Frigga

Frigga to me will always be the Goddess of the Summer solstice.  She is a mother who prides herself on order and efficiency.  I met her once in a Rose Garden in the other world (she had a young daughter not a son and was in her mid-thirties but with eyes that held a vast amount of wisdom).She told me it was time to clip off all the dead roses and straighten the garden.   If you read Diana Paxson's writings on Frigga you'll know we've met the same lady.

 

Blessed be the Goddess of the Hearth Flame Frigga, Constant One, Goddess of fireside and home. Teach me the lessons of commitment and contentment, service and celebration. Warm me within and without. I light this candle in fiery offering to you, Frigga, Goddess of Fire.

 

Frigga is the patron goddess of the home and of the mysteries of the married woman. She is seen as Odin's match (and sometimes his better) in wisdom; she shares his high-seat, from which they look out over the worlds together.

She is called on for blessings when women are giving birth and for help in matters of traditional women's crafts (spinning, weaving, cooking, sewing) and the magics worked thereby. Frigga can also be called on by mothers who want to protect their children.   She is also called Hlin (protectress).

Frigga is the mother of Balder, and is often thought of as still mourning for him. She is a seeress, who knows all fates, though she seldom speaks of them. Her hall is called Fensalir - "marsh-halls". She has a handmaiden called Fulla and a messenger named Gna.

Old Norse Frigg, Anglo-Saxon Frige, Old High German Frija, Wagnerian Fricka.

Šall original material Freya Owlsdottir 1986-1998