I feel that Freyja is too often reduced to something more akin to a sexual fantasy than a divine power.
In my experience (and in the mythologies!), Freyja shares quite a bit in common with Odin, from claiming half of those who die in battle to their knowledge of seidr / magic. Do not underestimate Freyja.
The first time I connected with Freyja, I was meditating outside beneath my favorite tree. I was not attempting to reach out to her, but rather a feminine ancestral spirit.
Freyja appeared in my mind’s eye as a strikingly beautiful woman with piercing blue eyes & long blonde hair waving in the wind. Her presence felt incredibly powerful, & her gaze was intimidating.
To this day I still feel that power & ferocity when I connect with Freyja, though to a lesser extent than on that first day.
I call upon her often during rituals & magical workings to help connect me to the spirit realm & to my own inner power, intuition, & magic. This is how I experience her most frequently: as Freyja the Völva.
I connect with a slightly different aspect of Freyja when I want to lean into my feminine roles (not meaning domestic duties, but rather the part of my femininity that is ancient & primal — the part of me that yearns to dance naked in a forest in the moonlight, to learn the rhythms and cycles of my body, to be a healer & a nurturer & a wise woman).
To me, this facet of Freyja feels like Freyja the Goddess of Love & Fertility; though my workings with her are rarely about romantic love or literal fertility, they are frequently about self-love & feminine wisdom.
Lastly, Freyja plays a role in my ancestral rituals.
I do not believe it is a coincidence that she appeared at a moment in time when I was opening myself to my ancestors; she is a goddess of death & the dead after all.
Similarly to Odin, Freyja appreciates quality over quantity in receiving offerings.
It’s beyond UPG to say that she enjoys sweet offerings (such as berries) as this is quite a common belief, but it does align with my own experience. I also find that she appreciates offerings of wine, tea & seeds.
Artwork: Freyja by Pamela Matthews
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