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I received a copy of Queering the Runes by Siri Vincent Plouff from Eryn Carter Eaton, Director of Publicity for Red Wheel/Weiser, the publisher of this book. This is the first time I can recall receiving a book from a publisher to review for my blog, so, when I got it in November I determined I would work through it. The book is, at its core, a workbook. You are meant to work through it with…

I am horse I am rider I am swift journeys I am the trailrider I am the trailblazer I am the well-worn traveler I am quick passage I am saddles and tack I am hats and chaps I am leathers I am breeches and stirrups I am safety belts and helmets I am safe travel I am cars and bikes I am ships and boats I am planes and rockets I am Sleipnir’s Hooves I am Sleipnir I am Grani’s…

I am yew I am the mighty bow I am the staff I am the spear I am rootedness I am grounding I am centering I am the deep roots of Yggdrasil I am the heights of Mímameiðr I am the shelter of Hoddmímis Holt I am the sureness of the shield I am the grip of the sword I am the flexibility of the arrow I am adaptability I am craftsmanship I am survival I am the flame-guardian I am…

I am seasons I am harvest I am preparation I am the Turning of the Wheel I am the gathering of the crops I am the slaughter of the animals I am the given gifts of the ground I am the taken gifts of the animal I am the dropped gifts of the trees I am the reckoning of time I am the movement of stars I am the sky-keeper I am the welcome Spring I am the good Summer I am the bountiful…

I am Önd I am breath I am the mouth I am the words I am cleansing I am the estuary I am galdr I am ljóð I am kvæði I am gerningar I am varðlokkur I am frœði I am songs I am chants I am incantations I am poems I am alliteration I am mumbling I am the spoken word I am storytelling I am the story I am reykr I am the prayers that comfort I am the words of blessing I am the…

I am waters I am oceans I am rivers I am creeks I am streams I am trickles I am floods I am downpour I am tsunamis I am life-giving rains I am the bath I am the shower I am the sauna steam I am aquifers full of potable water I am irrigation that sustains crops I am blessings of Freyr and Þórr I am gifts of Njórðr and Nerðus I am the domain of Rán and Ægir I am the flow of…

I am humanity I am men I am women I am non-binary I am trans I am beyond words I am individual I am collective I am Fyljgur I am Kýnfylgjur I am mortality I am remembrance I am legacy I am Fjór I am people I am community I am tribe I am Kindred I am family I am Kýn I am Mannaz

I am journey I am riding I am pilgrimage I am seeking I am the long road I am the short walk I am the Årsgång I am the well-worn path I am the newly-blazed way I am the path behind I am the path ahead I am the wagon I am the horse-drawn cart I am the bus, car, truck, and van I am traveling I am the empty tank I am the tired horse I am the exhausted traveler I am the map’s…