@@dhn112 Mormons believe we are literally descendants of god at least spiritually and if you follow god's rules you can achieve godhood and rule a planet and your descendants will become incarnated as humans to also achieve godhood.
One of my favorite parts of this faith is that even though pagan mythology obviously isn’t realistic literally to a modern person, it can still be interpreted in a way that totally makes sense. Yggdrasil probably isn’t a literal giant tree made up of different dimensions where everything and everyone lives, but life as a whole is definitely like a big family tree, a tree on which everything and everyone has their place and through which we are all connected. The world probably isn’t actually going to end with a bunch of gods and monsters and undead warriors fighting and killing each other, but I do think the world as we know it will end with a lot of strife and fighting among people who once trusted each other with their lives. Although the world probably isn’t going to actually end in a ceaseless Fimbulwinter, climate change may still eventually make life extremely hard. A great fire giant probably isn’t actually going to incinerate the word with a giant fire sword, but in about 5.4 billion years the sun will expand into a red giant and incinerate the Earth and the other inner planets of our solar system, but scientists believe planets like Neptune and Pluto may actually be able to support life, thus the life cycle could begin anew elsewhere in our solar system. The sun and moon probably aren’t actually going to be eaten by giant wolves, but the “new” red sun will be even warmer and brighter than the “old” sun, just like the mythology says. And although there will probably be no trace left of the old gods, new ones will surely rise and be worshipped by whoever inhabits the new worlds. Metaphor is even more beautiful than literal interpretation, and when I realized it all actually makes sense, I felt right with the world and my soul was at peace. Whenever I think about this, it just feels so beautiful; it all makes sense.
if you look at some pictures of the universe from the james webb tellescope its very easy to describe the universe as a giant tree to an ancient culture...i think they were onto something with the cycles of the universe and even the lunar cycle,also seeing spirits in the air sometimes (aurora borealis). they had much less light polution back then
I dedicated myself to the study of the Havamal at a NYE party with a Norse Pagan sister in 2017. We drank and then she told stories from the mythos. We drank from the horn. I was transformed. Upon discovering my family came to the US from Denmark and Sweden, that was it. I knew, not just because of ancestry just inspired by it, that Norse Paganism is my path. I've since found only a.couple of RUclips channels that are enriching, satisfying and teach me things. Your channel is one of them. I am so grateful you are here. Skol!
Ask and Embla (first man and woman) were created from trees in the lore, and if you think about it, we are all born from the seeds of our ancestors, just like trees. And so we are branches of our ancestors, literally: that is our natural identity. People who experience ayahuasca visions say that, while they're in that state, the organic life of trees and animals looks and feels similar.
@@SaltborneHeathen Your life is also an exact mimic of a tree and the seasons. Sping you are born a mere baby , just like a seed that has sprung it needs much nurture if it is to survive and move to the next phase . Your life then moves into s new season , Summer comes as you are in your teenage years , you are wild and roar like the sun . we then go into our Autum and finally our winter and just like the tree our skin looks old and wrinkled like bark our hair white like the winter .
@@TheWisdomOfOdin LONG POST WARNING, BEAR WITH ME If we take into context exactly what the yggdrasil tree is, I love to think of it as the universe. The Wisdom of Odin RUclips channel already has a video about this, but I have more interpretation of my own. In WoO, Jacob explains how artist interpretation of the universe shows how the galaxies are held together almost in a tree like fashion, and on a clear night, away from city lights, our ancestors could have seen an arm of the milky way as a branch of sorts. Truly our ancestors understood more about the universe than most might let on! The thing is, is the universe IS a tree. It looks like one and acts like one, and all the worlds are like its fruit or flowers. I think all trees here in Midgard are like small scale reflections of that. But what is most striking to me and awe inspiring is the story of our All-Father when he sacrificed himself to himself to discover the runes. Think about Yggdrasil as the universe for a second. Odin connected himself to the entire universe, became one with himself and the tree, and discovered the primordial essences that push and pull the fabrics of reality. The runes as symbols are only physical interpretations of the actual forces, and seemed to have manifested in those forms when they were revealed to him. It may be hard for us as human kind to even comprehend what that's like, but we can sit down and reflect on all that, and in our own way, try to connect to the universe through the runes how they manifest, and in turn, with Odin himself. This was my first really thoughtful post in awhile, and I hope you understand what I'm trying to say. But understand, as I hope you do, that some things have to be personally felt and experienced and can't entirely be explained in words, let alone through social media. Hail the Folk Hail
Of course the universe is a tree or tree like, the branching pattern which is also found in our lungs/ circulatory system is a highly efficient mechanism to transfer energy.
When I went to the Grand Canyon, the only thing I could say was “Oh Sh!t”. Usually loquacious, I was stunned into silence and I felt it, The Force, that overwhelming feeling of connectedness to everything in the universe. Your idea about Yggdrasil really resonates with me. I have literally felt exactly what you’re describing. Blessed be!
Sorry that im constantly leaving comments lol, this randomly reminded me of when my mom told me when i was little a kid was punching a tree, i started hugging it asking if it was okay 😂
"from fire and ice was born Ymir" Ok, but like, earth was a ball of magma, until frozen water fell on it inside meteors, and the rains that followed seem to be what made earth's crust solidify while also creating an atmosphere to then allow life to develop on it, so it's actually a good representation of what had to happen for our planet to exist and for life to exist on it...
I have a very old Mesquite tree in my yard that speaks to me. I have had a deep love for it since I bought this land 23 years ago! My hubby has always wanted to remove it because it is in the way of his plans for a driveway in our yard! I stand my ground and tell him to work around that tree, because I will die before it will! It stands taller than any Mosquito tree I have ever seen, and so big around I can not wrap my arms all the way around it when I hug it! It is my protection from tornadoes and it guards this land from evil intentions! I protect it and it protects me! Much love to all!
Right...? If we look at bubble(multivrrses) in a massively indescribable conglomerate it's empty crevasses could form interlocking-webs around and between, like the view of a sponge and its holes, more densely packed of course with infinite universes/realities, 🤣 sorry, don't get me started
@Gerrit Todd I’ve always seen it as the tree that connects different universes. Instead as seeing the realms as planets I see them more as different universes.
That large tree behind you is actually the most minute bud tip of the world tree, Irminsul, and is a miniscule part of the faith. It is a beginning. Thanks for your presentation and explanation, Skal!
I really think checking out shamanism would benefit you. Shamans often use such trees to ascend to the upper world or descend into the lower world “subconscious” and gain wisdom. If you view Yggdrasil as a shamanic construct for reaching other layers of reality and altered states of consciousness, I think it makes a lot of sense. Love your stuff btw.
