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About a month ago, I had the pleasure of meeting the wolf Fenrir (whom I mistook for a spirit guide, you can read the full story here).

He appeared and showed me a ritual to free us from our own bindings, but before we start, let's go step by step.

This ritual is for all those pagans and non-pagans who wish to free themselves from their labels, being a ritual that is done in the company of the great wolf Fenrir, your inner child/your adolescent self, and you.

The blog will be in this order:

Personal symbolism of Fenrir and Gleipnir, and how it applies to our lives. Freeing ourselves to initiate our personal Ragnarok: the end of the old and known world for a new one. Closing of one cycle to initiate another.

Why in Full Moon? You can do it when you want btw.

Materials.

Ritual.

Part One: symbolism of Fenrir, Gleipnir and the Ragnarok.

Fenrir.

Personally and for many others, Fenrir represents strength, anger and above all, personal liberation from all those chains that bind us and do not allow us to grow. Fenrir represents the fact that, when by being ourselves and by our own nature, the family and society, the system, binds us and above all, silences us, referring to the back that is between the jaws of the great wolf.

Fenrir is that force that allows us to free ourselves from the bonds imposed on us simply by our nature, by expressing ourselves freely.

Gleipnir.

In Norse mythology, Gleipnir is the unbreakable ligature with which the Æsir finally succeeded in chaining the wolf Fenrir. It was made by the dwarves at their request. Gleipnir was a light, silky and thin ribbon, which, however, no one could break. It was made of six wondrous ingredients:

the sound of a cat's footsteps.

a woman's beard.

the roots of a mountain.

the sinews of a bear (thought to refer to nerves or sensitivity).

the breath of a fish.

the saliva of a bird.

Glepinir symbolizes our bondage. I want to emphasize again that Gleipnir is not an iron chain, no, it is a THREAD created from things that in the historical and cultural context of the time, DID NOT EXIST/WERE VERY HARD TO GET. Therefore, our bonds are things that DO NOT EXIST or else, they are LIES that we have told ourselves or else, we have been made to believe. And if they are real and tangible things, we can still free ourselves from them. What holds us back is as light as a thread, made of lies.

The Ragnarok.

The "end of the world". What is our Ragnarok, what is our battle, which cycle is going to end to start another one? An abusive relationship, negative labels given to us by our toxic family, comments from high school peers, it applies to everything.

To initiate our own Ragnarok, is to free ourselves as Fenrir from our own Gleipnir, to undertake the adventure of destroying everything that kept us silenced and bound, initiating a massive destruction of labels, beliefs and wounds, to provoke the end of our own world and to initiate in that new world: our true self.

Part two: why in Full Moon?

Well, why not? LOL. You can do it whenever you like, but I did it on the Aquarius Full Moon, especially since it's a sign related to rebellion, liberation, evolution, revolution and transformation (plus it's my sun sign and 90% of my natal chart).

You can do it whenever you like: coming out of therapy, in an evening with trusted friends, in the shower, whatever.

Part three: Materials.

A photograph of you as a child and another from your teenage years.

Paper and pencil, if possible in red.

You.

Nerves are not part of the materials, but they usually comes included lol.

Part four: ritual.

To make it easy to understand, let's do it step by step. You know that if you have any doubt you can write me with confidence or leave me a Question.

You will place incense of your favorite scent, whatever makes you feel comfortable. If you perform a protection ritual, you are free to do it, I don't do it because I personally don't care, but yes.

You are going to place in front of you the pictures of when you were a child and when you were a teenager in front of you.

You are going to divide your daughter in 3 columns and you are going to put a title to each one: childhood, adolescence and adulthood.

As you look at the pictures, you are going to write in each column, the labels you were given and that you were given, according to the ages: if when you were a child you were told you were stupid, put it in the childhood column. If as a teenager you were told you were a loser, put it in that column, and so on in the column for adulthood.

You will probably cry, it's normal. Also feel anger.

When you are done, you are going to play this song (is the one that Fenrir chose).

You are going to close your eyes, and you are going to visualize your inner child and your adolescent self in front of you. You will read label by label, and with the rhythm of the music, you will visualize each word as one of Gleipnir's threads in your body and you will shake it. When I say you will shake it, I mean you will literally have to move. The movements can be as gentle or violent as you want just as your intuition tells you.

You will probably feel an overflowing energy of fury: it is the presence of Fenrir. If you feel the need to get down on all fours, howl, bark, growl, take off your clothes, let your hair down and muss your hair, do it, set yourself free and start the damn Ragnarok!

