Baldur was killed by Loki who guided the hand of the blind God Hod. In Hod's hand was a dart made from mistletoe. It was the only thing that could hurt Baldur.
So Baldur, the son of Odin and Frigga, brother of Thor, died.
Before he was pushed off on his funeral pyre, Wotan, the All-Father whispered something in his ear. No-one knows what it was but the Edda hints that Odin told him that he would return after Ragnarok to rule when the Old Gods died.
So Baldur Lays in Hel.
In the darkness.
Have you ever died? Only to come back as something more than you were? Not just a physical death, although that most certainly counts... a spiritual death, an emotional death, a mental death...
Where everything you thought, believed and understood abruptly comes to an end.
Maybe it showed up as a mid-life crisis.
Or as a Saturn Returns.
Or at a life defining moment where you let go of everything you think you know, you are, and have faith in.
The Death of Baldur is an ancient story that represents this turning point in our lives. The Rune (viking writing) that is associated with the God Baldur is Isa or more commonly known as ice. Stillness. A time for contemplation and non-action.
As warriors, I am under the illusion that you are ill-suited to non action.
When we will not accept stillness of our own free will, it will be forced upon us. The time comes when we all have to go through our past bit by bit and face the things we thought we'd "put-behind" us and re-examine what works and what doesn't. This is available to us in the stillness.
So is understanding your own relationship with nothing. Time spent in the void can be terrifying and relaxing at the same time.
This is also true for embracing the thought of death. Throughout history, every warrior culture has written or passed on their tradition of handling death. A few common factors connect all warrior cultures with regards to the end. A few of them are:
***How you lived is how you die. How you die is how you live.
***Death comes to king and maiden alike.
***As all things die, all things arise.
A more modern one is this, " When you die, your life flashes before your eyes...some call this living."
In any case, if you are in the dead zone, accept it and await the return. Feel the void. Allow the tears be the ritualistic bathing of the dead that was with us for so many centuries. Immortality is for dragons and elves and God/Goddesses. Not for Men and Women and not for warriors.
And as you mosey to the grave, look at the crowd gathered about you to lament your losses and whisper the last words of a true warrior...
"I'll be back."
Love everywhere and to everyone.
Aaron
So Baldur, the son of Odin and Frigga, brother of Thor, died.
Before he was pushed off on his funeral pyre, Wotan, the All-Father whispered something in his ear. No-one knows what it was but the Edda hints that Odin told him that he would return after Ragnarok to rule when the Old Gods died.
So Baldur Lays in Hel.
In the darkness.
Have you ever died? Only to come back as something more than you were? Not just a physical death, although that most certainly counts... a spiritual death, an emotional death, a mental death...
Where everything you thought, believed and understood abruptly comes to an end.
Maybe it showed up as a mid-life crisis.
Or as a Saturn Returns.
Or at a life defining moment where you let go of everything you think you know, you are, and have faith in.
The Death of Baldur is an ancient story that represents this turning point in our lives. The Rune (viking writing) that is associated with the God Baldur is Isa or more commonly known as ice. Stillness. A time for contemplation and non-action.
As warriors, I am under the illusion that you are ill-suited to non action.
When we will not accept stillness of our own free will, it will be forced upon us. The time comes when we all have to go through our past bit by bit and face the things we thought we'd "put-behind" us and re-examine what works and what doesn't. This is available to us in the stillness.
So is understanding your own relationship with nothing. Time spent in the void can be terrifying and relaxing at the same time.
This is also true for embracing the thought of death. Throughout history, every warrior culture has written or passed on their tradition of handling death. A few common factors connect all warrior cultures with regards to the end. A few of them are:
***How you lived is how you die. How you die is how you live.
***Death comes to king and maiden alike.
***As all things die, all things arise.
A more modern one is this, " When you die, your life flashes before your eyes...some call this living."
In any case, if you are in the dead zone, accept it and await the return. Feel the void. Allow the tears be the ritualistic bathing of the dead that was with us for so many centuries. Immortality is for dragons and elves and God/Goddesses. Not for Men and Women and not for warriors.
And as you mosey to the grave, look at the crowd gathered about you to lament your losses and whisper the last words of a true warrior...
"I'll be back."
Love everywhere and to everyone.
Aaron
