on the flower of Eir.
There's a point where attestation ends, intuitive inference begins, and we have to NorsePlay the more likely ideas to see if they grant us returns from our praxis. In that progression of reasoning & trial, we find that Healing Goddess Eir is broader than the limited attestations and can address both physical & emotional malaise. And we strongly suspect her hand manifesting in the crop of vaccines that have begun to open up Midgard again, so if you have a moment, go give her a blot of thanks.
Our NorsePlay would be the Alpine/Southern Germany Edelweiss, which is used in folk medicine and has many noble associations culturally pinned upon it.
Another candidate could be the more common Daisy, which is native to Europe & the Faeroes, though has spread very globally, and has herbal applications as an astringent. There is nothing saying that both of these couldn't be associated, that perhaps all white healing flowers are in that context's purpose Eirflowers.
But if you know which it actually is in that oft repeated citation, or have better/additional botanical candidates, do let us know in the comments below.
Also, along these associative suppositions, while we've found much parroting that the goddess is connected to a white Eirflower, we can't actually find which flower this specifically is. If we NorsePlay it to research and assign one, which white flower might it be, taking into account healing properties in tandem with Indo/Migration/Iron/Viking Age regional origins?
Another candidate could be the more common Daisy, which is native to Europe & the Faeroes, though has spread very globally, and has herbal applications as an astringent. There is nothing saying that both of these couldn't be associated, that perhaps all white healing flowers are in that context's purpose Eirflowers.
But if you know which it actually is in that oft repeated citation, or have better/additional botanical candidates, do let us know in the comments below.
[daisy photo by Norbert Nagel, thanks to friend Patti Rohwedder for suggesting the Daisy at this year's Southwest Frith Moot.]
# # #
Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants at age seven. Since then he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the Map of Midgard project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay. If you have employment/opportunities in investigative mythology, field research, or product development to offer, do contact him.
Comments
Post a Comment