Odin and Fenrir:
Odin means Spirit and Fenrir means Greed. Odin must engage in his final battle against the most dangerous quality of the conscious mind. Greed can cause people to do horrible things and unless greed is concord enlightenment is not possible.
Fenrir and Vidarr the Silent:
Vidarr is the son of Odin and his name means Expander. Vidarr kills Fenrir (Greed) after he kills Vidarr’s father, Odin.
Vidarr the silent- this means the inner silence. The silence of a calm and clear mind, that is now open to learn new things or to expand.
Freyr and Surtr:
Freyr is the lord of fertility. The male earth god who protects cultivated nature and a just society.
Surtr means Sooty One, Blackened by Fire, or Acid/Sourness.
Freyr is killed by Surtr – A scorching or flaming power that destroys all cultivated nature.
Thor and Jormangandr:
Jormangandr represents the border between the known and the unknown.
Thor is the protector of Earth, his mother. He also represents the young male trying to complete his trials so he can be initiated.
Thor kills Jormangandr which dissolves the boundaries between the known and unknown. When this happens Thor is death – wed in the older translation which means he has been initiated, not killed. He has won his battle with his limited thinking and transcends ordinary perception.
I hope you enjoyed this blog; I will go deeper and expand more on this story next week.
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