Surtr
Surtr is the fire giant who stands at the edge of Muspelheim. At Ragnarok he comes from the south with a flaming sword that is brighter than the sun, meets Freyr - who has given his own sword away and so fights unarmed - and sets the world alight. The earth sinks into the sea and rises again green.
The planetary, elemental, zodiacal, stone, herb and tarot values are modern Western correspondences chosen for coherence with the rest of the corpus, not ancient attributions. The Samhain timing is the nearest fire-and-endings threshold in the site's sabbat system, not an ancient Norse observance.
Correspondences
Offerings
- Offerings
- FireAshCharcoalIronStrong drink
Sacred timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- SurtSurturThe Black One
- Gender Expression
- Masculine
- Titles
- Lord of MuspelheimThe Fire GiantWielder of the Flaming Sword
- Symbols
- Flaming swordFireAshMuspelheim
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneDirect and finalAddressLord SurtrFire-BringerSword of MuspelheimRelationshipThe end that clearsWarning
he ends things. Do not call him for continuation, and close the working in fire and ash.
ResonanceEndings purification clearing the ground - Modern Practice
Worked with for endings that have to be complete: burning a tie, clearing a place or a habit, closing a cycle so the next one can start. The offering is a fire and something given to it. He is not asked for growth, protection or increase; he is asked to finish.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- FireDestructionPurificationEndingsthe southWorld-ending
- Mythology Summary
Surtr is the fire giant who stands at the edge of Muspelheim. At Ragnarok he comes from the south with a flaming sword that is brighter than the sun, meets Freyr - who has given his own sword away and so fights unarmed - and sets the world alight. The earth sinks into the sea and rises again green. Snorri names him first among the giants in Gylfaginning; Voluspa has the fire come from the south with the suns of the destroyer.
Details
- Secondary Planets
- Saturn
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