Brigid

The Celtic Goddess Who Became a Saint

Sebastian Berg  &  A.I.

Who was Brigid? Why was she so important to the Celts? How did she become a saint? This book will explore the answers to these questions and more. While her story begins in Celtic Ireland, her influence has spread far and wide. Today, Brigid is venerated by Christians and pagans alike. Once you understand her story, it's easy to see why.

Brigid was the Celtic goddess of fire, fertility, and healing. She was also the patroness of poets and smiths. To the Celts, she was a powerful figure who could bring both life and death. In today's world, she is known as the protector of animals, children, and pregnant women. This book will explore Brigid's origins, impact on Celtic culture, and legacy in the modern world.

Review
Superficial book about Brigid, not even suitable as a first intro­duc­tion to the Goddess Brigid. The author sometimes completely misses the point, for example, when referring to a white cow and a red cow (page 33). According to this author, Brigid fed a red cow with her own milk, which then turned white! But in the old texts Saint Brigid refused to eat anything and grew up being fed milk from a white cow with red ears... Brigid never turned red cows into white cows!
The legend surrounding Brigid's cross on page 35 is found only in this book, nowhere else. Brigid supposedly converted people after making a Brigid's cross, who gave her the land on which the monastery was built. However, the land for the monastery had nothing to do with a Brigid's cross, but with Brigid's cloak, which miraculously covered a great deal of ground...
Furthermore, according to this author, Brigid supposedly invented the bell (p. 36), but according to an old text, it was a whistle.
In short, the author repeatedly misses the point completely. The references at the back of the book contain only a few websites. It's a superficial, poorly researched, and hastily written book. Given that this author wrote about forty books in just a few years, suggests that these books were written by an artificial intelligence. This book was a waste of my time.

Martin