​The 10th day of Yule!

The 10th day of Yule!

Standing in front of your Alter, Light a white candle and from it a Frankincense incense. Inhale the incense in and recite the prayer to the God Baldur.

Prayer to Baldur

Hail Bright One of Asgard, 

Favorite Son who came to ashes.

You who fled your destiny 

Only to see it come true,

Help me to see what must be done 

And have the courage to do it, 

Even when it will hurt those I love 

And who love me, beyond cost. 

Teach me how to show them 

That walking the destined road Straightaway, 

without hesitation Is the path of less pain in the end. 

Teach me how to show myself 

That it will all come right in the end, 

And that if does not come right 

There is solace in finding 

Something good in the rubble. 

Help me, Bright One, 

Torch in the darkness, 

Light the hard path I must walk 

And let me not mistake it 

For the whim of an evil Universe.

Baldur (Balder, Baldr, Bealdor, Balþraz), of the Aesir: The Bright One. His name means “Shining Day.” Odin's second son, he is the God of Love, Light, Beauty, Loyalty, Innocence, and Rebirth. He is sacrificed at Midsummer by the dart of the mistletoe, and is reborn at Yule. He is married to the Goddess of Joy, Nanna, and is father to Forseti. He was slain by his blind brother Hodur whose hand was guided by the evil Loki, and will return after Ragnarok.

Correspondences: 

Runes: Fehu, Raidho, Sowilo 

Color: gold, white 

Day: Sunday 

Altar: upon a gold and white cloth lay a long row of white candles, incense of cedar and bay, an amber stone with the rune Sowilo upon it, and a horn of mead - a black cloth should be laid nearby. 

Offerings: sacrifice something beautiful in a way that gives benefit to others 

Incense: cinnamon, frankincense 

Plant: ash, chamomile, marigold, St. Johnswort 

Rulership: advice, beauty, gentleness, harmony, reconciliation, reincarnation 

Stone: gold, goldstone 

Pronunciation: 'Baul-dur' (Baldr) 

Symbol: the Sun, air