Freyja’s Fridays - Havamal 42 A man should be loyal through life to friends, And return gift for gift, Laugh when they laugh, but with lies repay A false foe who lies. (W H Auden & P B Taylor Translation.) #viking #norse #havamal

Witchy Wednesday - Blackberry The Iconic Blackberry is a perennial member of the rose family of plants growing anywhere up to 9 metres long on thorny, thick stems called brambles which arch and curve in all directions. The fruit itself is dark black colour similar looking to that of the raspberry. What distinguishes the blackberry from its raspberry relatives is whether or not the torus (receptacle or stem) "picks with" (i.e., stays with) the fruit. When picking a blackberry

Magick Mondays - Learning the runes Learning and understanding the Runes is a lifetime dedication and a long process requiring a lot of patience and discipline. Although there are many different types of rune sets this article deals with the elder futhark only, however you can do all these rituals and processes with any rune sets that you prefer. It comes as a series of rituals requiring basic abilities in both meditation and visualisation, you will be working with each of t

Freyja’s Fridays - Viking Mead One of things Vikings loved to drink was Mead, or in Old Norse, Mjod so I thought I would share a simple recipe for honey mead you can try for yourselves, not exactly traditional method but really close… Half fill a pot with water and bring to a simmer over a medium heat Add in Honey Don’t let it boil but stir until honey is dissolved and turn off heat Add in any fruit or herbs or flavourings and stir Further In a separate jug pour in the

Witchy Wednesday - Alyssum Alyssum is a low growing annual perrenial native to the mediterranean regions, often growing no higher than 30cm and in small sort of clusters grows tiny white, pink or purple flowers, accompanied by a sweet fragrance. It is a memeber of the mustard family of plants Brassicacea. Alyssum was used as a treatment for the bites of rabid animals. The name alyssum comes from the Greek meaning "without madness". Alyssum can cause dermatitis in sensitive

Magick Mondays - Vepar Vepar is the forty second entity of the goetia and rules over 29 legions of the infernal host and when summoned he appears in the form of a mermaid. His powers are to guide ships across the water and at the request of the summoner can cause the seas to become stormy. He can also make men die within three days usine putryfying wounds and sores His Demonic enn (chant to call him forth) - On ca Vepar Ag Na #entity #demon #goetia

Freyja’s Fridays - Havamal 41 With presents friends should please each other, With a shield or a costly coat: Mutual giving makes for friendship So long as life goes well, (W H Auden & P B Taylor Translation) #viking #norse #havamal

Witchy Wednesdays - Saffron Saffron is a spice which comes from a crocus flower’s stigmata which are collected and dried. They have a distinctive red/orange colour. Iran accounts for around 90% of the production of it. It is the most expensive spice in the world. Some sites claim that saffron is $200-300 per ounce. A degree of uncertainty surrounds the origin of the English word "saffron". It might stem from the 12th-century Old French term safran, which comes from the Latin

Magick Mondays - Lithomancy Lithomancy Otherwise known as reading stones, Lithomancy is a divination method, popular in the British isles, using either 13 or 16 stones depending on the variation you use to cast a reading from. There appears to be very little recorded history on the subject but it is believed to have begun in Constantinople, now modern day Istanbul in turkey. There are 2 variations commonly used the first being the 13 stone set and the second being the 16

Freyja’s Fridays - Ragnarok Ragnarok ​ Ragnarok is the Norse ending of the world. Ragnarok means ‘fate of the gods’ and is a series of cataclysmic events leading to the destruction of the gods and mankind. The first sign of this happening is the death of Baldr, son of Odin and Frigg at the hands of Hodr and Loki. The start of Ragnarok comes with the Fimbulvetr or ‘chief of winters’. This is three winters back to back with no spring or summer. It will be a time of senseless