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Either the Darkness alters – Or something in the sight Adjusts itself to Midnight – And Life steps almost straight.
In cultures around the world, stories are told of women who have some extraordinary power: the gift of foretelling the future; of casting spells to alter reality; of mysteriously healing the sick; of cursing their enemies and their enemies’ descendants; or bending men to their will through sexual enchantment.
They have been known by many names: Circe, Baba Yaga, Hecate, Medea, Morgan Le Fay, and countless others.
One of the very oldest witch stories comes from The Poetic Eddur, anglicized as Eddas. John Bruno Hare describes them as “the oral literature of Iceland, which were finally written down from 1000 to 1300 C.E. The Eddas are a primary source for our knowledge of ancient Norse pagan beliefs.”
The Eddas lore has inspired music from Wagner to Jethro Tull, visual art from W. G. Collingwood to Marvel Comics, and the writings of Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, and Neil Gaiman.
As with any ancient text, the Eddas are open to many interpretations. I have pieced this reasonable version together as suits my theme.
That most ancient witch, The Völva, who knew nine worlds before the present World Tree,Yggdrasil, sprouted from the ground, is the “she” who remembers the first war between the rival deities, the Æsir and the Vanir, of which the trial of Gullveig, “Gold-Brew,” is a triggering incident. Gullveig was tried as a witch in the High Hall of Odin, and sentenced to death. Three times they raised her, struck through on their spears, but she still lived, so then three times she was burned, yet still she lived.
After Gullveig’s ordeal, she traveled from place to place, and was known as Heidr, “Bright One” or “Of the Heath” (related to the word heathen – pagan – someone who worships outdoors in nature.)
This translation is by Henry Adams Bellows (1885 – 1939).
Völuspá – “The Vision of the Witch”
She remembers the first war in the world When Gold-Brew was hoist on the spears And in the High One´s hall they burned her Three times they burned the three times born Often, not seldom, but she still lives! She was called Bright One when she came to the settlements The greatly talented Carrier of the Wand She performed magic, ecstatically she performed it She knew how to cast spells She was always loved by wicked women.
Ed Whelan drew considerable criticism when he attempted to defend conservative judge Brett Kavanaugh, then involved in contentious hearings following his nomination to the Supreme Court. Shortly before a scheduled Judiciary Committee vote on the nomination, an allegation emerged that Kavanaugh had committed a sexual assault as a teen. With assistance and information supplied from Creative Response Concepts Public Relations, a conservative public relations firm, Whelan tweeted that the allegation against Kavanaugh was a case of mistaken identity. Although he expressly disclaimed accusing any particular individual, Whelan faced fierce criticism for the tweets. He apologized a day later for an “appalling and inexcusable mistake of judgment”.
Trump knows from cover-ups. Because “fudged” interviews, “enemies of the state”, and SCOTUS nominees, Sideshow Ed should have run this assassination.
Brett and Squi…. Surveillance video shows that Saudi Arabia used a *body double* who left the consulate wearing Jamal #Khashoggi‘s clothes after he was killed in an attempt to cover up his MURDER.Who brings a bone saw and a body double to an accidental death
“They had a very bad original concept. It was carried out poorly and the cover-up was one of the worst cover-ups in the history of cover-ups. Very simple. Bad deal, should have never been thought of. Somebody really messed up.” (Trump)
SQUI!
Trump calls Saudi murder of Khashoggi the worst cover up in history. He forgot to say:
– he knew from the beginning
– he was part of the cover up
– he condemns Saudis being caught more than the terrorism
– he still plans to sell them $Billions of weaponshttps://t.co/les7H4SdFG
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday condemned Saudi Arabia’s account of the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi as “the worst cover-up ever,” and his administration warned for the first time that it would impose human rights sanctions on those who took part in the plot.
Mr. Trump’s latest criticism, and the threat of sanctions delivered by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, highlighted the mounting pressure on the White House after Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, described the killing of Mr. Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as a premeditated and “savage” murder.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump said, “They had a very bad original concept, it was carried out poorly, and the cover-up was one of the worst in the history of cover-ups.”
“Whoever thought of that idea, I think, is in big trouble, and they should be in big trouble,” he said of the operation inside the Saudi Consulate, during which, Turkish officials say, Mr. Khashoggi was killed and his body dismembered with a bone saw.
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