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December/Iulmond 30, 2010 ERE Thursday/Donarstac, 11th Day of Yule

12/30/2010

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(Iulmanod = Yule Month)(ERE = Eternal Roman Empire; rather than BC, AD, BCE or CE)

Plans: Audie to doc…

11th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Perseverance
Perseverance is being able to bear difficulties calmly and without complaint. If you give up it‘s game over. It really is simple, isn’t it? No matter what you are doing, see it to its conclusion. Even if you try and fail, realize that the only real failure is not trying. Failure is evidence that someone has tried. Success is failure defeated.

AM Prayer: Thursday, we pray to Donar/Thor, and lighting a red candle:
Donar/Thor, thunder forth in our lives. When we would hold back, let us advance. When we would be weak, help us be strong. When we would shun life’s pleasures, sharpen our appetites for that which is lusty and good. Help us grow from strength, and teach us, elder brother, how to throw our own Hammer, and slay the giants who appose our will. HAIL DONAR/THOR!!

Rune Summons
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Holy Runes send my way
Advice on how to spend the day


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AM Rune: Mannaz (R): Problems relating with Heimdall and humanity, without cooperation between people, the inability to work within a social structure in an effective way, intellectual arrogance, bigotry, closed mindedness, failed social interaction and disorder; anti-social behavior and lack of Divine structure.

Outcome: Hmm…not what I was expecting at all. Perhaps this is a remnant from Audie’s comments yesterday, but we have worked past that. We’ll see…

WTF gives? 52C in late December? Things will indeed change overnight!

Audie's doc visit went fine...I guess

Out and about with Audie. She spent the gift card I gave her for Yule on a sweater and jammie bottoms.

Sbarro’s http://sbarro.com/ for lunch since we were at the Mall

FINALLY able to take in the recyclables http://recyclewichita.org/; someone’s GOTTA be making a killing on this. We volunteer our recyclables and volunteers help sort it. The building, from the looks of it, cant be much if anything to rent. It’s probably almost 100% profit for somebody.

While out there I saw my favorite Mennonite pastor, D. S. He wasn’t the most entertaining or fiery, but he was the most stable. I remember one of the first times I dealt with him. He stopped me and asked, “Well (calling me by my birth name), how are things going for you?” I told him, “Fine, I really have no complaints.” He leaned over to avoid being heard by the surrounding crowd and said very quietly, “Good! You’ve gone through enough shit in your lifetime” (he’s been the family’s minister for a very long time and knows what I went thru in the 80s). YES! NOW THERE’S a pastor with whom I can be honest! He wanted to quickly get caught up on things. It’s always a pleasure to shake his hand and call him my friend.

Can’t stand this Mannaz (R) Rune for today; changing the Rune dynamic…

Okay, didn’t do the Rune dynamic change…

We made a mega-grocery run. Even using our gift card it still sizeable enough to concern me.

Back to Lowe’s for Audie…now the finances are really starting to concern me!

Conversation with my neighbor…I can easily see how the Mannaz (R) could be in effect here. I have said this before about the Runes. They not only look at me to see what is going on in my life, they also look at others around me and they might have an effect on me.

Yep, it took a while for Mannaz (R) to raise it’s ugly head but it’s there.

PM Prayer: Nirdu/Njord:
Nirdu/Njord, god of harbors and seas close to land, Father of the Vanir; Freyr and Freyja, help us to remember the cargoes of wealth that float to our doors daily from the wonderful universe in which we live. Though our misfortunes may rise and fall like the tides, the chance of prosperity, like the eternal sea brimming with fish, is still there. Like the salt-sea spray, awaken us to the possibilities that surround us, so that our nets may be cast wide and return full of life’s gifts. HAIL NIRDU/NJORD!!

