“Of the heroes brave | is Freyr the best
Here in the home of the gods;
He harms not maids | nor the wives of men,
And the bound from their fetters he frees.”
- Lokasenna
Here in the home of the gods;
He harms not maids | nor the wives of men,
And the bound from their fetters he frees.”
- Lokasenna
Literal Meaning & History
This rune’s name is thought to be an old name for Freyr, one of the gods of the nordic heathenry. In old text he is sometimes referred to Ingva-Freyr or Ingvi- Freyr or variations thereof.
Freyr and Freyja are twin siblings and a part of the Vanir side of the old gods and together they are in charge of all things rich and fertile.
Freyja is a goddess of love and violence in a way that has her closely tied to passion.
Freyr in turn is more connected to fertile ground and nature, both in the sense that we are part of nature and in the sense that we are surrounded by nature.
Freyr in turn is more connected to fertile ground and nature, both in the sense that we are part of nature and in the sense that we are surrounded by nature.
He is the phallic god of human fertility as well as the one that farmers would make offerings to for the fertility of their fields.
He’s associated with pleasure as well as sacral kingship as well.
He too, like most the nordic gods, made sacrifices that will/would lead to his death during during Ragnarök. In his case he gave up a magic sword that would fight on it’s own if the wielder was wise as a part of wooing his wife.
Figurative Meaning & Symbolism
This rune of course ties to all the realms of it’s namesake, of all the things Freyr is and/or stands for. To best work with this rune it can therefore be important to look up Freyr more thoroughly.
Invoking this rune is to invoke Freyr, in essence, as invoking Tiwaz is invoking Týr.
The key word to keep in mind with this rune is Fertile.
This is hard work bearing fruit.
The productivity part of labor, of work, of effort.
The is is fertility, conception, and gestation.
This is the germinating seed.
This is the ripe fruit, the ripe field, the bounty moments before harvest.
This is existing in balance with oneself and nature.
This is the fertile mind.
The energy buzzing beneath the surface.
The productivity part of labor, of work, of effort.
The is is fertility, conception, and gestation.
This is the germinating seed.
This is the ripe fruit, the ripe field, the bounty moments before harvest.
This is existing in balance with oneself and nature.
This is the fertile mind.
The energy buzzing beneath the surface.
This is an artist’s mind full of inspiration.
This is feeling good, feeling at ease, feeling full of potential.
This is making love.
This is feeling of worth, of value.
If you do any form of spellwork, this is your fingertips tingling with the gathered energy, ready to be pushed with your will.
This doesn’t necessarily mean that the artist has his canvas before him when inspiration strikes.
This doesn’t necessarily mean that one’s life is going as planned though one feels good.
This doesn’t necessarily mean that the love will last forever.
This doesn’t necessarily mean others value you as you value yourself.
This doesn’t necessarily mean your spell will work.
Always consider the context.
Suggested Homework
Plant a seed.
Figurative or literal, doesn’t matter.
Begin something.
Find an idea and run with it.
Pull the seeds from a fruit you’re eating and (with the aid of google if you need it) get it to germinate.
Figurative or literal, doesn’t matter.
Begin something.
Find an idea and run with it.
Pull the seeds from a fruit you’re eating and (with the aid of google if you need it) get it to germinate.
Write down what your seed is.
Watch it germinate, watch it grow, see it come to life.
Make notes, as it does.
Then try to write down what it isto grow, what it is to germinate, what it is to change from a seed to something else.
Consider yourself.
Know that you are always the seed of what you will become, as well as the grown form of the seed that you were before.
Know that you are always the seed of what you will become, as well as the grown form of the seed that you were before.
Try to apply your ideas of what it is to be a seed, what it is to grow and change and become, to your own life.
Look for at least one or two examples.
Look for at least one or two examples.
What do you want to grow to become next?
What seeds can you plant within yourself?
What are you the seed of today?
What seeds can you plant within yourself?
What are you the seed of today?
