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August 13, 2026  

The Seiðr Protocol: A Technical Compendium of Norse Sorcery

Authored by: Yrsa Freydisdottir, Seiðkona of the Black Fjord
Dedicated to: Volmarr, Walker of the Mystic Path
Classification: Restricted / Eyes of the Initiated Only
Format: Markdown (.md)
Version: 9th Century Standardized Grimoire Edition

1. Introduction: The Architecture of the Unseen

1.1. The Definition of Seiðr

Seiðr is not merely “magic” in the folkloric sense of parlour tricks. It is a complex system of reality manipulation predicated on the perception that the Nine Worlds are not separate locations but simultaneous frequencies of existence. The practitioner acts as the tuner, adjusting their consciousness to resonate with target frequencies, thereby exerting influence over the material substrate.

1.2. The Historical Context

While Odhin gave his eye for wisdom, the art of Seiðr is intrinsically tied to the Vanir—Freyja and Freyr. It is the magic of the earth, the blood, and the subconscious. Unlike the Galdr (rune magic), which commands the universe through force of will and law, Seiðr permeates the universe through surrender, fluidity, and entropy. It is the path of the Völva, the staff-bearer, who sits between the light of Asgard and the dark of Helheim.

1.3. The Core Objective

The ultimate goal of Seiðr is wyrd-shaping. To foresee is merely the byproduct; to act upon the threads of fate is the craft. We do not serve the gods as slaves, but as partners in the weaving.

2. Theoretical Framework: The Seiðr Mechanics

2.1. The Web of Wyrd

Reality is visualized as a vast, multi-dimensional web. Every action, thought, and breath adds a thread to this loom.

  • Wyrd: The active, mutable pattern of the web being woven in the present.
  • Orlog: The ” primal layers” or the foundational laws that determine how the web is constructed. This is personal destiny, hardwired into the soul.

Technical Note: Seiðr operates primarily on the Wyrd layer. Orlog is nearly immutable for the living, though extreme ritual sacrifice or necromantic bargaining may alter its trajectory.

2.2. The Three-Part Soul Operation

To manipulate reality, one must understand the components of the self:

  1. Hugr (Mind/Thought): The analytical logic. In Seiðr, this must be bypassed or suppressed. The Hugr creates the map, but it cannot walk the path.
  2. Hamr (Shape/Form): The energetic double. This is the vehicle used in shapeshifting and projection. It is malleable, fluid, and extends beyond the skin.
  3. Hamingja (Luck): The reservoir of ancestral power. Seiðr draws fuel from the Hamingja. If this reservoir is depleted, the practitioner suffers illness or madness.

2.3. The Frequency of Ginnungagap

The void between worlds possesses a vibrational frequency that nullifies sensory input. To practice Seiðr is to induce a bio-chemical state in the brain that mimics this frequency—translating the chaotic noise of the universe into ordered data (visions).

3. The Anatomy of the Seiðr Practitioner

3.1. Physical Requirements

The vessel must be maintained with rigorous discipline.

  • Diet: Avoid heavy meats before ritual. Consuming fermented fish, goat’s milk, and mushrooms (Amanita muscaria) is common to lower the internal metabolic rhythm and decalcify the pineal gland (the “Third Eye” of the skull).
  • Endurance: A session on the Seiðhjallr can last for nine hours (a nítt). Physical stamina is required to maintain the posture.

3.2. Psychological Conditioning

  • Ego Death (Hugr-Dispersion): The practitioner must accept that they are a conduit, not the source. Fear creates resistance; resistance snaps the threads.
  • Gender Fluidity in Spirit: In the lore, Seiðr is considered ergi (unmanly) because it requires receptivity rather than aggression. The male practitioner must cultivate his anima—the receptive, lunar aspect of the psyche.

3.3. The Seiðr-Team

A solitary Völva is vulnerable. The traditional setup requires:

  • The Völva: The operator who enters the trance.
  • The Kvikr (The Questioner): The one who asks the questions and interprets the trance speech. Often a Jarl or Chieftain.
  • The Varðlokkur (Ward-Lockers): Assistant singers who chant the Varðlokkur to guide the spirit back and forth.

4. The Seiðhjallr: Constructing the High Seat

The Seiðhjallr is the hardware interface between the practitioner and the Otherworlds. It is not a chair; it is an engine.

4.1. Materials and Construction

  • Base: A platform raised on four pillars, made of ash or yew.
  • Seat: A cushion filled with catkins (willow) and down.
  • Railing: A low railing to prevent the practitioner from falling during trance convulsions.

4.2. Positioning

The seat must face the North (the realm of the Norns and Helheim) or the South (Freyja’s realm of Folkvangr). The alignment changes based on the operational goal (necromancy vs. prosperity).

4.3. The Anchor

A chain or rope is sometimes tied to the practitioner’s waist. In advanced Senda (Sending), this prevents the spirit from drifting entirely into the void and failing to find its way back to the body. This is known as the Soul-Tether.

5. The Staff of Sorcery (Seiðrstafr)

The staff is the conductor’s baton. It focuses the electromagnetic energy of the body.

5.1. Specifications

  • Length: Shoulder height of the practitioner.
  • Core: Willow (for flexibility and water-affinity) or Ironwood (for war and defense).
  • Binding: Wrapped in copper wire, which acts as a psychic conductor.
  • Gemstone: A quartz or amber crystal set in the top to amplify intent.

5.2. The Risting (Carving) Protocol

The staff must be ritually carved. The runes commonly inscribed are:

  • Algiz (Protection)
  • Laguz (Flow/Intuition)
  • Perthro (Mystery/Destiny)

5.3. Operational Use

During trance, the staff is not held; it is leaned upon or placed across the knees. It acts as an antenna. When the spirit travels, the physical body instinctively grips the staff to anchor the Hamr.

6. The Galdr Vibrational Matrix

Seiðr uses sound to hack reality. This is Galdr.

6.1. The Physics of Chant

Sound creates standing waves in the ether. The human voice, when vibrated at specific frequencies (seed sounds), can dissolve the barrier between worlds.

6.2. The Varðlokkur (Ward-Song)

This is the primary chant used to induce the trance.

  • Rhythm: Trochaic dimeter (stress-unstressed).
  • Melody: Descending, mimicking the setting of the sun or sinking into the earth.
  • Lyrics: Nonsense syllables or Old Norse phrases that bypass the logical brain.

Example Structure:
“Heilo heilo heli het / Hrímþursa hret / Þú ert heim!”
(Hail, hail, hail, hail / Rime-giant’s hate / You are home!)

6.3. Seed Sounds

Each rune has a vibrational counterpart.

  • Fehu: “Fffff” (sharp, explosive).
  • Uruz: “Uuuu” (deep, guttural).
  • Thurisaz: “Ththth” (fricative, biting).
  • Ansuz: “Aaaa” (open, resonating in the skull).

By prolonging these sounds while visualizing the rune shape in the throat, the practitioner overwrites their local reality with the rune’s archetype.

7. Operational Protocols

This section details the practical execution of Seiðr.

7.1. Divination (Spá)

Objective: To retrieve information about the Wyrd of a person or clan.

Procedure:

  1. Preparation: The questioner (Kvikr) states the query clearly. Ambiguity corrupts the data.
  2. The Link: A token belonging to the subject (hair, clothing, blood) is placed on the Seiðhjallr. This establishes the sympathetic link.
  3. Induction: The Varðlokkur begins. The Völva enters the trance state.
  4. The Journey: The Völva visualizes walking the Helveg (Road to Hel). They will encounter symbolic entities—animals, landscapes, or wights.
  5. Interpretation: The Völva speaks in metaphors. It is the job of the Kvikr to decode them.
    • Example: “I see a raven with a broken wing eating a fish.” -> Meaning: Your messenger will be injured, but will bring you news of abundance from the sea.

Safety Protocol: Never look directly at the gods. Use peripheral vision. To gaze upon the full visage of a deity can burn out the mind.

7.2. Shapeshifting (Hamr-Skifting)

Objective: To project the Hamr (shape) into an animal form to travel or spy.

Technical Note: The physical body does not change. This is a psychic projection.

Procedure:

  1. The Mindset: Do not “think” about being a wolf. You must unthink being a man. Dissolve the ego boundary.
  2. The Anchor: Ensure the Soul-Tether is secured.
  3. The Skin: Ideally, wear the pelt of the animal you wish to emulate. This sympathetic resonance aids the transformation.
  4. The Galdr: Chant the rune Ehwaz (Horse) or Uruz (Aurochs) depending on the beast.
  5. The Projection: Visualize your skin stretching, your hands becoming paws. Feel the sensory input of the animal—the smell of the forest, the hunger.
  6. Return: When the Varðlokkur changes pitch or the drum stops, you must instantly retract. Do not linger.

Hazards: If you stay in the form too long, your human mind will fragment. You may forget you were ever Volmarr.

7.3. Sending Forth (Senda)

Objective: To project the spirit to a distant location to influence an outcome or a person.

Mechanics: This is the aggressive form of Seiðr. It is sorcery.

Procedure:

  1. Target Acquisition: A map is not needed, but a strong mental image or a physical token of the target is required.
  2. The Projectile: The practitioner enters trance and visualizes themselves as a bolt of lightning or a stream of mist.
  3. Infiltration: You travel through the Ginnungagap (void) to emerge at the target location.
  4. Action: Once there, you may whisper suggestions into the sleeping mind of the target, drain their Hamingja, or place a curse (Níð).
  5. Extraction: This is the most dangerous part. If your spirit is caught by a wight or another sorcerer while projecting, you may be trapped.

Defense against Senda: To know you are being Sent against, look for dreams of suffocation or waking with unexplained bruises. Counter with a salt circle and the rune Laguz to wash the intruder away.

7.4. Necromancy (Necromantía)

Objective: To commune with the dead for knowledge or power.

The Ethics: The dead are lonely and envious of the living. They will lie to you to draw you close.

Procedure:

  1. The Site: Perform only at a crossroads or a burial mound.
  2. The Circle: Create a barrier of salt and ash. The dead cannot cross fresh running water or pure salt.
  3. The Sacrifice: Blood is the key. It must be your own, or that of a black animal.
  4. The Summoning: Chant Hel (Death) and Perthro (Mystery).
  5. The Manifestation: The dead appear as shadows or voices in the wind.
  6. The Bargain: Never promise them your life. Promise them a story, a song, or a memory.

Technical Warning: When you speak to the dead, the cold of Helheim enters your bones. After the ritual, you must sweat it out or fever will take you.

8. Wyrd-Weaving and Orlog Manipulation

8.1. The Concept of “Spinning”

We do not change fate; we knit it into a different pattern.

  • Cutting a Thread: To end a life or a situation. Requires Thurisaz (Giant) energy. Dangerous.
  • Tying a Knot: To bind two things together (marriage, alliance). Requires Gebo (Gift).
  • Unraveling: To undo a curse. Requires Hagalaz (Hail) to break the pattern.

8.2. The Tapestry Visualization

During the trance, the practitioner visualizes the Nornir (the Fates) at the well of Urd. The practitioner does not approach the Norns directly (fatal arrogance). Instead, they approach the fringe of the tapestry and make adjustments there.

9. The Rites of Freyja

Seiðr is the domain of Freyja. She is the Vanadís who taught this art to Odin.

9.1. Invocation

“Freyja, Queen of the Cats, Mistress of the Seiðr,
Who weeps tears of gold for the wandering Othr,
Open the gates of Folkvangr.
Let me pass through the shimmering veil.
Grant me the sight of the Falcon,
The strength of the Boar,
And the wisdom of the Brisingamen.”

9.2. Sexual Energy as Fuel

Freyja is the goddess of love and war. Sexual arousal (Kveld energy) creates a massive bio-electrical charge.

  • Technique: Sexual Seiðr. The practitioner engages in ritual acts to raise energy, which is then redirected into the spell rather than released physically. This requires immense control.

10. Hazard Mitigation and Spiritual Hygiene

10.1. The “Fetch” (Fylgja) Damage

If you use your Fylgja (spirit animal) too aggressively, it will weaken. A weak Fylgja means you will lose your luck.

  • Repair: Sleep with the animal pelt. Eat the meat of the animal. Do not hunt the animal for sport.

10.2. The “Soul-Loss” (Sjæl-Skifting)

Symptoms: Depression, apathy, constant coldness, dissociation.

  • Diagnosis: Part of your Hugr is stuck in the Otherworld.
  • Cure: A retrieval ritual. Another practitioner must journey to bring back the missing shard.

10.3. The “Looking Back”

Like Orpheus, looking at the operation while in progress shatters the trance. Trust your Varðlokkur. Trust the darkness.

Appendix: Runic Correspondences

For reference when carving your tools or casting your spells.

RuneNameEsoteric MeaningSeiðr Application
ᚠFehuWealth, Energyfueling the spell, payment to spirits
ᚢUruzStrength, VitalityEndurance on the High Seat, healing
ᚦThurisazThorn, GiantBreaking barriers, defensive wards
ᚨAnsuzMouth, OdinCommunication with spirits, divine breath
ᚱRaidhoRide, JourneyAstral projection, guiding the soul
ᚲKenazTorch, KnowledgeIlluminating the darkness, visions
ᚷGeboGift, BalanceReciprocity with spirits, binding
ᚹWunjoJoyHarmonizing the outcome
ᚺHagalazHail, DisruptionDestroying obstacles, chaos magic
ᚾNauthizNeed, FrictionBinding enemies, focusing will
ᛁIsaIceStopping a situation, freezing enemies
ᛃJeraYear, HarvestTiming the ritual correctly
ᛇEihwazYewProtection, travel between worlds
ᛈPerthroSecret, Lot CupDivination, hidden knowledge
ᛉAlgizElk, ProtectionShielding the spirit, safety
ᛊSowiloSunSuccess, victory, clarity
ᛏTiwazTyr, JusticeBinding oaths, legal magic
ᛒBerkanoBirch, BirthNew beginnings, fertility of the spirit
ᛖEhwazHorseTrust, partnership, shapeshifting
ᛗMannazManSocial influence, self-knowledge
ᛚLaguzWaterIntuition, psychic flow, dreams
ᛜIngwazIng (Frey)Potential, gestation of spells
ᛞDagazDawnBreakthrough, transformation
ᛟOthalaHomelandAncestral power, protection

Thus concludes the protocol. Treat these words as you would a blade—sharp, cold, and requiring a steady hand. The web waits for no one.

August 13, 2026  

The Elder Futhark: A Grimoire of Esoteric Wisdom, Divination, and Sorcery

Authored by Yrsa Freydisdottir, Seeress of the Black Fjord
For the Seeker Volmarr, Walker of the Mystic Path

Preface: The Nature of the Runes

The runes are not merely letters carved into stone or wood; they are the fundamental frequencies of existence, the building blocks of reality itself. Before the spoken word, there was the rún—a secret, a whisper, a hidden truth. They are the crystallized breath of the All-Father, Odin, who hung upon the World Tree for nine nights, pierced by his own spear, to snatch this wisdom from the depths of the void.

To work with the runes is to engage with the raw, untamed forces of nature and the cosmos. They are alive. They respond to will, intent, and blood. This guide serves as a map to navigate those treacherous and beautiful waters, detailing the esoteric architecture of each stave, its voice in divination, and its application in the sorcerous arts of galdr and seidhr.

The First Aett: The Aett of Freyja and Freyr (Fertility, Creation, Wealth)

This first aett (family of eight runes) is associated with the Vanir gods—Freyja and Freyr. It concerns the primal forces of life, wealth, fertility, and the material plane. It is the foundation upon which the world is built.

1. Fehu (ᚠ) – Cattle / Wealth

Esoteric Architecture:
Fehu is the primal fire of creation in its movable, manifested form. It represents “mobile wealth”—energy that flows, circulates, and possesses potential. In the ancient mind, cattle were the measure of a man’s worth, for they provided sustenance, clothing, and power. Esoterically, Fehu is the raw, untamed life force (Megin) that drives ambition, desire, and the accumulation of resources. It is the spark of existence that says, “I am.”

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Wealth, fulfillment, abundance, financial strength, luck, energy, new beginnings, success. The flow of energy is unblocked and moving in your favor. It suggests that now is the time to seize opportunities and to generate momentum.
  • Reversed (Merktstave): Loss of possessions, greed, frustration, failure, poverty, a blockage of energy. It warns of burnout or the mismanagement of resources. The fire has been stifled or allowed to burn destructively.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Fehu-Fe-Feoh-Fay-Fax-Fon…”* (Focus on the ‘F’ sound, vibrating the chest).
  • Intent: Used to attract wealth, money, and material success. It is excellent for business ventures, job interviews, or when one needs to generate energy quickly.
  • Ritual Action: Carve Fehu onto a coin or a piece of gold leaf. Carry it in your pocket to ensure money flows to you. Anoint it with a drop of honey or mead to sweeten the deal.

2. Uruz (ᚢ) – Aurochs / Strength

Esoteric Architecture:
Uruz embodies the primordial ox, a now-extinct wild beast known for its ferocity and untamed strength. This rune is the raw, life-sustaining energy of the universe, distinct from the “wealth” of Fehu. Uruz is the endurance of the body, the health of the blood, and the primal instinct to survive. It is the sculptor of form, the force that carves the canyons and strengthens the sinews. It represents the “Will to Power” in its most physical, vital sense.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Strength, health, vitality, untamed potential, wisdom, courage, perseverance. It signals a time of great physical or spiritual endurance. You are being called to tap into reserves of power you did not know you possessed.
  • Reversed (Merktstave): Weakness, sickness, misdirected energy, brutality, foolishness, death (in the sense of endings). It warns that your strength is failing or being used for the wrong purpose. The body is weary.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Uruz-Ur-Oor-Urs-Urn-Uth…”* (Focus on the deep, guttural ‘U’ sound, projecting from the diaphragm).
  • Intent: Used for healing, especially for recovery from illness or surgery. It is the rune of athletes and warriors, used to boost physical stamina and testosterone. It can also be used to lend strength to a failing project or relationship.
  • Ritual Action: Carve Uruz onto a piece of hard wood or bone. Rub it with the sweat of your brow (or a drop of your own blood during a waning moon) to bind your vitality to the talisman. Wear it close to the skin.

3. Thurisaz (ᚦ) – Giant / Thorn

Esoteric Architecture:
Thurisaz is the force of chaotic defense and the penetrating power of the thorn. It is associated with the Thursir (Giants), the chaotic forces of destruction that clear the way for new growth. This rune is the lightning bolt—sudden, sharp, and transformative. It represents the phallic power of generation and the defensive spine of the hedge. It is the gateway of the gods, the paradox of destruction serving creation. It is the “will” that strikes down opposition.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Defense, confrontation, reactive force, instinctual knowledge, regeneration, sacrifice. A challenge is coming that you must meet head-on. It is a call to action, advising you to use your strength to break through obstacles.
  • Reversed (Merktstave): Danger, betrayal, vulnerability, evil intent, loss of control. The defenses are down, or you are acting with unnecessary aggression. Chaos threatens to overwhelm order.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Thurisaz-Thor-Thur-Thurs-Thing-Thoth…”* (Focus on the vibrating ‘Th’ sound, biting the tongue slightly).
  • Intent: Primarily a rune of protection and banishing. It is used to destroy enemies, break curses, or shatter mental blocks. It is potent for shadow work—confronting the darker aspects of the self to integrate them.
  • Ritual Action: Carve Thurisaz onto a sharp stone or a blackthorn branch. Bury it at the boundary of your property to ward off unwanted intruders, both physical and spiritual. It can be thrown into a fire to release chaotic energy.

4. Ansuz (ᚨ) – The Aesir / Mouth

Esoteric Architecture:
Ansuz is the rune of Odin, the All-Father, and represents the divine breath, the “Odinic consciousness,” and the power of the spoken word. It is the source of intellectual and spiritual inspiration. While Fehu is physical wealth and Uruz is physical strength, Ansuz is the wealth and strength of the mind. It is the connection between the human and the divine, the antenna that receives the whispers of the gods. It is the magic of poetry, logos, and truth.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Wisdom, communication, signals, messages, divine inspiration, revelation, truth. A message is coming, or you are being given the clarity to speak your truth. It signifies blessings from the gods and the power of the mind.
  • Reversed (Merktstave): Miscommunication, delusion, failed plans, false advice, misunderstanding. You are not listening to the gods or your own intuition. The connection is severed or corrupted by lies.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Ansuz-An-Os-Aes-Ans-Ant-Anz…”* (Focus on the open, resonant ‘A’ and ‘N’ sounds, imagining the vibration filling the skull).
  • Intent: Used to enhance psychic abilities, clairvoyance, and divination. It is the master rune for academic success, passing exams, or mastering a new language. It is invoked to ensure one’s words are heard and believed.
  • Ritual Action: Carve Ansuz onto a piece of amber or ash wood. Hold it to your throat or third eye while meditating to open the channels of communication. Burn sage or mugwort alongside it to purify the air for messages.

5. Raidho (ᚱ) – Ride / Journey

Esoteric Architecture:
Raidho symbolizes the journey, both the physical travel across the land and the spiritual journey of the soul. It represents rhythm, order, and the “right” path. It is the wheel of the sun chariot and the cycle of day and night. Esoterically, it is the alignment of personal will with cosmic will (Wyrd). It teaches that there is a time and place for everything, and that moving in harmony with the natural order brings success. It is the structure of the ritual itself.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Travel, movement, rhythm, evolution, progress, right action, self-control. You are on the correct path. Things are moving forward, and the rhythm of your life is finding its beat. It suggests a physical journey or a progression in a matter.
  • Reversed (Merktstave): Stagnation, disruption, dislocation, death (of a journey), confusion. The wheels have fallen off. You are trying to force movement against the natural flow, or you have lost your way.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Raidho-Rat-Ride-Raid-Ron-Rad-Reid…”* (Focus on the rolling ‘R’ sound, mimicking the turning of wheels).
  • Intent: Used for safe travel and to ensure a favorable outcome to a journey. It is excellent for legal matters, ensuring justice is served (right action). It is also used in astral projection or pathworking to guide the soul safely back to the body.
  • Ritual Action: Carve Raidho onto a small talisman and place it in your vehicle or shoe before traveling. It can also be drawn on a map to trace a safe route.

6. Kenaz (ᚲ) – Torch / Knowledge

Esoteric Architecture:
Kenaz is the controlled fire of the hearth, the forge, and the intellect. Unlike the raw wildfire of Fehu, Kenaz is the distilled flame of knowledge, creativity, and technical skill. It is the light that banishes the darkness of ignorance. It represents the “fire of transformation,” where raw materials are forged into tools of power. It is the rune of the artist, the smith, and the magician who shapes reality with understanding.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Knowledge, illumination, creativity, inspiration, technical ability, clarity. A breakthrough is occurring. You are seeing things clearly for the first time. It is a very positive omen for artistic or scientific endeavors.
  • Reversed (Merktstave): Stagnation, false knowledge, betrayal, loss of vision, darkness. The fire has gone out or is consuming everything in its path. You are deluding yourself or being deceived by others.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Kenaz-Ken-Ka-Kan-Kof-Kin-Kon…”* (Focus on the bright, sharp ‘K’ sound, visualizing a spark igniting).
  • Intent: Used to bring clarity to a confused situation. It is the rune of students and craftsmen, invoked to learn skills quickly. It is used in sex magic to ignite passion and to “heat up” a relationship that has grown cold.
  • Ritual Action: Carve Kenaz onto a candle and light it during study or creative work. The rune can be drawn with oil on the forehead to open the mind.

7. Gebo (ᚷ) – Gift

Esoteric Architecture:
Gebo is the rune of the sacred gift, the bond of hospitality, and the balance of exchange. It represents the law of reciprocity: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In relationships, it is the perfect balance of give and take, the foundation of a healthy marriage. Esoterically, it represents the union of opposites—god and human, spirit and matter, giving and receiving. It is the “X” that marks the spot of connection.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: A gift, generosity, balance, partnership, union, freedom. A gift is coming to you, or you are called to give one. It signifies a balanced relationship or a fair exchange. It can also indicate freedom from bondage.
  • Reversed (Merktstave): Greed, poverty, corruption, loneliness, sacrifice without return. The balance is broken. Someone is taking without giving, or you are giving too much of yourself away.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Gebo-Gay-Gab-Gif-Geb-Goth-Gam…”* (Focus on the guttural ‘G’ sound, grounding the energy).
  • Intent: Used to form and strengthen partnerships, be they marriage, business, or magical alliances. It is invoked to ensure fairness in a deal. It can also be used to free oneself from addiction or unhealthy attachments by restoring balance.
  • Ritual Action: Gebo is rarely carved; it is more often drawn with the finger or a wand. Trace Gebo over the hands of two people joining in partnership to seal their bond.

