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[taltos-seidmadr]

translating ergi as “pansy” because it’s funny and reminds me of gerard way

You walk among us like an enlightened being as the rest of us vainly pursue capturing wisdom, foolishly unaware. Linguists are shaking and trembling in their boots, sweating bullets while furiously taking notes

[taltos-seidmadr]

hello! i'm a burgeoning queer norse heathen and i was wondering if you would be willing to talk about your personal view on odin, specifically his relationship to loki and their partners and children. i'm interested in working with all of them but i'm conflicted on how i feel about odin tricking and getting rid of loki's children, especially the children of angrboda since i am currently working with her. does it ever feel like, unethical to work with gods who have a bad personal history with each other? or is that an oversimplification of the gods? thanks for any thoughts!

Awww dear anon, as another queer heathen let me extend a hug (respectfully)! I'm happy you wrote. I hope that you will enjoy your newly blossoming spirituality and if you wanna talk to someone about literally anything, don't hesitate to reach out.

I think what you're asking is an extremely interesting question because it fundamentally hinges on what you think the gods exactly are, like what is a god overall and what they do, as well as what the myths actually are, and what they mean if anything? These are extremely complicated questions and depending on the underlying beliefs you can get wildly different answers from different people and even one person's belief can change over time (as mine did quite a lot). I can definitely tell you what I believe/built up from my personal experience but I don't want to convince you to think the same, I thought I would just kinda circle around the topic a little bit and maybe you can sort of use it as a springboard to discover what you want to believe.

So... I will start there, that I don't treat the myths like what you are describing, at all. I think of them as entirely man-made constructs, beautiful stories that explain how a certain culture thought the world works. That doesn't mean that they don't matter, of course, but they matter in the same way that for example a beautiful poem does, and not like scientific facts do. I still think that they can and might hold truths, but in ways that are a thousand ways more removed from reality than say, a historical account. It's not even whether they actually happened or not, it's just that like a poem, it's not really the point whether they did.

I wanna point out that if you wanna treat the surviving myths as an actual account of things that really happened, I don't want to attack that - you absolutely can - but keep in mind that that is also an "artificial" and subjective choice. There are two reasons for this. One, is that type of storytelling where the individual stories all hang on a singular, cohesive narrative thread and make up One Big Series of Ragnarök Netflix Original, either didn't exist yet (afaik) or even if it did, it can only be applied to norse myth as a creative exercise, because "norse myths" as they were, were always a collection of regional traditions that sometimes tell wildly different and occasionally conflicting accounts. The reason why this is important is because originally a version of the narrative where, say, Ódin over the course of five separate but tightly connected, linear episodes "turned evil" and "betrayed Loki's family" did not really exist. There is no linear timeline. There are only stories, loosely scattered across a landscape, in which gods sometimes appear, taking on different narrative roles. There are stories in which Ódin is the villain, and there are stories in which Loki is the villain. And there are sometimes accounts that all tell the allegedly same story but in one everything is Loki's fault and in another Loki wasn't even there.

Is this where I insert the gif? You know the one. Yeah, I think it will fit just right here.

The second point overlaps with the first a little bit, but I wanna point out a different side of the same coin. We KNOW this, for a fact, that those versions of the myths that exist today, are texts that were written by human authors (some of which we know by name), specifically for entertainment purposes, with their own unique authorial voices and intent, and the text should be understood within that context before attempting to take it at face value. This is true for all texts, generally. So it's actually less like Ragnarök Netflix Original and more like Ragnarök Extended Universe (as in like, superhero comics) full of parallel universes, retcons, and being handled by different authors who all might have had different visions of what the canon should look like.

Sorry, unfortunately I learned philology and questions like "what is the context?" "what is canon, and why is that canon?" "what does a text actually say, why that, and how is it trying to say it?" are actually SUPER interesting to me and therefore I had to make this detour. But I wanna point out one more thing, and not as a philologist, but more as a friendly fellow believer.

Like I said, treating the texts as something that literally happened is a subjective choice, and not one that I would make, but making choices like that about your beliefs is not only absolutely okay but YOUR prerogative. If someone tells you otherwise, they are either trying to control you, or take your money, or both. Dems the facts.

