- Frigg and Sigyn sitting down around the hearth fire to crochet and gossip
- Sol and Idunn giggling in the kitchen baking apple pies decorated with pie crust suns
- Freyja and Mordgud working out at the gym together as gal pals do
- Sif and Sigyn trading parenting tips over coffee at the local coffee shop
- Mordgud dragging Hel to go see the latest nerdy movie trending for an all female cast
- Hel and Eir gently comforting Sigyn when time catches up with her and memories weigh her down
- Eir making hot tea for all the goddesses for the weekly book club meeting
- Frigg redecorating the homes of the other goddesses whenever the mood strikes and they’re willing
- Sol and Jord out in the kitchen garden, tending to the herbs and poisons, as they are apt to do
- Jord and Mordgud walking late into the twilight just to watch the stars come out and the sky to dance
just goddesses without boundaries doing what they do
Tag: idunn
A photo of my altar setup. I made an offering of black tea and fruit-filled biscuits for Hela and Loki today (the tea doesn’t look black, in the photo, I know).
Items featured on my altar:
* A painting of Loki
* A green dogtag with Loki’s name in Runes (in front of the picture of Him)
* 2 jars with stags on the lids
* A dragon jewelry box
* A white tree to symbolize Yggdrasil
* Two offering plates and a shot glass
* A couple of incense burners
* A basket of crystals
* A dragon hatching from an egg with my birthstone on it (Aquamarine)
*A tiny purple bottle with a glass stopper
* A Pisces symbol (in front of the tree, not very clear in the pic)
* A tiny golden apple for Idunn (also in front of the tree, behind the Pisces symbol)
*A bowl with a silver lid
* A shell from one of my late hermit crabs (RIP Scuttle)
* 2 cats for Freyja
* A large white candle for Thor
* A tiny clay Mjolnir (in front of Thor’s candle)
* A grey dogtag with Thor’s name in Runes (next to the tiny Mjolnir)
* A skull for Hela
* A raven/crow for Odin
* A green bowl with water in it for Sigyn
* A tiny crystal ball
* A container filled with cinnamon and paprika, leftover from a spell I did with Loki.
Blatant UPG
I see a lot of posts discussing the darker sides of the gods, places where they’re harsh and demanding and somewhat terrifying. And, honestly, it makes me a little sad. I get that those sides are there, that they are very present facets, but that doesn’t meant that it’s all they are. Perhaps we all see what we need or want to see, but I find that there is a forgiving and accepting side to them as well. Our gods are not without fault – why would they not accept fault in us? I take comfort in the perspective I have of the gods.
To me, Frigg is the warmth of hearth and home and family. She can be stern, but it stems from love. Skadi is the one who is pushing you to be more, be stronger, stay true to yourself and test your own limits. Idunn is warmth and sunlight and laughter. She expects you to work hard, but she’s also about apple pie and country kitchens when you’re sad. She’ll give you a hug, and then tell you the dishes won’t wash themselves. Sigyn is that strong, quiet voice that tells you that you can make it through the next day, who will listen to your sorrows but not let you wallow in them. Bragi is the burst of inspiration when you need it, the well-meant voice telling you not to continually make excuses. He’s a well-timed joke or reference just when you need reminding of how much more there is around you than your small woes. I always find that devotion of time and energy and work seems to suit my interaction with the gods best. I can’t think of things they would better appreciate (except occasional home-made cider).
Of course I know they have their harsher sides, and their disinterested sides, and everything in between. But I think sometimes we need to be reminded of their softer sides as well.
…although even their softer sides can be a bit interesting. I will always maintain that it was Loki and Idunn who thought that an amusing wakeup call for me would be to literally drop a bunch of apples on my head and watch me fall out of the tree. If nothing else, I sat in the mud and had a good laugh when I had not laughed in some time.
I was reminded today of this series, and surprised to realise I was still happy with the feeling each one evokes. Perhaps I will do more at some point. In the meantime, here are the four: Idunn, Skadi, Frigg, and Sigyn.
Holding the Bowl 