Staff of Wisdom
26 December
namnsdag Staffan, Stefan | Ren
(Staff | pure, reindeer)
The staff was placed into the ground, aligned with the polestar, it was used to calculate the angles to derive the positions of the stones around the stone circle. A sort of runic calendar was inscribed upon the staff. Stafa; alot and also to put words together. The natural laws were written, the staff carried the lore
Ren means both pure and reindeer. There was once a tradition in the British Isles where young boys went out on the day after Christmas hunting Wrens (a small songbird) killing them. When I read about this I was struck by the Ren -Wren connection and could not help but wonder if somehow the winter sacrifice of a young, white reindeer had not become twisted into the culture of a land without reindeer. Mysteries. The young, white reindeer is a mythical connection to the source - the white thread in the ear stretching back through all of the ancestors.
What a spectacular poem this painting is dear Ellen. It is a creation of beauty and power. There is music, and there are runes dancing all over it. They are hidden as you might say, in plain sight. I am happy just to see it.
Radiant.
Comment made on December 25, 2007 @ 8:43 pm
Runes dancing…what a lovely observation…yes there are, it somehow seems to fit this namnsdag energy.
Hiding in plain sight, yes. Our eyes see and our hearts respond.
Comment made on December 25, 2007 @ 8:59 pm
You make it so easy to see. Your expression of the music the music is joyful and clear. There is magic here.
Comment made on December 25, 2007 @ 9:09 pm
Must be the light elves
Comment made on December 25, 2007 @ 9:20 pm
Ancestors.
Comment made on December 25, 2007 @ 9:29 pm
same thing?
Light = memory spirit
elves = control earth plane
Comment made on December 25, 2007 @ 9:42 pm
As you say, exactly the same. Life is.
I’m so glad that you have a website. How else could I see all this with such ease? Without going outside the door I can see the whole world, even without the internet, but with it, I can see so much even when I have the flu and my brain is filled with cotton.
Comment made on December 25, 2007 @ 9:51 pm
i am glad for this website too, a work in progress. I began my first website about 11 years ago. Technology has advanced to where a non-tech person such as myself can do a decent job.
Sorry to hear you have the flu Pat. Wishing you better soon.
Comment made on December 25, 2007 @ 10:39 pm