welcome wayward traveller

Hello, this is my spiritual sideblog, my main blog is fandomtrashkaye. this is my attempt at being a spiritual, wholesome being. I'm genderfluid, 22, ace, work with Odin, and others from the Norse Pantheon.

[khaire-traveler]

Baneful Magic Masterpost

***I understand that cursing is a controversial topic for some people. I don't believe in the threefold's law or whatnot, so such things aren't a concern for me. I do, however, advise you to only curse someone who truly deserves it. Curses are meant to be permanent and difficult to break, while hexes aren't nearly as potent. Do with that knowledge what you will. Intense spells will be marked with "***".***

Curses (long-term, usually permanent)

"Supernatural Soul Eater" curse***

"Red Heart" curse

"Gentle Curse" curse

"Hekatean Witchcraft Curse" curse

"From This Pain, I Will Rise" curse

"Blood Rain" tied with protection↓***

"Curse For Protection" tied with blood rain↑***

"Drown In Your Horrors" curse

"To Sink A Sailor" curse

"Curses For Empathy" curse

"My Pain To Yours" curse

"Beauty & The Beast" curse

"Your Joy Will Turn To Ashes" curse***

"Your True Nature Revealed" curse

"Releasing The Hounds" curse***

"The Curse Of Arrows" curse

"Lollipop Curse" curse

"Anon Hate" curse

"Sickness Killer" curse

"A Bellyful Of Stones" curse

"Bind & Break" curse***

"Forget Me Not" curse

"Did You Miss Me?" curse***

"Dragon Fire" curse

"Headless Horseman" curse

"Only A Memory" curse

"Hurricane Curse" curse***

"Let Loose Your Crimson Arrow" curse

"Hypnotic Flame" curse

"Drown In Your Guilt" curse***

"Stomp Out The Bastard" curse

"Duress" curse

"Essence Extraction" curse

"Red In Your Ledger" curse

"Sin Collector" curse

"The Ferryman's Curse" curse

"An Ancient Greek Curse" curse

"Knitting Curse" curse

Hexes (short-term, usually temporary)

