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The Love of Your Life
By Mark
Ludwig Stinson. Freyr
is an exceedingly famous God; he decides when the sun shall shine or the rain
come down, and along with that the fruitfulness of the Earth, and he is good to
invoke for peace and plenty. He brings
about the prosperity of men. The
most extensive surviving Freyr myth relates Freyr's falling in love with the
female jotunn (giantess) Gerd.
In
the Prose Edda there was a man called Gymir whose wife Aurboda was of the
family of cliff giants. Their daughter
is Gerd, who is an exceedingly beautiful woman. One day when Freyr had gone to Hlidskjalf and
was looking out over the whole world, he looked towards the north and saw in
one place a large and beautiful dwelling. To this house went a woman; and, when she
raised her arms to open the door, they illuminated the sky and sea, and the
whole world grew bright from her. Freyr
immediately falls in love with her and becomes depressed and taciturn. When he came home, he neither spoke nor slept, nor did he
drink anything, and no one dared to address him.
Njord
summoned Freyr's chamberlain, Skirnir, and bade him go to Freyr and ask him on
whose account he was so angry that he would speak to no one. Skirnir said that he would go, but he was not
eager and he said he expected an unpleasant answer from him. When he came to Freyr, he asked him why he was
so downcast that he would not speak with anyone. Then Freyr replied, saying that he had seen a
beautiful woman and on her account was so distressed that he would not live
long if he could not obtain her. "And
now you are to go" (he said), "and woo her for me and bring her here
whether her father wishes it or not. I will reward you well for it."
SkÃrnir
answered saying that he would go on that errand but Freyr was to lend him his
sword, which was such a good one that it fought by itself, Freyr agreed to that
and gave him the sword. This was the
reason why Freyr had no weapon when he fought with Beli but killed him with a
hart's horn (male deer antler).
Then
Skirnir went and wooed the woman for him.
Gerd rejected the first gifts.
But after a few attempts, he obtained her promise that nine nights
later, she would come to a place called Barrey and there marry Freyr. When, however, SkÃrnir told Freyr the result
of his mission, Freyr said: "One night is long, long is a second, how
shall I endure three? Shorter to me has
a month often seemed than this half bridal-eve." Eventually, she becomes his wife.
Then
Gangleri said: 'It is very strange that a chieftain like Freyr should give away
a sword and leave himself without as good a one. It was a very great drawback to him when he
fought with the man called Beli. Upon my
word, he would regret his gift on that occasion.'
Then
High One answered: 'It was a small affair when he and Beli met. Freyr could have killed him with his bare
hands. The time will come when Freyr
will find it worse to be without a sword - when the sons of Muspell ride out to
harry.'
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Many scholars interpret the story as a legend about
the wooing of the frozen Earth (Gerd) by the warm Sun (Freyr). However, lacking his sword, Freyr will be
killed by the fire jotun Surt during the events of Ragnarok.
Freya
is the Goddess of love, fertility, and
battle. Lofn is the Goddess of forbidden loves. Sjofn is also a Goddess of love. Freyr is
worshipped as a phallic fertility God and gave up his sword for love.
Most
people are looking for Wiccan love spells that will make a very specific person
fall in love with them. This is
dangerous, and usually won't work in the long-term anyway. It will bring you much more heart-ache than it
will ease! But there are ways to bring love into your life
and find a great relationship. Such as a
written Love Spell that calls a lover to you who fulfills your specific
desires. Intent, clarity and
repetition is key with those. What you
get may not be what you first thought you wanted. Like money spells, be careful.
Certain
plant magic could help such as rose, lavender or cinnamon. Some of the common talismans & amulets are
created for uses such as; luck, love, protection, fertility and more. But the more love you have inside you, the
more love you will attract. Are you
going to the right places to meet your love?
Are you taking care of the loves you have - children, parents? Do others see you with love? Do you see yourself with love? Love takes work, and sometimes sacrifices.
Give out Love
and let it come in! See Life with
Love! Just something to consider now and
again.
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