30 Days of Devotion (Sigyn)

bonesandblood-sunandmoon:

XXVII. Worst misconception about this deity that you have encountered

I don’t know how prevalent it is, but I’ve found several posts on tumblr responding to the idea that Sigyn only stays with Loki in the Cave because She’s a battered / abused wife. I’m not even quite sure who started this idea, but I think certain fundamentalist / extreme Asatruar are the ones typically referenced. I think it’s the only way they can conceive of a Deity wanting to associate with Loki, and lessen His punishment in the Cave, but I can’t say this with 100% certainty.

Without knowing why someone has made this claim, I can only put forth potential responses.

If they have an issue with Sigyn primarily being a housewife and raising Narvi and Vali, as opposed to being a Warrior Deity like Freya (for example), I’m not sure how they’d react to motherhood in general. Frigga raised Her children and is associated with household duties, but I’ve never heard of anyone trying to say She’s a battered / abused wife.

If they have an issue with Sigyn being married to Loki, there’s only so much I can say to help them out on this. Sigyn and Loki love each Other and made the decision to get married. Loki speaks hard truths that No One will, and He’s associated with keeping events from stagnating (chaos or being a Trickster), but that does not mean He’s abusive. I’ve honestly never heard of anyone having UPG in which Loki’s abusive to Sigyn (or Anyone else He’s associated with), so I can only assume there’s some issue with Loki Himself at the center of this misconception.

Loki doesn’t threaten Sigyn into staying in the Cave, and She chooses to stay there and hold the bowl out of love for Him. I’m honestly not sure if a battered / abused wife would stay and do that, since Loki has been restrained to the point that He cannot leave the Cave and wouldn’t be able to force Anyone to stay with Him. It would be the ideal time to leave an abusive partner, but I can only speculate to a certain degree since I have no experience with domestic abuse. The idea still doesn’t seem to fit with anything that followers of Sigyn and/or Loki have shared regarding holding the bowl and how They feel for each other.