Really Frustrated...
I find it really frustrating that Brigid is also a saint. I mean, put aside the fact that they flat out stole the Irish pagans (arguably) most popular goddess, every time I look for info about her I find the saint and a bunch of stuff about Christianity. I was just looking up books on eBay and though I found some good ones, turns out they were all about things like St. Brigid saving Christianity or something along those lines. And I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Christianity, and I've always had a soft spot for the religion as a whole, but I mean, just ugh. Give her back, already, or better yet, admit her origins and just be honest about where she came from. It just seems a bit disrespectful to honor and entire religion's goddess, but only if you can make her your own.
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Re: Really Frustrated...
Well, I get why it ticks you off, but to me it's a cute trick used so pagans could be Christian on the outside.Every moment of a life is a horrible tragedy, a slapstick comedy, dark nihilism, golden illumination, or nothing at all; depending on how we write the story we tell ourselves.
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Re: Really Frustrated...
This. In many ways, the Christianisation on non-Christian deities and practices is the only way a lot of traditions and knowledge has survived. It's absolutely frustrating (perhaps even moreso when your deites were demonised by Christianity rather than sainted).Originally posted by B. de Corbin View Post
On a practical note, could you try searching alternate and more traditional spellings? That might filter out the Christianised stuff?Comment
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