Tag Archives: Goddess Freyja

Glimpsing Deity: Glamour Falling, Ecstasy Rising

So, is it just me, or do the gods’ seem to use glamours (which are magickal illusions) to veil their true form? I mean, it makes sense to me that they would since they are most definitely “big and powerful”. … Continue reading

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Fehu and Uruz: Unleashing the True Self

Other authors have already said a great deal about Fehu and Uruz, the first two runes of the first aett of the Elder Futhark. What follows is my perspective on Fehu and Uruz based on my interactions with them in … Continue reading

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Fehu: The Keeper at the Gate

Laure Lynch over at Gate of the Slain discusses the Fehu rune spirit as a gatekeeper, among other things. My own experiences with Fehu over the last several years confirm this. I began working with runes in divination, personal alchemy … Continue reading

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Seidhr, Hamrammr, and Other Wyrdness

As mentioned in previous posts, seidhr (pronounced “say-the”, according to Jenny Blain in Nine Worlds of Seid-Magic) is a Norse/Germanic shamanistic practice that many Heathen magickal practitioners are reclaiming. Seidhr has a mixed wrap. Some people view it as a … Continue reading

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A Stave of Ironwood

Finally…finally a staff has come to me, a stave of Ironwood wrestled from the etins of Fox Ridge. Unfortunately, I was not dressed for wrestling etins on the damp Saturday afternoon in late April when we went seeking (bad planning … Continue reading

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