New Adorations to Sigyn
Great Goddess, please hear my prayer.
I adore You, Sigyn.
I adore You, Wife of Loki.
I adore You, Goddess of keys.
I adore You, Keeper of the keys of Loki's hall.
I adore You, Sweet Lady.
i adore You, Fierce in Your love.
I adore You, Who loves boldly.
I adore You, Whose Heart is quiet courage.
I adore You, Lady of Enduring Grace.
I adore You, Gracious One.
I adore You, Who does not yield.
I adore You, Whose strength surpasses mountains.
I adore You, unmoving as stone.
I adore You, Who protects Her family.
I adore You, Who watches over children.
I adore You, Gentle Goddess.
I adore You, Who *chooses* to be gentle.
I adore You, Bringer of Joy.
I adore You, Whose hands bring healing.
I adore You, Who mends the broken heart.
I adore You, Whose heart is bigger than all the worlds.
i adore You, Who soothes the fire of Loki's heart
I adore You, of the gentle smile.
i adore You, North Star.
I adore You, Who stays the course.
I adore You, Who will not be moved.
I adore You, Goddess of Constancy.
I adore You, Friend of Nanna.
I adore You, Friend of Idunna.
I adore You, Mother of two beloved sons.
i adore You, Incantation Fetter.
I adore You, well-loved by Loki.
i adore You, Goddess of valor.
I adore You, Bringer of victory.
i adore You, Who overcomes.
I adore You, as deeply rooted as the Tree.
I adore You, Sigyn,
and for You, in my home,
from my heart, from my hands,
offerings will always flow.
Hail, Sigyn.
 It's time for another links round-up. There's quite a bit of interesting material having recently been written. First, isn't this a cool picture of the Goddess Brigid? With Imbolc, Her feast day right around the corner, I figured it's a timely and appropriate image. (It's a common domain image, but the artist wasn't listed so if anyone knows who did this, let me know and I"ll give credit). I like how She looks so firm and fierce and there's something about the association with fire, and the reds and golds used here that speaks of tremendous creative power. I had a friend who used to call Her the "Hammer of the Heavens" because when She decided to inspire a person, that's precisely what it felt like! Hail, Brigid, a truly magnificent Goddess (so much so, Christians just had to deal with Her and they did, by canonizing Her! This amuses me). Anyway...onto our links.
Check out this excellent article on polytheism by Elizabeth Vongvisith, author of "Trickster, My Beloved": http://twilightandfire.wordpress.com/2013/01/19/a-few-things-to-consider-about-hard-polytheism/
Another excellent article on polytheology, this time from "Anomalous Thracian". This is part ii, but you can access part I from the site too: http://www.witchesandpagans.com/Pagan-Paths-Blogs/on-the-backs-of-the-gods-part-ii.html.
There is a new children's book out that I highly recommend, a charming tale called " Shango's Son." You can find it here: http://www.amazon.com/Shangos-Son-Dr-Winmilawe/dp/0983931801/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358913788&sr=8-1&keywords=Shango%27s+Son. We need more books like this for our children, in all our respective traditions.
my friend Sophie is doing a series on the Archangels. Her latest is here: http://sreicher.weebly.com/1/post/2013/01/56-adorations-to-uriel.html but if you check out her blog, you'll see several other posts about them too. Interesting stuff.
My friend E. sent me an interesting article on Groundhog Day customs: http://groundhog.org/groundhog-day/history/. With Imbolc right around the corner this seemed timely.
Here's an interesting historical article on the Sacking of Vikings at Limerick: http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/20/the-sack-of-viking-limerick/.
Finally, here is another interesting historical article, this one on the remains of a feast to honor a dead shaman recently found in Israel: http://www.livescience.com/8522-remains-ancient-feast-honor-dead-shaman-discovered.html. Imbolc is coming up in a week, and Charming of the Plough is not far away either. What is everyone going to be doing?
That reminds me, last year i wrote a series of Adorations for my Pagan and Celtic Polytheist friends, adorations to Brigid. For those who might be interested, here's that link too: http://krasskova.weebly.com/1/post/2012/02/for-my-pagan-and-celtic-polytheist-friends-72-adorations-to-brigid.html.
Now, I really am done, though if anyone wants to share their Imbolc or Charming of the Plough plans, I'd love to hear them.
