Hail and Merry Meet!
On the 15th of November, of last year, I started down my path as a Norse Wiccan. While I haven't done everything that I wanted to do I did find that this path brought me peace. I just love the connection to the gods and the fact that I didn't have to go through a temple in order to honor them. Tonight is the New Moon and I will be honoring the goddess Hel. I want to thank anyone out there that has followed my blog and has liked my blog.
Here's to another year.
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Sunday, May 5, 2019
Why I Write these Stanza's (Day 173 of 366)
Hail and Merry Meet!
One of the things that I ask myself is why am I filling my blogger site with stanza's from one of the first books that I ever read when I was learning to be a Heathen. The Poetic Edda's are just amazing and I love how they were brought together. So I write them down on my blogger site and allow others to enjoy them. I consider it to be important in a better understanding of how Heathens might of believed a long time ago.
I hope that you enjoy this journey with me.
One of the things that I ask myself is why am I filling my blogger site with stanza's from one of the first books that I ever read when I was learning to be a Heathen. The Poetic Edda's are just amazing and I love how they were brought together. So I write them down on my blogger site and allow others to enjoy them. I consider it to be important in a better understanding of how Heathens might of believed a long time ago.
I hope that you enjoy this journey with me.
Saturday, May 4, 2019
10th Stanza from Volispo (Day 172 of 366)
Hail and Merry Meet!
There was Motsognir the mightist made
Of all the dwarfs, and Durin next;
Many a likeness of men they made,
The dwarfs in the earth, as Durin said.
I will come back on Monday with another set of Stanza's. Thanks for reading.
There was Motsognir the mightist made
Of all the dwarfs, and Durin next;
Many a likeness of men they made,
The dwarfs in the earth, as Durin said.
I will come back on Monday with another set of Stanza's. Thanks for reading.
Friday, May 3, 2019
9th Stanza from Volispo (Day 171 of 366)
Hail and Merry Meet!
Then sought the gods their assembly-seats,
The holy ones, and coucil held,
To find who should raise the race of dwarfs
Out of Brimir's blood and the legs of Blain.
So we're looking at two different giants here, not one.
Then sought the gods their assembly-seats,
The holy ones, and coucil held,
To find who should raise the race of dwarfs
Out of Brimir's blood and the legs of Blain.
So we're looking at two different giants here, not one.
Thursday, May 2, 2019
8th Stanza from Volispo (Day 170 of 366)
Hail and Merry Meet!
In their dwellings at peace they played at tables,
Of gold no lack did the gods then know,-
Till thither came up giant-maids three,
Huge of might, out of Jotunheim.
In their dwellings at peace they played at tables,
Of gold no lack did the gods then know,-
Till thither came up giant-maids three,
Huge of might, out of Jotunheim.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Taking Back Odin ( Day 169 of 366)
Hail and Merry Meet!
Today is May Day, the day that we honor the goddess Freya. During the ritual, I was thinking a lot of the nonsense that's been going on with shootings and racist believing that they are going to some grand place to be with Odin. We need to take back Odin from these people and to show that not everyone that honors the King of the Norse gods is racist and want to kill others that aren't like them.
Odin is the high one and the old Norse didn't have this concept of race, nor the belief that they were better than others because they happen to be white. White Nationalists believe that only those that are white can honor the Norse gods. However, in Wales, the Vikings that came and invaded were called 'Black Heathens.' Their presence was unwanted in the wider religious world. The people in Wales hated them and thus they called them by this name.
The Troth has black members that are heathen and they are accepted. Taking back Odin also means wearing your hammer and educating people about what your religion is all about. That's why I've taken the vow to take back Odin and to live my life as a good person and a good heathen.
Today is May Day, the day that we honor the goddess Freya. During the ritual, I was thinking a lot of the nonsense that's been going on with shootings and racist believing that they are going to some grand place to be with Odin. We need to take back Odin from these people and to show that not everyone that honors the King of the Norse gods is racist and want to kill others that aren't like them.
Odin is the high one and the old Norse didn't have this concept of race, nor the belief that they were better than others because they happen to be white. White Nationalists believe that only those that are white can honor the Norse gods. However, in Wales, the Vikings that came and invaded were called 'Black Heathens.' Their presence was unwanted in the wider religious world. The people in Wales hated them and thus they called them by this name.
The Troth has black members that are heathen and they are accepted. Taking back Odin also means wearing your hammer and educating people about what your religion is all about. That's why I've taken the vow to take back Odin and to live my life as a good person and a good heathen.
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Shrines (Day 159 of 366)
Hail and Merry Meet!