When you are done, you will burn the leaf, or destroy it and bury it, feed it to the dog, whatever the anger or feeling you have present in the present moment tells you to do. Fenrir tells me right now that you can even get edible paper to write on and then eat it.

And well, my heathens, that would be.

Hello everyone! It's me again, bringing a post about Loki and how my personal experience, testimonials from other Lokeans or people who in general have a close relationship with him, has shown me that Loki indeed, is the protective deity of those with mental illness, trauma and neurodivergence.

This will be a two part post because is a lot of information. This post will be about general info and the second one will be my personal interpretation about Loki, Lokean's stories and my own story.

Before I begin, I want to clarify that this is merely personal experience, early morning thoughts and information gathered from other Lokean. Even conversation with Loki using the pendulum. Without further ado, let's begin:

Intro:

In my personal experiences, I have noticed how Loki has helped me improve my life in an incredible way emotionally and physically, the change since I started working with him has been incredible. I want to clarify that I know very well that Loki is not the only God related to mental health, but hey, it's what I know, I'm not going to talk about something I don't know!

I also want to clarify that no, not all Lokean or in general people who work with him have some problem at the level of mental health, etc, not at all, but it is a lie to say that it is not a great majority, not to say 95% of his followers.

General important meanings:

To start correctly and refresh knowledge, I am going to put important meanings, so we avoid getting lost and break stigmas, including at the end why neurodivergence (autism, ADHD, dyslexia, etc., are NOT mental illnesses).

What is mental illness?

A mental illness is a health problem that significantly affects how a person feels, thinks, behaves, and interacts with other people. It is diagnosed according to standardised criteria.

Department of health. (n.d.). Gov.Au. Retrieved September 1, 2021, from https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/publications/publishing.nsf/Content/mental-pubs-w-whatmen-toc~mental-pubs-w-whatmen-what

What is trauma?

Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape or natural disaster. Immediately after the event, shock and denial are typical. Longer term reactions include unpredictable emotions, flashbacks, strained relationships and even physical symptoms like headaches or nausea.

(N.d.). Apa.Org. Retrieved September 1, 2021, from https://www.apa.org/topics/trauma

What is Post-traumatic stress disorder:

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, or rape or who have been threatened with death, sexual violence or serious injury.

PTSD has been known by many names in the past, such as “shell shock” during the years of World War I and “combat fatigue” after World War II, but PTSD does not just happen to combat veterans. PTSD can occur in all people, of any ethnicity, nationality or culture, and at any age. PTSD affects approximately 3.5 percent of U.S. adults every year, and an estimated one in 11 people will be diagnosed with PTSD in their lifetime. Women are twice as likely as men to have PTSD. Three ethnic groups – U.S. Latinos, African Americans, and American Indians – are disproportionately affected and have higher rates of PTSD than non-Latino whites.

Hales, R. E., & Zatzick, D. F. (1997). What is PTSD? The American Journal of Psychiatry, 154(2), 143–145.

What is neurodivergence and why it isn't a illness?

Neurocosmopolitanism.com defines Neurodiversity as:

"...the diversity of human brains and minds - the infinite variation in neurocognitive functioning within our species." - (neurocosmopolitanism.com/neurodiversity-some-basic-terms-definitions/)

According to the National Symposium on Neurodiversity (2011) held at Syracuse University, neurodiversity is:

"...a concept where neurological differences are to be recognized and respected as any other human variation. These differences can include those labeled with Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dyscalculia, Autistic Spectrum, Tourette Syndrome, and others."

Disabled World. (2014, January 1). What Is: Neurodiversity, Neurodivergent, Neurotypical. Disabled-World.Com; Disabled World. https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/neurodiversity/

Mental illnesses are health conditions that involve changes in mood, emotion, thinking, and behaving. They are associated with mental distress and problems with social functioning. Around one in five adults in the United States has some form of mental illness at any given time, according to the American Psychiatric Association.1 The most common mental illnesses are anxiety and depression. Mental illness can occur at any age and is treatable with medication, therapy, or a combination of medication and therapy.

Developmental disorders like autism differ from mental illness in several important ways. Developmental disorders generally appear at birth or during childhood and are diagnosed by the age of 18. While mental illness doesn’t typically interfere with cognitive abilities, a developmental disorder may impact a person’s ability to learn or to understand certain thoughts. Unlike mental illness, which can be successfully treated, developmental disorders are lifelong disabilities.

Mental illness vs. Autism. (2019, October 14). Arrowpassage.Com. https://www.arrowpassage.com/mental-illness-vs-autism/