To stay a little bit closer to the point, my answer to this question is that to me to blame a god for something they did in the myths would be like blaming an actor for something that the character that they played committed in a movie. This would be nonsensical to me because the context is different. Which is a really simple and maybe kinda boring answer. But if you choose to treat the myths as facts, you have some really interesting questions to ask yourself, like, why is it that there are different versions of the same story? Which one do I choose to believe, and why? Are they maybe... really all factually true at the same time? How is that possible? What does that say about Aristotlean logic? Btw I personally do believe that gods come from a place where two things can be true at the same time, if that's anything!

Ok, so, you're asking about the morality of it all, which is I think an even deeper and more intriguing question. The thing is, that there was a time, when I was just a newly beginning Heathen, when I was very convinced that the gods are actually kinda like personified/conscious forces of reality (kinda like forces of nature, but more abstract) and the myths are like an approximation of the blueprint of how they interact, in an extremely metaphorical way. So at that time I was kinda like what I believe is called a "soft" polytheist except that I ALSO did believe that the gods are actual beings that you can interact with somehow, so I was more like a hard if slightly platonistic animist, if you will, without being completely aware of it. At that time, I would have told you that Loki and Ódin being "in conflict" is more like how fire and ice are "in conflict". Ya feel? That's just kinda how things are and there isn't really any morality involved.

However as time went on, I almost completely shedded this belief, and did so extremely quickly. I'm sure there's someone out there who believes the same thing right now, so I don't want to sound even a little bit dismissive, I think it's just a good example of how you don't have to set your beliefs in stone cause time will shape them regardless.

Today, with all the experience(s) behind me, I can say only one thing. I have no fucking idea what the gods really are, where they come from, and what they are doing when they are not interacting with us, if anything. But I do think that even if they are not exactly like people, they are kinda like people. Thinking, feeling persons with their own choices and preferences, and their capacity to have emotions is either like that of a human, or at least comparable to it in some kind of way. So... yeah, from my subjective point of view treating them like the Blorbos from the Ragnarök Show is a little bit reductive... but only if you are willing to take my assumption as true.

That also means that I'm absolutely sure they occasionally experience conflicts among many other things, most of which we will probably never hear about. But I will be honest, just for me, subjectively, it's hard to imagine that the gods engage in conflicts with each other that are irreparable in nature, because it's bad for PR, to put it bluntly. Like, there are so many forces in the world you could be focusing the anger on instead of infighting. It's way harder to Get Things Done (what things, I don't know, but I do believe that the gods are doing Something, influencing the way the world is going as it were) if they sow pointless discord among the few individuals (human followers) that they can count on. On the other hand, even if Ódin and Angrboda are not like, bosom buddies per se, with a little courtesy and encouragement a human who is willing to listen to Angrboda can become a person who is willing to listen to Ódin VERY easily. That's a net positive for everyone involved. Free of charge!!!!

I don't actually believe that the gods are forming like little high school factions against each other that will one day actually and physically go to war, even though the myths literally say that. I'm sure a lot of people would beg to differ, and they would not be able to convince me. In my belief, there are enormous conflicts in the world, maybe even battles, but they are somewhere completely different, and on entirely different scales.

Because I see gods as Kinda Like People, I would treat the issue of hanging out with one or the other as more or less like an interpersonal relationship, as well. Which is to say, I would ask what they think of it, and then I would think about it for myself and whether I give the gods the right to have a say in that or not. And if you believe in gods as persons you can talk to, I would urge you to do the same.

I wanna go into a hypothetical for a second, cause I feel like there is an interesting sub-question embedded into this that I have several thoughts on. Let's say that you take the myths as something that actually happened (which I think you do) and you also think of a god as a person, more or less like you and me (I don't know if this is true but I wanna assume it for the sake of the hypothetical) AND you think that "following" a god means something like "having a friendly or familial relationship with" (which I agree with, and... I think that's also what you think? I'm not sure but let's assume that too, for now.)

