Episode 10- Midsummer

Midsummer! We discuss symbols like the sunwheel, different gods and goddesses associated with midsummer, and modern midsummer practices. There were a lot of specifics so we hope that you’ll use the links below as a jumping off point to your own research.

Midsummer~ A solid description of Midsummer celebrations and practices Midsummer Wiki Troth description of Midsummer a Midsummer description from the Odin’s Volk Site

Sunna~ Sunna Wiki a concise description of Sunna

Baldur~ Baldur Wiki Baldur’s Myth a concise description of Baldur

Tyr~ Tyr Wiki a concise description of Tyr

a great page for general info on the gods and godesses

Kubb!~ Kubb Wiki Old Time Games Kubb Game

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7 Responses to “Episode 10- Midsummer”

  1. As far as the cosmology of the sun and moon deities is concerned, Egypt would actually be a poor example as all the major solar deities in Egyptian mythology are male. The same is true of the Egyptian lunar deities. A more fitting example would be the Shinto solar goddess Ameterasu-omikami and the lunar god Tsukuyomi-no-mikoto of Japan.

    Also, I couldn’t agree with the two of you more about Baldur. His story always seemed a little Jesus-esque to me, which could very well be a major embelishment considering not only the time in which these stories were recorded, but also because of the individuals that did the recording.

    WonderbreadUSA said this on June 6th, 2007 at 11:48 pm

  2. Nice little episode, though I think a little heavy on the mythological namecrunching at the beginning. I’d rather hear people’s ideas about the myths than the actual myths themselves, I already know them, really. I liked the episode about Loki for it. I liked the invocation, although Dave seemed a little tense, I’m guessing it’s probably stagefright, though.

    I’d have to agree with WonderbreadUSA, the Japanese sun and moon gods fit the similarities better than the Egyptian ones, maybe because the sources are a bit more connected, being from the same continent and all.

    RaidoHaglaz said this on June 18th, 2007 at 3:35 pm

  3. Yep. We missed the boat on the Egyptian role of the sun. Agreed, Shinto would have been closer and more accurate for many reasons. But I will shut up now before going further into areas I know little about. :)

    We do try to mix it up and have almost equal amounts of Edda thumping (going with the pure lore) and UPG (Unsubstantiated Personal Gnosis AKA Can’t Prove It).

    Ravencast said this on June 24th, 2007 at 9:36 pm

  4. I enjoyed the invocation/meditation, it was a little stiff, but the words definitely had power to them. :)

    With Honor, Heathenmomma :)

    heathenmomma said this on June 25th, 2007 at 4:28 am

  5. Very well done:) As for the invocational piece, if it works thats all that matters.

    B said this on August 14th, 2007 at 12:47 pm

  6. I for one, realy liked the invocatiom, when I deliver them I get flustered and nervous, I realy enjoyed your delivery

    Matt said this on September 6th, 2007 at 6:11 pm

  7. I listened to this podcast today and really enjoyed it. I haven’t looked much at Sunna and Mani, having focused more on Odin, Loki, and Baldr, and this contained a description that brought Sunna more alive to me.

    I was curious concerning what you said about Baldr. Is your dislike for including him purely based on the Christian influences? The fact that he’s out of the game until after Ragnarok doesn’t work for me as a reason, since Loki is out until the beginning of Ragnarok as well. I agree that calling Baldr a Sun God is stretching it, though he is similar to some Sun Gods in other religions. However, I think it would be valid to look at the winter months as being symbolic of the Endless Winter, which is Ragnarok, and summer to be symbolic of that Endless Winter ending. As such, I could see Loki being focused on at Yule, because of his involvement in Ragnarok, and Baldr being part of Midsummer to symbolize the hope and knowledge that Ragnarok will end, and life will go on, the Wheel of the Year will start turning again. But I might only be thinking this way because the other podcast I listened to today was the one about Loki.

    Sorry for rambling and the long comment. Maybe I should go to bed now.

    ~Muninn’s Kiss

    Muninn's Kiss said this on June 28th, 2008 at 11:53 pm

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