a hard postulate in hard polytheism.
Ha! Post-conversion reversal and self-help tough love motives aside, this meme inadvertently speaks to why the hard polytheism of the Norse Gods better reflects & applies to not only the within, but to existence as a whole in the without.
When we discuss the universe in operation, there's countless variables, things that are in constant conflict, that work at odds, not just the mentally & socially mentioned above, but physically & materially on a grand scale. The implication of this is that spiritually & divinely there are forces in direct & indirect opposition, which indicates not one monotheistic hand on the wheel, but many Gods pushing & pulling on that wheel in degrees of disagreement, whether that's Æsir or Vanir protectively steering, or their accursed anti-cosmic adversaries trying to just run the whole thing off the rails into final ruin.
And the stories have the Gods themselves having divergent opinions/actions about how to solve problems, which would show that even amongst the pantheon those narrative personas & celestial powers vie for influence & control that affects how those polycoercive conflicts turn out.
So if you think you need a patron or matron deity to straighten yourself out (and hey, that's a totally valid approach), also realize that yourself and the world around you has a larger complexity at play, and this is reflected in the Norse Cosmos we live in with its spectrum of Gods all trying to stabilize & fix it for us all.
Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants at age seven. Since then he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the Map of Midgard project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay. If you have employment/opportunities in investigative mythology, field research, or product development to offer, do contact him.
Comments
Post a Comment