Baldur
Baldur is the Norse god of light and beauty, invulnerable to everything except the mistletoe that Loki turned into a dart. His death is the first sign of Ragnarok, and his return is the first sign of the world after it — the god who comes back when everything else has ended.
No native Norse planetary rulership exists: the planetary correspondence is the interpretatio romana / weekday reading (Mercury=Odinn, Jupiter=Thor, Mars=Tyr, Venus=Freyja/Frigg, Sun=Sol, Moon=Mani), not an ancient Norse attribution.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Sun
Offerings
- Offerings
- White flowersMistletoeMeadLight
Sacred timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- BaldrBalderThe Bright
- Gender Expression
- Masculine
- Titles
- The BrightThe BeautifulThe Slain GodLord of Light
- Symbols
- MistletoeLightShip funeralRing
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneLuminous grievingAddressBaldurThe BrightThe BeautifulRelationshipThe beloved who returns after the world endsWarningHis death was engineered by a technicalityResonanceThose grieving the good thing lost
- Modern Practice
Baldur is called upon in grief, at Yule, and wherever an innocent loss has to be acknowledged rather than explained. He is a god of the light that goes away and comes back, and his practice is honest mourning with the return left in the story.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- LightBeautyInnocenceDeath and returnPeacePurityForetelling
- Mythology Summary
Baldur is the Norse god of light and beauty, invulnerable to everything except the mistletoe that Loki turned into a dart. His death is the first sign of Ragnarok, and his return is the first sign of the world after it — the god who comes back when everything else has ended.
Details
- Correspondences
- ColorsWhiteGoldGreenScentsFrankincenseChamomileRoseMetalsGoldSilverAnimalsDoveSwanDeer
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