Last Summer I used mushrooms and experienced travelling along the branch of a tree, which was lined on both sides with spirits repeating "your people, your ancestors". Of course, I was in my living room, but my head was clearly somewhere else. This was one of the most real and spiritual experiences I have ever had, and was very significant because prior to using the mushrooms, I had lost my way. I left Christianity back in 2012, and in early 2013, I discovered Heathenry. I had always been interested in these things since I was a child, but I never knew that people were reviving it until then. Unfortunately, I didn't practice as much as I should have, which over the years led to me being disconnected. Then I returned to Abrahamic religion in the Summer of 2018. By the Summer of 2019, I once again got disillusioned with Abrahamic religion, and was just completely lost. It also caused marital stress, my wife being a heathen, it was hard for her to have a husband going through a spiritual crisis, not sure if he's a polytheist or a monotheist, worrying about Hell, etc. I decided to try mushrooms to see if I could look inside myself or get spiritual answers, and it definitely answered. I'm not a shaman, and that was the first and only (so far) time I've used mushrooms, but that was definitely a shamanic experience. The branch I interpreted to be part of Yggdrasil, and the spirits I interpreted to be my ancestors, clearly calling me back to them and the Old Ways.
I know it sounds weird but my family has always had a respect for cemeteries. We would stop at old cemeteries on road trips and look at the stones, read their names and wonder who they where in life. I guess i just never i had the idea that cemeteries were a place to hunt ghosts or mess around, so it kind of shocked me when you mentioned it. It always struck me as place that connected the past and the present, or the living and the dead. A scared place that we will all end up one day, something that connects us.
I love understanding what you're talking about with the idea of tapping into another existence, almost as if melting into the universe and experiencing a connection with existence itself rather than what we determine to be reality. It's a beautiful feeling that I wish everyone could have an experience of.
That cemetery is beautiful, all that moss, the giant moss covered tree, the taller tombstones, it looks like a scene from a video game, no cemeteries look like that where I live.
I am listening as I am tearing a Boston butt I smoked yesterday and listening to you speak on the connection on all living things. I must say you are completely right. That feeling is unmatched to any feeling of euphoria that I have ever experienced. And in my prior Christian experience I never felt anything that could compare which is what I love about Pagan worship
Hello Jacob, what cemetery is the tree in? I too have an affinity with the Tree of Life, etc. And I had lived in Lexington way back when. With my travels this summer I may like to stop and visit the tree. Thanks, for your amazing information videos.
Jacob, This has been one of the hardest concepts for me to rationalize in my mind and it seems you have done a great job in helping me do so. I am a big fan of the universe and cannot believe that the world is flat. I believe that the description of the beginning of time including Yggdrasil, the Midgard serpent, and the dwarves holding up each corner of the cosmic vault give a description that leads people to believe the world as we know it is flat. Modern science has disproven this theory once held and I know there must be an answer that science cannot dispute. A balance between religious, scientific, and historic truth is where I believe the literal truth resides. I was raised into a Christian household and because of this I formed a Christian lens. This lens has been fractured since I became an adult and I am currently on my own journey to discover what god/gods I have an emotional and spiritual connection to. The various forms of "Paganism" (which I understand is a derogatory term given to them by Christians) is a stop on my journey to enlightenment. I am giving this a diligent look currently in the hope that I can eventually find a home with the true god or gods wherever or whoever they are. I will never tell another that their gods do not exist because I am only human, how can I possibly know which gods are the true gods. Perhaps all gods are the true gods who simply demonstrated themselves to different cultures in different ways. I Suppose that i am currently classified as an "Open Agnostic" but I hope in due time my path will become clear. Thank you for what you do!
I must say. I have decided to start your videos over from the beginning and watch all of them. You are wise sir. I imagine you’re a great conversationalist. Keep it up. You have my support and the support of the gods. HAIL!
Years of lying to customers at restaurants about the quality of the food has helped tremendously. All jokes aside I applaud you for starting from the beginning lol. Its been a wild journey and I have learned a lot myself since episode 1
I want to see the look on people's faces when they walked past while filming that last clip. :D "Who's that crazy ginger hugging a tree?" I remember seeing a documentary on Siberian/Amur tigers over ten years ago. The "host" of the show was traveling with the locals of the Russian far east, and as they had to take sap from a tree, they bowed before the tree and thanked it. It has always stuck with me, as something so devoid from the Abrahamic religions - respect for, and gratitude towards nature.
I think you made a very personal yet educational video that I resonate with but also learned from. When I was doing my homework on the realms I thought of it the same way. There's some science behind any believe. I also believe that the milky way has something to do and is connected in an energy and spiritual way to other worlds in our solar system. Great video!
Interesting I also had / have a strong interest in Buddhism particularly Zen. What Buddhism interested you and what was it that made you move towards and onto Norse paganism?
I was a photographer in Lexington for a time and did many newborn, maternity, wedding, etc photos at the cemetary. I always got there early and asked the spirits for their blessing.
Yggdrasil as a sacred flow of energy that connects all of us from all worlds. A great tree that supports all of us, in all ways. Paganism as a way to understand the multitude. and seek balance, mid place, connection, acceptance of self and other. May we always honor the trees and creatures of the wild. YES YES. Thanks for sharing your heart, and inspiring my own thoughts and words.
I've found from my occult research and astral travel that yes the 9 worlds are real but they exist in our minds and in another universe separated from our material world also the squirrel story is one of the funniest of the myths
This is exactly the kind of thing that brought me to this faith, and Druidism beforehand. I've always had a feeling that there is a world tree. I've felt that connection where if you focus on it, you can start to forget yourself and be one with it all.
Thank you so much for this video. Your enthusiasm is wonderful and you do your best not only to explain what the names and levels are in Norse myth and belief, you also are living it here and now in this century where humanity seems to have lost its connection to self and to others. The longhouse or hall is not just a symbol of life in a clan. Everyone is related. All are responsible to themselves and each other. That is something the current political systems of the world in the 21st century lacks. So I appreciate your welcome to a flagon of ale in your longhouse. Skoal!
Theres a tree that stuck out to me at my uncle and grandparents grave. I just started following Paganism. I've felt a connection with that tree. I'll have to visit it again soon.
You talk about being a Buddhist and meditating and feeling the energy. Do you still meditate? I feel that same energy when I meditate and feel that meditation is such an important part of understanding ourselves and the world around us. When I pray I do it in form of meditation because I feel closes to the gods then. The wisdom that I gain when I meditate I feel is a direct connection to Oden, Thor, and Boldr, the 3 gods that I look so highly to.
So I went through some spiritualities and at one point I even considered myself Wiccan and now I'm Christian but a few months ago I had this "dream" where I happened upon a tree and the branches literally connected to other parts of the world and other people came from those other countries and we all met in the middle by the trunk. Also, I didn't know about Yggdrasil from Norse mythology until I started this book 2 days ago. Now I'm trying to learn everything about it.
i live in upstate ny...i have 2 huge oak trees in my yard...and a maple...trees have a fantastic network to interact with each other...every living thing is interconnected...i intend to learn how to blend my 'soul' with theirs...
If you want to explore another nexus I’d recommend checking out Morehead State University’s Eagle Lake at the back of campus. At the heart of the Daniel Boone forest and literally on the Sheltowee trace. I currently live in Lexington (went to UK for music before Covid hit and I decided to not go back) but I went to MSU for undergrad. That lake feels like a portal or nexus between the worlds, a direct line to this energy you’re talking about. I’ve connected to it often, and it’s always been exhilarating!
