(Iulmânôd = Yule Month)
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Plans: we’ll see
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Plans: we’ll see
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12th Night
Thus ends the season of Yule as we prepare for the upcoming year. Take time to remember from whence you came, as well as a time to make plans for the near future. Raise your horn high to honor your gods and ancestors. Honor each other and the inner workings of your relationships. Take oaths on oath rings. Make promises to yourself and others. In our lore, Var is a hand-maiden of Frija. In the Prose Edda, it is said she listens to people's oaths and private agreements that women and men make between each other. Thus, these contracts are called varar. She also punishes those who break them.
Hold inventory within yourself or your group so you know your present position in relation to where you want to be. Continue to build the weavings of your Wyrd positively. The luck within you depends on it. Remember, "Luck often enough will save a man (or woman) if his (or her) courage holds” (The 13th Warrior, parentheticals added).
HAIL!
HAIL!!
HAIL!!!
(Vaygar Ingvald Elmersson).
Thus ends the season of Yule as we prepare for the upcoming year. Take time to remember from whence you came, as well as a time to make plans for the near future. Raise your horn high to honor your gods and ancestors. Honor each other and the inner workings of your relationships. Take oaths on oath rings. Make promises to yourself and others. In our lore, Var is a hand-maiden of Frija. In the Prose Edda, it is said she listens to people's oaths and private agreements that women and men make between each other. Thus, these contracts are called varar. She also punishes those who break them.
Hold inventory within yourself or your group so you know your present position in relation to where you want to be. Continue to build the weavings of your Wyrd positively. The luck within you depends on it. Remember, "Luck often enough will save a man (or woman) if his (or her) courage holds” (The 13th Warrior, parentheticals added).
HAIL!
HAIL!!
HAIL!!!
(Vaygar Ingvald Elmersson).
Ancestor Meditation: (picture source: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, Goessel, Kansas)
Sunnastag/Sunna’s Day/Sunday (2nd great grandparents) David A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)
Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, Russia
Death 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States
*Married 15 November 1849
Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West Prussia
Death 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States
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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.
* no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
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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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Sunnastag/Sunna’s Day/Sunday (2nd great grandparents) David A. Schmidt (1822-1892) and Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
David A. Schmidt (1822-1892)
Birth 19 May 1822 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna South, Russia
Death 18 Dec 1892 in Marion County, Kansas, United States
*Married 15 November 1849
Maria Nachtigal (1828-1911)
Birth 23 Jan 1828 in Majdan Królewski, Podkarpackie, Duchy of Poland, West Prussia
Death 01 Apr 1911 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas, United States
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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.
* no doubt the ones who brought the family over from Europe.
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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: Dagaz: Light of day, total enlightenment, awakening, the AH-HA moment, benefit from new information, achieving balance, harmony, hyper-consciousness, the light of dawn, the twilight/dawn polarity, positive focus on life, light at the end of the tunnel, increase, growth, an ending prior to a beginning, transformation, possibly related to the 3rd eye; the mystical place where the two lobes of the brain join.
*A3R7
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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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*A3R7
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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: Ar:
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.
Dangers calmed, protection, challenges eased, comfort/stillness, primal fire, nobles, destruction of physical darkness reborn into spiritual light, confidence, Ing-Frô, the Sun, the path to the Light, will, leadership, all that which is beautiful and Sun-like, change to good, virtues, honor, glory, rewarding work, completion, light, Divine spirit, power contained in light that washes away darkness, wisdom, beauty, virtue, trust, honor, fame, Rune of the initiate, Symbolism of the Lord of the Light-elves that returns home from darkness, Rune of peace and good seasons.
“Respect the primal fire” (List, 56).
*H2R4
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Interpretation: Enlightenment (Dagaz) leads to dangers calmed (Ar).
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Outcome: rough sleep due to a reoccurring dream about my inability to contact work about my absence; seemingly because of a lost or broken cellphone
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Cleaned out a cupboard of old cookies and natural cookies.
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Cereal
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Good morning chat with my love my fiancée.
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Scrambled eggs with ham and cheese, blueberry pancakes.
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MY IRMINENSCHAFT BROTHER FROM MAINE CALLED!
