[Main Blog Post] [Heathen Rosary] First Pass at Saying the Heathen Rosary

[jprussell]

For the past week or so, I've been giving it a go saying the Heathen Rosary in its almost-done shape, and I thought I'd share how to do that in case anyone else wants to give it a go.

If you do try it out, kindly let me know how it goes, as so far, I've been feeling this one out with little but prayer and divination to guide me, so hearing if it's helpful for others would be very big indeed.

Comments

[borealbear]

2) Sounds about right, and good idea to run it by him. His comments about Catholic Rosaries being "charged" with energy was intriguing too, since I've been thinking about how GD consecration rituals would interact with religious tools like rosaries and god figures. I think I'll ask a broader question about that on a future MM. Anyway, I'll experiment with the ALU when I have my Rosary (we really need a more Heathen-flavored name for this, don't we?)

3b) I see, appreciate the explanation, and your Idun UPG makes a lot of sense. Again, I'll start out with the Hail Idun and then see about experimenting later.

[jprussell]

2) I look forward to reading your question, as I also found that a very interesting data point. Speaking of intentions, I'm currently reading a short little book by "Brother A.D.A." recommended by open_space way back when I started this undertaking called How to Pray the Rosary and Get Results, which gives a lot of practical advice on imbuing Rosary praying with specific, material intentions, which sounds like it should be quite interesting for potential applicability with these prayers.

Also, yes, agreed. I really like the "Rose Tree" imagery that has grown up around the Rosary, but it's so very Catholic. Winifred Hodge Rose suggested calling the set of prayers the "Tally of the Bedes," which is growing on me quite a bit, but that still leaves a name for the physical beads themselves - maybe something like "tally-beads."

3b) Sounds good, and I look forward to hearing about it!

Jeff