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December/Iulmânôd 20, 2016 Dienstag, the First day of Yule, Mother’s Night.

12/20/2016

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(Iulmânôd = Iul month)
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Didn’t sleep well at all.  Uncomfortable.  No pain, just uncomfortable.  Got up and turned on the tele only to find some really odd, old movie, probably from the early 1950s or so, about Martians who kidnapped Santa.  A goofy Martian elf (I guess) stuffed his pants and donned Santa’s red suit, only to be confused by Martian kidnappers to be the real thing.  The Martian Kidnappers, obviously bent on destroying the holiday, also sabotaged Santa’s toy-making machine to turn out odd combinations of toys; i.e., a doll’s head on a stuffed bear, or a baseball bat on a tennis racket.  The real Santa and his cohorts eventually foiled the kidnappers, saved the day, and put things back in right order.  I think I finally got to be circa 03:00/3AM.
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1st check on all fur-kids; Socks’ house was 64F this morning.
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Plans: work 8 hrs.
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Ancestor Meditation: Dienstag/Thing Day (grandparents) Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967) and Maria Hildebrand (1895-72)
Henry E. Reimer (1898-1967)
Birth 15 May 1898 in Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA
Death 26 Mar 1967 in Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, United States
*Married 2 June 1920
Maria Hildebrand (1894-72)
Birth 30 Dec 1894 in Marion County, Ks, USA
Death 22 Jul 1972 in Newton, Harvey County, KS, USA
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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 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: Ansuz: In favor of the gods, Wotan specifically, Wotanic wisdom, the Athem - Divine/vital breath, the force of creation, taking inventory of one’s Tru Spirit and spiritual balance, a higher source of inspiration, communication skills and divine ancestry, higher consciousness, mental stability, self-discipline, the loving/bright/compassionate Alle-Vater, spiritual balance.
Conversely:
Outside the favor of Alle-Vater Wotan vital/divine breath and the ancestral/Wotanic wisdom, separation from one’s true Spirit, spiritual imbalance, spiritual shunning, neurotic compulsive liar, exercise caution with communication and dealings including intelligence; a lack of inspiration, tough-love Fathering, the absent All-Father, the shadow/dark/mysterious side of Alle-Vater Wotan.
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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: Os: 
Havamal 148.
The fourth one I know, when a foe has tied up

My arms and hands;
The fetters fall from my leg, when I chant that song,
And off my hands the ropes come.
 
Mouth, arising, ashes, the power of speech/song, that which is offered, freedom, Wotanic energies, leadership, mouth, speech, the effort to convince, deed following the word, the Divine Breath, kingship, discussion, idea of that which is given/evolving, the spiritual power that is gained through speech, it is the breath of the world, its voice, strength that a person needs to rise-up in power, freedom from the bondage of the material world.
“Your spiritual force makes you free” (List, 51).
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Interpretation: Favor from the gods (Ansuz) brings freedom (Os).
*wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!
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Outcome: Protein shake
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Socks was ready to make the dash from his house
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Sunny, not as bitter cold yet still chilly, no wind
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Socks was ready to go back into his house.
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Toby and I out for a 30min walk.  Sidewalks were snow-packed/slushy/icy/snow-packed.
*Toby’s sluggish response to common voice commands put him on the retractable for a bit.
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One egg and one slice of deli-ham on one slice of whole-wheat toast
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38F/4C, SOME melting has started, but there’s still quite a bit of snow on the ground.  It amazes me how much time Essie wants to spend in the back yard.  I had to go bring her inside.
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Protein shake
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Bundesliga http://www.bundesliga.com/en/
Dortmund v Augsburg
*33rd min tor/goal Augsburg
*@ the half, 0-1
*47th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*1-1
*end of match, 1-1
M’Gladbach 1-2 Wolfsburg
Frankfurt 3-0 Mainz
Hamburger 2-1 Schalke
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Good 8 hr. shift!
*I LOVE seeing Toby finally utilizing his doghouse.
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Socks leaps out for the night.
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​1st Day of Yule; Mother’s Night
Mother's Night welcomes in the Season of Yule. As we encourage the return of Sunna (the feminine aspect of the Sun) we honor the feminine all around us. Honor the Idises, Asynjor, all Mothers, Great Grandmothers and your feminine ancestors. Raise a horn to the glorious women who give birth to us and to the feminine spirits that support us. Give this time in honor to all Mothering aspects (Vaygar Ingvald Elmersson).
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In honor of Mothers Night:
I honor you, Anna Marie Schmidt/Reimer, Mother. 
I honor you, Maria Hildebrand/Reimer, Grandmother,
I honor you, Mary Goertz/Schmidt, Grandmother.
I honor you, Eva Hiebert/Reimer, Great Grandmother.
I honor you, Elizabeth Zielke/Schmidt, Great Grandmother. 
I honor you, Agatha Dirksen/Reimer, 2nd Great Grandmother.
I honor you, Maria Nachtigal/Schmidt, 2nd Great grandmother.
I honor all feminine Ancestors yet to be discovered.
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Shower, bed, nighty-night.
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God/dess Meditation: Holle, you who seem to be the perfect counterpart to Alle-Vater Wotan.  Just like Alle-Vater, you come to us with many names.  Just like Alle-Vater, you appear to us with many faces.  You have become known to us through place-names, fairy-tales, sagas, legends, poetry, customs, traditions, mythology, and yes, even food.  You are the young maiden.  You are the Old Crone.  You are everything in between.  You reward the diligent worker.  You punish the slothful.  Your Spirit permeates humankind.  We recognize you as a German Goddess!  Alle Mutter Holle, Goddess holy and wise, We give you a most HEART-FELT HEIL, as we honor the Holle that resides in us all. 
*C. Reimer/V. Elmersson
**Replaced Scata's meditation 3/12/2016.
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Comments:  last check on all fur-kids
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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