(Lenzomônd = Lent month)

Plans: work 10hrs 

AM Meditation: Ziustac/Tuesday, we meditate on Ziu:
Ziu, husband to Zisa, Great God of bravery, one-handed god, you chained the Fenris Wolf that threatened the worlds. We can’t do that, but we can do other things, some ordinary, others heroic. Remind us of your bravery and your sacrifice. Give us the courage and strength we need to fetter our own Fenris. Keep us mindful of our duties, and help us keep our fears bound as tightly as you bound old Slaver Mouth. Thus doing, may we share in your glory by imitating you.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, ZIU, as we honor the Ziu that resides in us all!

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

AM Elder Rune: Ehwaz (U): Horse, the special, controlled relationship between a rider and a horse, taking control of a situation, adaptability, following one’s instincts, teamwork, trust, loyalty, partnership, cooperation in relationships and with higher-powers, instinct, intuition, working in tandem with another, toward a single goal.


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

AM Armanen Rune: Fa:  
Havamal 145.
The first one promises to help generously
In sorrow, sickness and pain;
In eternal change, man goes forth 
From death to new creation.

Guidance, help, Father, eternal change reflected in a beginning; preface of that which is becoming, being and passing away; procreation, creative father principle, Father-God principle.  primal Fire, the power of spirit and change as well as the power of creativity, the Divine Masculine Principle, success, pure, generated fire that acts creatively in love, will that spares manifestation down to the material levels, necessity of change.

Interpretation: Cooperation (Ehwaz) leading to help (Fa).

Outcome: I don’t think Toby feels well.  I’m keeping him inside.

Good AM work; workload moderate
*sub-scapulatic pain started early
@ home for lunch; Toby is still sluggish
*successfully called the VA about doing SOMETHING with my nerve Rx; left a message for my doctor.  Who woulda thunk it possible to get things accomplished with them so quickly.
Good PM work, workload dwindles.
*work is offering Friday off.  I’m taking it!  Okay, sure, it’s a Good Friday thing and I don’t give a shit about Good Friday.  What I DO care about is paid time off.

EIGHTY-FOUR DEGREES ON THE CAR THERMOMETER?  WTF?????????

Snack sandwich on the way home
Dillons, because experience tells me their ad changes tomorrow, and I wanted to take advantage of  cheap cantaloupe for Sunday’s potluck lunch.

Concerned for Fish’s welfare I went across the street to pet him.  We hd a very nice conversation.  I told him he was welcomed at my home anytime.  LOL…he ended up following me across the street for some kibble.

Garlic chicken atop garden salad…OMGs YUM!!!!!!!!!!  Essie and Toby enjoyed it, too.

Essie’s outdoor time. 
*conversations with neighbors.

I explained to Toby I just didn’t have the energy to walk him now.  Besides, he wouldn’t handle the warmth well, not even for a three-block roundy-roundy.

Shower and bed

Nighty-night 

PM Meditation: Paltar, blameless god, gloriously shining god, restoration god, beloved son of Wotan and Frija.  Let your goodness and your reconciliation smooth our paths on Earth. When our days here are over, light up death’s darkness with the promise of rebirth. Help is to avoid evil, and seek the good. Inspired by you, we will keep our reputations spotless that our lives be proclaimed a victory of the Spirit, and our leaving his life a tragedy. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, PALTAR, as we honor the Paltar that resides 

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Lenzomônd = Lent month)

Plans: work 10 hrs 

AM Meditation: Manostac/Monday, we meditate on Mano, god of the moon:
Greetings to you, Mano, glorious male aspect of the moon; silver messenger on high.  You’re the measurer and teller of time.  As you fly silently on your way reflect into our souls the glory of the High Ones that we might aspire to the realms of the gods. Bathe our world in soft brightness, and whisper to our souls of joyous realms beyond our knowing. Mano let us see the goodness within us and without us, all the nights and days of our lives.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, MANO, as we honor the Mano that resides in us all!

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

1st Rune draw in front of the Ancestors’ wall.

 
AM Elder Rune: Naudiz (Irreversible): The Rune of Need (whether mortal, emotional, spiritual), a Wurtâ Rune, force friction, a stress indicator, opportunity for change, urgency, a generating force for the greater good, friction, transformation, resistance leading to strength, an evolutionary change toward a more holistic state, Fate.

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

AM Armanen Rune: Man:  
Havamal 159.
A fourteenth know Volkrast, the dwarf, 
Sings early at the gates of dawn,
To strengthen the Aesir, to empower the Alves,
But to myself, Allfather, to gain wisdom.

