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Writings Of Winifred Hodge Rose
BLOG: Heathen Philosophy at Work
Heathen Soul Lore
Heathen Soul Lore Fundamentals
Introduction to Heathen Soul Lore
Definition and Overview of Heathen Souls
The Awakening of the Souls
Born of Trees and Thunder: The Ferah Soul
Ond, Ahma, Ghost and Breath: Basic Meanings
Ghost Rider: Athom, Ghost and Wode in Action
The Shape of Being Human: The Hama Soul
Aldr and Orlay: Weaving a World
Dances with Daemons: The Mod Soul
Hunting the Wild Hugr
Who is Hugr?
The Occult Activities of the Hugr, Part I
The Occult Activities of the Hugr, Part II
Sefa: The Soul of Relationship
Hel-Dweller: Saiwalo, Dwimor and Hel #1
The Soul and the Sea
What Happened to Heathen Saiwalo-Soul?
The Arising of the Self
Multiple Souls, and Their Implications
Alchemy & Ecology of Hel
The Alchemy of Hel, Part I
The Alchemy of Hel, Part II
The Alchemy of Hel, Part III
The Alchemy of Hel, Part IV
The Alchemy of Hel, Part V
The Alchemy of Hel, Part VI
Soul Lore Study Guides
Study Guide 1. An Invitation to Heathen Soul Lore
Study Guide 2. Foundations of Experiential Exploration
Study Guide 3. Exploring your Ferah Soul
Study Guide 4. Exploring your Ahma and Ghost Souls
Study Guide 5. Ghost and Wode
Study Guide 6. Exploring your Hama, Lich-Hama and Ellor-Hama
Study Guide 7. Exploring your Aldr, Ørlög, Werold
Study Guide 8. Mod and Hugr: Motivating Forces
Study Guide 9. Exploring your Mod Soul
Study Guide 10. Exploring your Hugr Soul
Study Guide 11. Will and Wish: The Dynamism of Mod and Hugr
Study Guide 12. Sefa, Hugr and Modsefa
Study Guide 13. Sefa: The Channel of Compassion
Study Guide 14. Saiwalo-Dwimor and the Sea of Images
Fields of Awareness
Finding the Time: A Guide for Daily Soul-Work
Walking a Heathen Soul-Path
Basic Soul Lore Study Program
HSL Study Program Step 1
HSL Study Program Step 2
Soul-Tokens for Working with Heathen Soul Lore
HSL Study Program Step 3: Ferah
HSL Study Program Step 4: Ahma and Ghost
HSL Study Program Step 5: Ghost and Wode
HSL Study Program Step 6: Hama
HSL Study Program Step 7: Aldr
HSL Study Program Step 8: Mod and Hugr
HSL Study Program Step 9: Mod
HSL Study Program Step 10: Hugr
HSL Study Program Step 11: Will and Wish
HSL Study Program Step 12: Sefa, Hugr, and Modsefa
HSL Study Program Step 13: Sefa
HSL Study Program Step 14: Saiwalo-Dwimor
HSL Study Program Step 15: Fields of Awareness
Soul Initiation Ceremonies
Opening Soul Lore Ceremony
Ferah Initiation Ceremony
Ahma Initiation Ceremony
Ghost Initiation Ceremony
Hama Initiation Ceremony
Aldr Initiation Ceremony
Mod Initiation Ceremony
Hugr Initiation Ceremony
Sefa Initiation Ceremony
Saiwalo Initiation Ceremony
Soul Lore Graduation Ceremony and Celebration
Soul Lore Summaries
Summary of Ferah Soul
Summary of Ahma Soul
Summary of Ghost Soul
Summary of Hama Soul