So let's say, that said god comes to you, and they reveal it to you as your friend that the other god was really mean to them and/or their family, and let's say you have accepted that as your personal truth. Is it unethical to hang out with said god knowing that they were in some way harmful to your friend? On a completely hypothetical level I think there is at least some sort gray area. But I wanna add two things to this. One, I personally believe that if your answer is "Sorry, I'm a human and this is god stuff and I don't want to be involved/take sides" or even "I don't want you to try and influence my relationships with other gods" it is entirely in your right to set that as a boundary. The second thing is, that the hypothetical is completely moot, because it is my personal experience AND logical conviction that gods never actually do this. If this exact thing happened to someone reading this, I'm not gonna fight that, that's your truth and I'm sure that happened for a good reason. But again, generally this is bad for PR, and also they tend to respect people's boundaries about making their own worship. If a spiritual entity comes to you and tries to control what other spiritual entities you are talking to, that is usually the exact same in the spirit world as it is in the human world. A big red flag.

I will say this. I, as a devoted Lokisperson, not only work with Ódin very frequently, but second to Ódin from his family the one I interact with the most is actually Baldr (if you can believe!) and the only conflict that has ever arisen from this was that at the very beginning Loki was a little bit upset that I assumed he could cause problems about it, which he never did, and truly, it was unfair of me to put him into such a defensive position right off the bat.

I wanna add just one more thing, that I don't really know if it will help or not but I feel like is important to add. Even if you don't believe in the myths as fact even the slightest, like me, being influenced by them on some or other level is not stupid, and in fact in a way kind of unavoidable, I think. Unfortunately it happened once that I had to say: sorry, I know this is unfair to you but the story about you just hits so incredibly close to home in a bad way that it might not ever work out between us in this whole lifetime, no matter what I do. I do think of this as a bad thing, but it is what it is, and we could discuss that and let it rest with no further conflict or issue. I don't really know in which direction the pendulum is swinging for you. But however you feel about working with these gods, is valid, and it's up to you to change it or leave it as it is.

Okay, so Ódin. I like to talk about him, because I think he is a little bit misunderstood and I fancy myself being capable of bridging over this gap, even if shoddily. I think he gets a bad rep because his followers love to talk about him as That Motherfucker(affectionate) and it makes perfect sense from an inside joke point of view but it scares potential new followers away from him as someone not to be trusted. This is really bad for many reasons but especially because he deserves way better than being (mis)represented by fascists and we could always use more people to drown them out.

You know, "tricksterness" is an extremely broad term that entails an entire kaleidoscope of different things, and trickster entities can be so different from one another depending on what aspects they tend to take to. I don't know if you have a personal connection to Loki at this moment, but if you know him, then whatever you think of him (and I can blindly say that, with certainty) you will find Ódin somewhere deep down, in the core, a little bit of the same but in the actual, practical manifestation completely different. What I personally think - and I'm not alone with this view, as far as I can tell - is that Ódin likes to perpetually do something that I could scientifically describe as a "little bit of trolling". If you pick up contact with him, it is very possible that he will purposefully challenge you and especially provoke your intellect and worldviews. Depending what kind of person you are this may seem exciting, annoying or a mixture of both. I think that the sentence "Ódin cannot be trusted" is a 10000000% true statement but more like an optical illusion cannot be trusted. In an emotional sense, he is perfectly capable of building a relationship based on trust and he does deeply care about his followers, like any god worth their salt would. It is definitely worth at least a conversation to figure out whether this is for you or not.

You did ask what I believe personally, so. In my experience Ódin and Loki are clearly very close, and I have never personally witnessed bad blood between them about anything even the slightest bit. Do they bicker, or even fight, yes of course but in the way that two people (and/or two beings who are intertwined across narratives and beyond time and space) who care about each other do. Honestly... I don't even know how to describe that but whatever they have going on makes even such a weighty thing as a narrative plot point in a thousand years old myth completely irrelevant and weightless in comparison. Wherever the story goes, they can go bigger. A book about them may say whatever, their bond is like that which holds the ink of the print to the paper. It cannot be torn apart because it's just on an entirely different level.

