MANNAZ & WYRD

One of the questions that comes up often in modern Lokean practice is, “What crystal belongs to Loki?”

The honest answer is: we don’t know.

There is no surviving evidence from the Viking Age or the medieval sources that assigns gemstones to Loki. Neither the Poetic Edda nor the Prose Edda associates Loki with a particular crystal, just as they don’t prescribe specific candle colors or incense.

That doesn’t mean gemstones have no place in Lokean devotion. It simply means that any correspondence is modern, symbolic, and personal rather than historical.

Instead of asking, “Which stone is Loki’s?” it may be more helpful to ask, “Which aspect of Loki am I trying to connect with?”

Here are a few stones many modern practitioners find meaningful.

🔥 Carnelian

If you think of Loki as the spark that gets you moving, carnelian is a natural companion. Associated with vitality, confidence, courage, and creative energy, it reflects Loki’s ability to push us out of stagnation and into action.

Rather than promising success, carnelian encourages momentum.

🧡 Amber

Although amber is not uniquely connected to Loki, it has deep roots in the Nordic world. Warm, golden, and formed through immense stretches of time, amber reminds us that transformation is rarely instant. It carries associations with memory, preservation, and sunlight held within resin.

For devotees, amber can symbolize the warmth behind Loki’s fire—not only disruption, but also endurance.

🌈 Labradorite

Labradorite has become one of the most popular modern stones in Lokean spaces, and it’s easy to see why. Its shifting flashes of color evoke change, liminality, and hidden possibilities.

Like Loki himself, labradorite rarely appears to be only one thing.

It reminds us that identity can be layered, and that what others see on the surface is not always the whole story.

🖤 Obsidian (personally, I created my Snaptun stone from obsidian)

Loki has a habit of revealing truths people would rather ignore.

Obsidian reflects that aspect well.

Often used for shadow work and honest self-reflection, obsidian isn’t about punishment. It’s about seeing clearly—even when clarity is uncomfortable.

Sometimes the greatest trick Loki plays is removing our excuses.

🌫️ Smoky Quartz

Not every encounter with Loki is loud.

Sometimes change requires staying grounded while everything around you shifts.

Smoky quartz is an excellent companion during transitions, helping to balance movement with stability. It reminds us that adaptability doesn’t have to mean losing ourselves.

✨ Pyrite

Cleverness is one of Loki’s defining qualities.

Pyrite, with its bright metallic gleam, has become a favorite for those seeking confidence, ingenuity, and resourcefulness. It represents using your mind creatively, finding unexpected solutions, and seeing opportunities where others see obstacles.

It is a stone for thinking sideways.

🔥 Fire Agate

If one stone captures Loki’s transformative nature, it may be fire agate.

Its glowing internal layers resemble flames hidden beneath the surface. Fire agate symbolizes courage through change, resilience, and finding strength after upheaval.

It doesn’t promise an easy path.

It reminds us that fire shapes as much as it destroys.

At the end of the day, no crystal is “required” for Loki.

A smooth pebble picked up during a meaningful walk can become just as sacred as an expensive mineral. A piece of amber found at the seaside may hold more devotional value than a shelf full of polished stones.

The object itself is not what creates the relationship.

Your attention does.

Loki has never been a god who asks for perfection.

He asks you to be present, to stay curious, and to remain willing to become someone new.

Perhaps that’s why there is no single stone for him.

Inspired by Seo Helrune’s response to Irene Glass’ yearly request for a word for the year. This is mine: Discernment. Discernment in the Data Overload We have entered a world in which it is more needed, more dire than ever, that we exercise discernment. What we take in can be scraped, compromised, regurgitated, and in some cases, erroneously repeated as truth by LLMs (Large Language Models).…

July for Loki is a concept/idea of taking the month of July to honor Loki originally presented by Galina Krasskova. While I do not support Krasskova and in fact actively avoid her writing as she is a well known bigot and folkish (see here for more on this), I do like the idea of July for Loki and the celebration of the helical rising of Sirius.

Why July?

Loki is a deity of fire and flame and I have always felt his presence closest at the height of summer when the sun blazes like fire in the sky and as someone who lives in the Norther Hemisphere, July and August are when I would consider summer to be at it's hottest. In these months I can feel Loki's excitement and energy, so what better time is there to honor him?

What is Lokabrenna?

Lokabrenna is the Scandinavian name for the star Sirius. It translates to something close to "Loki's Brand" or "Loki's Tourch." Lokebrenna can also be referring to the helical rising of Sirius and is often considered to be the marker of the height of summer's heat.

