July For Loki Using 30 Days Of Deity Devotion Prompts, Day 5 Members Of The Family Genealogical Connections

July for Loki using 30 Days of Deity Devotion prompts, Day 5 • Members of the family – genealogical connections

Loki Laufeyjarson, Loki Son of Laufey. Laufey is Loki's mother: Laufey the leafy Ásynja (female Æsir), Laufey the Birch set on fire by the mighty Jötunn Fárbauti, the Lightning that strikes and brings the flames to the ground. According to this myth, Loki is of Jötunn and Æsir blood, belonging to both worlds and none at the same time, making him a liminal being from the very beginning. I personally feel Laufey is originally a Jötunn, later included among the Ásynja, but it's an UPG (unverified personal gnosis). Laufey gave birth to two other children, Helblindi and Býleistr, Loki's brothers. Sigyn is Loki's wife, and little is known about her. According to my own feeling, she belongs to the Jötnar too, but it's another UPG. Together they have two sons, Narfi and Váli. The Lady of Járnvid (Ironwood), Angrboða, conceived three powerful children with Loki: Hela, Queen of the Dead; Fenrisúlfr, the Wolf Fenrir; Jörmungandr, Miðgarðsormr, the Sea Serpent that hugs Miðgarð. To all of these children, Loki is father. And yet there is another children, too often forgotten, to which Loki is mother: Sleipnir, the eight-legged horse he conceived in the form of a mare with the stallion Svaðilfari. You may be familiar with Sleipnir being Óðinn's mount. Óðinn is also Loki's blood brother by oath, another detail some prefer to forget. Their relationship may be complex, but if we wanna talk about Loki's connections it seems only fair to me to include his good old friend Grímnir (Hooded, Masked One), too.

When Loki chooses to "work" with you, he'll introduce you to his family, sooner or later, in no particular order. He's a family person, and just loves his dear ones, especially his children, with all his burning heart.

Art by @muirin007 , love this depiction of Loke with his kids!

This! Louder for the people in the back!

Offerings

I don’t think a lot of witches and pagans in general realize that you can offer actions to your deities

Even though Offering a tomato is a one time thing,

Growing a tomato can be something for ages.

Every single time you water the plant, de-weed the area, etc, that can be an offering

These kinds of things are especially good when you are working in the city, or in a college dorm like I am.

Dedicate a walk to them. Or a meditation if that’s your thing.

Have a little cactus you care for in their name

Create poetry or read something

July for Loki using 30 Days of Deity Devotion prompts, Day 4 • A favorite myth or myths of this deity

I'll choose a (relatively) recent one, Loka Táttur or Lokka Táttur ("tale of Loki"), a ballad from the Faroe Islands, probably dating to the late Middle Ages.

A farmer loses a bet with a giant, Skrymir, who demands his son. The farmer asks first Odin, then Hœnir, and finally Loki for assistance. Both Odin and Hoenir come to help, but ultimately it's Loki that saves the day (and the child). I find this story charming, as it shows Loki being asked for help by humans, answering and solving their problem - with a bit of magic and mischief, of course, otherwise why would one call upon him, after all? The ballad also features Odin and Hœnir, who form a kind of sacred trinity with Loki/Lóðurr, often appearing together in older myths too - you might know the story of Þjazi in the Prose Edda, for example. Furthermore, this story reinforces his bond with Water and fish, just like the myth where he turns into Salmon. Intriguing, for a Fire god! I love this ballad for too many reasons to describe in such few words, but the main reasons is because it shows an aspect of Loki that many tend to forget: his loving, caring heart. He's mischievous, yes, he's a Trickster, yes, but he's more than willing to help those who need him, and this ballad sings about this oh so beautifully.

Illustration: Lokka Táttur by chiauve on DeviantArt

Me: …Is this Ragnarok, Loke?

Loki: Ragnarok’s been happening for a while, love. *Sighs*

Me: *Hugs Loki*

Yup!

May Loki grant us the strength to tell externally-prescribed Should's (and the Guilt / Shame they bring) to go fuck themselves.

A tree burning inside after a lightning strike, or, in other words, the birth of Loki 🔥