Great gain, male mysteries, male leadership, pulling down the spiritual into material form, human/humanity, increase, masculinity, health, plenty, magic, spirit, truth, God-Man, male principle in Cosmos, birth, health, increase, maleness and man, Divine man, male principle in Cosmos, magic power, thaumaturgy, true self, the resurrected god, the upper part of the world tree, Irminsul, Rune of spiritual powers, of directing Manna powers; the sacred Rune of humankind encouraging us to be human. 

Interpretation: An opportunity for change (Naudiz) leading to the true Self (Man).

Outcome: warming…

Good AM work; workload adequate 
Good @ work for lunch; continued on with “Of Gods and Holidays…”
Good PM work; reverse silent treatment worked.
*Naudiz/Man right here!

No snack sandwich on the way home; rather AT home

Sushi for dinner…enjoyed by both Essie AND Toby, too.

Essie in the backyard; it’s so funny when she decides to play “catch me, Dad” when I try to gather her up to go back inside…silly kitty.
Toby and I out for a one-mile walk.  Everything was fine until Toby developed sudden hearing loss right at the end.  He finished the walk on the retractable.

Gotham (rerun); The Red Mask

WAY too much time spent on creating a certificate in Word.

Nighty-night

PM Meditation: Sibba, Great Goddess of Fertility and Family, wife of Donar; let us see you in all the growing things that sustain our lives. Help us look beyond the packaging and promotion, to the richness of the Earth from which all bounty comes. When ordinary eyes see only corn, let us see your golden hair hid in its silk. When others see only bread, let us see the grain, beyond that, your smile and laughter. Feed our might and main, Holy Sibba, that we may do our work in the world. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, SIBBA, as we honor the Sibba that resides in us all!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Lenzomônd = Lent month)

Plans: ???????????

AM Meditation: Sunnastac/Sunday, we meditate on Sunna, goddess of the Sun:
Greetings to you Sunna, in all your feminine, fertile glory; Lamp of Wotan, newly risen! Hail to you who has shown on all our ancestors, who shines on us, and who will yet shine on our decedents yet unborn. Share with us some of your light, your energy, your power, so that we might better fight our battles and attain our goals. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL SUNNA, as we honor the Sunna that resides in us all!

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

AM Elder Rune: Laguz (U): A body of water, life ever-flowing; seen and unseen, going with the flow, the leek (a healing herb) the feminine, Nirdu, Erda (Mother Earth), Ing-Frô and Frouwa, emotions intact, potential for life, magical workings, personal growth, the basic energy and secret source of organic life, feeling, intuition.


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

AM Armanen Rune: Fa:  
Havamal 145.
The first one promises to help generously
In sorrow, sickness and pain;
In eternal change, man goes forth 
From death to new creation.

Guidance, help, Father, eternal change reflected in a beginning; preface of that which is becoming, being and passing away; procreation, creative father principle, Father-God principle.  primal Fire, the power of spirit and change as well as the power of creativity, the Divine Masculine Principle, success, pure, generated fire that acts creatively in love, will that spares manifestation down to the material levels, necessity of change.

Interpretation: Personal growth (Laguz) leading to the preface of that which is becoming (Fa).

Outcome:  Socks out, Socks in, Socks back out again; poor conflicted kitty.

Last night’s frustration due to no live feed leads to OMGs!  OMGs!
WMF World Cup Soccer
USA 7-3 Romania 
http://wmfworldcup.pointstreaksites.com/view/wmfworldcup/news/news_291682 
THE USA ARE GOING TO THE FINAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mexico 6-5 Brazil 
http://wmfworldcup.pointstreaksites.com/view/wmfworldcup/news/news_291671 
The USA and Mexico square off for the 1st ever championship of world indoor soccer!

Bundesliga 
On break 

1st breakfast; two sausage and blueberry pancake on sticks

THE TABLE PROJECT IS ALL BUT FINISHED!  I’m in need to two washers and help turning it over.  My brother said he’d be over early afternoon with both.