How to Celebrate

There is no set way to celebrate July for Loki or Lokabrenna. The idea is simply to honor him in someway during this time. Weather that is every day of the month of July or once a week. You can also opt to do just one thing at some point in July to honor and recognize Loki. These things don't need to be huge blots and can be a simple as lighting a tealight candle in his honor or sharing some of your morning coffee with Loki. July for Loki isn't about following some big dramatic tradition. It's only really been around since 2012. It's more about being mindful and taking the time to recognize, spend time with, and honor Loki! That being said, one way you can celebrate is by dedicating Lokabrenna to him.

When is Lokabrenna?

Lokabrenna is a celestial event and therefore doesn't have a set date. In addition the date and time will be different for everyone based on their location on Earth. It generally takes place during in late July/early August.

How to Calculate Your Personal Lokabrenna

I posted about this a few years ago here, but I wanted to share again. For anyone who's interested in finding their personal date for Lokabrenna, I used the info from this post from the Lokean reddit thread, but here are the important instructions: https://in-the-sky.org/ephemeris.php - set type to Any and Object to Sirius and make sure it has your area or a town/city within 50miles/80km of where you live, then find when it changes from "Not observable" -> a time, meaning its observable, e.g. for me it says "05:48 until 05:49", since the heliacal rising is when the star is finally visible after being hidden by the sun for a season, we want the first day it is visible. i set the date for somewhere in July and then selected 100 rows of days and scrolled until i found a time in the "observable" column as mentioned above. (via. r/lokean)

discussion for the cosmology nerds (like myself); By most accounts, we consider Ymir the first being. He is what all (on Midgard and possibly Asgard, or more) comes from. At what point does the Yggdrasil factor in? It is the place in which all things are connected, and there is an implication that it is Alive, given that being chewed on by dragons may or may not kill it. It is a big, universal tree, yes. But it is...a tree. So, alive? Was it thrust into being when Muspelheim and Niflheim collided (my theory). And so it is one of three beings that were created from that clash, including a most beloved Cow...

I haven't seen anyone talking about this and just wanted to make a quick post on here.

Akihiro Miwa recently passed away peacefully june 20th, and was not only a drag queen and a queer icon, but also the japanese voice of Arceus in the movie Arceus and the jewel of life, as well as the witch from Howl's moving castle and Moro from Princess Mononke.

This is because there are two parts to memories - their encoding and their recall. The encoding determines their availability, their recall determines their accessibility. The reason why trauma memory and childhood amnesia are different is in this distinction. Trauma memory is often encoded differently, bypassing to the limbic system where it is stored as intrinsic memory. It can’t be recalled because it was never encoded. Childhood amnesia, however, seems to indicate that the memories are encoded, but we lose access to them as we age. This is most likely due to the development of brain structures that fundamentally change our encoding and recall of memory as we get older.

You are also not immune to specific forms of propaganda.

You are especially susceptible to propaganda that says:

"Think of the children!"

I don't care if you don't have kids and never want them, I don't care what form this line takes. I don't care about your political leanings. "But the children!" is designed to tug at your heartstrings. It is the foot in the door.

No matter who you are or what your beliefs, there will be a time when someone will try to use harm to children as a way to convince you of something.

And you are susceptible to it. Small, defenseless humans. It's okay. It's natural. But you might not even realize it's happening.

The first thing to know is that recognizing a delusion does not come easily- especially if you are not experienced in dealing with them. most people will only figure out that a belief is a delusion after the delusion has passed.

Here are some questions you can ask yourself:

Do trusted people in my life insist that one (or several) of my beliefs are not true?

Do I have a hard time backing up my beliefs with evidence? (particularly evidence that other people can agree with)

Are my beliefs consistent with my previous experiences? (e.g if you think your friend is trying to harm you, has that friend ever tried to harm you in the past or expressed that they want to harm you? is this a sudden change in character for them?)

Do I know what led to me believing this? (if this belief is new, do you know why you changed your mind?)

Do I have a hard time listening to other people's perspectives on my belief because my belief feels so obviously true?

Do I feel like other people are trying to lie to me or manipulate me when they offer alternatives to my belief?

-ancient roman posca: water, red or white wine vinegar, honey, salt, herbs (coriander, mint, thyme)

-switchel: water, ginger, vinegar, sweetener, lemon, salt

-ayran: yogurt, water, salt, mint

-sees the reports of the heatwave in Europe-