Helmberi Kindred
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Our Dreams
That is getting closer and closer to being reality!
We have a need for a nature temple
We have the need for a place to raise our kids with our virtues
We have the need to be apart from the mainstream society
We have a need for 200 acres (for cattle and crops)
We need to have proximity to a town that we can use for shipping
We need to feel comfortable there (all of us)
We need to be off grid (our virtues state that we should be self sufficient as much as possible)
We have a dream that is coming into reality
Here is a link for the GoFund me to help us raise the money that we need for this dream.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/living-viking-historical-village?fbclid=IwAR3qfEnvZPaarybYgveP9fbeMMjZ-dENf8G7cdB4QkHPjVVulNGNyPisIGw
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Blot schedule 2017- Runic year 2267
Charming of the Plow Date: March 4 Time: Noon
Ostara Date: March 25 Time: Noon
Mayday Date: April 30 Time: Noon (sorry about the Sunday Blot, we tried to avoid sundays)
Mid-Summer Date : June 24 Time: Noon
Tryggvi's Birthday Date: July 29 Time: TBA
Freyfaxi Date: Aug 26 Time: Noon
Winter Finding Date: Sept 24 Time: 5pm (for those with busy Sundays)
Disir Date: Oct 29 Time: 5pm (Sunday)
Einherjar Date: Nov 11 Time: 3pm
Saga's Birthday Date: Dec 22 Time: TBA
Mother night Date: Dec 23 Time: 3pm
Yule Dec 23-Dec 31
Hiemdall Blot Date: Dec 31 Time: 4pm (Sunday)
Friday, December 9, 2016
Once we were gods
Once we were gods, strong and inspiring.
Too late we saw the danger.
Too late we heard the news.
Too late to ask for undivided loyalty.
Too late to make a stand.
All too soon we were gone.
All that was left to us was myth and legend.
We no longer had belief to make us strong.
We became so weak.
All we could do was wait and watch.
Our children abandoned us.
They found new gods.
Too late we saw this danger.
Too late.
Once we were gods, strong and courageous.
Now we wait and watch.
Our children's children may be coming back.
We feel belief growing, making us strong again.
One day soon we shall be gods again.
Our strength is growing.
We shall be gods again and lead our people loyal.
We shall be gods again, strong and courageous.
Soon we will be gods again.
Once we were gods and soon, very soon we will be again.
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Milestones...
presents!!! |
the awesome cake! |
showing off the gifts! |
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New toys (K'nex) |
Sissy enjoying the fun |
OMG that is a large bone! |
Monday, June 20, 2016
Midsummer Blot
Toasting Balder |
Our little helpers! |
Our Children are the best of us, our blood, our eternal life, and our life! these 2 are the pride and joy of our lives (this is why so many pictures are of them) they are both to an age where they MUST be included in all parts of every Blot. it is so sweet and adorable we cannot help but to take LOTS of pictures of them.
We had 2 fires going yesterday, the main fire for Blot and a smaller one for a friend, who needed a little boost yesterday and so we wanted to do all we could to help. We had sage, evergreen, and lavender fresh from our plants that we added, to help give the needed boost
Friday, April 22, 2016
living the path in all we do and say
For starters we are reading up on the way we want to educate the kids and are finding things that are missing from our lives and finding ways to fix that. In christian homes bible (or other Holy book) study is daily or close to that. and the education style we want to use makes use of that study to help the kids learn and see that learning is a never ending task. The call it the central classic of the family and I think we are lacking that even if we know that the Eddas and Saga's are our central classics. Knowing and using them every day are 2 different things. But the idea of studying an Edda every day is daunting. so Asilia came up with the idea to study the Havamal, we both thought that was a good idea and started looking for books of just the Havamal. In doing that we found that there are as many translations of it as there are of the bible! This lead us to think that we need more than one translation to really learn. when we were trying to make the bible our book (years ago, before we found our path) we both studied this way, where we got several versions to see what we could learn by reading them all. This technique is helpful to see how different people read the old language and see the meanings. There is so much that is lost in translation, and so much that we do not understand about the language that our ancestors used.
We have started a wish list of different versions and other books that we want and we are starting with simple things to get us in the habit of a little study each day. We are also re-vamping our priorities, so that they all line up. one cool think we have done is make a hanging that we have in our bathroom and I am thinking of one for the kids bathroom.
This is what the one in our bathroom has on it.
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Ostara
Each person has a different reason for each item placed on the egg. they can be general like : Health, Wealth, and Love. or they can be super personal like
:stopping a bad habit, working on a character trait, Learning something you have put off for years but have always wanted to learn. or showing love in a new way..
Then we planted them with seeds on top. that way as the cycle turns we can see our intentions grow and can be reminded of what we wanted from this cycle.
These are the ones we dyed and hid for the kids, but I thought the picture was perfect for this as there are no 2 a like, what learn on this path is the same. There are many ways of looking at things, that does not make one way right and another wrong... just seeing them through different eyes... Tryggvi while blessing the folk today was using the hammer sign, we have always used Gebo.. When he gets a little older I will ask him why he uses the hammer sign.. I am sure he has a good reason and I want to understand it. I want to see into his mind and learn from him. He has such an advantage on me. he is being raised in the path, he will be able to say this is who I am much younger then I think I even started looking at that. I know I cam learn from him and his little sister who was helping with the shield wall today. I wish I could learn like I was young again.. it take a lot more to get me to remember things now, but I am gonna soak up all I can from our young ones! Just like the idea of the eggs watching the seeds grow I want to watch our young ones grow and learn (and I want to learn along with them!)
Helga's ramblings, and things to think about...