I'm taking a break from doing stanza and talk about shrines and why, for me, they are important. Even if you're hiding your path from those that will not understand you can still have a small shrine. I have one to Frigga, wife of Odin. I also have an altar to Freya and Frey. The shrine is something that I can carry around, with me, when I'm traveling and want to have something to at least honor a Norse goddess that's connected with women and the home.
I'm lucky that my mother hasn't made a big deal about both, but I know the need to hide things. I have to hide my path every day of my life. Shrines help to connect you with the gods, even though you can have a shrine to the housewrights or even one to the spirits of the land. Shrines to the spirits of the land are usually outside. I hope that anyone that decides to have one enjoys using theirs and enjoy their time with the gods.
I'm taking a break from doing stanza and talk about shrines and why, for me, they are important. Even if you're hiding your path from those that will not understand you can still have a small shrine. I have one to Frigga, wife of Odin. I also have an altar to Freya and Frey. The shrine is something that I can carry around, with me, when I'm traveling and want to have something to at least honor a Norse goddess that's connected with women and the home.
I'm lucky that my mother hasn't made a big deal about both, but I know the need to hide things. I have to hide my path every day of my life. Shrines help to connect you with the gods, even though you can have a shrine to the housewrights or even one to the spirits of the land. Shrines to the spirits of the land are usually outside. I hope that anyone that decides to have one enjoys using theirs and enjoy their time with the gods.
Saturday, April 20, 2019
7th Stanza from Volispo (Day 158 of 366)
Hail and Merry Meet!
This is the last one for the week and I won't be doing another one until Tuesday.
At Ithavoll met the might gods,
Shrines and temples they timbered
high;
Forges they set, and they smithied ore,
Tongs they wrought, and tools they fashioned.
So the meeting place is called Ithavoll. This place is mentioned when Ragnarok is over. It's once again the meeting place of the gods, meaning that not all the gods die. Dispite what Clash of the Gods would like you to think.
This is the last one for the week and I won't be doing another one until Tuesday.
At Ithavoll met the might gods,
Shrines and temples they timbered
high;
Forges they set, and they smithied ore,
Tongs they wrought, and tools they fashioned.
So the meeting place is called Ithavoll. This place is mentioned when Ragnarok is over. It's once again the meeting place of the gods, meaning that not all the gods die. Dispite what Clash of the Gods would like you to think.
Friday, April 19, 2019
6th Stanza from Volispo (Day 157 of 366)
Hail and Merry Meet!
Here's another stanza from Volispo.
Then sought the gods their assembly seats,
The holy ones, and council held;
Names then gave they to noon and twlight,
Night and evening, the years to numbers.
Here's another stanza from Volispo.
Then sought the gods their assembly seats,
The holy ones, and council held;
Names then gave they to noon and twlight,
Night and evening, the years to numbers.
Thursday, April 18, 2019
5th Stanza of Volispo ( Day 156 of 366)
Hail and Merry Meet!
Here's another section for you today.
The sun, the sister of the moon, from the south
Her right hand cast over heaven's
rim;
No knowledge she had where her home should be,
The moon knew not what might was
his.
One of the things that Wiccans that follow this path must understand is that the Norse didn't view the moon as a goddess or a sun as a god. They switched them and made the sun a female and the moon a male. This is the same thing with the Egyptians. Look at Thoth, who has a moon on his head and is connected with the moon as well as Horus being connected to both the sun and the moon and goddess being connected to the sun. Ra is the only god that is soely connected with the sun.
Here's another section for you today.
The sun, the sister of the moon, from the south
Her right hand cast over heaven's
rim;
No knowledge she had where her home should be,
The moon knew not what might was
his.
One of the things that Wiccans that follow this path must understand is that the Norse didn't view the moon as a goddess or a sun as a god. They switched them and made the sun a female and the moon a male. This is the same thing with the Egyptians. Look at Thoth, who has a moon on his head and is connected with the moon as well as Horus being connected to both the sun and the moon and goddess being connected to the sun. Ra is the only god that is soely connected with the sun.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
4th Stanza of Volispo (Day 155 of 366)
Hail and Merry Meet!
I have another section of poem for you.
Then Bur's sons lifted the level land.
Mithgarth the mighty there they made;
The sun from the south earth,
warmed the stones of
And green was the ground with growing leeks.
So it looks as though Bur's was born and then his sons came around and started everything.
I have another section of poem for you.
Then Bur's sons lifted the level land.
Mithgarth the mighty there they made;
The sun from the south earth,
warmed the stones of
And green was the ground with growing leeks.
So it looks as though Bur's was born and then his sons came around and started everything.
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
3rd Stanza from Volispo (Day 154 of 366)
Hail and Merry Meet!