Adorations to Earth
by Sarenth Odinsson
I adore You, Elder Ancestor
I adore You, Mother
I adore You, Midgard
I adore You, Craggy One
I adore You, First Carbon-chain
I adore You, Last Pebble
I adore You, Bat-filled Cave
I adore You, Loamy Soil
I adore You, Grassy Knoll
I adore You, Elder Yew
I adore You, Gentle Sapling
I adore You, Sand-Swept Desert
I adore You, Ice-bound North
I adore You, Fertile Ground
I adore You, Shaking Plates
I adore You, Rolling Wheat
I adore You, Blessed Rainforest
I adore You, Sweeping Plains
I adore You, Frosted Tundra
I adore You, Teeming Jungle
I adore You, Mighty Mountains
I adore You, Silent Wood
I adore You, Cacophonous Forest
I adore You, Little Nut
I adore You, Great Tree
I adore You, Tiny Bush
I adore You, Expansive Grass
I adore You, Crawling Weed
I adore You, Whose Name is Jord
I adore You, Whose Name is Nerthus
I adore You, Whose Name is Terra
I adore You, Whose Name is Gaia
I adore You, Killing Quake
I adore You, Fertile Ground
I adore You, Sheltering Stone
I adore You, Sliding Mud
I adore You, Wrathful Volcano
I adore You, Giving Tree
I adore You, Gentle One
I adore You, Patient One
I adore You, Whose Arteries are Rivers
I adore You, Whose Kidneys are Swamps
I adore You, Whose Lungs are all the Green Life
I adore You, Whose Heart is Molten Flow
I adore You, Whose Body Sustains Us All
I adore You, Whose Eyes gaze upon the Cosmos
I adore You, Whose Hands Touch All Upon Her Skin
I adore You, Whose Skin is the Ground under our feet
I adore You, Whose Whisper echoes through Midgard
I adore You, Who Holds All We Need
I adore You, Whose Blessings are Endless
I adore You, Whose Children Heal and Kill
I adore You, Who Gave Ask and Embla form
I adore You, Whose Forms Holds Water
I adore You, Whose Forms Hold Fire
I adore You, Whose Form is Encompassed by Air
I adore You, Who is Our Mother
I adore You, Long-Changer
I adore You, Patient Grower
I adore You, Adapter
I adore You, Food-bountiful
I adore You, Root-heavy
I adore You, Sand-shifter
I adore You, Deep One
I adore You, Carved Cavern
I adore You, Mine-dotted
I adore You, Whose Offerings are Blessed
I adore You, Who Carries Us
I adore You, Seed-sower
I adore You, Whose Tone Instructs Midgard
I adore You, Whose Dance flows in Its own Time
I adore You, Who Dances in swamp, volcano, desert, and tundra
I adore You, Whose Body runs red in battle and birth
I adore You, Grower of grass and mud
I adore You, Who eats the body
I adore You, Wood-grower
I adore You, Grover-tender
I adore You, Peaceful Rest
I adore You, Whose Form is a riot of living and color
I adore You, Who gave my Ancestors home
I adore You, Who gave my Ancestors food
I adore You, Who gave my Ancestors clothes
I adore You, Who taught my Ancestors art
I adore You, Who taught my Ancestors medicine
I adore You, Who gifted my Ancestors with treasures of the mine
I adore You, Who gifted my Ancestors with the first of tools and weapons
I adore You, Who gifted my Ancestors the means of sword and scythe
I adore You, Who gifted my Ancestors ways to come closer to the Gods
I adore You, Who taught my Ancestors rebirth
I adore You, Who gifts me with all I need to live
I adore You, Who Brings New Growth
I adore You, Who edges the Gap
I adore You, Who mingled with Ice, blessing us with tundra and Winter
I adore You, Who mingled with Ice, held Auðhumbla, and Ymir
I adore You, Who, mingled with Water, blessed us with the holy oceans and rainforests
I adore You, Who, mingled with Water, gives Life to all things
I adore You, Who mingled with Fire, gives rise to new soil with volcanoes
I adore You, Who mingled with Fire, allows us to cook our food
I adore You, Who, mingled with Air, carries the seeds to new life
I adore You, Who, mingled with Air, brings the swollen clouds to farm, field, and garden
I adore You, Whose Presence lies beneath our feet and within our hearts
I adore You, Whose Presence seals corruption
I adore You, Who blesses the farmer
I adore You, Whose Body is the bard's instrument and voice
I adore You, Who gives the storyteller immortality
I adore You, Who girds the warrior
I adore You, Whose Form is part of our own
I adore You, Whose Form dances with us
I adore You, Whose Voice sings with us
I adore You, Whose Form gives us pleasure and pain
I adore You, Whose Form is holiness
I adore You, Whose Patience is Great
I adore You, Whose Temper is Fierce
I adore You, Whose Womb birthed us all
I adore You, Whose Body gives us rest
I adore You, Who digests the corpse
I adore You, Who is our home
I adore You, Whose wrath brings new land
