The Norse God of Thunder Thor carried, as his chosen weapon, the Hammer named Mjollnir, That hammer’s blows were believed to be the cause of lightning. It was said to be powerful enough to crack mountains and would always return to Thor’s…
The Norse God of Thunder Thor carried, as his chosen weapon, the Hammer named Mjollnir, That hammer’s blows were believed to be the cause of lightning. It was said to be powerful enough to crack mountains and would always return to Thor’s…
The Norse God of Thunder Thor carried, as his chosen weapon, the Hammer named Mjollnir, That hammer’s blows were believed to be the cause of lightning. It was said to be powerful enough to crack mountains and would always return to Thor’s…
The Vikings were warriors who fought and traveled in groups, following their War Chieftain. They saw a counterpart of their own way of living in the ways of their brother-nation, the Wolves. This animal is as social as people, and just as…
This Viking symbol is called “The Heart of Hrungnir”. Hrungir is a legendary giant whose story is told in the Eddas; the old Norse Epic. It is also called the Valknut, or “knot of the slain.” Found on funeral carvings, it signified the…
The Viking Ship was the most powerful and advanced vessel in Viking Age Europe. They were characterized as being slender and flexible boats, with symmetrical ends with true keel. They were clinker built, which is the overlapping of planks…
The Norse God of Thunder Thor carried, as his chosen weapon, the Hammer named Mjollnir, That hammer’s blows were believed to be the cause of lightning. It was said to be powerful enough to crack mountains and would always return to Thor’s…
The Raven is a bird of prophecy and magical knowledge and has been associated with the Celtic Goddess Morrigan and other Crones. In Celtic myth the goddess Morrigan flew over battlefields in the form of a raven and chose who would live and…
The Norse God of Thunder Thor carried, as his chosen weapon, the Hammer named Mjollnir, That hammer’s blows were believed to be the cause of lightning. It was said to be powerful enough to crack mountains and would always return to Thor’s…
The Norse God of Thunder Thor carried, as his chosen weapon, the Hammer named Mjollnir, That hammer’s blows were believed to be the cause of lightning. It was said to be powerful enough to crack mountains and would always return to Thor’s…
DAG - The Daybreak
The Rune of the daybreak is the Rune of dawnings of all kinds. The dawn of wisdom and understanding, the dawn of a new day, and the appearance of insight. The metaphor is simple. Just as the first shaft of some light in the…
BEORC - The Earth Mother
The Rune of the earth mother is the Rune of birth and growth. It signifies new beginnings, and the willingness to accept them. The earth is the source of all life, and one cannot say if the earth is a metaphor for…
KEN - The Torch
The torch of this Rune burns from within. It burns with the fires of creativity, spirituality, curiosity, of sexual passion and the divine discontent that pushes the mystic forward. The presence of the torch is like that of…
20 February – 20 March: Pisces is represented by two fish, swimming in opposite directions. The two are inner and outer, world and spirit, mind and matter. Fish live in the water, out of reach of the rest of the world, and Pisceans show this…
21 January – 19 February: Aquarius is the water-bearer. It pours water out into the world in the form of new ideas, enthusiasm for social change, and a desire to make things fresh and wholesome. Aquarians can be impatient with those who don't…
23 November – 21 December: The sign of Sagittarius is the centaur, the half-man, half-horse of ancient Greek myth. They were legendary scholars and philosophers. Like wild horses, Sagittarians love to roam. Although they think about…
The Pentacle is a schematic map of the Cosmos. Its five points stand for the four elements of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air, and the fifth element, Consciousness. They also stand four the Four directions, and the center, the place where you…
The Pentacle is a schematic map of the Cosmos. Its five points stand for the four elements of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air, and the fifth element, Consciousness. They also stand four the Four directions, and the center, the place where you…
