Author: Shaman

S2E189 – The Watch of Heimdall. Heimdall, ever-vigilant guardian of Bifröst, hears the grass grow and the wool upon sheep. His gift is awareness, the watchfulness that protects all realms. In Indigenous wisdom, the watchman is sacred — a protector who never sleeps, who guards the circle of the people.

Heimdall teaches us to awaken our senses, to notice what others pass by, to honor the role of guardian. Though his horn Gjallarhorn will one day call the final battle, his lesson for now is presence — to see and hear the world fully.

May Heimdall’s watch inspire us to be attentive, to guard what is sacred, and to live in readiness without fear.

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S2E188 – The Song of Bragi

At first light we turn to Bragi—a rite of becoming carried by breath and by memory. Before the world is loud, we step into the hush where thread becomes road and intention becomes fate. We will name the snarls we carry—promises dropped, paths delayed—and learn to loosen them with patience, warming each strand with breath until it moves again. We will spin honesty into cord, cross mercy with resolve, and feel new cloth appear beneath our hands.

Under the patient eyes of the North, we gather what is true, choose a pattern, and tie it into morning. The Norns may measure, yet we make dwelling from what is measured. We set warp lines—steady customs, well‑kept vows—and pass the weft of daily courage until the song returns to the loom. Salt for keeping, flame for courage, water for clarity—simple rites to remind the hands what the heart knows. This is not the clang of war but the soft, relentless craft that mends a life: small brave acts, repeated. We thread compassion through anger, and truth through fear, until the fabric can bear our future. When dawn finds us, let it find us ready: hands sure on the shuttle, our names bright upon the first gold thread.”|”In **** we enter the quiet workshop beneath speech, where fate is practiced, not imposed. We loosen old knots with patience, lay new warp through the day, and pass the weft—small, brave acts—until the fabric holds.

Salt for keeping, flame for courage, water for clarity—simple rites to remind the hands what the heart knows. We gather what is true, choose a pattern of mercy and resolve, then thread compassion through anger and truth through fear. When morning lifts, may it find you standing at the loom of your own becoming.”|**** invites us into Frigg’s quiet, where thread becomes road. We loosen knots, set fresh warp lines, and pass the weft—small acts repeated—until the cloth holds. We thread compassion through anger, and truth through fear, until the fabric can bear our future. The loom waits; step in when the light edges the horizon.

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Under Yggdrasil (World Tree)’s canopy, “The Shield of Frigg (Frigga)” turns myth into something you can hold in your hands. We begin with a nine-breath ritual mapped to the World Tree: three root breaths to claim belonging, three trunk breaths to steady posture and voice, and three crown breaths to offer calm outward. Use the 4–2–6 cadence—inhale four, hold two, exhale six—so your nervous system reads safety and lets choice return. Then we follow the path of Frigg’s hall, threads of care and make it practical. When mind-noise rises, greet Huginn and Muninn—Thought and Memory—and practice cognitive defusion: name the raven, note its message, and return to one long exhale. For sudden spikes or intrusive bite, use Name–Frame–Tame: name what’s happening, frame it as a nervous-system surge (not a verdict), and tame it by lengthening the out-breath. Runes become pocket practices: Othala and Berkano lead tonight. Try home anchors, then pair it with routine stacking. Keep each move small and repeatable so your body can trust you. We stitch ritual into daily life: nine breaths at first light, three trunk breaths before hard conversations, and a short note to Mímir (Mimir) each night—“What did my breath teach me today?” This is not about exiling pain; it’s about growing capacity—steadier mood, clearer thinking, kinder self-talk. If you’re in active distress, pair these practices with professional care; myth is a lantern, not a diagnosis. Let this episode be a calm harbor where you can practice and re-enter the waters with more skill and a gentler voice. Choose a daily cue—boiling water, opening a door, sitting in the car—and tether one slow breath to it. When it helps, notice that it helped; when it doesn’t, notice that you noticed and try again without blame. Consistency builds capacity, and capacity makes courage possible in ordinary hours. Return to the nine-breath ritual and the 4–2–6 cadence; keep it tiny, repeatable, and kind. Tie one breath to a daily cue—boiling water, opening a door, sitting in the car—and notice what changes without judgment. Practice builds capacity; capacity makes courage possible in ordinary hours

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