As for my tiny little personal perspective, they only ever encouraged me to reach out to the other, I often ask one of their opinions on my workings with the other and they are always supportive and helpful. Needless to say, I treat the myth of Ódin mistreating Loki's kids as entirely fictional, and while this does not necessarily mean that Ódin has never crossed them in any way in the history of time, I have literally never heard about it, saw them behave like that's a thing that happened, or even encountered them referencing it even one time. Somehow I never actually saw Ódin interact with any of Loki's kids but I know that Sleipnir and Ódin are in contact with each other a lot, obviously, and seem to be just fine (yes, I know this may not be the same for everyone but I do treat Sleipnir as a god in his own right). Just going off of gut feeling I would say that out of the whole bunch maybe Angrboda and Ódin are the farthest from each other emotionally, though it wouldn't veer into animosity, just in a room full of gods it's very little likely that they would be the ones to stop to talk to each other unless they had something very important to say. I must admit that I interacted with Angrboda very rarely and I really don't know her well enough to know her true opinions on anything. When we interacted, she seemed like a person who likes to keep a little respectful distance in general, but it was not even a little bit a problem to her that I was connected to Ódin.

The tl;dr of the whole thing is that I don't think that you have to be afraid of picking up contact with either of them if this is what you truly want. I don't know what they will tell you if you do. But I can't imagine they would have anything against it - as far as I know, being an Ódin and Loki follower in some or other capacity, at the same time, is actually very common.

[taltos-seidmadr]

Idk if my ask comes in top 8 however my question is what are sexual fantasies /thoughts men usually have about me. What do they find attractive in me?

Birthdate - 25 Feb 2001

I honestly don't know what amazes me more - the blatant ignorance that I announced it several times that all of the slots are full, the expectation that my spiritual guides will indulge this question (and through tarot of all things), or just the fact that at no point did it cross your mind "maybe thats not an appropriate thing to ask from a complete stranger on the internet" lmao

[taltos-seidmadr]

Thank you for opening up free readings, it is very kind of you. I was born May 1st, 1999. As for my question, I am looking for some insight on how I ought to move forward with my life insofar as how my job, education, and passions interact. Many paths lay before me, I just want to know what to look for during the journey.

This is reading 4 out of 8 (they may be out of order). At the moment of me writing this, there are still 4 slots left.

I appreciate the kind words Hemo, thank you so much! I'll try to see if I can tell you anything useful. Let's get right into it.

the hanged man. two of swords. four of wands. knight of cups

It seems like you are walking a very difficult path. I can tell that you are very passionate about this thing that you are doing or want to do. You are trying to achieve a very precarious balance at the intersection of your passions and your profession, and it's not easy to achieve. With the knight of cups I almost see you like... a champion of the imagination. I would be very surprised if you told me your profession is not some sort of a creative job or has some sort of creative element in it. The hanged man made me think that this is something that you believe deep in your heart, in almost like a moral sense, but another meaning that is also possible is that you are having doubts whether this could be financially successful. Which are two very different things but I very well think that both could be true at the same time.

And if so, you are not completely wrong... What I'm seeing here is a style of life that is very tight with finances but is backed by an enormous emotional support. (Like, let's say, just as an example, you want to become a teacher. You will not make a lot of money, but you will be the kids' favourite. Something like that.) It's a life full of small joys and small struggles. I kinda get this sense that it's going to be fulfilling but different than what you envisioned and perhaps more difficult. Should that discourage you? My answer is a hesitant "no"... and either way if the cards are true then you are very adamant about this thing. If you really believe in it so much, you will fight for it anyway. I think the conclusion here is not about which path you choose but what decisions you make on the path once you are already on it. You have to think this through and act wisely.

Now, I pulled these three trios of cards to show you some things that you need to look out for. I apologize that they may seem a bit serious but I think they should be just seen as a warning for certain obstacles on a path that otherwise is gonna be relatively smooth.

king of wands reversed. knight of swords reversed. the devil

You may have noticed that for some reason a ton of these "person" cards showed up and all reversed, even though I swear I shuffled the deck in all directions several times. I think that the love and support that you are getting or will get, will also attract jealousy and evil eye along with it, especially from people who want what you have, but are not willing to put in the work that you are.

