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Fri, 21 Nov 2014 08:35:40

Anonymous said to grumpylokeanelder:

How would you describe Loki?

Dear anon,

This is incredibly open-ended, and so my response may not be as helpful as either of us would like.

Loki is a shapeshifter, so trying to describe what Loki looks like is, more or less, pointless, because he can look like any damn thing he pleases. He can look like an animal species you are familiar with, or something monstrous and mind-breaking, or a human being of any type. I’ve seen him with every skin, hair, or eye color. I’ve seen him with many different body types.

I’ve also seen a number of impostor spirits show up as a tall, lithe redheaded man trying to claim to be Loki, and Loki didn’t first show up to me in that form (and still mostly takes other forms when he does shop up for me), so “is this spirit a slender redheaded man” is not a good way to determine if a spirit is Loki at all.

In terms of describing how Loki is, I’m going to be stuck giving you my personal perspective, as each person’s experiences are going to be different depending on the relationship that exists between them, much as how you would describe a parent will be different from how their siblings would describe them, or their parents, or their coworkers, or their friends, or their next door neighbors. People have many layers and you usually don’t see all of them.

Keeping in mind that this is my personal perspective and experience:

Loki has a lot of different aspects. People seem to get a sort of party-raver-prankster humorous aspect when they first run into him either because they need some cheering up and positivity in their life at the time, or because it makes Loki seem fun and harmless and friendly and gets him a foot in the door. Do note that he will take any door that’s left open, so if you can only conceptualize him as a scary destructive demonic sort of being, guess what he’ll show up as?

The first aspect doesn’t seem to stay. For people who stick around, the relationship will develop and they’ll start to see other aspects, and Loki will drop the silly Oh-So-Randomz! facade. It isn’t that that’s not a part of him, because there’s always a thread of humor there, but keeping that up seems to be tiring, much in the way that putting on your Social Face and playing host at a party wears you out.

What other aspects you start to see will depend on your personality, what Loki thinks will “work” with you, the type of relationship you have. There isn’t a hierarchy ranking of “people with the Worldbreaker Aspect are the elitist and most bestest Lokeans” or anything. You will be shown what works for you, or what you need, for the most part.

My experience is that Loki has a rather dark sense of humor, even though he can lighten it up to really goofy levels much of the time. He does get depressed and can have flashes of temper, but he tends to be, or at least project, an air of being very relaxed and flexible and going-with-the-flow despite the fact that he’s laid out a bunch of “coincidences” like a game of pitagora suichi.

Loki will hardly ever give straightforward answers about anything. Ever. He’ll make it as cryptic and convoluted as possible, state things in ways where he’s telling the truth but you’ll grossly misinterpret what he said, or just repetitively answer things with “maybe” or “you’re a smart one, figure it out~”. When he does talk directly, he won’t tend to pull punches. The truth will be bright and sharp and raw. I cannot remember a time he ever lied to me, but he did let me jump to the wrong conclusions.

Loki is… I don’t know if possessive is quite the right term, but he’s much like Odin in that he tends to collect people rather than being extremely selective. He does tend to favor collecting certain types of followers, as he seems to have a soft spot for people who get stigmatized or shat on by society in various ways or pushed out to the fringes.

Loki tends to be easygoing about offerings and like frequent small things or regular casual interactions instead of big expensive formal offerings once or twice a year. He seems to be fascinated and endlessly amused by humanity and comes across as more “earthy”, and consequently interacts a lot more and a lot less formally than what one tends to think of when you hear the word “Deity”.

Loki can be very nurturing with some things but he’ll also push you into really damn uncomfortable or challenging situations. I’ve always come out the better for it, but when you’re in the middle of it you tend not to be able to see any point to it and assume that he’s just being an asshole.

Loki does bribe people with little favors, and tease them. He seems to operate a lot through bursts of luck and “random coincidences” that seem too far fetched to be purely coincidence. He also seems to enjoy communicating through bits of music and fiction text, particularly in cases where people have a difficult time hearing or seeing spirits.