"The Seven Stings" hex

"The Lemon Hex" hex

"Coffin Hex" hex***

"Curse Alternative" hex

"Hex Bramble" hex

"Black-Out" hex

"Burse Your Bubble" hex

"Year Long" hex***

"Ants Nest" hex

"By All Means, Panty Away" hex

"Hazy Smog" hex

"Hexing In A Pinch" hex

"Hexball" hex

"Revenge On Cheaters" hex

"The Singularity" hex

"Frostburn" hex

"Mess With A Witch" hex***

"Bring About Consequences" hex

"Riddle Of Lightning" hex

Jars, Charms, & Pouches

"Jar Of Consequences" jar hex

"Feel The Pain You've Caused Me" sigil

"To Banish & Bind: For Abusers" jar curse

"Wither & Rot" jar curse***

"Your Hatred Is Your Own" jar curse

"Revenge Curse Cage" jar curse***

"Box Of Terror" box curse***

"Catcall Hex Stone" hex charm

"Begone Neighbors" jar hex

"All Purpose Curse Powder" curse powder

Removals, Reversals, & Protection

"Curse Removal & Reversal" spell

"The Healing Pool: Cursebreaker" spell

"Mild & Spicy Cursebreaker Powders" powder

"To Stop Someone From Casting On You" spell

"Return To Sender Spells" spell

"Curse Removing Wash" spell

"To Reverse A Spell" spell

"Curse Removal/Protection" spell

"Decoy For Protection Purposes" spell

"Protection From Curses" spell

"Curse Decoy" spell

"Substitute Spell" spell

"Witch Bottle" jar spell

"Blackthorn Reversing Spell" spell

"Break A Curse Candle Spell" spell

"Curse-breaking, Purifying, Protective Witch Jar" jar spell

"To Destroy A Curse" spell

"Hex & Curse-breaking" info

"Hex-breaker Candle" spell

Information

"Curses vs. Hexes: What's The Difference?" info

"So You Think You've Been Cursed" info

"Signs You May Have Been Cursed/Hexed" info

"Object Cursing" info

"Ways To Protect Yourself While Casting" info

"Jinxes, Hexes, & Curses" info & spells

"Lessons Learnt From A Hex" info

"Curse Correspondences UPG" info

"Cursing101" info

"So You Just Did A Big Curse...Now What?" info

"Foxen's List Of Baneful Ingredients" info

"Nasty Shit To Put In Curse Jars" info

"Something To Consider Before You Curse" info

"Taglocks" info

[w00dw1tchold]

Simple Fuck Around and Find Out Oil

*This is a recipe I created myself with very little research. I plan on developing it more as time goes on but it's brand new for me. I'm not experienced in oils and would love feedback and to hear how others go about making intention oils.

Need:

Rosemary

Nettle Leaves

Olive oil

A jar you can seal

A marker

How to:

Cleanse the items you're using and yourself first. Then start by focusing your energy so you can direct in into the herbs with your set intention. Pour the oil in and make sure to leave some room at the top. You don't want to fill it up to the brim.

Now we're going to tell the herbs what we want them to do. I charged the rosemary with protection and added that first. Next, I charged the nettle with protection and warding and added it in. I made sure to put emphasis on the nettles stinging qualities, specifically asking it to "sting" those who meant me harm. Rosemary is both purifying and protective, which will give the oil a back off vibe.

I did have some trouble focusing my energy tonight, which is why I spoke to the herbs as I added them in and made sure to talk myself through grounding. It's important that you trust yourself here.

I put the bottle on my windowsill after drawing a pentagram on the lid. (Use whatever protection symbol or sigil you'd like.) Make sure to shake it well on a regular basis. I plan on leaving it out for a full month to let the oil experience the whole moon cycle. I recommend instilling your intention again when you go to shake it. Doing this every day will give it a good kick, but there's no need to stress about it. Tend to it when you can.

After the oil is done "cooking" you can use it in any protection charms or spells you'd like to have a "fuck around and find out" quality. Enjoy!

[witches-bottle-deactivated20241]

Are you like me?

Do you have many spirits you work with but constantly get overwhelmed because many spirits means many relationships to keep track of?

Do you ever feel as though you're not doing enough?

MAKE A DAMN TIMETABLE

Are they goddesses? Maybe set Friday as the general offering date. Friday is associated with Venus which is strong female energy so working with Goddesses at this time makes sense. Males? Try and do Sunday because its the day of the Sun? Ok, what about protector spirits? Have you ever considered Tuesday? Do the spirits tie around occultism, alchemy, house defense, trials and judgement, necormancy and/or the dead? Saturdays. Use Wednesday for your familiars because, like Mercury, they can aid you in many ways. The Moon Goddesses? Simple ,Monday!

Set down a series of dates to lessen your load and get a good flow going. Make a list similar to this:

Sunday - Solar Spirits, Male Ancestors, Male Gods or Goddesses Monday - Lunar Spirits, Spirits associated with the Night or Psychicism, Female Ancestors, Female Spirits, Divination Tuesday - Give libation to spirits as thanks for protection over myself and the home, recharge protector servitor.jar Wednesday - Give offerings to Familiars and to spirits Thursday - Give thanks for prosperity and wealth, refill spell bottle for house wealth Friday - Goddess devotions Saturday - Saturnine Spirits, Necromancy, prayers of the Dead as a whole, give thanks for Home Protection, clean up the altar and put the stuff into the Deipnon basket.

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Extra Notes

Full Moon - xyz date, give thanks for aid, good time for spellwork Deipnon/Dark Moon - prayers for the Dead and the Ancestor Altar, Hekate worship, put out deipnon basket x/y/z - Ascendant is in x sign, perfect for money magic and chargining the prosperity bottle.

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There you go. Just an idea and an example and quite honestly, I don't do this nearly as enough as I should but I always worry if I did things right.

