Happy Tyr-Day!

Pronounced, “tier.” Ah, close enough to Tuesday, right?

The planet we celebrate today associates with Tyr-day…MARS!

Mars is usually the planet associated with Aries. Mars also represents more focused masculine energy, and Mars/Ares, also known as the God of War.

It is interesting how at times, these Norse gods and Greek gods coincide with their stories at times. As if, from different places of Planet Earth, they all experience the same thing? As if, these gods, may have visited once before which begs the question, why did they leave? And, when are they coming back? And for what?

But I digress.

Mars, is a planet, known to stimulate new ideas, brings forth calls to action, encourages new beginnings, promotes self expression and forward movement, the discovery of more male attributes – according to, Swiss mathematician and musicologist, Hans Cousto.   I know for some, just reading that, they seem like ‘heavy’ qualities and very, sword fighting-ish. But I must say, it is INTENT + PURPOSE leads to INSPIRED ACTION taking its course. And that type of focus, that type of ROAR energy in your face, is very, well very this —>!!!! meaning, there is no room, nor time for this —>???? Get it? I do with that…

Or as Nicky Tanase would say —> Get it? Got it? Good!..now let’s go already.

And when you find balance within yourself when you play with these type of energies…good things happen.

All I can call it is a very: FOCUSED, IN YOUR FACE, PRECISION TYPE ENERGY, that knows no apologies.

Now, as for the Norse god, I chose Tyr, to play with today, because he is not just known as the Norse god of war. He was also known as the god of law and justice. An upholder of all things true and just.

One of the oldest surviving myths, lasting the tides of time of him. It comes from the infamous story of, “The Binding of Fenrir.” Have you heard of it?

Well if you haven’t, here it is, (hence the blog pic!)

Loki, the mischievous fire god, known as a trickster. He was the son of the two giants and the blood brothers of Odin. (more of him tomorrow, for Odin’s day! Wednesday.)

Anyway, Loki, created three beasts, that made Odin feel very anxious.

One of the monsters, was a huge serpent. So big, it encompassed the entire Earth to the point where his tail grew in his mouth. Odin, called this mighty serpent, Midgard as he cast it into the ocean.

The second monster Loki created, was the goddess Hel. Where Odin, sent Her to the Niflheim – the home of darkness.

The third monster, well, that was Fenrir, the fierce wolf. Odin hoped to tame it but the beast only grew to be so fierce and ferocious, that none of the gods wanted to feed him anymore. All but one, brave god did. His name was, Tyr.

Odin, at this point, could not kill the beast as no blood must be shed within the sacred city walls.

Thor, told his Father, “Do not fear, Father Odin, for by tomorrow night we shall have Fenrir so safety bound that he cannot harm us. I will make a mighty chain, with the help of my hammer, Miölnir, and with it we will bind him fast!” Hence, the title of the story, “The Binding of Fenrir.”

The next night, when Thor snuck in to bind him with his mighty chain. All were surprised how compromising the wolf was in allowing him to do so. To only find soon afterward, that with one forward movement, the wolf broke his mighty chain.

Thor, those disappointed by the results, tried again. Saying he would build a stronger, more mightier chain. And as he did, as he carried this chain, that even he too, couldn’t carry. The wolf snarled and broke free of that too.

And so, they met again, where Frey, the god of summer and king of the fairies spoke where he suggested, …”since we cannot make a chain strong enough to bind Fenrir, let us go to the little awards, who work in silence and in darkness, and ask them to make us a chain!” Odin agreed to this strategy, and asked Frey to go at once!

So Frey, hurried and found a messenger to go to the dwarf people, who lived underground, far inside Earth. And told them to make haste, with the chain. The dwarf king obliged, as they were afraid of Odin, and dared not disobey him. For two nights, they build the chain and the King said to the messenger, “This may seem to you to be small and weak; but it is a most wonderful piece of work, for we have used it in all the strongest stuff we could find. It is made of six kinds of things…This chain can never be broken; and if you can once put it on Fenrir, he will never be able to throw it off.”

Odin’s messenger thanked the dwarf people and returned with the magical chain. The gods and Frey were pleased and took it to Thor and Tyr.

When Frey took out the little chain from his pocket…asking Thor and Tyr, if they could break it. They tried in vain. To which Thor replied, “I do not believe any one but Fenrir can break it.”

Now the wolf, Fenrir, was going to have to be bound again, but his ego and fear of being called, a coward, obliged again. But only one condition. He requested that, he would allow them to put the chain on him, if he might hold the right hand of one of one of the gods in his mouth while they bound him. As a sign that the gods did not mean to play any tricks, of course. Of good, trust of course. Good faith.

The gods looked to each other, wondering who in their right mind would do that! Who would make that sacrifice?

Oh….all but one, obliged. That was might Tyr. The brave. He stood forward, with his hand out, into the mouth of the beast. The other gods fastened the chain to the beast and a great rock. When Fenrir made another leap, thinking he would easily break this chain again. He noticed this time, it only grew tighter.

He could not break the chain. The beast shut his teeth in rage and bit of the brave Tyr’ hand.

Hence, ‘he gave his right hand’ for the greater good of his people. For the peace and happiness of Asgard.

And so, now you have heard, or reheard, the tale of Tyr via, The Binding of Fenrir.

Makes one think, of what one let’s go of, to achieve another. Maybe the letting go, doesn’t have to be so sacrificial anymore. But a letting go of one self, body and limb figuratively, to emerge into a whole new you.

Letting go.

And I will leave it. At. That.

Happy Tyr-day everyone!

Go forth. Be brave. Be Bold

With love,

Pam

Image: “Tyr and Fenrir” by John Bauer (1911)

References: https://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/the-aesir-gods-and-goddesses/tyr/