Summary of Aldr Soul
Summary of Mod Soul
Summary of Hugr Soul
Summary of Sefa Soul
Summary of Saiwalo- Dwimor Soul
Heathen Soul Lore Explorations
Advanced Practices in Heathen Soul Lore
The Soul-Spindle Exercise
A Moon Calendar for Advanced Heathen Soul Lore Practice
Disir, Hama and Hugr as Healing Partners
Heathen Soul Lore Meditations
Ahma Soul as Initiator of Being
A Meditation for the Aldr Soul
A Meditation on the Hugr Soul
Meditation and Prayer for the Sefa Soul
A Meditative Tour of the Ferah Soul
Saiwalo Meditation
Soular Eclipses
Esoteric Affinities of the Heathen Souls
Heathen Soul-Fires
The Inner Ravens of our Ghost-Soul
Thoughts on the Afterlife of the Ghost
Deities
Heathen Holy Ones Together
The Kindly Gods Go Wandering: Norse Spells as Clues to Heathen Deities
Mimir, Odin, and World-Mind
Of Being and Knowledge: Thoughts about Frigg, Nerthus and Odin
Love Songs of Sif and Thor
On Heathen Goddesses
Frigg as Soul-Spinner
All In a Day’s Work: Frigg’s Power of Creating Order
In Thanks to Frigg, the Silent Knower
Vor: Goddess of Awareness
Walburga and the Rites of May
Syn: The ‘Just Say No!’ Goddess
Goddess Sif: Kinship and Hospitality
A Tale of Nanna and her Kin
Celebrating Eostre / Ostara
Matrons and Disir: The Heathen Tribal Mothers
Hallow-Streaming
Skaði’s Forest
Healers in Heathen Lore
Idunn’s Trees: A New Tale for Young and Old
On Heathen Gods
Kvasir and the Fermentation of Wisdom
Thoughts on Thor and his Children
To Honor Vidar
The I in Mimir’s Well
Heimdall: Warder of the Atmosphere
The Gifting of Heimdall
Heathen Spiritual Practices
Earth, Water, Wind and Fire: Elemental Modes for Relating to the Deities
The Living Jewels of Brisingamen
Wigi Thonar: Tuning in to the Powers of Thor’s Hammer
Heathen Contemplation: The Resonance of the Heart
The Mood of the Runes
Experience and Practice of Compassion in Heathenry
The Great Gift: A Way to Understand Heathen Prayer
Trance and Power Chants
Norns, Orlog, Wyrd, and Luck
Orlog Yesterday: Laying the Layers
The Fateful Roots of Orlog:
The Shapings of the Norns
Speaking Orlog: The Ancient Role of Symbel
What Do the Norns Shape?
Time, Tense, and the Norns
The Curious Case of the Missing Wyrd-Word
The Work of the Norns
Comparing and Contrasting Wyrd and Orlog
Norns, Causality, and Determinism
The Norns as Beings of Fate
Norns, Foresight, and Predestination
Werthende: Song of Becoming
Orlog Manifesting in Human Life
Dreeing our Wyrd: Old Heathen Views on Dealing with Orlog
Roles of Hamingja and Luck in Orlog
Orlog at the Time of Death
Orlog Metaphysics
The Evolving Nature of Orlog
Time and the Time-Body: A Heathen Perspective
The Quantum Nature of the Norns’ Work
The Work of the Three Wells
Orlog Today: Perspectives and Practices
A Heathen Meaning of ‘Ordeal’
Oathing in Heathen Symbel
Threads of Wyrd and Scyld: A Ninefold Rite of Life Renewal