PM Rune:

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December/Iulmond 29, 2010 ERE Wednesday/Wotanstac, 10th Day of Yule

12/30/2010

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Plans: work, brother’s

10th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Self-Reliance
Do not create codependent relationships in any way. Do not let your happiness, or your success, be determined by anyone else. Be responsible for yourself. Rely on your own efforts to secure your needs.

AM Prayer: Wednesday, we pray to the Divine couple: Wodan/Odin and Frija/Frigga, lighting royal blue (for Wodan/Odin) and light blue (for Frija/Frigga) candles.
Rune god! Wolf God! Raven god! WODAN/ODIN!! We call out to you, not as a slave or on bended knee, but on our feet and opened-armed as befits your offspring. Watch us as we struggle, but the fight and fame must both be ours! Grant us that victory which we win by OUR might and mane! If we live well, Wodan/Odin, grant us access to one of the Great Halls where we may feast, drink and be merry with those who have gone before us until the time comes to live or fight once more. WODAN/ODIN, HAIL!!!

Frija/Frigga, teach us to be patient but not passive; wise but not haughty in our wisdom; far seeing yet not blind to that which is before us. May we nurture life, increase life, and live our own lives more fully. Through you we give honor to our human mothers. Through you we see all the beauty that surrounds us as well. FRIJA/FRIGGA, HAIL

Rune Summons
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Holy Runes send my way
Advice on how to spend the day


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AM Rune: Berkana (U): The feminine, Nerthus, birth processes, rejuvenation, growth, nurturing, mature wisdom, recuperation, purification, the birch tree, birth, becoming, life changes, the Earth Mother, the kind Mother, Frija/Frigga at her most Motherly, healing, bringing into being, a significant life passage.

Outcome: Work went well, but I still have some processes that need tweaking! We were told only a select few were reporting for work tomorrow. Unfortunately I was not one of them. I could really use the work/money. Well, that just opened up some time to do some things with Audie!

Went over to my brother’s house to work on a couple of spears.

I just COULD NOT believe what Audie said in a telephone conversation. Why the hel would she say that? We’re still growing/nurturing together…

Sleepy…

Vewy, vewy sweepy…

I think some good sleep can heal me! LOL!!!

HAIL FRIGGA!! HAIL THE ALL-MOTHER!! HAIL MY GODDESS!! HAIL, SHE WHO VISITED ME SO LONG AGO WHEN I WAS IN WICCA!!!!! HAIL, SHE WHO TOLD ME, “I have a secret to tell you, but I cant tell you now because you wont understand it”. I UNDERSTAND IT NOW, FRIGGA! I UNDERSTAND! I have an ancestry that connects me to all that I am; to all that I can and will become as a Heathen man!

PM Prayer: Ostara/Idun:
Ostara/Idun, keeper of the golden apples of youth, keep us young inside. When we are starving for laughter, hungry for the lightness that comes with having few years on our shoulders, slip us one of those gleaming fruits that we may see the world through youthful eyes. Let springtime be in our steps, love in our hearts and a song on our lips. Change us to the core! Fill us with optimism and dreams for the future. HAIL OSTARA/IDUN!!!

PM Rune: none

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December/Iulmond 28, 2010 ERE Tuesday/Ziustac, 9th day of Yule

12/28/2010

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(Iulmanod = Yule Month)(ERE = Eternal Roman Empire; rather than BC, AD, BCE or CE)

Plans: work, more prep for RHK Yule

9th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Industriousness
Life requires that we work hard. Never sit back and take the easy way out in regards to your ability to create a lifestyle for yourself. No matter the lifestyle you choose, know that your elevation in life, or lack of it, may (but not always) be the direct result of your depth of diligence. Do the best you can, and know that your efforts have been suitably rewarded.

AM Prayer: Tuesday, we pray to Ziu/Tyr and lighting a purple candle (for honor):
Ziu/Tyr, you chained the Fenris Wolf that threatened the worlds. We can’t do that, but we can do other things, some ordinary, others heroic. Remind us of your bravery and your sacrifice. Give us the courage and strength we need to fetter out own Fenris. Keep us mindful of our duties, and help us keep our fears bound as tightly as you bound old Slaver Mouth. Thus doing, we may we share in your glory by imitating you. ZIU/TYR HAIL!!

