The Curse of Odin.
- Johannes
- May 15
- 1 min read
It is a bit sad how one-sided Odin is portrayed in the material available to young men internationally. As if Odins original nature is that of the leader of the cursed wolfs. Spurred on by the mad dreams spun by nationalistic Scandinavian descendants in Hollywood, the image of a man as a blood thirsty killer is served to unassuming young men feeling betrayed by the world. This creates a seductive but twisted path for those using him as a role model in their spiritual work. This "phase" of the natural force described under the term Odin is not the end goal for a Trollkunnig.
In this medieval folk ballad, the Trollpacka (or Völva) shows that the wolf/fox nature is caused by a curse and the true nature is hinted.
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Back when i hung out with few pagan groups i’d always run into guys who were like ‘tried to worship odin as his warrior but something happened and i learnt hard way to follow x god instead’ lol theres a lot of them
I think if you ask odin for a warriors path he’ll open door to it and people learn immediately its not a very nice path. Not a ‘chosen one’ thing either. It’s something you dont choose, war is a tragedy to face. Its like wishing for a bad divination reading to come true. It can be very destructive to what you love and to themselves. Ptsd, fears, frenzy, rage, pain, losing loved ones, losing fortunes and…