April/Ostarmânôd 5, 2017 Wotanstag

(Ostarmânôd = Ostara month)
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Plans: my Sorcha, work 8hrs
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Ancestor Meditation: Wotanstag/Wotan’s Day (grandparents, Mother) David F. Schmidt (1895-1957) and Mary Goertz (1888-1983)
David F. Schmidt (1895-1957)
Birth 28 Feb, 1885 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas
Death 1 Oct 1957 in Marion County, Kansas
*Married 22 October 1922
Mary Goertz (1888-1983)
Birth 17 March 1888 in Kismet, Kansas
Death 27 Dec 1983 in Marion County, Kansas
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I honor you this day, and I honor every bit of you that resides in me.  I’m grateful for the strong German heritage you’ve provided. I look forward with eager anticipation to the great family reunion on the other side.  I offer you my undying love, honor, respect, and gratitude.
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Elder Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Elder Runes in your way
Advise the mortal man today
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Elder Rune: Jera: Harvest, 12th Rune of the Futhark, the number 12, cycles, a turning point, cause and effect, the Rune of return, two halves of a cyclic whole, harmony-in-movement-in-balance, improvement, expansion, growth, progress, patience, fruition of plans, the mystic union between Earth and the Cosmos, the result of a previous action, appropriate reward for the right (or wrong) action.
*A2R4
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Armanen Rune Summons:
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Armanen Runes in your way
Advise the Spirit man today
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Armanen Rune: Tyr: 
Havamal 156.
A twelfth one I sing, when I see through the brush
The hanged one swinging from the hemp;
He climbs down from the trunk, must tell me his tale
When I carve the Runes right.
 
Rebirth, renewal, rising from the ashes, excitation, mysteries revealed, sacrifice, rebirth of the Sun god, fertility and/or destruction, generation, power, success, wisdom, duties fulfilled, art of concealment and hiding, rebirth into the light - life of the soul, the power to make situations turn completely around, wisdom, spiritual understanding, the power of regeneration, warrior strength, justice, balance, personal sacrifice of the father, resurrection/reincarnation/born again; “Do not fear anything, even dying cannot kill you.  Better to die than to be dead alive” (Gorsleben).
“Fear not death - it cannot kill you (List, 58).
H2R6
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Interpretation: A turning point (Jera) leads to excitation (Tyr)).
*that’s my Sorcha!
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Outcome: good 6 ½ hours of sleep…well rested.
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Well hel, that’s no way to wake up; realizing I forgot to make last month’s mortgage payment.  I went online and quickly made it AND this month’s payment.
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Good morning, Sorcha!  I made sure I had her banking info correct so I could pay her for the plane tickets.
Called my bank to make sure I have everything I need.
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Breakfast; two egg and ham burritos with cheese.
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To bank for institution to institution transfer.
*Jera/Tyr
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Toby and I out for an extremely well behave 30min walk.
*mostly sunny, mild, sizeable north wind.
Back/hip ache mostly gone.
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Wednesday mini workout/single set

• Side bends 20/20
• Chest press 10
• Bicep 10
• Triceps 10
• Shoulder press 10
• Bent row 10
• Plank 60sec
• ½ squats 10

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Good shift @ work; not enough to keep me busy @ the shaper table, so I stayed in layout and drill.
*nice calls into my Sorcha.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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OMGs!  Sorcha has fallen in her home…arm injured…ligament or muscle damage…lots of pain.
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Nighty-night
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God/dess Meditation: Wotan; Alle-Vater god!  Wandering god!  Rune god! Wolf god! Raven god! Wotan!! Husband to Frija, the Alle-Mutter.  Son to Paru and Bezzia, brother to Willo and Wîh; We call out to you, not as slaves or on bended knee, but on our feet and open-armed as befits your offspring. Watch us as we struggle, but the fight and fame must both be ours! Grant us that victory which we win by OUR might and mane! After a life battle-worn, Wotan, grant us access to our Great Ancestral Hall, where we may feast, drink the glorious mead and be merry with our heroes and our Altmâgâ. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, Wotan, as we honor the Wotan that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!