Toby and I for a walk to Meeka Park, plus one block roundy-roundy
*voluntarily heard of hearing 
*warmer weather = a slug-muffin

WHOA…a new online possibility!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-finals/ 
http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2014/0000316649.php 
(home/away)
Georgia v Germany (via live ticker)
*39th min TOR/GOAL DEUTSCHLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*44th min TOR/GOAL DEUTSCHLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ the half, Georgia 0-2 Deutschland 
*that’s how it ends, Georgia 0-2 Deutschland 

Cameo appearance at the Hammerstorm game night.
Dillons

WMF World Cup on Go Live Sports Cast online 
http://pointstreaksites.com/view/wmfworldcup/home-page 
USA v Mexico 
*1st qtr 1-0 
*2nd qtr 4-1
*3rd qtr 5-2
*4th qtr USA 5-3 Mexico
*USA WINS THE FIRST EVER WMF WORLD CUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*USA WINS!  USA WINS!  USA WINS!  USA WINS!  
http://wmf_2015.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2649464 
WOW!  WOW!  WOW!  WOW!  WOW!  WOW!  WOW!  

Major League Soccer (MLS) http://www.mlssoccer.com/ 
Chicago 1-0 Philly 
Salt Lake v Toronto on FOX Sports 1 ch 60 
*******2-1

Bedtime 

PM Meditation: All you gods and goddesses bless and keep your Holy Folk. From the cold shadows of the glaciers to the colder shadows of space, always, we have been your people. Guide and guard your North Folk as you did in ages past. Wotan, give wisdom and craft to wits shaped by ice and fire that our foes be foxed. Donar, give us strength and the will to use it. Ing-Frô and Frouwa, give full wombs so that bodies will be found for the souls of heroes. Let your Northern Folk grow in number and in power, so that our kind may live, love, survive and thrive, not just today, not for a millennium, but for ever and ever!  HEIL!  HEIL!!  HEIL!!!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Lenzomônd = Lent month)

Last night, after I posted to journal and blog, I was inundated with visitors:
*Fish, who was hungry!
*YaWK, who was hungry!
*Squish, who was…just being Squish.

Plans: day off 

AM Meditation: Naked before my Lord and Lady.
Saturn’s Day/Saturday/Tag der Fruchtbarkeit, we meditate on Frouwa & Ing-Frô:
Frouwa, most lovely of all goddesses; who could not love you?  Women as their own inner glory and highest attainment as the self-made woman, men for your beauty, passion and strength. Praise to you for the gift of life, and for the love that makes life worth living. Remind us always that it is the strong who love the best and the most, and that only the mighty can truly be gentle. Fill our lives with passion and lust that we may live our lives to the fullest. WE GIVE YOU MOST A HEART-FELT HEIL, FROUWA, as we honor the Frouwa that resides in us all!
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Ing-Frô, you’re the Great God of Fridu (all-encompassing safety and protection), Ar (peace, good seasons), the good harvest and prosperity: you are indeed the god of this World. When the day to day wears us down remind us of pleasures and joys. Help us recall the wonderful excesses that brought our lives into being and which sustain the human spirit during good times and bad. Without you, there would be no life and certainly little delight. Thank you, Ing-Frô, for the rushing life spirit and the eternal play of passions that make our lives fruitful.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, ING-FRÔ, as we honor the Ing-Frô that resides in all of us!

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

AM Elder Rune: Sowulo (Irreversible): The Sun, Sunna, a lightning bolt, victory, success, life force, confidence, optimism, the clear light of day, can be a destructive lightening flash (clearing), the will to victory, appearance of a guiding principle, guidance in journeying, spiritual guidance, leadership.



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

AM Armanen Rune: Ur:  
Havamal 146.
Another I name, that all need to have
Who officiate as curing healers; 
Know yourself, and you will know the world,
And learn to discern between evil and it’s causes.

Healing. that which is grasped or permanent, medical help, the healing powers of medical drugs, nurturing at the original basis, original cause, origin, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, contact with the transcendent, contact with the dead, life after mortal death, Mother-God, Creative Mother Principle, a physician’s rune and represents resurrection, eternity, and continuity, root of all material and cosmic phenomena, root of eternity, self-aware, causality; the origin of time, cause and effect in the eternal power of becoming.

Interpretation: Success (Sowulo) leading to healing (Ur).

Outcome: 1st breakfast; two sausage and pancake on sticks 

Toby and I out for a brisk one-mile walk.
*Essie with equal time back and front yards 

Watered the Wotan’s Eye Wîhstat a it more than I would have liked…LOL

LOTS of online time with Essie on the top of the desk.

2nd breakfast; 3 eggs baked in a cupcake tin, potato coins, turkey sausage, whole-wheat toast with jelly.

