One of the things that I deeply value in my relationships with both Freyja and Freyr is that they meet me where I am, as I am. I do not have to change in anyway for them to have an intimate, loving and respectful relationship with me. They fully accept me as I am. In fully accepting me as I am, they transform me. I grow and develop in ways that I ( Read more... )

Personally, I am not comfortable with doing things in relation to Freyja and Freyr that feel out of date to me. I get that for some folks learning dead languages, how to use ancient weapons, wearing ancient style clothing, and having rituals that use ancient things like wagons is meaningful. However, for me all of that stuff feels, well, out of ( Read more... )

I’ve been thinking about Njordr and Nerthus. Even though literary references to them are about a thousand years apart they are connected in at least three ways: etymologically, ethnologically, and cultically. Etymologically, their names are the masculine and feminine versions of the same name. Although the meaning is obscure, many scholars conclude ( Read more... )

“Ing seems to be remembering the cult of the Vanir which flourished before and alongside of the Aesir. The main functions of the clan of the Vanir were that of peace and plenty. The hallmark of the cult was that of the deity in the wagon.
We first get mention of this cult by Tacitus in his Germania. He mentions a certain Goddess by the name of ( Read more... )

It's been raining here for the last three days. The rain has been so hard that I've been able to go out on my deck early in the morning and stand naked in the rain for my morning shower. By the time I'm finished the coffee is ready and I have a cup rich, fresh and hot. Then I have my ritual time with Freyja and Freyr. We send healing and empowering ( Read more... )

I disagree with what so many (Neo) Heathens think and teach; namely,  that we are our deeds. We are our deeds but we are so much more. In my opinion, our relationships say as much about us, if not more, than our deeds.

Just as our family members and friends say a lot about who we are so do our goddesses and gods. In my experience those of us who ( Read more... )

Freyr’s Stag Antler

“Freyr…fought with Beli, killing him with a stag’s horn.” -Snorri

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The stag antler with which I killed Beli is a manifestation of my penetrating male energy. Whatever weapon I used whether it was a spear, sword, knife, arrow or my own fists it would have been a manifestation of the same energy. The weapon itself ( Read more... )

Freyr’s Sword

“The sword…swings itself, if wise he who wields it.” -Skirnismal

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Freyr said this when I asked him about his sword:

It was a large and mighty sword forged according to my own desires deep in the earth by my Dwarven kin. It had a power all its own. If the one who wielded it was wise, it swung itself. The one who was ( Read more... )

When I write about Freyja and Freyr telling me about their prized possessions or anything else, I take their answers as being for me. I do not take their answers as being for others, except if they ring true to them. In other words, I do not think that others ought to think what I think about Freyja and Freyr. I think that others ought to think ( Read more... )

Gullinborsti (Golden Bristled) also Called Slidrugtanni (One with the Dangerously Sharp Tusks)

“Brokk then brought out his treasures…To Freyr he gave the boar, remarking that night or day it could race across the sky and over the seas better than any other mount. Furthermore, night would never be so murky nor worlds of darkness so shadowy that the ( Read more... )