Thinking about birds, shapeshifting…and Loki
Loki can shapeshift, but for some reason, He borrows Freyja’s falcon cloak on occasion.
For example, in Þrymskviða, Loki uses it to search for Mjolnir.
Loki also has kennings associating him with
Crows (meinkráka, harm crow)
Hawks (barni öglis, hawk’s child)
and
Vultures (gammleið, vulture’s path.))
“I think the only people who find that uncomfortable or anxiety-inducing are people who aren’t used to that kind of straightforward relationship with a deity who isn’t impressed by how many crystals and herbs you own or how much you spent on that athame. Loki isn’t here for the pretension and ceremony, he’s here for genuine love and connection, in whatever form you’re most comfortable with.”..
— lokijardottir
Welcome to the first day of July!*
So here I am again, facing another July with an ever-evolving devotional practice that includes Loki… and Odin.
To that end, a week or so ago, I ordered a pair of gorgeous prayer cards from Wyrd Curiosities on Etsy so you can imagine my delight when they were delivered this morning — just in time for the first of the month:
While Wyrd Curiosities sells several different prayer cards for Loki, I’d chosen this particular one mostly because it features Grace Palmer’s beautiful artwork as well as including one of my favorite prayers to Loki, written by F. Arismendi:
Lovely.
As well, I was delighted to see that the two cards I’d purchased were enclosed within a gorgeous notecard created by Dionysian Artist, featuring another stunning portrayal of Loki by Wayne McMillan…so that was an unexpected but pleasant surprise ❤
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*As you may know, many Lokeans around the country celebrate the month of July by writing; that’s 30 days of devotional posts for Loki.
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