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The mythological poem Vǫluspá recounts in some sixty-three stanzas of succinct, elusive Old Norse fornyrðislag verse a holistic mythological cosmology which involves both looking back to the creation of the world and looking forward to the world’s destruction and subsequent rebirth. This ambitious subject matter is related by a prophetess or vǫlva who permits our entry into both past and future, describing both in our present moment (in which ‘our’ applies both to the instant of the poem’s performance and the instant of reading the extant manuscript today). Vǫluspá is thus ripe for an exploration of what John Lindow calls ‘mythic time’, particularly in terms of whether its presentation of time could be described as a linear or cyclical arrangement – whether the poem indicates an unbroken chronological progression or gestures towards an infinite set of endings and new beginnings. This will involve (chronologically speaking) a detailed close reading of various aspects of Vǫluspá whilst comparing how they support either the linear or the cyclical models, a consideration of what relevance this question has on how we read the poem, and concluding remarks on the nature of this perceived linear/cyclical dichotomy and whether Vǫluspá in some way eludes attempts to place it within such a binary division.

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from Hedenskap, Trolldom, og Folkeeventyr, released December 10, 2019

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Seiðmannen is a Dungeon Synth project promoting and exploring Paganism, folklore, mythology, animism and genuine spirituality. This is the true undiscovered territory. The true crux of the Norse spiritual path is consciousness evolution.The vast and varied teachings and lore can be condensed into a unified focus or goal, as can all true spiritual teachings across the globe. Music is universal. ... more

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