At her hall of Fensalir, Frigga, the Norse All-Mother, has twelve Handmaidens (Note 1) or ladies-in-waiting to attend to Her. Not much is known about who these Handmaidens were since the Lore is scanty about Norse Goddesses in general. Much of what is known today is by Group Verified Gnosis.
Saga (in brief)
At her hall, Sokkvabekkr (Sunken Hall), Saga drinks with Odin, the All-Father. The two Gods spend their time trading stories. In common usage, “saga” means “a long tale.” Since She is the Patroness of Historians, Saga collects and passes on knowledge.
In the Gylfaginning, Saga is listed as first of the Goddesses who attended Frigga. “Saga, who dwells in Sokkvabekkr, and this is a large dwelling.” In the Poetic Edda (Grimnismal), Saga and Odin meet at her home each day. (Sokkvabekkr, Saga’s home is listed as one of the named residences of the Gods.) Her home is believed to be partially underwater or abutting a stream. This is significant since water offers wisdom and prophecy.
Sökkvabekk is the fourth, where cool waves flow,
And amid their murmur it stands;
There daily do Othin and Saga drink
In gladness from cups of gold.
In their daily meetings, the All-Father listens to Saga, since She is a source of wisdom and knowledge that He appreciates. From Her, Odin learns about the past history and the future destiny of the Nine Worlds. This Goddess perseveres history and provides an understanding of everyone’s places in the Worlds
Saga is the Progenitor, Keeper, and Foreteller of Stories. She lends her name to the Norse Sagas, their tales of generational histories. One could say that Saga knows all since She knows the past, present, and future.
Saga provides guidance of how everyone can understand their destiny. This Goddess gives people a sense of how to navigate the flow of their life’s events. This is in keeping with the Norse sense of “orlog,” (Note 2) where the past defines the future and fates are known.
I see Saga inspiring the spark of creativity in people. She offers a way to bring life into prosaic stories and elevates them. Saga encourages people to engage in the process of creating their stories. These stories can be the ones of your life that you are writing or your future. For me, She inspires my passions in writing.
Notes:
Note 1. Saga (seer), Eir (healer), Gefjun (unmarried girls), Fulla (plenty), Sjofn (love), Lofn (forbidden love), Var (oaths), Vor (wisdom), Syn (truth), Hlin (protector), Snorta (diplomacy), Gna (travelers).
Note 2. Orlog is defined as the primal layers of strands that weave together to make an individual. It is the relationship between the actions and outcomes of each person. People’s souls are inherited in part from their Ancestors and part influenced through the person’s own actions. It is not to be confused with “karma” which is that one’s actions impacts one’s reincarnation cycle.
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