damonrunehammer
05-18-2005, 09:35 PM
HOW TO INCORPORATE OUR FAITH INTO EVERYDAY LIFE:
I am searching for things to do everyday, to strengthen relationships with the gods. I have read various things on the subject, and was wondering everyones opinion on the subject. Here are a few of the things I have read. I am trying to find something quick yet meaningful to do every morning or every evening, even though I usually say a quick thanks at the end of the day. Without further adue:
Greet the Sun:[/
Hail to day! Hail to the children of day!
With gracious eyes look down upon us
and give us victory in our daily lives.
Hail to the gods! Hail to the goddesses!
Hail to the mighty fertile earth!
This simple yet effective celebration of the oncoming day originated from a tale of Sigurd, and a Valkyrie, Brynhild. This simple celebration is said every morning as you awake, with arms outstretched upward.
the following is from http://www.echoedvoices.org/Sep2002/Modern_Asatru.html
Asatruar see their relationship to their gods as being a communication. We meet our gods as friends and family. We talk with them and feast with them. We share our joys and fears with them. We meet them as peers, joining in celebration together. Our gods need us to carry out their plans in this realm, we need them to help us grow in wisdom, knowledge and love. They speak to use through the myths, through others, through nature, and in our dreams.
· Exercise your spirituality daily
The Ananda people meditate twice daily, in addition to numerous other religious duties and events. Each of us should seek our equivalent of these daily devotions. My personal routine includes meal blessings, a washing/purification rite, Greeting to the Sun, meditation exercises concentrating on and manipulating the subtle energies associated with breath, and runic exercises. Most days include a physical workout, as well.
Your own practice may be different. The important thing is to find a program of self-improvement which you can maintain over a long period of time. An overly-strenuous regimen, which you drop after a few days, is not as good as a more modest one that becomes a long-term habit.
http://www.runestone.org/flash/articles/changeyou.htm
Anyone else feel free to add articles, personal comments, and encouragement.
Hail to the folk!
Hail to the gods!
I am searching for things to do everyday, to strengthen relationships with the gods. I have read various things on the subject, and was wondering everyones opinion on the subject. Here are a few of the things I have read. I am trying to find something quick yet meaningful to do every morning or every evening, even though I usually say a quick thanks at the end of the day. Without further adue:
Greet the Sun:[/
Hail to day! Hail to the children of day!
With gracious eyes look down upon us
and give us victory in our daily lives.
Hail to the gods! Hail to the goddesses!
Hail to the mighty fertile earth!
This simple yet effective celebration of the oncoming day originated from a tale of Sigurd, and a Valkyrie, Brynhild. This simple celebration is said every morning as you awake, with arms outstretched upward.
the following is from http://www.echoedvoices.org/Sep2002/Modern_Asatru.html
Asatruar see their relationship to their gods as being a communication. We meet our gods as friends and family. We talk with them and feast with them. We share our joys and fears with them. We meet them as peers, joining in celebration together. Our gods need us to carry out their plans in this realm, we need them to help us grow in wisdom, knowledge and love. They speak to use through the myths, through others, through nature, and in our dreams.
· Exercise your spirituality daily
The Ananda people meditate twice daily, in addition to numerous other religious duties and events. Each of us should seek our equivalent of these daily devotions. My personal routine includes meal blessings, a washing/purification rite, Greeting to the Sun, meditation exercises concentrating on and manipulating the subtle energies associated with breath, and runic exercises. Most days include a physical workout, as well.
Your own practice may be different. The important thing is to find a program of self-improvement which you can maintain over a long period of time. An overly-strenuous regimen, which you drop after a few days, is not as good as a more modest one that becomes a long-term habit.
http://www.runestone.org/flash/articles/changeyou.htm
Anyone else feel free to add articles, personal comments, and encouragement.
Hail to the folk!
Hail to the gods!