{"id":2923,"date":"2009-12-01T01:10:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-01T06:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=2981"},"modified":"2009-11-28T21:10:50","modified_gmt":"2009-11-29T02:10:50","slug":"gems-of-the-goddess-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2009\/12\/01\/gems-of-the-goddess-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Gems of the Goddess"},"content":{"rendered":"

Freyja \u2013 Queen of the Valkyries
\nGoddess of Love, Beauty, War and Death<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Freya\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Freyja (also known as Freya) was one of the major goddess of Norse mythology and leader of the Valkyries.\u00a0 She was the goddess of love, fertility and beauty.\u00a0\u00a0 She is also known as the Goddess of war, battle, death, magic, prophecy and wealth.\u00a0\u00a0 She could be seen as the counterpart to Rhiannon and looked upon as the Lady.\u00a0 It is thought that the day of \u201cFriday\u201d was named after Freyja.<\/p>\n

Freyja was married to mysterious God Od, who is sometimes associated with Odin.\u00a0 One of the myths associated with this is that Od left her and as she searched for him, she cried tears which turned to Gold.\u00a0 This is known to be where the world got its Gold (and also its Amber).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Once she found him, Od saw her beauty and came back to her.<\/p>\n

As one of the major Norse Goddesses, Freyja had a lot of responsibility.\u00a0 She helps with childbirth, the seasons, cats, Seers, war, death, magic, prophecy and love, holding a Venus like quality.\u00a0\u00a0 As much as Freyja had a softer quality, loving beautiful flower arrangements and romantic music, she also was the Goddess of War and Death.\u00a0 When she rode into battle with the Valkyries, their armor will flicker with light, which became known as the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights.<\/p>\n

Freyja could claim half the bravest souls in battle.\u00a0 She would actually walk onto the battlefield to collect their souls and bring them back to permanent rest and relaxation and being a generous woman, she also invited their wives and lovers to return with them.\u00a0 The other half would be gathered by Valkyries, lead by Odin, and brought back to Valhalla (the \u201cotherworld\u201d) to also live in rest and relaxation.
\nShe was beautiful \u2013 described as having strawberry blond hair and blue eyes.\u00a0\u00a0 She had many lovers and was known as the goddess of lust, desire and sensuality.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aphrodite\u2019s exploits paled in comparison to Freyja.\u00a0\u00a0 Even though she had many lovers, she held a very deep love for Od.\u00a0 (Remember, monogamy had not been established yet.)<\/p>\n

Part of her irresistible nature was the necklace Freyja had\u00a0 (the \u201cnecklace of desire\u201d) known as the “brisling” or “brisingamen” that she received in exchange from four dwarfs who rescued her when she lost her way home in a snowstorm.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When she offered to pay them in Gold for her room and board after the storm subsided, they countered by asking her to spend the night with each one of them, who were aptly named \u201cNorth\u201d, \u201cSouth\u201d, \u201cEast\u201d and \u201cWest\u201d.\u00a0 She usually would have turned down an offer to spend four nights with four dwarfs, however, the myth is once she saw the necklace, she had to have it and they would only accept payment of being with her.\u00a0 When the storm subsided, Freyja left with the necklace.\u00a0 At one point, the necklace is stolen by Loki (the \u201ctrickster\u201d) and Heimdall (also known as Hemidallr) battles Loki to get it back for her.<\/p>\n

Freyja also had a cloak of falcon feathers that would help her transform into any bird and also help transit between the worlds.\u00a0\u00a0 Cats were also sacred to her and two large blue cats that were gifts from the God Thor rode with her on her golden chariot as she went on her daily travels.<\/p>\n

Right now, Freyja is also very important as she watches over the souls of fallen soldiers.\u00a0\u00a0 She can be also sent to watch over those who are at war and helps keep things in balance.<\/p>\n