I've always viewed yggdrasil as the interconnecting energy of the universe through it we can connect to God's and all the beings of the universe . I hope the gods will allow me a feast in your hall one day brother SKAL
As someone who has spent years dedicated to Śākta/Śaiva Tantra with close connections to Tibetan Buddhism, and who also really digs Heathenry for the earthy ancestral spirituality, I appreciate your view on the subject of Yggdrasil. Buddhist philosophy on emptiness reminds me of Ginnungagap
Glad I have stumbled across your channel! Was previously into Buddhism myself, but have started to feel a strong urge to explore the Norse practices. It’s cool how much you can really take from Buddhism. I’m a half caste myself, Filipino and European.. It feels authentic to draw from both sides.. but, I wonder what your views may be on Heritage and blood and soil, Folkish and universalist views? But regardless, awesome insights and thank you!
@@TheWisdomOfOdin It was the same for me. I grew up around eastern religion and was a practicing Buddhist for years before I came to Paganism this summer.
The pronunciation of “Yggdrasil” is “Igg-draw-zil” or “igg-draw-cil” I don’t know where you got your pronunciation but that it the way I’ve been taught. Love your videos and have been a pagan for years now and I love your energy and wisdom. Skäl my friend.
@@TheWisdomOfOdin I liked SG1 the most. But Atlantis is fun too. Never watched Universe, because I read some very bad reviews, but maybe I should watch it sometimes.
the intro poem could be about yggdrasil..it could be also about the quantum nature of particle phsyics. it's amazing how words play out their dance over thousands of years, not in a paragraph. ;)
Is it just me that sees a face in the giant tree in the background? Look at the big tree where the branch with all the green connects to the actual tree..
The world of dwarves is Svartalfheim, Svart (black) alf (elf) heim (home), I'm just trying to help with the pronunciation. Or it is Nidavellir, but black/dark elves and dwarves are frequently conflated, they could even be the same thing ("dwarf" is the name of the mythical creature or spirit, it has nothing to do with being short, and the condition of dwarfism was named after these beings, despite the fact that they weren't necessarily short).
Question for you, if one wanted to form relationships, and speak to the gods, lets say it nature. Would speaking the words aloud be the way? As apposed to speaking within your consciousness. Or would that be a personal choice? In other words do u think it would be possible, that they could hear you through your mind
I feel much like other religions, all stories that are told are not 100% true word for word. I believe the stories in our faith have truth in them and we may not find out to what extent until we leave this world. But every story has a message and lessons for us to guide ourselves and others . I recently found your channel and have been binging videos while I work in my shop. I appreciate all you do in a time it takes to research all this. Thank you
3:45 "NASA unvails images of what it seems to be a squirrel-like comet that travels around the solar system periodically. Apparently, this commet could in theory transport somehow some bytes of information by an unknown mechanism"
I also covered Yggdrasil in some of my videos, and have found it fascinating that others are doing the same. My reasons for doing so were not just by chance, but from a past life hypnosis session where I saw myself as a white elf with purple eyes. It made no sense to me, so I began digging for more information and found purple eyes to be the most rare eye color in this existence. I had never heard of it before. Perhaps looking into Mudfossil University would give more credence to the lands of Midgard being the flesh of giants. Obviously, this event of the creation of the world would have taken place so very long ago, it would appear to us as a myth, but the science is catching up to the truth of all things. Mt Sumeru is said to be at the north pole, and is an iron mountain from the remains of a very large and ancient tree, which is why all compasses point north. It is said that this tree is at the center of our world, and our world is not a globe as we have been taught. There are potentially more lands beyond the ice wall, or Arctic Circle, and one can sail through the Summer Gates that open in the wall in Antarctica during summer. There is also a park in India dedicated to Mt Sumeru that people can visit. Science and spirituality will unite again soon and we shall know some of these lost truths.
I think these were chronicles written by ancient people who told us their stories with the language they possessed back then, so not necessarily legends or fables, we just need to read them with an open mind, knowing that these Gods could very well had a higher power or technology and our ancestors didn’t have words to describe them.
I think of Yggdrasil as consciousness, with the human manifestation of this being the brain. Microglia (Ratatoskr) travel around the nervous system “looking” for trouble and communicating what they find to other types of glial cells and neurons. That’s how the scientific part of my mind frames it.
You are doing a great thing, because in a lot of European cultures cemetery is a place to come and reconnect. Even if you follow the myths, it still would be a different place in Europe than in Us
I'm not Norse or pagan (but you are familiar with my belief), but it is a certain kind of idea that has stayed in my memory (because it is a tree). What it has been to me, is not completely of the outer-seen world, but of the mind and the inner world. The sky branches and underground roots of the spindle tree is a strong symbol to be of the mind, which consists of conscious (above) and unconscious (below underground) aspects. The location of the tree at the spindle also speaks of centrality, and of the mind taken as a whole (not just your ego-self). It is very interesting, because the terrible serpent is below in the dark and eagle is above in the light, and communication between them happens through a squirrel traveling up and down the trunk. And surprise surprise, the inner places of my own imagination order themselves around and along the trunk and roots of a tree also. Though not an Ash. (not that I don't like Ashes).
Hello on the last day of the Solstace standstill, I hope you are all enjoying your celebrations. I am writing to you from the Ancient Scottish city of Dunkeld where the tree you seek brushes its arils against the windows of our home. As i am sure you are aware our Scots Gaelic alphabet is a tree based alphabet and its Proto Celtic origins need no explanation here suffice to say they are old enough for Indian laments and Scottish laments to have a commonality, and for the biblical Abraham of Ur to share his origins with the sacred tree of our culture and the very same name Ur the Yew. This tree was so important in our culture that it begins our alphabet and ends it.
Hanging offerings from a tree, even living things, I remember about this from a documentary, movie or something, but I have not been able to trace it's origins, might have fiction, it was so long ago, it's European though, do you know any thing about this?may be you can shine a light on it, just curious, ✌🏼👍🏼
In Irish paganism you talk about the mast (crop) of Macha and those are the heads of enemies slain hanging from trees. Macha to me is one of Na Mórrígna ( litterally The Mórrígan(s)
@@user-sb8sw5sd4p If you are interested in Irish paganism and the stories of the gods as well as the culture you could do much worse than having a look at the irish pagan school fair warning though they go back to the original transcrips and teach how and where to find the materials yourself. They are not a university but are def on university level. They do some free courses as well.
Yggdrasil really is a massive tree... It's in the etheric realm which is why you cannot see it, but it's roots reach above the clouds... I've seen it in a vision. It was more of a Memory that I unlocked.
I think because of the age of our religion the people who observed the universe then could only attempt to put the vastness of the universe into terms that was relevant for them at the time. And although maybe the universe isn't specifically a tree as we know it, like you pointed out in your picture, maybe it resembles a tree so much that it is still fundamentally Yggdrasil. I think modern science take a very macro approach in a sense that they look very very closely at the most intricate parts of the universe that it's difficult to see what the whole thing makes up in the wider picture. Skal.