Bundesliga http://www.bundesliga.com/en/# 
On break 

International Friendly (is there EVER really such a thing?)
(3/25) Denmark 3:2 USA http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-03-25-denmark-vs-usa/recap 
(3/27) Canada 1-0 Guatemala http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-03-27-canada-vs-guatemala/recap 

The project to repair the busted dining table is underway!
*all hardware removed from legs.
*measurements taken
*Lowe’s 
**table repairs parts and equipment 
**this is gonna work!
Wal-Mart for watchband repair
McDs for a lite lunch
*double cheese burger 
*large sweet tea 

Cleared last year’s brush from the flower bed and planted sunflowers.

Separated recyclables

Worked on the table project.  It’s coming along well.  Scheisse, this has turned out to be something!  I know in the end, however, it will be worth it!
*smells like rain…

Hot ham-n-cheese burrito with peppered chips for a very late dinner. 

Major League Soccer (MLS) http://www.mlssoccer.com/ 
(away/home)
New England 2-1 San Jose 
Montréal 2-2 Orlando 
NYCFC 0-1 Sporting Kansas City 
*12th min GOAL SKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half, NYCFC 0-1 Sporting KC
*That’s the way it ends. NYCFC 0-1 SKC
*Sporting KC WINS!!  Sporting KC WINS!!  Sporting KC WINS!!  
DC 0-1 LA 
Columbus 1-2 NYRB 
Vancouver 2-1 Portland 
Houston 0-0 Colorado 
Dallas 0-0 Seattle 

WMF World Cup semi-finals http://wmfworldcup.pointstreaksites.com/view/wmfworldcup 
Romania v USA TBA
Brazil v Mexico TBA
*well hel, this is the shits. 

Nighty-night 

PM Meditation: Saga, goddess of history; part and parcel of our ever expanding past.  As we share in Minnatranc, whisper to our hearts of the stories about our gods, our ancestors, our heroes and their glories.  Be the resource for our memories should we ever forget from whence we come.  Gently remind us that we all have a rich history from which to pull.  For it is as we remember and respect the past can we deal with our present, knowing that we will some day have to deal with our spiritual debt.  We honor you, Saga, as a repository for the basis of all that we are, all that we are coming to be, and all that our offspring will inherit from us.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, SAGA, as we honor the Saga that resides in us all.

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Lenzomônd = Lent month)

Well shit…alarm failure…flashing…slept-in until 5:30...DAMN

Plans: work 8 hrs

AM Meditation: Frijastac/Friday, we meditate on Frija:
Frija, Great All-Mother; caregiver of Family, Hearth and Home.  Teach us to be patient but not passive; wise but not haughty in our wisdom; far seeing yet not blind to that which is before us. May we nurture life, increase life, and live our own lives more fully. Through you we give honor to our human mothers. Through you we see all the beauty that surrounds us as well. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, FRIJA, as we honor the Frija that resides in us all!

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

AM Elder Rune: Mannaz (R): Problems relating with Heimdall and humanity, without cooperation between people, the inability to work within a social structure in an effective way, intellectual arrogance, bigotry, closed mindedness, failed social interaction and disorder; anti-social behavior and lack of Divine structure.

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

AM Armanen Rune: Kun:  
Havamal 150.
A sixth one is mine, if a man wounds me
With the root of a trunk still with  juice;
Then I am unscathed, the man himself is consumed
By the evil with which he threatened me.

That which is existing, defense, the polarity of the male/female principle in the Universe, opposing energies, earthly love, as executive power of balancing justice, art, capability, artist, genius, being favored, procreation, the child, force, that which is established, World Tree/the Irminsul/the All, power, generation, ability and artfulness, sensuality, higher consciousness, return.

Interpretation: anti-social behavior (Mannaz) yet favored (Kun).

Outcome: fur kids are all corn-fuzzled. 

Toby inside for the morning.

Good AM work with the roller belt full.
Good @ home for lunch with cooperation
Troubling PM work; MAZAK cell is down for the weekend because what WAS 2,300 in arrears is now current.
*OMGs, say attitudes aren’t flying again.
**Mannaz and Bar right here.

Dillons; lottery ticket
MJ Productions to p/u my DVD from the Germany/Romania game.

Immediately off to Lindsborg for recon…successful, but needs another recon. 
* I KNEW I shouldn’t have gone into Hemslöjd.  I should know better.
**on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hemslojd-Inc/10703836289 
**on the WWW http://www.hemslojd.com/ 

Call in from my WONDERFUL OKC friend! 

Doves cooing in the evening?  Grandma Reimer?

