Introduction (this is a just a bit of fun)
In
Old Norse, seiðr was a type of sorcery which involved the
incantation of galdors (spells that were sung or chanted).
Practitioners of seiðr were predominantly women (vǫlva or seiðkona
"seiðr woman"), although there were male practitioners
(seiðmaðr "seiðr-man") as well. practitioners connected
with the spiritual realm through chanting and prayer.
Seidr
Space
Sing
like a Norseman, a galdor or three,
Open
the portal, to heavon for thee.
We
wonder what's going, on in their head,
To
open wyrd's gate, and hear what is said
Those
Norsemen they knew, about Seidr space,
Divination
rite, in a sacred place.
Cast
fairy circle, call the quarters four,
So
volva can open, that sacred door.
Wassail
with that wine, that's made from the bee,
Drink
like a Dane with, that melomel glee.
Chase
it down with pace, bottoms up with grace,
Slipping
and sliding, into seidr space.
Take
old apple juice, bring it to your brain,
Down
horn of cider, and drink like a Dane.
Those
Danes they knew how, to raise horns sky high,
Priests
didn't like them, they led us a rye.
Ample
apples make, some jolly good juice,
But
sip too much and, thy tongue wilt come loose.
Pass
horn to the left, the circle to trace,
Sipping
and sliding, into cider space.
Copyright
Andrew Rea November 2016
