Respect the contributions of fathers!

[TERA]

We give them hope.....we support them. We let them know that they are not alone. We help them, we unite with them. We join the fight against the systems that created these injustices. We reassure them that there is a flicker of light inside each one of us that has not been extinguished. We help keep the fire burning. Easier said than done, but a worthy cause is one that will not be silenced nor forgotten by those who struggle to bring to humanity peace and justice for all.

[knight-errant]

Originally Posted by TERA

We give them hope.....we support them. We let them know that they are not alone. We help them, we unite with them. We join the fight against the systems that created these injustices. We reassure them that there is a flicker of light inside each one of us that has not been extinguished. We help keep the fire burning. Easier said than done, but a worthy cause is one that will not be silenced nor forgotten by those who struggle to bring to humanity peace and justice for all.

Could I give you a hug TERA? Thanks for that.

[Percy]

Well done TERA. You are showing courage and skill, confronting the stereotypes and opening people's eyes. I think the blacksmith just might have to make a sword for you with some nice, fancy engravings on the blade.

[TERA]

Originally Posted by knight-errant

Could I give you a hug TERA? Thanks for that.

*This big cyber hug is for you!*

[TERA]

Originally Posted by Percy

Well done TERA. You are showing courage and skill, confronting the stereotypes and opening people's eyes. I think the blacksmith just might have to make a sword for you with some nice, fancy engravings on the blade.

I have a large walking stick that I created from a long piece of driftwood. Using a soldering iron, I burned into the wood symbols of my family's heritage. (Viking ancestry....lol!) The first symbol on it is a rune, Tiewaz, which stands for "the spiritual warrior". It happens to be the first letter of my name. I have several runes on my staff ....all of them were believed by the Vikings to hold some sort of mystical power. I have Celtic symbols on it too, the shield knot for protection, and others. I have Thor's Hammer on there, too, for justice and strength. The staff has adornments of feathers and trinkets given to me by various people in my life...people whom are family, friends, and even people who have crossed me in some way....negatively, or positively. They all represent things from my past, present, and future.

I wish I had a picture of it to show you. It looks almost Native American in design, yet the symbols are Scandinavian and Celtic.

[TERA]

teiwaz : Tyr

Phonetic equivalent: t DIVINATORY MEANINGS: duty, discipline, responsibility, self-sacrifice, conflict, strength, a wound, physicality, the warrior path MAGICAL USES: protection, victory, strength, strengthening the will, healing a wound ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES: Tyr and the Fenris Wolf, Odin's ordeals ANALYSIS: Just as the second aett began with the cleansing destruction of hagalaz, so too does the third aett begin with a loss. However, hail is imposed by the Gods to force the sacrifice of those things which aren't really vital to our development. Teiwaz, on the other hand, represents a voluntary sacrifice, made by someone who understands exactly what they are giving up and why.
Tyr's sacrifice of his hand to allow the binding of the Fenris Wolf was a noble one, and notable in a pantheon of deities not known for their sense of duty and ethical responsibility. He is believed to be one of the oldest of the Norse Gods - a Bronze-age rock carving was found in Scandinavia depicting a one-handed warrior - and his position may well have originally superseded that of Odin.


Tyr's rune is also one of the oldest in the fu&thornark, having survived virtually unchanged from the earliest Bronze-age carvings. It represents all those qualities associated with the God: strength, heroism, duty and responsibility. But it also represents a deeper mystery - that of the wounded God.


Like &thornurisaz, the pain of teiwaz focuses the attention and forces discipline. However, in this case the effect is more conscious and the wound carries a greater significance. Uruz has been confronted and bound, and the lessons of teiwaz and hagalaz have been learned. This is the path of the warrior.

[TERA]

Shield Knot (Four Corners)

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• Glossary of Magick and the Occult The shield knot is an ancient and nearly universal symbol. The shield knot has been used for thousands of years by a varfiety of cultures for protection and warding.


While the common design is most often associated with the Celts and ancient Norse, the most basic form is much older. The fourfold version at right is Mesopotamian in origin and is associated with protective spells invoking the gods of the four corners of the earth.


Later, it was used in the Kabbalah as a symbol of the Shema, the prayer/spell to invoke the four Archangels; it is the origin of the "Qabbalistic Cross" ritual still used today. This knot is sometimes referred to as the "Earth Square" or St. Hans cross.


The Norse and Celtic versions of the knot are used for the same purposes of protection but are related to the fourfold solar cross.

Traditional Norse, built on a swastika/solar cross motif

[Percy]

Well. OK then. If you insist. A bit of burnt stick it is. Poke it in someone's ete.

[outdoors]

you have come a long way-Tera

[TERA]

Here is the third comment to come in so far:

I agree with you that now it is better for the children to stay with their father rather than their mother like you mentioned earlier there is becoming more stay at home dads now a days and mom works and dad takes care of the children.

[TERA]

Fourth comment/response to come in:

I think you wrote a wonderful post. I enjoyed reading it, and I love what you wrote "I think it's important to support fathers who are supporting their kids." That is a great statement. I have a friend who is raising his daughter alone. Her mom didn't want to be responsible anymore and just "gave" her to him. It was hard at first, but he has had her three years, and is doing a wonderful job! He also has the support of his friends and family which is great.
Nice post, and I enjoyed reading what you had to write!
Thanks,
Katie