Miss Conflagration

22/F/Lokean

[envyavenue]

Lost in a Dream by Zachary Snellenberger.

[itscolossal]

Serene Wooded Landscapes Nestle Inside Introspective Silhouette Paintings by Megan Aline

[ladyrue]

Shrooms 🍄

[normal-horoscopes]

So what would a pool of reality be like? Or maybe an example? I’m not sure I understand that part of it.

THE OPPOSITE OF A LIMINAL SPACE IS CALLED A PROXIMAL SPACE

HOMES WHERE YOU FEEL SAFE AND COMFORTABLE ARE PROXIMAL SPACES

AS ARE GRAVEYARDS

[little-urban-witch]

Then why do graveyards feel like liminal spaces

[lokeanwelcomingcommittee]

As a heads up, tomorrow is Spongecake Day! As has become Tumblr tradition, we’ll be queuing up recipes throughout the 4th and 5th to celebrate. Anyone who doesn’t want to see these on their dashboard for whatever reason is encouraged to block our #spongecake or #recipe tags.

[hedendom]

Indoor Shrine/Altar Idea

This may have been suggested before but I was asked by a friend if I could think of a way to make a small, discreet indoor heathen shrine/altar. He seemed pleased with my suggestion so I thought I would share it here for anyone who may be in need:

Get a small plant in a pot (sacred grove), put a rock in the soil (replicating a horg), wooden lolly sticks as god poles pushed into the soil (draw your own image of whatever deities you wish on the lolly sticks with pen).

You now have an outdoor heathen shrine/altar for inside!

Til års og fred

[lokeanwelcomingcommittee]

Hi! I have two questions related the same thing, the dandelion aka Loki's bloom. I've been trying to find some sources for them being called that, but apart from a couple of blogs stating it, I haven't really found anything? And second, it often says it was "colloquially" called that, but I'd love to know in what language that would've been, and what the non-English word(s) actually were? If you could help me out that would be great, and thanks for such a great blog!

Hi!

This is mentioned in Axel Olrik’s “Loke in Younger Tradition”, which was originally written in Danish but can be found in translation here.

On the west coast of Jutland, in Lem near Ringkøbing, the dandelion  is called “Låkkilæjer”. “-læjer”  and “-leger” is used in the compound of several blooming plants.  The dandelion must have been connected with “Låkki” because  of its vigorous growth in the early and warm part of the summer, maybe also  because of its transient fruit-down and the poisonous sap.

These names illustrate how widespread the notions about “the  sowing of Lokke” - or at least his airy activities in the warm days of  the spring - have been. A name like “Låkkilæjer” probably  does not make sense with the peasants any more – it has to originate from  a time span, before –s was used for personal name as genitive –  which means several centuries.

Olrik cites E.T. Kristensen’s Jyske Folkeminder IX for this bit of folklore.

- Mod E

[scalymaiden-deactivated20181216]

Lokean inclusive discord community

LINK IS HERE: https://discord.gg/6UyGbc

I’m @ mentioning everyone who reblogged my inquiry post, which was missing the link. Feel free to join if you like. 

Please spread the word by reblogging this post. This server will be inclusive, gay and trans positive, and will not tolerate gatekeeping - except against TERFs, Nazis, and dog-whistling “folkish” heathens. 

@momma-loki @nerdybabywitch @ondragonhonour @flower-in-the-ashes

[flower-in-the-ashes]

@answersfromvanaheim

@skadisman

@lavenderlokean

[hymnsforthehymnless]

Aaaugh I wanna join does anyone have the link? Is this still a thing? I need some Lokean friends.

[tricksterinthehedges]

Today’s Lokean Wisdom: be gay do crimes

[hildshof]

[lokeanwitchofthewest]

Can we please just address that fact that whether you take the story of Ragnarok as fact/something that really happened or not, there is a lesson in the story. Stop just looking at the surface of the story, look at all the details. Look at the stories that lead up to Ragnarok.

Ragnarok was a story of revelution. The gods had betrayed those they viewed as lesser, and those who they betrayed revolted. Ragnarok wasn’t the end of the gods either, but rather the game over screen before hitting the restart button. It was a necessary action to throwing out the old ways, the old system, and allowing a new way a life to come. It was those who had been unfairly treated finally standing up for themselves it one grand take down of the old ways.

We need to look at this story and learn from it all, we need to stop ignoring the lessons within. And we definitely need to stop treating the stories of the gods as black and white, good and bad, it’s more complex than that.

[hymnsforthehymnless]

@flower-in-the-ashes

[pyratesque-deactivated20240918]

First artistic homage to Loki, my lovely god. ♥

This has been several days in the making since I have the most trouble with gouache. haha. Made with india ink and white gel pen as well!

Enjoy!

