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Hi, folks! I'm excited to let you know I've started making pocket/travel altars to sell for $10 + shipping.

At the moment, only the Loki version has been completed (pictured above) but I'm working on versions for other deities as well. More info below the cut:

To Jörmungandr, whom I call upon,

Do I send my thanks in admiration

For far and wide though wingless you are

Does your body stretch around our world.

In its deepest pits do you dwell

Yet high and low can we feel your spirit,

Sharp and lulling at once,

Flaming eyes upon us.

Banished and exiled were you, great serpent,

To the bottom of the sea,

Awaiting your unbinding

Awaiting the time of your vengeance.

May you bestow wisdom on your believers,

And preserve the balance of our world.

Break free of your bonds

Do not let anyone chain you down

Live selfishly 

I tend to preface with disclaimers, but this one is most important of my posts so far.

This is a disclaimer that I have only reached out to Sköll and Hati in the last week after spending lots of time doing research (which sadly there doesn't seem to be much out there for resources)

I will include shorter versions at the beginning of each part, as this will likely be a long read.

Preface:

In Short: My first reaching out consisted of building a small altar space and using Tarot as my Communication Method.

My first attempt to reach out to was simply through prayer and leaving out an offering. I built a small space for Hati and Sköll and set out items I wanted to dedicate to them both. (A mix of crystals and visuals, a pendulum for each, an offering dish, the basics for an altar space.)

My first "direct" reaching out to both Hati and Sköll was through Tarot, which happens to be my preffered method for Deity Communication. It was pretty simple, a couple cards to ask how they would feel about working with me.

Comparing Energies

In Short: I noticed that (so far at least) the two seem to have very distinct yet opposite energies. Hati is calming and open, while Sköll seemed more defensive and harsh.

Hati:

Hati has an intense but "gentle" energy, he was quicker to answer, with a calmer approach of an answer. Asking for three signs of confirmation were quick to be given, and many of the cards pulled noted Teamwork, Growth, and Beginning. The cards were still firm, noting the expectations Hati seemed to have, but they also entailed that Hati recognized the research and effort I had put in. In the end, he had laid out a clear start to finish of his "thinking process" through the cards, as well as his clear answer.

I would almost compare the energy to the Moon itself, the calm silvery rays.

The consensus was very positive, and I would dare say an openness to my proposal.

Sköll:

Sköll had declined the first time I reached out, that the time was not right and he didn't allow any cards to come clear. He had also acknowledged the work I had put in come the second approach, however the cards were quite blunt, showing I did not need to explain the work I wanted to do with him; that he already knew. He had firmly said that I needed to make a decision on if I would be able to handle working with him, while proceeding to bluntly call out issues I was having in other scopes of my life, and to fix those. His energy surrounding was intense, as were the cards pulled.

As with Hati, the energy comes across much like the sun, intense and fiery red.

In the end, it came to a synopsis of "Mostly positive but firm, however I needed to prove to him I was worthy of his time."

Times to Reach Out:

In Short: Hati Mid-Day to Early Evening, Sköll Sundown.

Not important in the slightest but maybe it interests someone.

Hati:

In my case, Hati seems to be more 'open' for longer conversations closer to Mid-day or Evening rather than Dusk or later into the Night; which threw me off guard considering Hati's tendency to be referred in the Night Sky.

Sköll:

Sköll on the other hand seemed more responsive around Sundown (though begrudgingly so still). Mid-Day works too, as I normally try to speak to both twins around the same time, but I got the most response around the time the Sun was setting.

I will plan to do a more thorough post as I gain more knowledge, for now these are the only words I have.

Runes in Nature: Laguz

I found Laguz when I was out, and this beautiful rune is on Our main altar right now. Laguz is one of the runes I associate with Loki.

Laguz - life force/life energy, intuition, creativity, memory, psychic abilities/premonition, fluidity/shape-shifting

Hail Loki! I love You!

The Jotunar are not bad, nor are they good. They just are. They are natural, they are nature, primordial, keepers of the secrets of life and death, and everything in between. They are the sun that makes your day warm and brings light, but they are also the sun who burns your skin and kill you. They are the animals who we appreciate and love, habitants of the forests that we love to watch but they also are the animals who attack and kill you. They are beautiful sea, but they also are the deep scary dangerous ocean. They are our ancestors, they are protectors but also destroyers. They are a chaos of change. They are the wild, with so much knowledge, love, hate, anger, sadness, courage, diseases, health, danger, safety, and everything the natural world can offer.