[windvexer]

Crystal Knot Magic

Knotting a crystal net is very easy if you are able to use your fingers for this kind of crafting.

They are often called crystal "wraps" and many tutorials can be found on Youtube.

There are many, many ways to make a crystal net. The style you use determines the final appearance. More importantly for us, the style you use determines how many knots there will be, and their size.

We can draw on four common elements of magic: Crystal/mineral correspondences, color correspondences, numerology, and knot magic.

The stone (or other object) is like the battery which holds and radiates power. The object you net should correspond to your core intent.

The color of cord or thread you use can modify or hone your intent. For example, if using clear quartz, the color correspondence might be doing most of the work.

Then again, this spell will work with cotton twine and a river stone, so just do whatever suits you.

The total number of cords you use dictates how many knots total will exist in your spell. Crystal nets are made by tying two strands of cord together. If you use four cords, you will have eight working ends, and therefore you will tie four knots per row. If you have five cords, you will have ten working ends, and you will need to tie five knots per row. I align my numerology to the number of knots, not strands, because the knots themselves are holding the magic.

The knots are used to tie intent and bind power. I create most of my charms in a style that has one big starter knot at the top and one big finishing knot at the bottom. There are tons of ways to utilize knots in this project. The first knot can hold the only intent, while the rest bind powers to support it. Or the intent can be split into its composite parts and each part gets its own knot. Or every single knot can have something unique, or they can all be identical... lots of options.

Conceptually, the inner object is the focal point or battery of the spell. The knots can be understood as tools that the object uses to carry out your will, instructions to guide the object in its work, vessels that carry additional power (like tidepools on a beach), or tangles that capture and bind up unwanted forces.

To perform this sort of magic:

1. Learn how to make the nets first from an arts and crafts perspective :) you can cut the cording off to re-use the same stone later. It is really frustrating to try and do a craft in a ritual headspace if you have to learn the craft simultaneously!

2. Gather up your cording and object to be netted. Do any ritual techniques you prefer to prepare them.

3. Decide how you want your intent to be tied in. Do you want to use the same phrase for each knot? Do you want to chant your intent continuously while you do many knots? Etc.

4. Make the crystal net in your ritual headspace/magic zone. Pour your intent into each knot in whatever methods you choose.

5. I recommend making the final knot of your project into the seal which completes and finishes the amulet ("so mote it be," "as my will it has been done," etc).

6. If you did not raise and direct energy during the spell, ensure the amulet is charged afterwords. Like all amulets and talismans, it requires feeding and repowering as time goes on.

[themori-witch]

Witchcraft 101: Alcohol & Magic

Alcohol has been present in human society for thousands of years, and let’s be honest, it’s not going anywhere.  As well as being a tool to loosen one’s inhibitions, alcohol can also be a tool in witchcraft and, like most tools and ingredients, different beverages have different associations. 

• SPIRITS •

ABSINTHE (AIR): protection, astral travel, dreams, psychic power, divination.

VODKA (FIRE): strength, courage, motivation, power, completion, cleansing.

RUM (WATER): prosperity, monetary wealth, cleansing, protection.

GIN (EARTH): binding, health, wealth. protection, psychic power.

WHISKEY (WATER): change, warding, transformation, banishment, mourning/grieving. 

BRANDY (EARTH): attraction, love, fertility, prosperity.

• WINES •

RED (EARTH): lust, passion, success, warmth, health, happiness.

WHITE (AIR): relationships/friendships, joy, purification, energy, success.

ROSÉ (AIR): luck, joy, friendship, new bonds, love, beginnings.

SPARKLING (FIRE): celebration, opportunity, prosperity, wealth.

• OTHERS •

BEER (EARTH): prosperity, home and hearth, family, community, protection.

CIDER (EARTH): health, love, success, growth, stability.

MEAD (EARTH): learning, inspiration, creativity, courage, forming connections, love, lust, protection.

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Hail to the All Father on this Father's day!

