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[hereliecicadas]

My philosophy: 01

Live a life that gives you good memories. For all you are is a story anyway. Make it one worth reading again.

[lokeanwelcomingcommittee]

In the lore are there any mentions of Loki's views on the topic of suicide?

Not Loki specifically. There really isn’t much in the way of explicit suicide in the Eddas in general. You could contend that Nanna dying of grief is a euphemism for suicide, but there really isn’t a value judgment placed on that either way.

Suicide does occur elsewhere in the lore though, and it gets treated differently depending on the source. Most people are familiar with Brynhild choosing to burn on Sigurd’s funeral pyre. It was seen as acceptable for a wife to follow their husband, or a slave to follow their master.

A bunch of warriors make desperate last stands rather than surrendering, knowing this will inevitably lead to their deaths. Likewise, there are mentions of chronically ill elderly people going off to one last battle for a less painful, drawn out end, or straight up stabbing themselves with a spear.

In other words, there wasn’t a strict prohibition against it in the same vein as Christianity. At least not universally. GLE has a post with some more examples.

That said, the lore doesn’t necessarily reflect the gods’ stances, or the attitudes of modern Heathens. Most of us don’t base our ethics entirely on pre-Christian Scandinavia. (After all, most people today would agree that stuff like slavery and human sacrifice is unethical.) And just because Norse society did something doesn’t mean the gods agreed with it, or that they still agree with it now.

I think it’s notable that Loki endures ages of torture without offing himself. And I know he’s discouraged me personally from taking my life. But that is purely my own experiences and interpretation, and I would not generalize that to everyone.

- Mod E

[forgotn1]

How did the microdose go?

It was interesting. I definitely had a positive mood boost for a few hours, though nothing too serious. No visuals, no time distortion, nothing like that. Just an overall elevated positive vibe, which was nice. It’s a very different experience than taking a full dose and it’s something I would be interested in testing for a longer period of time if I could get my hands on the necessary things in a large enough supply (which is incredibly hard to do where I’m at). As a one of test though, I’d say it was a success.