{"id":1614,"date":"2021-12-22T07:36:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T15:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/?p=1614"},"modified":"2021-12-22T07:36:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T15:36:33","slug":"invocation-of-odin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/invocation-of-odin\/","title":{"rendered":"Invocation of Odin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>An invocation I wrote for a private ritual, Winter Solstice 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We call you, \u00ddrungr\u00a0<br>Master of Magic, Lord of Life!<br>Divine force of vivifying ecstasy,<br>Vital force of vital forces<br>Enliven and excite us to great works of sorcery<br>You, the great begetting power<br>We surrender to you, the primal stream!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALL<\/strong>: We adore you, Wo\u00f0anaz! Master of ecstasy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We call you, R\u00fanat\u00fdr, Hangi\u00a0<br>Who thirsting for all wisdom, all power<br>Sacrificed himself on the tree Yggdrasil<br>Fertilized and fertilizing, transmitted and inspiring word<br>Grant us your insight, oh Vakr, oh traveler!<br>The sharp and the cunning please you<br>Grant us the foresight to outwit our enemies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALL<\/strong>: We adore you, Wo\u00f0anaz! Master of ecstasy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We call you, V\u00e1fu\u00f0r, wanderer<br>Flying fast upon eight-legged Sleipnir<br>Hugin and Minin by your sides<br>You travel between the realms of the living and the dead<br>The howling of Geri and Freki delight you<br>Destroy all barriers<br>Grant us the power to outwit death<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALL<\/strong>: We adore you, Wo\u00f0anaz! Master of ecstasy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We call you, Alfadir, ruler of all<br>You smile upon wise kings and cunning thieves alike<br>Raw, unhindered power excites you<br>You inspire the devious, the creative, the ambitious<br>To seize power and to rule with great magic<br>Grant us the spark of inspiration<br>Bless us with the knowledge and foresight to maintain power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALL<\/strong>: We adore you, Wo\u00f0anaz! Master of ecstasy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We call you, Vi\u00f0urr, killer, slayer<br>Unleash within us torrents of vital, devious power<br>Until vivifying ecstasy is all that remains<br>With raw, chaotic, unceasing frenzy<br>May we lose ourselves in the delight of slaying<br>May the power of wolves possess us<br>And all other cunning predators who delight you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALL<\/strong>: We adore you, Wo\u00f0anaz! Master of ecstasy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We call you, Galdraf\u00f6\u00f0r, father of magical songs<br>Who with cunning stole the Mead of Poetry<br>Overflowing verses please you<br>Cunning serpentine tongues delight you<br>May our words conjure, evoke, release<br>Unlock the hidden powers concealed in matter<br>To serve us and dissolve us in love and ecstasy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALL<\/strong>: We adore you, Wo\u00f0anaz! Master of ecstasy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We call you, Draugadr\u00f3ttinn, lord of the undead<br>You who travel with ease between here and the underworld<br>Watchful of Fenrir, you amass great armies<br>In anticipation of Ragnarok<br>Presiding masterfully over Valhalla,<br>You raise the dead and strike down the living as you please<br>Grant us long life without regret and swift, painless death<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALL<\/strong>: We adore you, Wo\u00f0anaz! Master of ecstasy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALL CHANT<\/strong>: Wo\u00f0anaz ver kallthor!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/01-1024x776.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/01-1024x776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/01-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/01-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/01-1536x1163.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/01-850x644.jpg 850w, https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/01.jpg 2032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211221_211037-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211221_211037-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211221_211037-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211221_211037-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211221_211037-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211221_211037-850x1134.jpg 850w, https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211221_211037-rotated.jpg 1518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211221_211118-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211221_211118-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211221_211118-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211221_211118-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211221_211118-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An invocation I wrote for a private ritual, Winter Solstice 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1621,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[215,418],"class_list":["post-1614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-invocation","tag-odin"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The_Vikings._Odin_Riding_his_Eight_Legs_Horse_Sleipnir.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1614"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1622,"href":"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1614\/revisions\/1622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapis-mercurii.org\/lvx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}