Part 11 of ARDA 2 SECTION TWO A - Student Organizations ...

A Druid Missal-Any
Oimelc 1988
Volume 12 Number 1
Oimelc Essay: Bride
By Emmon Bodfish
imelc. Now is the time of Breedes, Bridget,
Goddess of the hearth, Ruler of fire,
Lucinda, Vesta, candle light parades, Lady
Day, the Thaw. Bride was one of the most
popular of the pan-Celtic Deities, and in
Pagan times a perpetual fire burned on Her
altar in Kildare. She was attended by a
female priesthood. She is also the Dawn
Maiden who hangs Her cloak on the rays of the morning sun. The
sun is feminine in Gaelic, and in Scot’s folk tradition.
34. To the Sun
Greeting to you, sun of the seasons, as you
travel the skies on high, with your strong
steps on the wing of the heights; you are the
happy mother of the stars.
You sink down in the perilous ocean without
harm and without hurt; you rise up on the
quiet wave like a young queen in flower.
Scottish Gaelic; traditional folk prayer,
from A Celtic Miscellany
From now until Equinox we worship Bride and give thanks for
fire. When you light your fire or candle during these days, try,
this old Scot’s verse, which is, I think, in a direct oral tradition
from old Paganism.
“Unto Bride, Ruler of Fire,
Give us this little comfort now.”
Mad Sweeney’s News
I have news for you; the stag bells, winter snows, summer
has gone.
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Wind high and cold, the sun low, short its course, the sea
running high.
Deep red the bracken, its shape is lost; the wild goose has
raised its accustomed cry.
Cold has seized the birds’ wings; season of ice, this is my news.
Irish; author unknown; ninth century,
from A Celtic Miscellany
348
Photo by Kathy Sheffield
Trout Creek Update:
The Trout Creek Watershed is a unique and special area;
the only significant virgin multi-storied grove of old-growth
Douglas Fir on the entire 12-mile stretch of the Eel River from its
source on Hull Mountain to Van Arsdale Dam. As such, it is the
last old-growth sanctuary where native plants and animals can