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Terrible bragging about a birthday gift lol
So, awhile back I mentioned that my husband did months of research and created a collection of Heathen charms and prayers for me. After he gave it to me for my birthday (and it was like being courted all over again; ^___^ though the man now knows more about Heathen lore than I do. Yesterday I was complaining that in the cultivation of virtue I’m my own worst enemy and he quotes the “Havamal” at me…in Old Norse. lol), I chose some art and a friend formatted it and I had some personal copies printed. This will never be available for sale. The art is for my personal devotional use only. The book is for my own use only but I can’t help but share my new Zauberbuch. It is…you know, I don’t have words for how incredibly moved, awed, and absolutely delighted I am by this. Look. it is awesome. ^_^
Pre-birthday glee
omg. omg omg omg I just got a sneak peak at my birthday present from my husband. He’s been locked away for several months pouring over old Norse, Old English, Frankish, and other manuscripts, articles, inscriptions, folk charms, stories and the like. He has come up with a book of charms gleaned from the aforementioned sources, a collection like no other and I’m going to brag on him bit. I am very proud and like any good Odin’s woman, salivating to be given access to the final part of it. One thing he gave as a prequel today, is a Norse version of the Ephesia Grammata. I’m so looking forward to experimenting with this new, clean strain of magic. omg omg omg.
Day 8-To Loki, Who Listens
by H. Jeremiah Lewis
Hail Loki, brother of Helblindi and Býleistr,
sons of needle-thin Laufey and the Jötunn Fárbauti,
full of deviousness and destruction like a thunderstruck
fire roaring through a dense thicket of leafy trees after
a sudden summer downpour; Lord of the stinging gadfly,
and the spider that creeps about on eight legs, the scorpion
that brings sudden, painful death with its venom, and the wolf
whose howl fills even stout men with dread; expert at tying knots,
master of the hook, bind-loosener, uncommon crook, you who can
open any lock and enter any room you please, inventor of the fishing net,
wielder of keys, and rider of breezes; Loki lie-smith, who knows how
to mix malice with mead, world-breaker, earth-shaker, borrower of the cloak,
teller of excellent jokes, father of the worst of serpents
and mother of the best of horses, eater of hearts, speaker of unpleasant truths,
Sigyn’s clever man; I call to you, Loki of many names and many guises, whether you are
visiting your dear daughter in gloomy Helheimr, or walking with Óðinn
and Þórr, Mjölnir’s master, along the backroads of Iceland where the soil
is Nótt-black from volcanic ash and the people all eat fermented fish
and salted licorice, if you are flying over the snow-capped Føroyar cliffs
in falcon form or swimming against the swiftly eddying current as a
Vínland salmon, devising some elaborate scheme to use against
dull-witted Danish Trolls, or harassing a bunch of unbathed monks
so that they could not complete their matins prayers
in Northern Italy, where the long-bearded German kings came to settle,
or if you are sailing in the Black Sea with Hrymr at the helm of Naglfar,
your ship made of the nails of the slain, which you will use to ferry
your Ice Giant kin to the final battle at Vígríðr plain on the long foretold
day of doom; wherever you are and whatever you’re doing, Loki,
may my words reach your ear and turn your unquiet mind to me,
for I have much that I would convey to you, O much-loved
and much-hated Court Jester of the Æsir.
Loki and the Rhinemaidens (they’re cropped out!) by A. Rackham
possible explanations — The House of Vines
I was talking about this with my students yesterday with re. to prophets. Discernment is crucial, as is being aligned properly with one’s Gods and if one wants to be a mantike, then one works assiduously at these things. This is a very good post by Sannion — GK
We’ve all encountered people in the community who get divination results or channeled oracles that perfectly line up with the views they normally express on social media via memes; here are some possible explanations for why that might happen. The closer we get to a divinity the more our values and choices come to reflect […]
possible explanations — The House of Vines
To Loki Who Listens — The House of Vines
Hail Loki, brother of Helblindi and Býleistr,sons of needle-thin Laufey and the Jötunn Fárbauti,full of deviousness and destruction like a thunderstruckfire roaring through a dense thicket of leafy trees aftera sudden summer downpour; Lord of the stinging gadfly,and the spider that creeps about on eight legs, the scorpionthat brings sudden, painful death with its venom, […]
To Loki Who Listens — The House of Vines
To Fuensanta Arismendi Plaza — The House of Vines
Hail to you whose name shall endure until the Gods gatherat the field of Vígríðr to drive back the forces of chaosand dissolution which you taught us to combatby keeping our space neat and tidy, oh well-brought up one,best of the Swiss, Fuensanta Arismendi Plaza, Putzteufelof the line of Andvari who walked the Earth in […]
To Fuensanta Arismendi Plaza — The House of Vines
To Forseti — The House of Vines
For Karl. To Forseti Hail to you clear-eyed Forseti, wise son of Baldrthe beloved and faithful Nanna, with a voicethat puts to sleep quarrels and a mind like a whirling stream,able to solve the hardest of puzzles and settle any disputebrought before you, no matter how tangled,O you who preside over the law-court of the […]
To Forseti — The House of Vines
To Óttar — The House of Vines
Hail to one of our most pious of heroes –a beautiful prayer of praise by Sannion over at House of Vines. Read the full prayer here:
I call to you Óttar, Instein’s son, forever young, vanquisher of Angantyr, ferocious warrior who knows the frenzy of the boar, you who won your kingdom through cleverness and valor, and governed your people with equanimity and just laws, maintaining the peace of the Gods which causes the flocks and fields to flourish. Óttar, favorite […]
To Óttar — The House of Vines
Gangleri's Grove 