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Toby and I out for an early afternoon, fairly well behaved, 15min, 3-block, roundy-roundy, as Toby is still limping.
*partly cloudy/high clouds, cold, slight north breeze.
I finished 15min on my own.
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Yule Soup
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The Y workout:
4 sets on the ab machine, 25 reps @ 30lbs
2 sets on the rowing machine @ 500 meters, level 6
3 sets on the ab twister, 10 reps, 30lbs
3 sets on the back extension, 25 reps, 30lbs
10min in the hot tub
*1 ½ hrs from doorstep to doorstep.
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Took some Yule soup to four neighbors
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One more bowl of Yule Soup for me; one more for work.
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MASL http://www.maslsoccer.com/
Yesterday
Kansas City 3-5 Baltimore
*smh
Today
St. Louis 5-8 Florida
Cedar Rapids 2-3 Baltimore
Milwaukee 6-4 Kansas City
*ya know, Kim Roentved, who was a player on the Wichita Wings from the 70s and 80s. He was also a coach with the more recent Wichita B52s; not a successful franchise. He was successful as a player, but as a coach, seemingly not so much, as he’s the current coach for the Kansas City Comets. The Comets now stand with a 2-8 record; .200 ball http://www.maslsoccer.com/stats#/192/standings?season_id=734. Historically, they’ve been a force within the MASL. Not so this season.
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GoT, S1 Es9 & 10…Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooow…
Season one done!
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9PM: Gave Toby his “I don’t give a shit” medication. I hope it works.
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As this is the time for oaths, I requested a call-in from my love my fiancée. I reaffirmed my love, respect, truthfulness, and fidelity, to her, no matter what happens.
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Oh yeah, Toby’s out of it.
Toby handled fireworks like a champ. He DID wake up, but simply headed to the back of the house; no screaming, no hollering, no yelping. Once I was done, he headed out with me for a quick walk north.
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Rune reading for 2018 using the Norns spread
Elder Rune Summons (physical me):
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price.
Elder Runes send me here,
Bid me glimpse into next year.
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.
Dangers calmed, protection, challenges eased, comfort/stillness, primal fire, nobles, destruction of physical darkness reborn into spiritual light, confidence, Ing-Frô, the Sun, the path to the Light, will, leadership, all that which is beautiful and Sun-like, change to good, virtues, honor, glory, rewarding work, completion, light, Divine spirit, power contained in light that washes away darkness, wisdom, beauty, virtue, trust, honor, fame, Rune of the initiate, Symbolism of the Lord of the Light-elves that returns home from darkness, Rune of peace and good seasons.
“Respect the primal fire” (List, 56).
*H2R4
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Interpretation: Enlightenment (Dagaz) leads to dangers calmed (Ar).
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Outcome: rough sleep due to a reoccurring dream about my inability to contact work about my absence; seemingly because of a lost or broken cellphone
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Cleaned out a cupboard of old cookies and natural cookies.
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Cereal
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Good morning chat with my love my fiancée.
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Scrambled eggs with ham and cheese, blueberry pancakes.
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MY IRMINENSCHAFT BROTHER FROM MAINE CALLED!
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Toby and I out for an early afternoon, fairly well behaved, 15min, 3-block, roundy-roundy, as Toby is still limping.
*partly cloudy/high clouds, cold, slight north breeze.
I finished 15min on my own.
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Yule Soup
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The Y workout:
4 sets on the ab machine, 25 reps @ 30lbs
2 sets on the rowing machine @ 500 meters, level 6
3 sets on the ab twister, 10 reps, 30lbs
3 sets on the back extension, 25 reps, 30lbs
10min in the hot tub
*1 ½ hrs from doorstep to doorstep.
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Took some Yule soup to four neighbors
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One more bowl of Yule Soup for me; one more for work.
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MASL http://www.maslsoccer.com/
Yesterday
Kansas City 3-5 Baltimore
*smh
Today
St. Louis 5-8 Florida
Cedar Rapids 2-3 Baltimore
Milwaukee 6-4 Kansas City
*ya know, Kim Roentved, who was a player on the Wichita Wings from the 70s and 80s. He was also a coach with the more recent Wichita B52s; not a successful franchise. He was successful as a player, but as a coach, seemingly not so much, as he’s the current coach for the Kansas City Comets. The Comets now stand with a 2-8 record; .200 ball http://www.maslsoccer.com/stats#/192/standings?season_id=734. Historically, they’ve been a force within the MASL. Not so this season.
