{"id":148213515,"date":"2024-08-28T13:01:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=148213515"},"modified":"2024-08-28T13:01:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:01:49","slug":"the-illuminating-spark-a-call-from-the-hearth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=148213515","title":{"rendered":"The Illuminating Spark: A Call From the Hearth"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A poem for Brighid-Brigantia as autumn draws near.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/bd562353-ed16-4249-956b-d953ba554df6_5369x3579.jpeg\"\/><\/figure><p>(Image description: A photo of a brick fireplace with a fire inside of it. A wrought iron fireplace screen stands in front of it, with slate panels and wooden flooring near it. A broom is off to the right side, with some firewood stacked on the left.) Credit: Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@greg_rosenke?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Greg Rosenke<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/fireplace-on-fire-peX17WCbghU?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p><p>Due to last week\u2019s theme of associating the season with Nodens, I thought I would write a poem for Brighid-Brigantia as the season changes. The links with Brighid and the hearth are more well-known, but I thought I\u2019d highlight how Brigantia might be seen in connection with the hearth.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Call From the Hearth<\/h3><p>The cicada cries and summer\u2019s green<\/p><p>are in full force, yet<\/p><p>in the not so distant of seasons,<\/p><p>the season of the hearth ever beckons.<\/p><p>A time to turn inward,<\/p><p>A time of learning<\/p><p>and of crafting,<\/p><p>a time of insight,<\/p><p>found only in the darkening days.<\/p><p>Your sacred flame<\/p><p>illuminates the hearth<\/p><p>and my heart, a beacon<\/p><p>to light the way in the cooling days.<\/p><p>A spear the reminder to protect the sacred,<\/p><p>in spaces and for those sheltered within them,<\/p><p>The deep wells and springs bearing<\/p><p>Your touch replenish our bellies and souls<\/p><p>with each sip of soup and tea.<\/p><p>The deep wisdom that comes with the deepening dark,<\/p><p>to know and care for ourselves,<\/p><p>these ripples resonating with others in Your waters.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A poem for Brighid-Brigantia as autumn draws near.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148213515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148213515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=148213515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148213515\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=148213515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=148213515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=148213515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}