I had such a vivid dream, even down to details of pain and blood, of swearing an oath to one of the Gods, who later spoke to me in the dream.
Is there any way to tell if this was "just" a dream? How binding would an oath like this be?
2007-12-14 19:05:54 · 4 answers · asked by Ymmo the Heathen 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Tracy: In Asatru, an oath is taken VERY seriously, not "some meaning but only has as much power as you put upon it".
2007-12-14 19:28:04 · update #1
Dreams were taken very seriously by our ancestors, and I see no reason to stop doing so now.
However, dreaming an oath should not be regarded as having made one, but as having been *invited* to do so, and instructed in how to go about it. Even so, as free men we have the right and ability to decline such offers, or to, well, negotiate their terms, without worrying we're going to be punished by a "vengeful gawd."
Ol' One Eye, for example, pokes a lot of Folk in their dreams, or through omens. They don't ALL say yes . . . but they're usually careful how they say "no." :-)
Search your heart, decide how to proceed.
2007-12-15 02:52:40 · answer #1 · answered by Boar's Heart 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It isnt binding at all in dream form.
Until you do something about it in the conscious realm, then a blood oath has some meaning but only has as much power as you put upon it.
Dreams can be vivid sometimes, but that does not determine their strength or meaning.
Sometimes the most faint just about remembered dream is the most significant.
Wether you should act upon the dream is something only you will know, and it will become clearer in time to you.
2007-12-15 03:20:19 · answer #2 · answered by TRACY H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dreams represent are desires and / or fears. They also represent subjective or 'inner' reality. In order for the dream to manifest fully you would have to decide if you wanted to objectify it, or make it physical. Meaning, bring this dream into your waking reality.
2007-12-15 08:47:45 · answer #3 · answered by Yngona D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You connected to this "Divinity" as a product of something within yourself that you connect to this specific Divinity. The oath is to yourself. This is the connection made closest to your current center and the Divinity that you connect to the most. Disobedience is disobedience to your belief.
2007-12-15 03:18:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