Odin the father wisdom, poetry, death, divination and magic. Who sacrificed his eye to drink from the Mimir's Well of Urðr, which granted him an incomprehensible amount of knowledge of the universe.

Hail Odin!

[witchykaye]

I asked for a sign and got my keys locked in my car, forgetting that LITERALLY every deity I'm feeling called to is a trickster of some sort. (When I've felt Frigg/Freyja's presence it's seemed playful, less serious than Odin or Loki's trickster qualities, but I get the sense that she's having a grand time tricking everyone.)

Okay, yes, thank you. I won't doubt you anymore. And you did warn me I was paying too much attention to material things and worrying about finances for no good reason. AND I know you teach by showing, so thank you for teaching me the hard way to let go of the stress about money.

Odin is BACK with the hard lessons BABEYYYY. And this time he's got backup.

[dagsdhjmhgsfddddds-deactivated2]

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The Art of Shufflemancy

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Derived from the mid- 16th century English word “shuffle,” and the suffix for divination or magic, “mancy.”

Perhaps you’ve seen the word “Shufflemancy” surfacing around the divination community on Tumblr, and wondered what it was. Well good news for you— I’m here to give you a bit of insight on this method of divination!

Compared to many spiritual practices we know of today, this one is quite new— thanks to technology and digital media!

Japan originally introduced CD players in 1982 (and globally in 1983) that could randomize tracks within a playlist. Then in 1991, music software on computers such as the Windows Media Player included it as well.

Moving into 2001, portable audio devices or MP3 players such as the iPod (or specifically the iPod shuffle, 2005) was released and paved the way for modern digital music streaming.

Now we often use online streaming services such as Pandora, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Spotify, etc. Customizable playlists and a myriad of artists, genres, and songs are more accessible than ever before through these platforms. It certainly has allowed Shufflemancy to become the intricate and nuanced divination system it is today.

So choose whichever music player or service that best fits you, and let’s get started!

Press Play ▶

0:00────I─────3:45

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Some people would advise cleansing your device and aura before starting the Shufflemancy process.

If you feel like there is some negative or residual energy, feel free to clear up some space within the device or even around your physical surroundings. If you use other spiritual cleansing tools such as candles, incense or smudging techniques, these could be quite useful.

Otherwise, meditate on your question and set the intention. If you are a clairvoyant or psychic who has contact with your spirit guide(s), you may want to assign them an “indicator song.”

Ex. Let’s say you’ve given them “Just Like Magic” by Ariana Grande. As you are shuffling through your music playlist, the song that plays after this song (if it comes up) is a message from them!

After receiving a message, you can continue to shuffle for another song that could provide you with more answers to the question in mind.

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I personally allow querents to give me a number of skips, as I believe their intention is set when they have chosen one.

Otherwise, I would intuitively choose the number of skips myself. They would usually pop into my mind as an image. This part may vary for many of you, as certain techniques don’t necessarily work for all diviners.

[Numerology]

Within my own readings, I’ve noticed how there have been specific messages regarding the number the querent or I had intuitively chosen:

1) Associated with the Sun. The messages for the querent may relate to independence, confidence and new beginnings. They are being reminded of the power they hold within their own hands!

2) Associated with the Moon. The messages for the querent are about their emotions, affection, sensitivity, intuition, and/or how they care for others. Another interpretation may refer to balance or a particular connection with another person.

3) This number revolves around concerns regarding communication, thinking, and creative expression. The querent may be inquiring about their creative endeavours or otherwise encouraged to pursue one.

4) Connected to stability and security, the querent may be advised to focus on their material or financial concerns. This number may furthermore be reference to the querent’s family matters or sense of worth.

5) Messages about change and a need to adapt or go with the flow is common with this number. Socializing and delving into high energy pursuits and playing with the inner child is advised here.

6) Matters relating to the family, home, and/or children are emphasized when this number comes up. Emotions of compassion, understanding, harmony, and warmth are present or needed.