Vikings; 304 “The Usurper” online 
Vikings: 305 “Born Again” online 
*WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW…

Nighty night

PM Meditation: Forsizo; Heil to you, son of Paltar and Nanda!  We call out to you in our time of legal need.  You’re the god of justice and reconciliation.  We know that justice is a double-edged ax.  On the one side, if our argument is just, grant us the proper conclusion.  On the other side, if our argument is fraudulent, mete-out justice accordingly.  Whether in the court of legal proceedings or the court of public opinion, grant us the justice according to the rightness of our deeds.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, FORSIZO, as we honor the Forsizo that resides in us all!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Lenzomônd = Lent month)

GOOD SLEEP!

Plans: work 10hrs 

AM Meditation: Donarstac/Thursday, we meditate on Donar:
Donar, Son of Wotan and Erda, husband to Sibba, wielder of Malant and Great God of thunder, thunder forth in our lives. When we would hold back, encourage us to advance. When we would be weak, hearten us be strong. When we would shun life’s pleasures, inspire our appetites for that which is lusty and good. Excite our growth from strength to strength; teach us, elder brother, how to throw our own Hammer, and slay the giants who oppose our will. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, DONAR, as we honor the Donar that resides in us all!

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

AM Elder Rune: Uruz (R): A weakened position, deprivation, depletion of energy, out of sync, an impulse towards inaction, a severe lack of foundation and energy at low levels, reduction, elasticity, uncontrolled rage, without the will to survive, taking no risks at this time, weakness, illness, the inability to overcome obstacles.

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

AM Armanen Rune: Bar:  
Havamal 157.
A thirteenth I mention, when I sprinkle the son,
The young one, with holy water, 
If once he faces the foe, then he cannot fall,
No sword can wound him so he collapses in the dust.

Inspiration, security, life, birth: birth of the future life that is preordained for us, becoming, being projected, help in birth, son, bread, song, fountain, mountains, meaning of life on this planet/in this world, the power of becoming, reconstruction, Rune of continuous transformation, death and rebirth metamorphosis, return to the Mothers; the fountain as female symbol, the eternal spring of humans.

Interpretation: weakness (Uruz) leading to reconstruction (Bar).

Outcome: I think I’ll leave Toby inside this morning to give the day a chance to warm a bit.
*all fur kids under shelter.

Good AM work, workload remains overflowing, just like my thought patterns.  
Good @ home for lunch.  I called Dillons to reserve a box.
Good PM work, but I think, for some reason, there’s a concentrated effort to work down small parts to deny Saturday.  We have plenty of small part work, and there are large parts to work.  Why else do they continue to work small parts?
*Somehow my brief involvement in Wicca came un in a course of conversation.  Lead askS, “WICCA?  ISN’T THAT DEVIL WORSHIP?”  I laughed and sad, “No…” at the same tiem Christian woman behind me says, “Yes”.  Sheisse!   When the Lead was off to herself, I asked her, “Have you ever read a book on Wicca?”  She responded to the negative.  “So, your opinion of Wicca has been formed because of what you’ve been told.”  She responded to the affirmative, and indicated that was the way it would stay.  “That tells me a lot.”

Stopped off at Dillons to collect an apple box
To PetSmart for a crate.

Leftover taco spiced meat in tortillas for dinner.

Once home, I started trying to figure out how Essie’s new crate can work in the car.  It took a bit of wiggling, but I finally managed.  Essie’s first ride in the car was…noisy.  I took back roads through the neighborhood slowly so as not to encourage fright.  A couple of times she settled down.  I think she was glad to be home.

WSU looses to Notre Dame 70-81, out of the NCAA tournament.
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400786505 

Some very interesting chat with a new friend…OMGs nice!

Sea shower

Nighty-night 

PM Meditation: Die Wurtâ: 
Die Wurtâ, all three, are present at birth
To weave our Fate from merriment to dearth. 
Urda, Werdanda and Sculd, the dark queens renowned; 
Glorious ladies ‘neath the Tree, work your mysteries in us now.

That which “was” we can clearly see.
That which “is becoming” will form now in our deeds.
That which “is owed”, will be, but we cannot yet see. 
We celebrate die Wurtâ, the Ladies Three, for all eternity.

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Lenzomônd = Lent month)

Plans: work 10hrs 

AM Meditation: Wotanstac/Wednesday, we meditate on Wotan:
All-Father God!  Wandering God!  Rune god! Wolf God! Raven god! Wotan!! 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!

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

<>AM Elder Rune: Fehu (R): The negative blessing of prosperity, lack of creative energies, productivity failure, and the inability to and/or create wealth, greed, disconnected from the life source, fear of failure, an ending, an unfortunate condition, fiery powers extinguished, lack of self-esteem, an ineffective beginning and an irresponsible misuse of power.