I believe that Yggdrasil represents a _psychological_ map of the _inner_ cosmos. That it can more or less be represented literally in the mind, as all objects in the mind works as metaphors for emotions, the subconscious, and mythical entities. Sigmund Freud imagined the *ego* as the stem in the middle, the roots as the *id,* and the branches as the *superego.* The nine worlds are different Freudian complex. All those other beings with the "squirrel", the "serpent dragon", the "eagle" and so on -- these are interpretations for other types of processes communicating messages on the fringe of the unknowable. Somehow, the branches in the top also communicates directly with the roots at the bottom. These are represented as the entanglement of the external cosmos (the real world), which are mysterious. Sort of our _root-biology_ (represented as part of the id) can be directly intertwined with the _branch-collective psyche_ (represented as the superego) with other souls.
8:40 - That's a great interpretation! The flow of "energy" being the universe can be mirrored outwards from the inner psychological cosmos. Materialism basically connects with our lower root-base, that is biology (the body). Idealism basically connects with our higher branch-top, that is sociology (the spirit). All these factors can rightfully be reduced into different types of force. Having the ego-stem standing right in the middle of it all.
Yggdrasil, the tree of life, is within us. It’s the shushumna. The spine. The chakras. All the way up to the crown from the root. It’s the journey of spiritual evolution to super consciousness
The dragon is iblis. The squirrel is Radha or the divine shakti/feminine. The stags are the 4 kumaras. And God resides on top. The gods or devas are the angels. This is scientific. Yoga or the holy science is based on truth. Therefore it’s science. It’s also an art. Maybe the worldly scientists will one day be able to understand everything from a logical observational perspective.
Nine Realms of Norse Mythology(Viking Mythology): 1.ASGARD 2.VANAHEIM 3.MIDGARD 4.JOTUNHEIM(Realm of Frost Giants) 5.MUSPELLHEIM(Realm of Fire Giants Like Surtr,King of Fire Giants). 6.HELHEIM(Realm Kingdome of Hel(Daughter of Loki). 7.NIFLHEIM(Another Realm Kingdom Hel(Daughter of Loki). 8.ALFHEIM(Realm of Light Elves) 9.SVARTALFHEIM(Realm of Dark Elves) 10.NIDAVILLR(Realm of Dawrves Like Ivaldi And Sons of IValdi And Family of Ivaldi.)
From Ailm to Ur this is the tree you seek it is a common resident in graveyards, in Alba/ Scotland our oldest example is a tree many thousands of years old this is the tree of life of death the tree of knowledge of everything, the umbilical to join us all. Its modern day range extends around the globe from the US in the West to Japan in the East and from Southern Scandinavia in the North to the Mediterranian in the South. The tree exists in three forms male, female and under stress a third Hamaphroditic form, on one grow the biblical fruit that is red, on the other grow the Golden apples of the Hesperides and on the third grow both. It is sacred to all who have slept in its shade.
I have very recently started my spiritual journey. Started off with doing tarot, meditation, and just really tapping into the world around me. Growing up I have always felt a sort of connection with the World Tree. Always felt a pull that I never really could really explain. Is that a coincidence that I ended up on your channel? Possibly. But it could have also been the gods trying to reach out. I’m not sure what to think right now.
At fist i thought you were a Norwegian speaking American very well. You look totally Norwegian, that earthbound,connected, honest solid man. Jotunheimen means the home of the Jotner. The Jontun(Jotner) are potraited as giants, but they also are nature beings, of the earth and the mountains. I'm Norwegian, and I'll tell you for sure...no Norwegian ever discuss Tor and Odin and Valhalla....ever. paganism may exist in Norway, i don't know, but even in school this old beliefs not included more than a footnote in ancient history. As a Norwegian i always spend my life close to the nature. Renting a farm house...giving offerings to te barn nisse (gnome-small people? Small packages with sugar,salt,pepper,dryed mushroom,silver, wool, Tea, coffee,herbs, I put this under the barn,on top of a huge stoneblock....covered so no animals would touch it Next summer they'll all gone... No mice could take them small packages..no mouse droppings. So i made a new batch last summer...will check again this summer... I know I'm not the A4 human being...I'm nothing but square. I do not see or hear them, but i know they're there. I lived in Gausdal, north west of Lillehammer, near by Biørstierne Bjørnson lived, a farmer by the river down i in the wallet,was suddenly told by a voice in his head to go outside and into the stable. So he did....3 three feet tall beings clothed in blue garments with pointy hats met him. He wasn't scared. But i do not remember if he got any messages. By the riverbank i for the first time gave offerings to the nature people.
Yggdrasil is the true Vrill. Our life force, with realms, as our DNA is life force with realms!🤔😲 Also, Pagans used to incinerate their dead relatives down to ash, and bury said ashes underneath a “family tree,” Yggdrasil was the first, and oldest of these sacred giant Trees 🌳. The energy from the ashes runs through the roots of the tree, up the trunk, to the leaves, and back down through the soil. An eternal ring-from the rain falling onto her leaves, (leaf, leif, LIFE,) full of energy and Vrill, and runs through this cycle (hopefully) forever ♾.
"We're meant to live on the middle, we're meant to live in Midgard" is really well said.
We will move on to other planets though, humans wont stay on midgard forever
No I think that’s just Mormons
@@csrencz6942 what?
@@dhn112 Mormons believe we are literally descendants of god at least spiritually and if you follow god's rules you can achieve godhood and rule a planet and your descendants will become incarnated as humans to also achieve godhood.
One of my favorite parts of this faith is that even though pagan mythology obviously isn’t realistic literally to a modern person, it can still be interpreted in a way that totally makes sense. Yggdrasil probably isn’t a literal giant tree made up of different dimensions where everything and everyone lives, but life as a whole is definitely like a big family tree, a tree on which everything and everyone has their place and through which we are all connected. The world probably isn’t actually going to end with a bunch of gods and monsters and undead warriors fighting and killing each other, but I do think the world as we know it will end with a lot of strife and fighting among people who once trusted each other with their lives. Although the world probably isn’t going to actually end in a ceaseless Fimbulwinter, climate change may still eventually make life extremely hard. A great fire giant probably isn’t actually going to incinerate the word with a giant fire sword, but in about 5.4 billion years the sun will expand into a red giant and incinerate the Earth and the other inner planets of our solar system, but scientists believe planets like Neptune and Pluto may actually be able to support life, thus the life cycle could begin anew elsewhere in our solar system. The sun and moon probably aren’t actually going to be eaten by giant wolves, but the “new” red sun will be even warmer and brighter than the “old” sun, just like the mythology says. And although there will probably be no trace left of the old gods, new ones will surely rise and be worshipped by whoever inhabits the new worlds. Metaphor is even more beautiful than literal interpretation, and when I realized it all actually makes sense, I felt right with the world and my soul was at peace. Whenever I think about this, it just feels so beautiful; it all makes sense.
if you look at some pictures of the universe from the james webb tellescope its very easy to describe the universe as a giant tree to an ancient culture...i think they were onto something with the cycles of the universe and even the lunar cycle,also seeing spirits in the air sometimes (aurora borealis). they had much less light polution back then
U a disgrace saying the gods not real ....
