September/Skeidentimânôd 18, 2019 Wodanstag

(Aranmânôd = Summer’s End Month)
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Plans: fur babies, wifey, work 8hrs.
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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: 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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Armanen Rune: Ar: 
Havamal 154:
A tenth 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) brings protection (Ar).
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1st check on all fur-kids: food, water, litterboxes, shelter.
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Outcome: Just a wee bit less than 7hrs of sleep with an Essie wakeup.
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Wifey conversation.
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Two breakfast burritos from frozen; didn’t feel like cooking this morning.
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Toby and I out for a frustrating 10:45am, 30min walk.  Luckily Toby responded to some sternly voiced commands and a stern chastising.
*sunny/clouds west, warm, refreshing south wind.
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Went ahead to plant the 3 Pink Lemonade Blueberry Bushes in the back yard.  If a tree is lost, more are planted; or in this case, bushes.
*hopefully Dagaz/Ar.
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A load of stinky, sweaty yard work clothes.
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WOW!  That was more activity than I care to have on a workday, but it was necessary.
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Garden salad topped with chicken nuggets + an ice cream bar for lunch.
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A good night at work.  9 ¾ hrs. of time allotments turned I for an 8hr. shift.
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Setups on the Ab Roller 3 sets of 25 weighted 10lbs.
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MLS https://www.mlssoccer.com/
Cincinnati 0:2 Atlanta
Montréal 1:0 Toronto
Portland 0:2 NYRB
Seattle 0:0 Dallas
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Last check on all fur-kids.
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2am nighty night.
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God/dess Meditation: Wodan; Alle-Vater Gott!  Wandering god!  Rune god! Wolf god! Raven god! Wodan!! Husband to Frija, the Alle-Mutter.  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, Wodan, 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, Wodan, as we honor the Wodan that resides in us all!
*source: combination AFA Book of Uncommon Prayers, and C.Reimer/V.Elmersson
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Alaf Sal Fena!