The Mysterious Yggdrasil

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One old Nordic song, Voluspa or Vision of the Prophetess (written in the 12th century), speaks about the birth and life of the universe, as well as its end. At the very beginning, when the prophetess mentions a time when there was no land, sea, or sky – only the primal void from which everything … Read more

The Mythology of Trees

“You will find more in the forests than in books. Trees and stones will teach you things that no man will tell you. Bernard of Clairvaux” “Nature is the best teacher of man, it exists and develops according to inherent laws and principles, fulfilling and following cosmic archetypes.” “One manifestation of divine forces is trees, … Read more

Edda – the world of Norse sagas

Germans are one of the Indo-European peoples who, according to some historians, inhabited Scandinavia around the 1st century BC and from there expanded westward and southeastward Europe. It is a collection of numerous tribes without a unified state, but with a common language, cultural connections, and religious symbolism. Data on the religion and mythology of … Read more