First: a note on the terms Deity vs spirit. What the exact line between the two lies is a debate between different religious traditions. A strictly Monotheistic faith like Islam believes in a number of spiritual beings but only accord the title of God to who they believe is the Highest Being. Meanwhile, Sanatana DharmaFortsätt läsa ”One-on-one with the One: my experience of spiritual marriage”
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Finally writing about spirit marriage
Ages ago, I mentioned in a post that I was planning on writing about the topic of spirit marriage, but I still haven’t yet. It’s not because I changed my mind; boring old procrastination is mostly to blame, as well as my neurodivergent brain lacking a sense of time. But I’m finally getting around toFortsätt läsa ”Finally writing about spirit marriage”
Some recent and fascinating Norse archaeological finds
There have been some very interesting archaeological finds related to the Norse faith recently. One of them is this golden disc found during an excavation in Denmark: This one is particularly important as it has the oldest known runic inscription mentioning Odin. The runes state: ”He is Odin’s man”, likely referencing a ruler of someFortsätt läsa ”Some recent and fascinating Norse archaeological finds”
Happy Winter Solstice!
Now the longest night of the year has begun. While Sunna was still visible in the sky, I made a small offering of herbal tea and one of the cookies I made especially for the occasion, using the same recipe I did a few days ago. I just substituted the cacao for 0.5 dl (0.2Fortsätt läsa ”Happy Winter Solstice!”
Obsessed with this song: Raven brings runes
The Nordic Animism channel (which you should definitely follow!) released a music video on Sunday. Raven brings runes is the result of the collaborations between different artists and speaks of the connection between humans and humanity and nature. Such an important message in our time:
Knowing Freya. Part 13: Freya and modern Heathens
The world of today is incredibly different to what it was when the worship of the Norse Deities was the main religion in Iceland and Scandinavia. The culture, the language, the values and technology have changed to the point that a Viking Age heathen would feel utterly lost if they somehow found themselves in ourFortsätt läsa ”Knowing Freya. Part 13: Freya and modern Heathens”
Knowing Freya, part 12: Freya and Ragnarök
Ragnarök, Old Norse for ‘the Doom of the Gods’. Undoubtedly the most famous event described in Norse mythology. Even people who know close to nothing about Norse Polytheism have heard about this great apocalypse. Described primarily in the Eddic poem Völuspa, Ragnarök is a series of cataclysmic events that leads to the death of manyFortsätt läsa ”Knowing Freya, part 12: Freya and Ragnarök”
Knowing Freya. Part 11: Seid
To the ancient Norse people and to many modern Heathens, the whole world was and is alive. There is nowhere where Consciousness is not. The trees, the stones, rivers, mountains and even human-made objects have soul. The veil between the physical world and the spirit world is thin, if not non-existent. And for many Heathens,Fortsätt läsa ”Knowing Freya. Part 11: Seid”
Knowing Freya, part 10: Gullveig
One of the most important events described in Norse myth is the Æsir-Vanir war, a conflict between the divine tribes which resulted in the unification of the two into a single pantheon. There are a number of theories about the meaning of this war. Some historians believe it is a allegory for the conflict betweenFortsätt läsa ”Knowing Freya, part 10: Gullveig”
New addition to the altar
In addition to the statue of Freya, there is now one of Frey on my altar. I got it from this Etsy store and I’m very happy with my purchase 🙂