You can work with Freyja when you are working on having harmonious relationships, including relationships to a mother or children.\u00a0\u00a0 You can also work with her in beauty magic and ways to create self love.\u00a0\u00a0 Freyja also was a powerful warrior so ask for her help with your own battles.\u00a0\u00a0 If you have soldiers in war right now, ask for her to watch over them.\u00a0\u00a0 Remember, Freyja is beautiful and compassionate but also powerful and a sorcerer, you are also many aspects within the same person.\u00a0 Embrace all the parts of you as Freyja has done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Freyja \u2013 Queen of the Valkyries Goddess of Love, Beauty, War and Death Freyja (also known as Freya) was one of the major goddess of Norse mythology and leader of the Valkyries.\u00a0 She was the goddess of love, fertility and beauty.\u00a0\u00a0 She is also known as the Goddess of war, battle, death, magic, prophecy and wealth.\u00a0\u00a0 She could be seen as the counterpart to Rhiannon and looked upon as the Lady.\u00a0 It is thought that the day of \u201cFriday\u201d was named after Freyja. Freyja was married to mysterious God Od, who is sometimes associated with Odin.\u00a0 One of the myths associated with this is that Od left her and as she searched for him, she cried tears which turned to Gold.\u00a0 This is known to be where the world got its Gold (and also its Amber).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Once she found him, Od saw her beauty and came back to her. As one of the major Norse Goddesses, Freyja had a lot of responsibility.\u00a0 She helps with childbirth, the seasons, cats, Seers, war, death, magic, prophecy and love, holding a Venus like quality.\u00a0\u00a0 As much as Freyja had a softer quality, loving beautiful flower arrangements and romantic music, she also was the Goddess of War and Death.\u00a0 When she rode into battle with the Valkyries, their armor will flicker with light, which became known as the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights. Freyja could claim half the bravest souls in battle.\u00a0 She would actually walk onto the battlefield to collect their souls and bring them back to permanent rest and relaxation and being a generous woman, she also invited their wives and lovers to return with them.\u00a0 The other half would be gathered by Valkyries, lead by Odin, and brought back to Valhalla (the \u201cotherworld\u201d) to also live in rest and relaxation. She was beautiful \u2013 described as having strawberry blond hair and blue eyes.\u00a0\u00a0 She had many lovers and was known as the goddess of lust, desire and sensuality.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aphrodite\u2019s exploits paled in comparison to Freyja.\u00a0\u00a0 Even though she had many lovers, she held a very deep love for Od.\u00a0 (Remember, monogamy had not been established yet.) Part of her irresistible nature was the necklace Freyja had\u00a0 (the \u201cnecklace of desire\u201d) known as the “brisling” or “brisingamen” that she received in exchange from four dwarfs who rescued her when she lost her way home in a snowstorm.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When she offered to pay them in Gold for her room and board after the storm subsided, they countered by asking her to spend the night with each one of them, who were aptly named \u201cNorth\u201d, \u201cSouth\u201d, \u201cEast\u201d and \u201cWest\u201d.\u00a0 She usually would have turned down an offer to spend four nights with four dwarfs, however, the myth is once she saw the necklace, she had to have it and they would only accept payment of being with her.\u00a0 When the storm subsided, Freyja left with the necklace.\u00a0 At one point, the necklace is stolen by Loki (the \u201ctrickster\u201d) and Heimdall (also known as Hemidallr) battles Loki to get it back for her. Freyja also had a cloak of falcon feathers that would help her transform into any bird and also help transit between the worlds.\u00a0\u00a0 Cats were also sacred to her and two large blue cats that were gifts from the God Thor rode with her on her golden chariot as she went on her daily travels. Right now, Freyja is also very important as she watches over the souls of fallen soldiers.\u00a0\u00a0 She can be also sent to watch over those who are at war and helps keep things in balance. You can work with Freyja when you are working on having harmonious relationships, including relationships to a mother or children.\u00a0\u00a0 You can also work with her in beauty magic and ways to create self love.\u00a0\u00a0 Freyja also was a powerful warrior so ask for her help with your own battles.\u00a0\u00a0 If you have soldiers in war right now, ask for her to watch over them.\u00a0\u00a0 Remember, Freyja is beautiful and compassionate but also powerful and a sorcerer, you are also many aspects within the same person.\u00a0 Embrace all the parts of you as Freyja has done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2923"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2868,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2923\/revisions\/2868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}