Re: [tied] Yggdrasill

>It makes more sense if you think about the shamanistic image of
>Ygg/Odhin hanging on the windy tree. Entry into Otherworld realms,
>symbolic death, understanding the mysteries, etc. In Siberian
>cosmologies, the shaman roams the worlds by travelling along the
>central Tree, as well as by shapeshifting or riding on the backs of
>animals. Both seem to have also been present in Norse tradition, as
>the "windy tree" and eight-legged Sleipnir.

Interesting but it seems like a vague connection at best. Can you
give examples of the connection between "riding on the backs of
animals", shamanism and Norse mythology. Of course, there's Sleipnir
and even Pegasus, but regular people ride animals too.

- love gLeN




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