Ahh, but it Probably IS! SKAL
I dedicated myself to the study of the Havamal at a NYE party with a Norse Pagan sister in 2017. We drank and then she told stories from the mythos. We drank from the horn. I was transformed. Upon discovering my family came to the US from Denmark and Sweden, that was it. I knew, not just because of ancestry just inspired by it, that Norse Paganism is my path. I've since found only a.couple of RUclips channels that are enriching, satisfying and teach me things. Your channel is one of them. I am so grateful you are here. Skol!
Ask and Embla (first man and woman) were created from trees in the lore, and if you think about it, we are all born from the seeds of our ancestors, just like trees. And so we are branches of our ancestors, literally: that is our natural identity. People who experience ayahuasca visions say that, while they're in that state, the organic life of trees and animals looks and feels similar.
This is my interpretation. Our ancestors are the seeds of Yggdrasil, and we have grown from them.
@@SaltborneHeathen Your life is also an exact mimic of a tree and the seasons. Sping you are born a mere baby , just like a seed that has sprung it needs much nurture if it is to survive and move to the next phase . Your life then moves into s new season , Summer comes as you are in your teenage years , you are wild and roar like the sun . we then go into our Autum and finally our winter and just like the tree our skin looks old and wrinkled like bark our hair white like the winter .
Family tree has a deeper meaning.
This is great, I think a modern approach to understanding Yggdrasil is appropriate. Very open to more discussions on Yggdrasil and the cosmos.
This video is very strong, your ideas and your insight are all very wise and thought out. Thank you for an amazing time, and a bold hearty hail!
Glad you enjoyed it!
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If we take into context exactly what the yggdrasil tree is, I love to think of it as the universe. The Wisdom of Odin RUclips channel already has a video about this, but I have more interpretation of my own.
In WoO, Jacob explains how artist interpretation of the universe shows how the galaxies are held together almost in a tree like fashion, and on a clear night, away from city lights, our ancestors could have seen an arm of the milky way as a branch of sorts. Truly our ancestors understood more about the universe than most might let on!
The thing is, is the universe IS a tree. It looks like one and acts like one, and all the worlds are like its fruit or flowers. I think all trees here in Midgard are like small scale reflections of that.
But what is most striking to me and awe inspiring is the story of our All-Father when he sacrificed himself to himself to discover the runes. Think about Yggdrasil as the universe for a second. Odin connected himself to the entire universe, became one with himself and the tree, and discovered the primordial essences that push and pull the fabrics of reality. The runes as symbols are only physical interpretations of the actual forces, and seemed to have manifested in those forms when they were revealed to him.
It may be hard for us as human kind to even comprehend what that's like, but we can sit down and reflect on all that, and in our own way, try to connect to the universe through the runes how they manifest, and in turn, with Odin himself.
This was my first really thoughtful post in awhile, and I hope you understand what I'm trying to say. But understand, as I hope you do, that some things have to be personally felt and experienced and can't entirely be explained in words, let alone through social media.
Hail the Folk
Hail
I wrote this for a heathen group I'm in
Of course the universe is a tree or tree like, the branching pattern which is also found in our lungs/ circulatory system is a highly efficient mechanism to transfer energy.
Definitely agreed that blending the stories and mythos with science is the best place to be.
When I went to the Grand Canyon, the only thing I could say was “Oh Sh!t”. Usually loquacious, I was stunned into silence and I felt it, The Force, that overwhelming feeling of connectedness to everything in the universe. Your idea about Yggdrasil really resonates with me. I have literally felt exactly what you’re describing. Blessed be!
Sorry that im constantly leaving comments lol, this randomly reminded me of when my mom told me when i was little a kid was punching a tree, i started hugging it asking if it was okay 😂
"from fire and ice was born Ymir"
Ok, but like, earth was a ball of magma, until frozen water fell on it inside meteors, and the rains that followed seem to be what made earth's crust solidify while also creating an atmosphere to then allow life to develop on it, so it's actually a good representation of what had to happen for our planet to exist and for life to exist on it...
Beautiful interpretation, and one that I hold as true as well. "And you will come to find that we are all one mind."
I have a very old Mesquite tree in my yard that speaks to me. I have had a deep love for it since I bought this land 23 years ago! My hubby has always wanted to remove it because it is in the way of his plans for a driveway in our yard! I stand my ground and tell him to work around that tree, because I will die before it will! It stands taller than any Mosquito tree I have ever seen, and so big around I can not wrap my arms all the way around it when I hug it! It is my protection from tornadoes and it guards this land from evil intentions! I protect it and it protects me! Much love to all!
Yggdrasil COULD be the massive web of dark matter that holds the universe together!
Right...? If we look at bubble(multivrrses) in a massively indescribable conglomerate it's empty crevasses could form interlocking-webs around and between, like the view of a sponge and its holes, more densely packed of course with infinite universes/realities, 🤣 sorry, don't get me started
@Gerrit Todd I’ve always seen it as the tree that connects different universes. Instead as seeing the realms as planets I see them more as different universes.
That large tree behind you is actually the most minute bud tip of the world tree, Irminsul, and is a miniscule part of the faith. It is a beginning. Thanks for your presentation and explanation, Skal!
I really think checking out shamanism would benefit you. Shamans often use such trees to ascend to the upper world or descend into the lower world “subconscious” and gain wisdom. If you view Yggdrasil as a shamanic construct for reaching other layers of reality and altered states of consciousness, I think it makes a lot of sense.
Love your stuff btw.
Last Summer I used mushrooms and experienced travelling along the branch of a tree, which was lined on both sides with spirits repeating "your people, your ancestors". Of course, I was in my living room, but my head was clearly somewhere else. This was one of the most real and spiritual experiences I have ever had, and was very significant because prior to using the mushrooms, I had lost my way. I left Christianity back in 2012, and in early 2013, I discovered Heathenry. I had always been interested in these things since I was a child, but I never knew that people were reviving it until then. Unfortunately, I didn't practice as much as I should have, which over the years led to me being disconnected. Then I returned to Abrahamic religion in the Summer of 2018. By the Summer of 2019, I once again got disillusioned with Abrahamic religion, and was just completely lost. It also caused marital stress, my wife being a heathen, it was hard for her to have a husband going through a spiritual crisis, not sure if he's a polytheist or a monotheist, worrying about Hell, etc.
I decided to try mushrooms to see if I could look inside myself or get spiritual answers, and it definitely answered.
I'm not a shaman, and that was the first and only (so far) time I've used mushrooms, but that was definitely a shamanic experience. The branch I interpreted to be part of Yggdrasil, and the spirits I interpreted to be my ancestors, clearly calling me back to them and the Old Ways.
I know it sounds weird but my family has always had a respect for cemeteries. We would stop at old cemeteries on road trips and look at the stones, read their names and wonder who they where in life. I guess i just never i had the idea that cemeteries were a place to hunt ghosts or mess around, so it kind of shocked me when you mentioned it. It always struck me as place that connected the past and the present, or the living and the dead. A scared place that we will all end up one day, something that connects us.