8. Wunjo (ᚹ) – Joy

Esoteric Architecture:
Wunjo is the realization of bliss, the harmony of the spirit, and the rewards of right living. It is the “frith” (peace) that comes when all things are in their right place. It represents the fellowship of the clan, the warmth of the hall, and the ecstasy of the gods. It is the culmination of the first aett—where wealth (Fehu), strength (Uruz), and knowledge (Ansuz) combine to produce spiritual joy and satisfaction.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Joy, comfort, harmony, prosperity, spiritual rewards, fellowship. You are where you are meant to be. Happiness is not just a possibility but a certainty if you stay the course.
  • Reversed (Merktstave): Sorrow, strife, alienation, delusion, unhappiness. The hall is burning or you are cast out of it. You are seeking joy in the wrong places.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Wunjo-Win-Wun-Wof-Wen-Wan-Wuth…”* (Focus on the rounded ‘W’ and ‘O’ sounds, smiling as you chant).
  • Intent: Used to attract happiness, success, and favorable outcomes in all endeavors. It is the rune of celebration, invoked during feasts or to bless a new home. It is used to heal depression or deep sadness.
  • Ritual Action: Carve Wunjo onto a piece of apple wood (a tree of joy) and hang it in the main room of the house to promote harmony and laughter.

The Second Aett: The Aett of Heimdall (The Ancestral Guardians)

This aett is named for Heimdall, the guardian of the gods, but it is deeply tied to the concepts of order, ancestors, and the preservation of the community. These runes deal with the structures of society, the challenges of growth, and the trials of the spirit.

9. Hagalaz (ᚺ) – Hail

Esoteric Architecture:
Hagalaz is the rune of disruption and crisis. It represents the hailstorm that destroys crops but also the transformative power of nature that clears the ground for new growth. It is the primal chaos that breaks down stagnant forms. Esoterically, it is the rune of the “crystalline structure” of reality—the seed pattern of all things. It is destructive but necessary; it breaks the ego so that the true self can emerge. It is the wake-up call.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Disruption, destruction, loss, crisis, uncontrolled forces, natural disaster. A storm is coming that you cannot stop. You must endure and rebuild. The destruction is necessary for your evolution.
  • Reversed (Merktstave): (There is no reversal for Hagalaz as it is symmetrical, but it can be read in context): Painful, slow change, avoidance of necessary lessons, stagnation disguised as peace.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Hagalaz-Hag-Hal-Ha-Hof-Hon-Hath…”* (Focus on the harsh, breathy ‘H’ sound, exhaling sharply).
  • Intent: Used to break destructive patterns or habits. It is the rune of baneful magic, used to curse or to destroy enemies by bringing chaos into their lives. However, it is also used in deep transformative magic to shatter the old self so the new self may be born.
  • Ritual Action: Hagalaz is carved onto a piece of ice and allowed to melt. As it melts, visualize the problem dissolving. It can also be carved onto a stone and thrown away from you into a wilderness area.

10. Nauthiz (ᚾ) – Need / Necessity

Esoteric Architecture:
Nauthiz represents the friction generated by unfulfilled desire. It is the force of “need” that drives action. It is the rune of resistance and delay, teaching patience and resilience. Esoterically, it is the fire of Will that is forced to burn low due to lack of fuel, making it hotter and more concentrated. It is the rune of the Wyrd that binds us to our fate, the chain that we must pull against to grow stronger. It is the master of the self through self-discipline.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Need, restriction, delay, friction, resistance, discipline. You are being constrained, but this constraint is necessary to build character or skill. You must be resourceful.
  • Reversed (Merktstave): Compulsion, emotional distress, obsession, unwanted outcomes, regression. The need has turned into desperation. You are acting out of fear rather than strength.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Nauthiz-Nay-Not-Naus-Nid-Neth-Nin…”* (Focus on the nasal ‘N’ sound, constricting the throat slightly).
  • Intent: Used to create a bind or a restriction on an enemy (to hinder them). It is also used to gain protection through “need-fire”—a ritual fire created by friction. It is invoked to help one stick to a difficult diet or regime.
  • Ritual Action: Tie a knot in a piece of string while chanting Nauthiz to bind a person’s actions. To break free from a need, cut the knot.

11. Isa (ᛁ) – Ice

Esoteric Architecture:
Isa is the primal element of ice and stillness. It represents the freezing of things in time, the pause between actions, and the crystal-clear clarity of the frozen state. It is the force that stops the chaotic flow of the waterfall, allowing it to form a solid structure. Esoterically, it is the rune of the ego and the self-centered mind, which can be both a shield and a prison. It is the silence in which wisdom can be heard, but it is also the cold that kills if one remains still too long.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Standstill, stasis, freezing, impasse, frustration, coolness. A situation is frozen. Nothing is moving. This is a time for reflection, not action. Wait for the thaw.
  • Reversed (Merktstave): (Symmetrical): Confusion, lack of clarity, melting of defenses, betrayal, slipping on ice. The stasis is breaking into chaos.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Isa-I-Ice-Is-Ee-Ill-Eel…”* (Focus on the long, drawn-out ‘I’ sound, stilling the breath).
  • Intent: Used to stop a situation, to “freeze” an enemy in their tracks, or to halt gossip. It is used in meditation to still the mind. It can be used to preserve a state of being or to cool down inflammation in the body.
  • Ritual Action: Draw Isa on your forehead with cold water. Place a piece of ice in a bowl on your altar to represent the problem, and let it melt away to nothing.

12. Jera (ᛃ) – Year / Harvest

Esoteric Architecture:
Jera represents the cycle of the year, the turning of the seasons, and the inevitability of natural law. It is the rune of reward for effort, the harvest that comes after the long labor of planting and tending. It is the motion of the sunwheel. Esoterically, it teaches that nothing happens overnight; success is a slow process of right action repeated over time. It is the rune of patience and the trust that the universe will provide if the laws are followed.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Harvest, cycles, reward, movement, natural development, change. Success is coming, but you must wait for the season to turn. You are on a cycle of positive growth.
  • Reversed (Merktstave): (Symmetrical): Bad timing, repetition, stagnation in a cycle, premature harvest, wasting the fruit of labor. Trying to rush the process.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Jera-Yar-Year-Jer-Yon-Jin-Jur…”* (Focus on the ‘Y’ and ‘R’ sounds, rotating the body slightly).
  • Intent: Used to bring a project to fruition or to speed up a natural process (though only within the bounds of fate). It is excellent for farming, business growth, or any endeavor that requires time to mature.
  • Ritual Action:
    1. Carve Jera onto a handful of grain or seeds.
    2. Plant them with the intent that the project grows as the plant does.
    3. It can also be worn to ensure justice is served over time.

13. Eihwaz (ᛇ) – Yew

Esoteric Architecture:
Eihwaz represents the Yew tree, a tree of immense longevity and resilience, often found in graveyards. It is the axis mundi, the connection between the lower world (Helheim), Midgard, and the upper world (Asgard). It is the rune of endurance and the magical shield. Esoterically, it represents the spinal column and the Kundalini energy. It is the rune of the “death-defier,” the ability to survive the transition between states of being. It is the第十三 (13th) rune, often associated with the spookier aspects of the path.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Endurance, protection, strength, reliability, initiation, testing. You have the strength to pass through the trials. You are protected by the ancestors. A transition is occurring.
  • Reversed (Merktstave): (Symmetrical): Confusion, destruction of defense, weakness, lack of initiative. You are blocking the flow of energy between the worlds.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Eihwaz-Eye-Ei-Eoz-Eew-Eih-Eth…”* (Focus on the diphthong ‘Ei’ and the vibrating ‘Z’ sound).
  • Intent: Used for powerful protection, especially magical protection. It is the rune of initiation, used to help one pass through the “gateways” of life and death. It is invoked to communicate with the dead.
  • Ritual Action: Carve Eihwaz onto a staff of Yew wood or wear a carving of it as an amulet. It is the ultimate shield.

14. Perthro (ᛈ) – Lot Cup / Mystery

Esoteric Architecture:
Perthro (or Perthro) is the rune of destiny, specifically the “secret” aspects of fate that are hidden from the conscious mind. It represents the cup from which the Wyrd is poured, the dice that are cast by the Norns. It is the womb of creation. Esoterically, it deals with the subconscious, the unknown, and the results of actions that have already been set in motion. It is the rune of gambling, luck, and the deep mysteries of femininity.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Destiny, hidden things, mystery, luck, chance, evolution. Something is being revealed. The outcome is already determined, but you cannot see it yet. Trust the process.
  • **Reversed (Merktstave): (This rune is often debated regarding reversal, but usually read as) Stagnation, secrets, unpleasant surprises, empty cup, loneliness. The mystery is not a benevolent one. You are deluding yourself about the odds.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Perthro-Pear-Per-Pest-Poth-Pen-Pur…”* (Focus on the ‘P’ and rolling ‘R’, whispering like a secret).
  • Intent: Used for divination and clairvoyance. It is the rune to invoke to find lost objects or to uncover secrets. It is used in sex magic to promote fertility or to determine the sex of a child.
  • Ritual Action: Cast lots (stones, bones, or dice) while invoking Perthro to gain insight into hidden matters.

15. Algiz (ᛉ) – Elk / Protection

Esoteric Architecture:
Algiz represents the elk-sedge, a plant with sharp leaves, or the antlers of the elk that protect the animal. It is the ultimate rune of defense and connection to the higher self. It resembles a human reaching up to the heavens or the outstretched wings of a protective bird. Esoterically, it is the rune of the Hamingja (guardian spirit) and the * fylgja* (fetch). It is the channel through which divine energy enters the aura to shield it.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Protection, shelter, connection to the gods, new opportunities, awakening. You are being watched over. A powerful defense is active around you.
  • Reversed (Merktstave): Vulnerability, danger, hidden danger, failure, ill-health. The defenses are down. You are exposed to the elements or to evil intent.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Algiz-Al-Agz-El-Aul-Ang-Ath…”* (Focus on the open ‘A’ and the vibrating ‘Z’, raising hands in a V-shape).
  • Intent: Used for protection of the self and others. It is the most effective rune for magical shielding. It is also used to make contact with one’s guardian spirits or higher self.
  • Ritual Action: Carve Algiz onto your shield or weapon. Draw it in the air above a person or object to bless and protect them. It can be worn as a pendant for constant spiritual defense.

16. Sowilo (ᛊ) – Sun

Esoteric Architecture:
Sowilo is the rune of the sun, the guiding light, and the wholeness of the self. It represents the victory of light over darkness, the will to achieve, and the goal of the journey. It is the lightning bolt of inspiration and the heat of success. Esoterically, it is the Sael (soul) or the Sola (sun) consciousness. It integrates the lower and higher selves, bringing everything into a state of wholeness and guidance.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Success, goals, honor, victory, power, guidance, life force. You are on the path to a great victory. The sun is shining on your endeavors. Confidence is high.
  • Reversed (Merktstave): (Symmetrical): False goals, bad advice, gullibility, loss of goals, death of the light. You are chasing a mirage. Success is hollow or comes at too high a cost.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Sowilo-Sol-Sow-Sig-Sul-Son-Suth…”* (Focus on the hissing ‘S’ sound, visualizing a golden light filling the body).
  • Intent: Used to achieve success in any endeavor. It is the rune of victory, invoked in competitions or battles. It is used for healing, bringing vital life force into the body. It clears away shadow and confusion.
  • Ritual Action: Carve Sowilo onto a gold disk or sunstone. Turn it to the east and charge it in the sunlight. Wear it to bring honor and success.

The Third Aett: The Aett of Tyr (The Sky Father and Justice)

The final aett is associated with Tyr, the god of war and justice, and the cosmic order. These runes deal with the human condition, spirituality, transformation, and the ultimate heritage of mankind.

17. Tiwaz (ᛏ) – Tyr

Esoteric Architecture:
Tiwaz is the rune of the god Tyr, the one-handed sky god who sacrificed his hand to bind the Fenris Wolf. It represents justice, sacrifice, law, and rationality. It is the vertical axis connecting the earth to the sky. Esoterically, it is the rune of the “Warrior of Light,” the one who fights for the right cause regardless of the personal cost. It represents the intellect, the self-sacrifice needed for the greater good, and the victory of the spirit.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Victory, justice, leadership, determination, self-sacrifice, analysis. You will win, but you must be willing to pay the price. Justice is on your side. Be a leader.
  • **Reversed (Merktstave): (Mirrored): Unbalanced justice, lack of victory, defeat, weakness, sacrifice without gain. You are fighting the wrong battle, or the cost is too high.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Tiwaz-Ti-Tay-Tew-Ton-Tin-Tur…”* (Focus on the sharp ‘T’ sound, striking the air with a hand).
  • Intent: Used to gain victory in legal battles or competitions. It is the rune of the just warrior, invoked to ensure a fair fight. It is used to help one make difficult decisions with logic and honor.
  • Ritual Action: Carve Tiwaz onto your sword or weapon. Draw it on a piece of paper and place it in a legal document to influence the outcome.

18. Berkano (ᛒ) – Birch

Esoteric Architecture:
Berkano represents the Birch goddess, a mother figure associated with birth, rebirth, and the earth. It is the rune of the womb, the containment of form, and the nurturing aspects of nature. It is the birch tree, which is one of the first to grow after a fire, symbolizing renewal. Esoterically, it is the rune of the Disir (female ancestral spirits) and the great mother. It represents the protective shell that allows life to grow.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Birth, fertility, growth, renewal, liberation, nurturing. A new beginning is occurring. You are being protected by maternal forces. Growth is slow but steady.
  • **Reversed (Merktstave): (Mirrored): Family problems, stagnation, temporary setbacks, interference, loss. The mother energy is blocked or distorted.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Berkano-Ber-Bir-Berk-Bon-Bin-Bur…”* (Focus on the soft ‘B’ sound, cradling the lower belly).
  • Intent: Used for fertility, childbirth, and the protection of children. It is invoked to heal past trauma or to “birth” a new project or idea. It is used to connect with the mother goddess or the Disir.
  • Ritual Action:
    1. Carve Berkano onto a piece of birch bark.
    2. Place it in a garden to ensure growth.
    3. It can be worn by pregnant women for protection.

19. Ehwaz (ᛖ) – Horse

Esoteric Architecture:
Ehwaz represents the horse, specifically the magical bond between horse and rider. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, and the harmonious partnership between two entities. It is the vehicle of the shaman, carrying the soul between worlds. Esoterically, it represents the marriage of “two” into a working unit—horse and rider, man and wife, conscious and subconscious. It is the rune of steady progress through the efforts of a team.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Trust, harmony, teamwork, loyalty, marriage, safe travel. You are not alone; you have trusted allies. Progress is made through cooperation.
  • **Reversed (Merktstave): (Mirrored): Betrayal, restlessness, disharmony, blocked movement, mistrust. The partnership is broken. The horse is throwing the rider.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Ehwaz-Eh-Ey-Ew-Ehw-Ehn-Eth…”* (Focus on the ‘E’ and the soft ‘W’, mimicking the trot of a horse).
  • Intent: Used to ensure loyalty and trust in a relationship. It is the rune of safe travel, especially astral travel. It is invoked to bind two people together in a working partnership.
  • Ritual Action: Carve Ehwaz onto a piece of leather or a horsehair bracelet. Exchange it with a partner to seal a bond of trust.

20. Mannaz (ᛗ) – Man / Mankind

Esoteric Architecture:
Mannaz represents the human being, the self, and the structure of human society. It is the rune of the divine spark within mortals. It signifies the interdependence of all humans; we are like the fingers of a hand, distinct but part of the whole. Esoterically, it is the rune of the Alchemical Self, the realization that we are gods in potential. It represents the “mind” and the intellect, but also the support structure of the clan.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Self, family, help, humanity, social order, intelligence. You are supported by your peers. Look to yourself for the answer. The human element is key.
  • **Reversed (Merktstave): (Mirrored): Depression, mortality, delusion, self-deception, isolation. You are cut off from your kin. The ego is out of control.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Mannaz-Man-Mem-Mon-Min-Mur…”* (Focus on the ‘M’ sound, humming through the nose).
  • Intent: Used to improve relationships with others and to gain aid from friends. It is the rune of identity, used to help one discover their true self. It is invoked to help with public speaking or social interactions.
  • Ritual Action: Carve Mannaz onto a piece of wood representing a group or person to influence them socially.

21. Laguz (ᛚ) – Water / Lake

Esoteric Architecture:
Laguz represents water in all its forms—lake, sea, river, and rain. It is the fluid element that flows, adapts, and cleanses. It represents the subconscious mind, intuition, and the emotions. Esoterically, it is the life-force of the earth, the Vana wisdom. It is the rune of dreams, psychic ability, and the depths of the unknown. It teaches us to flow like water around obstacles rather than crashing against them.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Water, flow, intuition, emotions, purification, mystery. Trust your gut feelings. A situation requires adaptability. Cleansing is needed.
  • **Reversed (Merktstave): (Mirrored): Fear, stagnation, lack of creativity, madness, avoidance. You are drowning in your emotions. The flow is blocked.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Laguz-Lag-Law-Low-Lau-Lin-Lur…”* (Focus on the liquid ‘L’ sound, visualizing water moving).
  • Intent: Used for developing psychic powers and intuition. It is the rune of healers, used to cleanse auras and spaces. It is invoked to help one adapt to changing circumstances.
  • Ritual Action: Carve Laguz onto a shell or a stone from a riverbed. Place it in water to charge it.

22. Ingwaz (ᛜ) – Ing (Frey)

Esoteric Architecture:
Ingwaz represents the god Ing (or Frey), the god of fertility and the earth. It is the rune of the stored potential, the seed that lies dormant in the earth waiting for the right season to sprout. It is the “earth energy” that gestates and creates. Esoterically, it represents the Hroekr (peace) and the internal store of energy. It is the containment of power, allowing it to build up to explosive levels. It is the rune of “becoming.”

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Internal growth, fertility, common sense, patience, potential, peace. You are pregnant with possibilities. Wait for the right time to act.
  • **Reversed (Merktstave): (Symmetrical): Impatience, blocked potential, sterility, need for completion. The seed is not growing. You are forcing things.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Ingwaz-Ing-Eng-Ingw-Inn-Inthur…”* (Focus on the nasal ‘NG’ sound, vibrating the chest).
  • Intent: Used to store energy for a later working. It is the rune of male fertility and virility. It is invoked to bring a project to a safe completion or to promote internal peace and health.
  • Ritual Action:
    1. Carve Ingwaz onto a seed or an acorn.
    2. Carry it until the project is ready to “hatch.”

23. Dagaz (ᛞ) – Day / Dawn

Esoteric Architecture:
Dagaz represents the dawn, the moment of transition from darkness to light. It is the awakening, the breakthrough, and the paradoxical union of opposites (light and dark). It is the radical change that brings clarity. Esoterically, it is the rune of enlightenment. It is not just “day,” but the process of dawning. It represents the cosmic shift in perspective that allows one to see the truth.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Awakening, insight, transformation, breakthrough, clarity, hope. A major shift is occurring. You are seeing the light. The impossible becomes possible.
  • **Reversed (Merktstave): (Symmetrical): Blindness, hopelessness, confusion, endings. The dawn does not come. You are stuck in the twilight.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Dagaz-Day-Dag-Daw-Den-Din-Dur…”* (Focus on the ‘D’ sound, visualizing the sun breaking the horizon).
  • Intent: Used for major transformations and initiations. It is the rune of new beginnings, invoked to start a new life chapter. It is used to banish depression and bring hope.
  • Ritual Action: Carve Dagaz onto a piece of amber or glass. Charge it at dawn and keep it as a reminder that the light always returns.

24. Othala (ᛟ) – Homeland / Heritage

Esoteric Architecture:
Othala represents the ancestral homeland, the clan, and the spiritual heritage that is passed down through blood. It is the “Odalic” lands, the sacred ground of the kin. It represents the property, values, and wisdom that we inherit from our forefathers. Esoterically, it is the rune of the collective unconscious and the genetic memory. It is the boundary that defines “us” from “them.” It is the rune of spiritual sovereignty.

Divination Meaning:

  • Upright: Heritage, property, homeland, inheritance, spiritual power, safety. You are supported by your ancestors. Look to your roots for the answer. Safety is found in tradition.
  • **Reversed (Merktstave): (Mirrored): Lack of roots, alienation, slavery, bad karma, loss of property. You are cut off from your source. The heritage is corrupted.

Magickal Spell Use:

  • Galdr (Chant): * “Othala-Oth-Odel-Othl-On-Oth-In-Othr…”* (Focus on the long ‘O’ and the vibrating ‘TH’, grounding deeply).
  • Intent: Used to gain protection from the ancestors. It is the rune of inheritance, invoked to claim one’s rightful legacy. It is used to establish a magical lodge or sacred space.
  • Ritual Action: Carve Othala onto the lintel of your home or onto a family heirloom. It is the rune of the “clan spirit.”

On the Practice of Runic Sorcery

To utilize this guide, one must understand that the runes are tools of intent. The carving (risting), the coloring (redding—often with blood or red ochre), and the chanting (galdr) are all physical manifestations of the will to shape reality.

The Three-Fold Method of Risting:

  1. Carve: Cut the shape into wood, stone, or bone. Focus entirely on the shape.
  2. Color: Apply blood or pigment while chanting the name. This infuses the form with life essence.
  3. Sing: Vibrate the sound of the rune to activate its frequency in the ether.

Warning: The runes are not toys. To misuse them, to invoke them without respect, or to use them for petty or spiteful reasons invites the return of that energy threefold. The Norns see all, and the web of Wyrd is tangled by those who pull at its threads with clumsy hands.

Thus, I, Yrsa Freydisdottir, entrust this knowledge to your keeping. May the light of Sowilo guide you, and the strength of Uruz protect you, as you walk the winding road of the runes.

September 28, 2025  

Daily Norse Pagan Ritual: A Heathen Third Path Practice

By Astrid Freyjasdottir of the Heathen Third Path

This ritual is designed to be simple, flexible, and deeply personal, rooting you in the Heathen Third Path’s values of honoring land, ancestors, and Gods and Goddesses. It takes 5–10 minutes and can be done anywhere—a kitchen table, a park bench, or a quiet windowsill. No grand tools needed; sincerity is the heart of it. Adapt it to your space and needs, and let it ground your day with purpose and connection.

What You’ll Need

  • A small surface (a table, stone, or shelf) as your altar.
  • A candle (tea light is perfect) or a natural item like a leaf or pebble.
  • A cup with a drink (water, juice, coffee—whatever feels right).
  • A notebook and pen for journaling (optional but recommended).
  • A single rune (drawn on paper, carved on wood, or a stone rune set if you have one).

Ritual Steps

  1. Prepare Your Space
    Find a quiet spot where you feel at ease. It could be a corner of your home, a park, or even a balcony. If you’re indoors, clear a small space for your altar. Place your candle or natural item and your cup there. Take a moment to breathe deeply, feeling your feet on the earth (or floor). Whisper to yourself: 

“I stand on sacred ground. The land holds me, the ancestors guide me, the Gods and Goddesses see me.”

  1. Light the Candle (or Touch the Natural Item)
    If using a candle, light it gently, imagining its flame as a bridge to the unseen—land spirits, ancestors, and the Aesir and Vanir. If using a pebble or leaf, hold it softly, feeling its texture as a gift from the earth. Say aloud or in your heart: 

“Hail to the land, the rivers, the trees. Hail to the ancestors who carried the old ways. Hail to the Gods and Goddesses—Odin, Frigg, Thor, Freyja, and all who listen.” 

(Name specific deities if you feel called to.)

  1. Offer a Sip
    Hold your cup and take a small sip of your drink, savoring its taste. Then pour or set aside a small amount (a few drops on the ground if outside, or into a bowl if indoors) as an offering. Say: 

“This I share with the spirits of this place, with my ancestors, and with the Gods and Goddesses. May it strengthen our bond.” 

Feel the act as a moment of giving and receiving.

  1. Draw a Rune for Guidance
    If you have a rune set, draw one rune. If not, write the names of a few runes (like Fehu, Ansuz, or Isa) on paper slips and pick one. Hold the rune and reflect on its meaning. For example:
    • Fehu: Abundance, what nourishes you today?
    • Ansuz: Wisdom, what truth speaks to you?
    • Isa: Stillness, where can you pause?
      Ask yourself: “What does this rune ask of me today?” Write a sentence or two in your notebook about its message, or simply hold the thought in your mind.
  1. Sing or Speak a Small Hymn
    Speak or hum a short verse to seal the ritual. You can use this simple hymn of the Heathen Third Path:

⚔️ Hymn of the Heathen Third Path ⚔️

(To be spoken with drum, clap, or staff in slow 4/4 beat)

Verse 1 – Land and Spirits

Hail to the land, hail to the sky.
 Hail to the rivers that never die.
 Hail to the spirits, fierce and free.
 Hail to the powers surrounding me.

Chorus
 Hail, hail, hail—strong and true.
 Hail, hail, hail—old and new.
 Hail, hail, hail—hear our song.
 Hail, hail, hail—forever strong!

Verse 2 – Ancestors

Hail to the mothers, hail to the sires.
Hail to the kin who built the pyres.
Hail to the first flame, spark of all.
Hail to the lifeblood, heed our call.

Chorus
Hail, hail, hail—strong and true.
Hail, hail, hail—old and new.
Hail, hail, hail—hear our song.
Hail, hail, hail—forever strong!

