For Halloween & The Day of the Dead!

The Valkyries Card is chosen from Stacey Demarcos' Viking Oracle: 

Through the blood and the screaming, I ride searching. Sweat, tears my horse rearing, I see you. Brave, dying, your hand still upon your sword, pain creasing your face. You see me, And all changes. A soft smile of redemption and recognition - for I am Valkyrie!

You can win the battle you face. Let go of your inner restrictions and of others' expectations. Explore your wild self. Redemption is always available. Be the hero in your own life.

It is said when we are near death, our whole life flashes before our eyes. But according to Norse mythology, as the Viking warriors lay dying on the battlefield, a beautiful, yet terrible woman, Freyja, beloved Foster Mother of the Valkyries, is seen flying in the sky towards them on a mighty horse, with her eyes blazing, and the song of blood and glory on her lips. 

The Valkyries appeared in the Volsunga saga, in the Eddas, and influence Norse art, literature and music. They are Odin's ravens, black and ghastly, screaming their way across the sky  on wild horses that drip blood. Their energy is wild, yet offers relief from the weariness of battle. the 'choosers if the slain',  the 'battle maidens', the mead and shield maidens. If your life is a battle, they urge you to show courage and release yourself from the bonds of regret. They select the bravest and most worthy of dead soldiers and they take them to Valhallah to spend the Afterlife with Odin or to Folkvangr to reside with Freyja. There the dead heroes are served the mead until they rally beside the Gods for the final battle of Ragnarok. 

 Wendy Stokes https://wendystokes.co.uk