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"Tacitus noted in the 1st century that Germanic Celtic priests considered horses to understand the will of the gods more clearly than man and so could reveal divine secrets. The legendary horse was available for travel to other realms (e.g. the horse of Mannan MacLir could travel over land and water and between realms with equal ease)." (2)
“Horses are vehicles of journeying between worlds and hence communication with the dead." (1)
“Remember the cats, ravens, and other familiar spirits who are often the companions of witches in European folktales? These are fylgjur (pronounced “FILG-yur”) in the plural and fylgja (pronounced “FILG-ya”) in the singular. The fylgja is generally perceived in an animal form by those with second sight, although human fylgjur aren’t unheard-of. It’s an attendant spirit whose well-being is intimately tied to that of its owner – for example, if the fylgja dies, its owner dies, too. Its character and form are closely connected to the character of its owner; a person of noble birth might have a bear fylgja, a savage and violent person, a wolf, or a gluttonous person, a pig. In a sense, this helping spirit can be seen as the totem of a single person rather than of a group.
Fylgja literally translates as 'follower' but, as often as not, it’s depicted as traveling ahead of its owner, arriving at the intended destination before its owner or appearing in the dreams of someone who will meet the owner the following day. Intriguingly, the term is also applied to the afterbirth,but the connection is mysterious and unclear." (3)
"There are also hints that animals could be integral to the nature of the social person during life, and were thus particularly important at the time of death. Horses and other domestic animals could have been regarded as guardians, external souls of individuals and shaman's familiars. The term 'fylgja' found in Scandanavian tradition relates the concept that animals could be the fetches or 'souls' of individuals, equivalent to animal guardians. They are often seen in dreams and omens, and could include a wide variety of animals depending upon the personality of the deceased." (1)
"These ideas are taken to extremes with the idea that individuals could shape-shift into an animal form that represents an extension of the social person. Thus the bear heros of Scandinavian tradition not only have the attributes of bears, but in some stories can go into a trance in order to emerge in their bear form to fight in battle." (1)
(1)The Archaeology of Shamanism
edited by Neil Price; pg 204
(2)"The Horse in Myth and Legend – Selected Snipppets"
http://www.symbolic-horse.info/myth.htm
(3). Dan McCoy (author of the book, "The Love of Destiny, The Sacred and the Profane in Germanic Polytheism) from his blog: Norse Mythology for Smart People;
THE PARTS OF THE SELF; http://norse-mythology.org/concepts/the-parts-of-the-self/
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Ther weather is very sunny today so a big thanks to the Goddess of the Sun. She is known as Sunna🌞. One of Dirkje's most beautiful video's is about Sunna and a mysterious place in the Netherlands that is named after the sun....The Solse Gat (meaning: the Solar Hole). This was a place where our Germanic ancestors held their meetings, called Thing. The Solse Gat is located in the bible belt of the Netherlands (yes, there is actually a large bible belt in the Netherlands😲) and christians still fear this heathen place. Dirkje and me can confirm that this area has a very special energy. In this video Dirkje talks about this special place and and the Sungoddess Sunna. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD168d-eaF0

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The Court of Faerie by Thomas Maybank