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WolfWhoSings
September 27th, 2008, 05:10 PM
(Allow me to begin my re-inaugural post by apologising for not being around as much as I should have over the summer. It's been "interesting times." Stoopid Chinese historians.)

(That's a joke. I can interpret it if you like. I mean no offense to anyone be they Chinese, historians or even stoopid.)

(But if you're stoopid you might should go read something else. Just sayin')

*Ahem* ANYhoo... Over the last month or two I have been having nightmares like crazy. Having a normal "Do what now?" dream is actually more rare and noticable. Floods. Destruction. Robots. Loss. Sick pets. Lost pets. Sinister, hymn singing, sledgehammer wielding clowns. Packs of cannibal children. Hollow chickens.

You know, the usual.

I dreamt last night that I was in some confined space, like I was lying on my stomach in an air vent. My hands were out of the vent and holding onto the wrists of a young, blond girl (think Carol Ann from Poltergiest). This young girl happened to be possessed by some frightening force.

I recited what mantras, prayers, and chants I knew, pulling from pretty much everywhere, but I could tell that not only was it having no effect, but she/it was trying to work on me as well.

[Cut scene]

I am in a bedroom, not mine, with a dark brown rug. The bed is white. I have the girl by the wrist again and am pulling her out from under the bed, while myself being on the floor as well.

She comes out, sliding up next to me and I feel a wrongness in my right side, at my ribs. Her little cold hand has slipped something into me there, past my skin. I have no idea what it is, but I doubt it's a good thing.

[Cut scene - perhaps even use a fancy wipe for interest]

I am at a long former workplace. There are some old skool computers - reel to reel data tapes and the like, including an elaborate tape reading machine I've never seen before. I get the impression that there's some sort of prank I've pulled with the machines, but it's unclear.

I am sitting next to some anonymous person on my left and a former employer on my right, whom I remember fondly. (Good guy - rather Harry Dean Stantonesque.) I notice that I am naked, but hey, no one else seems to so, alright.

My former boss (whom I was not actually attracted to, mind you) and I are chatting. He puts his head to my chest. I'm a bit uncomfortable with that, given the nekkidity, but maybe he's just being friendly. Then he moves his face near my crotch and I'm getting increasingly disturbed, but I don't do anything because well, er, he's acting like this is totally normal and uh, er.. um...

[Bless the Cut Scene - Onto the curious part]

Near that area, I am sitting on the floor with the little girl from earlier. She is playing with blocks and/or crayons or something. I'm not really afraid of her anymore, kinda resigned really to an upcoming conflict.

The knowledge that she is possessed by a Norse death goddess comes to me. I look in her face and see a skull superimposed over her features. She seems predatory and unconcerned.

I ask of her that when it comes down to it, regardless of whether she gets me or I get her, if I can ask her some questions first. (The questions I have in mind are about the afterlife, as I recall it.) She says nothing but seems amenable.

In my Aspie way, I then go on to observe that since she's Norse, she's probably not really worried about the fight, since pre-determination indicates she will win or lose as fate has decreed, so might as well not worry with it.

(Look, that may or may not be accurate. Take it up with my subconcious :P )

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So. Seems to me that I got a little visit from Hel. Though I have a Germanic heritage, I'm not a Norse oriented person really. However, I will add that one of my nearest and dearest sometimes refers to me as "Freyja" (though I haven't found any instance of Hel and Freyja in conflict in my research).

Anyone out there reading this have experience with Hel appearing to them? Given who we're talking about, I want to be very careful in interpreting what she may want.


Thank you for reading. I hope that even if you have no idea what in the hel (Har!) this was about, you found it entertaining on some level.

If not, Ooooo look! Bouncy thing! -> :boing:

Shawn Cameron
September 29th, 2008, 04:28 PM
Fascinating! I wish I had some cool dreams I could remember... anyway I'm not sure if your just sharing or if you have a question :P but I thought I would respond anyway. I have very little experience with Hel though I work closely with her father, I do however know of someone who has her as a patron. I have only spoken to him once so I won't vouch for anything but there is no harm in shooting him an email if you fell confertable talking to strangers >.< other then that i would recoment trying to ask her derectly if that was her in your dream... though she can be vage so again no vouching for my odd ideas.

LisaT4P
September 29th, 2008, 05:31 PM
The over all impression I got was you trying to rescue this little girl, and then being resigned to the fact that you can't.

What are you trying to save? And why have you resigned yourself to the fact that you can't save it? Hel is a Death Goddess, so she would respresent inevitablility quite well, IMO.

I'll see your bouncy thing and raise you a :viking2:

WolfWhoSings
September 30th, 2008, 03:53 PM
Fascinating! I wish I had some cool dreams I could remember... anyway I'm not sure if your just sharing or if you have a question :P but I thought I would respond anyway. I have very little experience with Hel though I work closely with her father, I do however know of someone who has her as a patron. I have only spoken to him once so I won't vouch for anything but there is no harm in shooting him an email if you fell confertable talking to strangers >.< other then that i would recoment trying to ask her derectly if that was her in your dream... though she can be vage so again no vouching for my odd ideas.Heh. Thanks for the reply! I do remember a fair number of my dreams - which can be good and bad! I'd love to get to a state of lucid dreaming.

Guess I should have stated a proper question, eh? I think such a question would be "So, anyone else had Hel appear to them, and if so, what was that foretelling or indicating?"

You do have a good point about the meditation and asking. Respectfully. Veryyy respectfully. If I don't get anywhere, I may take you up on that offer!


The over all impression I got was you trying to rescue this little girl, and then being resigned to the fact that you can't.

What are you trying to save? And why have you resigned yourself to the fact that you can't save it? Hel is a Death Goddess, so she would respresent inevitablility quite well, IMO.

I'll see your bouncy thing and raise you a :viking2:Another good question and point. Inevitability is a real b*tch of a concept, and now you mention it, there was that whole bit about predetermination at the end as well.

Doing a little research turned up a couple of interesting bits - children often represent childlike qualities of innocence, simplicity and being carefree, as well as, apparently, the chance to satisfy repressed desires and hopes.

Also, Hel apparently has a guardian on the path to her realm that is a maiden.

I can dope some of it out psychologically. (I'd give details on that point, but I'm not sure that's appropriate, or even desired by anyone! :P) Suffice to say I've had a lot of issues lately with whether or not I'm a priority in my own life and my self-image. Hmm...

Oh, and http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/merv/pirate.gif

LisaT4P
September 30th, 2008, 05:17 PM
Ignoring your inner child would certainly make sense here (hence the whole self-image thing).

And http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/lkrough2/starwars.gif