Writer: The Living Erection
Subject: Friday The 13th Witches
Link: Tumblr / 20.12.2024
Friday The 13th Witches
For Wiccans, Friday the 13 is not an unlucky day at all. Quite the opposite. For ancient Pagans, Friday was a day where you could receive blessings and gifts from the gods. This makes it a very spiritual and lucky day.
In some ancient Pagan religions, 13 was considered to be the last stage of life. The first twelve were in this life, here on earth and the 13th and final one, symbolized the afterlife. Again, not a bad thing as most Pagans see this as a natural part of life and not something that should be feared.
The name Friday itself comes from Freya, the goddess of love and fertility. Freya had two black cats. A gift from Thor, the God of Thunder. Author Charles Panati has this to say about Freya and Friday the 13th …
“The actual origin of the superstition, though, appears also to be a tale in Norse mythology. Friday is named for Frigga, the free-spirited goddess of love and fertility. When Norse and Germanic tribes converted to Christianity, Frigga was banished in shame to a mountaintop and labeled a witch. It was believed that every Friday, the spiteful goddess convened a meeting with eleven other witches, plus the devil – a gathering of thirteen – and plotted ill turns of fate for the coming week. For many centuries in Scandinavia, Friday was known as “Witches’ Sabbath.”