October Rhythms of Magic: Odin - All Father
Odin is a
God in the Norse pantheon, King of the Aesir.
His name
means " fury" or " frenzy"
Odin is a
God of war & death, ecstasy but also a Sky God, God of wisdom, magic &
poetry - bringing ideas and inspiration. Especially associated with the runes
& Mans consciousness of inner divinity. The shaper of Wyrd (fate, the past
actions that continually effect and condition the future) & the bender of Orlog
(destiny, the future that effects the past)
Wednesday is
named after Odin - coming from his old English name Woden - Wodensday.
He ruled
from his palace in Valhalla - the heavenly realm of Asgard. From here he
watches over warriors whom have fallen in battle, they would be delivered to
him by the Valkyries - Odin would give them food and shelter and prepare them
for Ragnarok - The final battle of the Norse Gods.
Odin was
gifted with the skills of magic, divination & knowledge. Knowledge came to
him by sacrificing his eye at The Well of Urd - Odin asked Mimir for a drink
from the well. Mimir knew the knowledge contained within the water, refusing to
quench Odin's thirst, unless Odin offered an eye in return.
Also known
as a shapeshifter & for his sly and treacherous nature.
He has 2
ravens Hugin (thought) & Munin (memory), wolves Geri & Freki both
thought to mean " The greedy one" or "The ravenous one" and
an 8-legged horse called Sleipnir, (pronounced Slayp-neer) meaning
"Slippy" or "Slipper - Who can travel at great speeds.
Odin is also
known as a Shaman - He often travels to distant lands on his own volition or on
errands for others. Whilst travelling to these lands he appears asleep or even
dead to those who may see him. Shamans typically go through a death and
rebirth, to acquire his or her powers. Odin did this by sacrificing himself to
himself. He hung himself from the Yggdrasill tree for 9 days & nights, with
no sustenance. At the end of the 9 days Odin was "given" the Runes.
The Runes
are written letters used by the Norse & Germanic peoples, before they
adopted the Latin alphabet in The Middle Ages. The Runes are symbols of some of
the most powerful forces in the world. Rune means both "letter" and
"secret/mystery".
The Runes
allow you to access, work with and influence the forces that they symbolise.
Married to
Frigg.
Associations:
astrological
sign - Sagittarius
Colours - black
(revenge, darkness) orange, red (healing, justice & weather)
Day-
Wednesday & Saturday
Incense -
dragons blood, pine, sandalwood.
Plants -
beech, ferns, maidenhair, mandrake, marjoram, Valerian, yew.
Rules - the
arts, civilisation, creativity, death & rebirth, divination, fate, healing,
horses, initiation, inspiration, justice, knowledge, law, logic, love &
romance, magic, medicine, music, poetry, prophecy, the runes, self-sacrifice,
storms, thought war, weapons, wild hunt, wisdom, words of power. Work with Odin
for any of the above
Crystals -
Agate, carnelian, gold, jet, & onyx.
Symbols -
Blue cloak & floppy hat, raven, eagle & wolf amongst other animals.
Sources:
norse-mythology.org
myths &
legends of the world encyclopedia.com
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