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

<>AM Armanen Rune: Is:   
Havamal 153.
A ninth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me 
To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.

Course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, determination, extension of the Divine center, the upright human being, the awakened Self, influence, personal power, magical power, power to banish evil, unity in the Universe, duration, action in the Cosmos, activity, will, self-domination, influence, personal power, self-discipline, unity in the Universe, duration, magical powers, axis/column/Irminsul of the world, action in the Cosmos, elimination of that which is unnecessary, calm.

Interpretation: Fear of failure (Fehu) but remain calm (Is).

Outcome: Oh, NOW Essie wants loving…

Good AM work, workload remains substantial.
Good @ work for lunch, started reading “Of Gods and Holidays, the Baltic Heritage”; looks promising.
Good PM work; workload is overflowing.
*YMCA rep came in today.  As much as I want to, I can’t afford it, even at the reduced rate.

Burger King for a snack sandwich.  She may be friendly, but I’m not going to pursue it any further than that. She’s a night-shift worker AND she smokes.  

Moved the damaged table from behind the Haruc to the shed.  I’m going to try to work with it.

Essie sure has the hang of being on top of the computer desk while I’m there for her loving.

Looks and feels like storms…oh boy, oh boy, oh boy oh boy.

Donar rumbles!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Essie is doing the “I’m not comfortable with this” growl…AND she disappears.

Updated Living Will and My Final Wishes 

Taco spiced meat with onions and sweet peppers…OMGs YUM!

Purchased my WMF World Cup merchandise.

 1 mile on the treadmill, 2.1mph, 25min30sec, full incline for .1mile twice

Shower and beddy-bye 

PM Meditation: Brego, long-bearded god; son of Wotan and Gunnlod; husband of Ostara; you’re the god of poetry and eloquence; the adherent god of skalds.  You have the Runes carved on your tongue.  Your inspiration is enhanced by a drink from the glorious mead.  Our oath to you, as we partake upon your silver cup called Bregofull; we swear our never-ending faith and allegiance to the gods and ways of our ancestors.  We stand firm with them as we live our lives to the fullest.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, BREGO, as we honor the Brego that resides in us all!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Lenzomônd = Lent month)

A bit of thunder and lightening overnight; Toby in bed with me.

Plans: work 10hrs 

AM Meditation: Ziustac/Tuesday, we meditate on Ziu:
Ziu, husband to Zisa, Great God of bravery, one-handed god, you chained the Fenris Wolf that threatened the worlds. We can’t do that, but we can do other things, some ordinary, others heroic. Remind us of your bravery and your sacrifice. Give us the courage and strength we need to fetter our own Fenris. Keep us mindful of our duties, and help us keep our fears bound as tightly as you bound old Slaver Mouth. Thus doing, may we share in your glory by imitating you.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, ZIU, as we honor the Ziu that resides in us all!

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

<>AM Elder Rune: Sowulo (Irreversible): The Sun, Sunna, a lightning bolt, victory, success, life force, confidence, optimism, the clear light of day, can be a destructive lightening flash (clearing), the will to victory, appearance of a guiding principle, guidance in journeying, spiritual guidance, leadership.


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

<>AM Armanen Rune: Man:  
Havamal 159.
A fourteenth know Volkrast, the dwarf, 
Sings early at the gates of dawn,
To strengthen the Aesir, to empower the Alves,
But to myself, Allfather, to gain wisdom.

Great gain, male mysteries, male leadership, pulling down the spiritual into material form, human/humanity, increase, masculinity, health, plenty, magic, spirit, truth, God-Man, male principle in Cosmos, birth, health, increase, maleness and man, Divine man, male principle in Cosmos, magic power, thaumaturgy, true self, the resurrected god, the upper part of the world tree, Irminsul, Rune of spiritual powers, of directing Manna powers; the sacred Rune of humankind encouraging us to be human. 

Interpretation: Success (Sowulo) leading to great gain (Man)

Outcome: The unsettledness of Spring is definitely in the air.  Socks seems to know this, too.  He was out then shortly back into his Cat House.

Good AM work, workload remains overflowing 
Good @ work lunch, refreshed with Swain’s book, Path to the Ancestors.
Good PM work; my mind was all aflutter 

My spiritually may be going thru some serious transformation.  I plan to make my ancestors front and center with my daily meditations; greater gods secondary.  Also, I plan to do a personal study on Romuva, as I DO have an ancestral connection (Prussian) to it.

