Odin's Sacrifice and the Well of Mimir - The Walled Garden Philosophical Society

Odin’s Sacrifice and the Well of Mimir

“Nights through dreams tell the myths forgotten by the day.” – C.G. Jung

Shawn and David read the story of Mimir’s well and the price Odin had to pay to drink from it.

In this episode, Shawn and David read the story of Mimir’s well and the price Odin had to pay to drink from it. Shawn brings in additional sources that detail Odin’s sacrifice of his eye, and family tree background on Mimir. We discuss the idea of sacrifice. David feels it necessary to explain why it’s important to sacrifice your phallus (metaphorically speaking) and we unsuccessfully try to not make each other laugh.

David Alexander

Between Two Ravens

Norse Mythology, Sacrifice

David Alexander

New Mexico-based psychotherapist exploring Stoic Philosophy and Jungian psychology to understand human nature, aiming for self-discovery and empathy through integrated disciplines.

GET UPDATES FROM Between Two Ravens

MORE WORKS

Hávamál (Part 1)

On the Havamal. The sayings of Har. Sayings of the High One.

David Alexander October 1, 2023

Heimdall and the Social Classes

Addressing the controversial myth of Heimdall and the social classes.

David Alexander October 1, 2023

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."

"If the way is not seeking always better ways, it is not the way."

"Caretake this moment. Immerse yourself in its particulars."

"What is linear is not history but the human spirit."

“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion."

"Nights through dreams tell the myths forgotten by the day."

"If I had not been admitted to these studies it would not have been worth while to have been born."

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."

"Beauty is always worth it."

"It is no measure of good health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."

"The Soul that would be touched by beauty must sometimes walk alone."

"Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in moving towards what will be."