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GoT, S1 Es9 & 10…Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooow…
Season one done!
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9PM: Gave Toby his “I don’t give a shit” medication. I hope it works.
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As this is the time for oaths, I requested a call-in from my love my fiancée. I reaffirmed my love, respect, truthfulness, and fidelity, to her, no matter what happens.
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Oh yeah, Toby’s out of it.
Toby handled fireworks like a champ. He DID wake up, but simply headed to the back of the house; no screaming, no hollering, no yelping. Once I was done, he headed out with me for a quick walk north.
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Rune reading for 2018 using the Norns spread
Elder Rune Summons (physical me):
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price.
Elder Runes send me here,
Bid me glimpse into next year.
Urda; goddess of that which was:
Hagalaz: The cosmic seed of potential, a sacred enclosure/shell, shaping, evolution, protection within, holiness, a type of Godotuom; destruction/regeneration, evolution, destructive elements, unavoidable unpleasantness, pruning, potentially destructive but change will occur on its own given time. Embrace the necessary destruction. Don't rail against it. Benefit from it.
*A2R1
Hagalaz: The cosmic seed of potential, a sacred enclosure/shell, shaping, evolution, protection within, holiness, a type of Godotuom; destruction/regeneration, evolution, destructive elements, unavoidable unpleasantness, pruning, potentially destructive but change will occur on its own given time. Embrace the necessary destruction. Don't rail against it. Benefit from it.
*A2R1
Werdanda; goddess of that which is:
Mannaz Conversely:
Problems relating with Heimo and humanity, without cooperation between people, the inability to work within a social structure in an effective way, self-delusion, intellectual arrogance/ignorance, bigotry, inability to make peace with others, destructive social nature, closed mindedness, failed social interaction and disorder; anti-social behavior and lack of Divine structure.
*A3R4
Mannaz Conversely:
Problems relating with Heimo and humanity, without cooperation between people, the inability to work within a social structure in an effective way, self-delusion, intellectual arrogance/ignorance, bigotry, inability to make peace with others, destructive social nature, closed mindedness, failed social interaction and disorder; anti-social behavior and lack of Divine structure.
*A3R4
Sculd; goddess of that which is owed:
Dagaz: Light of day, total enlightenment, awakening, the AH-HA moment, benefit from new information, achieving balance, harmony, hyper-consciousness, the light of dawn, the twilight/dawn polarity, positive focus on life, light at the end of the tunnel, increase, growth, an ending prior to a beginning, transformation, possibly related to the 3rd eye; the mystical place where the two lobes of the brain join.
*A3R7
Armanen Rune summons (spirit me):
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price.
Armanen Runes send me here,
Bid me glimpse into next year.
Dagaz: Light of day, total enlightenment, awakening, the AH-HA moment, benefit from new information, achieving balance, harmony, hyper-consciousness, the light of dawn, the twilight/dawn polarity, positive focus on life, light at the end of the tunnel, increase, growth, an ending prior to a beginning, transformation, possibly related to the 3rd eye; the mystical place where the two lobes of the brain join.
*A3R7
Armanen Rune summons (spirit me):
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price.
Armanen Runes send me here,
Bid me glimpse into next year.
Urda, goddess of that which was:
Rit:
Havamal 149.
That I know as the fifth, should an enemy’s
Arrow come flying into the throng;
As bright as it might clash, I stem its power
Once I firmly fix my eye on it.
The exalted, the strength of Will, external power/strength squelched, introspective awareness, that which is passing, council, right, wheel, movement, rhythm, law, correctness, judgment, victory over the lower ego, holding, right order, the judge, advice, salvation, money, original law, that which flows away, religious feeling, ritual action/primal laws, orderliness in the world, the ritual, primal law/Urlag, things that are done correctly, spiritual feeling, ritual action, journey, Divine law, All justice, Rune of the cosmic rhythm of the worlds, wheels, personal empowerment.
“I am my rod (right), this rod (right) is indestructible, therefore, I am myself indestructible, because I am my rod (right)” (List, 53).