Webs of Luck and Wyrd: Interplays and Impacts on Events
Mysteries
Vafrloge: The Hidden Fire and its Runic Channels
Thoughts about Heathen Afterlife
Heathen Lifeways
Ethics and our Relationships with the Deities
Two Foundation-Stones of Heathen Ethics
Heathen Frith and Modern Ideals
Frith, Friendship, and Freedom
Oaths: What they Mean and Why they Matter
The Practice of Heathen Oathing
Heathen Foundations of Marriage: Bargain, Gift, Hamingja
Friendship Song
Wights & Spirits
Landwights and Human Ecology
An Anglo-Saxon Charm Against a Dwarf: Shapeshifting, Soul Theft, and Shamanic Healing
Dwarves and their Powers
Renewable Energy Installations as Jotunn-Shrines
Perkwus: The Tree of Life and Soul
Elmindreda: Tales of a Heathen Housewight
Ceremonies / Rituals
Ideas for Celebrating Heathen Yule
Siþ Galdor: An Anglo-Saxon Warding Charm for Heathens Today
Mothers’-Night Blot and Yule Celebration
Yuletide Songs
Sunna’s Wheel: A Song for Sun-Wending
Eostre / Ostara Ceremony
Earth Blessing (includes audio)
Fire-Dance Song for Heathen Festivals
Dance in the Northern Tradition: Linked Article
Soul-Winding: A Meditative Ceremony for Maze-Walking (includes audio)
Heathen Rite for a Child Unborn
Heathen Rite for an Unjust Death
The Moods of Yuletide
My Books
Orlog Yesterday and Today: The Shapings of the Norns
Detailed Table of Contents for “Orlog Yesterday and Today”
Book Review of “Orlog Yesterday and Today”
Orlog Book Errata Page
Heathen Soul Lore Foundations (Book I)
Detailed Table of Contents for Book I
Heathen Soul Lore: A Personal Approach (Book II)
Detailed Table of Contents for Book II
Heathen Soul Lore Workbook I
Detailed Table of Contents for Heathen Soul Lore Workbook I
Oaths, Shild, Frith, Luck & Wyrd
Detailed Table of Contents for “Oaths, Shild, Frith, Luck & Wyrd”
Wandering on Heathen Ways: Writings on Heathen Holy Ones, Wights, and Spiritual Practice.
Detailed Table of Contents for “Wandering on Heathen Ways”
Booklet: Celebrating Heathen Yule
Booklet: Mothers-Night Blot and Yule Celebration
Idunn’s Trees: A New Tale of the Norse Goddess Idunn
Glossary / Word-Hoard
Most Recent Posts
Topical Index
About
A Bit About Myself
Questions and Comments
Copyright Notices
BLOG: Heathen Philosophy at Work
Heathen Soul Lore
Heathen Soul Lore Fundamentals
Introduction to Heathen Soul Lore
Definition and Overview of Heathen Souls
The Awakening of the Souls
Born of Trees and Thunder: The Ferah Soul
Ond, Ahma, Ghost and Breath: Basic Meanings
Ghost Rider: Athom, Ghost and Wode in Action
The Shape of Being Human: The Hama Soul
Aldr and Orlay: Weaving a World
Dances with Daemons: The Mod Soul
Hunting the Wild Hugr
Who is Hugr?
The Occult Activities of the Hugr, Part I
The Occult Activities of the Hugr, Part II
Sefa: The Soul of Relationship
Hel-Dweller: Saiwalo, Dwimor and Hel #1
The Soul and the Sea
What Happened to Heathen Saiwalo-Soul?
