Calendar of the Sun
7 Thrimilchimonath
Frigga's Blot
Color: White and blue
Element: Air
Altar: Upon cloth of white and blue set twelve white candles, one sky-blue candle, a great jug of
mead, and a drop spindle full of handspun yarn. Throughout the next twelve days, the altar stays
the same, and one more candle is lit. On this day, light only the blue one.
Offering: Learn to spin. Bring harmony to some place that needs it. Do things correctly.
Daily Meal: Soup or stew. Bread with cheese, meat, or jam.
Invocation to Frigga
We call you, Frigga, from your misty halls at Fensalir,
All-knowing Queen, norn-wise,
Odhinn's loved companion, splendid queen of tribes,
Blessed in triumph, binding folk together.
Lover of your people, lady bright-minded,
Bridler of kin-strife, bourne of kin-mindfulness.
Protector and peaceweaver, friendly goddess:
Your blessings give to us, to babies and brave ones,
Great-hearted queen, holding secret counsel
With god-loving soothsayers; to the wise-minded
Giving rede and wisdom, discretion and prudence.
Key-keeper mighty, in your starry cape,
You know there is no tongue in which to tell
Of all that is and that shall be;
To sort the spinning strands of possibility
Into a span of words,
Yet with your spindle and your well-strung loom
You weave the airy clouds
And send the winds to shape them,
Writing your wordless wisdom-runes
In the ever-changing valleys of the sky.
(Adapted from Winifred Hodge)
Chant:
Cloth of honor from the thread of truth
Weave your heart into all you offer
(The drop spindle of yarn is passed around from person to person, and each speaks of how they
intend to bring frith - order, harmony, and correctness - to some aspect of their lives. Then some
mead is poured out as a libation to Frigga, saying, "Hail, Lady of Frith!" The rest is placed back
on the altar for tomorrow's ritual.)
[Pagan Book of Hours]