Odins Day Reflection : Faeries, Offerings, the Full Moon and Protection

Blessings to all of you on this Odin Day, 

    It's been a pleasant week with much going on. Graduations are happening and in this house the oldest son has moved into his next phase of life as the summer season is truly heating up and the sun is beaming down a bit more harshly. The crops are in the ground and sprouts of corn surround our little patch of wood and field. At the entrance of our woods near Odin's idol, another phase of life has begun.  A robin nest has been under our observation and the eggs have finally hatched revealing little leathery skinned creatures that will eventually be beautiful orange breasted birds. What a miracle. So much wildlife all around us. 

    Today I wanted to speak on Faeries and their role in everyday life. The full moon is tomorrow and this is a wonderful time to leave out offerings and such for the good people. Faeries are most active during the full moon and they are said to exact their revenge or be the most trouble for us humans around this time. I have noticed that when we live in harmony with them, things seem to go a little bit better. There was a time earlier this year that we had been missing some things for a while. We looked and looked and looked. We stopped and decided that the faeries should receive an offering. That week every single lost item turned up. 

    Lady Wilde writes, ‘on moonlight nights they often come up on the land, riding their white horses, and they hold revels with their fairy kindred of the earth, who live in the clefts of the hills, and they dance together on the green sward under the ancient trees, and drink, nectar from the cups of the flowers, which is the fairy wine.’

    The woods and fields should teaming with faeries on a full moon and so it recommended as much as you can to stay indoors, but if you must go out here are some ways to protect yourself. 

- Offerings and libations of milk and honey 

-Carry a piece of iron in your pocket

 -Wear a shirt or piece of clothing backwards as it confuses them 

-Carrying some St. John's wort or a four leaf clover or some ash from the May Day fires in a vile will keep them at bay

-Crossing running water 

-A red thread tied to your person, finger, neck, wrist etc...

    The faeries aren't good or bad, they just are. Treat them with respect and they'll generally leave you be. 

Be safe and may the gods bless and keep you. 

Jacob