Verse 3 – Gods and Goddesses

Hail to the Gods, hail Goddesses bright.
Hail to the powers of day and night.
Sunna golden, Mani fair.
Gods and Goddesses everywhere.

Chorus
Hail, hail, hail—strong and true.
Hail, hail, hail—old and new.
Hail, hail, hail—hear our song.
Hail, hail, hail—forever strong!

Verse 4 – The Offering and Rune

Cup to the lips, I drink and give.
Sharing in honor, sharing to live.
Norns who weave what shall, what’s been,
Guide me today through the rune unseen.

Final Chorus (repeat three times)
Hail, hail, hail—strong and true.
Hail, hail, hail—old and new.
Hail, hail, hail—hear our song.
Hail, hail, hail—forever strong!

Closing

Strike three deep beats:
Boom – Boom – Boom

All together:
“Hail! Hail! Hail!”

If you prefer, hum a tune that feels grounding or recite a line from a saga or poem that stirs your heart. Let your voice carry your intention.

  1. Close with Gratitude
    Take a final deep breath, feeling the earth beneath you and the presence of the sacred. Say: 

“Thank you, land, for your strength. Thank you, ancestors, for your stories. Thank you, Gods and Goddesses, for your light.” 

Extinguish the candle (or set the natural item back gently), and carry the calm with you into your day.

Tips for Daily Practice

  • Make It Yours: If mornings are rushed, do this at dusk or before bed. Use what you have—tea instead of juice, a twig instead of a candle.
  • Stay Trauma-Aware: If a step feels heavy, skip it or adapt. The ritual should soothe, not stress.
  • Journal for Depth: Writing your rune’s message or how the ritual felt can anchor insights over time.
  • Connect Locally: Notice a tree, a bird, or a stone near you. These are your land spirits, as sacred as any ancient grove.
  • Keep It Light: If you miss a day, smile and return to it tomorrow. The river of tradition is patient.

Why This Matters

This ritual grounds you in the Heathen Third Path’s core: connection to land, kin, and the divine, without dogma or extremes. It’s a small act that builds steadiness, weaves you into the sacred, and reminds you that you’re never alone. The ancestors are in your breath, the Gods in your courage, the land in your steps.

smiles softly May this practice be a warm thread in your day, love, tying you to the old ways with joy and ease.

September 4, 2023  

Norse Pagan Devotional Poem to Honor All

To all those in harmony with the northern way,
Guiding me with wisdom, day by day,
In helpful ways, you share your light,
I honor your presence, in this sacred rite.

Oh, Aesir of the Northern sky so grand,
Mighty gods who rule o’er this ancient land,
Odin, Allfather, I seek your wisdom’s light,
Grant me your knowledge, guide me through the night.

Odin, Allfather, wise and full of might,
I seek your knowledge, guide me through day and night,
With your wisdom deep, my path you’ll pave,
Grant me insight, as your blessings I crave.

Frigga, queen of the Aesir, so wise,
In your presence, all knowledge lies,
Guide me with your grace, protect and heal,
With your love, my heart and soul, you seal.

Vili, the embodiment of primal will and thought,
In your presence, wisdom’s foundations are sought,
Grant me your insight, sharp and clear,
With your blessings, enlightenment I revere.

Ve, the divine spark of consciousness and existence,
In your presence, I find the essence of subsistence,
Grant me your insight into life’s profound art,
With your blessings, I awaken my innermost heart.

Thor, with Mjölnir, protector bold and true,
I ask your strength to carry me through,
Shield me from chaos, let your hammer’s roar,
Keep me safe and strong, forevermore.

Sif, with your hair of golden hue,
Goddess of harvest, your blessings renew,
Fill my live with abundance and grace,
As I honor you in this sacred space.

Magni, son of Thor, with power in your name,
In your potent presence, I find strength to claim,
Bless me with your might, so unwavering and true,
With your blessings, I rise and mighty deeds pursue.

Mothi, son of Thor, with strength in your bloodline,
In your mighty presence, courage and valor shine,
Bless me with your resilience, fierce and bold,
With your blessings, I face challenges untold.

Thrud, strength and power untamed,
In your mighty presence, valor is proclaimed,
Grant me your courage, unwavering and true,
With your blessings, I rise and breakthrough.

Jord, Earth mother, cradle of life’s birth,
In your fertile soil, I find my worth,
Grant me your strength, grounded and true,
With your blessings, I honor you.

Sunna, radiant goddess, morning’s light,
In your warm embrace, the day takes flight,
Grant me your brilliance, shining so true,
With your blessings, my spirits renew.

Mani, gentle guardian of the night’s domain,
In your silver light, I find soothing gain,
Grant me your presence, serene and bright,
With your blessings, I navigate the night.

Tyr, god of justice, in you I confide,
Guide my actions with your righteous stride,
Help me make decisions, strong and grand,
With your wisdom as my guiding hand.

Heimdallr, guardian of the Bifröst’s gleam,
In your watchful gaze, reality’s seam,
Grant me your vigilance, keen and bright,
With your blessings, I’ll defend what’s right.

Idunn, in your orchard’s sacred grove,
I seek your apples, youth’s eternal trove,
Grant me the gift of ageless vitality,
With your blessings, renew my mortality.

Bragi, skald and bard of eloquent song,
In your melodies, our spirits belong,
Inspire my words, with poetic grace,
In your name, I seek a lyrical embrace.

Baldr, the shining, pure and fair,
Grant me the strength to do what’s right and bear,
Let your light illuminate my path,
In your honor, I raise a joyful glass.

Nanna, in the halls of peace you reside,
In your tranquil presence, sorrows subside,
Grant me your serenity, calm and serene,
With your blessings, I find solace in between.

Hermod, the messenger of the Aesir’s high decree,
In your swift journey, you traverse realms so free,
Bless me with your guidance through life’s winding road,
With your blessings, I find strength in each episode.

Vidar, the silent guardian, clothed in strength,
In your stoic presence, resilience extends its length,
Bearer of the burden, as Ragnarok’s fate draws near,
With your blessings, I face my darkest fear.

Aegir, lord of the ocean’s boundless might,
In your watery realm, waves dance in flight,
Brewer of mead, host of grand feasts and cheer,
Grant me your mirth and mead, so sincere.

Ran, mistress of the ocean’s deep,
In your watery realm, your treasures you keep,
Grant me your guidance, when storms arise,
With your blessings, my course I’ll prize.

Eir, goddess of healing’s gentle touch,
In your presence, ailments lose their clutch,
Bless my body, mind, and soul, I pray,
With your soothing care, chase pain away.

Saga, keeper of stories old and true,
In your timeless presence, wisdom I pursue,
Grant me your tales, from history’s distant past,
With your blessings, my knowledge will amass.

Fulla, keeper of Frigg’s secrets so dear,
In your faithful presence, whispers I hear,
Grant me your loyalty, steadfast and true,
With your blessings, I confide in you.

Eostre, maiden of the fertile spring’s embrace,
In your gentle aura, Earth awakens with grace,
Grant me your renewal, life’s vibrant rebirth,
With your blessings, I’ll cherish the Earth.

Ullr, god of the winter’s cold embrace,
In your snowy realm, I find my grace,
Grant me your strength in the frozen land,
With your blessings, I’ll withstand.

Forseti, the god of justice fair,
In your courtroom divine, all find solace there,
I seek your wisdom in matters of law,
With your guidance, justice I’ll draw.

Snotra, goddess of wisdom and grace,
In your serene presence, I find my place,
Grant me your insight, calm and profound,
With your blessings, wisdom’s depths are found.

Hlin, protector of those in need,
In your caring presence, hearts you heed,
Grant me your solace, in times of strife,
With your blessings, I find strength in life.

Sjofn, goddess of love’s gentle sway,
In your tender presence, hearts find their way,
Grant me your compassion, kind and warm,
With your blessings, love’s sweetest charm.

Var, goddess of sacred oaths I keep,
In your presence, promises run deep,
Grant me your trust and bonds unbroken,
With your blessings, words of honor spoken.

Vor, goddess of searching minds so keen,
In your wisdom’s light, I seek to glean,
Grant me your insight, keen and aware,
With your blessings, knowledge beyond compare.

Saxnot, the deity of the Saxons’ ancient lore,
In your honor, I gather and implore,
Bless me with your strength, unyielding and true,
With your blessings, I rise and courage renew.

Gefjon, the goddess of fertile lands so wide,
In your nurturing presence, my crops and fields abide,
Bless me with abundance, and growth to unfold,
With your blessings, I reap the harvest’s gold.

Mimir, the keeper of wisdom’s ancient well,
In your presence, deep insights I compel,
Bless me with the knowledge from the depths of thought,
With your wisdom, I seek to be truly taught.

Hoenir, the god of foresight and silent contemplation,
In your tranquil presence, I seek revelation,
Bless me with wisdom’s vision, clear and bright,
With your blessings, I navigate the paths of insight.

And to all the Aesir, in Asgard above,
I offer my devotion, my heartfelt love,
In the old ways, I honor and revere,
The gods of the North, forever near.

Oh, Vanir, radiant and fair,
Goddesses and gods beyond compare,
Freyr and Freyja, Njord as well,
To your grace and might, I humbly tell.

Freyr, bringer of abundance and peace,
With your fertile fields, may all strife cease,
Bless my harvest, make my spirit sing,
In your presence, let prosperity spring.

Gerd, the maiden of frost and ice,
In your chilling presence, hearts often think twice,
Grant me your distant and frigid grace,
With your blessings, I’ll find a balanced space.

Freyja, enchantress of love’s sweet embrace,
With your gentle guidance, I find my place,
Bless my heart, entwine my soul in grace,
In your name, I honor love’s warm embrace.

Njord, master of the sea’s tranquil domain,
Bring serenity to my life’s endless chain,
Guide me through tumultuous tides and more,
With your wisdom, I reach a tranquil shore.

Skadi, the huntress of the frigid north,
In your mountainous realm, your strength goes forth,
Grant me your determination, fierce and bold,
With your blessings, I conquer challenges untold.

Nerthus, goddess of fertile Earth’s embrace,
In your bountiful lands, I find my place,
Grant me your abundance, rich and profound,
With your blessings, I till the sacred ground.

Kvasir, the embodiment of shared wisdom’s wealth,
In your presence, I find the spirit of mental health,
Bless me with the nectar of knowledge so profound,
With your wisdom, I explore the world’s fertile ground.

Nehalennia, guardian of the coastal shore,
In your maritime realm, I seek evermore,
Grant me your guidance, by the ocean’s tide,
With your blessings, may my journeys safely glide.

Heidr, in your mystic shroud you dwell,
In your enigmatic presence, secrets swell,
Grant me your wisdom, hidden and profound,
With your blessings, may my knowledge abound.

Hnoss, the treasure of love’s sweet delight,
In your radiant presence, hearts take flight,
Grant me your affection, deep and true,
With your blessings, love’s bond I’ll renew.

Gersemi, a treasure of beauty and grace,
In your radiant presence, I find a sacred place,
Grant me your elegance, both gentle and fine,
With your blessings, my inner light will shine.

Vanir, hear my words, accept my plea,
For your blessings, I bend the knee,
In nature’s cycles, I see your grace,
As I walk this path, your love I embrace.

To all the Vanir, bright and ever near,
In gratitude, I hold you dear,
In the old ways, I honor and revere,
Goddesses and gods, forever near.

To the Aesir and Vanir, I offer my heart,
In this ancient faith, I’ll never depart,
With gratitude and reverence, I hold you near,
May your blessings guide me, year after year.

To the wights of land and sea, I sing this song,
In reverence to you, where you belong,
Spirits of nature, ancient and wise,
I honor you under the open skies.

To the spirits of the trees, standing tall and strong,
In your sheltering branches, all belong,
Rooted deep in the earth, reaching for the sky,
I feel your presence as I pass you by.

To the spirits of the plants and flowers, I extend my call,
In your vibrant blossoms, you enchant all,
From the petals that bloom to the leaves that sway,
I honor your presence in the light of day.

To the spirits of the waters, flowing free and wide,
In your currents and tides, I find my guide,
From the babbling brook to the ocean’s deep blue,
I honor your essence in all that I do.

To the spirits of the mountains, majestic and grand,
In your rocky heights, I take my stand,
Silent sentinels of the ancient past,
Your strength and endurance forever shall last.

To the spirits of the air, on wings you soar,
In the heavens above, you explore and explore,
Carriers of whispers, secrets, and dreams,
I feel your presence in the gentlest of streams.

To the spirits of the fire, burning bright and true,
In your flames, I find courage anew,
Dancing with fervor, your energy untamed,
I honor your warmth, in your light, I am framed.

To the spirits of the soil, where life takes root,
In your dark, fertile depths, my dreams take fruit,
From the smallest seed to the mightiest tree,
I find your blessings in all that I see.

To the spirits of the animals, wild and free,
In your instincts and grace, I find unity,
Each creature unique, in nature’s grand plan,
I honor your presence, as part of the clan.

To the spirits of the food I eat each day,
In the grains, fruits, and vegetables that come my way,
Nourishing my body, sustaining my life’s feat,
I honor your presence, in each meal I eat.

To the spirits of the stones, ancient and wise,
In your solid forms, you stand as our ties,
To the Earth’s history, a witness you’ve been,
I feel your strength in the rocks and within.

To the spirits of my ancestors, I humbly bow,
In your footsteps, I walk, I honor you now,
Guides of my lineage, in the shadows you reside,
I pay my respects, for your wisdom and pride.

To the Alfar, the elves of ancient lore,
In your realms unseen, I humbly implore,
Guardians of hidden places and twilight’s grace,
I honor your presence in this sacred space.

To the Disir, ancestral spirits of feminine might,
In your wisdom and grace, you shine so bright,
Protectors of kin, guardians of the home,
I honor your presence wherever I roam.

To the House Wight, guardian of hearth and hall,
In the cozy confines, you watch over all,
Keeper of the home’s warmth and light,
I honor your presence through day and night.

To the Landvaettir, spirits of the land so old,
In your sacred realms, your stories are told,
Keepers of the wilderness, in every rock and tree,
I honor your presence, for you make the land free.

To the Svartalfar, the dwarves in caverns deep,
In your hidden forges, secrets you keep,
Craftsmen of the earth, with skills profound,
I honor your presence in the underground.

To the Trolls of ancient might and stone,
In the rugged wilderness, you call home,
Guardians of the hidden, in shadows you dwell,
I honor your presence, the tales you tell.

To the Fairies, with wings so bright and airy,
In enchanted realms, where magick is necessary,
Guardians of nature’s beauty, in forests you reside,
I honor your presence, your world so wide.

To the Gnomes, in gardens and woodlands, you’re found,
Guardians of nature, with wisdom in greenery bound,
Keepers of the earth, in gardens you delight,
I honor your presence, in the warm daylight.

To the Elementals, beings of earth, air, fire, and sea,
In your essence, the natural world’s mystery,
Guardians of the elements, in balance you dwell,
I honor your presence, your tales we shall tell.

To the ancient witches and wizards of old,
With cauldrons and spells, your stories unfold,
Keepers of arcane knowledge, in shadows you’d tread,
I honor your wisdom, by your magick I am led.

To the spirit of magick, in spells and enchantments,
In rituals and mysteries, you bring enhancements,
I honor your presence, in my mystical art,
In the world of the unseen, where dreams do start.

To the spirits of the Runes, ancient symbols so profound,
Inscribed in fate’s tapestry, where wisdom is found,
Guiding my path, with mysteries you share,
I honor your presence, with utmost care.

To the mighty Mjölnir, Thor’ hammer so bold,
A weapon of power, in legends long told,
Guardian of Asgard, with thunderous might,
I honor your presence, in battles and in flight.

To the spirits of knowledge, in books and in thought,
In wisdom’s endless pursuit, in lessons I’ve sought,
Guiding my mind, making ignorance retreat,
I honor your presence, in my quest to complete.

To the Norns, I turn my gaze,
Weaving the threads of my destined days,
Past, present, and future you hold in your hand,
Guiding the fates of all in the mortal land.

To the Gods and Goddesses of lands so vast,
In cultures and traditions, through history amassed,
I honor your presence, with respect and grace,
In the tapestry of humanity, you find your place.

To the spirits of time, ever marching on,
Past, present, future, in your realm we’re drawn,
Guiding the course of history, with your silent chime,
I honor your presence, in the grand design.

To Hella, Goddess of the underworld’s gate,
Keeper of the departed, in realms where they await,
Guide of souls to the afterlife’s shore,
I honor your presence forevermore.

To the Folk, the people who gather and share,
In kinship and community, showing they care,
Together we stand, in unity we thrive,
I honor your presence, in this life we’re alive.

And to blood family, friends, and those known closely,
In the bonds we cherish, in hearts that beat most closely,
In the tapestry of love and ties that will never end,
I honor your presence, my family and friend.

To the Vikings, bold and fearless in the fray,
With longships and axes, you’d make your way,
Explorers of distant lands, under skies so vast,
I honor your spirit, from the past to the last.

To the folk of all lands and cultures, past and present,
In diverse traditions, we find strength so effervescent,
In unity and diversity, our shared human story,
I honor your presence, in all your splendid glory.

To the beings of all planets, both on Earth and far,
In galaxies beyond, where endless mysteries are,
In the cosmos’ grandeur, where destinies are swirled,
I honor your presence, in this boundless, cosmic world.

To my Fylgja, guardian spirits by my side,
Invisible companions, in you I confide,
Guiding me through life, my silent, loyal kin,
I honor your presence, as my spirits within.

To Yggdrasil, the World Tree, that binds all realms above,
Your branches reach to heavens, your roots deep below,
In your sacred embrace, all life finds its trove,
I honor your presence, in your wisdom I grow.

And to the Nine Worlds, interconnected and grand,
Each with its secrets, in Yggdrasil’s hand,
I honor your existence, in this cosmic dance,
In the tapestry of existence, my spirits enhance.

Amidst the great mystery of existence’s vast expanse,
In the cosmos’ dance, where stars and galaxies enhance,
I honor the spirit of this boundless enigma’s stance,
In awe, I embrace your presence’s trance.

As for myself, in this sacred space I stand,
A humble part of this divine, cosmic band,
Seeking wisdom, guidance, and growth each day,
I honor my presence, in this sacred way.

To the wights of land and sea, I give my praise,
In your varied forms, through all of my days,
Guardians and keepers of nature’s design,
I honor your presence, for you are divine.

In this devotional ode to all that exists,
To the wights of nature, I must insist,
Your wisdom and beauty, I hold in high esteem,
In this sacred bond, I find my dream.

And in realms beyond, where mysteries reside,
In the unseen, the hidden, where secrets are tied,
To those who guide me, nameless and wise,
I honor your presence, as my spirits rise.

To all those in harmony with the northern way,
Guiding me with wisdom, day by day,
In helpful ways, you share your light,
I honor your presence, in this sacred rite.

Forgive me for not mentioning you by name,
In this heartfelt tribute, your role’s the same,
I hold you in honor, with gratitude and grace,
In the northern tradition, I find my rightful place.

Hail to the Aesir and Vanir’s eternal grace,
Hail to Wights of land and sea, in every place,
In realms beyond and deep within, they play,
Hail to helpful beings guiding my way.

December 8, 2022  

Hammer Hallowing

Hammer of Thor,
Hallow our holy stead,
Bane of etins, banish evil,
Watch and ward our stead.

In the North,
Your power surrounds us and protects us from harm,
You are the hammer of the mighty Thor,
And we call upon you to keep us safe.

In the East,
Your power surrounds us and protects us from harm,
You are the hammer of the mighty Thor,
And we call upon you to keep us safe.

In the South,
Your power surrounds us and protects us from harm,
You are the hammer of the mighty Thor,
And we call upon you to keep us safe.

In the West,
Your power surrounds us and protects us from harm,
You are the hammer of the mighty Thor,
And we call upon you to keep us safe.

Above us,
You are the guardian,
Watching over us and banishing evil,
We offer our gratitude and reverence,
As we call upon you to hallow our holy stead.

Below us,
You are the guardian,
Watching over us and banishing evil,
We offer our gratitude and reverence,
As we call upon you to hallow our holy stead.

Hammer of Thor, we thank you for your strength,
And we ask for your protection and guidance,
May you keep us safe from harm,
As we honor you in this sacred space.

Hail the hammer of Thor,
May it always watch and ward over us,
Blessed be the power of the mighty hammer,
In the name of the gods, we thank you.

December 6, 2022  

AI Generated Norse Yule Ritual

As you prepare for this ritual, make sure you have the following items on hand:

  • A candle to represent the sun
  • An apple to represent the earth and its bounty
  • A bowl of water to represent the sea and its power
  • A small piece of iron to represent the strength of the Norse gods and goddesses

Begin by finding a quiet, private space where you can perform the ritual without interruptions. Light the candle and take a moment to focus on the flame, allowing its warmth and light to fill you with strength and courage.

When you are ready, hold the apple in your hand and speak the following words:

“I honor the earth and its bounty,
For it provides for me and mine.
May the earth be blessed and fertile,
And may its fruits be plentiful.
Hail to the earth and its bounty!”

Next, take the bowl of water and hold it in front of you. Gaze into the water and speak the following words:

“I honor the sea and its power,
For it shapes the land and guides us on our journeys.
May the sea be calm and safe,
And may its power be harnessed for good.
Hail to the sea and its power!”

Finally, hold the piece of iron in your hand and speak the following words:

“I honor the gods and goddesses of the Norse pantheon,
For they are strong and mighty,
Guiding us on our path and protecting us from harm.
Hail to the gods and goddesses of the Norse pantheon!”

As you speak these words, feel the power of the gods and goddesses flowing through you, giving you strength and courage for the days ahead. When you are ready, blow out the candle and end the ritual, knowing that the gods and goddesses are with you always.

“Hail to Yule, the time of rebirth and renewal,
May it be a time of joy and prosperity for all.
Hail to the gods and goddesses of the Norse pantheon,
May they guide us on our path and protect us always.
So mote it be.”

August 8, 2013  

Volmarr’s Heathen Freysblot Harvest Ritual August-2-2013

Need:
• drinking horn
• mead (or beer or wine or even can use juice)
• spring water in small bowl
• fresh pine twig
• offering bowl
• candles
• wand (if you don’t have one you can use your fingers instead)
• Thor’s Ritual Hammer (optional, can use it for the Hammer Hallowings)
• Green candle
• Any symbol for Freyr. Phallic symbols. Horse symbols.
• Baked goods, nuts, berries, and sweet fruit such as strawberries, grapes, cherries, blueberries. Freyr does prefer organic and natural foods if your budget allows.
• A list of all the spiritual seed tasks you had planted at Ostara (as many of them as you can remember). You can add items to the list that were not seed goals at Ostara but are goals anyways which you have been working on or have a shot of accomplishing within the next few months.

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This ritual, as are all Heathen or northern rituals, is done while facing north, except where otherwise noted. The altar should be such that it is in front of you when you face north.

If you don’t know how to pronounce the runes see my webpage on how to pronounce them here.

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Put spring water in small bowl. Trace 3 Laguz runes over it.:

Laguz

“LAGUZ… LAGUZ… LAGUZ”

“From the Well of Wyrd does this water flow, and to the Well of Wyrd does it return”

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Make Hammer Sign at item and then splash each ritual item with blessed water using the pine twig and for each item say:

“I bless this ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

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Now trace Hammer Sign at person being blessed and/or self and splash them with water using twig.

“I bless ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

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Use twig to splash ritual space with water.

“I bless this space with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

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Few silent deep breaths.

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All stand in Elhaz position.

Elhaz Position 1

“Bi-Frost’s rainbow light shine down upon this space and myself so that I may form a portal between the worlds of Asgard and Midgard”

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Few silent deep breaths.

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All face north and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the north hallow and ward this stead”

All turn east and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the east hallow and ward this stead”

All turn south and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the south hallow and ward this stead”

All turn west trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the west hallow and ward this stead”

All return to north and look up and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer above hallow and ward this stead”

All look below and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer below hallow and ward this stead”

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Return to facing north and all stand in the Elhaz position and chant:

“Around me and within me Asgard and Midgard”

Dagaz Position 1

and move into the Dagaz position in the end.

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Few silent deep breaths.

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(Highly recommended optional casting of the rune ring)

(face north and trace the rune shape in the air before you using your wand and loudly chant: “FEHU!”)

Fehu

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “URUZ”)

Uruz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “THURISAZ”)

Thurisaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ANSUZ”)

Ansuz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “RAIDHO”)

Raidho

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “KENAZ”)

Kenaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “GEBO”)

Gebo

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “WUNJO”)

Wunjo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “HAGALAZ”)

Hagalaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “NAUDHIZ”)

Nauthiz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ISA”)

Isa

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “JERA”)

Jera

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EIHWAZ”)

Eihwaz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “PERTHRO”)

Perthro

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ELHAZ”)

Elhaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “SOWILO”)

Sowilo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “TIWAZ”)

Tiwaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “BERKANO”)

Berkano

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EHWAZ”)

Ehwaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “MANNAZ”)

Mannaz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “LAGUZ”)

Laguz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “INGWAZ”)

Ingwaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “DAGAZ”)

Dagaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “OTHALA”)

Othala

(Few silent deep breaths)

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Hold up the bottle of mead:

“I now brew the holy mead of inspiration. Won by high Odin long ago!”

