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The Skaldic Eagle Returns to the Nordic Mythology Podcast!

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On April 28, I returned to the Nordic Mythology Podcast for the first time in two years. On this occasion, I talked about my article that identifies the Valknut as the Heart of the Slain. 😊

It runs for about 83 minutes. Now, the recording is available as episode #263 on all podcast platforms for everyone to enjoy. Ones that I have links for in this post are:

Apple Podcasts
Youtube

Note, of course, that with the Youtube version, you also get the video! It’s also available on Google Podcasts, Spotify, and various other major podcast directories. Enjoy!

Fire and Ice

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This month’s post is one of my alliterative sonnet forms, specifically the shortest nine-line form. Enjoy!

Fire and Ice

Fire fiercely flickers, and fast it burns,
the purest Energy of a primal world;
for endless action it always yearns,
and racing around, it raged and swirled.
Ice is awe-filled and utterly still,
the purest Form of a primal realm;
’tis silent, focused, and centered will,
stopping motion with a steadying whelm.
Becoming and being: When blended they’re freeing.

Copyright © 2023 Eirik Westcoat

Solar Eclipse

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So seldom seen by the sundry peoples,
a total eclipse of Terra’s sun
is an “awesome event,” in all the senses
of that phrase’s morphemes, former and modern.
Recently now, in a rare occurance
with the grandest style, the Great American
Solar Eclipse bisected the country;
from sea to sea the sun went dark.
We know the material and temporal science
of why it occurs, but what beyond
are the higher meanings of this hallowed sight
and its upward opening to the awe of Spirit?
A truth is told by a tale of the lore
of elder times when all was young:
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