#frigg deity

[undeadmagick]

a tip for beginners since it worried me when i first started: its important to note that while there are deities that are heavily connected to each other, you’re not obligated to work with both of them.

many people speak on specifically married deities (ex: hades & persephone, zeus & hera, odin & frigg). a lot of people refer to them as a “package deal” since they are heavily entwined. but it’s important for those just starting out, this does not mean you have to work with both.

as someone who works with hades, some of my offerings to him are related to persephone but i don’t worship her. in fact, when i had the opportunity to meet her and ask, she smiled and said, “you’re not mine”. we both mutually understood that we didn’t have a connection to one another but we have mutual respect and kindness for one another.

the “package deal” part is where i offer my coffee that is too sweet for hades so he said he’ll hand it to persephone instead. which is the cutest fucking thing btw omg

this is all just in an effort to say, please do not worry about having to work with two deities rather than one. don’t get overwhelmed.

#as a side note: persephone is so unbelievably gorgeous good god she’s beautiful #paganism #deity worship #deity work #norse paganism #hellenic pagan #hellenic polytheism #hades deity #persephone deity #hera deity #zeus deity #odin deity #frigg deity #baby witch

[mothieo]

One thing that Mother Frigg has shined light on for me is that you decide who ur family is, it does not have to be blood family, it can be friends or animals.

Family is what you decide for it to be

#deity devotion #deity work #deity worship #frigg #queen frigga #mother Frigg #Frigg Deity #norse pantheon #aesir #norse deities #norse paganism #norse gods

[anastasiaoftheironwood]

Small Devotions: Fiber Arts and Bead Craft

One of my favorite ways to spend offline time is making things, and that's often via one of the fiber arts: weaving, embroidery, or sewing. I also spend a fair amount of time doing bead work, for my own delight and to make gifts to others.

[Image description: A black-and-white line drawing of the three Norns at the base of Yggdrasil.]

Image credit: "The Norns" by Ludwig Burger Despite the lack of evidence for the Nornir as the spinner, weaver, and wielder of scissors we think of these days (see my review of Karen Bek-Pedersen's The Nornir in Old Norse Mythology for further information), that imagining of them works quite well for me. Thus, in my personal practice, I continue to see Urd as the spinner, Verdandi as the Weaver, and Skuld as She Who Wields the Scissors, and correspond them to Past, Present, and Future.

Frigg is also revered as a Spinner and Weaver—some people believe she is the one who spins what the Nornir weave.

Thus, with my frame of reference, I call upon Frigg and the Nornir in my fiber work in a few different ways.

Once I have assembled my tools and supplies, I ask for their blessing on my work:

Hail, Urd, Spinner of That-Which-Has-Been! Hail, Verdandi, Weaver of That-Which-Is-Becoming! Hail, Skuld, You who wield The Scissors, Seer of That-Which-Is-Yet-to-Be! Hail, Frigg, Allmother, Wise Woman, Spinner and Weaver Divine! I ask your blessings on my work. Guide my hands so that they move faithfully and true, for quality in my work. Guide my eyes so that I see clearly and correctly, for accuracy in my work. May my stitches/weaving/etc. be strong and durable, So that my creation fulfills its purpose [add specifics if you like, e.g. "of keeping the wearer warm" or "helping me feel confident"] And that my creation lasts as long as needed, and then some.

And then I set to work.

When it comes time to tie off a thread when I'm hand sewing, I make three triple knots. For the first two, I recite the following, each line being said as I make one loop of the knot:

With thanks to Frigg, With thanks to Urd, With thanks to Verdandi, For your blessings on my work.

For the last knot, I recite one line per loop, and add the last sentence as I cut the thread:

With thanks to Frigg, With thanks to Urd, With thanks to Verdandi, With thanks to Skuld <cut thread> For your blessings on my work.

If I'm using my sewing machine, I recite the first piece as I do the overstitching, and the second piece when I cut the thread.

For bead work, I ask the blessing of Freya as well when I begin:

Hail, Freya, Vanadis! Wearer of Brisingamen, Divine Beauty, Divine Love, I ask your blessing on my work so that its beauty Enhances the beauty of the one who wears it, And brings beauty to all who behold it.

Each of these take just a few seconds to do, and add meaning to what would otherwise be just another activity. I find that they help me to focus on my work, so my work is better, and I am more able to take pride in the items I create—and more comfortable doing so.

#small devotions #fiber arts #beadwork #Frigg deity #Norns #Nornir #Urd #Verdandi #Skuld

[applesforhela]

Little kitchen altar for Frigga. I moved her statue to the window above the kitchen sink recently, and it's slowly coming together and getting some life into it.

Next to her is a mini cinnamon broom on one side and some tea and the stubby second cuts that got combed out of the wool I'm spinning. My main home altar is for Hel and the ancestors, and it's been interesting to see how the offerings take differently. With Hel, things are left for days at a time. They dry up and go stale and maybe start to rot. With Frigga I'll make her some tea, and it needs to be poured out the next day and made fresh. She wants her space tidy and her offerings changed out promptly. Seriously thinking that when I get this batch of wool all spun up I'll be making something fine and lacey for her. Maybe a little curtain for the window to give her a backdrop.