Chant into the bottle of mead:

“Odhroerir! Son! Bodhn!”

“Now I hallow this drink with staves of light!”

Chant and trace these runes over the bottle:

“Othala”

Othala

“Dagaz”

Dagaz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Ansuz”

Ansuz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Isa”

Isa

“Elhaz!”

Elhaz

All say:

“Hail Odhroerir!”

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Few silent deep breaths.

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“Hail Freyr! Son of Njord. Brother of Freyja. Husband of Gerd. Trusted friend of Skirnir. Descendant of the Vanir. Harvest god and wealth-giver. King of Alfheim. Blot-god of the Swedes. Possessor of Skidbladnir, and the boar known as Gullinbursti. Beli’s slayer. Enemy of Surtr. Wielder of the stag-horn. Fruitful one. Sure giver. Father of the Yngling line. Lord of the Volsi!”

“Hail Freyr!”

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“Now is the start of the harvest season. This is a time to work hard to bring forth all those things which you have been lending energies towards all this season. This is a time to honor Freyr, god of wealth and the harvest, so that your personal life harvest can be the fruitful one. Since most of us in the modern world are not farmers, harvest means for us the task of working on manifesting wishes and desires. Compared to other holidays this one is very straightforward. At this time we work on the tangible outward aspect of energies, working on manifesting and bringing into being that which started as inner energies in the spring.”

“Look at the list of all the wishes which you planted as seeds at Ostara. Now is the time to make those things happen, at least for those things in your life which have not already happened by now. You are to keep this list of tasks, at this time, some place where you will see it often in your day, so that you remain aware and focused towards the things you are working on manifesting.”

“At this time of the harvest I am working on:” (read your list of tasks)

“You have from now till the middle of October to work on your wishes for this season. Any of those wishes that have not manifested by then should be mulched as spiritual weeds. You can then try again for next season for any things that have not manifested by then. After that it is time to make things more simple in your life to focus on the inward turning energies of winter.”

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“Freyr please help keep me focused on working on the things which I am trying to manifest in my life this season. Please Freyr lend me your potent energies for this purpose so that my life harvest this season may be a fruitful one.”

“Also please Freyr help to me keep away any distracting energies which may interfere with me accomplishing my harvest goals. Please help me to know what things may need to be extracted from my situation if there is anything which is acting to divert my harvest focus.”

“Hail Freyr!”

–

“Freyr now is the time to year to have a feast in your honor to give thanks for your fruitful energies.”

“This feast is for you Freyr! Hail Freyr!”

–

(Use the pine twig to splash a bit of the liquid in the offering bowl on yourself, on any others in the ritual with you, on your altar, on the ritual space, and in all general areas of your dwelling as well. Does not need to be much splashed around, just a little is fine. This helps to imbue more of the energies of the ritual on you, and others who may also in the ritual with you, and to your place.)

–

“Now my rite has ended. May all gathered here fare well on their return to their home places. And may the bonds of frith between us grow, gods, wights, and humans alike. Until we meet again.”

–
–

Pour out the offerings from the offering bowl outside:

“A gift for a gift”

Trace gebo at spot offerings were given to.

“GEBO!”

Gebo

Pour out remaining blessed water outside.

“I pour the sacred water back to the Earth so it may find it’s way back to the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now at this point it is very important to ground your energies. This should always be done after every ritual. Not doing so can lead to problems in the long-run. Grounding is like shifting gears in a car, except it is the process of shifting brain states. During rituals you create a trance like brain state, which is desired for during rituals or for during any spiritual practices. But trance states are not good for doing everyday mundane things. You need to return your mind back to the normal state of consciousness after the ritual is finished. That is what grounding is.

The most simple and common method to ground is to visualize yourself as a tree and see roots growing into the ground from the base of your spine and going down into the earth. Sometimes rituals require industrial strength grounding as they can really create some intense energy. In that case you can try the following triple grounding method.:

First visualize your chakras. You picture in your mind closing first the top one and then seeing a sort of lid closing over it, then proceed with the net lower chakra and so on. You want to leave the bottom most chakra, the root chakra fully open as this is your connection to grounding. Don’t be concerned about having the others closed, the normal proper function of them is that they open and close as needed. Problems with being ungrounded happen when one of more of them are stuck open. Only the bottom one is to be left open at all times.

Next step is to picture a ball of pure white light above your head. Now let this white light slowly descent downward into your body and slowly move lower. As it descends it takes with it any unneeded, old, and negative energies. It is sort of sweeping downward through your energies taking all you no longer need with it. Once it reaches your feet let it move lower till it passes down through the floor. If you are on an upper close let it pass all the way to the ground. Let the earth take this energy to recycle it.

Now final step is to do the traditional grounding. Picture yourself as a tree. Visualize roots coming out of the base of your spine and going down into the Earth. Feel the calmness of a tree, the rooted solidness.

If after these three things you still feel hyper or spaced out you can either eat some food, or put a small amount of salt on your tongue. Another thing you can do is prostrate down to the ground, placing your head on the ground and stay like this for a few moments.

–

Feel free to copy and use this ritual so long as you acknowledge the source.

June 24, 2013  

Volmarr’s Heathen Midsummer Ritual June-21-2013 Vanatru Version

Need:
• drinking horn
• mead (or beer or wine or even can use juice)
• spring water in small bowl
• fresh pine twig
• offering bowl
• candles
• wand (if you don’t have one you can use your fingers instead)
• Thor’s Ritual Hammer (optional, can use it for the Hammer Hallowings)
• One yellow or gold candle
• One white candle
• Any symbols of Summer, solar symbols.

–

This ritual, as are all Heathen or northern rituals, is done while facing north, except where otherwise noted. The altar should be such that it is in front of you when you face north.

If you don’t know how to pronounce the runes see my webpage on how to pronounce them here.

–

Put spring water in small bowl. Trace 3 Laguz runes over it.:

Laguz

“LAGUZ… LAGUZ… LAGUZ”

“From the Well of Wyrd does this water flow, and to the Well of Wyrd does it return”

–

Make Hammer Sign at item and then splash each ritual item with blessed water using the pine twig and for each item say:

“I bless this ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now trace Hammer Sign at person being blessed and/or self and splash them with water using twig.

“I bless ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Use twig to splash ritual space with water.

“I bless this space with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All stand in Elhaz position.

Elhaz Position 1

“Bi-Frost’s rainbow light shine down upon this space and myself so that I may form a portal between the worlds of Asgard and Midgard”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All face north and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the north hallow and ward this stead”

All turn east and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the east hallow and ward this stead”

All turn south and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the south hallow and ward this stead”

All turn west trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the west hallow and ward this stead”

All return to north and look up and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer above hallow and ward this stead”

All look below and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer below hallow and ward this stead”

–

Return to facing north and all stand in the Elhaz position and chant:

“Around me and within me Asgard and Midgard”

Dagaz Position 1

and move into the Dagaz position in the end.

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

(Highly recommended optional casting of the rune ring)

(face north and trace the rune shape in the air before you using your wand and loudly chant: “FEHU!”)

Fehu

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “URUZ”)

Uruz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “THURISAZ”)

Thurisaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ANSUZ”)

Ansuz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “RAIDHO”)

Raidho

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “KENAZ”)

Kenaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “GEBO”)

Gebo

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “WUNJO”)

Wunjo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “HAGALAZ”)

Hagalaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “NAUDHIZ”)

Nauthiz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ISA”)

Isa

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “JERA”)

Jera

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EIHWAZ”)

Eihwaz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “PERTHRO”)

Perthro

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ELHAZ”)

Elhaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “SOWILO”)

Sowilo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “TIWAZ”)

Tiwaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “BERKANO”)

Berkano

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EHWAZ”)

Ehwaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “MANNAZ”)

Mannaz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “LAGUZ”)

Laguz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “INGWAZ”)

Ingwaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “DAGAZ”)

Dagaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “OTHALA”)

Othala

(Few silent deep breaths)

–

Hold up the bottle of mead:

“I now brew the holy mead of inspiration. Won by high Odin long ago!”

Chant into the bottle of mead:

“Odhroerir! Son! Bodhn!”

“Now I hallow this drink with staves of light!”

Chant and trace these runes over the bottle:

“Othala”

Othala

“Dagaz”

Dagaz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Ansuz”

Ansuz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Isa”

Isa

“Elhaz!”

Elhaz

All say:

“Hail Odhroerir!”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“Hail to the Vanir! Hail to the Aesir! Hail to the gods and goddesses of the north! I call upon you all in frith at this time so I may honor the connection we have with one another.”

(Light the white candle.)

“Hail the Vanir! Hail the Aesir!”

“Hail Sunna! Daughter of Glen. Bright rider in the heavens by day. Driver of Alsvin and Arvak. Wearer of Svalin. Day-star. Ever-glow. All-bright. Wolf-chased. Fair-wheel. Grace-shine. Ensnarer of Trolls!”

(Light the yellow candle.)

“Hail Sunna!”

–

“Now is the time of Midsummer. This is a time for adventure and seeking conquest and victory within our life. Midsummer is also a time to honor the important alliances that you hold with others.”

“Late Spring and early Summer are the Norse times to fight battles and go raiding. Most of us in the modern world won’t be going into literal combat situations or going literally raiding, as happened during the Viking age. But we modern people have our own just as difficult battles we have to fight in our day to day life. Common modern forms of battle are: battles against your own negative traits or bad habits, battles to effect greater spiritual growth and awareness, battles to improve our lives in any way, battles against people in our lives who abuse us or cause us harm, battles to stand up for some cause we believe in, battles to improve the lives and well-being of those close to us, battles to achieve success in our careers, fighting for a better world, etc. All these types of battles are equally as worthy as the battles and raids which the Vikings fought, and are just as filled with their own forms of danger and peril. All forms of worthy battle which we fight are a way in which the gods/goddesses test us to see our measure of spiritual strength and bravery. By fighting whatever worthy battles we must in our lives without backing down and doing the best we can in them, we increase our spiritual might and personal luck. Most forms of modern battles are more so what can be considered forms of psychic or spiritual battles. Being a spiritual warrior is just as impressive to the gods/goddesses as being a literal one. If your life has been filled with strife and challenge lately during the late spring and early summer know that this is part of being in tune with the seasonal cycles and this time shall eventually pass. When fighting a lot of battles our energies can after awhile become drained and run down. Try to call upon the power of the sun, the goddess Sunna, as a source to recharge your psychic and emotional batteries after many long fought battles.”

–

(Hold drinking how and fill it with drink)

“Hail to Sunna! Goddess of the sun! Goddess of the energies which charge all of life with vitality! Through your vital strength, we gain the power to achieve victory! Please oh bright shinning goddess charge my energies with your might and power! Hail Sunna!”

(Picture in your mind’s eye energy from the sun coming down to you and filling your aura, making it stronger and more powerful.)

(Chant and trace sowilo in the air three times:)

“SOWILO… SOWILO… SOWILO”

SowiloSowiloSowilo

(Drink half, pour out rest to offering bowl or ground)

–

“Anger is a useful and important emotion since it is related to defending against attack, and is an emotion needed for self protection. Anger only gets bad when it is used in a personal way. Personalized anger is anger against a certain person, which is very negative. Anger used in a impersonal sense, as controlled anger where you use the anger feelings to empower your ability to defend your rights and to protect yourself and others, is the proper positive use of anger. ”

“In modern day times there aren’t many outlets for anger. In older times of course there were plenty of outlets for it since men had to fight to protect. Since men are the protectors they do tend to more directly feel their anger emotions. Women often but not always tend to feel their anger in more indirect ways. Or more commonly, many women have trouble directly acknowledging when they are angry. The strongest emotion for men is anger. The strongest emotion for women is love. Men are the warriors so they need to have anger as a strong emotion for to strengthen this role for them. In Pagan societies such as the Vikings, the society was structured in a way to help keep anger more as the impersonal healthy kind and such societies were even structured in ways to give men healthy outlets for anger.”

“One of the most positive ways to release anger and act upon the warrior spirit in modern society is through sports. Summer is the best time for doing sports. Sports help to create frith since they help people feel more positive and release tension and anger. Group sports can be a powerful tool of troth-making.”

“Another way to release or vent anger is through sex. Sex is a very powerful way to turn anger onto frith and love. It is very sacred to have sex at the Midsummer bonfire.”

“Women as the nurturers and pleasure and care givers have love as their strongest emotion. Since the strongest emotion for women is love, women are the frith-makers and they hold a sacred duty in northern culture as guardians of the frith. Frith is the glue that holds together those who hold troth for each other. Without frith there can be no troth. Keeping troth with those you cannot have any frith with is both dishonorable and dishonest. In order for there to be frith with someone you must hold feelings of respect and trust. No social organization, whether it be one related to Heathenism or anything at all, can survive if it does not strictly enforce members keeping frith between each other. The foundation of troth is frith. Troth is the very basis of Heathenism. Any Heathen that has not learned to be respectful of other people is one that is not able to honor frith and thus shall fail completely at holding troth with others. Since the basis of Heathenism is troth, such a Heathen shall fail as a Heathen. The gods and goddesses only welcome those to their hall that would be able to hold frith with all those who reside in their hall. The whole point of being Heathen is to hold troth for one or more of the northern gods or goddesses and work towards being welcomed to their hall in the after-life, thus learning how to respect others and honor frith is one of the greatest lessons any Heathen can learn.”

“Now at this time of the season, Midsummer, is the time to acknowledge all bonds of troth which we hold. Troth is the very point of Heathenism. Heathenism is simply put the practice of holding troth for one or more of the northern gods/goddesses. In all things we do in our life we must act in ways that honor this troth we hold. By taking troth with any god or goddess we are agreeing to hold their ways holy and honor what they stand for. Take some moments now to ponder on all the gods and goddesses which you hold troth with and all the things which are sacred to them.”

(Feel free to change this next part as needed)

“I _______ (state your name) hold troth with the Vanir and Aesir, with the ways of the Vanir coming first for me. _______ (patron deity name) is my patron and thus I hold the greatest troth of all for him/her. I agree to hold sacred all the things which are holy to the Vanir and Aesir and most of all that which is sacred to my patron ________ (patron deity name).”

–

(This next section is optional. If you prefer you can change this to whatever other values you happen to follow. In no way are the Vanic Virtues, or the Nine Noble Virtues, or any other codified system of values, a requirement to be followed to be Heathen. It is up to the individual Heathen to determine what values system they shall follow, so long as they uphold the basics such as honesty, troth, and always keeping oaths to the best of their ability. But once an individual has chosen a value system to follow they must follow it faithfully to the best of their ability. What matters most is to never agree to follow any value system you don’t deeply feel in your heart is right for you. Part of troth is being true to yourself and your true will.)

“To honor the troth I hold, these are the values I have agreed to uphold in my life to the best of my ability.:”

“The Vanic Virtues ”

“Beauty ”
“The pursuit of beauty and elegance in thought, form and speech. ”

“Courage/Passion ”
“Zeal, vigor; the strength and courage that comes from a life worth living. ”

“Land-rightness ”
“The recognition of nature and the environment as worthy of respect, care and reverence. ”

“Even-mood ”
“Harmonious and balanced thought and action; tranquility, calm, serenity.”

“Openness ”
“The quality of being receptive to the world around one, non-judgmental and open. ”

“Wildness/Ecstasy ”
“Music and dance; the nurturing of inner wildness and childlike being, being like the “fey” ”

“Love”
“The all-encompassing force; love for family, for kin, for humanity, for all beings.”

“Frith ”
“The peace and goodwill between people bound together; loyalty and the keeping of one’s word. ”

“Faith/Piety ”
“The trust that the Gods exist and are worthy of our worship, and Their ways worth following. ”

“Giving ”
“The binding of two parties into one common bond, generosity and hospitality. ”

“Joy ”
“Wonder and innocence, the recognition that life is worth living, and worth living well. ”

“Brotherhood ”
“The recognition that we – humans, animals, plants, spirits – are all part of the grander scheme of life, and we share a common heritage, as children of the Earth.”

–

(This part is not optional)

(Hold drinking how and fill it with drink)

“Hail to the Vanir! Hail to the Aesir! Hail to _______ (patron deity name), I make this toast to you in honor of the troth I hold for you all! Hail!”

(Drink half, pour out rest to offering bowl or ground)

–

Use the pine twig to splash a bit of the liquid in the offering bowl on yourself, on any others in the ritual with you, on your altar, on the ritual space, and in all general areas of your dwelling as well. Does not need to be much splashed around, just a little is fine. This helps to imbue more of the energies of the ritual on you, and others who may also in the ritual with you, and to your place.

–

“Now my rite has ended. May all gathered here fare well on their return to their home places. And may the bonds of frith between us grow, gods, wights, and humans alike. Until we meet again.”

–
–

Pour out the offerings from the offering bowl outside:

“A gift for a gift”

Trace gebo at spot offerings were given to.

“GEBO!”

Gebo

Pour out remaining blessed water outside.

“I pour the sacred water back to the Earth so it may find it’s way back to the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now at this point it is very important to ground your energies. This should always be done after every ritual. Not doing so can lead to problems in the long-run. Grounding is like shifting gears in a car, except it is the process of shifting brain states. During rituals you create a trance like brain state, which is desired for during rituals or for during any spiritual practices. But trance states are not good for doing everyday mundane things. You need to return your mind back to the normal state of consciousness after the ritual is finished. That is what grounding is.

The most simple and common method to ground is to visualize yourself as a tree and see roots growing into the ground from the base of your spine and going down into the earth. Sometimes rituals require industrial strength grounding as they can really create some intense energy. In that case you can try the following triple grounding method.:

First visualize your chakras. You picture in your mind closing first the top one and then seeing a sort of lid closing over it, then proceed with the net lower chakra and so on. You want to leave the bottom most chakra, the root chakra fully open as this is your connection to grounding. Don’t be concerned about having the others closed, the normal proper function of them is that they open and close as needed. Problems with being ungrounded happen when one of more of them are stuck open. Only the bottom one is to be left open at all times.

Next step is to picture a ball of pure white light above your head. Now let this white light slowly descent downward into your body and slowly move lower. As it descends it takes with it any unneeded, old, and negative energies. It is sort of sweeping downward through your energies taking all you no longer need with it. Once it reaches your feet let it move lower till it passes down through the floor. If you are on an upper close let it pass all the way to the ground. Let the earth take this energy to recycle it.

Now final step is to do the traditional grounding. Picture yourself as a tree. Visualize roots coming out of the base of your spine and going down into the Earth. Feel the calmness of a tree, the rooted solidness.

If after these three things you still feel hyper or spaced out you can either eat some food, or put a small amount of salt on your tongue. Another thing you can do is prostrate down to the ground, placing your head on the ground and stay like this for a few moments.

–

Feel free to copy and use this ritual so long as you acknowledge the source.

June 24, 2013  

Volmarr’s Heathen Midsummer Ritual June-21-2013 Asatru Version

Need:
• drinking horn
• mead (or beer or wine or even can use juice)
• spring water in small bowl
• fresh pine twig
• offering bowl
• candles
• wand (if you don’t have one you can use your fingers instead)
• Thor’s Ritual Hammer (optional, can use it for the Hammer Hallowings)
• One yellow or gold candle
• One white candle
• Any symbols of Summer, solar symbols.

–

This ritual, as are all Heathen or northern rituals, is done while facing north, except where otherwise noted. The altar should be such that it is in front of you when you face north.

If you don’t know how to pronounce the runes see my webpage on how to pronounce them here.

–

Put spring water in small bowl. Trace 3 Laguz runes over it.:

Laguz

“LAGUZ… LAGUZ… LAGUZ”

“From the Well of Wyrd does this water flow, and to the Well of Wyrd does it return”

–

Make Hammer Sign at item and then splash each ritual item with blessed water using the pine twig and for each item say:

“I bless this ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now trace Hammer Sign at person being blessed and/or self and splash them with water using twig.

“I bless ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Use twig to splash ritual space with water.

“I bless this space with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All stand in Elhaz position.

Elhaz Position 1

“Bi-Frost’s rainbow light shine down upon this space and myself so that I may form a portal between the worlds of Asgard and Midgard”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All face north and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the north hallow and ward this stead”

All turn east and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the east hallow and ward this stead”

All turn south and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the south hallow and ward this stead”

All turn west trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the west hallow and ward this stead”

All return to north and look up and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer above hallow and ward this stead”

All look below and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer below hallow and ward this stead”

–

Return to facing north and all stand in the Elhaz position and chant:

“Around me and within me Asgard and Midgard”

Dagaz Position 1

and move into the Dagaz position in the end.

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

(Highly recommended optional casting of the rune ring)

(face north and trace the rune shape in the air before you using your wand and loudly chant: “FEHU!”)

Fehu

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “URUZ”)

Uruz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “THURISAZ”)

Thurisaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ANSUZ”)

Ansuz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “RAIDHO”)

Raidho

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “KENAZ”)

Kenaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “GEBO”)

Gebo

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “WUNJO”)

Wunjo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “HAGALAZ”)

Hagalaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “NAUDHIZ”)

Nauthiz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ISA”)

Isa

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “JERA”)

Jera

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EIHWAZ”)

Eihwaz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “PERTHRO”)

Perthro

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ELHAZ”)

Elhaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “SOWILO”)

Sowilo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “TIWAZ”)

Tiwaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “BERKANO”)

Berkano

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EHWAZ”)

Ehwaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “MANNAZ”)

Mannaz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “LAGUZ”)

Laguz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “INGWAZ”)

Ingwaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “DAGAZ”)

Dagaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “OTHALA”)

Othala

(Few silent deep breaths)

–

Hold up the bottle of mead:

“I now brew the holy mead of inspiration. Won by high Odin long ago!”

Chant into the bottle of mead:

“Odhroerir! Son! Bodhn!”

“Now I hallow this drink with staves of light!”

Chant and trace these runes over the bottle:

“Othala”

Othala

“Dagaz”

Dagaz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Ansuz”

Ansuz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Isa”

Isa

“Elhaz!”

Elhaz

All say:

“Hail Odhroerir!”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“Hail to the Aesir! Hail to the Vanir! Hail to the gods and goddesses of the north! I call upon you all in frith at this time so I may honor the connection we have with one another.”

(Light the white candle.)

“Hail the Aesir! Hail the Vanir!”

“Hail Sunna! Daughter of Glen. Bright rider in the heavens by day. Driver of Alsvin and Arvak. Wearer of Svalin. Day-star. Ever-glow. All-bright. Wolf-chased. Fair-wheel. Grace-shine. Ensnarer of Trolls!”

(Light the yellow candle.)

“Hail Sunna!”

–

“Now is the time of Midsummer. This is a time for adventure and seeking conquest and victory within our life. Midsummer is also a time to honor the important alliances that you hold with others.”

“Late Spring and early Summer are the Norse times to fight battles and go raiding. Most of us in the modern world won’t be going into literal combat situations or going literally raiding, as happened during the Viking age. But we modern people have our own just as difficult battles we have to fight in our day to day life. Common modern forms of battle are: battles against your own negative traits or bad habits, battles to effect greater spiritual growth and awareness, battles to improve our lives in any way, battles against people in our lives who abuse us or cause us harm, battles to stand up for some cause we believe in, battles to improve the lives and well-being of those close to us, battles to achieve success in our careers, fighting for a better world, etc. All these types of battles are equally as worthy as the battles and raids which the Vikings fought, and are just as filled with their own forms of danger and peril. All forms of worthy battle which we fight are a way in which the gods/goddesses test us to see our measure of spiritual strength and bravery. By fighting whatever worthy battles we must in our lives without backing down and doing the best we can in them, we increase our spiritual might and personal luck. Most forms of modern battles are more so what can be considered forms of psychic or spiritual battles. Being a spiritual warrior is just as impressive to the gods/goddesses as being a literal one. If your life has been filled with strife and challenge lately during the late spring and early summer know that this is part of being in tune with the seasonal cycles and this time shall eventually pass. When fighting a lot of battles our energies can after awhile become drained and run down. Try to call upon the power of the sun, the goddess Sunna, as a source to recharge your psychic and emotional batteries after many long fought battles.”

–

(Hold drinking how and fill it with drink)

“Hail to Sunna! Goddess of the sun! Goddess of the energies which charge all of life with vitality! Through your vital strength, we gain the power to achieve victory! Please oh bright shinning goddess charge my energies with your might and power! Hail Sunna!”

(Picture in your mind’s eye energy from the sun coming down to you and filling your aura, making it stronger and more powerful.)