I love understanding what you're talking about with the idea of tapping into another existence, almost as if melting into the universe and experiencing a connection with existence itself rather than what we determine to be reality. It's a beautiful feeling that I wish everyone could have an experience of.
I’ve felt the connection and you said it exactly. Like a tree. Thanks brother
That cemetery is beautiful, all that moss, the giant moss covered tree, the taller tombstones, it looks like a scene from a video game, no cemeteries look like that where I live.
I am listening as I am tearing a Boston butt I smoked yesterday and listening to you speak on the connection on all living things. I must say you are completely right. That feeling is unmatched to any feeling of euphoria that I have ever experienced. And in my prior Christian experience I never felt anything that could compare which is what I love about Pagan worship
I love your videos they have helped me on my journey.
There is much truth and magic in what you say, may the source of all things bless you kinsman. Respect
Hello Jacob, what cemetery is the tree in? I too have an affinity with the Tree of Life, etc. And I had lived in Lexington way back when. With my travels this summer I may like to stop and visit the tree. Thanks, for your amazing information videos.
Jacob, This has been one of the hardest concepts for me to rationalize in my mind and it seems you have done a great job in helping me do so. I am a big fan of the universe and cannot believe that the world is flat. I believe that the description of the beginning of time including Yggdrasil, the Midgard serpent, and the dwarves holding up each corner of the cosmic vault give a description that leads people to believe the world as we know it is flat. Modern science has disproven this theory once held and I know there must be an answer that science cannot dispute. A balance between religious, scientific, and historic truth is where I believe the literal truth resides.
I was raised into a Christian household and because of this I formed a Christian lens. This lens has been fractured since I became an adult and I am currently on my own journey to discover what god/gods I have an emotional and spiritual connection to. The various forms of "Paganism" (which I understand is a derogatory term given to them by Christians) is a stop on my journey to enlightenment. I am giving this a diligent look currently in the hope that I can eventually find a home with the true god or gods wherever or whoever they are.
I will never tell another that their gods do not exist because I am only human, how can I possibly know which gods are the true gods. Perhaps all gods are the true gods who simply demonstrated themselves to different cultures in different ways. I Suppose that i am currently classified as an "Open Agnostic" but I hope in due time my path will become clear.
Thank you for what you do!
I must say. I have decided to start your videos over from the beginning and watch all of them. You are wise sir. I imagine you’re a great conversationalist. Keep it up. You have my support and the support of the gods. HAIL!
Years of lying to customers at restaurants about the quality of the food has helped tremendously. All jokes aside I applaud you for starting from the beginning lol. Its been a wild journey and I have learned a lot myself since episode 1
I want to see the look on people's faces when they walked past while filming that last clip. :D "Who's that crazy ginger hugging a tree?"
I remember seeing a documentary on Siberian/Amur tigers over ten years ago. The "host" of the show was traveling with the locals of the Russian far east, and as they had to take sap from a tree, they bowed before the tree and thanked it. It has always stuck with me, as something so devoid from the Abrahamic religions - respect for, and gratitude towards nature.
I think you made a very personal yet educational video that I resonate with but also learned from. When I was doing my homework on the realms I thought of it the same way. There's some science behind any believe. I also believe that the milky way has something to do and is connected in an energy and spiritual way to other worlds in our solar system. Great video!
Very nicely said. Well done.
I really loved the end of the video!! 💛
Interesting I also had / have a strong interest in Buddhism particularly Zen. What Buddhism interested you and what was it that made you move towards and onto Norse paganism?
The large tree behind you is very loud, noticed it before you said something. lol
I was a photographer in Lexington for a time and did many newborn, maternity, wedding, etc photos at the cemetary. I always got there early and asked the spirits for their blessing.
Yggdrasil as a sacred flow of energy that connects all of us from all worlds. A great tree that supports all of us, in all ways. Paganism as a way to understand the multitude. and seek balance, mid place, connection, acceptance of self and other. May we always honor the trees and creatures of the wild. YES YES. Thanks for sharing your heart, and inspiring my own thoughts and words.
I've found from my occult research and astral travel that yes the 9 worlds are real but they exist in our minds and in another universe separated from our material world also the squirrel story is one of the funniest of the myths
I never expected to see you here!
I came from Budhism too! I like how you explained everything and I found myself thinking the names before you said them from memory lol.
This is exactly the kind of thing that brought me to this faith, and Druidism beforehand. I've always had a feeling that there is a world tree. I've felt that connection where if you focus on it, you can start to forget yourself and be one with it all.
Thank you for this info.
Awesome video thank you sir
Thank you so much for this video. Your enthusiasm is wonderful and you do your best not only to explain what the names and levels are in Norse myth and belief, you also are living it here and now in this century where humanity seems to have lost its connection to self and to others. The longhouse or hall is not just a symbol of life in a clan. Everyone is related. All are responsible to themselves and each other. That is something the current political systems of the world in the 21st century lacks. So I appreciate your welcome to a flagon of ale in your longhouse. Skoal!
Theres a tree that stuck out to me at my uncle and grandparents grave. I just started following Paganism. I've felt a connection with that tree. I'll have to visit it again soon.
You talk about being a Buddhist and meditating and feeling the energy. Do you still meditate? I feel that same energy when I meditate and feel that meditation is such an important part of understanding ourselves and the world around us. When I pray I do it in form of meditation because I feel closes to the gods then. The wisdom that I gain when I meditate I feel is a direct connection to Oden, Thor, and Boldr, the 3 gods that I look so highly to.
So I went through some spiritualities and at one point I even considered myself Wiccan and now I'm Christian but a few months ago I had this "dream" where I happened upon a tree and the branches literally connected to other parts of the world and other people came from those other countries and we all met in the middle by the trunk. Also, I didn't know about Yggdrasil from Norse mythology until I started this book 2 days ago. Now I'm trying to learn everything about it.
i live in upstate ny...i have 2 huge oak trees in my yard...and a maple...trees have a fantastic network to interact with each other...every living thing is interconnected...i intend to learn how to blend my 'soul' with theirs...
Hi Jacob!☺️ Thank you, Skal!
I am really looking forward to that hall
If you want to explore another nexus I’d recommend checking out Morehead State University’s Eagle Lake at the back of campus. At the heart of the Daniel Boone forest and literally on the Sheltowee trace.
I currently live in Lexington (went to UK for music before Covid hit and I decided to not go back) but I went to MSU for undergrad. That lake feels like a portal or nexus between the worlds, a direct line to this energy you’re talking about. I’ve connected to it often, and it’s always been exhilarating!
I've always viewed yggdrasil as the interconnecting energy of the universe through it we can connect to God's and all the beings of the universe . I hope the gods will allow me a feast in your hall one day brother SKAL
I love your channel
As someone who has spent years dedicated to Śākta/Śaiva Tantra with close connections to Tibetan Buddhism, and who also really digs Heathenry for the earthy ancestral spirituality, I appreciate your view on the subject of Yggdrasil. Buddhist philosophy on emptiness reminds me of Ginnungagap
Glad I have stumbled across your channel! Was previously into Buddhism myself, but have started to feel a strong urge to explore the Norse practices. It’s cool how much you can really take from Buddhism. I’m a half caste myself, Filipino and European.. It feels authentic to draw from both sides.. but, I wonder what your views may be on Heritage and blood and soil,
Folkish and universalist views?
