Goddess Centered Practice
In the woods behind my house rest a collection of nine large flat rocks. Daily, I walk down to these “priestess rocks” for some sacred time alone to pray, meditate, consider, and be. Often, while in this space, I open my mouth and poetry comes out. I’ve come to see this experience as "theapoetics"—experiencing the Goddess through direct “revelation,” framed in language. As Stanley Hopper originally described in the 1970’s, it is possible to “…replace theology, the rationalistic interpretation of belief, with theopoetics, finding God[dess] through poetry and fiction, which neither wither before modern science nor conflict with the complexity of what we know now to be the self.” Theapoetics might also be described, “as a means of engaging language and perception in such a way that one enters into a radical relation with the divine, the other, and the creation in which all occurs.”
Brigid Prayer (#30DaysofBrigid)
Brigid
of the Sacred Oak.
Brigid
of the Sacred Flame.
Sacred smith
shape our lives
in the cauldron of destiny.
Ignite our creativity
forge our passions.
Spill forth
in the language of poetry
falling leaves
and hot metal.
Brigid
Sacred Guardian
Keeper of flame
hope and hearts.
Enliven our work
guide our steps
inspire our message.
Thank you.
(modified from earlier poem: Woodspriestess: Brigid)
I am having an absolutely wonderful time participating in Joanna Powell Colbert's e-course 30 Days of Brigid. The class was described as: "...designed for people who don’t have much time, but still want to take a sacred pause each day to find a fresh breeze of nature, art, and poetry wafting into their inboxes."
I signed up for multiple reasons. The first is because Brigid is our business namesake. We celebrate the anniversary of Brigid’s Grove in February and doing this course felt like a wonderful way to honor that connection. The second is because of the “don’t have much time, but want to take a sacred pause,” part. With adding a new baby to our family and the increase in our business activity, I feel like some of my spiritual practices and sacred pauses have fallen away. In 2015, we would like to take more sacred pauses and spend more focused energy on spiritual development and connection. So, taking this course felt like a great way to begin the year–building intentional pauses and sacred connection into the daily round, rather than only on “special occasions.” I've been logging my participation in the ecourse (however, simple or small!) on my personal blog and really valuing the opportunity and practice. As we approach Brigid's Day (or Imbolc), I wanted to share the prayer above here as well!
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