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The Irish whiskey is what provides that fire. I'd like to say it's like the mead of inspiration, so crucial for poets, but... no, that'd be mead. Whiskey isn't mead. But it's Irish, and you can light it on fire.
The cinnamon reinforces the fire symbolism, both by being a "fiery" spice (e.g., in Red Hots candies or Fireball liquor), and also by providing pretty sparks.
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The Irish whiskey is what provides that fire. I'd like to say it's like the mead of inspiration, so crucial for poets, but... no, that'd be mead. Whiskey isn't mead. But it's Irish, and you can light it on fire.
The cinnamon reinforces the fire symbolism, both by being a "fiery" spice (e.g., in Red Hots candies or Fireball liquor), and also by providing pretty sparks.
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There's symbolism in this drink, natch:
• it has 3 ingredients, befitting the famously triple goddess, Brighid
• one of them is dairy-based, connecting with the name #Oimelc, "ewes' milk", for the holiday
• the hazelnut liqueur connects with the usual Celtic symbolism of hazelnuts as bringers of knowledge and wisdom, necessary for a smith, a poet, or a healer
• then we set the whole thing on fire, as is only right and proper for a fire goddess 7/8 -
There's symbolism in this drink, natch:
• it has 3 ingredients, befitting the famously triple goddess, Brighid
• one of them is dairy-based, connecting with the name #Oimelc, "ewes' milk", for the holiday
• the hazelnut liqueur connects with the usual Celtic symbolism of hazelnuts as bringers of knowledge and wisdom, necessary for a smith, a poet, or a healer
• then we set the whole thing on fire, as is only right and proper for a fire goddess 7/8 -
You can drink it all down in one shot, or sip it, or stir it around and then sip it. Any of those three options should be enjoyable.
I'd never drink one without saying "Hail Brighid!" either before or afterward, but I suppose it isn't an ironclad requirement.
For that matter, the plate isn't required, either, but it catches the cinnamon sprinkles and makes cleanup easier. 6/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc #Brighid #Pagan
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You can drink it all down in one shot, or sip it, or stir it around and then sip it. Any of those three options should be enjoyable.
I'd never drink one without saying "Hail Brighid!" either before or afterward, but I suppose it isn't an ironclad requirement.
For that matter, the plate isn't required, either, but it catches the cinnamon sprinkles and makes cleanup easier. 6/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc #Brighid #Pagan
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Light the hot whiskey. As the flames flicker, sprinkle cinnamon over them from about 30–40 cm up (12–16 inches). It'll make pretty sparks.
You can blow out the flame after a few seconds, or let it burn out on its own. Especially if you choose the latter, *carefully check the temperature of the glass before you put it to your lips!* 5/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc #Brighid #Pagan
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Light the hot whiskey. As the flames flicker, sprinkle cinnamon over them from about 30–40 cm up (12–16 inches). It'll make pretty sparks.
You can blow out the flame after a few seconds, or let it burn out on its own. Especially if you choose the latter, *carefully check the temperature of the glass before you put it to your lips!* 5/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc #Brighid #Pagan
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Layer the whiskey on top of the Bailey's. This part is a bit more delicate than the first float was, but the heat of the whiskey should help.
Dim the lights so you can see the flame better. (Alcohol flames are dimmer and bluer than you're used to in movies. Yes, Hollywood's been lying to you.) 4/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc #Brighid #Pagan
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Layer the whiskey on top of the Bailey's. This part is a bit more delicate than the first float was, but the heat of the whiskey should help.
Dim the lights so you can see the flame better. (Alcohol flames are dimmer and bluer than you're used to in movies. Yes, Hollywood's been lying to you.) 4/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc #Brighid #Pagan
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Put the shot glass on the plate. Pour the Frangelico into the bottom. Then use a spoon to gently layer the Bailey's on top of the Frangelico.
