Today I made my very first guest contribution to The Wild Hunt in which I examine the sociopolitical realities of marginalized identities at the intersection of spirituality. I share the impact that those realities have had on my spiritual path within Paganism, up to and including the deities and spirits with whom I work. My identity […]
Tag: Jotnar
Gerdr is attested in the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, as well as the Heimskringla. She features prominently in the Skirnismal contained in the Poetic Edda. In that lay, Freyr sits upon Hlidskjalf, Odin’s High Seat, and stares into Jotunheim where he catches sight of Gerdr within her father’s hall. Gerdr’s beauty is undeniable and […]
Last night I went to bed with Freyr on my mind and had yet another colorful dream. In it I was attempting to facilitate a blot for Freyr for an increasingly large group of folks (first about 5 then 20 then like 60). The blot never even began. Some of those gathered were distracted and/or […]
In Norse cosmology and lore the Jotnar are typically envisioned as a motley race of powerful nature and elemental forces who stand in opposition to humanity and the gods, especially the Aesir clan of holy powers. Most people, especially those who consider themselves True to the Aesir clan of gods, cast the Jotun folk as devils […]
Wandering Woman Wondering 
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