I'm seeing this person in particular... Believe me that I don't say this lightly, but their energy is straight up rancid. They seem extremely aggressive, and they hold some kind of power position over you, so I'm just making my most intelligent guess here when I say this is probably a terrible boss or upline. There is nothing really said about WHAT they will do, or what you can do, so I think this just means that they will try to steamroll you as they are wont to treat people always, and there is not a lot you can do about it except that you don't let it affect you, just keep the crown high. Just be aware that it is not you who is the problem here.

ace of wands reversed. ten of swords. nine of cups

Something that you wish for could come true exactly as you imagined... but at what cost? I hate to say it but this feels a little bit ominous, almost. I think it's possible that someone will present you with a shortcut to your dreams but at a very high price. Whether it's worth it or not, only you can say, but make this decision very carefully, because if you say "yes" the monkey's paw will curl. There is particularly a theme of burden/burnout here so please prioritize your physical and mental health. That is the most valuable thing that you have.

queen of coins reversed. king of coins reversed. the lovers reversed.

I pondered for a moment whether this is the same person from the first row, but ultimately I don't think it can be because the power dynamic is very different. This is rather someone "on your level" who holds no tangible power over you but they will attempt to sweet talk their way into your decisions for some reason. I don't think that they are fundamentally evil or anything, maybe they even care about you, but something about their intentions seems very off. Maybe they are trying to push their own agenda with your unwitting help and you will not come out of this situation well if you heed their advice. Don't feel paranoid about the people in your life or anything. But let's say, if someone is coming into your life and is trying to steer your decisions with just a little bit too much of a saccharine force, telling you how they want the best for YOU and whatnot, and your gut feeling tells you something is off... trust that feeling, because it's true.

I think the tl;dr is that you need to make the decisions about your future in a very realistic and grounded way, not based on wishful thinking, but if you are serious about this your hard work will get you somewhere eventually. Keep your stability and wellbeing in mind when making decisions about your future, and especially don't make it based on what others say because they are not living your life. But if not everything that I said resonates, don't worry too much about what doesn't. The question was quite broad and the cards can only show a few possible and likely outcomes that might even change by the time you get there.

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[taltos-seidmadr]

Hiya! Id love to get a reading from you for the spooky season :) My birthdate is March 1998, 23 years old! My question is kinda appropriate for the season of change, I just started a masters program after moving across the country alone and am feeling everything shifting out from under me, I'd love a heads up or an insight on what these changes will hold in the year ahead of me. Thank you so much!

This is reading 1 out of 8 (they may be out of order). At the moment of me writing this, there are no slots left, but you can still get a reading in exchange for a small donation.

Hello Theo, thank you so much for your kind message in the reblogs you are so sweet! 💖 And congrats on getting into masters too, this is so huge! I can totally understand how hard this time must be for you, maybe even scary. But please don't be afraid, the uncertainty is only temporary.

What you are asking is pretty broad, I think in a year the weave of fate will be rewritten several times over, but I did try to do a reading that covers maybe the next... 6-8 months or so. It ended up a bit disjointed but I uncovered are some glimpses into the future that are probably certain enough at this point that they will happen. I think that at least some of them could be related to each other in ways that I don't see yet, in a butterfly effect sort of way.

ace of wands. seven of cups

These are really good cards for your situation. As far as your college studies and your social life goes, I don't think this will be a very rocky semester in the bigger scheme of things. It's going to be a time full of opportunities that you can spend exploring about what you really want in life. I think, once you manage to set foot in your new place, you will have a great time overall.

three of wands reversed. king of wands

I pulled these as a clarification/elaboration on the previous two. It kinda seems like something that you had originally planned fell through, and maybe this is why you are upset and just want to go home, go back to how things were. I totally get that and I'm sorry. But the cards think that you are a little bit stuck in the past at this moment. Do you see this king? That's you! Time to get back on your king shit! You will have so much control over your own life like never before. Which is daunting, I get it. But I think you will see a very enjoyable side of this independence very soon.

three of cups. six of cups

Try to socialize as much as you are comfortable, in some way that you like (and is responsible during covid) because the friendships that you are going to make in the near future will be strong bonds that you can count on for a long time coming. There is a slightly narrower interpretation of these cards, that could say that you run into someone whom you used to know and you end up getting way closer with them than you have ever been. But depending on how far you have moved, the chances of this are probably slim in my opinion. Either way, friendships will be the best part of the upcoming months for you.

