Wane Wyrds

This morning I read a wonderful article over at  Lairbhan.blogspot  which was a great and thought provoking article on the concept of fulltrui in heathenry. A fulltrui is a god comparable to a patron deity. It is a god the individual feels particularly close to, and perhaps even dedicated to. The ins and outs of this relationship were described quite well by the author, so anyone interested in learning more about the practical nature of a fulltrui relationship should head over and give it a read. It got me thinking about my own relationship to the Vanir gods, individually. As some of you may know I consider myself a Freyja's woman, though I have not formally dedicated myself to her as my fulltrui. It is something I have often considered, but never took the steps to make it a formal relationship. The main reason being my relationship to the god Freyr. It is strange, but on some level I always feel torn between the two. The post also made me think about the types o...

Just wanted to drop a line and let everyone know about all the issues that have been going on and why I haven't posted much lately. Due to my own stupidity last week, I accidentally deleted the blog on my blogger dashboard, while attempting to delete an alternate blog I no longer use anymore. I noticed this as soon as I clicked the button, and undeleted the blog immediately, thank goodness they give you a waiting period before the blog is actually deleted. I would have been utterly crushed if this blog was deleted after working so hard for almost two years now on the content here. Anyway, for some asinine reason, when the the blog was brought back online it reverted to the original blogger domain url instead of my custom url that I purchased five months ago. All attempts at changing it back to the custom url have failed miserably. I have tried to go through both google and enom, the domain registry, to verify my ownership of the domain. I have been unable to even login to my...

Idunn and the Apples of Youth by George Percy Jacomb-Hood  Idunn is a Germanic Goddess of the Norse Pantheon. She grows an orchard of golden apples which enable the Gods to stay youthful or immortal by varying accounts. She is married to Bragi, the god of Poetry. Idunn's name means "ever young" or "the rejuvenating one." There has been some speculation about the origins of the Idunn, and possible links to much older cultures than that reflected in surviving Norse myths. Baskets of apples and nuts have been found in many Germanic burial sites, including the famous Oseberg ship burial. Nuts are also associated with Idunn, as a result of the famous story in which Loki was forced to rescue her from the giant Thiazi by transforming himself into a bird and Idunn into a nut. Idunn's association with burials may reflect earlier connections of Idunn with death as well as youth and rejuvenation. Though it is speculative, perhaps her function in this regard wa...

Attributed to Frost Zero, Creative Commons, 1990 For those unfamiliar with Norse Mythology, Yggdrasil, also known as the World Tree, is symbolic for the Universe itself. It roots, trunk, and branches support the Nine Worlds in which all beings reside. Yggdrasil is both the supporting foundation of the Universe as well as the structure which provides pathways between them. Yggdrasil can be compared to many concepts. One important feature is its centrality. It provides a central axis around which the worlds exist. In this sense, Yggdrasil can be viewed as a force of both support and foundation, in some ways as steadiness. Another important feature of Yggdrasil is its constantly rejuvenating nature. Whether it is being gnawed upon at the roots by Nidhoggr, the serpent of Helheim, or chewed upon at the branches by four stags, the strength and rejuvenating nature of the world tree is obvious. This is in part an ability which is assisted by the Three Norns, who bring water and...

Hi everyone, hope you are having a great week! I just wanted to stop by and announce the winner of the Freyja's Cats contest giveaway. TONI P.! I have sent an email out to contact you for shipping information! Congrats!   I also just wanted to add a few short announcements here about the site and future contests.  I have added more pages to the site for you to check out and enjoy! In addition to the Resources pages, I have added a page for my original works, essays and such, and will be adding books shortly!  I have also added The Wane Shoppe, my new amazon market store where you can buy my favorite books on heathenry, Norse myths, and spirituality, as well as rune sets, jewelry, and more magickal items. I will be adding stock to the store periodically so at the mo its just the basics, but check it out! Checkout is completely powered by Amazon so it's totally secure.  In the near future (hopefully) I will holding a new giveaway of a complete ...

Yes, I cheated a bit on the X topic, but really how many words are relevant to paganism that start with X? Not many in my path anyway. This post is about what is going on in my own life and I'm sure those of many others at this time of year. I always get a little *twitchy during the holiday season because it always seems like so much culminates at this time of year. It is a time of high demand for most of us in the western world. School finals, increased demands at work, lots of social activities and demands. Top that off with our spiritual desires of creating a holiday with meaning for ourselves, not to mention combining that with more mainstream holiday practices which are still the primary concern for friends and family.  I often am hard on myself at this time simply because I am just not able to combine it all and still focus primarily on my own pagan path. At the mo I have been feeling guilty for not working a much with the gods, as well as a lack of posting here on my we...

The words of women are powerful indeed. In my opinion, the ability of women to exert control in society by our inborn powers of intuition and speech has been for centuries, a sadly lost art. It would take a lifetime to compose a history of how the simple, plainspoken words of women have changed the course of history. Even in the postmodern age, I am often saddened by the sight of so many of my fellow female brethren who don't exert this power fully, who live unfulfilled in unsatisfactory lives, careers, and relationships, simple because it is still the status quo. Of course we can't deny how much women's rights have improved over the past century and the myriad instances of women across the globe who are finding their voice again and changing this world for the better. But there is still a long way to go and in my experience, living in rural America, the form of oppression may have changed, but the essence of control has not. Now before I get going I would like to say tha...