Heat the whiskey until it's hot, but not overly so. Depending on your whiskey amount and microwave wattage, probably 10–15 seconds. Whatever container you heated it in should feel hot, but it should still be touchable, not scalding. 3/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc #Brighid #Pagan
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Put the shot glass on the plate. Pour the Frangelico into the bottom. Then use a spoon to gently layer the Bailey's on top of the Frangelico.
Heat the whiskey until it's hot, but not overly so. Depending on your whiskey amount and microwave wattage, probably 10–15 seconds. Whatever container you heated it in should feel hot, but it should still be touchable, not scalding. 3/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc #Brighid #Pagan
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You'll also need:
• a large, sturdy shot glass (capable of having something on fire in it)
• a medium-sized plate
• a source of flame, like a lighter or matchI put tildes meaning "approximately" on all the amounts because the really important thing is that each amount of liquid be just over a quarter the volume of your shot glass. You want to mostly fill the thing. (Size your glass appropriately, if possible.) 2/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc #Brighid #Pagan
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You'll also need:
• a large, sturdy shot glass (capable of having something on fire in it)
• a medium-sized plate
• a source of flame, like a lighter or matchI put tildes meaning "approximately" on all the amounts because the really important thing is that each amount of liquid be just over a quarter the volume of your shot glass. You want to mostly fill the thing. (Size your glass appropriately, if possible.) 2/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc #Brighid #Pagan
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Honestly, I should just post this recipe for any #Pagans who like booze and want to celebrate #Brighid with an appropriate cocktail.
I call it a Triple Brighid. You'll need:
• ~½ oz Frangelico*
• ~½oz Bailey's Irish cream
• ~½oz Irish whiskey
• powdered cinnamon* or any hazelnut liqueur, but are there any others?
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#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc
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Honestly, I should just post this recipe for any #Pagans who like booze and want to celebrate #Brighid with an appropriate cocktail.
I call it a Triple Brighid. You'll need:
• ~½ oz Frangelico*
• ~½oz Bailey's Irish cream
• ~½oz Irish whiskey
• powdered cinnamon* or any hazelnut liqueur, but are there any others?
🧵 1/8
#bartending #mixology #Neopagan #Paganism #cocktails #Imbolc
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And, it's counter-intuitive as all hell, but yes, Bailey's, or Irish cream in general, is *lighter* than Frangelico!
I seem to have to relearn this every year, when I make my special, three-layer flaming shot for #Brighid.
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And, it's counter-intuitive as all hell, but yes, Bailey's, or Irish cream in general, is *lighter* than Frangelico!
I seem to have to relearn this every year, when I make my special, three-layer flaming shot for #Brighid.
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Happy Imbolc, everyone! 🌟🐑🥛🌱🕯️
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Happy Imbolc, everyone! 🌟🐑🥛🌱🕯️
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Blessed Imbolc!!!
Happy #february
Rabbit,Rabbit, Rabbit!!"The earth turns... But we don't feel it move. Then one night you look up. One spark, and the sky is on fire." -Gangs of New York
#imbolc2026 #brighid #turningofthewheel #pagan #wheeloftheyear #light
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Looking forward to starting a 19 Days of Devotion practice for Lady Brighid once I return home. Imbolc is coming soon!
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Heat another ½ oz of Irish whiskey in the microwave until warm-to-hot; 9 seconds is symbolically nice, but your microwave may vary. Layer that *very* carefully on the Bailey's.
Dim the lights and use a match to ignite the whiskey. As it burns, sprinkle powdered cinnamon over it from a height to make sparks. (This is why you put it on a plate: it catches the extra cinnamon and makes cleanup easier.) 2/3
#Pagan #Imbolc #cocktail #Brighid #Neopagan #Irish #Celtic #drink
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Heat another ½ oz of Irish whiskey in the microwave until warm-to-hot; 9 seconds is symbolically nice, but your microwave may vary. Layer that *very* carefully on the Bailey's.
