Norse mythology also has a story about a fallen angel. And this angel is not easy to spot.
Our Norse ancestors named everything in their own minds and gave it a personality. They travelled within and dealt with their own aspects as if they were a person who needed correcting and attention. But when the walls were built too high, they could not reach the part of themselves that needed it the most.
Sometimes, all they could do was to send that part of themselves to Hella, to be stored in a ‘safe place’ until they could reach it. This process took both time and patience, but they persisted.
Hella is the name they gave to the part of the subconscious that guards the difficult psychological aspects, what we call the ‘shadow’. They understood that these parts of themselves were immature, often due to unprocessed emotions, trauma or simply a lack of understanding.
Hella stores these aspects as ‘beings’ that can be rehabilitated later. This is where we get the saying, ‘go through hell to go to heaven’. Restoring these soul fragments made them whole.
Hella releases these soul fragments through her wolf brother Fenrir, whose name means ‘Rider of Mesh’. The riding of mesh speaks of being flooded with Divine Consciousness. They called the Divine Consciousness for Precious Mead. They knew that once they experienced contact with this Precious Mead, they would transform. Fenrir releases Divine Essence, and the Seeker restores their fragmented self through knowledge of their true divine nature.
Gatekeeping Mysteries in Famous Fairytales
Many of our famous fairytales are retelling of Norse myths: Pinocchio is a retelling of Odin hanging on Yggdrasil, Frog Prince is a retelling of Song of Rigr, Princess and the pea is a retelling of Thor’s purpose, Cinderella is a retelling of burning of the Ash (Yggdrasil), and Beauty and the Beast is a retelling of how Baldur is freed from his frozen state in Hel.
Palmela Coleman-Smith also followed the stories of Norse myths. Fool to Hierophant is a retelling of Volund the Smith, Lovers to Justice is a retelling of the biblical Adam and Eve, and Hanged Man to World is a retelling of both Odin hanging on Yggdrasil and Loki’s vision quest, which is Ragnarok.
Look for the little man within the stories, and you will know who saves the Seeker again and again.
The two dwarves, Fjalar and Galar (Fault and Error), turn Kvasir, who is supposed to be the most knowledgeable being to have existed, into Mead of Poetry. What people miss when they encounter this story is that Fjalar and Galar are the little men inside of Kvasir who know the truth. They know that Kvasir is on the path to destruction if they don’t intervene. Many aspects of Kvasir enter this story. In the end, the one who most needs transformation is Bolverk, a name that means Evil Man. After many trials, he meets the Divine who transforms him. He turns into Bragi, meaning Noble, and this is where we get the expression Bragging. Bragi is the personification of your best self.
Who is the Fallen Angel in Norse myths, and can he be rescued?
Loki is the oversoul in Norse Myths. He looks within himself and sees a part of him that cannot be harmed in any way, for his own mother, Frigg, has made everything swear not to harm him. This is the story about Baldur. Baldur means Broad, and he is the shiniest God in all the realms. But as we know in Norse myths, what someone is believed to be at the beginning of the story is rarely the truth of their character.
Loki looks far and wide at who can shoot Baldur down. He sees Baldur as a big threat. Loki knows that Baldur is overcome with pride, so much so that everything offends him. This is why Frigg has to bribe everything in existence not to hurt him. Too much pride blocks the Soul’s ability to communicate and merge with the Divine, so Loki needs to pacify Baldur before it is too late.
But who will the little man be this time? Who will take the role of Fjalar and Galar in Mead of Poetry?
The pride of Baldur is so great that only one small being is left uncorrupted. The only being deemed so harmless that it did not have to ally with Frigg is Miselote. Miseltoe is the little man in this story, and Loki’s only hope of redemption.
But this redemption takes time, it connects many stories across Norse myths, and ultimately leads to Ragnarok, Loki’s most enduring Vision Quest.
