Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Jutland This elder seiðr and I are walking north along the shore. I was hoping we would only be talking about the nature of runes so that I might learn of the meanings of these markings and learn more about this time. She carries a walking stick engraved with runes.Continue reading “#65.7, Tuesday, February 18, 2025”
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#65.6, Thursday, February 13, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Jutland I expected to walk with the seiðr so that she could answer my questions; but now, it is her questions that fill our conversation. She asks me the source of this gift of ‘eternal healing’ as I explained my circumstance of life and life again. I try, “This unlikelyContinue reading “#65.6, Thursday, February 13, 2025”
#65.5, Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Jutland Walking with the seiðr on the edge of the sea, I meant to be asking her of the runes, but now she is asking me how I know of other times. “I am one who tells a Christian story from a time before Christian was a religion.” “So,Continue reading “#65.5, Wednesday, February 12, 2025”
#65.4, Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Jutland I knock on the door and the elder comes from behind the house with her cloak and bag, a skin of wine and walking stick prepared for a journey. I know enough words to understand, “Let’s walk together so we may hear one another’s long stories.” “WhereContinue reading “#65.4, Tuesday, February 11, 2025”
#65.3, Thursday, February 6, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Jutland The seiðr seemed surprised I would know of an auroch, which was a rare beast three hundred years ago. Considering the nature of hunting and poaching, I’m sure there are no more aurochs now. She asked me how I knew of them and now Marian offers to explain. “IContinue reading “#65.3, Thursday, February 6, 2025”
#65.2, Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Jutland When my question about writing in this new world is finally passed along in translation to the seiðr, the wise woman shows us the carvings on her walking stick. The seiðr calls them “Runes.” But I perceive this as some kind of numbering system. These people are near aContinue reading “#65.2, Wednesday, February 5, 2025”
#65.1, Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Jutland Here I am so far in the future where my language is only spoken by slaves. Here the god that is God isn’t known and writing isn’t valued because no one reads. Dear God, maybe people always imagine a future inventing a life that will be the sameContinue reading “#65.1, Tuesday, February 4, 2025”
#64.14, Thursday, January 30, 2025
Historical Setting: 789 C.E. Jutland The feast of the solstice is over but days don’t seem long. I remind, “Marian, I would visit the seiðr after the feast.” I still have my questions about the nature of literacy here and also, why this population is oddly, mostly middle-aged men. “I can’t imagineContinue reading “#64.14, Thursday, January 30, 2025”
#64.13, Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Historical Setting: 789 C.E. Jutland The elder woodcarver is complaining about the erroneous carving by a younger smiðr which was prepared for the new ship being built. The elder brought the failed art back to his own work table to “fix it.” He will have to magically shape-change this thing into a properly ferocious dragon.Continue reading “#64.13, Wednesday, January 29, 2025”
#64.12, Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Historical Setting: 789 C.E. Jutland This morning men and the few women who passed around the horn last night are groggy with hangover. No one is here at the feasting board when I come out to clean up the dregs of celebration. Everyone who listened so long to the stories told by the seiðrContinue reading “#64.12, Tuesday, January 28, 2025”
Lazarus Ink 