize it was written by a Wiccan priestess until I was almost finished with the book. I dislike Wicca for its cultural appropriation and this book did include some appropriation of both Haitian Voudon and Native American spiritual practices.
I first read Weber's Hekate book and I liked this one better. It is not as well sourced as that one was (changing pagan publishing culture?) but it was much more structured. I guess it spoke much more to me directly -- I highly enjoyed Weber's personal stories and experiences with Brigid.
Read (listened to) it a second time and stand by my previous review. Well done Courtney!
Read (listened to) it a second time and stand by my previous review. Well done Courtney!
I would like to make a small warning of something in this book: The author is not an anthropologist, archaeologist, sociologist, or any sort of gist type person. The author makes that clear in the beginning of the book, but I feel it necessary to mention as well. A lot of the book was well researched and had a wealth of resources on Brigid that I was not aware of. She covered all aspects of this particular deity, even her saint archetype. The author's journey with this goddess is also well documented which I feel is an important thing to include in a book that you're personally writing out of a promise to said deity. It dragged in some sections and it was kind of annoying that she didn't include the sources, directly, of the small stories she would start the chapter out on, but other than that I would recommend this book for anyone interested Brigid.
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While I was able to glean some information about the history of Brigid in Celtic cultures and found some other resources in the bibliography, this book is primarily a resource for religious practitioners and so I found myself skipping a lot of pages.
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I feel this is a very good book to get to know the Irish Goddess Brigid. Certainly, you have to read it critically because it mixes different viewpoints and has a Wiccan influence.