(Chant and trace sowilo in the air three times:)

“SOWILO… SOWILO… SOWILO”

SowiloSowiloSowilo

(Drink half, pour out rest to offering bowl or ground)

–

“Anger is a useful and important emotion since it is related to defending against attack, and is an emotion needed for self protection. Anger only gets bad when it is used in a personal way. Personalized anger is anger against a certain person, which is very negative. Anger used in a impersonal sense, as controlled anger where you use the anger feelings to empower your ability to defend your rights and to protect yourself and others, is the proper positive use of anger. ”

“In modern day times there aren’t many outlets for anger. In older times of course there were plenty of outlets for it since men had to fight to protect. Since men are the protectors they do tend to more directly feel their anger emotions. Women often but not always tend to feel their anger in more indirect ways. Or more commonly, many women have trouble directly acknowledging when they are angry. The strongest emotion for men is anger. The strongest emotion for women is love. Men are the warriors so they need to have anger as a strong emotion for to strengthen this role for them. In Pagan societies such as the Vikings, the society was structured in a way to help keep anger more as the impersonal healthy kind and such societies were even structured in ways to give men healthy outlets for anger.”

“One of the most positive ways to release anger and act upon the warrior spirit in modern society is through sports. Summer is the best time for doing sports. Sports help to create frith since they help people feel more positive and release tension and anger. Group sports can be a powerful tool of troth-making.”

“Another way to release or vent anger is through sex. Sex is a very powerful way to turn anger onto frith and love. It is very sacred to have sex at the Midsummer bonfire.”

“Women as the nurturers and pleasure and care givers have love as their strongest emotion. Since the strongest emotion for women is love, women are the frith-makers and they hold a sacred duty in northern culture as guardians of the frith. Frith is the glue that holds together those who hold troth for each other. Without frith there can be no troth. Keeping troth with those you cannot have any frith with is both dishonorable and dishonest. In order for there to be frith with someone you must hold feelings of respect and trust. No social organization, whether it be one related to Heathenism or anything at all, can survive if it does not strictly enforce members keeping frith between each other. The foundation of troth is frith. Troth is the very basis of Heathenism. Any Heathen that has not learned to be respectful of other people is one that is not able to honor frith and thus shall fail completely at holding troth with others. Since the basis of Heathenism is troth, such a Heathen shall fail as a Heathen. The gods and goddesses only welcome those to their hall that would be able to hold frith with all those who reside in their hall. The whole point of being Heathen is to hold troth for one or more of the northern gods or goddesses and work towards being welcomed to their hall in the after-life, thus learning how to respect others and honor frith is one of the greatest lessons any Heathen can learn.”

“Now at this time of the season, Midsummer, is the time to acknowledge all bonds of troth which we hold. Troth is the very point of Heathenism. Heathenism is simply put the practice of holding troth for one or more of the northern gods/goddesses. In all things we do in our life we must act in ways that honor this troth we hold. By taking troth with any god or goddess we are agreeing to hold their ways holy and honor what they stand for. Take some moments now to ponder on all the gods and goddesses which you hold troth with and all the things which are sacred to them.”

(Feel free to change this next part as needed)

“I _______ (state your name) hold troth with the Aesir and Vanir. _______ (patron deity name) is my patron and thus I hold the greatest troth of all for him/her. I agree to hold sacred all the things which are holy to the Aesir and Vanir and most of all that which is sacred to my patron ________ (patron deity name).”

–

(This next section is optional. If you prefer you can change these to suit your version of the Nine Noble Virtues or change them to whatever other values you happen to follow. In no way are the Nine Noble Virtues in any particular form or at all a requirement to be followed to be Asatru or Heathen. It is up to the individual Heathen to determine what values system they shall follow, so long as they uphold the basics such as honesty, troth, and always keeping oaths to the best of their ability. But once an individual has chosen a value system to follow they must follow it faithfully to the best of their ability. What matters most is to never agree to follow any value system you don’t deeply feel in your heart is right for you. Part of troth is being true to yourself and your true will.)

“To honor the troth I hold, these are the values I have agreed to uphold in my life to the best of my ability.:”

“Courage ”

“Truth ”

“Honor ”

“Troth”

“Discipline ”

“Friendliness ”

“Industriousness”

“Self-Reliance ”

“Perseverance”

–

(This part is not optional)

(Hold drinking how and fill it with drink)

“Hail to the Aesir! Hail to the Vanir! Hail to _______ (patron deity name), I make this toast to you in honor of the troth I hold for you all! Hail!”

(Drink half, pour out rest to offering bowl or ground)

–

Use the pine twig to splash a bit of the liquid in the offering bowl on yourself, on any others in the ritual with you, on your altar, on the ritual space, and in all general areas of your dwelling as well. Does not need to be much splashed around, just a little is fine. This helps to imbue more of the energies of the ritual on you, and others who may also in the ritual with you, and to your place.

–

“Now my rite has ended. May all gathered here fare well on their return to their home places. And may the bonds of frith between us grow, gods, wights, and humans alike. Until we meet again.”

–
–

Pour out the offerings from the offering bowl outside:

“A gift for a gift”

Trace gebo at spot offerings were given to.

“GEBO!”

Gebo

Pour out remaining blessed water outside.

“I pour the sacred water back to the Earth so it may find it’s way back to the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now at this point it is very important to ground your energies. This should always be done after every ritual. Not doing so can lead to problems in the long-run. Grounding is like shifting gears in a car, except it is the process of shifting brain states. During rituals you create a trance like brain state, which is desired for during rituals or for during any spiritual practices. But trance states are not good for doing everyday mundane things. You need to return your mind back to the normal state of consciousness after the ritual is finished. That is what grounding is.

The most simple and common method to ground is to visualize yourself as a tree and see roots growing into the ground from the base of your spine and going down into the earth. Sometimes rituals require industrial strength grounding as they can really create some intense energy. In that case you can try the following triple grounding method.:

First visualize your chakras. You picture in your mind closing first the top one and then seeing a sort of lid closing over it, then proceed with the net lower chakra and so on. You want to leave the bottom most chakra, the root chakra fully open as this is your connection to grounding. Don’t be concerned about having the others closed, the normal proper function of them is that they open and close as needed. Problems with being ungrounded happen when one of more of them are stuck open. Only the bottom one is to be left open at all times.

Next step is to picture a ball of pure white light above your head. Now let this white light slowly descent downward into your body and slowly move lower. As it descends it takes with it any unneeded, old, and negative energies. It is sort of sweeping downward through your energies taking all you no longer need with it. Once it reaches your feet let it move lower till it passes down through the floor. If you are on an upper close let it pass all the way to the ground. Let the earth take this energy to recycle it.

Now final step is to do the traditional grounding. Picture yourself as a tree. Visualize roots coming out of the base of your spine and going down into the Earth. Feel the calmness of a tree, the rooted solidness.

If after these three things you still feel hyper or spaced out you can either eat some food, or put a small amount of salt on your tongue. Another thing you can do is prostrate down to the ground, placing your head on the ground and stay like this for a few moments.

–

Feel free to copy and use this ritual so long as you acknowledge the source.

June 24, 2013  

Volmarr’s Heathen Midsummer Ritual June-21-2013 General Heathen Version

Need:
• drinking horn
• mead (or beer or wine or even can use juice)
• spring water in small bowl
• fresh pine twig
• offering bowl
• candles
• wand (if you don’t have one you can use your fingers instead)
• Thor’s Ritual Hammer (optional, can use it for the Hammer Hallowings)
• One yellow or gold candle
• One white candle
• Any symbols of Summer, solar symbols.

–

This ritual, as are all Heathen or northern rituals, is done while facing north, except where otherwise noted. The altar should be such that it is in front of you when you face north.

If you don’t know how to pronounce the runes see my webpage on how to pronounce them here.

–

Put spring water in small bowl. Trace 3 Laguz runes over it.:

Laguz

“LAGUZ… LAGUZ… LAGUZ”

“From the Well of Wyrd does this water flow, and to the Well of Wyrd does it return”

–

Make Hammer Sign at item and then splash each ritual item with blessed water using the pine twig and for each item say:

“I bless this ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now trace Hammer Sign at person being blessed and/or self and splash them with water using twig.

“I bless ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Use twig to splash ritual space with water.

“I bless this space with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All stand in Elhaz position.

Elhaz Position 1

“Bi-Frost’s rainbow light shine down upon this space and myself so that I may form a portal between the worlds of Asgard and Midgard”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All face north and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the north hallow and ward this stead”

All turn east and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the east hallow and ward this stead”

All turn south and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the south hallow and ward this stead”

All turn west trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the west hallow and ward this stead”

All return to north and look up and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer above hallow and ward this stead”

All look below and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer below hallow and ward this stead”

–

Return to facing north and all stand in the Elhaz position and chant:

“Around me and within me Asgard and Midgard”

Dagaz Position 1

and move into the Dagaz position in the end.

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

(Highly recommended optional casting of the rune ring)

(face north and trace the rune shape in the air before you using your wand and loudly chant: “FEHU!”)

Fehu

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “URUZ”)

Uruz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “THURISAZ”)

Thurisaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ANSUZ”)

Ansuz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “RAIDHO”)

Raidho

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “KENAZ”)

Kenaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “GEBO”)

Gebo

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “WUNJO”)

Wunjo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “HAGALAZ”)

Hagalaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “NAUDHIZ”)

Nauthiz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ISA”)

Isa

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “JERA”)

Jera

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EIHWAZ”)

Eihwaz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “PERTHRO”)

Perthro

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ELHAZ”)

Elhaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “SOWILO”)

Sowilo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “TIWAZ”)

Tiwaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “BERKANO”)

Berkano

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EHWAZ”)

Ehwaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “MANNAZ”)

Mannaz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “LAGUZ”)

Laguz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “INGWAZ”)

Ingwaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “DAGAZ”)

Dagaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “OTHALA”)

Othala

(Few silent deep breaths)

–

Hold up the bottle of mead:

“I now brew the holy mead of inspiration. Won by high Odin long ago!”

Chant into the bottle of mead:

“Odhroerir! Son! Bodhn!”

“Now I hallow this drink with staves of light!”

Chant and trace these runes over the bottle:

“Othala”

Othala

“Dagaz”

Dagaz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Ansuz”

Ansuz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Isa”

Isa

“Elhaz!”

Elhaz

All say:

“Hail Odhroerir!”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“Hail to the Aesir! Hail to the Vanir! Hail to the gods and goddesses of the north! I call upon you all in frith at this time so I may honor the connection we have with one another.”

(Light the white candle.)

“Hail the Vanir! Hail the Aesir!”

“Hail Sunna! Daughter of Glen. Bright rider in the heavens by day. Driver of Alsvin and Arvak. Wearer of Svalin. Day-star. Ever-glow. All-bright. Wolf-chased. Fair-wheel. Grace-shine. Ensnarer of Trolls!”

(Light the yellow candle.)

“Hail Sunna!”

–

“Now is the time of Midsummer. This is a time for adventure and seeking conquest and victory within our life. Midsummer is also a time to honor the important alliances that you hold with others.”

“Late Spring and early Summer are the Norse times to fight battles and go raiding. Most of us in the modern world won’t be going into literal combat situations or going literally raiding, as happened during the Viking age. But we modern people have our own just as difficult battles we have to fight in our day to day life. Common modern forms of battle are: battles against your own negative traits or bad habits, battles to effect greater spiritual growth and awareness, battles to improve our lives in any way, battles against people in our lives who abuse us or cause us harm, battles to stand up for some cause we believe in, battles to improve the lives and well-being of those close to us, battles to achieve success in our careers, fighting for a better world, etc. All these types of battles are equally as worthy as the battles and raids which the Vikings fought, and are just as filled with their own forms of danger and peril. All forms of worthy battle which we fight are a way in which the gods/goddesses test us to see our measure of spiritual strength and bravery. By fighting whatever worthy battles we must in our lives without backing down and doing the best we can in them, we increase our spiritual might and personal luck. Most forms of modern battles are more so what can be considered forms of psychic or spiritual battles. Being a spiritual warrior is just as impressive to the gods/goddesses as being a literal one. If your life has been filled with strife and challenge lately during the late spring and early summer know that this is part of being in tune with the seasonal cycles, and this time shall eventually pass. When fighting a lot of battles our energies can after awhile become drained and run down. Try to call upon the power of the sun, the goddess Sunna, as a source to recharge your psychic and emotional batteries after many long fought battles.”

–

(Hold drinking how and fill it with drink.)

“Hail to Sunna! Goddess of the sun! Goddess of the energies which charge all of life with vitality! Through your vital strength, we gain the power to achieve victory! Please oh bright shinning goddess charge my energies with your might and power! Hail Sunna!”

(Picture in your mind’s eye energy from the sun coming down to you and filling your aura, making it stronger and more powerful.)

(Chant and trace sowilo in the air three times.:)

“SOWILO… SOWILO… SOWILO”

SowiloSowiloSowilo

(Drink half, pour out rest to offering bowl or ground.)

–

“Anger is a useful and important emotion since it is related to defending against attack, and is an emotion needed for self protection. Anger only gets bad when it is used in a personal way. Personalized anger is anger against a certain person, which is very negative. Anger used in a impersonal sense, as controlled anger where you use the anger feelings to empower your ability to defend your rights and to protect yourself and others, is the proper positive use of anger.”

“In modern day times there aren’t many outlets for anger. In older times of course there were plenty of outlets for it since men had to fight to protect. Since men are the protectors they do tend to more directly feel their anger emotions. Women often but not always tend to feel their anger in more indirect ways. Or more commonly, many women have trouble directly acknowledging when they are angry. The strongest emotion for men is anger. The strongest emotion for women is love. Men are the warriors so they need to have anger as a strong emotion for to strengthen this role for them. In Pagan societies such as the Vikings, the society was structured in a way to help keep anger more as the impersonal healthy kind and such societies were even structured in ways to give men healthy outlets for anger.”

“One of the most positive ways to release anger and act upon the warrior spirit in modern society is through sports. Summer is the best time for doing sports. Sports help to create frith since they help people feel more positive and release tension and anger. Group sports can be a powerful tool of troth-making.”

“Another way to release or vent anger is through sex. Sex is a very powerful way to turn anger onto frith and love. It is very sacred to have sex at the Midsummer bonfire.”

“Women as the nurturers and pleasure and care givers have love as their strongest emotion. Since the strongest emotion for women is love, women are the frith-makers and they hold a sacred duty in northern culture as guardians of the frith. Frith is the glue that holds together those who hold troth for each other. Without frith there can be no troth. Keeping troth with those you cannot have any frith with is both dishonorable and dishonest. In order for there to be frith with someone you must hold feelings of respect and trust. No social organization, whether it be one related to Heathenism or anything at all, can survive if it does not strictly enforce members keeping frith between each other. The foundation of troth is frith. Troth is the very basis of Heathenism. Any Heathen that has not learned to be respectful of other people is one that is not able to honor frith and thus shall fail completely at holding troth with others. Since the basis of Heathenism is troth, such a Heathen shall fail as a Heathen. The gods and goddesses only welcome those to their hall that would be able to hold frith with all those who reside in their hall. The whole point of being Heathen is to hold troth for one or more of the northern gods or goddesses and work towards being welcomed to their hall in the after-life, thus learning how to respect others and honor frith is one of the greatest lessons any Heathen can learn.”

“Now at this time of the season, Midsummer, is the time to acknowledge all bonds of troth which we hold. Troth is the very point of Heathenism. Heathenism is simply put the practice of holding troth for one or more of the northern gods/goddesses. In all things we do in our life we must act in ways that honor this troth we hold. By taking troth with any god or goddess we are agreeing to hold their ways holy and honor what they stand for. Take some moments now to ponder on all the gods and goddesses which you hold troth with and all the things which are sacred to them.”

(Feel free to change this next part as needed.)

(Place your hand on the ritual Thor’s Hammer, an oath ring, or some other sacred symbol of the Northern faith.)

“I _______ (state your name) hold troth with the Vanir and Aesir. _______ (patron deity name) is my patron and thus I hold the greatest troth of all for him/her. I agree to hold sacred all the things which are holy to the Aesir and Vanir and most of all that which is sacred to my patron ________ (patron deity name).”

–

(This next section is optional. If you prefer you can change this to whatever other values you happen to follow. In no way are the Nine Noble Virtues, the Vanic Virtues, or the, or any other codified system of values, a requirement to be followed to be Heathen. It is up to the individual Heathen to determine what values system they shall follow, so long as they uphold the basics such as honesty, troth, and always keeping oaths to the best of their ability. But once an individual has chosen a value system to follow they must follow it faithfully to the best of their ability. What matters most is to never agree to follow any value system you don’t deeply feel in your heart is right for you. Part of troth is being true to yourself and your true will.)

(Here state what values you uphold and swear to follow in your life.)

–

(This part is not optional.)

(Hold drinking how and fill it with drink.)

“Hail to the Vanir! Hail to the Aesir! Hail to _______ (patron deity name), I make this toast to you in honor of the troth I hold for you all! Hail!”

(Drink half, pour out rest to offering bowl or ground.)

–

Use the pine twig to splash a bit of the liquid in the offering bowl on yourself, on any others in the ritual with you, on your altar, on the ritual space, and in all general areas of your dwelling as well. Does not need to be much splashed around, just a little is fine. This helps to imbue more of the energies of the ritual on you, and others who may also in the ritual with you, and to your place.

–

“Now my rite has ended. May all gathered here fare well on their return to their home places. And may the bonds of frith between us grow, gods, wights, and humans alike. Until we meet again.”

–
–

Pour out the offerings from the offering bowl outside:

“A gift for a gift”

Trace gebo at spot offerings were given to.

“GEBO!”

Gebo

Pour out remaining blessed water outside.

“I pour the sacred water back to the Earth so it may find it’s way back to the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now at this point it is very important to ground your energies. This should always be done after every ritual. Not doing so can lead to problems in the long-run. Grounding is like shifting gears in a car, except it is the process of shifting brain states. During rituals you create a trance like brain state, which is desired for during rituals or for during any spiritual practices. But trance states are not good for doing everyday mundane things. You need to return your mind back to the normal state of consciousness after the ritual is finished. That is what grounding is.

The most simple and common method to ground is to visualize yourself as a tree and see roots growing into the ground from the base of your spine and going down into the earth. Sometimes rituals require industrial strength grounding as they can really create some intense energy. In that case you can try the following triple grounding method.:

First visualize your chakras. You picture in your mind closing first the top one and then seeing a sort of lid closing over it, then proceed with the net lower chakra and so on. You want to leave the bottom most chakra, the root chakra fully open as this is your connection to grounding. Don’t be concerned about having the others closed, the normal proper function of them is that they open and close as needed. Problems with being ungrounded happen when one of more of them are stuck open. Only the bottom one is to be left open at all times.

Next step is to picture a ball of pure white light above your head. Now let this white light slowly descent downward into your body and slowly move lower. As it descends it takes with it any unneeded, old, and negative energies. It is sort of sweeping downward through your energies taking all you no longer need with it. Once it reaches your feet let it move lower till it passes down through the floor. If you are on an upper close let it pass all the way to the ground. Let the earth take this energy to recycle it.

Now final step is to do the traditional grounding. Picture yourself as a tree. Visualize roots coming out of the base of your spine and going down into the Earth. Feel the calmness of a tree, the rooted solidness.

If after these three things you still feel hyper or spaced out you can either eat some food, or put a small amount of salt on your tongue. Another thing you can do is prostrate down to the ground, placing your head on the ground and stay like this for a few moments.

–

Feel free to copy and use this ritual so long as you acknowledge the source.

April 30, 2013  

Volmarr’s Heathen Wulpurgis Night Ritual April-30-2013

Need:
• drinking horn
• mead (or beer or wine or even can use juice)
• spring water in small bowl
• fresh pine twig
• offering bowl
• candles
• wand (if you don’t have one you can use your fingers instead)
• Thor’s Ritual Hammer (optional, can use it for the Hammer Hallowings)
• red candle
• white candle
• any symbols of spring
• any symbols of witches and magick
• a representation of Freyja
• small or medium size May-pole
• cauldron big enough to have a pillar candle in it
• small pillar candle along with a glass holder for it

–

This ritual, as are all Heathen or northern rituals, is done while facing north, except where otherwise noted. The altar should be such that it is in front of you when you face north.

If you don’t know how to pronounce the runes see my webpage on how to pronounce them here.

–

Put spring water in small bowl. Trace 3 Laguz runes over it.:

Laguz

“LAGUZ… LAGUZ… LAGUZ”

“From the Well of Wyrd does this water flow, and to the Well of Wyrd does it return”

–

Make Hammer Sign at item and then splash each ritual item with blessed water using the pine twig and for each item say:

“I bless this ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now trace Hammer Sign at person being blessed and/or self and splash them with water using twig.

“I bless ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Use twig to splash ritual space with water.

“I bless this space with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All stand in Elhaz position.

Elhaz Position 1

“Bi-Frost’s rainbow light shine down upon this space and myself so that I may form a portal between the worlds of Asgard and Midgard”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All face north and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the north hallow and ward this stead”

All turn east and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the east hallow and ward this stead”

All turn south and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the south hallow and ward this stead”

All turn west trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the west hallow and ward this stead”

All return to north and look up and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer above hallow and ward this stead”

All look below and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer below hallow and ward this stead”

–

Return to facing north and all stand in the Elhaz position and chant:

“Around me and within me Asgard and Midgard”

Dagaz Position 1

and move into the Dagaz position in the end.

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

(Highly recommended optional casting of the rune ring)

(face north and trace the rune shape in the air before you using your wand and loudly chant: “FEHU!”)

Fehu

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “URUZ”)

Uruz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “THURISAZ”)

Thurisaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ANSUZ”)

Ansuz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “RAIDHO”)

Raidho

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “KENAZ”)

Kenaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “GEBO”)

Gebo

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “WUNJO”)

Wunjo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “HAGALAZ”)

Hagalaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “NAUDHIZ”)

Nauthiz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ISA”)

Isa

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “JERA”)

Jera

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EIHWAZ”)

Eihwaz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “PERTHRO”)

Perthro

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ELHAZ”)

Elhaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “SOWILO”)

Sowilo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “TIWAZ”)

Tiwaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “BERKANO”)

Berkano

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EHWAZ”)

Ehwaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “MANNAZ”)

Mannaz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “LAGUZ”)

Laguz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “INGWAZ”)

Ingwaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “DAGAZ”)

Dagaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “OTHALA”)

Othala

(Few silent deep breaths)

–

Hold up the bottle of mead:

“I now brew the holy mead of inspiration. Won by high Odin long ago!”

Chant into the bottle of mead:

“Odhroerir! Son! Bodhn!”

“Now I hallow this drink with staves of light!”

Chant and trace these runes over the bottle:

“Othala”

Othala

“Dagaz”

Dagaz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Ansuz”

Ansuz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Isa”

Isa

“Elhaz!”

Elhaz

All say:

“Hail Odhroerir!”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“Hail Freyja! Daughter of Njord. Sister of Freyr. Descendant of the Vanir. Possessor of Brisingamen. Od’s wife. Vanir-bride. Teacher of seidh. Love goddess. Gold-thirsty one. Queen of witches!”

“Hail also the unnamed disir of the Vanir, goddesses ancient and powerful. Please be here at this ritual of spring-time transformation.”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“The Norse divide the seasons into two, winter and summer. Now is a shifting of energies, the unstable energies of change. It isn’t winter anymore now, but it isn’t yet summer. This is a border state time, a time between a time.”

“This time of year is traditionally associated with witches since witches, and wizards too, are people that live with a focus on those border states, as their focus is effecting change and transformation.”

“Seidh is a form of magick related to Norse witchcraft. Seidh and many forms of magick are done by going into a trance state. Trance means altered state of conscious. People are often in trance state when in any border state, time between sleep and waking, meditation, magick rituals, intense pain states, near death state, etc.”

“Battle trance is a state in which one struggles with life or death through physical combat. During battle is a powerful time to do spells due to this. Fight or flight is an altered state of consciousness. Spiritual rituals too are a border event. Also physical workouts too can be border states.”

“Sex is a border state. Sex is one possible tool to use to do seidh and other forms of magick. Being sexually aroused is a border state. Freyja is always sexually aroused, thus she is a goddess always in the border state.”

“Border state is fire. This is why Freyja is associated with fire. Fire is the energy of change. Conventional consciousness state for mortal humans is ice. Ice is the energy that keeps things as they are. Life force energy is fire though, because living beings can and do constantly change their environment.”

“Gods and goddesses have more life force than mortal humans, thus they have more magick. Deities can cause more, bigger amounts of change. By becoming attuned and one with the natural cycle of the seasons we increase our own life-force and fire and become more powerful. When we do devotional rituals to gods and goddesses we slowly move our own energies closer to the divine and become progressively more than just human. This is how we add divinity to our soul. By becoming more divine like this we increase our abilities to effect magick and create positive change for ourselves and others.”

“The more we become divine the higher our personal consciousness frequency is and the more we are able to access a greater amount of knowledge, wisdom, awareness, and the stronger access we have to life force. This also causes our spiritual luck to improve. Rising one’s consciousness frequency is the key to making spiritual progress. By rising our consciousness frequency then we can become closer to the gods and goddesses as we are then like one of them.”