Rune Summons
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Holy Runes send my way
Advice on how to spend the day


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AM Rune: Jera (irreversible): Harvest, 12th Rune of the Futhark, the number 12, cycles, a turning point, cause and effect, the Rune of return, two halves of a cyclic whole, harmony-in-movement-in-balance, improvement, expansion, growth, progress, patience, the result of a previous action, reward for the right (or wrong) action.

Outcome: It seems I am reaping the good harvest of everything I have learned since at KAMAN . Most processes are coming along very well. When my lead man looks over my shoulder and says, “By Jove, I think he’s got it” it says so much! Tomorrow, though, I know I have something coming up that may tell me if I have it all together!

WE WERE TREATED TO PIZZA AT WORK!!! OMGs, I’m stuffed! The pizza was late in coming so I went ahead and had lunch. When it finally came I had a couple of pieces that just…OMGs!

Worked in the Hof; changed the configuration of the tables that I think lends a bit more space to accommodate the amount of guests we’re having. Also, the new space heater is definitely doing it’s job! I doubt there will be a single complaint about a cold Hof.

Audie and I are have more beneficial conversations!

PM Prayer: Wuldar/Ullr:
Wuldar/Ullr, god of ski and bow, you glide through the snow-clad forests bringing death to game and life to your people. Remind us that life feeds on life, and that the beauty of the prey is formed generation after generation by the culling ferocity of the predator. Let your Yew-bow be the great World-Yew under another guise, so that through the spirit of the hunter, we may climb its branched to ever higher levels of awareness. HAIL WULDAR/ULLR!!

PM Rune: none

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December/Iulmond 27, 2010 Monday/Manostac, 8th Day of Yule

12/27/2010

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(Iulmanod = Yule Month)(ERE = Eternal Roman Empire; rather than BC, AD, BCE or CE)

Plans: back to work, but only an 8-hour day

8th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Discipline
Our Way is not an easy way. In many aspects, we fly in the face of the society around us. Stay Tru to the ideals of Heathenry as they unfold in your life. Be diligent in the study of your beliefs. Stay Tru to the gods and goddesses of the Northern Germanic peoples.

AM Prayer: Sunday, we pray to Sonne/Sunna, lighting a yellow candle (symbolic of the Sun):
Greetings to you Sonne, Lamp of Wodan/Odin: newly risen! Hail to you who has shown on all our ancestors, who shines on us, and who will shine on our decedents yet unborn. Share with us some of your light, your energy, your power, so that we might better fight our battles and attain our goals. SONNE/SUNNA HAIL!!

Rune Summons
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Holy Runes send my way
Advice on how to spend the day


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AM Rune: Gebo (irreversible): The mystical union of gift and giver, repay gift for gift, a fair exchange between people or gods and the Luck that accompanies it; freely exchanged, contracts, relationships, sometimes sexual, sacrifice, and hospitality, do not take more than we are wiling to give, the voluntary sacrifice of resources.

Outcome: Ahhhhhhhh…the gift of good sleep!

…and the gift of a great day at work; well, that is, after a rough start!

…as well as a gift of a warm Hof after getting the new heater for it!

…not to mention the gift of a great evening with Audie

…and the gift of a great friendship with Marc who is asking me for grave space in my yard when his 20 yr old cat uses the last of his cat lives; I’m more than glad to oblige.

I almost thought we were going to have to sacrifice having Yule Faining in the Hof due to electrical problems, but as luck would have it (and believe me this is REALLY luck) I figured it out!

I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned this, but I have two nieces who are pregnant, both due in May, both with boys! Now THAT is an excellent gift!