I adore You, Who scours the unclean
I adore You, Who holds back the cold
I adore You, Who gives Form to the Worlds
I adore You, Whose Flesh is the soil and ground of Midgard
I adore You, Whose Presence grounds Creation
I adore You, Whose Threads are Woven in Wyrd,
From the Deepest Cavern to the Highest Peak,
I adore You, Earth
 Adorations to Fire
by Sarenth Odinsson
I adore You, Elder Ancestor
I adore You, Heart of Muspelheim
I adore You, Blazing One
I adore You, First Light
I adore You, Last Ember
I adore You, Scorcher
I adore You, Warmer
I adore You, Who Boils the Water
I adore You, Who Melts the Ice
I adore You, Who Light the Offerings
I adore You, Who Dances in Darkness
I adore You, Opener of Seeds
I adore You, Whose Dance enlightens the Worlds
I adore You, Who Dances in wood and rot and grass and oil
I adore You, Who Dances in battle and bedchamber and wound and warrior
I adore You, Whose Touch brings Calcination
I adore You, Who Eats grass and ground
I adore You, Who obliterates the body
I adore You, Bone-searer
I adore You, Wood-scorer
I adore You, Peacekeeper
I adore You, Whose Flames blaze a riot of color
I adore You, Who revealed the First Ancestors
I adore You, Who brought my Ancestors warmth
I adore You, Who brought my Ancestors comfort
I adore You, Who made my Ancestors' food safe to eat
I adore You, Who taught my Ancestors to forge tools
I adore You, Who taught my Ancestors to forge weapons
I adore You, Who taught my Ancestors to sweat
I adore You, Who taught my Ancestors Your purity
I adore You, Who taught my Ancestors art
I adore You, Who gifted my Ancestors with light by day and night
I adore You, Who gift me with light by day and night
I adore You, Who drives back fear
I adore You, Eater of Wood
I adore You, Feaster of Fuel
I adore You, Who Strips Bone and Flesh
I adore You, Dazzling One
I adore You, Who Brings New Growth
I adore You, Who warms the Gap
I adore You, Who mingled with Ice, blessing us with Water
I adore You, Who mingled with Ice, bringing Ask and Embla to the Gods
I adore You, Who, mingled with Earth, carries prayers to the Holy Ones with Your Smoke
I adore You, Who mingled with Earth, forming Midgard's continents
I adore You, Who, mingled with Water, gives us precious teas and coffee
I adore You, Who, mingled with Water, brings us the rain
I adore You, Who, mingled with Air, gives us flame to cook our food
I adore You, Who, mingled with Air, lets us shape ore and metal
I adore You, Whose Presence lies in soul and Sol alike
I adore You, Whose Presence sears corruption
I adore You, Who inspires the bard
I adore You, Who gives voice to the storyteller
I adore You, Who emboldens the warrior
I adore You, Whose sparks dance in our brains
I adore You, Whose sparks bid us to speak, our bodies to dance
I adore You, Whose sparks give us happiness, despair, pain, and pleasure
I adore You, Whose sparks bless us with bliss and fill us with holiness
I adore You, Who shows the ways in your dance
I adore You, Whose Forge fashions sword and gun
I adore You, Who Takes the Body into Helheim
I adore You, Who sanctifies the corpse
I adore You, Who consumes the offering
I adore You, Who burns the home
I adore You, Whose conflagration allows new growth
I adore You, Who Dances upon the candle
I adore You, Who drives back the cold
I adore You, Who Lights the Worlds
I adore You, Whose Flame burns in the Heart of Midgard
I adore You, Whose Power echoes from Creation
I adore You, Whose Power calls through Wyrd
From the First Spark to the Last Ash
I adore You, Fire
Every spring, when March rolls around, I spend a couple of weeks focusing my devotions on the Goddess Hreðe. We don’t know very much about Her. We’ve only a couple of lines from Bede to guide us, but those lines are intriguing and Her presence is amazing. She’s an Anglo-Saxon Goddess. Etymologically, Her name may mean “Victorious One,” or “Famous One.” Beyond that, we only know that Bede associated Her with March. That’s it. Personally, as I wrote in a previous article about Her, I know this Goddess by feel, by the pressing momentum that for me defines Her presence. When I sense Her, I sense also a tumble of rushing winds, a gaiety, and a fierceness. Because I was born at the tail-end of March, it seems right and proper to honor Her at this time. I try to do something a little different for Her every year, so this year, I am beginning my month-long honoring of Her by creating a set of Adorations, which I shall now share with you. It’s not March quite yet, but we’ve only one more day to go.