“Negativity, limited thinking, negative energy, bad energies, unhealthy food, unhealthy habits such as smoking, being around negative people and lack of faith in the gods/goddesses, all serve to drag down our energies and pull us away from the spiritual. Drinking in a way in which we don’t have any self control over is very destructive and pulls down our energies. Drinking alcohol is not bad, it actually is a strong part of the Heathen path, what is bad is drinking to an extreme and not being a responsible drinker. These things suck the spiritual life force out of us and reduce our fire. It is very important on the spiritual path to learn how to shield your energies against negativity and limit any interactions with negative people.”

“The greatest tool for keeping energies consistently at a more positive spiritual level is regular daily spiritual practices. Enlightenment is not something that happens once and then you are cured for the rest of your life, it is an ongoing quest, even after achieving some measure of spiritual success all that has been gained can be lost if efforts are not kept up to keep things going. Magick is a tool to use to transform the self so that you can stay more often in a higher enlightened consciousness state that is closer to the level of the gods and goddesses. By maintaining a higher state of consciousness and a greater level of awareness and personal power we attract the interest of the gods and goddesses. By building a devotional practice towards a patron deity, matched by working on yourself using magick for self transformation directed towards a greater and greater spiritual self awareness, we move ourselves closer to achieving final rest from incarnation in the physical world, and moving on to reside in the hall of our patron deity at the time of our death. Working on the self to the point that we are ready to join our patron after we cross over from this world of the living to the next world is the main point for any more advanced level Heathen.”

“Now is the time during these changing energies to look for opportunities to bring positive changes in our lives, a powerful time to effect improvements in our lives. Now with the increase in physical activity in the rhythm of nature, is a excellent time to focus on getting into better physical shape by doing a regular fitness routine, if we don’t already do so. It is a good time to look at ways we can work on improving our health, both mentally and physically. This time of year is a good time to consider getting books about helpful methods of self improvement. It is a good time to brush up on any spiritual or occult knowledge areas we may already possess and perhaps looking too at ways we can expand such areas of knowledge. All these things which involve self improvement are connected with transformation and is oriented towards the type of energies of witches and wizards and of this general time of year. We are moving away from the inward focused energies of winter to the outward flowing energies of summer. The energies are shifting outward now towards vitality and renewal.”

“At this time of year the sexual energies of nature are at their strongest point. Now is the time to enjoy any opportunities that are presented to express those sexual currents with others. Sex is a good way of celebrating the current natural cycle. It is a way to make offerings of joy and pleasure to the spirits of nature. Sexual expression is a way to honor all goddesses associated with this time of year, both hidden and known.”

“The Vanir are the Norse deities associated with the border time energies of the seasons, both with the spring when nature’s vitality increases, and in the fall when that which has grown is harvested. Vanic deities are strongly connected with the sexual currents of nature. Spring is the season for the goddesses and fall the season to enjoy the blessings of the Vanic gods. Spring is female, and fall male. Spring and fall are not seasons proper for the Norse, but times of transition between winter and summer. Freyja as goddess of sexuality and witchcraft is a goddess of the spring whose energies reflect this time of year. There are also hidden goddesses of the Vanir who help to bring forth the energies of this time of year of the cycle and we must honor them too.”

–

(If there is any magick spells you wish to do for the purpose to better yourself in some way, now is a powerful time to do them. You may either do them at this point in the ritual or in a later ritual.)

–

(Light red candle.)

(Fill drinking horn with mead and hold filled horn up.)

“Freyja please present to me opportunities to take part in the increased sexual energies of this current time of year. Also please oh lovely goddess show me any ways that I may improve myself, and help me with opportunities to do so. Please oh pretty goddess help me to flow with the changing energies of this time of year. You who are a helpful seidh-witch, and lover to all, help me to bend the life currents to my advantage. Thank you radiant Freyja.”

(Drink some of the mead and pour out rest to offering bowl for Freyja.)

–

(Light white candle.)

(Fill drinking horn with mead and hold it up.)

“Hidden spring-time goddesses of the Vanir may your energies be strong so that this season may be a wonderful one filled with positive vitality for all lifeforms. I thank you oh lovely hidden goddesses for all you do for us who take part in the seasons. Hail all hidden life-force goddesses of the Vanir!”

(Drink some of the mead and pour out the rest into offering bowl for the hidden spring-time goddesses of the Vanir.)

–

(Be sure the pillar candle in the glass holder is in the cauldron.)

“I now light the bonfire of the lust-fires of the union of the hidden Vanic God of Spring, and the hidden Vanic Goddess of Spring. I light this fire within the cauldron of the Goddess’s vagina to send these energies to the Goddess so she may use them to revitalize the energies of nature.”

(Light the candle in the cauldron.)

“May the flames of passion and sexual union between the God and Goddess be strong and bright. May the energies of nature be revitalized! This fire burns away the last remaining vestiges of the winter half of the year. The summer half of the year is upon us now!”

(Jump over the candle in the cauldron.)

“By jumping over this lust-fire, I revitalize my own energies, and step into the summer half of the year!”

–

(Be sure the May-pole is set up in the middle of the ritual space.)

“Now is a time to celebrate the newly arrived energies of summer, and to get in touch with all the joy that is to come during this brighter, warmer, half of the year.”

(Play some festive Pagan May-day music, and dance around the May-pole to the music. Take some time to really enjoy the music. Do this for as long as you want. This is a time to party and enjoy the vital sexual life-force that is strong at this time.)

–

Use the pine twig to splash a bit of the liquid in the offering bowl on yourself, on any others in the ritual with you, on your altar, on the ritual space, and in all general areas of your dwelling as well. Does not need to be much splashed around, just a little is fine. This helps to imbue more of the energies of the ritual on you, and others who may also in the ritual with you, and to your place.

–

“Now my rite has ended. May all gathered here fare well on their return to their home places. And may the bonds of frith between us grow, gods, wights, and humans alike. Until we meet again.”

–

Pour out the offerings from the offering bowl outside:

“A gift for a gift”

Trace gebo at spot offerings were given to.

“GEBO!”

Gebo

Pour out remaining blessed water outside.

“I pour the sacred water back to the Earth so it may find it’s way back to the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now at this point it is very important to ground your energies. This should always be done after every ritual. Not doing so can lead to problems in the long-run. Grounding is like shifting gears in a car, except it is the process of shifting brain states. During rituals you create a trance like brain state, which is desired for during rituals or for during any spiritual practices. But trance states are not good for doing everyday mundane things. You need to return your mind back to the normal state of consciousness after the ritual is finished. That is what grounding is.

The most simple and common method to ground is to visualize yourself as a tree and see roots growing into the ground from the base of your spine and going down into the earth. Sometimes rituals require industrial strength grounding as they can really create some intense energy. In that case you can try the following triple grounding method.:

First visualize your chakras. You picture in your mind closing first the top one and then seeing a sort of lid closing over it, then proceed with the net lower chakra and so on. You want to leave the bottom most chakra, the root chakra fully open as this is your connection to grounding. Don’t be concerned about having the others closed, the normal proper function of them is that they open and close as needed. Problems with being ungrounded happen when one of more of them are stuck open. Only the bottom one is to be left open at all times.

Next step is to picture a ball of pure white light above your head. Now let this white light slowly descent downward into your body and slowly move lower. As it descends it takes with it any unneeded, old, and negative energies. It is sort of sweeping downward through your energies taking all you no longer need with it. Once it reaches your feet let it move lower till it passes down through the floor. If you are on an upper close let it pass all the way to the ground. Let the earth take this energy to recycle it.

Now final step is to do the traditional grounding. Picture yourself as a tree. Visualize roots coming out of the base of your spine and going down into the Earth. Feel the calmness of a tree, the rooted solidness.

If after these three things you still feel hyper or spaced out you can either eat some food, or put a small amount of salt on your tongue. Another thing you can do is prostrate down to the ground, placing your head on the ground and stay like this for a few moments.

–

Feel free to copy and use this ritual so long as you acknowledge the source.

March 20, 2013  

Volmarr’s Heathen Ostara (March-21) Ritual March-21-2013

Need:
• drinking horn
• mead (or beer or wine or even can use juice)
• spring water in small bowl
• fresh pine twig
• offering bowl
• candles
• wand (if you don’t have one you can use your fingers instead)
• Thor’s Ritual Hammer (optional, can use it for the Hammer Hallowings)
• Red candle. If you can dress this candle with olive oil.
• Many small slips of paper.
• Pen or writing instrument.
• Any representation of Freyja.
• Decorated eggs (real or plastic ones)
• Symbols of spring such as Easter bunnies and spring flowers.
• A fireproof metal cauldron or other fireproof container that paper can be burned in.
• Chocolate eggs.

–

This ritual, as are all Heathen or northern rituals, is done while facing north, except where otherwise noted. The altar should be such that it is in front of you when you face north.

If you don’t know how to pronounce the runes see my webpage on how to pronounce them here.

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Put spring water in small bowl. Trace 3 Laguz runes over it.:

Laguz

“LAGUZ… LAGUZ… LAGUZ”

“From the Well of Wyrd does this water flow, and to the Well of Wyrd does it return”

–

Make Hammer Sign at item and then splash each ritual item with blessed water using the pine twig and for each item say:

“I bless this ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now trace Hammer Sign at person being blessed and/or self and splash them with water using twig.

“I bless ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Use twig to splash ritual space with water.

“I bless this space with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All stand in Elhaz position.

Elhaz Position 1

“Bi-Frost’s rainbow light shine down upon this space and myself so that I may form a portal between the worlds of Asgard and Midgard”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All face north and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the north hallow and ward this stead”

All turn east and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the east hallow and ward this stead”

All turn south and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the south hallow and ward this stead”

All turn west trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the west hallow and ward this stead”

All return to north and look up and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer above hallow and ward this stead”

All look below and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer below hallow and ward this stead”

–

Return to facing north and all stand in the Elhaz position and chant:

“Around me and within me Asgard and Midgard”

Dagaz Position 1

and move into the Dagaz position in the end.

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

(Highly recommended optional casting of the rune ring)

(face north and trace the rune shape in the air before you using your wand and loudly chant: “FEHU!”)

Fehu

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “URUZ”)

Uruz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “THURISAZ”)

Thurisaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ANSUZ”)

Ansuz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “RAIDHO”)

Raidho

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “KENAZ”)

Kenaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “GEBO”)

Gebo

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “WUNJO”)

Wunjo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “HAGALAZ”)

Hagalaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “NAUDHIZ”)

Nauthiz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ISA”)

Isa

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “JERA”)

Jera

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EIHWAZ”)

Eihwaz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “PERTHRO”)

Perthro

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ELHAZ”)

Elhaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “SOWILO”)

Sowilo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “TIWAZ”)

Tiwaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “BERKANO”)

Berkano

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EHWAZ”)

Ehwaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “MANNAZ”)

Mannaz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “LAGUZ”)

Laguz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “INGWAZ”)

Ingwaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “DAGAZ”)

Dagaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “OTHALA”)

Othala

(Few silent deep breaths)

–

Hold up the bottle of mead:

“I now brew the holy mead of inspiration. Won by high Odin long ago!”

Chant into the bottle of mead:

“Odhroerir! Son! Bodhn!”

“Now I hallow this drink with staves of light!”

Chant and trace these runes over the bottle:

“Othala”

Othala

“Dagaz”

Dagaz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Ansuz”

Ansuz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Isa”

Isa

“Elhaz!”

Elhaz

All say:

“Hail Odhroerir!”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“Hail Freyja! Daughter of Njord. Sister of Freyr. Descendant of the Vanir. Possessor of Brisingamen. Od’s wife. Vanir-bride. Teacher of seidh. Love goddess. Gold-thirsty one. Queen of witches!”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“Now is the first day of spring. The Earth at this time is starting to awaken from the slumber of winter time. All around us nature is starting to show herself after a time of hiding during the winter time. The weather is starting to warm up slowly now.”

“Earlier, when we celebrated charming of the plow, we had made the soil of the field of our life ready by breaking it open with the plow. This process applied to us personally in the sense of busting all blockages in our life, and thus freeing that energy up to be used for new things. Now the soil stands ready to take new seed. Most of us are not farmers nowadays, but this same cycle of planting and harvest applies to us in the sense of planning for the things we wish to enjoy in the coming year. By using the natural cycles of the seasons we can strengthen this process of bringing things into our life which we wish. This way too we live in harmony with the natural cycles of nature.”

“Seeds are any goals that are desired to be accomplished, things we wish to manifest in our life. In order for all things to manifest they must go through a process of being planted as a seed, be tended to so they may grow or doing actual things to make it happen, any weeds or obstacles removed, and finally harvest comes once it manifests.”

“Now at this time think carefully about any goals you wish to accomplish in your life. Take as much time as needed to do this. These goals can be anything positive such as positive changes you wish in your life, new things you wish to own, projects you wish to create or work on, advancement in areas of your life, new types of relationships you may wish to have, ways you wish to improve your health or well-being, etc. Write down each goal on a separate small slip of paper.”

(You may have written them already before the ritual or during it, or a combination of both. For either spend much time thinking about each goal.)

“Think of how it is that you will work on accomplishing each goal. Merely wishing for a goal without doing any work to make it manifest would be like planting seeds and not tending to them.”

“Hail Freyja goddess of the fires of life and vitality! Your fire energies are the sexual energies of creation itself! At this time of spring your energies quicken and grow to their strongest, as all life itself takes part in this quickening of the energies of creation of new life and growth. I desire oh lovely goddess, to plant these seeds into your fiery womb of creation, so that they may grow. May they grow in you till it is time for harvest, the time when that which has grown in you is given to your brother Freyr, for him then to give to us at that time as the blessings of harvest and abundance.”

(Light the red candle)

“This candle represents the fires of your sexual energies of vitality oh lovely Freyja”

(Now slowly one at a time light each slip of paper with the red candle and let it burn in the metal cauldron)

“Using your energies of sexual fire Freyja I offer each of these seeds to you oh lovely one. Please grow them for me in your womb so I may manifest each of these goals in my life.”

(Fill drinking horn with mead and hold up horn)

“Hail Freyja goddess of the quickening of vital energies. You are the one who stirs the desires to create more life as goddess of sexual desire! I make this offering to you oh lovely goddess! Hail Freyja!”

(Drink half of mead and pour out rest to offering bowl for Freyja)

(Hold up the bowl of chocolate eggs)

“Hail Freyja sweetest goddess, I offer this to you oh pretty one!”

(Eat half of candies and place other half minus any wrapping in the offering bowl)

–

Use the pine twig to splash a bit of the liquid in the offering bowl on yourself, on any others in the ritual with you, on your altar, on the ritual space, and in all general areas of your dwelling as well. Does not need to be much splashed around, just a little is fine. This helps to imbue more of the energies of the ritual on you, and others who may also in the ritual with you, and to your place.

–

“Now my rite has ended. May all gathered here fare well on their return to their home places. And may the bonds of frith between us grow, gods, wights, and humans alike. Until we meet again.”

–
–

Be sure to write in your journal or blog as a private entry all goal seeds you wrote down in this ritual. You will need these later during the harvest time of year.

–

Pour out the offerings from the offering bowl outside:

“A gift for a gift”

Trace gebo at spot offerings were given to.

“GEBO!”

Gebo

Pour out remaining blessed water outside.

“I pour the sacred water back to the Earth so it may find it’s way back to the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now at this point it is very important to ground your energies. This should always be done after every ritual. Not doing so can lead to problems in the long-run. Grounding is like shifting gears in a car, except it is the process of shifting brain states. During rituals you create a trance like brain state, which is desired for during rituals or for during any spiritual practices. But trance states are not good for doing everyday mundane things. You need to return your mind back to the normal state of consciousness after the ritual is finished. That is what grounding is.

The most simple and common method to ground is to visualize yourself as a tree and see roots growing into the ground from the base of your spine and going down into the earth. Sometimes rituals require industrial strength grounding as they can really create some intense energy. In that case you can try the following triple grounding method.:

First visualize your chakras. You picture in your mind closing first the top one and then seeing a sort of lid closing over it, then proceed with the net lower chakra and so on. You want to leave the bottom most chakra, the root chakra fully open as this is your connection to grounding. Don’t be concerned about having the others closed, the normal proper function of them is that they open and close as needed. Problems with being ungrounded happen when one of more of them are stuck open. Only the bottom one is to be left open at all times.

Next step is to picture a ball of pure white light above your head. Now let this white light slowly descent downward into your body and slowly move lower. As it descends it takes with it any unneeded, old, and negative energies. It is sort of sweeping downward through your energies taking all you no longer need with it. Once it reaches your feet let it move lower till it passes down through the floor. If you are on an upper close let it pass all the way to the ground. Let the earth take this energy to recycle it.

Now final step is to do the traditional grounding. Picture yourself as a tree. Visualize roots coming out of the base of your spine and going down into the Earth. Feel the calmness of a tree, the rooted solidness.

If after these three things you still feel hyper or spaced out you can either eat some food, or put a small amount of salt on your tongue. Another thing you can do is prostrate down to the ground, placing your head on the ground and stay like this for a few moments.

–

Feel free to copy and use this ritual so long as you acknowledge the source.

February 8, 2013  

Volmarr’s Heathen Feast of Love Ritual Feb-14-2013

Need:
• drinking horn
• mead (or wine or beer or even can use juice)
• spring water in small bowl
• fresh pine twig
• offering bowl
• candles
• wand (if you don’t have one you can use your fingers instead)
• Thor’s Ritual Hammer (optional, can use it for the Hammer Hallowings)
• chocolates
• Any symbols of love or sexuality such as hearts or other erotic items or symbols.
• Symbols of Freyja, such as a statue or picture of her and/or other items sacred to her.
• Optionally you can have pictures of the people you shall be honoring in this ritual.

–

This ritual, as are all Heathen or northern rituals, is done while facing north, except where otherwise noted. The altar should be such that it is in front of you when you face north.

If you don’t know how to pronounce the runes see my webpage on how to pronounce them here.

–

Put spring water in small bowl. Trace 3 Laguz runes over it.:

Laguz

“LAGUZ… LAGUZ… LAGUZ”

“From the Well of Wyrd does this water flow, and to the Well of Wyrd does it return”

–

Make Hammer Sign at item and then splash each ritual item with blessed water using the pine twig and for each item say:

“I bless this ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now trace Hammer Sign at person being blessed and/or self and splash them with water using twig.

“I bless ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Use twig to splash ritual space with water.

“I bless this space with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All stand in Elhaz position.

Elhaz Position 1

“Bi-Frost’s rainbow light shine down upon this space and myself so that I may form a portal between the worlds of Asgard and Midgard”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All face north and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the north hallow and ward this stead”

All turn east and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the east hallow and ward this stead”

All turn south and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the south hallow and ward this stead”

All turn west trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the west hallow and ward this stead”

All return to north and look up and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer above hallow and ward this stead”

All look below and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer below hallow and ward this stead”

–

Return to facing north and all stand in the Elhaz position and chant:

“Around me and within me Asgard and Midgard”

Dagaz Position 1

and move into the Dagaz position in the end.

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

(Highly recommended optional casting of the rune ring)

(face north and trace the rune shape in the air before you using your wand and loudly chant: “FEHU!”)

Fehu

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “URUZ”)

Uruz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “THURISAZ”)

Thurisaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ANSUZ”)

Ansuz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “RAIDHO”)

Raidho

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “KENAZ”)

Kenaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “GEBO”)

Gebo

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “WUNJO”)

Wunjo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “HAGALAZ”)

Hagalaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “NAUDHIZ”)

Nauthiz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ISA”)

Isa

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “JERA”)

Jera

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EIHWAZ”)

Eihwaz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “PERTHRO”)

Perthro

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ELHAZ”)

Elhaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “SOWILO”)

Sowilo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “TIWAZ”)

Tiwaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “BERKANO”)

Berkano

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EHWAZ”)

Ehwaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “MANNAZ”)

Mannaz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “LAGUZ”)

Laguz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “INGWAZ”)

Ingwaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “DAGAZ”)

Dagaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “OTHALA”)

Othala

(Few silent deep breaths)

–

Hold up the bottle of mead:

“I now brew the holy mead of inspiration. Won by high Odin long ago!”

Chant into the bottle of mead:

“Odhroerir! Son! Bodhn!”

“Now I hallow this drink with staves of light!”

Chant and trace these runes over the bottle:

“Othala”

Othala

“Dagaz”

Dagaz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Ansuz”

Ansuz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Isa”

Isa

“Elhaz!”

Elhaz

All say:

“Hail Odhroerir!”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“Hail Freyja! Daughter of Njord. Sister of Freyr. Descendant of the Vanir. Possessor of Brisingamen. Od’s wife. Vanir-bride. Teacher of seidh. Love goddess. Gold-thirsty one. Queen of witches!”

This next invocation is optional depending on the nature of your relationship to Freyja. Of course you can modify this invocation as you see fit to better suit you.

“Hail Freyja, burning fire of sexual desire, heat of lust and passion, and energies of transformation. You who who stands naked, with only a short cloak of hawk feathers and a jeweled necklace that radiants fire. Your hair long, wild, and golden blond. I look deeply into your pale blue eyes that are like the oceans. Your body of the most pleasing feminine shape. Your pale skin glows with life. I see you breath with longing. Your body moves with the grace of a cat. I look at your full round breasts and dark pink erect nipples. I gaze my eyes upon your sensuous curves. Your legs long and strong. I look between your thighs and see the dew glistening from your sex. I feel the intense fires which burn there. I look upon you! I feel the excitement you invoke in me! I wish to enter deep into you and merge with you in acts of love and pleasure. I worship you who is the Queen of all Northern Witches. I worship your flesh of desire. I call upon you today, on this day which is sacred to that which you hold holy.”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“Today is the day to honor sexuality and sexual relationships in all forms. Sex is something which creates frith with others and is a great source of joy and pleasure between all forms of life. All expressions of sexuality of any sort between consenting adults is sacred to the goddess Freyja. We must remember to keep our minds open and not consider our own preferred forms of sexual expression to be the only valid way for others. Also we should have respect for those who for whatever reason choose not to engage in any sexual activities at all, for that is their choice. We must honor sex as a personal choice, so long as it is expressed in ways that respects the choices of others, than it is positive and should be honored as a joyful expression of life.”

“This is a time for us to honor all those in our life with whom we have any form of sexual interaction or relationship with on a regular basis. It is important we acknowledge and are thankful for the joys and pleasures they give to us. Now take a few moments to think about these people and how thankful you are for all they give to you.”

Ponder on all such people now.

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“I am thankful to ___________ for the joys and pleasures you give me. I am thankful and glad that you are part of my life and I honor you for the special place you have in my life.”
Repeat for as many people in your life that you have regular sexual interactions with or a sexual relationship with, thanking each one separately.

Fill drinking horn with drink and hold up horn.

“Freyja I thank you for bringing ____________ [,____________, and __________] into my life. May the interaction between us continue to provide joy, frith, and pleasure for us all. I make this offering in thanks to you Freyja! Hail Freyja goddess of sexual pleasure!”

Drink some of the drink and pour rest into offering bowl.

Trace Hammer Sign over plate of chocolates

“I bless these chocolates to give in offering to Freyja. May my sexual and love life be sweet and pleasing for the coming year! Hail Freyja!”

Eat some of the chocolates and put rest in offering bowl.

–

Use the pine twig to splash a bit of the liquid in the offering bowl on yourself, on any others in the ritual with you, on your altar, on the ritual space, and in all general areas of your dwelling as well. Does not need to be much splashed around, just a little is fine. This helps to imbue more of the energies of the ritual on you, and others who may also in the ritual with you, and to your place.

–

“Now my rite has ended. May all gathered here fare well on their return to their home places. And may the bonds of frith between us grow, gods, wights, and humans alike. Until we meet again.”

–
–

Pour out the offerings from the offering bowl outside:

“A gift for a gift”

Trace gebo at spot offerings were given to.

“GEBO!”

Gebo

Pour out remaining blessed water outside.

“I pour the sacred water back to the Earth so it may find it’s way back to the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now at this point it is very important to ground your energies. This should always be done after every ritual. Not doing so can lead to problems in the long-run. Grounding is like shifting gears in a car, except it is the process of shifting brain states. During rituals you create a trance like brain state, which is desired for during rituals or for during any spiritual practices. But trance states are not good for doing everyday mundane things. You need to return your mind back to the normal state of consciousness after the ritual is finished. That is what grounding is.

The most simple and common method to ground is to visualize yourself as a tree and see roots growing into the ground from the base of your spine and going down into the earth. Sometimes rituals require industrial strength grounding as they can really create some intense energy. In that case you can try the following triple grounding method.:

First visualize your chakras. You picture in your mind closing first the top one and then seeing a sort of lid closing over it, then proceed with the net lower chakra and so on. You want to leave the bottom most chakra, the root chakra fully open as this is your connection to grounding. Don’t be concerned about having the others closed, the normal proper function of them is that they open and close as needed. Problems with being ungrounded happen when one of more of them are stuck open. Only the bottom one is to be left open at all times.

