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remember being little and thinking dandelions were fun or a pretty color or something and every adult in an 80 mile radius wouldn’t let you say that without screaming ITS A WEED

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I can’t tell if a lot of writers of modern fiction just don’t know much about Norse beliefs about the afterlife, or if they’re just trying to simplify it for whatever reason for their works.  Like, Valhalla is not the only place medieval Scandinavians believed they went when they died.  Nonetheless, here is a list of the places where the dead go for writers or just whoever is interested:

Valhalla

Valhalla is generally where male warriors who die in battle go after death.  Here, they will live in constant battle and feasting alongside Odin and the Valkyries until Ragnarok, when they will join Odin in battle.

Folkvang®

While half of warriors who die in battle go with Odin to Valhalla, the other half go to Folkvang (also called Folkvangr), which belongs to Freya.  Both male and female warriors could end up here when they died, while Valhalla was generally reserved for men.

Ran

Ran is not so much a place as a person, whose home has many names.  She is a giantess who lives underwater, and her home is generally where people who die at sea go.

Hel

Hel is a realm very similar to Midgard (Earth, i.e., where all humans live), ruled by a goddess/giantess also named Hel.  She is the daughter of Loki and Angrboda.  Life continues on as it would when you were alive, except, obviously, you are not alive.  Battles are waged, people eat, drink, and sleep, and they still have jobs and responsibilities.  It is not altogether an unpleasant place by most accounts.  This is where the vast majority of people end up.  Some sources say people even stay with their earthly family units in Hel.

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in witchcraft you don’t pick crystals, crystals pick you

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The most beautiful thing you'll see today.

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Santa is on strike due to global warming.  All presents this year will be delivered by Sasha the Christmas Tiger.  Milk and cookies may not be sufficient.

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Nature-Inspired Umbrellas

Flora For Faunas on Etsy

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Good things come to those who witchcraft.

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Nazi witches (and nazis in general) are NOT welcome on this blog, take your bullshit elsewhere. Jewish witches (and non-witches as well) are ALWAYS welcome and always safe on this blog.

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Possibly sacrilegious, definitely adorable, and I absolutely couldn’t leave Goodwill without him.

(He’s from a Prince of Egypt playset, but my first thought was “that’s the cutest Anubis ever!)

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Purple Nebula Galaxy Cloak

Costurero Real on Etsy

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Most people: “Dear God!”

Celtic Pagans: “Deer God!”

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I seem to have attracted a very helpful little ghost.

I had a bag of cookies sitting on my table in my room, and they kept falling off the table. Except, I'd put them back on the table where they would sit for an hour or so, I'd leave the room, come back, and they'd be on the floor. I took the hint and threw them out. I later got a call from my mother, panicking, telling me not to eat the cookies because she accidently used the flour that was in the coconut container (I'm EXTREMELY allergic to coconuts).

I have a helpful little ghost.

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Wands / Pencil Wands

Arpeeleet on Etsy

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