31 Adorations to Hreðe
I adore You, Victorious One.
I adore You, Famous One.
I adore You, Goddess of the lion winds of March.
I adore You, Herald of Spring.
I adore You, Untamed.
I adore You, Proud.
I adore You, never forgotten.
I adore You, friend of Eostre.
I adore You, Who will not be bound.
I adore You, Who can never be captured.
I adore You, friend of the winds.
I adore You, Racer.
I adore You, Dancer.
I adore You, Laughing Whirlwind.
I adore You, Fierce One.
I adore You, Irresistible One.
I adore You, Warrior
I adore You, Friend of children.
I adore You, Friend of farmers.
I adore You, Who steals away the chill of the land.
I adore You, Who delights in wild places.
I adore You, Patron of those born in the sign of Aries.
I adore You, Who opens the way.
I adore You, Far-sighted One.
I adore You, Implacable One.
I adore You, Never Still.
I adore You, Goddess of gaiety.
I adore You, Goddess of raw, chilly places.
I adore You, Who delights in Her solitude.
I adore You, Who delights in freedom.
I adore You, Who delights in the seasons
and never-ending inevitability of change.
Hail to You, Hreðe. Hail Goddess of the whirlwind. Hail Goddess of March, Who prepares the way for Ostara’s blessings.
(I’ll be posting more about this Goddess as the month of March progresses. I was delighted to see Her name coming up for discussion on a couple of different mailing lists. It makes me happy to know that others are honoring Her too).
Today I discovered that a colleague has written a set of Adorations to Khnum. I'm very, very happy to share these with you: http://goldentrail.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/adorations-of-khnum/#comment-583
Salena A. just posted a lovely set of Adorations to Heimdallr. Check them out here: http://templeoftheflea.weebly.com/1/post/2012/02/devoted-99-adorations-to-heimdallr.htmlby Maris Pai, a lovely set to Frey and Freya:http://marispai.huginnpress.com/2012/01/29/adorations-of-frey/ http://marispai.huginnpress.com/2012/01/28/adorations-of-freya/
Here's a set to Amun from Asterope: http://dua-khonsu.blogspot.com/2012/02/adorations-amun.htmlAnd Melitta Benu gives us a set to Hades:
http://melittabenu.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/adorations-to-hades/and, there are two sets to Loki posted on the Loki and Sigyn's page, one from Salena A. and one from Talas Pai: Here are Salena's http://templeoftheflea.weebly.com/1/post/2012/02/devoted-to-loki-99-adorations.html Here's Talas': http://talaspai.huginnpress.com/2012/02/d-is-for-devotion/Finally, OrderInTheQuartz has a set to Forseti: http://lagutyr.blogspot.com/2012/02/adorations-to-forseti.html
I’ve been away for the weekend, doing the New York thing ^___^: hotel, dinner with friends, a good bit of wine, a musical and the ballet. It was lovely, and a lovely diversion from work, but it did not leave me much time to update my blog. So, while I finish up my upcoming article for this week’s “Pagan Blog Project,” and a few other pieces, I give you this week’s Roundup of Links to tide you over. Enjoy, folks.