The Arising of the Self
Multiple Souls, and Their Implications
Alchemy & Ecology of Hel
The Alchemy of Hel, Part I
The Alchemy of Hel, Part II
The Alchemy of Hel, Part III
The Alchemy of Hel, Part IV
The Alchemy of Hel, Part V
The Alchemy of Hel, Part VI
Soul Lore Study Guides
Study Guide 1. An Invitation to Heathen Soul Lore
Study Guide 2. Foundations of Experiential Exploration
Study Guide 3. Exploring your Ferah Soul
Study Guide 4. Exploring your Ahma and Ghost Souls
Study Guide 5. Ghost and Wode
Study Guide 6. Exploring your Hama, Lich-Hama and Ellor-Hama
Study Guide 7. Exploring your Aldr, Ørlög, Werold
Study Guide 8. Mod and Hugr: Motivating Forces
Study Guide 9. Exploring your Mod Soul
Study Guide 10. Exploring your Hugr Soul
Study Guide 11. Will and Wish: The Dynamism of Mod and Hugr
Study Guide 12. Sefa, Hugr and Modsefa
Study Guide 13. Sefa: The Channel of Compassion
Study Guide 14. Saiwalo-Dwimor and the Sea of Images
Fields of Awareness
Finding the Time: A Guide for Daily Soul-Work
Walking a Heathen Soul-Path
Basic Soul Lore Study Program
HSL Study Program Step 1
HSL Study Program Step 2
Soul-Tokens for Working with Heathen Soul Lore
HSL Study Program Step 3: Ferah
HSL Study Program Step 4: Ahma and Ghost
HSL Study Program Step 5: Ghost and Wode
HSL Study Program Step 6: Hama
HSL Study Program Step 7: Aldr
HSL Study Program Step 8: Mod and Hugr
HSL Study Program Step 9: Mod
HSL Study Program Step 10: Hugr
HSL Study Program Step 11: Will and Wish
HSL Study Program Step 12: Sefa, Hugr, and Modsefa
HSL Study Program Step 13: Sefa
HSL Study Program Step 14: Saiwalo-Dwimor
HSL Study Program Step 15: Fields of Awareness
Soul Initiation Ceremonies
Opening Soul Lore Ceremony
Ferah Initiation Ceremony
Ahma Initiation Ceremony
Ghost Initiation Ceremony
Hama Initiation Ceremony
Aldr Initiation Ceremony
Mod Initiation Ceremony
Hugr Initiation Ceremony
Sefa Initiation Ceremony
Saiwalo Initiation Ceremony
Soul Lore Graduation Ceremony and Celebration
Soul Lore Summaries
Summary of Ferah Soul
Summary of Ahma Soul
Summary of Ghost Soul
Summary of Hama Soul
Summary of Aldr Soul
Summary of Mod Soul
Summary of Hugr Soul
Summary of Sefa Soul
Summary of Saiwalo- Dwimor Soul
Heathen Soul Lore Explorations
Advanced Practices in Heathen Soul Lore
The Soul-Spindle Exercise
A Moon Calendar for Advanced Heathen Soul Lore Practice
Disir, Hama and Hugr as Healing Partners
Heathen Soul Lore Meditations
Ahma Soul as Initiator of Being
A Meditation for the Aldr Soul
A Meditation on the Hugr Soul
Meditation and Prayer for the Sefa Soul
A Meditative Tour of the Ferah Soul
Saiwalo Meditation
Soular Eclipses
Esoteric Affinities of the Heathen Souls
Heathen Soul-Fires
The Inner Ravens of our Ghost-Soul
Thoughts on the Afterlife of the Ghost
Deities
Heathen Holy Ones Together
The Kindly Gods Go Wandering: Norse Spells as Clues to Heathen Deities
Mimir, Odin, and World-Mind
Of Being and Knowledge: Thoughts about Frigg, Nerthus and Odin
Love Songs of Sif and Thor
On Heathen Goddesses
Frigg as Soul-Spinner
All In a Day’s Work: Frigg’s Power of Creating Order
In Thanks to Frigg, the Silent Knower
Vor: Goddess of Awareness
Walburga and the Rites of May
Syn: The ‘Just Say No!’ Goddess
Goddess Sif: Kinship and Hospitality
A Tale of Nanna and her Kin
Celebrating Eostre / Ostara
Matrons and Disir: The Heathen Tribal Mothers
Hallow-Streaming
Skaði’s Forest
Healers in Heathen Lore
Idunn’s Trees: A New Tale for Young and Old
On Heathen Gods
Kvasir and the Fermentation of Wisdom
Thoughts on Thor and his Children
To Honor Vidar
The I in Mimir’s Well
Heimdall: Warder of the Atmosphere
The Gifting of Heimdall
Heathen Spiritual Practices
Earth, Water, Wind and Fire: Elemental Modes for Relating to the Deities
The Living Jewels of Brisingamen
Wigi Thonar: Tuning in to the Powers of Thor’s Hammer
Heathen Contemplation: The Resonance of the Heart
The Mood of the Runes
Experience and Practice of Compassion in Heathenry
The Great Gift: A Way to Understand Heathen Prayer
Trance and Power Chants
Norns, Orlog, Wyrd, and Luck
Orlog Yesterday: Laying the Layers
The Fateful Roots of Orlog:
The Shapings of the Norns
Speaking Orlog: The Ancient Role of Symbel
What Do the Norns Shape?