Loki also is, in my experience, very stubborn. Very very stubborn. And once he gets a foot in the door, it’s difficult to get him to leave. And if you’re a little too enthusiastic about turning him away from your door, he has a tendency to view it as a fun game to keep bothering you, because you are now a Challenge and a fun person to tease. So he might end up becoming more obnoxious rather than leaving if your rejection is a little too dramatic. Loki is not always the most mature and can sometimes act the toddler.

I’m not certain if that’s a sufficient short description? There’s more to be said but some of my experiences are not going to show up for you if you happen not to interact with the same aspects.

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Mon, 17 Nov 2014 10:45:43

Anonymous said to grumpylokeanelder:

Thanks so much for opening up the ask request. I noticed most, if not all of the main gods have a Hall. I was wondering if Loki had a Hall and what the was the name of his Hall? Thanks.

Loki is one of the Gods without a listed hall. This has led to some speculation about his nature as a wanderer, despite the fact that there are other Gods whose halls we don’t have listed names for.

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Sun, 16 Nov 2014 13:21:52

Anonymous said:

Hi! I’ve seen some people claim that Idun and/or Sigyn are Njord’s daughters. Is this supported by lore?

Iðunn is mentioned in Lokasenna, Gylfaginning, and Haustlong. In Lokasenna 17 Loki accused Iðunn of sleeping with her brother’s killer. In her commentary on Lokasenna Ursula Dronke touches on the vague possibility that this connects Iðunn to Vanir-like traditions, in that there’s a pattern of the Vanir marrying their siblings and that there is a concept of seasonal combat for the right of being a consort, thus the possibility of Iðunn marrying her (unnamed) brother, who was killed and replaced as a consort in one of the seasonal battles. However, this is extremely vague and speculative, and in no way is sufficient to make an assertion that Iðunn is Njorð’s daughter. The only way I could see that being a possible speculation is if Njorð were the ruler of all the Vanir and they began to be referenced as “sons and daughters” of Njorð regardless of family relations, much as some Aesir are called “sons of Oðin” regardless of the fact that they are not actually his biological or adopted sons.

As a point of interest, H.R. Davidson mentions in her Gods and Myths of Northern Europe that Iðunn may actually be borrowed, either from the Greek tales of the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides or from Irish sources, such as the story of the Sons of Tuireann.

Sigyn appears multiple times in the texts, being listed as Loki’s wife (Gylfaginning 32, Haustlong 7, Skaldskaparmal 16, and Voluspa 35) and is listed as being Aesir by Snorri (Skaldskaparmal 1, Þulur). There is absolutely no mention of her family, and we don’t know whether she is Aesir by birth or by marriage to Loki, who is counted among the Aesir.

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Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:03:44

Anonymous said:

Do you know anything about the “sons of Mimir”? I think they’re talked about in Voluspa. I was just wondering what/who they were, as I’ve never seen anything else about them.

Dear Anon,

The sons of Mimir (Mims synir) are mentioned in Voluspa 45.

There isn’t much agreement about what this means. Mimir is generally taken to be a jotun (he appears to be Aesir in Snorri’s Ynglinga saga, but his name is on a list of jotnar in the Þulur), and so it might have the general meaning that the jotnar in general are playing and rejoicing that the Aesir are coming to their end.

Ursula Dronka has also noted in her commentary on Voluspa that there is some confusion around when Mimir’s name is used, and his association with the World Tree, and that Mimir may actually be a name for Heimdall due to this, or at the very least confused with Heimdall, so there are occasions where Dronke translates and interprets passages involving Mimir as if Mimir is Heimdall.

Mimir is also associated with water and wells, so another interpretation I have seen is Mimir’s sons are water vaettir, or rivers, lakes, and streams.

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Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:17:47

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Hi! Welcome to my blog. This is where I’ll be recording some things for my grimoire as well as where I’ll be posting my experiences as a witch!

Please call me Lady Giovanni! Or Lady for short. You can also call me Vanni. I’m 17 and bisexual genderfluid (I mostly shift between femme and enby though)

I am a broom closeted eclectic chaos witch who dabbles in divination and energy work. I use tarot cards and my pendulum as well as do a bit of astrology work as my main divination methods. I don’t do a lot of spellwork unless it’s the necessities like protective charms or warding. I also most notably have a crystal addiction; not something to be happy about but hey, shiny.