7) Introspection, intuition, and spirituality are put into focus. There may be a quest for knowledge and truth. The querent may be going through an internal or profound transformation.

8) Since this particular number resembles the infinity symbol and embodies two whole circles, there is a message regarding cycles, completion and/or letting go.

9) Inner wisdom and leadership is seen with this number. The querent may be an inspiration to others or will be pursuing humanitarian pursuits. An alternative message may refer to difficulties coming to an end, and finally learning one’s lessons.

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*For numbers that are double digits or higher, you can add them to “reduce” them… That sounds pretty confusing doesn’t it— here are some examples:

11 is 1+1 = 2

22 is 2+2 = 4

33 is 3+3 = 6

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11) The querent may be spiritually sensitive during the moment they asked their question. Perhaps there is a spiritual awakening in particular or a call to become more like its associated Tarot card, The Magician.

22) There is a specific message regarding spiritual mastery or achievements. The querent is meant to build or expand their skills and path towards success. Harmony and balance is also advised since this number contains double 2s.

33) The querent may be undergoing an immense amount of growth or is called to focus on learning and advancement in everything they do. This number is associated with business and personal projects as well. So there is certainly an encouragement to stay on their desired path.

Now Playing ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪

Pause ⏯

Once you’ve reached the number of skips you intended to shuffle in your chosen playlist, lift your fingers from the button to stop the skipping! Then, pause the song whenever you are energetically drawn to particular lyrics.

Remember to take note of the mood and significant memories or imagery that comes to mind from the song.

✎ Interpreting Lyrics

Pay attention to how the lyrics make you feel and what they are saying. How do they relate to the question in mind?

If needed, you could perhaps write down any significant impressions of the song on paper and gather a message from there!

Ex. “How do they feel about me?”

9 SKIPS + Cloud 9 - Beach Bunny:

Lately, I’ve been feeling un-alive

But you bring me back to life

But when he loves me, I feel like I’m floating…

Your person in question feels inspired by you, compassionate, and like they can accomplish anything when they’re with you. This is quite evident as the number 9 encompasses these qualities, and is emphasized both in the intuitively chosen number of skips, as well as the title name. The song moreover feels upbeat and is likely a representation of their ultimate emotions towards you! They indeed feel like they’re on Cloud 9 ꒰⑅ᵕ༚ᵕ꒱˖♡♡˖꒰ᵕ༚ᵕ⑅꒱

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✿ Now it’s your turn! I was called to share this song with all of you. So if you feel drawn to it… perhaps it’s meant for you to interpret:

[English Lyrics]

© 2021 Copyright Lenora (Sailor Solar)

[will-o-the-witch]

Bigger Devotional Ideas

For when you really want to do something out of the ordinary. This none of these are requirements and it’s definitely not a complete list, just something to get the ideas flowing.

Write a song, or a few songs, or a whole album…

Hold a feast in their honor. Invite all your friends. This can be done with subtlety.

Cook a meal for the deity. Incorporate foods and ingredients that are considered sacred to them, or traditional foods from that region.

Devote a period of time (like a week or a month) just to them, studying all you can about them and acting on your best behavior.

Have friends in the faith? Host a libation or ritual in the deity’s honor!

Make a statue out of clay, or another craft in a medium that is a healthy challenge for you.

Create your own devotional jewelry, prayer beads, etc.

Create your own altar items, such as candles, altar cloths, offering dishes, etc.

Go on a journey to somewhere particularly sacred to the deity.

Name something important after them like a pet, original character, or online business.

[theemperorsfeather]

Fresh from the dash tonight.

[bygonemoderngods]

Devotional Moodboards: Odin

The king of the gods, the Allfather, is a study of contradictions. You’ll find him in campus libraries in the dead of night during finals and at the front of protests, modernity’s rebellion. He is the fog on the open road and the silent anticipation before the final battle. The next time your fingers fly over the keyboard, heart pounding blood that is more caffeine than plasma, remember Odin and the madness that is creation.