Here’s an excellent documentary (though brief) on Siberian shamanism: http://rt.com/programs/documentary/shamans-siberia-russia-fareast/ This is an interesting article noting the potential for reevaluation of Viking migratory patterns: http://bonesdontlie.wordpress.com/2011/07/21/viking-women-a-reinterpretation-of-the-bones/. Yes, Virginia, there were female warriors. Kenaz Filan’s new article on Acedia is well worth the read: http://kenazfilan.blogspot.com/2012/02/from-melancholia-acedia-noonday-demon.html?spref=fb
How much of this are we going to tolerate? : http://americanvisionnews.com/1674/former-monsanto-lawyers-now-fda-czar-leads-raids-on-amish-organic-producers
More monotheistic depredation: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/unreasonablefaith/2012/02/kidnapped-for-christ/
On a more positive note, here are a couple more delightful Adorations, one to Mut and one to Khnum: http://dua-khonsu.blogspot.com/2012/02/adorations-mut.html#!/2012/02/adorations-mut.html and http://dua-khonsu.blogspot.com/2012/02/adorations-khonsu.html#!/2012/02/adorations-khonsu.html.
Finally, I leave you with some cuteness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL8x7LcA-Y4&feature=youtu.be
My friend Sophie wrote some adorations to Bast. check them out: http://sreicher.weebly.com/1/post/2012/02/68-adorations-to-bast.html
I am love, love, loving these. If any of you write Adorations for your Gods, please let me know and I will post the link to your page here.
I do not have a devotion to Brigid, but long ago I was trained by a priestess who did (she was a silversmith by profession); and I have felt the enormity of Her blessings once. So, with this being Imbolc, Brigid’s feast day and with all the Adorations going around, I though that Brigid should have a set too. So this is for Her, and for all my Pagan and Celtic polytheist friends who honor Her.
72 Adorations to Brigid
I adore You, Exalted One.
I adore You, Mistress of the Forge.
I adore You, Mistress of Healing.
I adore You, Goddess of the sacred waters.
I adore You, Midwife.
I adore You, Goddess of fire.
I adore You, Hammer of the Heavens.
I adore You, daughter of the Dagda.
I adore You, wife of Bres.
I adore You, Mother of Ruadan.
I adore You, Triple-Aspected.
I adore You, Goddess of Poets.
I adore You, Who brings incantation’s fire.
I adore You, Sister of Aengus.
I adore You, mighty Teacher.
I adore You, loving Mother.
I adore You, wise in lamentations.
I adore You, Adoration of poets.
I adore You, Mother of Bards.
I adore You, Wise in words.
I adore You, mighty in song.
I adore You, who invented the whistle.
I adore You, Mighty Blacksmith.
I adore You, Fiery Arrow.
I adore You, Most Wise.
I adore You, Who would not be conquered.
I adore You, Who never abandoned Your people.
I adore You, Goddess of high places.
I adore You, Unsurpassed in Eloquence.
I adore You, Goddess of unequaled Craftsmanship.
I adore You, Goddess of Brilliance.
I adore You, Quick of Mind.
I adore You, Joyous One.
I adore You, Much skilled in the crafts of war.
I adore You, Goddess of the hearth.
I adore You, Beloved by women.
I adore You, of the perpetual flame.
I adore You, Goddess of Kildare.
I adore You, Who protects Her priestesses.
I adore You, Goddess of sacred knowledge.
I adore You, Who bridged traditions.
I adore You, Who was made a saint.
I adore You, Who gives fertility.
I adore You, Who unlocks creativity.
I adore You, of the Tuatha de Danaan.
I adore You, Goddess of writers.
I adore You, Divine Herbalist.
I adore You, Keeper of many wells.
I adore You, Most Beloved.
I adore You, Brigantia.
I adore You, Protector of Your people.
I adore You, Victory Goddess.
I adore You, Nympha Brigantia.
I adore You, Heavenly Brigid.
I adore You, Brightest Sage.
I adore You, Goddess of Kingship.
I adore You, Who nourishes the land.
I adore You, Who nourishes the waters.
I adore You, Who blesses by fire.
I adore You, Who possesses the gifts of air.
I adore You, Warrior.
I adore You, of the White Boar.
I adore You, Goddess of the Sun.
I adore You, Who blesses with Your staff.
I adore You, Protector of animals.
I adore You, Ancient Mediator.
I adore You, Who brings peace.
I adore You, Holiest of the Powers.
I adore You, Goddess of the Gael.
I adore You, Brigid,
I adore You, In all Your names.
I adore You, Goddess of the living flame.
Ever and always.
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