PM Prayer: Scata/Skahdi:
Scata/Skahdi, fleet on your skis and let me be the game you bag with you bow. Stun me with your grace and beauty, tuck me in the skin-sack at your side, and then take me to your home where wolves howl. There, teach me to know the pleasure of the hunt, the joy of exertion, and the crisp freedom of winter and wilderness. Brand my soul with wind-burn, so that even in the tedium of daily life, I will feel your warm breath, warm on my check, telling me to be strong, able and worthy of you. SCATA/SKAHDI, HAIL!!

PM Rune: none

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December/Iulmond 26, 2010 ERE Sunday/Sonnestac, 7th Day of Yule

12/26/2010

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Plans: finally relax a bit

7th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Hospitality
Welcome those into your house and your life as you can. In today’s world, we cannot trust everyone with whom we come in contact, but we can exercise caution and be as welcoming as possible. Similarly, be a proper and respectful guest when you are welcomed.

AM Prayer: Sunday, we pray to Sonne/Sunna, lighting a yellow candle (symbolic of the Sun):
Greetings to you Sonne, Lamp of Wodan/Odin: newly risen! Hail to you who has shown on all our ancestors, who shines on us, and who will shine on our decedents yet unborn. Share with us some of your light, your energy, your power, so that we might better fight our battles and attain our goals. SONNE/SUNNA HAIL!!

Rune Summons
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Holy Runes send my way
Advice on how to spend the day


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AM Rune: Mannaz (U): The human, Heimdall; our genetic connection, cooperation between people, the human intellect, awareness, kinship, the ability to work well within a social structure and be effective within it, social interaction and order, perfected intellect, attract support from your peers, Divine structure.

Outcome: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…all is right in Midgard!

Lamar’s doughnuts
http://www.lamars.com/ for brunch

Very lazy morning and into the afternoon

Some online time

Worked in the Hof getting ready for Rheinwood’s Yule celebration

Meeka for an afternoon walk

Wendy’s
http://wendys.com/ for a late lunch

Off to Wal-Mart to get a 2nd space heater for the Hof.

My rash is so much better today; probably around 90%

Audie and I are in agreement; this has been an EXCELLENT three-day weekend!

PM Prayer: Paltar/Baldr
Blameless Paltar/Baldr, shining god, let your goodness and your reconciliation smooth our paths on Earth. When our days here are over, light up death’s darkness with the promise of rebirth. Help is to avoid evil, and seek the good. Inspired by you, we will keep our reputations spotless that our lives be proclaimed a victory of the Spirit, and out leaving this life a tragedy. PALTAR/BALDR HAIL!

PM Rune: none

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December/Iulmond 25, 2010 ERE Saturday/Sibbastac, 6th Day of Yule, the Christian Christmas Day

12/26/2010

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Plans: to my niece’s house

6th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Fidelity
We must remain loyal to who and what we are. Those around us need to have the ability to take us at our word, and our word needs to be our bond. Our handshake needs to seal the deal. The devotion to our deeds has to be of the uttermost importance.

NOTE: I’m a waxing bit nostalgic this morning:

This being the Christian Christmas I remember my childhood on 9th St. Our family only had two houses; one on Edwards and one on 9th street. The one on 9th street was made specifically for my father as he was an MS patient. Father only lived in it a few years until he died in ‘63. Mom made every effort to give us the best Christmas morning she could; at least I can see that now. I honestly don’t remember if I was elated or disappointed on mornings like this, but what I do remember was that damned aluminum foil tree. You know or have seen them; those trees that had aluminum foiled branches with that god-forsaken four-color wheel that rotated and changed the color of the tree. Mom was so proud of that thing. She pompously placed that tree smack-dab in the center of the GARGANTUAN picture window! Why is it I remember damned that tree more than anything else we ever got or did during this holiday season as kids?

I’m also remembering the fruit, peanut and candy sacks my grandparents would hand out. As both sides of the family (Reimer/Hildebrand, Schmidt/Goertz) come from a common German heritage, no matter which side of the family we visited we got the same things in the same sized sacks; an apple, an orange, candy and peanuts. My grandparents were AWSOME!