Dim the lights and use a match to ignite the whiskey. As it burns, sprinkle powdered cinnamon over it from a height to make sparks. (This is why you put it on a plate: it catches the extra cinnamon and makes cleanup easier.) 2/3
#Pagan #Imbolc #cocktail #Brighid #Neopagan #Irish #Celtic #drink
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For alcohol-drinking #Pagans, a thing I concocted some years ago: I call it the Triple Brighid.
Place a large shot glass on a plate and pour in ½ oz Frangelico. Layer another ½ oz Bailey's Irish Cream carefully on top.
(You can vary the amount based on the size of your glass; exactly ½ oz isn't critical.) 1/3
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For alcohol-drinking #Pagans, a thing I concocted some years ago: I call it the Triple Brighid.
Place a large shot glass on a plate and pour in ½ oz Frangelico. Layer another ½ oz Bailey's Irish Cream carefully on top.
(You can vary the amount based on the size of your glass; exactly ½ oz isn't critical.) 1/3
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#Celtic #TempleThursday: `Throughout the British Isles it is #Brighid who revives the “dead” landscape in #spring from its winter slumber with her white wand of birch wood.`
Source: Wade MacMorrighan „Rekindling the Rites of Imbolg“ -
#Celtic #MythologyMonday: „Another in kind parable portrays #Brighid and the #Cailleach not as imminent challengers, but as two sides of the same coin. As the season of #winter draws to a close the Cailleach again journeys to the #Otherworld island of Tír na n-Óg where she searches a deep wood for the magickal Well of Youth. At the moment when the dawn sun crests over the horizon she bends to drink its bubbling waters from the crevice of a rock and emerges renewed as the fair goddess Brighid. Where her enchanted wand once caused all vegetation to wither and die, it now transformed the dormant brown grass into vivid green shoots surmounted by the yellow and white flowers of #spring.“ #Imbolc
Source: Wade MacMorrighan „Rekindling the Rites of Imbolg“
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#Celtic #MythologyMonday: „Another in kind parable portrays #Brighid and the #Cailleach not as imminent challengers, but as two sides of the same coin. As the season of #winter draws to a close the Cailleach again journeys to the #Otherworld island of Tír na n-Óg where she searches a deep wood for the magickal Well of Youth. At the moment when the dawn sun crests over the horizon she bends to drink its bubbling waters from the crevice of a rock and emerges renewed as the fair goddess Brighid. Where her enchanted wand once caused all vegetation to wither and die, it now transformed the dormant brown grass into vivid green shoots surmounted by the yellow and white flowers of #spring.“ #Imbolc
Source: Wade MacMorrighan „Rekindling the Rites of Imbolg“
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#Celtic #MythologyMonday: `During the bleak period of winter #Brighid is held a captive prisoner at Ben Nevis as she awaits her hero, the youthful god Aengus mac Óg who would appear to represent the winter solstice sun returned from the Underworld. It is after he beholds Brighid in a vision that he sets out on his milk white steed from his #Otherworld Island drenched in perpetual summer to rescue the imprisoned goddess. The #Cailleach attempts to stop him at each step of his journey, however, it is in vain as Aengus secures Brighid’s freedom at #Imbolc. As the Cailleach storms away in a fury she flings her wand with one last gasp of resentment towards the roots of a holly bush as a final curse when #spring once again returns.`
Source: Wade MacMorrighan „Rekindling the Rites of #Imbolg“ -
#Celtic #MythologyMonday: `During the bleak period of winter #Brighid is held a captive prisoner at Ben Nevis as she awaits her hero, the youthful god Aengus mac Óg who would appear to represent the winter solstice sun returned from the Underworld. It is after he beholds Brighid in a vision that he sets out on his milk white steed from his #Otherworld Island drenched in perpetual summer to rescue the imprisoned goddess. The #Cailleach attempts to stop him at each step of his journey, however, it is in vain as Aengus secures Brighid’s freedom at #Imbolc. As the Cailleach storms away in a fury she flings her wand with one last gasp of resentment towards the roots of a holly bush as a final curse when #spring once again returns.`
Source: Wade MacMorrighan „Rekindling the Rites of #Imbolg“ -
Happy Imbolc, everyone! 🌟🌱🕯
(Or Candlemas, or Brighid's Day, or whatever name you call it by.)
