odin, the all-father (asteroids odin (3989) & wodan (2155))
i love me some odin. odin happens to be one of my deities :) around 2016 is when i learned this. after a tarot reading and a flock of crows was on the power line waiting for me after school is when i figured it out symbolically.
sometimes i get dms about deities here - whether it is if i can tell their story or how you can get confirmation with astrology are the typical questions. this is when i will tell ya'll i am an astrology tumblr first and foremost - if your deity has an asteroid, i will certainly add them to my list of asteroids to talk about if not than apologies but i won’t be sharing the myth here. but also an interesting question i receive: how can you get confirmation about a deity in astrology? i look at persona charts for confirmation - deities that tend to reach out to you without you reaching out to them first tend to have two stelliums in your persona chart for their asteroid. asmodeus did not reach out to me but odin, morpheus, pluto, and sigyn did. asmodeus has only one stellium while all my other dieties have two! if anyone would like me to talk more about my experience with my deities their involvement in my life, how i give to them, or any of those types of things i would be happy to share just let me know.
* having no stellium doesn’t mean they aren’t your deity. deity work and worship is more so about what you do for them and sometimes they give back to you. it’s never guaranteed that you receive anything from deities! *
but I am sure you all saw our favorite thing in the world in astrology - two asteroids, one god (no relation to the cup thing from 2014). odin has two other popular names used in reference to him: wotan and wodan. the old norse is òðinn, woden is the old english, and wotan is the old high german. check out my thor post if you are interested in the evolution of language. long story short we are always evolving so who knows the sounds and the way "odin" is currently spelt may change in the future. but i never want to pigeon hole anyone into just one option when there are many - so you pick which asteroid to use. 3989 or 2155 or both :).
“when talking about such a popular god or goddess i am going to for warn paraphrasing - of course all these stories have more details and all these popular gods have stories within stories. i would love to share them all/in detail but i would need a book and a lot more time to write it. my attempt in writing these posts are to inform you on the high level story of the god’s or goddess’s life. that being said if any one of the events regaled in the post pique you interest - please let me know i don’t mind giving a more in-depth tale of any of the events mentioned.”
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Odin is often depicted as the leader Aesir who has one eye and a long beard. Oftentimes, Odin is illustrated as someone with quite a few animal familiars: wolves, ravens, and even the eight-legged horse mentioned in Loki's post, Sleipnir. Oðr is the Old Norse word for fury, passion, and inspiration - his name translates to the man of rage and passion. This is very fitting for his archetype as the powerful king of Valhalla. Odin is often thought to be the son of a frost jötnar, Bestla, and Borr, who is rather obscure in the histories. What is known is that Odin and his brothers killed a rather important giant named Ymir. The blood of Ymir was thought to have drowned all the giants but two (who eventually repopulated) with his blood. Ymir's flesh was then used to make the earth, his bones to make mountains, his skull to make the sky, etc. Odin and his brothers then set about creating the beings who lived in this new world (see the Ask and Embla post to read that myth). Odin and his brothers also created Asgard, shortly after that he married Frigg. Odin has quite a few famous children with other women like Thor. Odin often comes to earth in the form of a wise old man to test the humans for hospitality and he sends his crows to collect wisdom. This hunger for knowledge, wisdom, and worldliness are not new for Odin. There are many stories in which he hangs himself for knowledge - essentially sacrificing himself for enlightenment. One of the most popular stories of his quests for knowledge is the same story that explains how Odin lost his eye. Odin had traveled into the root system of the World Tree - home to Mimir's well. Odin asked Mimir if he could drink from the well and Mimir told him not without sacrifice. Odin debated this and agreed to Mimir's terms - Mimir filled a horn for him. Odin drank it and saw the future of both human and godly challenges that would eventually occur. Once Odin had finished his drink, he plucked his right eye out and handed it to Mimir who placed it in the well. IN MY OPINION Odin represents a) where and how you create, b) your relationship with animals or what kind of familiar you should have, c) where you appear powerful without needing to assert yourself, d) where, what, and why you are willing to sacrifice everything, and/or e) your views on knowledge and wisdom.
i encourage you to look into the aspects of odin and wodan along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of odin and wodan AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede odin and wodan!
OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: ask (4894), donar (2176), embla (4895), loke (4862), thora (299), and frigga (77)!
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