(tears) Those were some good ole days; such a lifetime ago. While I indeed cherish the memories they can never be retrieved in reality. Life goes on. People grow up. People change. Situations change. People move on. Things become unavoidably disconnected.

AM Prayer: Saturday, normally attributed to the fertility goddess, Saeter, we pray to Sibba/Sif, lighting a green candle (for fertility):
Sibba/Sif let us see you in all the growing things that sustain our lives. Help us look beyond the packaging and promotion, to the richness of the Earth from which all bounty comes. When ordinary eyes see only corn, let us see your golden hair hid in its silk. When others see only bread, let us see the grain, beyond that, your smile and laughter. Feed our might and main, Holy Sibba/Sif, that we may do our work in the world. HAIL SIBBA/SIF!!

Rune Summons
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Holy Runes send my way
Advice on how to spend the day


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AM Rune: Berkana (U): The feminine, Nerthus, birth processes, rejuvenation, growth, nurturing, mature wisdom, recuperation, purification, the birch tree, birth, becoming, life changes, the Earth Mother, the kind Mother, Frija/Frigga at her most Motherly, healing, bringing into being, a significant life passage.

Outcome: It has been a good slow morning. I kind of did an overview of the two books I’ve received over Yule. Both of them look very promising.

Okay, it got the better of me. I JUST CANNOT DEAL with Audie opening up one present a day over the 12 Days of Yule! It was about to drive me NUTS for her to get to her jewelry which she wasn’t going to open until late next week. CRAP! DAMNIT! Open them already! So she did. Today she opened her mukluks, her emerald necklace, earrings and ring set. She was absolutely floored!

Me to my niece’s. OMGs what a feast it was! I never got a chance to get the little guy’s train set up.

Audie to her parents’ house. I thought she’s be ready by the time I got there, but she was waiting on a niece she hasn’t seen in years. I waited with her for a bit but soon excused myself.

Audie’s wait was well worth it! It seems she and her niece had a really good visit and the process of mending fences is well underway. There is some serious long overdue healing, growth and regeneration going on!

PM Prayer: All you gods and goddesses bless and keep your Holy Folk. From the cold shadows of the glaciers to the colder shadows of space, always, we have been your people. Guide and guard your North folk as you did in ages past. Wodan/Odin, give wisdom and craft to wits shaped by ice and fire that our foes be foxed. Donar/Thor, give us strength and the will to use it. Ing Fro/Freyr and Frouwa/Freyja, give full wombs so that bodies will be found for the souls of heroes. Let your Northern Folk grow in number and in power, so that our kind may live, love, survive and thrive, not just today, not for a millennium, but for ever and ever!

PM Rune: none

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December/Iulmond 24, 2010 ERE Friday/Frouwastac, 5th Day of Yule

12/25/2010

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Plans: dunno…over to Audie’s friends house

5th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Honor
Honor is the ability to hold your head high in all situations. We set standards for ourselves and live according to those standards. We are not encouraged to set low standards, rather, set high standards and work toward them continually, even behind closed doors.

AM Prayer: Friday, we pray to the glorious siblings, Walburga Frouwa/Freyja and Ing Fro/Freyr, and lighting a gold candle (for Freyja’s tears and Freyr’s golden boar, Gullinbursti).
Walburga Frouwa/Freyja, who could not love you? Women as their own inner glory and highest attainment as the self-made woman, men for your beauty, passion and strength. Praise to you for the gift of life, and for the love that makes life worth living. Remind us always that it is the strong who love the best and the most, and that only the mighty can truly be gentle. Fill our lives with passion and lust that we may live our lives to the fullest. HAIL WALBURGA FROUWA/FREYJA!!

