Yggdrasil

[The Gypsy Thread]: Yggdrasil (pronounced ig-druh-sil,) sometimes referred to as the Tree of Life, is an enormous Ash tree which is at the center of the Norse spiritual cosmos. This tree, which is always green, connects the nine worlds, or realms, of Norse cosmology. It’s origins are unknown and the exact size of either the tree or the nine realms cannot be measured. It transcends both space and time, serving as the central point of the world, but also encompasses all the realms; the beginning, middle and end. It ties earth, the underworld, and Valhalla together. The Tree of Life brings human beings, Gods, Goddesses, elves, dwarves, giants, and all sorts of creatures from the animal kingdom, together under one single encompassing system.

The most accepted translation of the word Yggdrasil is “Odin’s Horse” – Ygg is another term for Odin and drasil is a horse. In the grand scheme of things, Odin and the great tree can be considered one in the same. Everything we know about Yggdrasil comes from a series of anonymous Old Norse poems called the Poetic Edda. Several versions exist, all consisting primarily of text from the Icelandic medieval manuscript known as the Codex Regius (royal book) which is arguably the most important source of Old Norse history/mythology known. In the Poetic Edda, Yggdrasil is mentioned in three poems; Völuspá, Hávamál and Grímnismál....<<<Read More>>>...

Odinic Vision

It has been accepted by many practitioners of Asatru, Heathenism, and Odinism that Odin, All Father of the Folk sacrificed his eye at some point in Mimir’s well. However, is it a more plausible thought that Odin did not sacrifice his eye but in fact gained vision through the opening of his “third” eye? Maybe this can help find something of a different view of Odinic Vision?

Voluspa is often one of the first quoted sources to support the idea that Odin sacrificed his eye into Mimir’s well. Consider closely the chosen language of the stanza as it is held over various translations:

“I know where Othin’s eye is hidden,
Deep in the wide-famed well of Mimir;
Mead from the pledge of Othin each morn
Does Mimir drink: would you know yet more?

Odin’s eye is hidden – not sacrificed “Deep in the wide-famed well of Mimir”? Mímir (Old Norse “The rememberer, the wise one”). We can interpret the symbolic nature of the Lore that Mimir’s Well is a representation of the mind! ... read more>>>...

Sleipnir - Travelling without Moving

White Dragon: Ódhinn the primordial archetypal' one eyed' great magician, wizard and shaman god of ancient Norse mythology whose name means 'ecstasy master', was also worshipped by the Saxon peoples as 'Wôdan', which hearkens back to the Indo European root word 'Wôdanaz'. The 'Ód' part of the name refers to an altered state of consciousness such as for example ecstatic trance states, as well as out of body experiences and the experience of an internal spiritual light. The 'in' part of the name refers to 'mastery' over whatever 'in' is applied to. Ódhinn was not so much as worshipped but emulated, especially by those shadowy sorcerers as well as wandering poets whom sought to come to an understanding of the nature of creation.

Ódhinn is known to wander the many worlds in the ancient myths, travelling upon the back of a magical horse, this miraculous horse is described as having eight legs akin to a spider. One can make a comparison here to the inter-dimensional time travelling science fiction character of "Dr Who" from the BBC1 television series who travels to other worlds in a vehicle called a "Tardis". One of Ódhinn"s innumerable by names, (each name being that of a magically constructed alternate persona of a self-image) was the "Unknowable one"; Ódhinn being somewhat of an eternal "question mark", forever shapeshifting from one mask persona into another so that he could enter into other realities.

The name of the horse upon which he rode is called Sleipnir, which means the 'gliding one'. The name is evocative of an ecstatic experience whereby Ódhinn is able to 'glide' into trance over the 'web' interconnecting all worlds, times and places as well as everything in creation, yet at the same time weaving the web as a spider. This web of 'connections' can be seen to be an underlying reality of an informational dreaming Universe which dreams it's self into physicality; when the web is accessed through induced trance or lucid dreaming one can therefore affect changes in physical reality.

The underlying web of energy and information which is seen to be the generative principle behind all forms was known to the ancient Saxon peoples as the web of "Wyrd".

The threads of the web of Wyrd 'were perceived to be woven' by three Goddesses whom represent the past, present and future. These three Goddesses were known to the ancient Norse peoples as the "Norns", perceived as sisters, their names are Urd, 'that which was', Verdandi, 'that which is becoming', and Skuld, 'that which is to become'...read more>>>...

Blueprints From The Past Part 1

The shadows move around me now, all the time. Indeed there is one close to me on my right side. An omnipresent force almost constant in its vigilance. I have never felt alone in this life. Even when I have my moments of solitude. But the strength of presence has never been as strong as in recent times. 

Out of the corner of my eye I see the movements. My sensitivity detects the consciousness. It knows this one is different than all the rest. There is little or no experience of the earth plane with this one. 

Often I can accurately grasp the human aspects of the shadows which visit me constantly through the days and the nights. My empathy clones the memories which those shadows have of the earth. The state of mind and the physical conditions which caused the departure from the earth - that is a regular occurrence for me.

But this one is not the same. The stands guard. It is a sentinel. It feels like a warrior assigned to a station. It's consciousness has professional silence. A silence born from solemn silence. I gather memories of 'Valhalla' from this silent sentinel. This does not surprise me in the slightest. My life has been dedicated to Odin/Merlin/Thoth ever since I first spied the old man when I was three. 

I am reassured by this warrior sentinel. Nothing will harm me. Indeed, when I expand the awareness I sense the shining sword and the hilt close to my left side. Symbolic perhaps of my own defence mechanism. In dreams and meditations I often grasp this sword - it shines incandescent white and it cuts easily through all the cords and ties which negative beings send my way.

Since the descent of the burning fire letter - the purple flame - my body has been actively reprogramming the way my DNA absorbs the light energy. Indeed I now purposely use the solar energy to replenish and protect my physical body when I undertake my professional sessions. This explains why I am seen not to tire. How I can keep going through multiple readings at Psychic Expos and private Psychic Parties. I rarely exert the bounds of my body's energy system. In fact the solar energy, when activated during these sessions, offers dynamic healing to my physical body.

And now the vibrational state of my physical body has changed. My human sight appears to have been diminished when in truth I can now more readily see into realms slightly beyond the frequency range of the human senses. My eyes blur and shift as they transverse the frequency ranges. I see so much more now than I have ever done before. Its less clairvoyance and clairsentience now ... its physical mediumship because I can plainly see ... its gone beyond impressions within the mind. 

Thus I now detect the movement of this sentinel presence. This guardian assigned to stand beside me at all times. And it ne'er troubles me, because I know the reason why. I comprehend the blueprint written ... that what has been laid down for me in ancient times. I have discovered an interesting direct family ancestral link to the 'nordic race' - the nordic race who lived in Denmark in ancient times. Indeed that blueprint is encoded in my DNA. It all now makes perfect sense to me .... (to be continued) 

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