But regardless, awesome insights and thank you!
I’d love to talk more on this topic shoot me an email at thewisdomofodin@gmail.com
@@TheWisdomOfOdin It was the same for me. I grew up around eastern religion and was a practicing Buddhist for years before I came to Paganism this summer.
Is that the cemetery that holds Daniel Boone?
The pronunciation of “Yggdrasil” is “Igg-draw-zil” or “igg-draw-cil” I don’t know where you got your pronunciation but that it the way I’ve been taught. Love your videos and have been a pagan for years now and I love your energy and wisdom. Skäl my friend.
Do you know the Stargate tv series? It's scifi, but they use Egyptian and Noorse mythologie in it. And I love it.
I have watched quite a lot of Stargate actually 😂 I liked Stargate Atlantis, and watched a descent amount of Universe.
@@TheWisdomOfOdin I liked SG1 the most. But Atlantis is fun too. Never watched Universe, because I read some very bad reviews, but maybe I should watch it sometimes.
Lexington WA?
Kentucky
the intro poem could be about yggdrasil..it could be also about the quantum nature of particle phsyics. it's amazing how words play out their dance over thousands of years, not in a paragraph. ;)
There is a great old oak in my front yard I can't imagine what it has seen and lived though
Mycelium from fungus, mushrooms are like a neuron network and communicate. Paul Stammers goes in depth on this.
I totally agree with you. Now this tree has been used by all religions... so metaphor or not, there is something magical and true about it.
Yes! We can be pagan and love science! Hail!
I absolutely adore the idea that wormholes could be the bifrost!
Is it just me that sees a face in the giant tree in the background?
Look at the big tree where the branch with all the green connects to the actual tree..
The world of dwarves is Svartalfheim, Svart (black) alf (elf) heim (home), I'm just trying to help with the pronunciation. Or it is Nidavellir, but black/dark elves and dwarves are frequently conflated, they could even be the same thing ("dwarf" is the name of the mythical creature or spirit, it has nothing to do with being short, and the condition of dwarfism was named after these beings, despite the fact that they weren't necessarily short).
Asguard Mountain North Pole, ARC TIC , Asgard mountain range, ANT ARC TICA
Question for you, if one wanted to form relationships, and speak to the gods, lets say it nature. Would speaking the words aloud be the way? As apposed to speaking within your consciousness. Or would that be a personal choice? In other words do u think it would be possible, that they could hear you through your mind
My video coming out Friday explores this very topic
@@TheWisdomOfOdin i look forward to watching it
I feel much like other religions, all stories that are told are not 100% true word for word. I believe the stories in our faith have truth in them and we may not find out to what extent until we leave this world. But every story has a message and lessons for us to guide ourselves and others . I recently found your channel and have been binging videos while I work in my shop. I appreciate all you do in a time it takes to research all this. Thank you
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"NASA unvails images of what it seems to be a squirrel-like comet that travels around the solar system periodically. Apparently, this commet could in theory transport somehow some bytes of information by an unknown mechanism"
I also covered Yggdrasil in some of my videos, and have found it fascinating that others are doing the same. My reasons for doing so were not just by chance, but from a past life hypnosis session where I saw myself as a white elf with purple eyes. It made no sense to me, so I began digging for more information and found purple eyes to be the most rare eye color in this existence. I had never heard of it before. Perhaps looking into Mudfossil University would give more credence to the lands of Midgard being the flesh of giants. Obviously, this event of the creation of the world would have taken place so very long ago, it would appear to us as a myth, but the science is catching up to the truth of all things. Mt Sumeru is said to be at the north pole, and is an iron mountain from the remains of a very large and ancient tree, which is why all compasses point north. It is said that this tree is at the center of our world, and our world is not a globe as we have been taught. There are potentially more lands beyond the ice wall, or Arctic Circle, and one can sail through the Summer Gates that open in the wall in Antarctica during summer. There is also a park in India dedicated to Mt Sumeru that people can visit. Science and spirituality will unite again soon and we shall know some of these lost truths.
I think these were chronicles written by ancient people who told us their stories with the language they possessed back then, so not necessarily legends or fables, we just need to read them with an open mind, knowing that these Gods could very well had a higher power or technology and our ancestors didn’t have words to describe them.
New Subscriber here and I have much to learn.
Yggdrasil is the very essence of the Divine in the universe...
This is the revelation I reached from this.
I think of Yggdrasil as consciousness, with the human manifestation of this being the brain. Microglia (Ratatoskr) travel around the nervous system “looking” for trouble and communicating what they find to other types of glial cells and neurons. That’s how the scientific part of my mind frames it.
You are doing a great thing, because in a lot of European cultures cemetery is a place to come and reconnect. Even if you follow the myths, it still would be a different place in Europe than in Us
Read about the bock saga, you will understand more about the ’livsträdet’
Read the Bock Saga, writings of a madman nothing more
The Wisdom Of Odin really, 🤣
The only madness I see here is someone sitting far away from the rot of the tree,. Find knowledge in the true way of life!
L Nyquist he has no evidence to back his ramblings
I'm from Kentucky to lol not to far from Lexington
I'm not Norse or pagan (but you are familiar with my belief), but it is a certain kind of idea that has stayed in my memory (because it is a tree). What it has been to me, is not completely of the outer-seen world, but of the mind and the inner world.
The sky branches and underground roots of the spindle tree is a strong symbol to be of the mind, which consists of conscious (above) and unconscious (below underground) aspects. The location of the tree at the spindle also speaks of centrality, and of the mind taken as a whole (not just your ego-self).
It is very interesting, because the terrible serpent is below in the dark and eagle is above in the light, and communication between them happens through a squirrel traveling up and down the trunk.
And surprise surprise, the inner places of my own imagination order themselves around and along the trunk and roots of a tree also. Though not an Ash. (not that I don't like Ashes).
Hello on the last day of the Solstace standstill, I hope you are all enjoying your celebrations. I am writing to you from the Ancient Scottish city of Dunkeld where the tree you seek brushes its arils against the windows of our home. As i am sure you are aware our Scots Gaelic alphabet is a tree based alphabet and its Proto Celtic origins need no explanation here suffice to say they are old enough for Indian laments and Scottish laments to have a commonality, and for the biblical Abraham of Ur to share his origins with the sacred tree of our culture and the very same name Ur the Yew. This tree was so important in our culture that it begins our alphabet and ends it.
