Hel is considered by many to be the Norse Goddess of death. Her name means “hide” or “cover”, and her name was also the name of the realm that she ruled. She was most often depicted with half of her body as beautiful, and half of her body as blue and withered, or even skeletal.
Hel is a daughter of Loki, the trickster god of the Norse pantheon, and the Jötunn Angrboda. Her siblings are Fenrir, the giant wolf, and Jörmungandr, the Midgard Serpent.
For the Norse peoples, Hel was not a place of torture for those who had sinned in life. Rather, it was the realm of the dead for those whose lives ended because of old age or illness, as opposed to those who died in battle. As such, it was a place of rest.
Many descriptions of Hel depict her as stern or angry in expression. Yet death is an important part of the cycle, and rest is no less important.
Take a Walk with Hel to learn the importance of rest, before you leave this life.
Special thanks to Indigo Wolfe, High Priestex, for use of their image.
A Walk with Hel Guided Meditation
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