<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Christopher Scott Thompson, Author at Agora</title>
	<atom:link href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/author/gillbride1/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/author/gillbride1/</link>
	<description>The Central Hub of the Patheos Pagan Portal</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2015 22:17:36 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator>
	<item>
		<title>Loop of Brighid: The Nine Pure Choice Graces, Part 3 &#8211; The Grace of Fortune</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2014/06/loop-of-brighid-the-nine-pure-choice-graces-part-3-the-grace-of-fortune/</link>
					<comments>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2014/06/loop-of-brighid-the-nine-pure-choice-graces-part-3-the-grace-of-fortune/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Scott Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2014 08:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loop of Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayers, Poems, Blessings & Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ritual and Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brigid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celtic spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[devotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goddess]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imbolc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invocation of the Graces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paganism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/?p=5916</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The grace of fortune is not the condition of being lucky, but a lighthearted and graceful acceptance of change and loss, a spirit of gratitude without attachment, a conscious embrace of the fact that fortune always changes and will go on changing. Christopher Scott Thompson presents a prayer and ritual for Brighid that emphasizes the transitory nature of fortune.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2014/06/loop-of-brighid-the-nine-pure-choice-graces-part-3-the-grace-of-fortune/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>7218</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Loop of Brighid: The Nine Pure Choice Graces, Part 2 &#8211; The Grace of Voice</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2014/04/loop-of-brighid-the-nine-pure-choice-graces-part-2-the-grace-of-voice/</link>
					<comments>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2014/04/loop-of-brighid-the-nine-pure-choice-graces-part-2-the-grace-of-voice/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Scott Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loop of Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayers, Poems, Blessings & Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ritual and Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brigid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celtic spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goddess]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paganism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pagans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/?p=5634</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The second of the nine “pure choice graces” is the grace of voice. While the grace of voice could refer to ordinary speech, Brighid’s association with poetry makes it especially appropriate to cultivate this grace through singing aloud in a pleasant tone.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2014/04/loop-of-brighid-the-nine-pure-choice-graces-part-2-the-grace-of-voice/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>7495</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Loop of Brighid: The Nine Pure Choice Graces, Part 1 &#8211; The Grace of Form</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2014/04/loop-of-brighid-the-nine-pure-choice-graces-part-1-the-grace-of-form/</link>
					<comments>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2014/04/loop-of-brighid-the-nine-pure-choice-graces-part-1-the-grace-of-form/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Scott Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loop of Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayers, Poems, Blessings & Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ritual and Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brigid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celtic spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[devotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goddess]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imbolc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paganism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/?p=5562</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Bathing the head, feet and hands was once an important part of the Imbolc celebration. The first verse of the “Invocation” refers to a similar practice, bathing the palms and then the face in the lustral fire. The provided ritual is meant to help the practitioner internalize the nine graces.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2014/04/loop-of-brighid-the-nine-pure-choice-graces-part-1-the-grace-of-form/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Loop of Brighid: Clann Bhride</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2014/01/loop-of-brighid-clann-bhride/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Scott Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 08:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loop of Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bride]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brigid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celtic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clann Bhride]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paganism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Brigid]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/?p=4912</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Clann Bhride, also known as the Children of Brighid, is a spiritual path of devotion drawing from old traditions and new inspiration of our patron goddess Brighid.]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Loop of Brighid: Bride, the Cailleach and Nicnevin</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2013/11/loop-of-brighid-bride-the-cailleach-and-nicnevin/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Scott Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2013 08:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loop of Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayers, Poems, Blessings & Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brigid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cailleach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celtic spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[folklore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goddess]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicnevin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scottish folklore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Witch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[witchcraft]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/?p=4228</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Are Bride and Nicnevin estranged sisters? Or, if Mackenzie was right and the Cailleach and Bride are the same entity on some level, then is Nicnevin also the same entity as Bride on some level?]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Loop of Brighid: Private Practices 7 &#8211; The Devotional Moods</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2013/11/loop-of-brighid-private-practices-7-the-devotional-moods/</link>
					<comments>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2013/11/loop-of-brighid-private-practices-7-the-devotional-moods/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Scott Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loop of Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ritual and Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bhakti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brigid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celtic spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[devotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goddess]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paganism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visualization]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/?p=4116</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[In an earlier series of columns on “The Mysticism of Devotion,” we explored the devotional moods of Child, Friend, Strength, Champion, Hound, Servant, Spouse and Parent in relation to the love of the goddess Brighid. Now we will explore the cultivation of these devotional moods through visualization.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2013/11/loop-of-brighid-private-practices-7-the-devotional-moods/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Loop of Brighid: The Cauldrons of Inspiration</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2013/10/loop-of-brighid-the-cauldrons-of-inspiration/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Scott Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loop of Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayers, Poems, Blessings & Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A God Who Makes Fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brigid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cauldron of Poesy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celtic spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Scott Thompson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[druid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[druidry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[druids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paganism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/?p=3991</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<i>A God Who Makes Fire: The Bardic Mysticism of Amergin</i> includes a new translation of the Cauldron of Poesy, a line-by-line analysis of the translation, a chapter on each of the three cauldrons exploring their symbolism and meaning, a selection of bardic poetry exploring the nine emotions that “turn” the cauldrons, and a new method for practicing the system of “cauldron mysticism” described in the text.]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Loop of Brighid: Invocation of the Graces, A Brigidine Sacred Text &#8211; Part 9</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2013/10/loop-of-brighid-invocation-of-the-graces-a-brigidine-sacred-text-part-9/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Scott Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loop of Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayers, Poems, Blessings & Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brigid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celtic spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goddess]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invocation of the Graces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paganism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/?p=3907</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[On Patheos Agora, Christopher Scott Thompson concludes his study of the Invocation of the Graces as a Brigidine sacred text with an overview of the virtues and powers granted by this traditional Gaelic charm. ]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Loop of Brighid: Invocation of the Graces, a Brigidine Sacred Text &#8211; Part 8</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2013/09/loop-of-brighid-invocation-of-the-graces-a-brigidine-sacred-text-part-8/</link>
					<comments>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2013/09/loop-of-brighid-invocation-of-the-graces-a-brigidine-sacred-text-part-8/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Scott Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 08:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Loop of Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexander Carmichael]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brigid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carmina Gadelica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celtic spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goddess]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invocation of the Graces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ora nam Buaidh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paganism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/?p=3816</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[On Patheos Agora, Christopher Scott Thompson presents his own translation of the &#34;Ora nam Buaidh&#34; or &#34;Invocation of the Graces&#34; from the original Gaelic of the Carmina Gadelica.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2013/09/loop-of-brighid-invocation-of-the-graces-a-brigidine-sacred-text-part-8/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Loop of Brighid: Invocation of the Graces, a Brigidine Sacred Text &#8211; Part 7</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2013/09/loop-of-brighid-invocation-of-the-graces-a-brigidine-sacred-text-part-7/</link>
					<comments>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2013/09/loop-of-brighid-invocation-of-the-graces-a-brigidine-sacred-text-part-7/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Scott Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 08:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loop of Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayers, Poems, Blessings & Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexander Carmichael]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brighid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brigid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celtic spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invocation of the Graces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paganism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/?p=3695</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The ancient Gaels swore oaths on the sun, moon and stars. Modern devotees of Brighid sometimes think of Her as not only a sun goddess but a goddess of all the suns (the stars) and of the moon (since its light is reflected sunlight). You could say that Brighid is able to convey the powers of the sun, moon and stars because they are Her own powers. ]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2013/09/loop-of-brighid-invocation-of-the-graces-a-brigidine-sacred-text-part-7/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
