These days when someone says Viking, Norse God, or Marvel, many of us have images of Thor and Odin conjured up with ease. But there was a third Old Norse god who was just as renowned yet not as readily portrayed in the media today. His name is Freyr and he is just as ancient and as powerful as ...
Paranormal
It’s midnight. Someone calls your name from down the hall. You peak from your bedroom door and notice that everyone is sound asleep in their own beds. You turn to go back to your bed and catch a glimpse of a shadow out of the corner of your eye. So you figure you’re being haunted. ...
Fire burns and protects. The fire element is one of the fiercest and yet required for our survival. Our ancestors needed it for light, to cook their food, to warm their bodies in the cold, and to ward off predators. In ancient times, they worshipped it. From fire sprang the mighty gods and ...
Maiden of Life. Bringer of Death. Goddess of the Underworld. These labels evoke strong visuals and sensations from within the magical individual. But they only begin to scratch the surface of who Persphone Goddess of Life and Death actually is. Her worship goes beyond Ancient Greece, stretching ...
Disablot: Honoring Ancestral Goddesses, Valkyries, and Norns
To our ancient ancestors in Scandinavia, the earth was alive and teeming with spirits. There were spirits of the land, gods and goddesses in the sky, and ancestors all around us. Our primitive, powerful male ancestors were the Alfar who lived in the mounds. And our nurturing, yet sometimes ...
Angrboda in Norse Mythology: Witch, Seer, Mother of Monsters
A seriously underrated yet powerful goddess is Angrboda in Norse mythology. Like her allies, Angrboda doesn’t get enough press in the Norse Eddas and Sagas, although she should, and she is seriously misunderstood. She is a giantess, a witch of the wood, a seeress, and a mother. She is ...
Hel Goddess of the Dead: 6 Ways to Work With Her
There is no other goddess in Norse mythology that fascinates me more than the ruler of Helheim. Hel Goddess of the Dead, daughter of Loki, is much more than a mysterious name and looming, shadowy presence. She is a deity of immense complexity, but one that is worth learning from, if indeed she ...
Have you been seeing recurring strings of numbers lately? You’re not the only one! Our guides are always trying to get our attention. Often we aren’t in a headspace to listen and so they have to reach out in various ways. One of those ways is through angel numbers. Repetitive ...
Sea Gods and Goddesses: Poseidon, Yemaya, Lyr and More
Water is the core of all life on this planet. We are all made up of at least sixty percent of water and therefore require it to survive. Many of our ancestors lived and thrived on the waterways: lakes, rivers, and the world’s oceans. And, just as they believed in deities that ruled the ...
Clonmacnoise Monastery & Castle: Fairies, Sea Monsters & UFOs
Clonmacnoise Monastery is a ruined church site in County Offaly, Ireland that is blanketed in local folklore and supernatural legends. Built in the 600’s and overlooking the River Shannon, Clonmacnoise is a gorgeous place to visit if you plan to go to Ireland this year. And, if ...