(Iulmânôd = Yule Month)
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Plans: my love my wife, open gifts
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Plans: my love my wife, open gifts
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2nd Day of Yule – The Winter Solstice/Mid-Winter
The old calendar had but two seasons; summer and winter. Winter began at the Autumnal Equinox. The winter solstice actually represented mid-winter. Now, it also represented as the shortest day and the longest night. Winter begins for us in this modern era, in the northern hemisphere. We give HAIL to the turning of the wheel! Today, the sun has reached her furthest point south. From this day onward Sunna, the feminine aspect of the sun, gains strength, begins returning northward, and eventually breaks winter's spell. Celebrate Sunna's return and the fertility she brings.
(C. Reimer/V. Elmersson)
The old calendar had but two seasons; summer and winter. Winter began at the Autumnal Equinox. The winter solstice actually represented mid-winter. Now, it also represented as the shortest day and the longest night. Winter begins for us in this modern era, in the northern hemisphere. We give HAIL to the turning of the wheel! Today, the sun has reached her furthest point south. From this day onward Sunna, the feminine aspect of the sun, gains strength, begins returning northward, and eventually breaks winter's spell. Celebrate Sunna's return and the fertility she brings.
(C. Reimer/V. Elmersson)
Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: Ancestry.com) (Gravesites @ Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery, Lehigh, Kansas)
Frijastag/Frija’s Day/Friday (great grandparents) David D. Schmidt (1852-1924) and Elisabeth Zülke (apx1856-1932)
David D. Schmidt
Birth 11 June 1852
Death 18 March 1924 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Married 22 February 1876
Elizabeth Zülke (1856-1932)
Birth 4 JAN 1856 in Waldheim, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 19 JUN 1932 in Lehigh, 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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Frijastag/Frija’s Day/Friday (great grandparents) David D. Schmidt (1852-1924) and Elisabeth Zülke (apx1856-1932)
David D. Schmidt
Birth 11 June 1852
Death 18 March 1924 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Married 22 February 1876
Elizabeth Zülke (1856-1932)
Birth 4 JAN 1856 in Waldheim, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 19 JUN 1932 in Lehigh, 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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Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: Ancestry.com) (Gravesites @ Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery, Lehigh, Kansas)
Frijastag/Frija’s Day/Friday (great grandparents) David D. Schmidt (1852-1924) and Elisabeth Zülke (apx1856-1932)
David D. Schmidt
Birth 11 June 1852
Death 18 March 1924 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Married 22 February 1876
Elizabeth Zülke (1856-1932)
Birth 4 JAN 1856 in Waldheim, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 19 JUN 1932 in Lehigh, 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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Frijastag/Frija’s Day/Friday (great grandparents) David D. Schmidt (1852-1924) and Elisabeth Zülke (apx1856-1932)
David D. Schmidt
Birth 11 June 1852
Death 18 March 1924 in Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, USA
Married 22 February 1876
Elizabeth Zülke (1856-1932)
Birth 4 JAN 1856 in Waldheim, Molotschna, South Russia
Death 19 JUN 1932 in Lehigh, 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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*Armanen Rune: Man:
Havamal 160:
A fourteenth know I Volkrast, the dwarf,
Sings early at the gates of dawn,
To strengthen the Aesir, to empower the Alves,
But to myself, All-Father, to gain wisdom.
Strength, magical empowerment, acquisition of Divine wisdom, propagation of the human race, encompasses both the exoteric and the esoteric concepts of humanity, great gain, male mysteries/leadership, manly actions, 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.
“Be a man” (List, 61).
H3R3
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Interpretation: Confidence (Sowulo) brings strength (Man).
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1st check on all fur-kids.
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Outcome: 6 ½ hrs. of sleep with one wake-up and an EXTREMELY slow get-up.
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Good morning conversation with wifey.
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Breakfast sandwich + a banana.
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Lot’s of time spent online posting Winter Solstice things.
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Toby and I out for a late morning/noon hour, exceptionally well behaved, 30min walk. He HAD to be well behaved because I forgot his retractable, so my voice commands had to be stern and frequent.
*mostly high clouds, cool, slight breeze.
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Messages exchanged with my 1st shift colleague. He was not happy with what transpired at work last night. I tried to communicate to him I was simply under orders and did nothing maliciously. Not really sure how my thoughts were received. Too, he never once admitted to what I fully believe is driving this; that being, 2 parts/480 min.
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Great Wall my treat
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Lazy
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The UEFA Champions League https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/ is one competition that’s hard for me to keep up with because it seems to take so damned long. They are getting ready to go into the round of 16 starting in February. Here is the draw: https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2019/draws/round=2000981/
With this draw there are still 3 German club teams alive:
Borussia Dortmund
Schalke
Bayern München
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Bundesliga https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga Battle of the Borussias
Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Monchengladbach on FS1/Sling-TV
*42nd min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*45+1tor/goal bmg
*@ the half 1:1
*54th min TOR/GOAL BVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*end of match
*BVB 2:1 BMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Winter Solstice gifting went exceptionally well.
My gifts to wifey:
*not one but TWO Portland Timbers jerseys with the Zagajeski name on the back. Why 2? Dunno…
*Captain Marvel T
*Rhonda Rousey T
*maxi-length bath robe
*Nick Fury Agents of Shield graphic novel collection
*Essential X-Men graphic novel collection
*Essential Avengers graphic novel collection
*Essential Captain America graphic novel collection
*book on genetics
*personalized ax
Wifey’s gifts to me:
*Amazon Alexa
*SEVEN POUNDS OF BLACK LICORICE…WTF? LOL!
*two pair lounge pants
**plain flannel
**cookie monster
*2018 Russia World Cup T
*World Cup throw pillow
*” The Breath of Odin Awakens” book
*CD with Russian folk music
*two personal iron skillet creations thingies.
After which we lovingly shared a bottle of mead.
*Sowulo/Man without a doubt!
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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1am nighty night. I get to sleep with my wife.
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God/dess Meditation: Frija: HEIL THE ALL-MOTHER ON THIS WINTER SOLSTICE!
Frija, Great Alle-Mutter; caregiver of Family, Hearth and Home, wife to Alle-Vater Wodan. 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! HEIL ALLE MUTTER HEIL!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
Frija, Great Alle-Mutter; caregiver of Family, Hearth and Home, wife to Alle-Vater Wodan. 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! HEIL ALLE MUTTER HEIL!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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