I don't know if Twr in Feri relates to Tyr in Norse mythology, but I figured I'd look at him.

Some people think Tyr was originally the head of the Norse gods. His name means, simply, "god", as Freyr's means "lord". He was a warrior god, as is Twr. Tyr was the god of hand-to-hand combat and also of swords. The T rune, which represents him, was ( Read more... )

asatruar: Whispered Secrets - October Discussion: Runes:1- Representation or influence ( Read more... )

I posted this as a comment on a post and figured I'd repost it, so I wouldn't forget it...

Icelandic Rune poem for Fehu:

source of discord among kinsmen
and fire of the sea
and path of the serpent.
The path of the serpent is a river. Fire of the sea can be translated gold on the water. When Siegfried defeats Fafnir (who was in the form of a dragon ( Read more... )

Part of Shiflut is understanding yourself in relation to others and others in relation to yourself.  Compared to the Divine, all of us are lowly.  There are no classes, no castes.  The poor man living on the street is just as poor and just as rich as the richest man in the world, because, compared to the Divine,  we are all poor.  The strongest man ( Read more... )

Lamed is the twelfth letter of the Hebrew Aleph-Beit.  Literally, Lamed is an ox goad, a staff, "to learn", or "to teach".  A ox goad is used to train an ox, and a staff to direct people.  Mystically, it is the secret heart of Eve and a tower soaring in the air. Lamed is spelled Lamed-Mem-Daleth, which are the first letters of the words Lev meivin ( Read more... )