Wane Wyrds

If I read one more retelling of the Vanir/Aesir war that states Gullveig was killed because she talked incessantly of gold, I am gonna vomit. This is An ASSUMPTION with no basis in the original text, based solely on modern translations of Gullveig as gold-lust. SPECULATIVE translations for clarity sake, with about fifty alternate translative possibilities. If one is going to retell a story from the Lore, please stick to the facts. Where does this need to fabricate a reason come from? In my opinion, it comes from modern desire by Asatruar to justify the actions of the Aesir in this instance. As a Vanatru, it is a sore spot for me. If I am going to retell a story from the Lore, I am not going to fabricate parts of the story to portray the Aesir in a negative light. If one of the Vanir act in a manner I find no explanation for, I accept this, it does not change my ability to have faith in them. The need for our gods to be perfect is a hold on from monotheism which has no place in heathe...

Is this what we've come to? Finding ones personal fetch, or animal fylgia, is something that I have been reluctant about discussing, mainly for the reason that within both heathen and pagan circles, I feel the misconceptions of this concept run deep. But it is something so very important to me as a heathen, that I feel it is time for me to discuss my perceptions of the fylgia, as well as these misconceptions. I think part of the reason the term fylgia is so confusing, is that in the old languages, the word itself had more than a singular meaning. Often it was used interchangeably with other terms within some of the literary sources. The word fylgia is often associated with the haminja, or personified luck force of the individual. Also, the word fylgia and dis were often used interchangeably, leading to more confusing. In previous posts, I have discussed how the word disir can denote any feminine being, but is most often associated with a sort of ancestral guardian spirit which is m...