king of pentacles. judgement reversed. the lovers

Yeah, so there's this guy. I kinda feel like they are bad news. I'm not completely sure if that's the true nature of this message but the most surface level interpretation of these cards is a romantic connection of sorts. Are you looking for partners at this time? If so please vet them carefully cause I feel like there is someone approaching you who seems very enticing at first but they are more trouble than they're worth. They are not... actively malicious but they have a lot of emotional baggage that they don't really think of as their own problem. Not saying anything about the gender of this individual but I'm getting like a real Christian Grey type of "self proclaimed daddy dom" vibe here (read: i have no idea how respectful power dynamic plays work in a relationship but I use them as a front to take out my issues on my partner) I think a relationship could work at least for a while but sooner or later it would turn toxic. They might be willing to work on themselves but I wouldn't bet on it, and it's not your job to fix them.

But the other thing is, that I feel like they are somehow connected to the "opportunity" card, though I don't know how, and they are clearly loaded with resources, so maybe this is not a lover at all, rather someone who will try to bring you an enticing opportunity? Either way. I don't know what they want from you but if/when accepting their offer, be cautious within reason. I don't think they want to hurt you but don't place too much trust in them either because they will probably disappoint you in some way.

three of swords. chariot. the magician

This was pretty frustrating for me because had it been in words instead of card-pulling, we would have had the following conversation with the deck:

"sadness, heartbreak" "Oh? What is this about?" "Dont worry about it fam. He's got this." "Um. Okay but like, what's the topic, or..." "I SAID. DON'T WORRY. ABOUT IT. HE'S GOT THIS."

Incredulously, the cards wanted you to know that "SOMETHING" will happen at one point that will upset and inconvenience you at first for a very brief period of time before it's revealed that it's actually the best thing that could have happened to you. The Chariot can sometimes refer to moving or travel so um... I'm not sure. But let's say that you are booted from your accommodation only to find your dream home immediately afterwards. Just an example but something like that is what I would expect to happen. Either way, it could not be any more certain that you are more than equipped to handle this. Could it be that the cards are quiet because this has already happened and you already know what it is? Either way. The only advice I can give you is that even if it all seems chaotic right now, don't get TOO upset by anything.

I feel like there is only one thing that I can tell you after looking back at this reading. And I'm not saying this just to make you feel better, but if the cards told me the complete truth, you are WAY more powerful than you think. And I'm not even saying this in a "you will survive this uwu" kind of way - you are like some kind of level 80 sigma manifestation king or something. I think maybe you are just a little bit stuck in your ways, like, if something didn't come true in the way you imagined you lose faith that they can come true at all. I totally get that, I can be like that too sometimes. But during this time, while doing your masters, your perspectives will inevitably broaden, and I hope you will be able to see how much you are capable of and believe in yourself more.

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[taltos-seidmadr]

justice

justice: favorite color of rose? 

Not to give you the boring answer AND also out myself as goth on main at once, but.... could I possibly say anything but BLACK?

Black magic roses are probably the closest we are getting to REAL black naturally. When they are still budding, they start out very dark. Then as time goes on, they turn a more ordinary deep red, but it’s still cool.

I also love the baccara type, while technically not REALLY black, I really love this purple, velvety, duochrome edge that it has. 

We stan an edgy goth queen with snatched highlights.

But okay... less boring answer. I like roses a lot in general, especially if they have some kind of gradient or multicolor going on. I could pick anything to illustrate this tbh but... as we know, salmon is for desire.

I love striped roses especially, they look like they have been splashed!

This will be a twofer because I will give you an unpopular opinion as well. Actually, I have no idea if it’s popular or not but at least it’s weirdly specific, as unpopular opinions should be.

I think that green roses are absolutely not valid and a personal affront, nay INSULT, to mother nature. The POINT of a flower is that it sticks out of the default canvas that is around it (green) and I’m saying this both in the biological sense, as well as semantically (what I’m communicating to my beloved when I give it to them as a gift). This goddamn flower spent millions upon millions of years evolving into becoming as visible as possible, and then you made it back to green. Just because you could, but never stopping to ask yourself if you should. What a green flower communicates to my beloved, is that to me, you are absolutely nothing. An empty canvas that cannot and will not be touched by anything worth communicating.

