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The Flemish and Dutch have an old tradition, when the winter arrives, the dead return. We put a candle by the window so they know they are welcome. I use this Joelkandelaar, when the licht is welcomed back at Bikkebrenne with the arrival of spring, I blow it out. I leave the candle in it all summer. Sunne embellishes the candle with the power of…Read More
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I think incense is an acceptable and completely authentic way to do this, for one.
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The location itself is also a reverence, by deciding on the position and direction. For example a sacred indoor space that is in the most used room and taking up the most prominent space of that room. For my red-white-black candles I use an elevated wooden platform to underline their importance. My indoor altar is in several levels on a thick…Read More
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I think the particular use of severed heads in a well, simply cannot be random. This is a date point for sure that we need to correlate with Mimir and other related stories.
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What else do we have for Mimir? Any non-Norse sources, I mean?
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A fun way of living heathenry is to leave visible markers on sacred places. Ofcourse we do this with all respects for the local circumstances. No damaging, no polluting. Such signs will bring awareness to people, show heathenry is alive and other heathens may be inspired or may want to find out why that place is marked or who is doing it. Sparking…Read More
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Osric replied to the topic Hoar-stones in the forum
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Yeah, why don’t we make a forum thread here for that?
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I debated on posting this either in the Folklore group or this group. I chose this group because I think this tale is an echo of the pagan past. A reminder to treat the gods with reverence. It’s attested multiple times in the Norse that pagans endeavored to please the gods with comfort. Godpoles were often clothed and kept warm with a nearby…Read More