Here's another stanza from Volispo.
Of old was the age when Ymir lived;
Sea nor cool waves nor sand there were;
Earth had not been, nor heaven above.
But the yawning gap, and the grass
nowhere.
This is very interesting, as it talks about a time before even Odin was alive. It means that she's been there before the gods, or at least seen what it was like before they arrived.
Here's another stanza from Volispo.
Of old was the age when Ymir lived;
Sea nor cool waves nor sand there were;
Earth had not been, nor heaven above.
But the yawning gap, and the grass
nowhere.
This is very interesting, as it talks about a time before even Odin was alive. It means that she's been there before the gods, or at least seen what it was like before they arrived.
Monday, April 15, 2019
Sigrblot (Day 153 of 366)
Hail and Merry Meet!
Today is Sigrblot, where we honor the god Odin. Today marked the end of the winter and the beginning of voyages and raiding. Today I'll just do a simple prayer to him, thanking him for getting us through this winter. And I'll go outside and pour an offering to not only him but also the spirits of the land that had once been a farm. It's the only thing that I can do with such limited time. Hail Odin and hail to all Heathens that try and be honorable by him.
Today is Sigrblot, where we honor the god Odin. Today marked the end of the winter and the beginning of voyages and raiding. Today I'll just do a simple prayer to him, thanking him for getting us through this winter. And I'll go outside and pour an offering to not only him but also the spirits of the land that had once been a farm. It's the only thing that I can do with such limited time. Hail Odin and hail to all Heathens that try and be honorable by him.
Sunday, April 14, 2019
(Day 157 of 366)
Hail and Merry Meet!
Time for another section of poem.
Then sought the gods their assembly-seats,
The holy ones, and council held;
Names then gave they to noon and twilight,
Morning they named, and the waning moon,
Night and evening, the years to number.
Okay, so names are given to different things that are mentioned in this section. Because, hay, everything needs a name. But also it needs to be told what it is and time must be established. That's just the way of the universe.
Time for another section of poem.
Then sought the gods their assembly-seats,
The holy ones, and council held;
Names then gave they to noon and twilight,
Morning they named, and the waning moon,
Night and evening, the years to number.
Okay, so names are given to different things that are mentioned in this section. Because, hay, everything needs a name. But also it needs to be told what it is and time must be established. That's just the way of the universe.
2nd Stanza for the Voluspo (Day 152 of 366)
Hail and Merry Meet!
Now that I'm back writing daily I'm going back to doing this daily. So here is the next stanza.
I remember yet the giants of yore.
Who gave me bread in days gone by;
Nine worlds I knew, the nine in the tree
With mighty roots beneath the mold.
Now that I'm back writing daily I'm going back to doing this daily. So here is the next stanza.
I remember yet the giants of yore.
Who gave me bread in days gone by;
Nine worlds I knew, the nine in the tree
With mighty roots beneath the mold.
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Sorry for Not Being On (Day 151 of 366)
Hail and Merry Meet!
I know that it's been since November that I posted anything, but life has gotten in the way. I'm still practicing and still growing as both a Wiccan and as a Norse pagan. I've been busy working and sleeping most of the time. Didn't really have time to do anything like writing. Last week three churches down in Louisiana were set on fire. The person that did it was connected to Odinism and believed that blacks should return to their pre-Christian roots.
And while I do believe that Africans were forced to convert a long time ago, black that worship the Christian god worships that god of their own free will and feel connected to him. To burn down their houses of worship is no different than what Christians did to our Norse ancestors over a thousand years ago. The same affects happen no matter who does the torching. To me he was no Heathen and nether are those that claim to be practicing Heathens who do these kinds of things.
The gods look at these kinds of things with narrow eyes. There will be no Vahalla for them, only the punishment that is dolled out by Hel. With that said, may the gods continue to watch over you.
I know that it's been since November that I posted anything, but life has gotten in the way. I'm still practicing and still growing as both a Wiccan and as a Norse pagan. I've been busy working and sleeping most of the time. Didn't really have time to do anything like writing. Last week three churches down in Louisiana were set on fire. The person that did it was connected to Odinism and believed that blacks should return to their pre-Christian roots.
And while I do believe that Africans were forced to convert a long time ago, black that worship the Christian god worships that god of their own free will and feel connected to him. To burn down their houses of worship is no different than what Christians did to our Norse ancestors over a thousand years ago. The same affects happen no matter who does the torching. To me he was no Heathen and nether are those that claim to be practicing Heathens who do these kinds of things.
The gods look at these kinds of things with narrow eyes. There will be no Vahalla for them, only the punishment that is dolled out by Hel. With that said, may the gods continue to watch over you.
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