Hawk is a sun animal and is the messenger between worlds. Verfolne is the name of the hawk that sits between the eyes of the eagle Vidofnir in Yggdrasil the world tree. The Eagle helps us to see hidden spiritual truths. The Eagle is a Sun Animal symbolizing Light conquering darkness, justice, victory, spiritual power and magic. The Eagle is Odin’s animal and associated with him. In Norse mythology we find Vidofnir, an eagle sitting in Yggdrasil, the world tree. The Eagle is associated with the Birch Tree and its rune is Beith. These ravens help Odin to rule the realms and give him wisdom. Odin has two ravens called Hugin and Munin. In Norse mythology we hear about Odin’s wolves Freke and Gere who bring him news from Earth. The wolf is a Moon Animal associated with renewed energy and wisdom through connecting with our inner child. It is a Sun Animal and symbolizes endurance and faithfulness. The horse is the animal of strength, vitality, nobility and intelligence. Svadilfari was the stallion who built Asgaard. Skinnfakse and Rimfakse were the two horses who pulled the wagon of Day and the wagon of Night across the sky. We find strong horses in Norse Mythology, like Odin’s horse Sleipner: The horse had a deep significance to the old Norse people. Horse is associated with the Oak tree and the mystique rune for horse is Duir:

It is the messenger between our world and the otherworld. The Red Deer is associated with the healing touch and the resurrection of the spirit. In Norse Mythology we hear about Dunøyr, Duratro, Dvalin and Dain, three Red Deer who graze in Yggdrasil, the tree of Life. The Red Deer carried a lot of meaning to the Norse people. The hare is associated with the Common Gorse and the mystique rune is Onn: It carries intuitive messages, and tells us to listen to our intuition. It reminds us to explore the depth within ourselves and see what is hidden in our hearts. This animals symbolizes the power to see beyond what is right here in front of us. The Lynx is the guardian of deep secrets and hidden knowledge.

It tells us that we have a soul that longs to grow and expand beyond our body. The Roe Deer remind us of our spiritual growth. The ancient mystique Rune associated with Selje is Saille: The Roe deer is the animal that carries within the power of the Goat willow or the selje as we say in Norway. The elk will help us to find this inner wisdom and inspire us to be more confident and appear with grace. He carries within his spirit the deep knowledge and mysteries of the forest. The moose, or the elk, is known in Norway to be the King of the Forest. The polar bear helps us to overcome difficult challenges and to be flexible. The polar bear, or Ice bear as we say in Norway, is the animal that will unblock suppressed emotions so that they can flow freely. The female bear was the symbol for the feminine aspect and principle and the male bear was the masculine principle. The bear stands for strength, healing, inner wisdom and balance between the seen and the unseen world. The Norse Gods Thor and Odin often took the shape of a bear to visit the human world. So let us take a closer look at these animals of the north and try to understand what message it is that they are trying to convey.īear was seen as the forefather of man. In the Norse Culture of Scandinavia animals were seen as messengers from the spirit world trying to guide us through life. In these old cultures, like the Sami Culture, the Native American culture, the Aboriginal culture and the Celtic Culture animals symbolized powers that we as a humans could posses if we listened and learned from the animals. If you want to read some of Morgan’s poems, please click here:Īnimals have always played an important part in our lives, especially in ancient cultures when people lived more close to, and in harmony with, nature and the natural world. Would love to be spirited away by a changeling Fairy Prince. * This poem is dedicated to my friend Cynthia Morgan, whom I know I shouted, for no reason at all, and he turned his sails, Ripping through clouds, silver-lined by the star-sheen ( Or a black-sailed ship with a raven’s heart?)īut white-winged gulls and sitting ducks.Īnd I could see that his mouth was still a beak,Īnd raised his feathers, like arrow-reeds,Īnd became the lantern-eyed raven once more,

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