I had an amazing and downright magical time with my best witchy friend, @dreamthelibrarian tonight. We made some offerings to Sigyn and Hecate and did some spell work together for the first time. It was lovely and much needed. Thanks again, Dream!
Tag: Sigyn
some of the new incense added to the Norse Line, including Skadi, Baldr, Frigg, Sigyn, and Thor.
A new addition to the Greek line is also up in the shop for Aphrodite.
Hopefully I will be adding incense for Dionysus and Angrboda by weeks end.
Sigyn symbolism
Hawthorn, keys, veil
fetters, pink rose, snake signet ring
north star, bowl, mugwort
What if…
What if both stories of Baldr’s death were true…
What if Hod was the shy, quiet, blind god that began to feel like everyone’s “comforting” remarks about his disability were condescending. What if he thought that Baldr, perfect, beautiful Baldr, was the worst of the lot. What if he became jealous that Baldr had everything everyone thought he didn’t — a good arm, good aim, a good wife, and “sacrificed” to help out “poor” Hod. What if Nana had told him “if only you could see” before turning away and choosing Baldr.
What if he overheard Frigg tell an old hag about the mistletoe, and went out himself to find some. What if he bound a sword — Baldr’s own sword — in it, and threw it as hard as he could at his brother.
What if Loki really was disgusted by Frigg’s enchantment, and left the games in protest. What if nobody believed that a blind man could throw, and pointed their fingers at Loki because he was the only one not there, and Hod’s “but it was truly me” were seen as “woah is me I murdered my wonderful brother” instead of “look at what I did! I killed my arrogant brother!”
What if Odin confronted Loki about it, and didn’t believe his denial. What if that was the last straw for Loki, and he left, breaking their bond as he did so.
What if Vidar believed that Loki was the killer, and he waited around for Loki to show his face so his could fulfill his prophecy, and accidentally killed Hod.
What if Loki admitted to killing Baldr because “fuck it. It doesn’t matter what I say, everyone thinks I did it anyway.” What if there was a part of Odin that believed Loki didn’t really do it, and that’s why he bound him instead of killing him.
What if Loki waited so long to bring about Ragnarok because he refused to break the insides of his son. What if Angrboda went to search for Vali, and was banished for doing so before she found him, and the idea of her son alone and hurting and mad is what does it for Sigyn. What if she tears Loki’s bonds and sets him free.
My Sigyn statuettes came in from Samantha Chilton! She crafts some amazing Norse statuettes and other wonderful pieces – be sure to check out her shop in the link.
I couldn’t be happier! Sigyn is paired with Loki and it looks just so perfect on my altar.
request from @loptrcoptr to draw their Loki and Sigyn! I had to be sappy I’m sorry they’re too cute
My new runic acrylics! The 1st is (left to right) success, love, prosperity, writing, and protection. The 2nd spells out Sigyn, my patron goddess.
I promised Loki devotional art when I got back from my trip. I feel like I draw smirking and scheming Loki often, and I wanted to offer him something joyful. I also realized I’ve never drawn Sigyn. I hope they are pleased, and I hope to draw them more often.
(And I also hope I did the runes correctly ohdearohdearohdear)
The thing that baffles me the most about all these terrible tales about Sigyn is that Gaiman, Riordan and Co. don’t seem to know how DIVORCE WORKED in Norse society. Or the STIFF PENALTIES for mistreating a freewoman. They also don’t seem to realise that the women in the Sagas were not wilting violets. I don’t mean to suggest that abuse didn’t exist in the Viking Age or that it was a Human Rights paradise, because oh mercy no it wasn’t. But I find it irritating when a goddess’ agency (they’re deities for fucksakes…MIGHTY AND POWERFUL GODS) and a historic legal system -that in some ways is more progressive than many modern ones about domestic violence- is erased for some Good Guy™
author circlejerk.
Some documented reasons for divorce:
- If the couple gave each other “large wounds"
- If one spouse with little or no money of his- or her own was suddenly charged with the support of poor relatives.
- If a husband tried to take his wife out of the country against her will
- One spouse failing to treat the family of the other “with due consideration”.
- Because the other partner made mocking verses about him or her.
- Excessive anger or jealousy displayed by one spouse.
- Slapping. (If a man struck his wife in front of witnesses, she could not only claim monetary compensation for the blows equal to what he would have received had another man struck him, the wife had the right to divorce the husband on top of the fine after the third slap –
Gulaþing Law of Norway)
If a husband wore effeminate clothing, especially low-necked shirts exposing his chest, his wife could then divorce him, and if a woman appeared dressed in men’s trousers, her husband could then divorce her.
- General dislike.
- Erectile dysfunction.
Courtship, Love and Marriage in Viking Scandinavia on Viking Answer Lady
Sex, Love, and Beauty in Viking Age Culture on Huginn’s Heathen Hof
Women in the Viking Age on the National Museum of Denmark
The Role of Women in Viking Society on Hurstwic
they wonder what it was
that made her so desirable to him
he – the infamous god, conqueror of hearts
bending down to this unfamiliar woman
he – an unpredictable force, ever-changing
building a home in her armsthey speculate amongst themselves
she must be as wicked as he
she must be as unrelenting, as powerful
the same savage beast beneath
made to satisfy his malicious chaos
to rival him in venom and quick remarks((surely there is more to what we see))
she is none of these things
in truth, they are of opposing natures
an impossible union of order and chaos
and yet he remains the same
she does not change him, or cage him,
or become blind to his misdeedsand the people, they are unable to comprehend
to accept, the kind of love these two share
he gives his body to other women still
always leaving, embarking on strange adventures
she stays in one place, the embodiment of constancy
and yet like waves to the shore, he comes back to heris it weakness? submission?
they decide whether to condemn her
so repulsed are they by her apparent passivity
so quick are their tongues to pass judgment
so quick to dismiss her as no more
than another one of his conquestsand in the end she chose to raise a bowl
to shield him from the serpent’s venom
still, they belittle her sacrifice
unaware that this goddess, with her bowl
is the only one standing in the way
of the end of everything– Loki & Sigyn
Holding the Bowl 