Which, I must admit, may be a message that you might find yourself in need of conveying in your lifetime... 🤔

Maybe green roses are not that invalid after all. Still not a fan though.

Here is actual real life mutant called Rosa chinensis viridiflora which will get a pass for unique form, interesting backstory, and queer representation. Yes, believe it or not, this is a rose! It was born from a spontaneous, naturally occurring mutation of a more common type of rose in China. Said mutation caused the flowers to turn into a leaflike organ (this is called phyllody) and since these non-flowers cannot produce pollen etc. the plant is officially Asexual. It allegedly smells “spicy. “

[taltos-seidmadr]

every Wednesday you fill my dash with all the Odinic content, and I'm so grateful. sometimes that's literally how I realize it's Wednesday, I scroll by the 5th Odin-vibes post and be like "hold on, what day-oooh" :DD thank you for your service ! <3

That is so, so wonderful to hear anon!!!

as you probably have guessed, it is in itself a devotional act. Wednesdays are always Ódin’s days and his ONLY. I save all sorts of posts about him and other old-man-adjacent topics like literature and languages for this day throughout the week. Among other things, thanks to this I somehow dont feel like time is an endless stream of nothingness floating down a giant cosmic drain, which wouldn’t be the case without his inspiration for sure. and believe me it happens many times to me too that I’m having the “ohh shit it’s wednesday” moment like halfway through the day 😂

glad to be doing this service, as long as I still have posts! and it makes me feel so glad that it can bring a little happiness to someone!!

[taltos-seidmadr]

I have this book about 'norse magic' but in one chapter it had fetch animals which is basically irish, so I got really confused about this. I know in norse mythology you can have something like a familiar, but it's more like a death omen? I did it anyway and meditated for about an hour or so in the woods until an animal came to me and told me their name. later I researched it and found out it's one of Odin's many names and now I'm even more confused lol do you have any experience?

Yes, you are correct about this Anon... the wording does raise a number of questions if not red flags about the legitimacy of this book. My immediate gut instinct is to tell you to take any books about “norse™ magic™” with a truckload of salt, but it is at least talking about a concept that does exist. What the author chose to translate as “fetch” for whatever reason, is referring to a type of spirit called the fylgja, which means, and is normally translated as, “follower”. If you look into it under this name, you will have success finding resources about it.

Off the top of my head here’s a starter: The self and its parts

According to Norse beliefs, everyone has a fylgja. I have also heard that it may appear to signal a death, but as far as I know, it’s not necessarily the only reason it may appear, though allegedly it appears more commonly in dreams. If someone started going into spirit work or journeying, I wouldn’t be surprised if a fylgja were to appear at some point... and if there is a line between what you explore in different forms of altered states, I believe it to be very blurred and widely overlapping. Granted, my personal beliefs are a little bit closer to what my own culture holds (or used to hold) rather than strictly just what the Norse people thought. Maybe @north-of-annwn wants to weigh in on this? But either way, the bottom line is that seeing your fylgja doesn’t mean in itself that you need to be alarmed.

That being said! Based on what you told me it’s totally impossible to say whether it was your fylgja, or Ódin, or the spirit of a random animal in the woods, or somebody else entirely who contacted you. If you want to find out, you will have to take it up with the spirit themselves.

I hope this doesn’t come off as condescending but I don’t know who you are so... maybe it’s worth mentioning that you should know what wards are and how to make them well, before contacing spirits. Otherwise, idk, go for it man? You know, within reason, critical thinking, etc. But you will probably never find out unless you ask.

I have but two things to add:

1. Be extremely cautious with beings who are eager to reveal to you as quickly as possible that they play an important role in your life. Spirits can and will lie or deceive exactly in the same way humans can.

2. If it was really the old man contacting you, You Will Absolutely Know. Be prepared for the imminent avalanche of signs raining down on ya. You will literally not be able to miss it.

Fingers crossed, and let me know how it went 👁️‍🗨️🔥

(yoyothericecorpse)