Outdoor Practices and Shrines: The Shrine to Hela and Niðogg
With the Spring finally here in Michigan, I thought I would take some time to go over some of the practices I keep outside.
I maintain an active shrine to Hela and Niðogg. It is rotten, and full of life-giving soil. Snakes have lived in it, and it gives much-needed nutrients back to the soils when we incorporate it in the gardens we keep. It is a compost pile. When I take the compost to it I make a simple prayer: “Hail to the Gods of Death and Rot. Hail Hela and Niðogg.” This one of many devotional acts one could offer to these powerful, and sometimes maligned and misunderstood Goddesses.
Given so many of us are going to Hela’s realm, whether ourselves or others, I would think cultivating a good relationship with Her would be a good thing to do. She is a holy Goddess who houses our Dead…
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