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This silver Tree of Life pendant depicts Yggdrasil, the sacred tree of Norse mythology. Yggdrasil is often depicted as an immense ash tree, whose intertwined branches and roots connect the nine worlds of Norse cosmology.

The pendant is fashioned out of sterling silver and is available here: Yggdrasil pendant 

[skayler]

Tenth night of Yule - Sacred to Sunna and our ancestors. “Hail to the day, Hail to the sons of day. Hail to the night, Hail to the daughters of night. Look upon us with kind eyes, And grant us courage. Hail to the gods. Hail to the goddesses. Hail to the green earth That gives to us all. Show us good speech and wisdom, Grant us healing hands and joy in this life.” - Lay of Sigdrifa (the Poetic Edda) Today remember that Sunna becomes stronger each day from now until Midsummer. Today begins the next yearly circle. Let us be glad that Sunna returns and with her warmth, growth and light. Many people will, with friends and family, stay up throw the whole night so that they can say goodbye to the old Sunna and Luna and hello to the new day and the New Year and insure that the gods are still with us for one more year. On this day we remind ourselves of the idea of Justice. Let equity and fairness be your hallmark. Treat others in accordance with what they deserve, and give each person a chance to show his or her best. #witch #witchcraft #hedgewitch #hedewitchcraft #norsetradition #asatru #21nightofyule #wintersolstice #jol #yule ##nosre #norsewitch #witchwork #sunna

[skayler]

Night 4 sacred to Aegir Frega & Njord. Today remind yourself of the importance of feast, toasting, kinship and hospitality. Keep the traditions of Aegir and his hall, remember all of the Gods and Goddesses eating, drinking, boasting and sharing with each other. Build your personal community today, strengthen the bonds of kinship. Relish your friendships. On this day we remind ourselves of the virtue of Community. Cooperate with kin and friends, do your fair share, and remember your responsibilities to others. [...]"Sigurd, earl of Hlader, was one of the greatest men for sacrifices, and so had Hakon his father been; and Sigurd always presided on account of the king at all the festivals of sacrifice in the Throndhjem country. It was an old custom, that when there was to be sacrifice all the bondes should come to the spot where the temple stood and bring with them all that they required while the festival of the sacrifice lasted. To this festival all the men brought ale with them; and all kinds of cattle, as well as horses, were slaughtered, and all the blood that came from them was called “hlaut”, and the vessels in which it was collected were called hlaut-vessels. Hlaut-staves were made, like sprinkling brushes, with which the whole of the altars and the temple walls, both outside and inside, were sprinkled over, and also the people were sprinkled with the blood; but the flesh was boiled into savoury meat for those present. The fire was in the middle of the floor of the temple, and over it hung the kettles, and the full goblets were handed across the fire; and he who made the feast, and was a chief, blessed the full goblets, and all the meat of the sacrifice.[...]And first Odin’s goblet was emptied for victory and power to his king; thereafter, Niord’s and Freyja’s goblets fo r peace and a good season.[...]" Hakon the Good’s Saga, Heimskringla. #witch #witchcraft #hedgewitch #hedewitchcraft #norsetradition #asatru #21nightofyule #wintersolstice #jol #yule ##nosre #norsewitch #witchwork #Aegir #Freyja #Njord #saceifice #blassed #ospitality #family #friendship