Name: Havamal
Duration: P00H09M46S
Description: Old Norse for "Sayings/Song of the High One," the poem in which Odhinn famously undergoes the shamanic passage that gains him the rune wisdom by spearing himself to Yggdrasil. The lyrics are essentially my own poetical paraphrase of that section of the original poem, expanded by study of the runes and including esoteric knowledge surrounding the rune Ansuz, Odhinn's rune.

Havamal

from Geardagum by Karmic Ashes

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Old Norse for "Sayings/Song of the High One," the poem in which Odhinn famously undergoes the shamanic passage that gains him the rune wisdom by spearing himself to Yggdrasil. The lyrics are essentially my own poetical paraphrase of that section of the original poem, expanded by study of the runes and including esoteric knowledge surrounding the rune Ansuz, Odhinn's rune.

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Secrets of Synthesis
A wielding of runes
Furious inspiration, rushing through the heavens
Trickling divine ecstasies
My galdr reaches for thee Ansuz-king
Leading the flock of endless ending
And fading 'cross the bridge
He who is thrice-thought rise with my spell-craft
And speak through my runa
Way through the worlds given to ours of nine
The mystic blood doth flow, neverlost!
Guiding his children since the primal battles of old
Where the name Odhinn was written in the flowing blood
Quest at the dawn of time, searching outstretched limbs
Held aloft by spear
Sacrificed unto mysteries
Himself to himself
Screaming
And falling back, Truth in hand
Breathing the secret out in whispers of power
He gives to us the rune-songs

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from Geardagum, released October 17, 2016

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Karmic Ashes Albuquerque, New Mexico

We are two brothers who have been playing music together for the past 10+ years. With our music we seek to tell stories and create enrapturing sonic landscapes, though not for the faint of heart . . .

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