I also do deitywork! I work with a pretty large number of deities, but nowadays I’ve been focusing my worship on Apollo (I asked my other deities and guides for their consent on the matter and they said it was okay since I like, desperately need to heal from some traumatic shit)

The deities and guides I work with are:

Apollo
Loki
Dionysus
Eros
Hermes
Ares
Hypnos
Zeus
Freyja
Psyche
Aphrodite
Lucifer
Asmodeus
Lifa (my spirit animal/ animal guide)

I know, I work with a lot of guides. Not like I mind much though.

I’ve been a hellenic polytheist since 10th grade and Asatrui since about 8th grade but has dabbled in demonolatry a bit earlier on (Lucifer can vouch for that with my numerous attempts at summoning him at like, age 10)

So like, yeah. Follow me if you want to hear about the countless shenanigans that is my spiritual journey.

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Fri, 10 Dec 2021 17:47:15

Cozy Yule Book Haul!

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Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:27:19

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Fri, 19 Nov 2021 17:46:16

Iðunn Blot

This ritual is not my usual fare, it Norse rather than Anglo-Saxon because I wrote it for others. (Also in ancient Norse the “ð” makes a “th” sound.)

The apples are ripening,
A chill has come already this year,
Trees have begun to show the colors of Fall

In ancient times, there were many gods and goddesses to thank for the harvest season. Iðunn, goddess of the ripening apples is among those very worthy of being thanked this season. She bore the apples that rejuvinated the gods. The apples here in Georgia are ripening. They are a great joy in the fall, sweet and special.

This blot we will not be using mead, today we will share the fruits of the harvest with each other with this fine cider. A fitting drink for the bearer of apples, Iðunn.

Theign over this Ve, lord of this hearth and horgr, I ask of you to hallow this, your land.

(Do torch hallowing and cast out evil wights and light central fire.)

Hail to thee Iðunn,
Bragi’s wife, we welcome you
     (All: Welcome)
Þjazi’s folly, we welcome you
     (All: Welcome)
Renewer of the gods, we welcome you
    (All: Welcome)
Apple bearer, we welcome you
    (All: Welcome)

Hail to thee, Iðunn,
You who are a blessing of life
And brought renewal and joy
To the gods themselves.

We gather today,
And pray for blessings, dear Iðunn
That these people gathered here
Shall be renewed in will
To find the way past hardships

That these people gathered here
Shall be renewed in soul
To find even stronger bonds of friendship

That these people gathered here
Shall be renewed in spirit
To find their way into greater joy

Iðunn, renewer of the gods,
Smile on these folk.
Through the coming winter
Let your blessings follow them.

(Pour cider in horn.)

Among you all now,
You hold a tough burden,
A tough nut to crack.
They are our worries,
They untimely age us.
They are our stress and strain,
They make us gray before our years.
They have stolen our joy from us
As Iðunn was stolen by Þjazi.

Iðunn, take from us these tokens of our thoughts of this day. Just as on your most troubled day you were transformed into a nut and bourne to safety, we shall silently send off our troubles, our tough nuts to crack.
Iðunn, help us renew ourselves.

Before the horn comes to you, step forward and silently unburden yourself of your worries and stress and strain. As you burn your nut, think of those things that untimely age you, let them go from your life.
As you take the horn and drink this cider, think of the joy already in your life and let that happiness renew your spirit.
(Pass horn.)

(As they drink say:)
May Iðunn bless you,
May your joys outweigh your worries.

(Aspuge the people.)
(Mark each person with the Wunjo rune, say:)
Blessings on you
Blessings on your hearth and kin
May joy enter and grow in your life

[Close by saying:]
May the gods and wights
grant to you their favor and grace
May the harvest renew you
May you grow in joy and strength of will
May Iðunn renew you as she does the gods.

