Norse Pantheon

Freyja, Lady of Seiðr and Sessrúmnir

The Most Renowned of the Ásynjur

The Riding of the Boar

Freyja, most radiant of the Ásynjur, who rides to battle and chooses half the slain, I light this flame where your name echoes. Yours is the song of seiðr, the fire of the falcon-cloak, the necklace that burns like the sun caught. Teach me to desire without shame, to grieve without drowning, and to ride forward when the road is dark.

Spoken at dusk on a Friday with a candle lit and a drop of honey placed on the altar stone.

Ideas for Offering

  • Pour honey into a shallow bowl and leave it under the moon overnight
  • Thread amber beads while speaking her name — the work itself is the offering
  • Keep a cat's welfare in mind: feed a stray or donate to a shelter in her name
  • Write a love letter you will never send and burn it at her flame

Accepted Offerings

  • Honey, mead, and sweet ale
  • Amber and carnelian stones
  • Roses, strawberries, and fresh cream
  • Falcon feathers and cat imagery
  • Yew, birch, and juniper sprigs

Offering Taboos

  • Do not wear iron to her rite if you can avoid it; she is of the Vanir, not the forge
  • Never speak a false oath in her name — she hears every vow
  • Do not ask her to bind another's will; she rides where she pleases
  • Avoid mocking grief or tears at her shrine; she wept the red gold