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In the name of the love Sigyn and Loki have for Their lost sons, remember Vali. In the name of the love between Narvi and Vali, who some said were as close as twins, remember Him. Remember Him as you remember all children torn too soon from their families. Remember Him in the name of all, who, like Vali himself, have suffered from the horrors that have befallen them.

Honoring Vali, Northern Paganism  (via tinydragongina)

A Meditation on Sigyn’s Bowl

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the-lady-sigyn:

by Fuensanta Arismendi

I am burned beyond words.
Deeds are hollow.
My soul is as light as a fossil
beyond all passion, all joy, all love.
But love spawned duty once and for love’s dead sake,
I’ll hold the bowl,
go through the motions,
and hope they taste to You
as once loved ones did.
Please may this be as cruel and brief
as the ebbing tide;
and may the blessed waves
wash us clean of this drought.
I’ll hold the bowl.

“Hold the bowl. I never thought it would feel so foreign and yet so right to do so. We always think of serving the Gods by scurrying around doing things. Now I serve by ‘just standing there.’ I serve just by keeping still. My back itches. Hold the bowl. What does She have to look at as She holds the bowl day after day, year after year? Is Her Husband all She looks at, all She needs? Or does She sometimes look away, to dank walls and bare ground? Can She see Loki at all, or is it dark in the cave, endless night? Hold the bowl. If it is dark, how can She tell when the bowl overflows? When Loki screams? Damn, I’m crying and I can’t blow my nose. Hold the bowl.

Do They speak to each other? What is there to articulate when this endless choice to stay and endure says all that needs to be said? Does Sigyn think of Her children or has grief turned Her to stone, the better to give Her strength? No, I don’t think so––She is the Lady of the Invincible Heart, the Goddess of Unyielding Gentleness. Hold the bowl. Time is going so slowly and I know I’ll stop after ten minutes––what must it feel like for Her, who does not even know if this will ever stop, this infinity of stillness and grief and pain? Hold the bowl.

The monologue goes on, combining fervor and triviality. At times, one reaches a state of grace in which no thoughts or feelings intrude. All one’s being is intent on simply being still, and being there. And when the ten minutes have elapsed, part of me is relieved to stop, and part of me feels exiled from my true place, the place I fear, the place I pray to be in because if They are in that cave, then that cave is my only home. Hold the bowl…

Ten minutes seems like nothing until the weight of the bowl fills my hands, pulls at my arms. It seems to me that if everyone who loved Sigyn and Loki held the bowl for just a little bit, just ten minutes a day, perhaps She would not have to hold it at all.”

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[A bit lengthy, but I needed to share this excerpt because it hit me in a really deep part of my heart. That last sentence, in particular, almost moved me to tears.]

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bonesandblood-sunandmoon:

Shrine for Sigyn and Her Family

1: Narvi and Vali (combined for this picture). The fish usually only holds Narvi’s candy (blue raspberry Sourhead, blueberry Jolly Rancher, and grape Jolly Rancher). Vali’s candy has been left to sit near the dinosaur, but He’ll be getting something to put candy on in the future. (His candy includes an apple Sourhead, green apple Jolly Rancher, and a cherry Jolly Rancher.)

Note: If your room gets too hot, the Jolly Rancher will melt through the wrapping and it’ll look like you’ve been experimenting with fake blood when trying to pry the sticky cherry mess from the shelf. (Fake blood seems like horribly irony when it comes to the candy being for Vali.)

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2: Loki. He has a margarita glass full of cinnamon hard candies with a cinnamon Jolly Rancher and a Fireball jawbreaker (thing) on top. I’m not a knowledgeable stone person, but I thought a pink and black mixed stone was okay for Him. The yarn thing was actually a gift from someone (supposed to be a friendship bracelet, but it was gifted before getting the excess yarn cut off and getting its finishing touches). I have it as a hypothetical gift from Sigyn as a Child to Loki, since I hold the view that They were friends long before They were both aware of being in love (Sigyn as a Child =/= Sigyn as Bride). “I Promise You My Love” is a book of various love poems collected together by Susan Polis Schutz, which  represents Loki and Sigyn’s pre-kid marriage.

Fun fact: This started out as being devoted to Sigyn as a Child with touches of Loki stuff for Their Marriage. Their love is so inspirational, but I need to stop myself before I get overwhelmed with feelings.

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3: Sigyn. Whether they’re visible in this or not, there are three different butterfly necklaces (plus a butterfly choker in the red bag). The butterfly necklace and the flower necklace on the Buttermilk box are friendship necklaces (flower one used to be a mood detecting one as well, but it’s been stuck on blue for years).

She gets butterscotch hard candies, and the vaguely pink thing in the picture is a pink rock. The white blob is a crushed paper (current shadow work thing), and there’s technically another shadow work paper in the tall glass. Yes, that glass has lady bugs and hearts on it (which say love bug). I wasn’t kidding when I said this started out focused on Sigyn as a Child. I figure the bowl doesn’t need explaining.

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4: Putting it all together on the shelf. The mini baseball bats are for Narvi and Vali and relate to how I was conveyed Narvi’s death went down. I’ll eventually replace the Jolly Rancher candies for Narvi and Vali, but I definitely need to get something for Vali’s to sit on (no repeating of the fake blood incident).

Notice that there’s a perfect space in the back for something to go – I don’t care how long it takes, I will get Sigyn and Loki by Vera-Ist-44 and put it there.