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Fri, 15 Sep 2017 22:22:48

Winter has fallen, it’s battles hard won
For darkness has conquered the sun
The longest of nights has come tonight
The coldest of seasons is here
The wind heralds, the hunt howls, tonight
We have near reached the end of our year
Draw near to the hearth, and keep you warm
From outside where cold winds blow and storm
Tonight is Mother’s night, tonight we remember
Our mothers, grandmothers, who to sheltered us here
Listening to them spin tales next to dying ember’
Tonight, we once again lend them our ear

Three candles we light, one just an old stub,
So well used tis only a small nub
For our foremothers, we give thanks

Second, for our own mother(s) who here or not,
Has (Have) us so much given and taught
For our own mother(s), tonight we give thanks

Third, one candle brand new, never lit
For daughters who one day beside a hearth will sit
For (our) daughters, now and future, we give thanks

Remember the goddesses, for candles three
Weaving and spinning together your family tree
Tonight, give thanks to all mothers come and gone
as we await the rising of the Yule dawn.

* The three candles should be: a well-used stub, a partially used candle, and an unlit candle. For best use, use the mother’s candle this year for foremother’s next year and the daughter candle for mother’s next year.

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Fri, 16 Dec 2016 12:56:28

Made a corn dolly (harvest idol) yesterday from some of the corn I harvested. My wife named him Cobbin.

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Sat, 13 Aug 2016 10:54:25

The gods did wait on us for ages
Their tales on half forgotten pages
Yet they speak now to call us anew
And set the world right, it is askew

Why did we turn on them? Turn away?
Why? Well none alive can rightly say
On this, only one thing is now clear
They long waited on ears that would hear

Gods of the cold North call to their kin
Gods of the warm sands do rise again
Gods of the Greeks do speak from warm seas
Gods of the groves whisper through the leaves

All the old gods do now awaken
Their people fallen and far scattered
Their children forgotten what mattered
Yet stand we here again unshaken

We, forerunners of a coming age
Undo what religious war did wage
Magic we rekindle and revive
For through man’s doubt our gods did survive

The gods did wait on us for ages
Their tales on half forgotten pages
Yet they speak now to call us anew
And set the world right, it is askew

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Wed, 16 Dec 2015 11:59:54

Seasons change, sweeping aside the old,
Replacing it with new, cycles untold
Lines etched into our once smooth faces
Gray appearing even more places

The earth’s face too does change over time
Great forests grow where once was green field
Glaciers grind rock, great mountains of rime
Rivers twist and flood to rich land yield

But the earth, she does all remember
Footsteps leave paths, tracing where we went
Rain and weather etch rings in timber
Each a memory, a testament

- Brocc

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Tue, 15 Dec 2015 18:53:37

Do you feel the longing? I know I do.

I long for the forests, deep forests that today exist only as a memory of a dream.

I long for the earth between my fingers.

I long to farm, to bring forth from the land food for me and mine, to care for it so that it can care for me.

I long to hunt beasts in the forest, take only as needed, and to give reverence to those spirits.

I long for the freedom of isolation - that oppression cannot exist when human numbers are so low you cannot form an army.

I long for community - a small group, a tribe, united in not just common goals but also common views.

I long for the absence of rulers, politicians, beaurocrats, and everything those people stand for.

I long for clean air, clean water.

I long to use my own feet to walk, feel the ground under me, to be unseparated from the earth by a rubber and plastic “sole”, but instead to craft my own shoes from things of the earth itself.

I long for a sky without airplanes, a morning without the hum of automobiles.

I long for a day free from seeing the confused sadness of the other people around me - knowing they miss something but not knowing what it is they miss.

I’d give up the extra lifespan for those qualities of life. I’d take disease and hardship for the challenge of reliance on myself and the few around me.

We made a mistake. Convenience is not worth this loss. Living to 80-90 only to be bedridden by dementia is not worth the loss. Living to 65 only to realize your life was spent in pursuit of retirement and then you were too old to truly enjoy retirement is not worth the loss.

As I lay dying, I want to be fulfilled that I lived a good life.

Brothers and sisters, the Earth is dying. We have slain her. Our numbers, our lifestyle, our comfort, our convenience, our wants, our technology, our progress - these were the murder weapons.

What is a comfortable life, a convenient life, when such evil is wrought from it? A sin against nature, a sin against self.

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