[Main Blog Post] [Heathen Rosary] Draft "Hail Holy Forebears"

[jprussell]

I am so very, very close to having all of the bedes of the "Heathen Rosary" at least to a stead where you can say the whole thing, but the draft of the closing bede still feels a bit "flat," and so once again, I am asking for your help in working out what I might change about it.

Your thoughts on the "Hail Idun" and "All-Father" have been very worthwhile and truly helped them take shape, so even more so than usual, kindly share them on this one as well so I can have a full set of prayers I'm happy with and get to working out the "mysteries" to go with them.

Thanks ahead of time if you choose to share any and all thoughts, big or small.

Comments

[jprussell]

If you have other reasons to favor Ash, it makes good sense to me to go with that here as well. It might be interesting over time to see if folks report any different "feel" based on different materials in their beads.

And agreed that making the "creed" affirmation-like makes better sense than the other ones. My own "Tree Deeming" also does this somewhat, though it's not wholly put in the present tense in order to get the feel of Wyrd, Werthende, and Sculd (the three Wyrds, matching the three Norns - Urdhr, Verdhandi, and Skuld).

Lastly, my pleasure, and thanks for sharing your updates!

Thanks,
Jeff