Ing Fro/Freyr, you are the god of “Ar”, the good harvest and prosperity: you are indeed the lusty enlarger of life. When the day to day wears us down, remind us of pleasures and joys. Help us recall the wonderful excesses that brought our lives into being and which sustain the human spirit during good times and bad. Without you, there would be no life and certainly little delight. Thank you, Ing Fro/Freyr, for the rushing life spirit and the eternal play of passions that make our lives fruitful. ING FRO/FREYR, HAIL!!

Rune Summons
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Holy Runes send my way
Advice on how to spend the day


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AM Rune: Uruz (R): A weakened position, deprivation, depletion of energy, out of sync, an impulse towards inaction, a severe lack of foundation and energy at low levels, reduction, elasticity, uncontrolled rage, without the will to survive, taking no risks at this time, weakness, illness, the inability to overcome obstacles.

Outcome: Audie and I are better this morning. We talked out what happened the night previous; it took a while but we got there.

Yeah, this medication is kicking my butt!

Out and about with Audie; it was an exchange day!

Online time

Napped

Just waking up I took Audie to her friend’s house to begin her celebration as I went home to further wake up and get ready. A couple of hours later, no sooner was I ready and heading for the door Audie calls saying she was ready to come home. It seems that Audie became weak and tired; had the fortitude enough to call me to come get her. I’m very proud of her for realizing her limitations!

PM Prayer: The Norns:
The Norns all three are present at birth
To weave our Fate from merriment to dearth.
Urd, Verdandi and Skuld, the dark queens renowned;
Glorious ladies ‘neath the Tree, work your mysteries in us now.

That which “was” we clearly see.
That which “is” formed now in our deeds.
That which “will be”, will yet be; but cannot see.
We celebrate the Norns, the Ladies Three, for eternity.

PM Rune: none

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December/Iulmond 23, 2010 ERE Thursday/Donarstac, 4th Day of Yule

12/24/2010

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(Iulmanod = Yule Month)(ERE = Eternal Roman Empire; rather than BC, AD, BCE or CE)

Plans: ½ day at work

4th Day of Yule – Remembering the Noble Virtue of Truth
Truth is as relative as the individual. What one person or group finds to be the Truth, another finds to be ridiculous. There is no universal truth. There is no one-way or right way of seeing things. What we accept as truth is merely that; our truth. No one person or group has the right to dictate their truth on anyone. Search for your own truth.

AM Prayer: Thursday, we pray to Donar/Thor, and lighting a red candle:
Donar/Thor, thunder forth in our lives. When we would hold back, let us advance. When we would be weak, help us be strong. When we would shun life’s pleasures, sharpen our appetites for that which is lusty and good. Help us grow from strength, and teach us, elder brother, how to throw our own Hammer, and slay the giants who appose our will. HAIL DONAR/THOR!!

Rune Summons
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Holy Runes send my way
Advice on how to spend the day


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AM Rune: Ehwaz (R): The relationship of a horse and rider out of control, disharmony, quarrelsome tendencies, mistrust, betrayal, stranded, indecisiveness, false friends/unfriendliness, treachery, change and/or movement for the worse, loss, break-up of a relationship, disruption of relationships, indecisiveness, treachery.

Outcome: The ½ day at work went well…

Audie opened gift #4; a robe, and loved it. She mentioned her monkey hat and the robe matching. DAMN…I may go exchange gift #5.

Exchanged gift #5

Off to Walmart for gift for great-nephew

Stopped at Lowe’s to get some under-the-cabinet lighting that Audie has been wanting.

Quincy’s for lunch

Errands with Audie…Audie off shopping

Napped

I let Audie open gift #5 of a pair of flannel PJ’s. She said something about my gifts which I wasn’t necessarily expecting. MY first two gifts were gifts for Meeka…for Meeka? How are these gifts for me? Disgruntled, she brought out the next two. One was fine but the other just did not fit. She got all upset about herself and went off on a tangent about my friends compared to her friends…make sense out of THAT if you can. When she started knocking on Kindred members I JUST LOST IT. I WENT BALSTIC!