[satanourunholylord]

[heatherwitch]

Chronically ill witchcraft: For your symptoms

Since it’s super hard to find them when you need them! Anyone is welcome to use these, but I don’t want to see “this is great for people who DON’T have chronic illnesses too” (trust us, we know).

These are to be used as a supplement in addition to professional medical care, treatment and medication, not as a sole alternative!

Back + neck issues:

Crystals for back pain (external site)

“Ease my neck pain” sigil

“Ease my lower back and hip pain” sigil

“My back is relaxed and free of pain” sigil

“I am free of back pain” sigil

Brainfog:

Brainfog lifting

Memory masterpost

Memory and concentration spell

Mental reboost tea spell

“Brainfog begone” sigil

Fatigue:

Spoonie spell for energy 

Energy gain spell

Energy boost spell 

Energy bath

Fatigue recovery spell jar

Crystals for fatigue

“I recover from fatigue” sigil

“I have the energy to take a shower” sigil

Headaches: 

Headache soothing tea spell

Headache healing

To banish a headache

Tea for cluster headaches

Curing a headache

“Ease my morning headaches” sigil

“Headache” sigil

“Against headaches” sigil

“My headache goes away” sigil

Immune system:

Masterpost of sigils to boost your immune system

Immune boosting crystals (external site)

Crystals for autoimmune diseases (external site)

Joint pain:

Arthritis pain relief oil

Joint pain spell

Healing spell for joints

Crystals for arthritis relief (external site)

“Ease my joint pain” sigil

“My arthritis is manageable” sigil

“My joints are stable” sigil

“Soothe my joints” sigil

Migraine:

Anti-migraine spell

Anti-migraine spell bottle

Migraine relief bath

Migraine magic (herbs and crystals)

Witch tip for migraines

“Ease my migraine” sigil

Muscle pain + spasms:

Muscle pain sachet

Warming salve for sore muscles

Crystals for muscle pain (external site)

“Ease my jaw tension” sigil

“My muscles are relaxed” sigil

Nerve pain:

Crystals for nerve damage (external site)

Crystals for sciatica (external site)

Pain (general):

Chant to ease the pain

Chant for bad pain days

Simple ease the pain spell

Chronic pain relief spell

Release my pain to the wind spell

Bath spell to ease chronic pain

Chronic pain relief spell jar

Chronic pain relief spell bottle

“I find moments of peace from my pain” sigil

“My pain is manageable” sigil

Reproductive system related:

Endometriosis symptom relief tea

“Ease my endometriosis pain” sigil 

Crystals for PCOS (external site)

Masterpost for period relief

Respiratory: 

Crystals for asthma relief (external site)

Herbal remedy to ease asthma symptoms

“Breathe easy” sigil

“My asthma is under control” sigil

“My wheezing ease” sigil

“Quiet my wheezing” sigil

“Ease my chest pain” sigil 

Skin related:

Magical dermatitis and eczema healing salve

Crystals for eczema and dry skin (external site)

“Ease the unbearable itchiness/my body does not itch” sigils

Sleep problems:

Sleep crystal spell

Sleepy witch tip

“My chronic pain does not affect my sleep” sigil 

Stomach issues:

Soothing tummy tea

Anti-nausea bath

Crystals for digestion (external site)

“My digestive issues are eased” sigil

“I overcome stomach pains” sigil

“Ease my stomach ache/pain” sigil 

If anyone knows of additional witchy content for any of these that I missed, or content on a category I wasn’t able to include, feel free to send it my way and I’ll get a part two started for this post!

Links updated as of April, 2020. Please inform me of broken links via askbox, and check original post for updates. 

[witchykaye]

Okay I don't know about you but I just feel comfort when I think about Odin. Like things I associate with him have this sense of comfort and protection. Don't get me wrong, he had pushed me out of my comfort zone SO MANY TIMES and I fully expect him to do it again, but I also know that he'll have my back when he does it.