*H1R5
Rit:
Havamal 149.
That I know as the fifth, should an enemy’s
Arrow come flying into the throng;
As bright as it might clash, I stem its power
Once I firmly fix my eye on it.
The exalted, the strength of Will, external power/strength squelched, introspective awareness, that which is passing, council, right, wheel, movement, rhythm, law, correctness, judgment, victory over the lower ego, holding, right order, the judge, advice, salvation, money, original law, that which flows away, religious feeling, ritual action/primal laws, orderliness in the world, the ritual, primal law/Urlag, things that are done correctly, spiritual feeling, ritual action, journey, Divine law, All justice, Rune of the cosmic rhythm of the worlds, wheels, personal empowerment.
“I am my rod (right), this rod (right) is indestructible, therefore, I am myself indestructible, because I am my rod (right)” (List, 53).
*H1R5
Werdanda; goddess of that which is:
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.
Calm in the face of distress, comfort, hypnotic power of the forceful will, course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, confidence, 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.
“Win power over yourself and you will have power over everything in the spiritual and physical worlds that strive against you” (List, 56).
H2R3
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.
Calm in the face of distress, comfort, hypnotic power of the forceful will, course of affairs, Rest, Ego, das Ich, Positivity, activity, personal will, self-domination, self-control, confidence, 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.
“Win power over yourself and you will have power over everything in the spiritual and physical worlds that strive against you” (List, 56).
H2R3
Sculd, goddess of that which is owed:
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 its causes.
Self-knowledge/awareness, all-knowing, discernment, the primordial, eternity, primal fire, primal light, primal, primal bull, recognize the cause of an event, 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, causality; the origin of time, cause and effect in the eternal power of becoming.
“Know yourself, then you will know all” (List 50).
*H1R2
Interpretation:
The physical me:
Major changes have happened this year (to which I wholeheartedly agree) (Hagalaz). Currently, I have been quite antisocial (to which I wholeheartedly agree) (Mannaz, converse). Coming up, however, is an enlightenment (Dagaz) that may set everything right.
The spirit me:
I have been spiritually powerful this year (Rit) (to which wholeheartedly agree). Now, I can stay calm (Is) and let things be (to which I wholeheartedly agree). With power and calm, could bring a true self-awareness (Ur).
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Last check on all fur-kids. Socks came out from hiding in his house only long enough to let me know he survived the fireworks, then back to hiding he went. He was absolutely NOT interested in the option to come out from his house and into the bitter cold.
*Toby is good.
*Essie is good.
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Happy New Year…nighty-night.
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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 its causes.
Self-knowledge/awareness, all-knowing, discernment, the primordial, eternity, primal fire, primal light, primal, primal bull, recognize the cause of an event, 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, causality; the origin of time, cause and effect in the eternal power of becoming.
“Know yourself, then you will know all” (List 50).
*H1R2
Interpretation:
The physical me:
Major changes have happened this year (to which I wholeheartedly agree) (Hagalaz). Currently, I have been quite antisocial (to which I wholeheartedly agree) (Mannaz, converse). Coming up, however, is an enlightenment (Dagaz) that may set everything right.
The spirit me:
I have been spiritually powerful this year (Rit) (to which wholeheartedly agree). Now, I can stay calm (Is) and let things be (to which I wholeheartedly agree). With power and calm, could bring a true self-awareness (Ur).
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Last check on all fur-kids. Socks came out from hiding in his house only long enough to let me know he survived the fireworks, then back to hiding he went. He was absolutely NOT interested in the option to come out from his house and into the bitter cold.
*Toby is good.
*Essie is good.
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Happy New Year…nighty-night.
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God/dess Meditation: Sunna, goddess of the Sun:
Greetings to you Sunna, in all your feminine, fertile glory; Lamp of Wodan, newly risen! Hail to you who is the counterpart to Mano, male aspect of the Moon. You have shown on all our ancestors, you shine on us, and you 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!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
Greetings to you Sunna, in all your feminine, fertile glory; Lamp of Wodan, newly risen! Hail to you who is the counterpart to Mano, male aspect of the Moon. You have shown on all our ancestors, you shine on us, and you 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!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!
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