Next step is to picture a ball of pure white light above your head. Now let this white light slowly descent downward into your body and slowly move lower. As it descends it takes with it any unneeded, old, and negative energies. It is sort of sweeping downward through your energies taking all you no longer need with it. Once it reaches your feet let it move lower till it passes down through the floor. If you are on an upper close let it pass all the way to the ground. Let the earth take this energy to recycle it.

Now final step is to do the traditional grounding. Picture yourself as a tree. Visualize roots coming out of the base of your spine and going down into the Earth. Feel the calmness of a tree, the rooted solidness.

If after these three things you still feel hyper or spaced out you can either eat some food, or put a small amount of salt on your tongue. Another thing you can do is prostrate down to the ground, placing your head on the ground and stay like this for a few moments.

–

Feel free to copy and use this ritual so long as you acknowledge the source.

February 8, 2013  

Volmarr’s Heathen Ritual for Day of Remembrance of Eyvind Kinnrifi Feb-9-2013

Need:
• drinking horn
• mead (or beer or wine or even can use juice)
• offering bowl
• candles (optional)
• wand (if you don’t have one you can use your fingers instead)
• (optional) Ritual Thor’s Hammer as a good symbol of Heathen faith

–

This ritual, as are all Heathen or northern rituals, is done while facing north, except where otherwise noted. The altar should be such that it is in front of you when you face north.

–

Few silent deep breaths.

All stand in Elhaz position.

Elhaz Position 1

“Bi-Frost’s rainbow light shine down upon this space and myself so that I may form a portal between the worlds of Asgard and Midgard”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All face north and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the north hallow and ward this stead”

All turn east and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the east hallow and ward this stead”

All turn south and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the south hallow and ward this stead”

All turn west trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the west hallow and ward this stead”

All return to north and look up and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer above hallow and ward this stead”

All look below and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer below hallow and ward this stead”

–

Return to facing north and all stand in the Elhaz position and chant:

“Around me and within me Asgard and Midgard”

Dagaz Position 1

and move into the Dagaz position in the end.

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“Today I make a special toast to honor the memory of the Heathen hero Eyvind Kinnrifi, who during the late Viking age on this day, was tortured and murdered when he refused to convert to Christianity. I make this toast not out of anger to those who wrongly tried to force their religion upon him, but instead to honor the great courage and strength of will of Eyvind Kinnrifi for not backing down in sticking to what he believed in, and knew was right no matter how much oppression he experienced from others. People who stick to what they know is right in the face of difficult obstacles, are spiritual warriors, and win a place in Asgard. May we learn courage and strength of will, and fortitude to stick with our convictions from his example.”

Fill horn with drink and hold it up.

“Hail to the spiritual hero Eyvind Kinnrifi! May we share in your strength of will!”

Drink some of drink and pour rest to offering bowl.

–

Use the pine twig to splash a bit of the liquid in the offering bowl on yourself, on any others in the ritual with you, on your altar, on the ritual space, and in all general areas of your dwelling as well. Does not need to be much splashed around, just a little is fine. This helps to imbue more of the energies of the ritual on you, and others who may also in the ritual with you, and to your place.

–

“Now my rite has ended. May all gathered here fare well on their return to their home places. And may the bonds of frith between us grow, gods, wights, and humans alike. Until we meet again.”

–
–

Pour out the offerings from the offering bowl outside:

“A gift for a gift”

Trace gebo at spot offerings were given to.

“GEBO!”

Gebo

–

Now at this point it is very important to ground your energies. This should always be done after every ritual. Not doing so can lead to problems in the long-run. Grounding is like shifting gears in a car, except it is the process of shifting brain states. During rituals you create a trance like brain state, which is desired for during rituals or for during any spiritual practices. But trance states are not good for doing everyday mundane things. You need to return your mind back to the normal state of consciousness after the ritual is finished. That is what grounding is.

The most simple and common method to ground is to visualize yourself as a tree and see roots growing into the ground from the base of your spine and going down into the earth. Sometimes rituals require industrial strength grounding as they can really create some intense energy. In that case you can try the following triple grounding method.:

First visualize your chakras. You picture in your mind closing first the top one and then seeing a sort of lid closing over it, then proceed with the net lower chakra and so on. You want to leave the bottom most chakra, the root chakra fully open as this is your connection to grounding. Don’t be concerned about having the others closed, the normal proper function of them is that they open and close as needed. Problems with being ungrounded happen when one of more of them are stuck open. Only the bottom one is to be left open at all times.

Next step is to picture a ball of pure white light above your head. Now let this white light slowly descent downward into your body and slowly move lower. As it descends it takes with it any unneeded, old, and negative energies. It is sort of sweeping downward through your energies taking all you no longer need with it. Once it reaches your feet let it move lower till it passes down through the floor. If you are on an upper close let it pass all the way to the ground. Let the earth take this energy to recycle it.

Now final step is to do the traditional grounding. Picture yourself as a tree. Visualize roots coming out of the base of your spine and going down into the Earth. Feel the calmness of a tree, the rooted solidness.

If after these three things you still feel hyper or spaced out you can either eat some food, or put a small amount of salt on your tongue. Another thing you can do is prostrate down to the ground, placing your head on the ground and stay like this for a few moments.

–

Feel free to copy and use this ritual so long as you acknowledge the source.

January 31, 2013  

Volmarr’s Heathen Charming the Plow Ritual Feb-2-2013

Needed items:
• drinking horn
• mead
• spring water in small bowl
• fresh pine twig
• offering bowl
• candles
• wand (if you don’t have one you can use your fingers instead)
• Any symbols of Thor, a statue of him or picture or a Thor’s Hammer or any items related to him.
• Any items we use for creativity and that we use in our job if we have one. Any computers we own and use should be included along with smart phones. If any item of these sorts cannot be brought to the ritual area then just imagine if being there. If the item is too big to imagine occupying the space then see it there in a mini form.
• Some kind of little cakes on an unbreakable sturdy plate.
• A mini hand-held sledge hammer or (Ritual Thor’s Hammer) only used for ritual purposes.
• A separate very sturdy altar for the cake to be on.

WARNING!: Put the cake on a separate very sturdy altar. Do not put anything burning or fragile or breakable on the same altar as the cake is on. The reason for this is that even if you don’t think you will, this ritual if done correctly will make you end up bashing the cake hard. Things shall fall off the altar that the cake is on. If you put candles on the same altar the cake is on you may start a fire. This is why you must use two altars for this ritual, for safety reasons.

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This ritual, as are all Heathen or northern rituals, is done while facing north, except where otherwise noted. The altar should be such that it is in front of you when you face north.

If you don’t know how to pronounce the runes see my webpage on how to pronounce them here.

–

Put spring water in small bowl. Trace 3 Laguz runes over it.:

Laguz

“LAGUZ… LAGUZ… LAGUZ”

“From the Well of Wyrd does this water flow, and to the Well of Wyrd does it return”

–

Make Hammer Sign at item and then splash each ritual item with blessed water using the pine twig and for each item say:

“I bless this ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now trace Hammer Sign at person being blessed and/or self and splash them with water using twig.

“I bless ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Use twig to splash ritual space with water.

“I bless this space with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All stand in Elhaz position.

Elhaz Position 1

“Bi-Frost’s rainbow light shine down upon this space and myself so that I may form a portal between the worlds of Asgard and Midgard”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All face north and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the north hallow and ward this stead”

All turn east and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the east hallow and ward this stead”

All turn south and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the south hallow and ward this stead”

All turn west trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the west hallow and ward this stead”

All return to north and look up and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer above hallow and ward this stead”

All look below and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer below hallow and ward this stead”

–

Return to facing north and all stand in the Elhaz position and chant:

“Around me and within me Asgard and Midgard”

Dagaz Position 1

and move into the Dagaz position in the end.

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

(Highly recommended optional casting of the rune ring)

(face north and trace the rune shape in the air before you using your wand and loudly chant: “FEHU!”)

Fehu

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “URUZ”)

Uruz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “THURISAZ”)

Thurisaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ANSUZ”)

Ansuz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “RAIDHO”)

Raidho

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “KENAZ”)

Kenaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “GEBO”)

Gebo

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “WUNJO”)

Wunjo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “HAGALAZ”)

Hagalaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “NAUDHIZ”)

Nauthiz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ISA”)

Isa

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “JERA”)

Jera

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EIHWAZ”)

Eihwaz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “PERTHRO”)

Perthro

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ELHAZ”)

Elhaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “SOWILO”)

Sowilo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “TIWAZ”)

Tiwaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “BERKANO”)

Berkano

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EHWAZ”)

Ehwaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “MANNAZ”)

Mannaz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “LAGUZ”)

Laguz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “INGWAZ”)

Ingwaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “DAGAZ”)

Dagaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “OTHALA”)

Othala

(Few silent deep breaths)

–

Hold up the bottle of mead:

“I now brew the holy mead of inspiration. Won by high Odin long ago!”

Chant into the bottle of mead:

“Odhroerir! Son! Bodhn!”

“Now I hallow this drink with staves of light!”

Chant and trace these runes over the bottle:

“Othala”

Othala

“Dagaz”

Dagaz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Ansuz”

Ansuz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Isa”

Isa

“Elhaz!”

Elhaz

All say:

“Hail Odhroerir!”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“Hail Thor! Son of Odin and Jord. Father of Magni, Modi, and Thrud. Husband of Sif. Stepfather of Ullr. Ruler and owner of Mjollnir, the Girdle of Might, and Bilskirnir. Defender of Asgard and Midgard. Enemy and slayer of giants and troll-wives!”

“Hail Thor!”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“This is the time of year when in times past the Norse would charm the plow so they may use it to break the frozen ground so as to ready the soil for planting for the season. Nowadays most of us are not farmers, but this process of planting seeds and enjoying the harvest still does apply on other levels.”

“Harvest means any positive things we enjoy in our lives. To enjoy harvest we must first start with the planting of seeds of some ideas or goals, and then from there take action based on our ideas.”

“The soil represents the field of our life. For all of us there are some areas of our life where things are stuck or blocked for us. Perhaps blockages in our creativity or productivity, or anything really that stands in the way of us accomplishing things we desire. These areas of blockage are the frozen hard ground that we have at this time of year. The plow is a tool that is used to break open the soil so that it may receive our new idea seeds. The plow on the spiritual level is all the tools we use to accomplish things in our life.”

“Thor’s Hammer is the ultimate spiritual plow, breaking through all that is stuck and all which blocks health and wholeness. The process of blessing something is a process of making that thing whole and healthy, and Thor’s Hammer does exactly this.”

“To charm the plow, first we should bless any objects we use as tools for our own creativity, and which we use for our occupation if we have one. Now is also a time of year to make sure these tools are in good working order and in proper repair. Next part of the process is to call upon the power of Thor and his Hammer to break through any blockages in our life that stand in our way.”

“Now think about all the items you have brought with you as tools to be blessed. Think of how grateful you are for the usefulness of these items. Think about how helpful they are to you.”

Now going one item at a time and naming each item trace the Hammer Sign over item with wand and say “Thor hallow and bless this _______, may it be a powerful tool of my creativity.”

Now look at the cakes on the plate. “These cakes represent the frozen hard soil.” Now think about all areas of blockage in your life. Think about all things that hold you back from accomplishing the things you wish to. Project all the energies of these blockages into those cakes. Spend time doing this, putting as much of that energy into the cakes as you can. Now take hold of the hammer with both hands and raise it up high.:

“By the power of Thor and Mjolnir I bust open this hard frozen soil and destroy all blockages in my life!!!”

Crash the hammer down hard against the cakes, totally crushing them completely (be careful not to knock over the altar or anything on it). Do not eat any of the cake.

“May the soil become loose and ready to take the seeds I plant into it!”

Now relax a few moments and consider all the projects you wish to work on in your life.

Fill the drinking horn with mead. Raise the horn up.

“Hail Thor! I thank you Thor for your blessings, and I thank you for breaking open the soil of my life for the planting of new seeds. I offer this in thanks!”

“Hail Thor!”

Drink some mead and pour rest into offering bowel.

–

Use the pine twig to splash a bit of the liquid in the offering bowl on yourself, on any others in the ritual with you, on your altar, on the ritual space, and in all general areas of your dwelling as well. Does not need to be much splashed around, just a little is fine. This helps to imbue more of the energies of the ritual on you, and others who may also in the ritual with you, and to your place.

–

“Now my rite has ended. May all gathered here fare well on their return to their home places. And may the bonds of frith between us grow, gods, wights, and humans alike. Until we meet again.”

–
–

Pour out the offerings from the offering bowl outside:

“A gift for a gift”

Trace gebo at spot offerings were given to.

“GEBO!”

Gebo

Put the crushed cake outside. Don’t eat any of it.

Pour out remaining blessed water outside.

“I pour the sacred water back to the Earth so it may find it’s way back to the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now at this point it is very important to ground your energies. This should always be done after every ritual. Not doing so can lead to problems in the long-run. Grounding is like shifting gears in a car, except it is the process of shifting brain states. During rituals you create a trance like brain state, which is desired for during rituals or for during any spiritual practices. But trance states are not good for doing everyday mundane things. You need to return your mind back to the normal state of consciousness after the ritual is finished. That is what grounding is.

The most simple and common method to ground is to visualize yourself as a tree and see roots growing into the ground from the base of your spine and going down into the earth. Sometimes rituals require industrial strength grounding as they can really create some intense energy. In that case you can try the following triple grounding method.:

First visualize your chakras. You picture in your mind closing first the top one and then seeing a sort of lid closing over it, then proceed with the net lower chakra and so on. You want to leave the bottom most chakra, the root chakra fully open as this is your connection to grounding. Don’t be concerned about having the others closed, the normal proper function of them is that they open and close as needed. Problems with being ungrounded happen when one of more of them are stuck open. Only the bottom one is to be left open at all times.

Next step is to picture a ball of pure white light above your head. Now let this white light slowly descent downward into your body and slowly move lower. As it descends it takes with it any unneeded, old, and negative energies. It is sort of sweeping downward through your energies taking all you no longer need with it. Once it reaches your feet let it move lower till it passes down through the floor. If you are on an upper close let it pass all the way to the ground. Let the earth take this energy to recycle it.

Now final step is to do the traditional grounding. Picture yourself as a tree. Visualize roots coming out of the base of your spine and going down into the Earth. Feel the calmness of a tree, the rooted solidness.

If after these three things you still feel hyper or spaced out you can either eat some food, or put a small amount of salt on your tongue. Another thing you can do is prostrate down to the ground, placing your head on the ground and stay like this for a few moments.

–

Feel free to copy and use this ritual so long as you acknowledge the source.

January 19, 2013  

Volmarr’s Heathen Thorrablot Ritual Jan-2013 Do on first Friday after Jan-19th or on full moon of Jan

Need:
• drinking horn
• mead
• spring water in small bowl
• fresh pine twig
• offering bowl
• candles
• wand (if you don’t have one you can use your fingers instead)
• Thor’s Ritual Hammer (optional, can use it for the Hammer Hallowings)
• animal cookies
• Any symbols of Thor, a statue of him or picture or a Thor’s Hammer or any items related to him.

–

This ritual, as are all Heathen or northern rituals, is done while facing north, except where otherwise noted. The altar should be such that it is in front of you when you face north.

If you don’t know how to pronounce the runes see my webpage on how to pronounce them here.

–

Put spring water in small bowl. Trace 3 Laguz runes over it.:

Laguz

“LAGUZ… LAGUZ… LAGUZ”

“From the Well of Wyrd does this water flow, and to the Well of Wyrd does it return”

–

Make Hammer Sign at item and then splash each ritual item with blessed water using the pine twig and for each item say:

“I bless this ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now trace Hammer Sign at person being blessed and/or self and splash them with water using twig.

“I bless ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Use twig to splash ritual space with water.

“I bless this space with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All stand in Elhaz position.

Elhaz Position 1

“Bi-Frost’s rainbow light shine down upon this space and myself so that I may form a portal between the worlds of Asgard and Midgard”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All face north and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the north hallow and ward this stead”

All turn east and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the east hallow and ward this stead”

All turn south and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the south hallow and ward this stead”

All turn west trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the west hallow and ward this stead”

All return to north and look up and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer above hallow and ward this stead”

All look below and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer below hallow and ward this stead”

–

Return to facing north and all stand in the Elhaz position and chant:

“Around me and within me Asgard and Midgard”

Dagaz Position 1

and move into the Dagaz position in the end.

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

(Highly recommended optional casting of the rune ring)

(face north and trace the rune shape in the air before you using your wand and loudly chant: “FEHU!”)

Fehu

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “URUZ”)

Uruz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “THURISAZ”)

Thurisaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ANSUZ”)

Ansuz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “RAIDHO”)

Raidho

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “KENAZ”)

Kenaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “GEBO”)

Gebo

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “WUNJO”)

Wunjo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “HAGALAZ”)

Hagalaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “NAUDHIZ”)

Nauthiz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ISA”)

Isa

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “JERA”)

Jera

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EIHWAZ”)

Eihwaz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “PERTHRO”)

Perthro

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ELHAZ”)

Elhaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “SOWILO”)

Sowilo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “TIWAZ”)

Tiwaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “BERKANO”)

Berkano

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EHWAZ”)

Ehwaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “MANNAZ”)

Mannaz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “LAGUZ”)

Laguz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “INGWAZ”)

Ingwaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “DAGAZ”)

Dagaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “OTHALA”)

Othala

(Few silent deep breaths)

–

Hold up the bottle of mead:

“I now brew the holy mead of inspiration. Won by high Odin long ago!”

Chant into the bottle of mead:

“Odhroerir! Son! Bodhn!”

“Now I hallow this drink with staves of light!”

Chant and trace these runes over the bottle:

“Othala”

Othala

“Dagaz”

Dagaz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Ansuz”

Ansuz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Isa”

Isa

“Elhaz!”

Elhaz

All say:

“Hail Odhroerir!”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“Hail Thor! Son of Odin and Jord. Father of Magni, Modi, and Thrud. Husband of Sif. Stepfather of Ullr. Ruler and owner of Mjollnir, the Girdle of Might, and Bilskirnir. Defender of Asgard and Midgard. Enemy and slayer of giants and troll-wives!”

“Hail Thor!”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“At this time winter is well upon us, which means cold temperatures, ice, and snow. For the Norse cold is the elemental energies of the Frost-Giants. It is the job of Thor to drive back the giants and elemental energies and keep them in check so things stay in balance. The peek of winter is a time at which the elemental energies of cold have reached a point of extreme. The gods are the forces of order and life supporting structure. The giants are the primal forces of the elements, forces which if not kept in balance can become destructive to life. There is a constant struggle between the forces of order and the primal elements. When there is the right balance between both these forces, then things remain best for the support of all living beings. If this balance becomes disturbed then life forms can start to become extinct, or even in extreme cases of imbalance the very fabric of the spiritual order of things can be thrown in danger. Thor is the guardian of this balance. He protects the balance for us all. He is the tireless protector of all life, both physical and spiritual. Today is Thorrablot, a special day to honor Thor for all the work he does for us in protecting the balance of things. Also this is the time to ask Thor to protect us for the next years time.”

Fill the drinking horn with mead.

Hold up the drinking horn:

“Hail Thor! I give thanks to you Thor for keeping the Frost-Giants driven back. It is your tireless work that allows spring to come on time so that the harvest can be a fruitful one. I ask of you Thor to please keep me and mine protected, safe, and happy. I make this offering to you Thor! Hail Thor!”

Drink from horn and pour out the rest to the offering bowl.

Trace the Hammer Sign over cookies.

“I bless this food and offer it to you Thor with a heart of gratitude for you many blessing in my life. Thor you are the one who protects the balance that allows me to have a fruitful life. Thank you Thor. Hail Thor!”

Eat half the cookies and put the other half into the offering bowl for Thor to enjoy.

–

Use the pine twig to splash a bit of the liquid in the offering bowl on yourself, on any others in the ritual with you, on your altar, on the ritual space, and in all general areas of your dwelling as well. Does not need to be much splashed around, just a little is fine. This helps to imbue more of the energies of the ritual on you, and others who may also in the ritual with you, and to your place.

–

“Now my rite has ended. May all gathered here fare well on their return to their home places. And may the bonds of frith between us grow, gods, wights, and humans alike. Until we meet again.”

–
–

Pour out the offerings from the offering bowl outside:

“A gift for a gift”

Trace gebo at spot offerings were given to.

“GEBO!”

Gebo

Pour out remaining blessed water outside.

“I pour the sacred water back to the Earth so it may find it’s way back to the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now at this point it is very important to ground your energies. This should always be done after every ritual. Not doing so can lead to problems in the long-run. Grounding is like shifting gears in a car, except it is the process of shifting brain states. During rituals you create a trance like brain state, which is desired for during rituals or for during any spiritual practices. But trance states are not good for doing everyday mundane things. You need to return your mind back to the normal state of consciousness after the ritual is finished. That is what grounding is.

The most simple and common method to ground is to visualize yourself as a tree and see roots growing into the ground from the base of your spine and going down into the earth. Sometimes rituals require industrial strength grounding as they can really create some intense energy. In that case you can try the following triple grounding method.:

First visualize your chakras. You picture in your mind closing first the top one and then seeing a sort of lid closing over it, then proceed with the net lower chakra and so on. You want to leave the bottom most chakra, the root chakra fully open as this is your connection to grounding. Don’t be concerned about having the others closed, the normal proper function of them is that they open and close as needed. Problems with being ungrounded happen when one of more of them are stuck open. Only the bottom one is to be left open at all times.

Next step is to picture a ball of pure white light above your head. Now let this white light slowly descent downward into your body and slowly move lower. As it descends it takes with it any unneeded, old, and negative energies. It is sort of sweeping downward through your energies taking all you no longer need with it. Once it reaches your feet let it move lower till it passes down through the floor. If you are on an upper close let it pass all the way to the ground. Let the earth take this energy to recycle it.

Now final step is to do the traditional grounding. Picture yourself as a tree. Visualize roots coming out of the base of your spine and going down into the Earth. Feel the calmness of a tree, the rooted solidness.

If after these three things you still feel hyper or spaced out you can either eat some food, or put a small amount of salt on your tongue. Another thing you can do is prostrate down to the ground, placing your head on the ground and stay like this for a few moments.

–

Feel free to copy and use this ritual so long as you acknowledge the source.

January 1, 2013  

Volmarr’s Heathen End of Yule (Jan-1st) Ritual 2013

Need:
• drinking horn
• mead
• cookies
• spring water in small bowl
• fresh pine twig
• offering bowl
• candles
• wand (if you don’t have one you can use your fingers instead)
• Thor’s Ritual Hammer (optional, can use it for the Hammer Hallowings)
• oath-ring (optional)
• Any items to represent Freyr.

–

This ritual, as are all Heathen or northern rituals, is done while facing north, except where otherwise noted. The altar should be such that it is in front of you when you face north.

If you don’t know how to pronounce the runes see my webpage on how to pronounce them here.

–

Put spring water in small bowl. Trace 3 Laguz runes over it.:

Laguz

“LAGUZ… LAGUZ… LAGUZ”

“From the Well of Wyrd does this water flow, and to the Well of Wyrd does it return”

–

Make Hammer Sign at item and then splash each ritual item with blessed water using the pine twig and for each item say:

“I bless this ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now trace Hammer Sign at person being blessed and/or self and splash them with water using twig.

“I bless ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Use twig to splash ritual space with water.

“I bless this space with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All stand in Elhaz position.

Elhaz Position 1

“Bi-Frost’s rainbow light shine down upon this space and myself so that I may form a portal between the worlds of Asgard and Midgard”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All face north and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the north hallow and ward this stead”

All turn east and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the east hallow and ward this stead”

All turn south and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the south hallow and ward this stead”

All turn west trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the west hallow and ward this stead”

All return to north and look up and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer above hallow and ward this stead”

All look below and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer below hallow and ward this stead”

–

Return to facing north and all stand in the Elhaz position and chant:

“Around me and within me Asgard and Midgard”

Dagaz Position 1

and move into the Dagaz position in the end.

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

(Highly recommended optional casting of the rune ring)

(face north and trace the rune shape in the air before you using your wand and loudly chant: “FEHU!”)

Fehu

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “URUZ”)

Uruz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “THURISAZ”)

Thurisaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ANSUZ”)

Ansuz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “RAIDHO”)

Raidho

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “KENAZ”)

Kenaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “GEBO”)

Gebo

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “WUNJO”)

Wunjo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “HAGALAZ”)

Hagalaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “NAUDHIZ”)

Nauthiz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ISA”)

Isa

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “JERA”)

Jera

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EIHWAZ”)

Eihwaz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “PERTHRO”)

Perthro

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ELHAZ”)

Elhaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “SOWILO”)

Sowilo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “TIWAZ”)

Tiwaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “BERKANO”)

Berkano

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EHWAZ”)

Ehwaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “MANNAZ”)

Mannaz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “LAGUZ”)

Laguz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “INGWAZ”)

Ingwaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “DAGAZ”)

Dagaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “OTHALA”)

Othala

(Few silent deep breaths)

–

Hold up the bottle of mead:

“I now brew the holy mead of inspiration. Won by high Odin long ago!”

Chant into the bottle of mead:

“Odhroerir! Son! Bodhn!”