That’s how the night ended…sucks…

Well, there’s Ehwaz (R)

PM Prayer: Era/Eir:
Era/Eir, whose loving hands and sweet breath brings healing and health, PRAISE YOUR NAME AMONGST NORTH-FOLK! We thank you for your gentle caress, your soft ministrations and your care. When stress, strains, aches and pains plague is, you come with your lithe figure and flowing hair to ease our distress. Eir, goddess holy and wise, we honor you. HAIL ERA/EIR!!

PM Rune: none

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December/Iulmond 22, 2010 ERE Wednesday/Wotanstac, 3rd Day of Yule

12/22/2010

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Plans: back to work…

AM Prayer: Wednesday, we pray to the Divine couple: Wodan/Odin and Frija/Frigga, lighting royal blue (for Wodan/Odin) and light blue (for Frija/Frigga) candles.
Rune god! Wolf God! Raven god! WODAN/ODIN!! We call out to you, not as a slave or on bended knee, but on our feet and opened-armed as befits your offspring. Watch us as we struggle, but the fight and fame must both be ours! Grant us that victory which we win by OUR might and mane! If we live well, Wodan/Odin, grant us access to one of the Great Halls where we may feast, drink and be merry with those who have gone before us until the time comes to live or fight once more. WODAN/ODIN, HAIL!!!

Frija/Frigga, teach us to be patient but not passive; wise but not haughty in our wisdom; far seeing yet not blind to that which is before us. May we nurture life, increase life, and live our own lives more fully. Through you we give honor to our human mothers. Through you we see all the beauty that surrounds us as well. FRIJA/FRIGGA, HAIL!!

Rune Summons
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Holy Runes send my way
Advice on how to spend the day


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AM Rune: Laguz (U): A body of water, life ever-flowing; seen and unseen, the leek (a healing herb) the feminine, Nirdu/Njord, Nerthus, Ing Fro/Freyr and Walburga Frouwa/Freyja, emotions in tact, potential for life, magical workings, personal growth, the basic energy and secret source of organic life, feeling, intuition.

Outcome: LOTS going on at work today:

My supervisor let me know her concern about my fiberglass rash; so much so that she was prepared to transfer me out of the area. However, the area she wanted to send me was a high-risk area: high risk in terms of termination if I screwed up. I contemplated it, but went back into her office and confessed this fiberglass rash was mostly my fault for not wearing protection my first week there. I suggested that we give my medication to work; then and only then would I consider a transfer. I promised her of the rash returned or got worse I’d let her know (she really does seem to be a very good boss; of course, it doesn’t hurt that she is very easy on the eyes). I just had to go with my gut-feelings with this. After all, I’m pretty settled and familiar with where I am; that is, for the most part. Something I was working on the day before yesterday didn’t set properly and I had to start redoing it. Then, management wanted to have their say about doing a good job, we’ll had a good growth for 2010 but will have an even better 2011; Merry Christmas and see ya’ll next year. We were all cut loose by 1:30 and tomorrow is only a half day.

Audie opened up gift #3; a hand-held can opener. Yeah, the only gag-gift this year.

My niece sent me a book and a CD from my Amazon.com list for Yule!

Off to the store for a few things, an Rx and a full tank-o-petrol!

Came home to an Audie coming out of an anxiety attack. These are coming too frequently.

For the most part, today felt pretty good!

PM Prayer: Heimdall:
HEAR ME HEIMO/HEIMDALL, the genetic link between gods and humankind. Your keen eyes and sharp ears guard the world of the gods. As you stand so alert for the approach of giants, remind us that we must also watch for our own encroaching evil. Let weakness, cowardice, lies and dishonor be barred from the Rainbow Bridge leading to our heart’s abode. Be a model for vigilance, that we may rise to the best that is in us, and someday join the Noble Gods in their shining home. HAIL HEIMO/HEIMDALL!!

