Sunday, March 13, 2016

Freyja

I see so much about Freyja being the goddess of live and beauty, but did you know she is also a goddess of death and dying? Freyja is the embodiment of the triple goddess. She is the maiden, beautiful and aloft. She is the mother, loving and compassionate. She is the crone, vengeful and terrible. Freyja truly is all three. Yet most of what we hear about her is the maiden. We think of her as young and beautiful and very, very sexual. I see her a little differently. I don't see her as young, but she isn't old either. I see her with an ageless face. While she is sexy, it's in that 50s pinup girl way. Just hinting at what is there.
To me Freyja has a hidden depth to her that most people don't consider. Even those who claim her as their patron goddess, don't explore more of her aspects past the sex and beauty. She is leader on the valkyrie, claiming half the battle slain as her own. She is the Vanadis, leader of the disir. These are the unnamed female spirits of the earth. She is one of the Vanir, the earth or fertility gods and goddesses. She taught Odin seid magic, so she must be an expert at that if not the leader of all who practice it.
There is so much to learn for all of us. This is just what came up with off the top of my head. With study our gods and goddesses come to life for us. They need to be more than just a 2 dimensional picture in our heads.

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