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Vibin

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Thinking about how the Norse cosmos begins and ends with a Scream.

First Ymir.

Then Loki.

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Don't let modernity take the magic out of your life. Allow yourself to see the world as a beautiful place, a place you belong in, one that you were made for.

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I've started translating the Lokasenna into memes XD:

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hello fellow pagans, specifically chronically/mentally ill ones but this applies to everybody!

quick reminder, that samhain may be one of the - of not the - most important holiday for us, but just because it’s so important, you shouldn’t overexert yourself too much when it comes to celebrations.

it’s a struggle for a lot of us to recognise that physical/mental disabilities/illnesses don’t stop for our spiritual new-beginnings. the next days you will feel that exhaustion. you’ll probably regret having celebrated and won’t have a good start in the new cycle.

samhain stands for honouring what we have lost and celebrating that we can move forward after resting. so your celebration of samhain can also be a long nap. maybe changing sheets in your bed if you can, getting take out or making something to eat that wont steal all your spoons but fuel your body.

and on the first of november, take a breather. slow down with nature. you are a part of nature, allow yourself to act like it.

you shouldn’t just have to survive. you should be allowed to live. take samhain as an opportunity not only to honor things around you, but yourself, if you can.

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Does anyone know of non problematic resources to learn about the Norse Pantheon?

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Finished sun goddess tapestry

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*youth pastor voice* "The Goddess Freyja teaches us that Seiðr can give you some WAP.

Wyrd Áss Prophecies–"

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So, where do I get the giant fire-breathing serpents?

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Reminder that "pagan" is a broad umbrella terms used to cover a bunch of different spiritual traditions throughout a number of different times and places, and so any statement that claims all pagans believed or practiced some specific thing should be taken with a grain of salt.

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*youth pastor voice* "You know who else had 'mad drip'? The serpent that Skaði placed over Loki's head—"

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Bothersome beast, comforting friend

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To the Gods lost to time

We may have no way of knowing your name, but we do know you. We know you existed.

We may have no way of knowing what purpose you served in your pantheon, but we appreciate the work that you did, and the work you continue to do.

You may be older than what we think of as the first civilizations, you may be older than evolution, but thank you for being with our ancestors.

Thank you for holding their hands, teaching them how to hunt, which plants were edible, how to walk, how to develop.

It's because of you that humanity exists in the way we know today.

I'm sorry you've been lost to time.