October/Gelomânôd 31, 2018 Wodanstag, Halloween

​(Gelomânôd = Yellow Month)
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Plans: work 8hrs, my love my wife.
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History of Halloween:
https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-halloween-2017-10
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/halloween-ideas/g4607/history-of-halloween/
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Ancestor Meditation: Wodanstag/Wodan’s Day/Wednesday (grandparents, Mother) David F. Schmidt (1895-1957) and Mary Goertz (1888-1983) (Gravesites at Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery).
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: Naudiz: The Rune of Need (whether mortal, emotional, spiritual), a Wurtâ Rune, forced friction, a stress indicator, opportunity for change, urgency, a generating force for the greater good, friction, transformation, resistance leading to strength, perseverance to endure, eventual peace within the Self, accept the unchangeable, an evolutionary change toward a more holistic state, Fate.
*A2R2
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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 157:
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, revelation, 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, 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: Stress (Naudiz) brings rebirth (Tyr).
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1st check on all fur-kids
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Outcome: Stress (Naudiz) brings rebirth (Tyr).
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7hrs of sleep with three wake-ups.
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Breakfast sandwich + a banana.
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Not a horrible day at work.  They HAVE a pin-router in the shop, but I don’t think it’s been used much.  Well, because of me, they’re getting re-introduced to it.
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My wife is all pretty in her “Huntress” costume.
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Toby and I out for a fairly well behaved, late afternoon, 30min walk.
*cool, cloudy, slight north breeze.
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PH for dinner ahead to trick-or-treaters.
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/ playoffs, knockout rounds
NYCFC 3:1 Philly on FS2/Sling-TV
*NYFC advances
Dallas 1:2 Portland
*Portland advances
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We had a few trick-or-treaters.  My wife dressed up as “The Huntress”.  I didn’t dress up at all.
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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9:30pm, nighty-night.  I get to sleep with my wife.
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God/dess 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!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!