Seidhr Basics

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Re: Seidhr Basics
By: / Knowledgeable
Post # 7

That's so very similar to this type of work, White! I'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you do so we can compare the two. Shoot me a mail! We have a lot in common. :P

The way you describe your singing and humming and chanting is exactly like how it is done in seidhr. There is nothing premeditated, just whatever inspires you at the moment, completely random and not written down beforehand. Sometimes the impromptu of it can be an amazing experience in and of itself! I tend to think the raw nature of this is very lively for these types of workings. It's beautiful to hear and experience.

I've always found the crow and the owl to be the two animals I travel the most with ( which has always stumped me!). When I'm working with seidhr and I send my fetch, the crow, out to do something it's always exciting to me. I love working with crows, be it on the spiritual level or a physical one. As long as they aren't taking my shiny objects or cawing me to death.

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Re: Seidhr Basics
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Post # 8
"I love working with crows, be it on the spiritual level or a physical one. As long as they aren't taking my shiny objects or cawing me to death."

You had me laughing hard at that one!

I love our talks, we will definitely have to compare and contrast our ways. =)



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wow!! great post.. very informative..

thanks for sharing this..

i've been doing a similar practice with this, but just to visit the temple of lemuria by journeying.. when journeying, my spirit companion (a grey wolf) always stays beside me whenever i'm in the temple for rituals.. well, i've been trying to work with these journeyings thou..

blessed be..
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Re: Seidhr Basics
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Post # 10
I'm glad to see others practicing similar things! Thanks for reading. :)
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That is good information because it is detailed.
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So this is German magic? Volva is a wise woman. Thul is a wise man. The women is independent. She was a sacrifice. She wears catskin (paxon). They used a staff. The two main guys of seidr were killed because of hate of seidr. Freyja taught seidr. She used gold & amber jewelry. There are different ways to spell this magic. Seidr is divination, soul travel, shape shifting, necromancy, and cursing. It is different from other magic in that it is more centered around spiritual things. The first pillar of seidr is altered states and trances. The second pillar of seidr is soul travel. There is also spirit possession in the magic seidr. Third pillar is rhythm.
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Re: Seidhr Basics
By: / Knowledgeable
Post # 13
It's Norse/Germanic magick.

To clarify, the volva was not a sacrifice though they did work as a vessel and offer themselves up for spirits to work through. Usually there is something they are getting in return for this.

The two men I mentioned were not the "main" men who did seidhr. It's just an example of how certain men were viewed/treated. Seidhr was thought to be very feminine. Sometimes it involved dressing in the clothes I specified. There are other reasons but some sre too mature for public forums. And so men were thought to be "shameful" for practicing this.

There's a lot more to what work can be done with seidhr. I couldn't write it all out because it would take pages and pages. I'll work on breaking it into sections and posting them for those who are interested.

Note: keep in mind that as I share this, I am still learning. I've only spent a few years working with this, and it takes a long time to find literature and understand it concerning seidhr. I'm still learning new ways to practice seidhr! It's just that extensive.
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Post # 14
I really liked this, you rarely see the pillars described in a good, straight forward manner.
You're a very talented and knowledgeable practitioner Personified. :)
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Re: Seidhr Basics
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Post # 15

Thanks, Amity. :) I think I might post a broader explanation of pathwalking/spirit-journeying sometime this week.

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Re: Seidhr Basics
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Post # 16
This thread has been moved to Heathenism from Misc Topics.
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