FINNISH GODDESSES AND GODS

Short list in english of Finnish Gods and Goddesses.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Finnish_deities

Long list in Finnish:

http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luokka:Suomalaiset_jumalat_ja_taruolennot

Gallen Kallela, Akseli "The Aino Triptych"

In Finnish mythology, Vellamo is the goddess of the sea, the wife of Ahti. The name is derived from velloa, "to rock oneself." She is sometimes described as "cold hearted". Along with Ahti, she dwells in the undersea palace of Ahtola. She is often pictured as a mermaid.

Kalma is Finnish goddess of death and decay. She lives in Tuonela, the Finnish Underworld, and is accompanied by Surma. Her name means "The Stench of Corpses".

In Finnish mythology, Rauni (Akka) is a fertility goddess and the wife of Ukko.

In Finnish mythology, Ahti or Ahto is one of the heroic figures Elias Lönnrot compiled in the character of Lemminkäinen.
Ahti is described as a fierce warrior who vows to live in peace after gaining Kyllikki as his wife, but breaks the oath and falls in a combat.

Tapio is an East Finnish forest spirit or god (bear). Hunters prayed to him before a hunt. His wife is the goddess of forest, Mielikki. He was the father of Annikki, Tellervo, Nyyrikki (the god of hunting), and Tuulikki. He figures prominently in the Kalevala.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_paganism
FINNISH PAGANISM

KINGS OF FINLAND

If you haven't heard this before, I do not wonder, it's been kept silent, and only lately The Chronicals of Erik have been believed to be fictive. So History of Finland gets a whole new long forgotten twist on it.

http://victorian.fortunecity.com/christy/32/etu.html

ORIGIN OF THE FINNISH PEOPLE, in the Light of Science and Mythology

http://victorian.fortunecity.com/christy/32/frnjtre.html
FINNISH ROYAL FAMILY AT THE "VIKING AGE", according to Nordic Saga-poetry
 

http://victorian.fortunecity.com/christy/32/asr.html

FINNISH IMPACT ON THE TRIBAL ORIGIN OF THE OLD ENGLISH PEOPLE

Click for better view.

http://victorian.fortunecity.com/christy/32/ak2e.html#bronz

Finns at Bronze Age

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fornj%C3%B3t
In Old Norse Fornjótr is an ancient giant in Norse mythology, the father of Kári, of Logi, and of Hlér or Ægir (the ruler of the sea) and a king of Finland.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/heim/02ynglga.htm
Part 16 - Kings of Finland in Ynglinga -Saga -There was a king named Fornjot. He reigned over Gotland, which we now know as Finland and Kvenland. That was to the east of the gulf that lies across from the White Sea; we call that the Gulf of Bothnia. Fornjot had three sons.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/egil/egil15.htm
Kings of Finland in Egil's Saga: Thorolf again in Finmark

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ynglinga_saga
Kings of Finland in Ynglinga Saga, It tells the most ancient part of the story of the House of Ynglings (the Scylfings of Beowulf).


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkneyinga_saga
Kings of Finland in Orkneyinga Saga, is a unique historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, from their capture by the Norwegian king in the ninth century onwards until about 1200.
Orkneyinga Saga Text

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvenland
Kvenland = Finland

HISTORY AND SPIRITUALITY

New haul from the Library:

Life After Death by Deepak Chopra

Naisen Salaiset Voimat by Leena Luukkonen (Hidden Powers of A Woman)

Turms, The Immortal by Mika Waltari

History of Finnish Nation Vol. 1 Prehistory and Medieval Times

The Cambridge History of Scandinavia Vol 1: Prehistory to 1520

SEASONAL MOODS by MOTHER EARTH

Just like The Autumn, The Spring effects my mood.
Just like decending darkness weights on me,
the elumination of the sun stuns me.

I feel heavier, as if clued to my body. Even though every atom of me is happy to vibrate a higher note with the energy of the sun.
Maybe it's the slow thawing of the ground that I'm feeling, the slowness and the numbness.

Being very attuned to the Earth and having worked with her a lot I seem to forget her power, and live through her.

So let's cheer up then! My higher vibration will partake in the waking of the Earth.

S.A.D Seasonal Affective Disorder, basically the Seasons cause you to react to them through your body, your moods and your energy. The Autumn is easier to understand since the Darkness is more synonymous with sadness. But the Spring is harder - shy would we feel out of energy when we get more light. Some say our bodies can't understand the change. I think that's bit of bull... I think it just makes perfect since to feel slower as if waking up. little irrated to be woken up from sleep.
If you look at the Seasons it makes since, what happens to Earth during the Year, what happens to us during the year. Little closer look will explain a lot.

Recognise these?

Winter: Hibernation, Stillness, Burrowing, Storage, Saving Energy
Spring: Thawing, Awaking, Slowness, Revived Energy, Growth
Summer: Growth, Movement, Joy, Energy, Sun, Love, Sex, Using Energy
Autumn: Slowing, Darkness, Dying, Sadness, Saving Energy, Morning Losses

Now doesn't this discripe humans Seasonal Moods as well as Mother Earths?

OF LATE

The few weeks have been spiritually "off" as in I've had a hard time grasping books, cards or ideas.

I do not know for what reason but there it is.

I'm going to pick up Deepak Chopra's book again and see if I can climb the obsticle what ever it is.

UPDATE ON COMMENT

Do to ton of crap mail, (bless your hearts and light fill your lives for the betterment of your actions) I have added "test words" and if that do not help, I'm gonna be forced to discontinue Anonymous comments.