Time, Tense, and the Norns
The Curious Case of the Missing Wyrd-Word
The Work of the Norns
Comparing and Contrasting Wyrd and Orlog
Norns, Causality, and Determinism
The Norns as Beings of Fate
Norns, Foresight, and Predestination
Werthende: Song of Becoming
Orlog Manifesting in Human Life
Dreeing our Wyrd: Old Heathen Views on Dealing with Orlog
Roles of Hamingja and Luck in Orlog
Orlog at the Time of Death
Orlog Metaphysics
The Evolving Nature of Orlog
Time and the Time-Body: A Heathen Perspective
The Quantum Nature of the Norns’ Work
The Work of the Three Wells
Orlog Today: Perspectives and Practices
A Heathen Meaning of ‘Ordeal’
Oathing in Heathen Symbel
Threads of Wyrd and Scyld: A Ninefold Rite of Life Renewal
Webs of Luck and Wyrd: Interplays and Impacts on Events
Mysteries
Vafrloge: The Hidden Fire and its Runic Channels
Thoughts about Heathen Afterlife
Heathen Lifeways
Ethics and our Relationships with the Deities
Two Foundation-Stones of Heathen Ethics
Heathen Frith and Modern Ideals
Frith, Friendship, and Freedom
Oaths: What they Mean and Why they Matter
The Practice of Heathen Oathing
Heathen Foundations of Marriage: Bargain, Gift, Hamingja
Friendship Song
Wights & Spirits
Landwights and Human Ecology
An Anglo-Saxon Charm Against a Dwarf: Shapeshifting, Soul Theft, and Shamanic Healing
Dwarves and their Powers
Renewable Energy Installations as Jotunn-Shrines
Perkwus: The Tree of Life and Soul
Elmindreda: Tales of a Heathen Housewight
Ceremonies / Rituals
Ideas for Celebrating Heathen Yule
Siþ Galdor: An Anglo-Saxon Warding Charm for Heathens Today
Mothers’-Night Blot and Yule Celebration
Yuletide Songs
Sunna’s Wheel: A Song for Sun-Wending
Eostre / Ostara Ceremony
Earth Blessing (includes audio)
Fire-Dance Song for Heathen Festivals
Dance in the Northern Tradition: Linked Article
Soul-Winding: A Meditative Ceremony for Maze-Walking (includes audio)
Heathen Rite for a Child Unborn
Heathen Rite for an Unjust Death
The Moods of Yuletide
My Books
Orlog Yesterday and Today: The Shapings of the Norns
Detailed Table of Contents for “Orlog Yesterday and Today”
Book Review of “Orlog Yesterday and Today”
Orlog Book Errata Page
Heathen Soul Lore Foundations (Book I)
Detailed Table of Contents for Book I
Heathen Soul Lore: A Personal Approach (Book II)
Detailed Table of Contents for Book II
Heathen Soul Lore Workbook I
Detailed Table of Contents for Heathen Soul Lore Workbook I
Oaths, Shild, Frith, Luck & Wyrd
Detailed Table of Contents for “Oaths, Shild, Frith, Luck & Wyrd”
Wandering on Heathen Ways: Writings on Heathen Holy Ones, Wights, and Spiritual Practice.
Detailed Table of Contents for “Wandering on Heathen Ways”
Booklet: Celebrating Heathen Yule
Booklet: Mothers-Night Blot and Yule Celebration
Idunn’s Trees: A New Tale of the Norse Goddess Idunn
Glossary / Word-Hoard
Most Recent Posts
Topical Index
About
A Bit About Myself
Questions and Comments
Copyright Notices
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