Fehu

 

This is the Rune of wealth and expansive energy. It represents a new beginning, so it is used to enable the beginning of a project. Its number is One, the number of the beginning. In its original interpretation Fehu means cattle. If we imagine an agricultural community, we will easily realize that the livestock plays a vital role in life within the community. Fehu represents possessions, earned or deserved, so it also represents material gains. Since bulls were sacrificed to Frey, which we know from some sagas as well, we can directly connect Fehu to him, although it's often connected to his sister Freya. Seeing that Frey and Freya are fertility Gods, Fehu is also connected to this phenomenon. The aspect of Fehu must always be present in our life if we want to live it in a good way. Because if we're not materially set, if we don't have good employment or a place of residence, we can hardly advance in a spiritual way. Fehu is also connected to Gulveig, the deity of gold, i.e. material wealth. Gulveig is actually just another aspect of Freya.

Techniques for practicing Asatru magic

Runecraft – working with Runes. Studying the Runes through analysing their meanings and mythology. Also includes meditations about their shapes, names &c.

Runic divination– the most popular and the most traditional type of Runecraft. In his book Germania, Tacitus wrote that the ancient Germans used carved pieces of wood for divination, so it seems clear that the Runes were used for divination since ancient times.

Galdor – singing or reciting of magical chants. Like every type of Runecraft, this practice is based on the knowledge of the Runes. Galdor can be achieved by saying the names of the Runes in a particular way – by vibrating. Runic or other spells are called galdors.

Talisman magic– work with Runic or other talismans. A lot of informations about talisman magic can be found in medieval Icelandic grimoar called Galdrabók.

Seiðr –  refered to group of magic tehniques such as sexual magic, spells, prohesying &c. Many of the techniques mentionеd  under can be considered as seiðr- techniques.

Spa – prohesying. In ancient time German witch or volva prohesied sitting on the prophecy-seat  ('high seat' or seiðrhjallr). In trance state she goes in the Underworld and speaks with the spirits of the dead.

Utiseta – a practice during which a vitki (German warlock) or volva sits alone outside, in the dark, with no fire, and contacting the dead or some other entities.

Going under the cloak- another form of soothsaying, similar to utiseta. In the ancient times it was done this way: soothsayer pulled his cloak over his head and fell into a trance. In that state he talked with the spirit of the dead or other spirits, seeking their advice. 'Going under the cloak' was practised in public places, but the one who was soothsaying was not to be disturbed, and his name should not be mentioned.

Hamfarir – connected to traveling outside the body in the form of an animal. Odin often used this kind of magic when he had to do a job that demanded a long journey. This way he would do the job more quickly, by simply lying in his bed, sending his spirit into a certain animal.

Tein seið –also called herb- seið. Practice based on the use of plants for medicinal purposes. Sometimes plants are also used in the practice of Shamanic ritual trances.

Nidstang – making of the ‘Cursing Pole’. The pole would be made from a  piece of wood with a horse’s head attached at the top, and the pole would be directed to whoever was going to be cursed.

  

Stadhagaldor–  or Runic yoga. Practicing body positions of Runes and working with the Runic energies

Runic mudras– practicing hand positions of  Runes, this magic is similar to Stadhagaldor.

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Death in june

Sacred manuscripts of Asatru

 

The basis of Asatru lies in sacred manuscripts of the old Nordic religion: the Eddas i sagas. One of the most important parts of the poetic Edda is the Havamal, containing the regulative principles of behaviour mentioned above, the bases of moral action. Havamal is the most sacred script of all, because it contains the words of Odin himself – Hava-mal translates as Words of the High One, i.e. the words of Odin. As the Qu’ran to Muslims, the Torah to Jews, and the Bible to the Christians, Havamal was considered a talisman in its material form, bringing good luck to one possessing it. Beside moral recommendations for all aspects of life – from love to death – this script containts 18 spells. Among others the invulnerability spell, a spell to raise the dead, seduction spell &c. Their power is greater if they’re written and read in Icelandic, because Icelandic is the holy language of Asatru. One other script containing the basis of Asatruan beliefs should be mentioned, namely the Gylfaginning or the Deception of Gylfi, which alongside Nordic mythology, also contains some magical techniques. Besides the Eddas and the sagas there exists a strictly Asatru literature. The authors of these books are Edred Thorsson, Kveldulf Gundarsson, Jan Fries, Freya Aswynn &c.                                                                                                                       

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Asatru holidays

 

Asatruans, same as other neo-pagans, celebrate the Solstices and the Equinoxes . Besides them, some other holidays are celebrated, specific to the Nordic religion, and I will proceed to explain some of them.
February the 15th is celebrated as the day of renewal, dedicated to Freya nd Vali. Vali is Odin’s son who survives Ragnarok and so Odin continues to live through him, renewed. As for Freya, it is obvious that she renews and is reborn in every new plant that starts growing again in spring.
Celebrated on the 2nd of February and the 2nd of November are holidays dedicated to Disir. Disir is the plural of Dis and signifies the female Deities considered to be mothers of tribes. During their lifetimes these women were priestesses or queens of tribes, deified after death.
Walpurgis, the festival celebrated from the 22nd of April till the 1st of May is dedicated to Odin and the Goddess Walburg. It’s believed that these nine days of the holiday represent the nine days Odin hang on Yggdrasil, sacrificing himself so he could come to know the secrets of the Universe.
                                                                      

List of Holidays:

December 20th-31st – Yuletide
February 2nd-15th – Disting
March 20th-21st – Ostara
April 22nd-May 1st – Walpurgis
May 30th – Einherjar
June 20th-21st – Middsummer
July 31st-August 1st – Lithasblot
September 22nd-23rd – The Fall Equinox

Complete list of holidays can be found here: http://www.asatru.org/holidays.php

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