Völuspá‘ and tells the tale from the dawn of creation to the end of the world, of an oracle known as a volva, who saw it all, and her audience with Odin, the god of wisdom, poetry, death, magic and divination.
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If you are a god of poetry, magic and divination
And a volva/seeress tempts you with ancient and future knowledge, you’d be sure to grant her an audience and see her. That’s just what Odin did.
How could he resist after the seeress flaunted that she was raised by giants.
It certainly seemed like she was a big deal.
The seeress related the creation myth of the Earth, and the appearance of Ymir, a primeval being, whom the gods, including Odin would make the Earth from. His body would become the Earth itself, his blood the oceans, and his brains the clouds. It seems that our friend Ymir (that we are walking all over) was a bit of an airhead.
And for that we should all be grateful- since essentially we live on them.
We humans often think we are a big deal
But just as a reminder of how small we really are in the grand scheme of things, we came after the gods, the giants, various other mythical beasts and the dwarves.
The seeress then went on to tell the tale of the Yggdrasil, which some of our readers who’ve been with us for awhile, or anyone who has purchased our book, cough cough, may remember this piece.
You can see more photos of this delicate piece that defied the odds and survived a raku firing and read the story of this mythical tree here.
The seeress then goes on
To speak of Ragnarok – the end of the world – where all the gods meet their end. Including Odin.
That’s what you get Odin for your giant sized curiosity and being charmed by a volva!
But fear not!
After Ragnarok, a new world is born, more abundant then ever.
Thus the cycle continues.
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What did you think of the seeress’ prophecy, and Odin discovering that he too was mortal? And how did you like our this raku pottery vase? Let us know in the comments below!
So beautiful vase.. The story reminds me of this song– She says where you wanna go– The Chainsmokers & Coldplay – Something Just Like This (cover by COLOR MUSIC Choir)
Oh! A polar bear! Do you have a site that will display all the animals you create?
not with the polar bears and them in one place, but we do have some small animals here though https://rakupottery.ca/2021/04/10/creature-comforts-4/ 🙂
I really like these animals!
I see turtle, deer, squirrel.. what are other ones? What is average size?
These are all of them. The small deer in that post are average 3″ wide and 2″ tall
These would make cool Christmas gifts and I am thinking about making a purchase.
Great! Please let me know should you have any other questions 🙏
Thank you!
By The way, the pastel colors of ice pink, turquoise, and sulking purple are a remarkable display of fierce tenderness.
Thank you, that is a really lovely thing to read. I appreciate you sharing it 🙏 I hope you are keeping safe and well!
Beautiful piece!😍
thank you Tiffany! So glad you like it 🙏
Love it!! 💙
Thank you Anabel! Happy to hear that it resonates with you! 🙏