Snack sandwich on the way home.  My goodness she IS friendly.  Today I got her name.

Essie in the backyard
Toby out for a 1-mile walk.

Started working on new schedule of Ancestor/Greater gods meditations

Frozen Mecian for dinner…good enough

I tried to rearrange the dinning room table and ended up breaking one leg and cracking a second.  Eh, it spent 3yrs in the shed while A_ was here.  I didn’t even consider it in a weakened state.  Took the remains to the back end of the Haruc.  I’ll tend to it later.  Well hel, if that wasn’t a confirmation of what I was planning to do with the ancestors wall.  

Shower and beddy-bye.

Nighty-night 

PM Meditation: Êra, handmaiden of Frija, goddess of the healing arts; whose loving hands and sweet breath brings wholeness and health, PRAISE YOUR NAME AMONG NORTH-FOLK! We thank you for your gentle caress, your soft ministrations and your care. When stress, strains, aches and pains plague us, you come with your herbal medicines and compassion to ease our distress. Êra, goddess holy and wise, we honor you. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL Êra, as we honor the Êra that resides in us all!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Lenzomônd = Lent month)

Feel like I already put in a full day at work, dreaming of working on airplane parts.  Even my left arm is sore.

Plans: work 10hrs 

AM Meditation: Manostac/Monday, we meditate on Mano, god of the moon:
Greetings to you, Mano, glorious male aspect of the moon; silver messenger on high.  You’re the measurer and teller of time.  As you fly silently on your way reflect into our souls the glory of the High Ones that we might aspire to the realms of the gods. Bathe our world in soft brightness, and whisper to our souls of joyous realms beyond our knowing. Mano let us see the goodness within us and without us, all the nights and days of our lives.  WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, MANO, as we honor the Mano that resides in us all!

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

AM Elder Rune: Hagalaz (irreversible): The cosmic seed of potential, a sacred enclosure/shell, shaping, evolution, protection within, holiness, destruction/regeneration, evolution, destructive elements, unavoidable unpleasantness, pruning, potentially destructive but change will occur on its own given time.


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

<>AM Armanen Rune: Is:   
Havamal 153.
A ninth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me 
To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.

Course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, determination, extension of the Divine center, the upright human being, the awakened Self, influence, personal power, magical power, power to banish evil, unity in the Universe, duration, action in the Cosmos, activity, will, self-domination, influence, personal power, self-discipline, unity in the Universe, duration, magical powers, axis/column/Irminsul of the world, action in the Cosmos, elimination of that which is unnecessary, calm.

Interpretation: evolution (Hagalaz) leading to calm (Is).

Outcome: smells like rain.

Good AM work; workload is overflowing 
Good lunch @ work; not much to read.
Troubling PM work, but I have the most AWESOME boss.

Leftovers plus turkey sausage (just to make room in the freezer) for dinner.
*two raw carrots and some blackberries. 

I have my ticket to tonight’s Arena World Cup match, but I don’t think I have the energy.  I didn't sleep well last night and it’s been a struggle all day.
*game time isn't until 7:30P, so probably not.

The entire fur family was out for outside family time, from front to back yards.  Socks is not accustomed to Essie having this kind of freedom.  It hilarious to watch Essie attack Socks, climb about five or six feet up a tree then pounce back onto him.  Socks looked like, WTF?”

Clouds are beginning to look interesting. 

Ya know, I’m not too worried about not going to the game tonight.  I’m having it placed on a DVD for me as I preordered it last night.

WHAT?  No Gotham?

Call into my mead-maker…six bottles on reserve.

Sea shower

Nighty-night 

PM Meditation: Heimo, HEAR ME!  Gellanhorn’s god, son of nine mothers and whitest of all gods.  You’re the genetic link between the gods and humankind. From your home in Himilberg, your keen eyes and sharp ears guard Ensigart,  the world of the gods. As you stand so alert for the approach of giants, remind us that we must also watch for our own encroaching evil. Let weakness, cowardice, lies and dishonor be barred from Ensiwëg, the Rainbow Bridge, leading to our heart’s abode. Be a model for vigilance, that we may rise to the best that is in us, and someday join the Noble Gods in their shining homes. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, HEIMO, as we honor the Heimo that resides in us all!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!

(Lenzomônd = Lent month)

Plans: WORLD CUP INDOOR SOCCER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AM Meditation: Sunnastac/Sunday, we meditate on Sunna, goddess of the Sun:
Greetings to you Sunna, in all your feminine, fertile glory; Lamp of Wotan, newly risen! Hail to you who has shown on all our ancestors, who shines on us, and who will yet shine on our decedents yet unborn. Share with us some of your light, your energy, your power, so that we might better fight our battles and attain our goals. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL SUNNA, as we honor the Sunna that resides in us all!