Loki does not hesitate. He binds Mistletoe into a dart and convinces Hodur, Baldur’s blind brother, to shoot. Hodur does not know he is aiming at Baldur. The dart hits Baldur and kills him. Baldur is taken to Hella, who guards him. There he resides in a frozen state. This is only the beginning of Loki’s transformation. He knows at some point he will have to retrieve this wounded aspect of himself. First, Hermod tries, but Hella refuses to release Baldur. Everyone grieves Baldur, indicating a difficult but necessary period in the Seeker’s life. Odin wants to avenge Baldur’s death, but Hodur is also his son, so he cannot kill him himself.
The saga of Baldur continues
A prophecy told Odin that a son with the Goddess Vrindr (Turning) will avenge Baldur. His name will be Vali (Chosen). Vrindr is the turning of time and with time Hodr will understand his own actions, thus he will also end up in Hella. Now Pride and Shame are locked away deep in the subconscious. Loki still has to renew his lost aspects. There is only one way. Loki begins this difficult journey in Lokesenna and completes it in Ragnarok.
Lokesenna ~ Loki’s truth ~ A story about Yogic Ecsatcy.
You might think Lokesenna is about Loki’s Vision Quest, but it is instead Thor’s vision quest. In Grimnismal, Odin reveals that Thor is purification, and he is the yogic path back to Source. In Lokesenna, Thor has travelled to the East, which means Loki is now in his most purified form, deep in Yogic Ecstacy.
Loki sees the deep truth about all parts of himself. He insults all the gods (his different aspects) until he is in front of Sif, Thor’s wife. She brings him mead and says to him: “Hail to you too, Loki, and take this crystal cup of old mead; At least you know that I am blameless among the gods.” But Loki continues his insult, and Thor arrives and threatens to silence Loki with his hammer, Mjolnir, and cast him to the East. The East is a symbol of the Vision Quest in North Myths, which is exactly where Loki is headed. Loki hides in a river as a salmon. He is now pure awareness. The gods find him and tie him up underneath a poisonous snake.
Precious Mead (Divine Essene) is now symbolised by snake venom that fills Sigyn’s cup. Sigyn is Loki’s wife. She tries to protect him from this venom, but when she empties the cup, the venom hits Loki, creating earthquakes. The Divine Remedy is now very bitter, due to Loki restoring a very damaged part of himself. The medicine has to match the vibration of what it is curing.
Only through the Night shall Night be broken
The Old Norseman believed that facing one’s shadow integrates it. This is what Loki does in Ragnarok. The Divine Remedy he endures creates such a great earthquake within that Hella’s wolf brother, Fenrir, is released. Fenrir means ‘Mesh Rider’, which denotes that more Divine Essence floods the Seeker. Hella, who stores our negative emotions, releases Fenrir, Divine Essence, when it is safe for us to heal and integrate. Through Fenrir, the Seeker experiences ego death.
Fenrir kills Odin. Odin means Spirit, which again, speaks of a complete renewal of the Seeker’s spirit. Fenrir is killed by Odin’s son Vidar (wide). Loki fights Heimdallr, and they kill each other. Tyr fights the wolf of the underworld, Garmr. When all these battles are over, Surtr burns all the worlds, including Yggdrasil. The world will rise again out of the sea (coming out of the vision quest). Both Baldr and Hodr come back. So do Vidar and Vali. Thor’s sons, Modi and Magni, also return. The Universal laws are restored. The Runes, the Seeker’s connection to the Divine, are restored in Gimle.
Killing in Norse Myths speaks of Renewal.
Loki succeeds in restoring the most damaged and fallen aspect of himself, Baldur. His new mindset and connection to himself and the Divine is called Gimle, a safe place where old wounds are healed. However, the Seeker must keep watch so as not to fall again in pride and vanity. This is why the Yogis from India practise their yogic meditation every day. I believe Norse Myths are Yogic myths from the East.
One being, the most talented Yogi in Norse myths, Volund the Smith, reveals how to stay in the flow of Divine Union. You can learn more about Volund the Smith here.
Thor before Thunder ~ Tarot Mysteries Revealed
If you want to learn the truth about where Tarot originally got its meaning and how this gatekept information was hidden in Norse myths and famous fairytales, you can learn it all in my book, ‘Thor before Thunder’.
