Kayleen Asbo, Ph.D
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The Blessing Thread: Ireland and Wales Schedule

 Please prepare an altar close to your zoom station with candles, water, greens or flowers and any images that evoke a Celtic theme. You will need several sheets of large paper ( or an art journal with study pages) and colored pens, crayons or watercolor paints. for our final day, you will be invited to bake a  traditional St. Brigid Oat Cake (recipe below) as we share our virtual feast in celebration of spring.



Saturday, January 30: Original Blessing
11:00 Welcome and Introductions; Psalm 42
11:30: The Seeds of Original Blessing in the Celtic Tradition: St. Morgan, John Cassian, Mary Magdalene
12:00: Celtic Scholar Justin Coutts and the Story of Brandan the Voyager
12:30: Art Journaling and Sharing- Celtic  Symbols and Spirals

* Please arrive a few minutes early to settle into a receptive place. You will need a candle, a large journal  with blank pages and colored pens, pencils or crayons and three strings/ribbons/pieces of yarn or strips of cloth.


Sunday, January 31:  The Well of  Love and the Fire of Longing
11:00: Opening Circle, The Deer's Cry and the Swan's Song
11:30: Where Druid and Christian Meet:  Legends of Brighid and Patrick
12:15: Art making with Sue Ellen Parkinson: Brigid's Blessing Hand
12:45: Closing Circle


Monday, February 1: Festivals of Imbolc and St Brigid
11:00: Opening Circle of Poetry, Music and Meditation
11:30: Celebrations of Nature and Spirit:  St. Brigid and  St. Kevin
12:00 Celtic Trees and  Nature Wisdom with Polly Paton Brown
12:30 Blessing Circle and "feast" for St Brigid's Day


For our closing celebration, you may want to make a   "St. Brigid's Cake", which is an oatcake similar to a shortbread ( recipe follows) and have on hand either a glass of milk or a pitcher of ale/glass of beer


St. Brigid's Oat Cake

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter in small pieces
3/4 cup uncooked oatmeal
 1 egg
 1/2 cup buttermilk 
​
Instructions:
1.Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Grease a baking sheet.
3. Stir together  flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in bowl and mix. 
4.Add butter bits and cut in with knife until mixture is crumbly.
5.Add in oats and stir gently to combine. 
6.In a separate  bowl, beat egg with buttermilk. 
7.Make a well in the dry ingredients. Pour in the egg mixture and mix with a fork until crumbs barely hold together. Make dough into ball and transfer to floured surface. Knead only  briefly until it holds together. .Add in a little flour if it is sticking to your hands.  
8. Pat dough into 8-inch round and transfer to baking sheet.
9. With a knife, score a deep cross into the bread but do not cut it through
10. Bake 15-20 minutes till  golden brown

​Serve with fresh butter



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Contact Kayleen Asbo: mythicamuse@gmail.com
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  • Magdalene
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    • Passion of Mary Magdalene
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    • Provence: Mary Magdalene and The Black Madonna
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