BUYS FROM THE FAIR

Saturday's catch at the The Spiritual and Wellness fair aka I AM Fair.
A wooden box with protective graving of a pentacle - for my Tarot decks.
Raw Amethyst necklace to purify the heart - Wrist band of amethyst, green and purple flourites.
A book titled "Suomen Suvun Pakanallinen Jumalanpalvelus", translates to "Finland's Pagan God Worship" from 1894.

More of the fair, with photos tomorrow.

'MINÄ OLEN' MESSUT - THE 'I AM' FAIR

Minä Olen - MESSUT aloittavat tänään kello 10:30 Dipolissa, Espoon Otaniemessä.
Messu Lehti 2010 (.pdf) (sisältää listan luennoista, myyntikojuista sekä muutama tutustumis artikkelin)
Huomenna Messu tilat auki 10 - 18, tänään 10 - 19. Liput ovelta, 14€

The Fair for Spirituality and Welllbeing aka The I AM Fair opens it's doors today Dipoli Building in Espoo's Otaniemi. The Fairs open from 10 - 19 today and 10 - 18 tomorrow.
There's a link above to PDF pamphlet.
Tickets 14€ from the door.

FREE DOWNLOADABLE E-BOOKS & THEY'RE LEGAL

If you haven't yet ran into the Project Gutenberg site you haven't looked hard enough.
Here are some books that are readable online, as well as downloadable to your own computer.

Why are they free? The books are free in the United States because their copyright has expired on them. What do them mean by free? Click here.

Now spiritually usefull list begins Here:

Myths of the Norsemen by H. A. Guerber ( Hélène Adeline 1859-1929 )

The religious beliefs of the North are not mirrored with any exactitude in the Elder Edda. Indeed only a travesty of the faith of our ancestors has been preserved in Norse literature. The early poet loved allegory, and his imagination rioted among the conceptions of his fertile muse. "His eye was fixed on the mountains till the snowy peaks assumed human features and the giant of the rock or the ice descended with heavy tread; or he would gaze at the splendour of the spring, or of the summer fields, till Freya with the gleaming necklace stepped forth, or Sif with the flowing locks of gold."

Legends of the Middle Ages by H. A. Guerber

The object of this work is to familiarize young students with the legends which form the staple of mediaeval literature. While they may owe more than is apparent at first sight to the classical writings of the palmy days of Greece and Rome, these legends are very characteristic of the people who told them, and they are the best exponents of the customs, manners, and beliefs of the time to which they belong. These mediaeval legends form a sort of literary quarry, from which, consciously or unconsciously, each writer takes some stones wherewith to build his own edifice. Many allusions in the literature of our own day lose much of their force simply because these legends are not available to the general reader.

The Story of the Greeks by H. A. Guerber

A knowledge of ancient history, however superficial, is of very great value; and the classic legends are almost equally worth knowing, because of the prominent part they play in the world's literature. These tales make a deep impression on the minds of children, and the history thus
learned almost in play will cling to the memory far more tenaciously than any lessons subsequently conned.

Stories of the Wagner Opera by H. A. Guerber (don't know who Wagner is? Click Wikipedia)

"We swear to thee that great and free
Our Rome shall be as once of yore;
To protect it from tyranny
We'll shed the last drop of our gore.
Shame and destruction now we vow
To all the enemies of Rome;
A new free people are we now,
And we'll defend our hearth and home."

Contes et Légendes (Legends and Fairy Tales) by H. A. Guerber (they also have the french original)

This little collection of Legends and Fairy Tales is intended merely as an introduction to general French reading. The stories have been told as simply as possible, with infinite repetition of the same words and idioms to enable the pupil to obtain a good vocabulary almost unconsciously. They have also been narrated as graphically as practicable to arouse an interest in the plot, to stimulate curiosity, and thereby induce the pupil to read to the end.
With the exception of the first tale of the series, for which I have purposely selected the common nursery story, "The Three Bears," I have carefully avoided the tales which are most familiar, or have given them in some unusual version, so that only by knowing the meaning of the words the sense of the story can be obtained.

The Book of the Epic by H. A. Guerber

Every now and then in our reading we come suddenly face to face with first things,--the very elemental sources beyond which no man may go. There is a distinct satisfaction in dealing with such beginnings, and, when they are those of literature, the sense of freshness is nothing short of inspiring. To share the same lofty outlook, to breathe the same high air with those who first sensed a whole era of creative thoughts, is the next thing to being the gods' chosen medium for those primal expressions.

These are the first 6 - I'll be updating this list during the day. H. A. Gueber's writing is magnetic, you'll see when you start reading the prefaces, she's very good at it.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Ana.Guerrero

. i ❤ this bottle .
Originally uploaded by ★.A.N.A.★.

Found her flickr site one day -
and her photograps are so lovely they deserve a look.
So click on the image or follow this link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/la_bella/

IMPORTANCE OF SAYING NO

On the importance of “No”

Published on February 1, 2010 in News. By Paulo Coelho

“Hitler may have lost the war on the battlefield, but he ended up winning something,” says M. Halter. “Because in the 20th century, men created the concentration camp, resuscitated torture, and taught their fellow men that it is possible to close one’s eyes to the misfortunes of others.”

The most important words in any language are small words. “Yes,” for example. Love. God. These are words that are easy to utter, and they fill in empty spaces in our world.
However, there is one word – also a small one – that we find difficult to say:
“No”.

Read the rest of this 1 minute important read HERE:
http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2010/02/01/on-the-importance-of-%E2%80%9Cno%E2%80%9D-2/