“Now I hallow this drink with staves of light!”

Chant and trace these runes over the bottle:

“Othala”

Othala

“Dagaz”

Dagaz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Ansuz”

Ansuz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Isa”

Isa

“Elhaz!”

Elhaz

All say:

“Hail Odhroerir!”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“Hail Freyr! Son of Njord. Brother of Freyja. Husband of Gerd. Trusted friend of Skirnir. Descendant of the Vanir. Harvest god and wealth-giver. King of Alfheim. Blot-god of the Swedes. Possessor of Skidbladnir, and the boar known as Gullinbursti. Beli’s slayer. Enemy of Surtr. Wielder of the stag-horn. Fruitful one. Sure giver. Father of the Yngling line. Lord of the Volsi!”

All respond:

“Hail Freyr!”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“Now is the end of the Yule time. We have safely made it out of the turbulent chaotic energies of the Wild Hunt, and now the smoother flowing energies of the start of the new year cycle are upon us. We can be very thankful for making it through the holiday season. The old year cycle having been swept away by the Wild Hunt, now we can start anew, working on new greater things for this year cycle.”

“Now is a good time, if so desired to make an oath to accomplish some task or tasks for the coming year cycle. Any oaths made at this time shall have their greatest power since we stand now at the very first day of the new year cycle. Now is a time to plant the ideas of what you wish to come in this coming year. Remember though that any oaths made before any of the Gods must be followed through on, so do not make any oaths that you do not intend to keep. Take some moments now to think about what if any oaths you wish to make at this time.”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

Say any oaths you wish to make. You may if you have one place your right hand on an oath ring or a Thor’s Hammer or other holy object while making the oaths.

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“This is the time of year to give thanks to Freyr for all the blessings he has given us in the now past year, and to ask that his blessings shall continue in the coming year. Freyr is the god of the harvest, harvest means more then just the gathering of crops, as there is a type of harvest which is the receiving of anything of value in our life. Thus all positive things we have gained are due to this harvest energies of Freyr. Giving thanks reinforces what it is we wish more of in the future, and also is a way to be grateful for all that is given to us. Being grateful sets the patterns in Wyrd for more of what we are grateful for to follow in the future. Think of all things you are grateful for at this time and also all things you wish more of in the coming year.”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

Say any and all things you are grateful for from the last year. Word it like ‘I am grateful for ____’.

–

Now state any things you would like more of in your life in the coming year. Please feel free to say as many things as you would like, and do not feel guilty about any of it. Say it like this ‘May there be more ____ in my life this year.’

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

Now trace the Sign of the Hammer over the cookies. Fill your horn up with mead.

Hold the horn up while saying:

“Hail Freyr, god of prosperity and the harvest, I am thankful to you for all your many blessings!”

All chant:

“Hail Freyr!”

Drink some of mead and pass horn. Pour remaining into offering bowl.

Eat a cookie and pass the cookies around so everyone may get one, and put the rest of the cookies into the offering bowl for Freyr.

–

Use the pine twig to splash a bit of the liquid in the offering bowl on yourself, on any others in the ritual with you, on your altar, on the ritual space, and in all general areas of your dwelling as well. Does not need to be much splashed around, just a little is fine. This helps to imbue more of the energies of the ritual on you, and others who may also in the ritual with you, and to your place.

–

“Now my rite has ended. May all gathered here fare well on their return to their home places. And may the bonds of frith between us grow, gods, wights, and humans alike. Until we meet again.”

–
–

Pour out the offerings from the offering bowl outside:

“A gift for a gift”

Trace gebo at spot offerings were given to.

“GEBO!”

Gebo

Pour out remaining blessed water outside.

“I pour the sacred water back to the Earth so it may find it’s way back to the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now at this point it is very important to ground your energies. This should always be done after every ritual. Not doing so can lead to problems in the long-run. Grounding is like shifting gears in a car, except it is the process of shifting brain states. During rituals you create a trance like brain state, which is desired for during rituals or for during any spiritual practices. But trance states are not good for doing everyday mundane things. You need to return your mind back to the normal state of consciousness after the ritual is finished. That is what grounding is.

The most simple and common method to ground is to visualize yourself as a tree and see roots growing into the ground from the base of your spine and going down into the earth. Sometimes rituals require industrial strength grounding as they can really create some intense energy. In that case you can try the following triple grounding method.:

First visualize your chakras. You picture in your mind closing first the top one and then seeing a sort of lid closing over it, then proceed with the net lower chakra and so on. You want to leave the bottom most chakra, the root chakra fully open as this is your connection to grounding. Don’t be concerned about having the others closed, the normal proper function of them is that they open and close as needed. Problems with being ungrounded happen when one of more of them are stuck open. Only the bottom one is to be left open at all times.

Next step is to picture a ball of pure white light above your head. Now let this white light slowly descent downward into your body and slowly move lower. As it descends it takes with it any unneeded, old, and negative energies. It is sort of sweeping downward through your energies taking all you no longer need with it. Once it reaches your feet let it move lower till it passes down through the floor. If you are on an upper close let it pass all the way to the ground. Let the earth take this energy to recycle it.

Now final step is to do the traditional grounding. Picture yourself as a tree. Visualize roots coming out of the base of your spine and going down into the Earth. Feel the calmness of a tree, the rooted solidness.

If after these three things you still feel hyper or spaced out you can either eat some food, or put a small amount of salt on your tongue. Another thing you can do is prostrate down to the ground, placing your head on the ground and stay like this for a few moments.

–

Feel free to copy and use this ritual so long as you acknowledge the source.

Download this as a OpenOffice Doc – Volmarr’s Heathen End of Yule (Jan-1st) Ritual 2013

December 21, 2012  

Volmarr’s Heathen Yule (Dec-21) Ritual 2012

Need:
• drinking horn
• mead
• spring water in small bowl
• fresh pine twig
• offering bowl
• candles
• wand (if you don’t have one you can use your fingers instead)
• Thor’s Ritual Hammer (optional, can use it for the Hammer Hallowings)
• Solar symbols or a representation of Sunna or the sun.
• Symbols of and/or representations of Odin.

–

This ritual, as are all Heathen or northern rituals, is done while facing north, except where otherwise noted. The altar should be such that it is in front of you when you face north.

If you don’t know how to pronounce the runes see my webpage on how to pronounce them here.

–

Put spring water in small bowl. Trace 3 Laguz runes over it.:

Laguz

“LAGUZ… LAGUZ… LAGUZ”

“From the Well of Wyrd does this water flow, and to the Well of Wyrd does it return”

–

Make Hammer Sign at item and then splash each ritual item with blessed water using the pine twig and for each item say:

“I bless this ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now trace Hammer Sign at person being blessed and/or self and splash them with water using twig.

“I bless ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Use twig to splash ritual space with water.

“I bless this space with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All stand in Elhaz position.

Elhaz Position 1

“Bi-Frost’s rainbow light shine down upon this space and myself so that I may form a portal between the worlds of Asgard and Midgard”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

All face north and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the north hallow and ward this stead”

All turn east and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the east hallow and ward this stead”

All turn south and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the south hallow and ward this stead”

All turn west trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the west hallow and ward this stead”

All return to north and look up and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer above hallow and ward this stead”

All look below and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer below hallow and ward this stead”

–

Return to facing north and all stand in the Elhaz position and chant:

“Around me and within me Asgard and Midgard”

Dagaz Position 1

and move into the Dagaz position in the end.

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

(Highly recommended optional casting of the rune ring)

(face north and trace the rune shape in the air before you using your wand and loudly chant: “FEHU!”)

Fehu

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “URUZ”)

Uruz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “THURISAZ”)

Thurisaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ANSUZ”)

Ansuz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “RAIDHO”)

Raidho

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “KENAZ”)

Kenaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “GEBO”)

Gebo

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “WUNJO”)

Wunjo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “HAGALAZ”)

Hagalaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “NAUDHIZ”)

Nauthiz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ISA”)

Isa

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “JERA”)

Jera

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EIHWAZ”)

Eihwaz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “PERTHRO”)

Perthro

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ELHAZ”)

Elhaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “SOWILO”)

Sowilo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “TIWAZ”)

Tiwaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “BERKANO”)

Berkano

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EHWAZ”)

Ehwaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “MANNAZ”)

Mannaz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “LAGUZ”)

Laguz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “INGWAZ”)

Ingwaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “DAGAZ”)

Dagaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “OTHALA”)

Othala

(Few silent deep breaths)

–

Hold up the bottle of mead:

“I now brew the holy mead of inspiration. Won by high Odin long ago!”

Chant into the bottle of mead:

“Odhroerir! Son! Bodhn!”

“Now I hallow this drink with staves of light!”

Chant and trace these runes over the bottle:

“Othala”

Othala

“Dagaz”

Dagaz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Ansuz”

Ansuz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Isa”

Isa

“Elhaz!”

Elhaz

All say:

“Hail Odhroerir!”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“Hail Odin! Husband of Frigg. All-father. Father of battle. One-eyed god. Many-shaped. Wanderer. Hanged god. Raven god. Spear-thruster. Wish-bringer. Galdr-father. Graybeard. Deep hood. Thief of Odhroerir. Kinsman of Mimir. Lord of the Wild Hunt. Yule rider. Finder of the Runes. God of the Gautar. Ruler of Valhalla!”

All respond:

“Hail Odin!”

–

“Hail Sunna! Daughter of Glen. Bright rider in the heavens by day. Driver of Alsvin and Arvak. Wearer of Svalin. Day-star. Ever-glow. All-bright. Wolf-chased. Fair-wheel. Grace-shine. Ensnarer of Trolls!”

All respond:

“Hail Sunna!”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

“Now is Yule, the time when the light of the world is at it’s dimmest. This is a time when our mind focus is turned the most inward to the inner spiritual world. At this time we are made to look deeply into the dark and dusty corners of our very soul. This is a part of the yearly process of the seasons that we turn inward like this. At this time things seem at their darkest and most gloomy. Yet this is a time for celebration, for the light of the world is starting the long journey back to it’s peek again. At this time we are to be aware that the next season is yet ahead of us. Warm and sunny times await us in the coming year. Take joy in all that we have accomplished in the year that is now passing, and look forward to all which we shall enjoy in the next year cycle yet to come. Sunna the Sun Goddess is beginning the process of returning warmth, light, and cheer to the world, as the length of the days from this point on shall only grow longer.”

“This also marks the early part of a time of 12 days in which the energies of the world seem to be at their most chaotic, as the energies of the old cycle are swept away to make way for the start of the new. During this period it is easy to be swept into the turbulent emotional energies of this process, and thus we must guard against this possibility. It is a time best to stay indoors as much as possible and enjoy the safety and warmth of our homesteads. This process of the sweeping away of the old energies to make way for the new, is known by the Norse as the Wild Hunt. Odin is the God who leads this Wild Hunt. This is the end of the part of the year that is his reign, as God of inner journeys, he rules the half of the year in which the light is withdrawing, but this part of the cycle now draws to a close with this final process of the Wild Hunt.”

–

Few silent deep breaths.

“Be still now for a few moments and feel the energies that are present at this time of year.”

Spend some moments meditating on what was just said.

–

“I sorrow not,”
“though the world is wrapped in sleep.”
“I sorrow not,”
“though the icy winds blast.”
“I sorrow not,”
“though the snow falls hard and deep.”
“I sorrow not,”
“this too shall soon be past.”

–

Light many candles.

Fill horn with mead.

“Hail Day! Hail sons of Day! Hail Night and her daughter!”
“With watchful eyes look upon us, and give to us sitting here victory!”

“Hail Sunna, as she begins to bring back the sunny warm days again!”

All chant:

“Hail Sunna!”

Drink some of mead and pass horn. Pour remaining into offering bowl.

–

Few silent deep breaths.

–

Fill horn with more mead.

“Hail Odin, as he clears away the energies of the old year during the Wild Hunt!”

All chant:

“Hail Odin!”

Drink some of mead and pass horn. Pour remaining into offering bowl.

–

Use the pine twig to splash a bit of the liquid in the offering bowl on yourself, on any others in the ritual with you, on your altar, on the ritual space, and in all general areas of your dwelling as well. Does not need to be much splashed around, just a little is fine. This helps to imbue more of the energies of the ritual on you, and others who may also in the ritual with you, and to your place.

–

“Now my rite has ended. May all gathered here fare well on their return to their home places. And may the bonds of frith between us grow, gods, wights, and humans alike. Until we meet again.”

–
–

Pour out the offerings from the offering bowl outside:

“A gift for a gift”

Trace gebo at spot offerings were given to.

“GEBO!”

Gebo

Pour out remaining blessed water outside.

“I pour the sacred water back to the Earth so it may find it’s way back to the Well of Wyrd”

–

Now at this point it is very important to ground your energies. This should always be done after every ritual. Not doing so can lead to problems in the long-run. Grounding is like shifting gears in a car, except it is the process of shifting brain states. During rituals you create a trance like brain state, which is desired for during rituals or for during any spiritual practices. But trance states are not good for doing everyday mundane things. You need to return your mind back to the normal state of consciousness after the ritual is finished. That is what grounding is.

The most simple and common method to ground is to visualize yourself as a tree and see roots growing into the ground from the base of your spine and going down into the earth. Sometimes rituals require industrial strength grounding as they can really create some intense energy. In that case you can try the following triple grounding method.:

First visualize your chakras. You picture in your mind closing first the top one and then seeing a sort of lid closing over it, then proceed with the net lower chakra and so on. You want to leave the bottom most chakra, the root chakra fully open as this is your connection to grounding. Don’t be concerned about having the others closed, the normal proper function of them is that they open and close as needed. Problems with being ungrounded happen when one of more of them are stuck open. Only the bottom one is to be left open at all times.

Next step is to picture a ball of pure white light above your head. Now let this white light slowly descent downward into your body and slowly move lower. As it descends it takes with it any unneeded, old, and negative energies. It is sort of sweeping downward through your energies taking all you no longer need with it. Once it reaches your feet let it move lower till it passes down through the floor. If you are on an upper close let it pass all the way to the ground. Let the earth take this energy to recycle it.

Now final step is to do the traditional grounding. Picture yourself as a tree. Visualize roots coming out of the base of your spine and going down into the Earth. Feel the calmness of a tree, the rooted solidness.

If after these three things you still feel hyper or spaced out you can either eat some food, or put a small amount of salt on your tongue. Another thing you can do is prostrate down to the ground, placing your head on the ground and stay like this for a few moments.

–

Feel free to copy and use this ritual so long as you acknowledge the source.

December 3, 2012  

Lessor Hallowing Ritual of the Hammer (LHRH)

This is a spiritual exercise to be done every day or even if wanted more then once a day. The purpose of this ritual is many-fold. It helps to clear the energies of an area and drive away away negative energies which may be present. It also sets up a powerful field of protection on the doer that lasts for awhile. It banishes any negative energies that may be at work on the doer. As well it invokes spiritual energy from the World-Tree Yggdrasil, as well as spiritual energy from the runes if that optional runic part is done, into the one doing the ritual. All told this is a very useful ritual to do on a everyday basis. No other opening or closing ritual is needed for this.

Optionally you can use a wand for this ritual or if not can just use your fingers, using the first two fingers as pointer fingers like a sort of finger wand. You should use your right hand.

-The Ritual-

Start by facing east. Picture in your minds eye over your head a powerful white light energy. Reach up with your wand or fingers and draw this ball of energy with your wand and touch your forehead and loudly call out in a galdr (chanting) tone:

“ASGARD!”

Briefly now touch your heart area and then point your wand or fingers down towards the floor and loudly call out in galdr:

“MIDGARD!”

Now touch your right shoulder:

“MUSPELHEIM!”

Touch your left shoulder:

“NIFLHEIM!”

Now bring both hands together like a prayer pose at your heart, the wand can be between the hands:

“ALFHEIM”

Make a Hammer Sign to the east:

“Thor Hallow!”

Make a Hammer sign to the south:

“Thor Hallow!”

Now make a Hammer sign to the west:

“Thor Hallow!”

Make a Hammer sign to the north:

“Thor Hallow!”

Face again east and extend both hands outward and hold them this was for the next parts.:

In a chanting voice:

“Hail Odin who is before me.”

“Hail Freyja who is behind me. ”

“Hail Thor who is on my right. ”

“Hail Freyr who is on my left.”

“For about me flames Mjolnir.”

“And in the column stands the great tree, Yggdrasil”

Now we repeat the first part:

See the light above your head and draw it down and touch your forehead with the wand or fingers:

“ASGARD”

Briefly touch your heart area and then point your wand or fingers down towards the floor:

“MIDGARD!”

Touch your right shoulder:

“MUSPELHEIM!”

Touch your left shoulder:

“NIFLHEIM!”

Bring both hands together like a prayer pose at your heart, the wand between the hands:

“ALFHEIM”

-(Optional rune ring invoking)-

At this point now stand facing north and now start with the first rune Fehu while facing north and each rune turn an 1/8th turn. This should make for 3 circles as you chant all 24 runes. If you don’t know how to properly pronounce the runes then you can learn how to pronounce them at this page, or skip this part as it is optional anyways.

Face north and trace the rune shape in the air before you using your wand and loudly chant: “FEHU!”

Fehu

Face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “URUZ”

Uruz

Face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “THURISAZ”

Thurisaz

Face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ANSUZ”

Ansuz

Face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “RAIDHO”

Raidho

Face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “KENAZ”

Kenaz

Face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “GEBO”

Gebo

Face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “WUNJO”

Wunjo

Face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “HAGALAZ”

Hagalaz

Face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “NAUDHIZ”

Nauthiz

Face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ISA”

Isa

Face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “JERA”

Jera

Face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EIHWAZ”

Eihwaz

Face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “PERTHRO”

Perthro

Face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ELHAZ”

Elhaz

Face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “SOWILO”

Sowilo

Face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “TIWAZ”

Tiwaz

Face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “BERKANO”

Berkano

Face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EHWAZ”

Ehwaz

Face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “MANNAZ”

Mannaz

Face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “LAGUZ”

Laguz

Face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “INGWAZ”

Ingwaz

Face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “DAGAZ”

Dagaz

Face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “OTHALA”

Othala

-Grounding-

This last part is not optional. It is important to always ground after any ritual. One simple way to do this, is picture a ball of light over your head, and let this ball of light slowly descend into your body. As it does let it take with it any excess, negative, old, and/or unneeded energies. Let this ball of light descend all the way down through you till it gets to your feet and then let it drop into the floor and keep going into the Earth, taking all the unneeded energies with it to be recycled by the Earth. Not grounding after every ritual can have very adverse effects about you in the long run, even in the short term can have bad results so always ground after all rituals. Another common way to ground is to picture yourself as a tree and see yourself having roots that grow into the Earth. Also after any major ritual you can eat a little food as a way to ground too. But for this daily ritual eating as a way to ground is not a good way to go unless you time the doing of this ritual for right before one of your normal meals.

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Feel free to copy and use this ritual so long as you acknowledge the source.

January 1, 2012  

Volmarr’s Heathen Ritual Outline Jan-1-2013

Need:
• drinking horn
• mead (or beer or wine or even can use juice)
• spring water in small bowl
• fresh pine twig
• offering bowl
• candles
• wand (if you don’t have one you can use your fingers instead)
• Thor’s Ritual Hammer (optional, can use it for the Hammer Hallowings)
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This ritual, as are all Heathen or northern rituals, is done while facing north, except where otherwise noted. The altar should be such that it is in front of you when you face north.

If you don’t know how to pronounce the runes see my webpage on how to pronounce them here.

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Put spring water in small bowl. Trace 3 Laguz runes over it.:

Laguz

“LAGUZ… LAGUZ… LAGUZ”

“From the Well of Wyrd does this water flow, and to the Well of Wyrd does it return”

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Make Hammer Sign at item and then splash each ritual item with blessed water using the pine twig and for each item say:

“I bless this ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

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Now trace Hammer Sign at person being blessed and/or self and splash them with water using twig.

“I bless ______ with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

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Use twig to splash ritual space with water.

“I bless this space with the waters of the Well of Wyrd”

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Few silent deep breaths.

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All stand in Elhaz position.

Elhaz Position 1

“Bi-Frost’s rainbow light shine down upon this space and myself so that I may form a portal between the worlds of Asgard and Midgard”

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Few silent deep breaths.

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All face north and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the north hallow and ward this stead”

All turn east and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the east hallow and ward this stead”

All turn south and trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the south hallow and ward this stead”

All turn west trace the Hammer Sign while chanting:

“Hammer in the west hallow and ward this stead”

All return to north and look up and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer above hallow and ward this stead”

All look below and trace Hammer sign while chanting:

“Hammer below hallow and ward this stead”

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Return to facing north and all stand in the Elhaz position and chant:

“Around me and within me Asgard and Midgard”

Dagaz Position 1

and move into the Dagaz position in the end.

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Few silent deep breaths.

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(Highly recommended optional casting of the rune ring)

(face north and trace the rune shape in the air before you using your wand and loudly chant: “FEHU!”)

Fehu

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “URUZ”)

Uruz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “THURISAZ”)

Thurisaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ANSUZ”)

Ansuz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “RAIDHO”)

Raidho

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “KENAZ”)

Kenaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “GEBO”)

Gebo

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “WUNJO”)

Wunjo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “HAGALAZ”)

Hagalaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “NAUDHIZ”)

Nauthiz

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ISA”)

Isa

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “JERA”)

Jera

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EIHWAZ”)

Eihwaz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “PERTHRO”)

Perthro

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “ELHAZ”)

Elhaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “SOWILO”)

Sowilo

(face north and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “TIWAZ”)

Tiwaz

(face north-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “BERKANO”)

Berkano

(face east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “EHWAZ”)

Ehwaz

(face south-east and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “MANNAZ”)

Mannaz

(face south and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “LAGUZ”)

Laguz

(face south-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “INGWAZ”)

Ingwaz

(face west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “DAGAZ”)

Dagaz

(face north-west and trace the rune shape and loudly chant: “OTHALA”)

Othala

(Few silent deep breaths)

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Hold up the bottle of mead:

“I now brew the holy mead of inspiration. Won by high Odin long ago!”

Chant into the bottle of mead:

“Odhroerir! Son! Bodhn!”

“Now I hallow this drink with staves of light!”

Chant and trace these runes over the bottle:

“Othala”

Othala

“Dagaz”

Dagaz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Ansuz”

Ansuz

“Raidho”

Raidho

“Isa”

Isa

“Elhaz!”

Elhaz

All say:

“Hail Odhroerir!”

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Few silent deep breaths.

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(Use the pine twig to splash a bit of the liquid in the offering bowl on yourself, on any others in the ritual with you, on your altar, on the ritual space, and in all general areas of your dwelling as well. Does not need to be much splashed around, just a little is fine. This helps to imbue more of the energies of the ritual on you, and others who may also in the ritual with you, and to your place.)

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“Now my rite has ended. May all gathered here fare well on their return to their home places. And may the bonds of frith between us grow, gods, wights, and humans alike. Until we meet again.”

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Pour out the offerings from the offering bowl outside:

“A gift for a gift”

Trace gebo at spot offerings were given to.

“GEBO!”

Gebo

Pour out remaining blessed water outside.

“I pour the sacred water back to the Earth so it may find it’s way back to the Well of Wyrd”

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Now at this point it is very important to ground your energies. This should always be done after every ritual. Not doing so can lead to problems in the long-run. Grounding is like shifting gears in a car, except it is the process of shifting brain states. During rituals you create a trance like brain state, which is desired for during rituals or for during any spiritual practices. But trance states are not good for doing everyday mundane things. You need to return your mind back to the normal state of consciousness after the ritual is finished. That is what grounding is.

The most simple and common method to ground is to visualize yourself as a tree and see roots growing into the ground from the base of your spine and going down into the earth. Sometimes rituals require industrial strength grounding as they can really create some intense energy. In that case you can try the following triple grounding method.:

First visualize your chakras. You picture in your mind closing first the top one and then seeing a sort of lid closing over it, then proceed with the net lower chakra and so on. You want to leave the bottom most chakra, the root chakra fully open as this is your connection to grounding. Don’t be concerned about having the others closed, the normal proper function of them is that they open and close as needed. Problems with being ungrounded happen when one of more of them are stuck open. Only the bottom one is to be left open at all times.

Next step is to picture a ball of pure white light above your head. Now let this white light slowly descent downward into your body and slowly move lower. As it descends it takes with it any unneeded, old, and negative energies. It is sort of sweeping downward through your energies taking all you no longer need with it. Once it reaches your feet let it move lower till it passes down through the floor. If you are on an upper close let it pass all the way to the ground. Let the earth take this energy to recycle it.

Now final step is to do the traditional grounding. Picture yourself as a tree. Visualize roots coming out of the base of your spine and going down into the Earth. Feel the calmness of a tree, the rooted solidness.

If after these three things you still feel hyper or spaced out you can either eat some food, or put a small amount of salt on your tongue. Another thing you can do is prostrate down to the ground, placing your head on the ground and stay like this for a few moments.

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Feel free to copy and use this ritual so long as you acknowledge the source.