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Dreams of Drachenfel
17 February 2005 @ 05:38 pm
20 September 2004 @ 02:46 pm
My dedication candle now won't light no matter what I do. It refuses to do so.
What am I missing here?
Odin, what do you want of me?
What am I missing here?
Odin, what do you want of me?
20 September 2004 @ 02:05 pm
I have now found two separate sources, both reliable, that mention Odhinn shape-shifting into a dragon. First Gundarsson mentions it, then Paxon quotes this passage:
Odin could change himself. His body then lay as if sleeping or dead, but he became a bird or a wild beast, a fish or a dragon, and journeyed in the twinkling of an eye to far-off lands, on his own errands or those of other men. Also, with mere words he was able to extinguish fires, to calm the seas, and to turn the winds any way he pleased. (Ynglingasaga:: VII)
I am beginning to see that these two paths need not be incompatible at all. I need only work the Dragon Magick within a Norse framework.
Odin could change himself. His body then lay as if sleeping or dead, but he became a bird or a wild beast, a fish or a dragon, and journeyed in the twinkling of an eye to far-off lands, on his own errands or those of other men. Also, with mere words he was able to extinguish fires, to calm the seas, and to turn the winds any way he pleased. (Ynglingasaga:: VII)
I am beginning to see that these two paths need not be incompatible at all. I need only work the Dragon Magick within a Norse framework.
Current Mood: 
relieved
relieved19 September 2004 @ 11:55 pm
Tonight was the open Mabon circle for our local Pagan community. I had gotten back in touch with it via the drumming circle I have started attending again by weekly. It was wonderful, but it also left me feeling very confused. When I told people that I was Asatru, the response was overwhelming. It seems that they've been trying to get people to speak on the subject for some time, but could never find a local representative. Well, I was drafted. That's what left me confused. Do I have the authority to speak on this? Yes, my pantheon is Norse. Yes, my God is Odin. Day by day I lean closer to Freya as well. I know the runes. I know the holidays and the blot techniques. But...
But here I have dedicated myself to a certain type of magick. It is not incompatible, not in the least. I can use dragons in my magic in the way that I would any other totem and yet... that was not what I had intended. I feel, suddenly, as if I am betraying older pacts in continuing this way, even though I vowed that I would.
I do not want to be an Oath Breaker.
Yet...
Odin, guide me.
Tonight the following question was asked of me: What have I learned from my harvest?
I was also told to believe in myself.
I must meditate on these things.
But here I have dedicated myself to a certain type of magick. It is not incompatible, not in the least. I can use dragons in my magic in the way that I would any other totem and yet... that was not what I had intended. I feel, suddenly, as if I am betraying older pacts in continuing this way, even though I vowed that I would.
I do not want to be an Oath Breaker.
Yet...
Odin, guide me.
Tonight the following question was asked of me: What have I learned from my harvest?
I was also told to believe in myself.
I must meditate on these things.
18 September 2004 @ 02:26 am
There is so much to say that I hardly know where to start.
Today I was given a gift and gave one in return. First, I was introduced during a shamanic journey to the dragon I am to work with from now on. In response, I decided it was time to formally dedicate myself to the Path of the Serpent. The candle from my ceremony still burns as I type this.
I hesitate to call the dragon mine. He is his own creature. He is not to be a familiar or a totem, but both my teacher and partner. He has offered to teach me techniques for tapping into the earth root, the energy web which lies within Gaia so that I can learn to better draw on its energy. He has also offered to help me learn how to trap into the energy of the Yin Dragon that I encountered on my journey as well. The prospect makes me both nervous and excited!
In my dedication ceremony, I:
...called on the World Serpent to coil about my ritual space with its tail in its mouth, completing and guarding the circle.
...introduced myself to the gods as Drachenfell for the first time.
...vowed to follow the Serpent Path for a year and a day, until September 18, 2005, learning its magick and upholding its nine ideals.
...and solidified my relationship with the Dragon of Forest and Lake, Fern and Sand, Pine and Pebble.
There is still so much to say, but elaboration will have to come later. It is nearly 3 AM and I am exhausted.
Today I was given a gift and gave one in return. First, I was introduced during a shamanic journey to the dragon I am to work with from now on. In response, I decided it was time to formally dedicate myself to the Path of the Serpent. The candle from my ceremony still burns as I type this.
I hesitate to call the dragon mine. He is his own creature. He is not to be a familiar or a totem, but both my teacher and partner. He has offered to teach me techniques for tapping into the earth root, the energy web which lies within Gaia so that I can learn to better draw on its energy. He has also offered to help me learn how to trap into the energy of the Yin Dragon that I encountered on my journey as well. The prospect makes me both nervous and excited!
In my dedication ceremony, I:
...called on the World Serpent to coil about my ritual space with its tail in its mouth, completing and guarding the circle.
...introduced myself to the gods as Drachenfell for the first time.
...vowed to follow the Serpent Path for a year and a day, until September 18, 2005, learning its magick and upholding its nine ideals.
...and solidified my relationship with the Dragon of Forest and Lake, Fern and Sand, Pine and Pebble.
There is still so much to say, but elaboration will have to come later. It is nearly 3 AM and I am exhausted.
15 September 2003 @ 03:04 am