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

<>AM Elder Rune: Ehwaz (U): Horse, the special, controlled relationship between a rider and a horse, taking control of a situation, adaptability, following one’s instincts, teamwork, trust, loyalty, partnership, cooperation in relationships and with higher-powers, instinct, intuition, working in tandem with another, toward a single goal.


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

<>AM Armanen Rune: Is:   
Havamal 153.
A ninth one I sing, when dangers at sea forces me 
To protect my ship from the stormy waves;
The storm I calm down, no matter how billowing the sea,
And I cradle the waves to sleep.

Course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, determination, extension of the Divine center, the upright human being, the awakened Self, influence, personal power, magical power, power to banish evil, unity in the Universe, duration, action in the Cosmos, activity, will, self-domination, influence, personal power, self-discipline, unity in the Universe, duration, magical powers, axis/column/Irminsul of the world, action in the Cosmos, elimination of that which is unnecessary, calm.

Interpretation: control (Ehwaz) leading to calm (Is).

Outcome: Toby really had to do some running to keep up with the brisk pace to and from Meeka Park.  In the extended part, it was SO nice when he promptly alerted me to a potential problem without making a mad dash FOR that potential problem.
*Essie with equal time in the back yard.
*raked sticks into three pile to make transporting them easier.
*test run of the Solar Cross watering system went perfektly.  I may have to swap out some hoses.
*cardinals and doves…love it!

Corner convenience store for a newspaper
*empty
Laundromat
*inoperative  
*QT for a retail paper
*newspaper plus a corndog (for Toby), egg roll and peach tea (for me)
Over to brother’s with a bag-o-trash
*long lost niece (lost in Tx) was there, too.

Tightened connections to the new Solar Cross watering system; better.
Scooper of poop and filler of bowls

Today’s football:
Bundesliga http://www.bundesliga.com/en/ (live radio and ticker)
Mainz v Wolfsburg 
München v M’Gladbach (OOOOoooooo)
*30th min GOAL M’GLADBACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*@ the half, Bayern 0-1 M’Gladbach 
*77th min GOAL M’GLADBACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end 
Bayern 0-2 M’Gladbach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   

WMF (Arena Soccer) World Cup (@ Hartman Arena 
1st qtr Germany 6-0 India 
2nd qtr Germany 15-0 India 
3rd qtr Germany 23-1 India 
4th qtr 29-1 India
GERMANY WINS!  GERMANY WINS!  GERMANY WINS!  GERMANY WINS!  
I made sure to treat myself.  At halftime, I had a pretzel and a coke.  I also purchased a DVD of today’s game and preordered one for tomorrow’s game.  Perhaps in one of the DVDs I’ll be able to see myself with my German flag attached to my arm.

Major League Soccer (MLS) http://www.mlssoccer.com/ 
NYRB 2-0 DC
San Jose 2-1 Chicago 

OMGs!  They did it!  They did it!  WSU beat KU in “The Battle in Omaha”!
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400786304 

Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) 2015 Ron Newman Cup Championship 
(team @ team)
Baltimore Blast @ Monterrey Flash on GO LIVE SPORTS CAST
(GREAT CROWD!)
1st qtr Blast 0-0 Flash 
2nd qtr Blast 1-0 Flash 
3rd qtr Blast 1-1 Flash 
4th qtr Blast 6-4 Flash
Series tied 1-1, on to the mini game 
End of first 15 min 3-3, on to the second 
Blast 3-4 Monterrey, I don’t get it.  There was still time left.  

Sushi for a very late dinner; shared with both Toby (amazingly enough) and Essie (not so amazing). 

Nighty-night 

PM Meditation: Eger und Râhana, mysterious keepers of the deep hall at ocean’s bottom, host to the drowned and the sea lost. Your dwelling might be thought sad and gloomy, but you are known to be kind and hospitable ale givers. In your goodness then, cheer us when waves of misfortune pound our life’s fragile boats to the bottom. For even at the bottom, there is warmth, cheer and hope. Be our assurance; be our inspiration to strive on despite the swells and swirls of fate. WE GIVE YOU A MOST HEART-FELT HEIL, EGER UND RÂHANA, as we honor the Eger und Râhana that resides in us all!

PM Clarification Rune: none

Comments:  last check on animals

Alaf Sal Fena!