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That's amazing! Hahahahahaha.. I can only imagine Odin, Ra and Zeus facepalming and complaining about everyone else.

During the Annual Pantheons Meeting, the gods of the Dead just look for a corner away from sunlight and bitch about people. 

I’m not entirely sure about how this happened, but Hades and Anubis might be my new brotp. 

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This totally reminds me of a story I read a long time ago about Hell visiting Fenrir.

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Freya

My take on the Vanir beauty, Norse goddess Freya. Shieldmaiden and sorceress with her cloak of feathers and legendary necklace, crying tears of amber for her lost husband.

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“Hey," said Shadow. "Huginn or Muninn, or whoever you are." The bird turned, head tipped, suspiciously, on one side, and it stared at him with bright eyes. "Say 'Nevermore,'" said Shadow. "Fuck you," said the raven.”

Neil Gaiman, American Gods

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Your a man of Odin. When I got the prompt to pray to him to assist in re-establishing communications with someone, is it normal for him to do it in the most DICKISH way possible? I mean serious pain, suffering, the whole shebang? Because I am being royally fucked at the moment due to someone (else) that ODIN (and Loki) sent my way. They gave me the sign that this person was to be trusted (they weren't). Yet the result 'appeared' to be re-establishment of communication but not in a good way.

Dear Anon, I’m going to be making a couple of assumptions when answering this, so if they’re not accurate ones, please yell.Assuming that it is in fact Odin and Loki you’re in contact with, and not some other spirits pissing around with you, and also assuming you believe that you interpreted the sign correctly, whatever that was, then I’d answer the following way:The Old Man aint like us. That’s the first thing to bear in mind. We’re talking about, even on the simplest level, a god who ripped out his own eye for a chance to drink from Mimir’s well. We’re talking about a god who stabbed himself with a spear, and then while wounded and bleeding, hung himself from a tree for nine whole nights, with no bread, no water, no nothing. Just his pain and the intention that it be made holy - that everything he was be given as a sacrifice, so he could become Something More.This is a god who will raise up a hero, so that they may lead armies and have  songs sung about them forever, and then turn the tide of battle against them so they are violently slain,and gathered up by the Valkyria.

This is a god who will throw a spear over a battle to make it his own, so that the battle itself is his to manipulate, regardless of what side wins. This is a god who, with a sly wink and tip of his broad-brimmed hat will go about the worlds, proudly bearing the name Bolverk - Worker of Evil. A god who will, according to lore, be willing to commit genocide and murder in order to create the worlds we now inhabit.Yet for all that, this is a god who is a healer, who sought knowledge so that he might manipulate the inevitable end of existence into a better form for all of us. This is a god who is fiercely kind, who wears ten thousand faces and forms - who gives the gifts of inspiration to poets and artists. This is a god who sees the potential in the worst of times, the wonder in the darkness and the beauty in the most horrific of situations.

If anything, this is a god who embraces non-duality. This is a god who leads us into darkness so that we may see the relentless, restless nature of creativity - who teaches us that all materials can be used for the furtherance of who we Really Are.

Remember, this is a god who is very old, and very much a giant in some senses - unflinching and uncompromising in the expression of his Being.I’ve seen people call his attitude ‘abusive’ - as if he’s some parent with a twisted idea that what he does is for their own good. I’ve equally seen people say you can only serve him by suffering, pain and ordeal.Bollocks. Sheer. Bloody. Bollocks.

This is the Master of Fury we’re talking about here. Woðanaz. The one who gave breath to humankind. Lord of Inspiration. This is the one who pulls back the curtain, and reveals to us that change is the only constant in the whole kosmos - and that it is literally impossible to remain static. This is the god who shows us that everything - literally everything - is interconnected, that everything affects everything else.

This is Oski - the fulfiller of wishes. This is One Eye, Weak-eye - he who nonetheless sees more than any except Frigga. A disabled god who binds himself, wounds himself and starves himself.  He accumulates his weakness to its most terrible extent and yet emerges triumphant. This is the Deceiver, the Masked God. The one who tells the Truth even as he spins lies.and tells tales.

Friend anon, you ask me if it’s normal for the Allfather to come across as a bit of a dick? If it’s normal for the master of wind and storm and howling dead riding across the sky to seem a little socially unacceptable? For the one they call Contrary Screamer to propel you into places beyond the light and comfort of your life before?

If it’s usual for the Fetterer to bind us so tightly we can barely breathe, his noose about our necks? If it’s usual for the Loosener to set us free with screaming ecstasy, to soar across the world?

You ask if the Blinded God would have us use our eyes, our conventional  notions of the world, to see the way - or if in fact we must learn to perceive life in new and creative ways?You ask me if it is normal for the Old Wolf to prowl around the edges of your life, so as to remind you that safety is a human conception, and that you may die in the next moment? That you may be hit by a bus, or struck by an aneurysm?That this most uncommon of gods, this strangest of wanderers, this most Blind of Guests, should bring experience which forces us to make a choice, and to understand that The Only Way Out is Through?