“There’s no way he’s at the same lexington cemetery I was at a few months ago..” :o
Hanging offerings from a tree, even living things, I remember about this from a documentary, movie or something, but I have not been able to trace it's origins, might have fiction, it was so long ago, it's European though, do you know any thing about this?may be you can shine a light on it, just curious, ✌🏼👍🏼
In Irish paganism you talk about the mast (crop) of Macha and those are the heads of enemies slain hanging from trees. Macha to me is one of Na Mórrígna ( litterally The Mórrígan(s)
@@gaelle4328 thanks so much, for years I thought I might have made this up, or distorted a fact, now I know how to look for information ✌🏼👍🏼
@@user-sb8sw5sd4p If you are interested in Irish paganism and the stories of the gods as well as the culture you could do much worse than having a look at the irish pagan school fair warning though they go back to the original transcrips and teach how and where to find the materials yourself. They are not a university but are def on university level. They do some free courses as well.
Ok but why is yggdrasil the path in aot?
Yggdrasil really is a massive tree... It's in the etheric realm which is why you cannot see it, but it's roots reach above the clouds... I've seen it in a vision. It was more of a Memory that I unlocked.
I turned Saturn into a massive Yggdrasil Orchid Complex. Growing food for 100 billion people acrost the galaxy within Saturn's sky, playing Stelaris
.. ( taking a seat ) , to learn. 👍
That tree is fed by the dead it roots feed upon the spirits of the Lost they reach out with the mighty branches with the ambition to live once more
I think because of the age of our religion the people who observed the universe then could only attempt to put the vastness of the universe into terms that was relevant for them at the time. And although maybe the universe isn't specifically a tree as we know it, like you pointed out in your picture, maybe it resembles a tree so much that it is still fundamentally Yggdrasil. I think modern science take a very macro approach in a sense that they look very very closely at the most intricate parts of the universe that it's difficult to see what the whole thing makes up in the wider picture. Skal.
I believe that Yggdrasil represents a _psychological_ map of the _inner_ cosmos. That it can more or less be represented literally in the mind, as all objects in the mind works as metaphors for emotions, the subconscious, and mythical entities. Sigmund Freud imagined the *ego* as the stem in the middle, the roots as the *id,* and the branches as the *superego.* The nine worlds are different Freudian complex. All those other beings with the "squirrel", the "serpent dragon", the "eagle" and so on -- these are interpretations for other types of processes communicating messages on the fringe of the unknowable. Somehow, the branches in the top also communicates directly with the roots at the bottom. These are represented as the entanglement of the external cosmos (the real world), which are mysterious. Sort of our _root-biology_ (represented as part of the id) can be directly intertwined with the _branch-collective psyche_ (represented as the superego) with other souls.
8:40 - That's a great interpretation! The flow of "energy" being the universe can be mirrored outwards from the inner psychological cosmos. Materialism basically connects with our lower root-base, that is biology (the body). Idealism basically connects with our higher branch-top, that is sociology (the spirit). All these factors can rightfully be reduced into different types of force. Having the ego-stem standing right in the middle of it all.
Yggdrasil, the tree of life, is within us. It’s the shushumna. The spine. The chakras. All the way up to the crown from the root. It’s the journey of spiritual evolution to super consciousness
The dragon is iblis. The squirrel is Radha or the divine shakti/feminine. The stags are the 4 kumaras. And God resides on top. The gods or devas are the angels. This is scientific. Yoga or the holy science is based on truth. Therefore it’s science. It’s also an art. Maybe the worldly scientists will one day be able to understand everything from a logical observational perspective.
Interesting how you pronounce yggdrasil
Nine Realms of Norse Mythology(Viking Mythology):
1.ASGARD
2.VANAHEIM
3.MIDGARD
4.JOTUNHEIM(Realm of Frost Giants)
5.MUSPELLHEIM(Realm of Fire Giants Like Surtr,King of Fire Giants).
6.HELHEIM(Realm Kingdome of Hel(Daughter of Loki).
7.NIFLHEIM(Another Realm Kingdom Hel(Daughter of Loki).
8.ALFHEIM(Realm of Light Elves)
9.SVARTALFHEIM(Realm of Dark Elves)
10.NIDAVILLR(Realm of Dawrves Like Ivaldi And Sons of IValdi And Family of Ivaldi.)
From Ailm to Ur this is the tree you seek it is a common resident in graveyards, in Alba/ Scotland our oldest example is a tree many thousands of years old this is the tree of life of death the tree of knowledge of everything, the umbilical to join us all. Its modern day range extends around the globe from the US in the West to Japan in the East and from Southern Scandinavia in the North to the Mediterranian in the South. The tree exists in three forms male, female and under stress a third Hamaphroditic form, on one grow the biblical fruit that is red, on the other grow the Golden apples of the Hesperides and on the third grow both. It is sacred to all who have slept in its shade.
I have a tree in my back yard that is as big if not bigger of that tree, and I to also call it Yggdrasil.
The earth is a place where life springs from the balance between fire and ice.
I have very recently started my spiritual journey. Started off with doing tarot, meditation, and just really tapping into the world around me. Growing up I have always felt a sort of connection with the World Tree. Always felt a pull that I never really could really explain.
Is that a coincidence that I ended up on your channel? Possibly. But it could have also been the gods trying to reach out. I’m not sure what to think right now.
Branches and Roots. All is connected. There is NO separation.
At fist i thought you were a Norwegian speaking American very well. You look totally Norwegian, that earthbound,connected, honest solid man.
Jotunheimen means the home of the Jotner. The Jontun(Jotner) are potraited as giants, but they also are nature beings, of the earth and the mountains.
I'm Norwegian, and I'll tell you for sure...no Norwegian ever discuss Tor and Odin and Valhalla....ever. paganism may exist in Norway, i don't know, but even in school this old beliefs not included more than a footnote in ancient history.
As a Norwegian i always spend my life close to the nature. Renting a farm house...giving offerings to te barn nisse (gnome-small people? Small packages with sugar,salt,pepper,dryed mushroom,silver, wool,
Tea, coffee,herbs,
I put this under the barn,on top of a huge stoneblock....covered so no animals would touch it
Next summer they'll all gone...
No mice could take them small packages..no mouse droppings. So i made a new batch last summer...will check again this summer...
I know I'm not the A4 human being...I'm nothing but square. I do not see or hear them, but i know they're there. I lived in Gausdal, north west of Lillehammer, near by Biørstierne Bjørnson lived, a farmer by the river down i in the wallet,was suddenly told by a voice in his head to go outside and into the stable. So he did....3 three feet tall beings clothed in blue garments with pointy hats met him. He wasn't scared. But i do not remember if he got any messages. By the riverbank i for the first time gave offerings to the nature people.
and 4,’, where are you looking homie?
Yggdrasil is the true Vrill. Our life force, with realms, as our DNA is life force with realms!🤔😲 Also, Pagans used to incinerate their dead relatives down to ash, and bury said ashes underneath a “family tree,” Yggdrasil was the first, and oldest of these sacred giant Trees 🌳. The energy from the ashes runs through the roots of the tree, up the trunk, to the leaves, and back down through the soil. An eternal ring-from the rain falling onto her leaves, (leaf, leif, LIFE,) full of energy and Vrill, and runs through this cycle (hopefully) forever ♾.
💚Amah💚💚🖤🖤🖤
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Ginnungagap Niffelheim Muspelheim ild is Draber Faber Ymir Jotun Skaber Aser :)