Rites & Blots Greeting the Day #1 Upon awakening, go outside or at least to a window and see the sun's light.  If it's cloudy that's okay, the world is still flooded with light from the sun even on the cloudiest of days.  Reach out your left hand as if to take in the sun's energy, and say the following: Hail Sunna, [Soon-nah] Lady of the heavens Rising in East, inspired of sovelu [Soe-vay-loo] Hail Alfrodul, [Ahl-froe-dool] shining beam Let down your rays, inspire us Your chariot drawn by flaming mane From brilliant morn till beauteous eve Ride steady, ride high Watch ever over, guide our steps, Enliven our bodies, draw up our crops, Illuminate our minds. Ever hail to thee. --arranged by Ari Odhinssen & Alfta Svanni Lothursdottir Greeting the Day #2 Adapted from Sigdrífumál by Alfta Svanni Lothursdottir Hale Dagr Hale sons of Dagr To Nött and her daughter hale With loving eyes Look on us here And here sitting give us weal Hale to the Regin Hale to the Alfar Hale to bounteous Mother Jorth and Nerthus Words and wisdom give us And praiseworthy deeds And healing hands while we live This is a daily prayer said at rising, that was adapted from the Poetic Edda, from the lay of Sigdrífulmál. Dagr is the god of day, and Nött is the goddess of night. The Regin are the gods of the North; the Aesir and Vanir. The word Regin means, literally, 'ruling powers'. The Alfar are the elves. Jorth and Nerthus are both names for different aspects of the earth. The word "hale" basically means health and Holiness and is the English cognate for the Old Norse word 'heill', of the same meaning. More Rituals of Asatru, Blot, Sumbel & Profession Heathen / Teutonic Prayers Home  |  Site Directory