There is only one word for this, anon. Only one by which we engage, and survive such things:

YES.

Of course, I could have said this, right back at the beginning. Three little letters arranged so as to answer your question. Of course I could.

I could have stayed silent, and not written, not spoken. But then perhaps, you might not have the same experience as you do now - assuming you’ve read this far, that is.

Be well, anon. If there’s one thing the Old Man teaches, it’s that This Too Shall Pass.

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About Tyr, justice and morals

I've been wondering about something we always see people saying regarding Tyr: "If you ask him for help regarding something, be sure you want JUSTICE, because he will always do the right thing". 

Ok. I get that. It's part of the concept of the God, but...

What exactly does Tyr sees as 'right'?

Right and wrong are cultural concepts. Today, in the modern western society, 10 groups of people would probably have at least 5 interpretations of justice or right and wrong within a society. If we extend this to other continents, the different interpretations number would only grow.

Does Tyr acts based on morals and values of the ancient north-european and germanic people? If so, their values and morals weren't exactly homogenous... And we can't simply expect His views on justice, right and wrong to be the same as ours because because. 

Opinions?

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Once I saw a tiny little mouse with cute little ears in the floor of my bedroom. I have never seen him again.

But I can hear it. I can hear it running through the dust and the pieces of paper and the clothes on the ground. I hear him whispering and plotting and lurking while I sleep. I think this mouse wants to kill me and loves me at the same time. That's how I feel about him. 

Damn you, cute little mouse. And damn you two times that, knowing-for-sure-that-mouse-probably-isn't-even-here-anymore. 

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Not all love is gentle. Sometimes it’s gritty and dirty and possessive, sometimes it’s not supposed to be careful or soft at all. Sometimes it feels like teeth.

Azra T (via flawlez)

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This is pretty awesome.

Random thought about Óðinn and Fenrisúlfr

I highly doubt that I am the first one to think of this, but it just occurred to me and I haven’t really had a chance to check other sources. This is very unpolished, and if I’m onto something there are things I would have to explain which I’m not able to yet. Some kind of “end of the world” or “death of gods” is attested elsewhere in Eddic poetry, but lacking as to who specifically is included.

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Anon, when I noticed that my rune set (wood,carved myself) was causing me problems (because the runes weren't exactly equal in shape), I made little pieces of paper with the runes in them and put them together (in those little protective 'sacks') with tcg cards. I used it for a decent amount of time and it worked just fine. 

Anonymous asked:

Hi There! I was searching through your Runes tag, and various internet sources, and see that most call for using stone, wood, or bones for your Rune set; however, would designing and making Rune Cards work as well? Or is that not acceptable? Thanks for your time!...

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Some meta thoughts on Loki’s depiction, spurred by an interesting convo on my FB about Loki being likened to a Satanic figure in the Norse pantheon, and me mulling over how this is actually a backhanded compliment. I could rant on how Lu/Satan is unjustly vilified, but that’s a rant that is...

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Shit, mate. I'd buy the hell out of pictures like this. Can you imagine Freya with her golden hair partially dyed red from blood, fury burning in her eyes, stabbing someone with a spear? With a falcon flying.... No, no! A RAVEN WATCHING FROM THE TREE. Odin  probably goin' "Oh my, look at that. I must learn that. Interesting, interesting lady, oh my."

This is your occasional reminder that during the war between the Aesir and the Vanir, the Vanir were winning.

Yep, not the deities who are usually associated with warfare and being a badass warrior and doing warrior things….

But the fertility...

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Now you have seen this beautiful creature eating icecream and can live the rest of your life in peace

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Taking a break from the St. Patrick’s Day shenans, I’ve been thinking a bit about the relationship between the Vanir and the Jotnar.

I started my Heathen “career” thinking that the Jotnar were ebil powers of Chaos and the deities represented Order that the Jotnar tried to disrupt, Loki was the...

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I just finished moving in to my new home (I moved to another state so I could go to college - anthropology, btw), and for the first time in my life I'm actually worried about what other people reactions might be regarding my altar and religion.

The owners seem to be hippies - in the most hippie sense of the word - so they won't be a problem. But my housemates will be moving here anywhere from tomorrow to the 18th, and I have no idea how they will react and what sort of measures I may have to take regarding my spiritual life. 

I used to live with my mother (knew about my heathen site and didn't mind) and for a while with my father (knew only about my deep interest in norse mythology and cosmology). 

Let's see how this shit goes. Just wanted to share a bit.

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I hate it when I try to enter discussions on tumblr and end up realizing the discussion already ended.

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Yay. :)

After a not too well thought-out post yesterday about Loki (since deleted), I decided to actually learn something. I was given the above link to a very thought-provoking article about Loki’s proper place in heathenry and, although quite long, really challenged my pre-conceived notions and ha me coming to grips with the fact that I still hol don’t the trappings of dualistic theology and need to overcome that.