#norse paganism #heathen #altar #kitchen altar #pagan #offerings #deity work #frigga deity #frigg deity

[honoringthor]

Frigg: The Norse Goddess of Domestic Life, Fiber Arts, Wisdom and Fate

#youtube #frigg #frigga #frigg deity #goddess #norse witch #norse goddess #frigg doesn't get enough love

[broomsick]

I pray that the bonds which tie me to my loved ones may flourish as those that unite the divine couple who reign upon the thrones in Ásgarðr. I pray for Frigg, the golden-hearted Allmother, to help me nurture love and harmony, and for Óðinn, the wise Allfather, to protect my loved ones from harm. Hail Frigg, hail Óðinn!

#just a simple writing #prayer #prayers #hail Odin #hail Frigg #heathenry #devotional writing #norse paganism #norse gods #spirituality #deities #polytheism #deity work #paganism

[fernthewhimsical]

Made two tiny drop spindles as offerings for Frigg-Frija and Holle. They are so smoll! (●ˇ∀ˇ●)

#deity #pagan #paganism #paganblr #heathenry #frigg #frigga #freyja #frigg frija #holle #holda #goddess

[isa-sketches]

Frigg - The wife of Odin

#Frigg #norse goddess #norse #norse mythology #digitalart #deity #female goddess #viking #viking goddess

[ravens-two]

A moodboard for Lady Frigg

#Frigg #deity work #moodboard for the gods #The One Who Weaves

[undeadmagick]

i wanted to ask other norse pagans their thoughts on the whole Frigg/Freyja thing.

to me personally, i’ve always viewed them as two sides of the same being. Frigg representing a more homely figure who is related to marriage and family while Freyja represents being a warrior and battle. the best way i can explain it is kind of like the holy trinity in christianity where they are three separate figures who were also the same.

it’s made the most sense for me to think of them in this way since it makes sense for representing a woman’s duality (and also Odin’s/Odr’s for men’s). that a woman can be both wife and mother but also a warrior.

i don’t imply that people have to worship both but just that, personally, i view them as incredibly connected as two sides of a single woman.

#norse heathenry #norse heathen #norse paganism #norse mythology #norse gods #norse pantheon #norse polytheism #freya deity #freyja worship #freyja deity #frigg deity #norse frigg

[fornasedensgudar]

The queen of the gods seend out her messenger, to watch over those she wish to see protected and to bring her will to those she wish to know it.

#frigga #frigg #goddess #gods #norse goddesses #norse mythology #norse paganism #norse pagan #norse polytheism #norse deities #fornsed #forn sed #pagan

[greenwitchcrafts]

Today is the day I clean my altar, but I had to stop and take a picture because she is just so beautiful in this light

#witchblr #witch community #paganblr #wiccablr #witches of tumblr #witch tumblr #frigg #frigga #norse mythology #norse pantheon #norse gods #norse pagan #heathen #heathenry #witch aesthetic #all witches #altar space #altar #deity work #deity #deity worship #witch #witchery #witchy vibes #witchy things #witchcraft #witches #witchcore #pagan altar #ostara

[dreamsoffreedom]

Frigg, Queen of the Aesir

#paganblr #queer witch #witchblr #art #deity work #occult #pagans of tumblr #norse pagan #norse paganism #frigg #queen frigga

[atthecrossroadsoflifeanddeath]

30 Days of Deity Devotion: Frigg

Day 1: a basic introduction

I decided to start the 30 days of deity devotion thing with Frigg because as a stay at home mother who also works remotely AND is a student and a witch, Frigg is the kind of multifaceted goddess who inspires me to find power, peace, and magic in the so-called "mundane" of daily life.

But I digress. Here's a general introduction to Frigg, keeping in mind I am by no means an academic, this is just what I know of her.

(Unsure of artist, comment if you know who it is)

Who is she?

Frigg is a Norse goddess associated with:

Hearth and home

Motherhood

Leadership

Love

Marriage

Weaving and spinning

Frith-weaving (community building and managing)

Magic, especially having to do with wyrd (seidr; volva)

Psychic skills, especially seeing fate

The grief of loss, especially of a child

Discernment

Liminal space

Marshlands

Her mythology includes:

Her sometimes hilariously competitive but loving relationship with Odin

Her doomed struggle to protect her son Baldr from death

Her team of "handmaids" who are all powerful in their own rights (there is some speculation they're all actually different aspects of her)

Her ability to see the web of wyrd, but her refusal to speak of it to those it affects

Her home of Fensalir, which is marshland

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[broomsick]

Hail to the Queen of queens, who spins the fabric of the world. Glory to She who’s steps ring with the sacred keys that hang at her side, for She alone can open the ashen chest in which all secrets of the nameless tree are kept. Praised be this noble Goddess, this loving mother and wife, foremost among diviners, who gives care and warmth to those who need it most.

Art

#hail Frigg #frigg #heathenry #polytheism #norse paganism #prayer #prayers #devotional writing #paganism #norse gods #spirituality #deities #deity work

[fernthewhimsical]

Prayer to Frigg-Frija

Allmother, Spinning Goddess of magic and fate Falcon-clad Queen of the Valkyries Thrice-burned witch, thrice reborn, Weaver of clouds and mysteries Traveling witch who sheds golden tears Lady of love, adorned in amber Golden shieldmaiden, shining bright I love and honour you

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