Working with him feels like wrapping myself in safety, which is FUNNY because he pushes me to do things that don't feel safe to me. But it's still there, and I feel so much more confident when I'm working with him.

[witchykaye]

Reconnecting with Odin, and New Deity(ies?)

So, I've been working with Odin for just over a year. I got out of the habit of leaving offerings out for him and two weeks ago he came to me in a dream, physically waking me up several times. I didn't realize it was him until today when I was talking with someone about it, and realized that I missed what he was trying to tell me.

So I got out my cards and did a spread to see what he was trying to tell me (and it was very informative and just what I needed to hear) and he basically said that even though I'd fallen out of practice, if I start again now it will be accepted.

After doing that I got a very intense urge to nap. Usually, I just think I'm tired, but being more tuned in today made me realize that maybe it was a way for him to pass along more messages.

Now, during my reading, I pulled the Devil card as well as a couple of cards that I interpreted as another deity or deities coming into my life as well, but I got the sense that they wouldn't come in right away, to give me some time to readjust to giving offerings to Odin, meditating with him, and reestablishing a set routine.

But during my nap I got the distinct sense of Odin being there but he was just kind of sitting back and letting someone else tell me something. What it is, I'm not really sure. The whole thing felt like more of a fever dream than anything else. But I've been seeing spiders frequently, and I got the sense it was someone who liked weaving and illusion. At first I thought it was just one person, either Frigga or Loki, but then I realized it could be both.

It seems a little too easy, and I'm still trying to figure it out, but I'm hoping that they'll both be willing to work with me if I'm interpreting this right because they're both amazing, and I know that other people have multiple Norse gods working with them.

We'll see, but that was such an interesting experience today. And I still think it was just a way for them to say hello, and let me get used to the idea, almost (?)

[oldbastard101]

So on that lovely art piece we posted yesterday, we got this interesting tag:

I’m not naming names, but what said reblogger likely did not know is that the mod of this blog, long before they were a Norse nerd, was completely a pirate nerd- though, for complete transparency, I was not terribly versed in the actual history. Not that I was totally ignorant, mind you (I am aware they were, indeed, really bad eggs historically), but the romanticized sentiments were what initially attracted me- actually, you know what the easiest way to put this is?

I saw the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie seven times. In theaters. I used to live in Florida, and have ridden the actual ride more than is probably mentally healthy. I made people queue up for this with me well into my 20s. I can quote the whole ride. In conclusion, I am terrible, and I expect most people cannot relate to this level of adoration for what is, admittedly, a silly kids story/money grab by Disney.

What I do know, though, is that there is one universal truth involving pirates: 

That goddamn song gets stuck in your head. So I thought we’d take advantage of everyone’s silly memory quirks this evening, and let some dead men tell some tales, in what will hopefully be, if nothing else, a simple mnemonic of some (not all) of Odin’s exploits and associates. Enjoy. Hopefully.

Yo ho, yo ho, a hero’s life for me; We slay and we voyage, we rise and we fall, Drink up, einherjar, yo ho– The valkyrjur chose us for Glad-of-War’s hall, Drink up me ‘earties, yo ho!

Yo ho, yo ho, a skáldic life for me; We praise and we pledge, we scorn and we slight, Drink up, you poets, yo ho– Alliterate stanzas, change meters all night, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!

Yo ho, yo ho, a sorcerer’s life for me; We curse and bewilder, we rise from the dead, Drink up, you vǫlva, yo ho– We see well the future, like Mimir’s poor head, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!

We’re impervious to fire and iron-forged swords, Drink up, berserkers, yo ho– We’re bad at state functions, unless it’s a war, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!

Yo ho, yo ho, I hung nine days for me; I’m Father and Gelding, a Fool and Wise Man, Drink up, you mad ones, yo ho– Aye, but I give you wanderings that no one else can, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho!

Yo ho, yo ho, a bastard’s life for me.

(pic from PotC: On Stranger Tides promo art, Ian McShane as Blackbeard) (link to original song)