[natasailincic]

Laufey or Nál is a figure from Norse mythology, the mother of Loki and consort of Farbauti. Eddic poetry refers to Loki by the matronym Loki Laufeyjarson. Nál means “needle”; according to Sörla þáttr, Laufey was also called this because she was “both slender and weak.” The meaning of Laufey is less clear but is generally taken to be “full of leaves”; as Fárbauti means “dangerous hitter,” there is a possible nature mythological interpretation with lightning hitting the leaves or needles of a tree to give rise to fire. Artwork for Gulveig, Fate of the Norns (kickstarter here, take a look!)

[Facebook • DeviantArt • Blogspot] © Nataša Ilinčić, please do not remove credits

[robin-goodfellow]

Runner, Rebel, and a Stunner: a Lokean playlist

a punk and classic rock playlist for Loki and Lokeans

Track list:

aha!- imogen heap // viva la gloria- green day // reclusion- anberlin // godspeed- anberlin // young volcanos- fall out boy // smooth criminal- glee version // goodbye- sr71 // hell song- sum41 // logical song- supertramp // migraine- twenty one pilots // consequence- you me at six // the good left undone- rise against // calling all cars- sense fail // im not alright- shinedown // brick by boring brick- paramore // no one knows- queens of the stone age // dani california- red hot chili peppers // house of wolves- my chemical romance // lights out- mindless self indulgence // black horse and a cherry tree- kt tunstall // save rock and roll- fall out boy

[muirin007]

Close-up! :) 

[lokeanwelcomingcommittee]

Lokean Links - Rebloggable Version

Myths Featuring Loki:

The Poetic Edda - main index

Shortcut to poems from the Poetic Edda featuring Loki:

Völuspá: The creation myth, Ragnarok, and such

Þrymskviða: Loki and Thor crossdress to get Mjolnir back

Reginsmál: Loki pisses off a dwarf and inadvertently causes the Volsung Saga

Lokasenna: Loki crashes a party and challenges the gods to a rap battle

Völuspá hin skamma: Loki eats a witch’s heart and becomes the “father of all monsters”

The Prose Edda - main index

Shortcuts:

Skáldskaparmál: The abduction of Idunn by Thjazi, Loki tying his balls to a goat to entertain Skadi, the seal fight with Heimdall over Freyja’s necklace

Gylfaginning: The birth of Sleipnir, Loki’s binding, the visit to Útgarða-Loki

Other:

Loka Táttur: Loki rescues a kid from a giant

Keep in mind that these translations are public domain due to their age, so a lot of the scholarship in the annotations is outdated. We recommend a newer translation of the Eddas if at all possible.

Other Primary Sources:

Icelandic Saga Database

Sacred Texts

Northvegr (defunct but archived)

Thorraborinn’s List of Primary Sources

Recommended Edda Translations

Various Retellings:

The Theft of Idun’s Apples - a retelling

The Abduction of Ithunn (audio)

That one time Loki cut off Sif’s Hair

The continuation of that ^

The Building of Asgard’s Wall

Loki’s Flyting and Binding (audio)

Articles, eShrines, and Useful Loki Posts:

Wikipedia Entry on Loki - Surprisingly accurate for Wikipedia. Go nuts!

Loki’s Role in the Northern Religions

Loke in Younger Tradition

Loki, the Vätte, and the Ash Lad

Lokean Book List

Loki in the Archaeological Record

An article about Loki (written by a Lokean)

Loki as a Queer God

Dealing with Nokeans

Trickster’s Flame - A ton of personal gnosis and beliefs portrayed as fact, so take everything with a grain of salt. The prayers and stuff could still be useful though.

Temple of the Flea - Another awesome shrine to Loki with articles and stuff!

Lokaheim - One last shrine!

Lokean Playlists

Info on Heathenry and Norse Myth in General:

GLE’s Frequently Referenced Posts

Lokavinr’s Master List

Hedendom’s Resources

Fuck Yeah Norse Mythology’s Resources

Heathen Terms and Concepts

Jackson Crawford’s YouTube Channel

Huginn’s Heathen Hof

Books to Avoid

Old Norse Pronunciation Basics

Homosexuality and Gender Roles in the Viking Age

The Valkyrie Squad’s List of Non-Folkish Heathen Blogs

Other Lokean Blogs:

Grumpy Lokean Elder - a truly awesome resource!

Lokavinr - another awesome resource!

Lokisday - great insights from a new Lokean

Skytreaderdances - Miscellaneous Loki-related goodies

[grumpylokeanelder]

Heathenry-Related Books to Avoid

In keeping with my grumpiness, I have compiled a list of books that I do not recommend, and why. This list only contains books that I don’t consider to have sufficient redeeming qualities or pieces of good information hidden among the dreck. They are books that are so bad that I refuse to spend any amount of money to have them in my personal collection.

If people want me to review a book that they’re wondering about that isn’t listed here, I’d be more than happy to oblige. Just send me a note and I’ll list out the pros and cons of the work if I’m familiar with it.

I’ll probably toss together a list of recommended books for beginners when I get a chance, as well.

Without further ado, the list:

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