Untitled - Awaken Video

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Chapter 3. Midgard 76 Figure 3.1. Goðafoss–Falls of the Gods It makes good sense that the early settlers of Iceland would try to make peace with these beings because they knew that it was the only way to tap into the land’s power/ luck without which life in the new country was sure to be unsuccessful. The next obvious question would be why these indigenous, non-organic beings would even bother with men. After all, they are obviously more powerful and more knowledgeable than men, and being discorporate, they are not in need of food or wealth. Davidson provides a clue: “Another race of beings linked closely with the earth were the land-spirits, said to follow ‘lucky’ men and to give help with hunting and fishing.” 27 Since the only real difference between these beings and men is the fact that men have bodies (wherewith comes the need for food, shelter, clothes, etc.), and since these beings are an expression of the flow of the Waters of Life as they move through the Tree (for everything that could ever possibly exist is part of the Tree in early Teutonic world-view), then they are looking for the exact same thing that men are: a life of honor, value, and worth, which are built through interaction with other beings of power/ luck, as discussed in Chapter 1. Through mutual, honorable 27 op. cit., p.117, 1969.
Chapter 3. Midgard 77 exchange both man and land-spirit benefit. To strip everything down to its basic core, all beings are little more than lineages seeking to interact with each other. It should be noted that although the term huldrafolk basically translates as a being that “cannot be seen by humans, normally,” or “Hidden Folk,” it is not usually applied to beings known as trolls, dwarves, or giants. There seems to be a difference in lineages. The lineages of giants can be traced can be traced back to Ymir and his descendants. Apparently, early on, the race of giants was split into two basic groups: 1) Ymir up through Bergelmir and his wife who survived the flood caused by the outpouring of blood after Ymir was killed (called thursr), and 2) Buri up through a split lineage, one being the race of Gods, the other being giants (called jötunar). Dwarves and trolls trace their lineages back to the corpse of Ymir, but are not truly the offspring of Ymir. Men trace there lineage back to the first man and woman, Ask and Embla, created by the Gods from trees with the same names, and land-spirits appear to have a similar lineage to people, most likely created by the Gods (the Vanir) out of the Tree as opposed to dwarves, trolls and giants who came into being prior to the existence of the Tree. According to folklore, all beings can interact with the lineages of men, but those who have a lineage resembling that of man tend to have the greater number of interactions. In the story of the creation of the World Tree, there are three Wells: 1) Hvergelmir, 2) Mímir, and 3) Urð. It may very well be that the lineages of trolls, dwarves, and giants (thursr) are related primarily to the Waters flowing out of Hvergelmir, the Gods, Jötnar, and álfar to Mímir, and that men and ancestors spring forth from Urdhr. This, however, is pure speculation with no real evidence to be gleaned from eddaic, sagaic, or folkloric literature. There is another curiosity, however, and although it is merely conjecture, when looked at in light of the importance that the early Germanic peoples placed on lineages, appears to make sense out what has been confusing ever since scholars have been attempting to interpret Northern Mythology: the War between the Æsir and the Vanir. The War between the Æsir and the Vanir relates back to an event where a witch of the Vanir comes to Ásaheim, and the Æsir suspecting some type of treason try to kill her unsuccessfully. But it is the resolution of the war that is significant. The Æsir given as hostages to the Vanir were Mímir, a giant with impeccable wisdom and memory extending back to the beginning of time, and Hoenir, one of the three who created humans. The Vanir given as hostages were Njörd, a God normally associated with wealth, prosperity, and the sea, and Freyr, a God associated with prosperity and fecundity of the earth and the ruler of Alfheim which was given to him by the Gods as a toothgift. 28 Perhaps, there was a different cause for the War than is usually suggested. Sup- 28 A tooth-gift was a gift presented to a child at the cutting of his first tooth.
Page 3 and 4:
Bil Linzie Drinking at the Well of
Page 5 and 6:
Contents List of Figures . . . . .
Page 7 and 8:
Preface I don’t consider this vol
Page 9 and 10:
Preface vi relations with the past,
Page 11 and 12:
Chapter 1 World Views Recently, I m
Page 13 and 14:
Chapter 1. World Views 3 will infor
Page 15 and 16:
Chapter 1. World Views 5 fantasy, m
Page 17 and 18:
Chapter 1. World Views 7 Occasional
Page 19 and 20:
Chapter 1. World Views 9 even “ba
Page 21 and 22:
Chapter 1. World Views 11 religious
Page 23 and 24:
Chapter 1. World Views 13 confronta
Page 25 and 26:
Chapter 1. World Views 15 the reali
Page 27 and 28:
Chapter 1. World Views 17 skills an
Page 29 and 30:
Chapter 2. Connections 19 in fact,
Page 31 and 32:
Chapter 2. Connections 21 etc. is t
Page 33 and 34:
Chapter 2. Connections 23 A third t
Page 35 and 36: Chapter 2. Connections 25 beings li
Page 37 and 38: Chapter 2. Connections 27 parts go
Page 39 and 40: Chapter 2. Connections 29 off” th
Page 41 and 42: Chapter 2. Connections 31 Dreams, v
Page 43 and 44: Chapter 2. Connections 33 The ritua
Page 45 and 46: Chapter 2. Connections 35 had an un
Page 47 and 48: Chapter 2. Connections 37 response
Page 49 and 50: Chapter 2. Connections 39 to Christ
Page 51 and 52: Chapter 2. Connections 41 lögr, m.
Page 53 and 54: Chapter 2. Connections 43 To create
Page 55 and 56: Chapter 2. Connections 45 In early
Page 57 and 58: Chapter 2. Connections 47 names wer
Page 59 and 60: Chapter 2. Connections 49 success o
Page 61 and 62: Chapter 2. Connections 51 The spiri
Page 63 and 64: Chapter 2. Connections 53 own linea
Page 65 and 66: Chapter 2. Connections 55 with many
Page 67 and 68: Chapter 2. Connections 57 to intera
Page 69 and 70: Chapter 3. Midgard 59 There are end
Page 71 and 72: Chapter 3. Midgard 61 from the scie
Page 73 and 74: Chapter 3. Midgard 63 In the tripar
Page 75 and 76: Chapter 3. Midgard 65 and in some p
Page 77 and 78: Chapter 3. Midgard 67 Northern Euro
Page 79 and 80: Chapter 3. Midgard 69 after the Chr
Page 81 and 82: Chapter 3. Midgard 71 “Earth wors
Page 83 and 84: Chapter 3. Midgard 73 he perished w
Page 85: Chapter 3. Midgard 75 driven out wh
Page 89 and 90: Chapter 3. Midgard 79 of Eve, or of
Page 91 and 92: Chapter 3. Midgard 81 The benefits
Page 93 and 94: Chapter 3. Midgard 83 the animals (
Page 95 and 96: Chapter 3. Midgard 85 The concept o
Page 97 and 98: Chapter 3. Midgard 87 have taken th
Page 99 and 100: Chapter 4 The Sky Connection From t
Page 101 and 102: Chapter 4. The Sky Connection 91 In
Page 103 and 104: Chapter 4. The Sky Connection 93 th
Page 105 and 106: Chapter 4. The Sky Connection 95 Th
Page 107 and 108: Chapter 4. The Sky Connection 97 th
Page 109 and 110: Chapter 4. The Sky Connection 99 Fi
Page 111 and 112: Chapter 4. The Sky Connection 101 B
Page 113 and 114: Chapter 4. The Sky Connection 103 O
Page 115 and 116: Chapter 4. The Sky Connection 105 o
Page 117 and 118: Chapter 4. The Sky Connection 107 ,
Page 119 and 120: Chapter 4. The Sky Connection 109 t
Page 121 and 122: Chapter 5. The Underworld 111 only
Page 123 and 124: Chapter 5. The Underworld 113 “br
Page 125 and 126: Chapter 5. The Underworld 115 the e
Page 127 and 128: Chapter 5. The Underworld 117 reade
Page 129 and 130: Chapter 5. The Underworld 119 cret
Page 131 and 132: Chapter 5. The Underworld 121 One
Page 133 and 134: Chapter 5. The Underworld 123 to th
Page 135 and 136: Chapter 5. The Underworld 125 durin
Page 137 and 138:
Chapter 5. The Underworld 127 The b
Page 139 and 140:
Chapter 5. The Underworld 129 into
Page 141 and 142:
Chapter 5. The Underworld 131 often
Page 143 and 144:
Chapter 5. The Underworld 133 In fo
Page 145 and 146:
Chapter 5. The Underworld 135 would
Page 147 and 148:
Chapter 5. The Underworld 137 well-
Page 149 and 150:
Chapter 5. The Underworld 139 Moder
Page 151 and 152:
Chapter 6 The Sky By far the most d
Page 153 and 154:
Chapter 6. The Sky 143 permeates ev
Page 155 and 156:
Chapter 6. The Sky 145 they could a
Page 157 and 158:
Chapter 6. The Sky 147 Interestingl
Page 159 and 160:
Chapter 6. The Sky 149 the two trib
Page 161 and 162:
Chapter 6. The Sky 151 and and open
Page 163 and 164:
Chapter 6. The Sky 153 Neither the
Page 165 and 166:
Chapter 6. The Sky 155 The ancient
Page 167 and 168:
Chapter 6. The Sky 157 to the Gods
Page 169 and 170:
Chapter 6. The Sky 159 the Afterlif
Page 171 and 172:
Chapter 6. The Sky 161 a kingdom. T
Page 173 and 174:
Chapter 6. The Sky 163 message of p
Page 175 and 176:
Chapter 6. The Sky 165 a controlled
Page 177 and 178:
Chapter 6. The Sky 167 The word “
Page 179 and 180:
Chapter 7 At the Well of Urð The p
Page 181 and 182:
Chapter 7. At the Well of Urð 171
Page 183 and 184:
Page 185 and 186:
Page 187 and 188:
Page 189 and 190:
Page 191 and 192:
Page 193 and 194:
Page 195 and 196:
Page 197 and 198:
Page 199 and 200:
Page 201 and 202:
Page 203 and 204:
Page 205 and 206:
Page 207 and 208:
Page 209 and 210:
Page 211 and 212:
Chapter 8 The Making of a Seiðman
Page 213 and 214:
Chapter 8. The Making of a Seiðman
Page 215 and 216:
Page 217 and 218:
Page 219 and 220:
Page 221 and 222:
Page 223 and 224:
Page 225 and 226:
Page 227 and 228:
Page 229 and 230:
Page 231 and 232:
Page 233 and 234:
Page 235 and 236:
Page 237 and 238:
Page 239 and 240:
Page 241 and 242:
Page 243 and 244:
Bibliography 233 [22] Hazlitt, W. C
Page 245 and 246:
Appendix A The Ásatrú-Folk Manife
Page 247 and 248:
Appendix A. The Ásatrú-Folk Manif
Page 249 and 250:
Page 251 and 252:
Page 253:
show all

Untitled - Awaken Video

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?