PM Rune: none

Comments: cared for animals, Meeka inside

Alaf Sal Fena!


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December/Iulmond 21, 2010 ERE Tuesday/Ziustac, 2nd Day of Yule

12/21/2010

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(Iulmanod = Yule Month)(ERE = Eternal Roman Empire; rather than BC, AD, BCE or CE)

2nd Day of Yule – The Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice represents the shortest day and the longest night. From this day onward Sunna gains strength and eventually breaks winter's spell. Celebrate Sunna's return and the fertility she brings!

Plans: work

NOTE: I didn’t go into work this morning. I need to go to the doc about this rash as it’s not getting any better no matter what over-the-counter remedy I try. My hands and face are ablaze with it. The itch is driving me mad! My eyes feel puffy. I’m sure it’s work related. I stopped in at work to let them see what’s going on. My lead-man was very supportive.

NOTE2: First thing this morning Audie opened up Yule gift #1: a shawl, and loved it!

AM Prayer: Tuesday, we pray to Ziu/Tyr and lighting a purple candle (for honor):
Ziu/Tyr, you chained the Fenris Wolf that threatened the worlds. We can’t do that, but we can do other things, some ordinary, others heroic. Remind us of your bravery and your sacrifice. Give us the courage and strength we need to fetter out own Fenris. Keep us mindful of our duties, and help us keep our fears bound as tightly as you bound old Slaver Mouth. Thus doing, we may we share in your glory by imitating you. ZIU/TYR HAIL!!

Rune Summons
Born of fire, born of ice
Life is lived at such a price
Holy Runes send my way
Advice on how to spend the day

AM Rune: Two Runes

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Raido (neutral) so it could be either

Raido (U): Wheel, horse transportation, riding, ordered/rhythmic movement, a journey, wise counsel, the law of the cosmic right, freedom and moral responsibility of the Self, ordered change, ethical conduct, personal discipline, to be in charge of one’s own journey in life, the proper course of faring, progress.
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Raido (R): Spinning one’s wheels, lack of movement, unwise counsel, a breakdown in (divine) order, upsetting the cart, wrong action and disorder, the opposite of that which is right, off the proper course, slow motion, without a sense of purpose, personal irresponsibility, void of progress or proper perspective.


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Isa (irreversible): Ice: dormancy: a calming, stilling effect: self-control: the concentrated self: ego: the living soul: das Ich (the unified, whole, principle or force), the composite plurality of Ich, be still and gain control of the Self (in all its forms): grounding, a lowering of vibration levels.

Outcome: It does seem that Isa would have a direct effect on Raido.

Off to the VA this morning for my rash. It is indeed contact dermatitis and fiberglass hypersensitivity. An Rx along with some medicated cream: hopefully it works.

2nd breakfast in their canteen while at the VA

I stopped in at PDS Tech and KAMAN to give them the results of my doctor’s visit.

Audie opened her 2nd gift for Yule: a monkey hat…she LOVED it!

Napped

My book, “Of Gods and Holidays” http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9986476275/ref=oss_product
arrived today! It looks very promising!

Braum’s http://www.braums.com/ for a yummy treat…

Meeka for an evening walk

Isa and Raido, the slowing down of movement, worked well for me today!

PM Prayer: Eger und Rahana/Aegir and Ran:
Eger und Rahana/Aegir and Ran, keeper of the deep hall at ocean’s bottom, host to the drowned and the sea lost. Your dwelling might be thought sad and gloomy, but you are known to be kind and hospitable ale givers. In your goodness then, cheer us when waves of misfortune pound our life’s fragile boats to the bottom. For even at the bottom, there is warmth, cheer and hope. Be our assurance and our inspiration to strive on despite the swells and swirls of fate. HAIL AEGIR and RAN/EGER UND RHANA!!

PM Rune: none

Comments: cared for animals, Meeka inside

Alaf Sal Fena!



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