Witchy Historical Fiction Recommendations!
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Books Mentioned in this Video:
The Mists of Avalon
Ancestors of Avalon
The Forest House
Lady of Avalon
-all by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Confessions of a Pagan Nun
-by Kate Horsley
The Wise Woman
The Lady of the Rivers
The White Queen
-all by Philippa Gregory
and The Devil's Queen
-by Jeanne Kalogridis
Brighid priestess here!
The flame is in Kildare, Ireland, and it actually hasn't burned continuously. It is said to have survived until the suppression of the monasteries in the 16th century, and then it was relit in the 20th century (1990s if I'm recalling correctly).
Nowadays many Cills worldwide keep the flame for Brighid; some are completely pagan, others are Christian, and yet others are interfaith. Many are also gender-neutral, whereas originally it was only women who kept the flame. (I'm in one and I keep the flame 3 nights out of 20.)
Also, the messages I've received from Brighid regarding the Saint, her connection to the Saint, and the church, is much less "Church tried to stamp me out and failed and so turned me into a saint" and much more "Real person chosen by me became saint, because I saw which way the wind was blowing and wasn't about to fade away to nothing". She's always been clear that when I'm searching for lore about her, the info about the Saint is fair game as anything else.
(She also told me that if I was going to worship her, I had to get over any hang-ups I had regarding Christianity, because as far as she's concerned, the Christians are her people too. She is basically the definition of "interfaith cooperation" IME.)
Also, totally agree with you about Mists of Avalon -- it might not be historically accurate (that we know, absent a time machine), but it is 100% a _mythic history_ & so incredibly meaningful in that regard.
Omg thank you so much for all this info! And wow what an amazing responsibility! I deeply appreciate you sharing your perspective, experience, and knowledge! 🙏💜
And thank you for sharing about Brigid especially! She's not one of my matrons but I do adore anything I learn of her and frankly Ireland in general. I was clearly misinformed originally about some stuff so your info is extremely interesting and beautiful to learn! I love that She is so loved by so many.
This all reminds me of the history of Isis and the Virgin Mary in the ancient Mediterranean. The Goddess will always be in the hearts of humanity no matter what we call Her. Thank you again, sister, and be blessed! 🙏💜🥹
I recently listened to Vine Witch and it was a delight. Takes place in early 1900s France.
Ooo thank you! Adding to my TBR! 🙏💜
I haven't read it yet, but Conjure Women by Afia Atakora is on my tbr and I believe the story features a hoodoo or root work perspective. Thanks for these recommendations!
Ooo thank you so much! Yeah I realized after the fact all these are Euro stories but I really wanna find more stories about witches from elsewhere in the world so this is perfect! 🙏💜
@@abookishwitch5118 No worries! I'm adding the Mists of Avalon to my tbr!
@@dlyn1124 you will fall in love. It's seriously a witchy classic. 🥰