#HappyImbolc #Imbolc #Candlemas #Brighid #Brigid #Pagan #Paganism
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Happy Imbolc, everyone! 🌟🌱🕯
(Or Candlemas, or Brighid's Day, or whatever name you call it by.)
#HappyImbolc #Imbolc #Candlemas #Brighid #Brigid #Pagan #Paganism
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I find it kind of confusing that everyone here is doing their #Imbolc stuff on February 1st; when I first got into #Paganism (via #Wicca), I was taught that it's February *2nd*. Yes, slightly offset, but also that's why Groundhog's Day.
Am I the only one?
When do you celebrate Imbolc or #Candlemas? (Boosts welcome, would love more input.) #Pagan #Brighid #Brigid
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I find it kind of confusing that everyone here is doing their #Imbolc stuff on February 1st; when I first got into #Paganism (via #Wicca), I was taught that it's February *2nd*. Yes, slightly offset, but also that's why Groundhog's Day.
Am I the only one?
When do you celebrate Imbolc or #Candlemas? (Boosts welcome, would love more input.) #Pagan #Brighid #Brigid
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"Solas Earraigh, drúcht an cheo
Plúirín sneachta, Imbolc-ó
Neart na breithe, anál bheo, bainne na máthar Imbolc-ó
Sé do bheatha, a Bhrighid bandia na beatha"Imbolc - Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=yB7JSCdzACUhttps://www.irishsong.com/music/seven-daughters-of-the-sea/
#Gaeilge #Ceol #Imbolc #Brighid #LáFhéileBríde -
`It is therefore probable that a pagan sanctuary at Kildare was Christianized a holy woman of the Fotharta (Faughart). This would have meant that the cult of that sanctuary became attached to her, including the goddess name #Brighid which probably was a title born by the cheif #Druidess there. ' - Dáithí Ó hÓgáin, Myth Legend and Romance: An Encyclopedia on the #Irish Folk Tradition, 1990 #CelticWomen #Bandraoi #Ireland #celtic
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`It is therefore probable that a pagan sanctuary at Kildare was Christianized a holy woman of the Fotharta (Faughart). This would have meant that the cult of that sanctuary became attached to her, including the goddess name #Brighid which probably was a title born by the cheif #Druidess there. ' - Dáithí Ó hÓgáin, Myth Legend and Romance: An Encyclopedia on the #Irish Folk Tradition, 1990 #CelticWomen #Bandraoi #Ireland #celtic
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`It is therefore probable that a pagan sanctuary at Kildare was Christianized a holy woman of the Fotharta (Faughart). This would have meant that the cult of that sanctuary became attached to her, including the goddess name #Brighid which probably was a title born by the cheif #Druidess there. ' - Dáithí Ó hÓgáin, Myth Legend and Romance: An Encyclopedia on the #Irish Folk Tradition, 1990 #CelticWomen #Bandraoi #Ireland #celtic
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Joyous Là Fhèill Brìghde/Imbolc/etc. Hail to She of Many Talents, The Ever Flame, Exalted One. Thank you for the blessings of your healing cloak. Blessings to all who celebrate her day.
#imbolc #imbolg #brighid #brighidsday #brighidiscome #bride #brighde #stbrighid #Pagan #pagans #pagansofmastadon #gael #celt #celticpagan #IrishPagan #witch #witchy #witchesofmastodon #paganism #polytheism #polytheist #polytheistic #oldways #spring #folkhistory #saintsday #saintbrighid