Winter has come and it’s cold grasp lays heavy on the
land. Perhaps the snow is deep, or the day is grey and heavy with rain. We
begin to feel the full weight of winter, it seems the rule of the Cailleach
will never end. Yet if one is observant, you may begin to see subtle signs that
spring will come. Buds on the trees that will burst into flowers in the coming
weeks. Narcissists and Daffodils spring up in little explosions of color, in
Europe the Snowdrop flowers push their way to the surface. Scottish lore tells
us that it was on February 1st that Angus the ever young found and rescued the
young Bridgit, prisoner of the Cailleach.
In her rage the Cailleach sends great storms accross the land, but
Bridgit and Angus are free and we know with the young lovers spring will come
again.
This rite is about cleansing away the things that
“muddy” our spirit. It’s about washing away the old and starting the
year with a sense of renewed freshness and youth. Bridghid will be the deity of the occasion.
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