All-Odin, All the Time (TM) Prayer Beads
This set is still in the planning stages, at this point. It’s going to be an all-Odin set, and will be arranged in groups of nine beads, with each group representing a different category of His heiti (martial, magical/shamanic, kingly, etc.), and each bead within that group representing one of His names. This will be the most formal and traditionally rosary-like set I’ve made to date; I am going to be using all round gemstone and bone beads with spacers, and including a silver pendant. (Perhaps one of the Odin pendants I already own, or perhaps something else I come across before the set is completed.) The stone choices will be made on the basis of color, magical/spiritual qualities, the name of the stone, personal associations, and of course Odin’s wishes. I will also be writing out a formal set of prayers, based on Odin’s heiti, to use with this set. Ideally, I would like this to be a set that I can actually wear, so I will be using the strongest beading material possible, probably Tiger Tail. This will also be a very expensive set to make (not that any of them have been cheap!), so I’m taking my time about accumulating the beads and other materials. I hope to have this set completed, with the prayers written for it, by the end of 2008.
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