Transe Berserker, (Berserkergangr) Reality and story by an old Norse family from the Danemark.
When we talk about the state of madness or the animal behavior of the berserker, we must not think that it was unfounded. Jaw disintegrating, redness on the skin, body heat rising, anger, feeling no pain and dying of dehydration. Although there is the theory, as it has been stated that some warriors fall into this state due to post-traumatic stress. And some historians, archaeologists have thought that there were additives in play.
Like the Amanita muscaria which grew in abundance in the birch forests of the northern lands, not to mention that it is a mushroom so could only be picked at a certain time of the year. ergot is also named, which could be found in contaminated bread and among the chemicals it contains: (lysergine acid, precursor of LSD).
Well, let's put our cards on the table and stop with this type of erroneous information and come together to deepen the truth in every detail.
The First:
The amanita can not launch the rage of the berserker, it is a story of energy, which is activated mixing with adrenaline, and the heart rate accelerate. and the activation this fact by the nature of the berserker, who passed younger the shamanic rites of initiation.
Like that of awakening, and merging with his power animal which represents his Primal part. In many cultures, initiations have been found when a child passes into adulthood. All his initiations have always been diverse and varied, and the oldest many speak of history link to this animal power. The quest for the animal, the journey, the awakening, the fusion, the initiatory combat. All his practices are part of his various initiations.
On the other hand, such as the legend, alcohol or rather mead, which quickly surprises you with its sweet taste. The sweeter the alcohol, the easier it is to drink. And raising alcohol will have the advantage of being much stronger while surprising the person, whether it is from our conscious or unconscious part. But its has the advantage nevertheless of giving a boost to let go, And thus arrived at this letting go in our instincts.
Secondly:
Animal blood can cause him the same effect, but has a ready difference. This invigorates the berserker like vitamins for the winter but also can excite his animal part and put him in a rage that is both strong and light, without forgetting that unlike a normal person, he can afford to abuse the power. meat, it will not affect his body, on the contrary, he will tend to lose weight of fat, which will be replaced by muscle mass gain. Because without effort it will very quickly gain physical strength and muscle development.
Thirdly:
In my family in Danemark its practices have remained preserved. Have thus preserved our identity and values through our rites.
- With us the women are völvas.
The ancient Germans called "völva" ("vala" or "wala" in Old High German) the priestesses and prophetesses. The terms "seiðkona", "spákona" in Norse, "spaewife" or "wicce" (generic term for witch) in Old English are used for women practicing at least one of the Nordic magics. They are recurring characters in Germanic mythology.
- The word "völva" is said to come from vǫlr, cattail. This word is to be compared with the proto-Germanic *walwōn (itself related to the Latin volvere), which will give wand in English. The völva (masculine völvo, plural völur) would thus be, like the Norns, a cattail carrier1. The völur, among other traditional esoteric disciplines, practiced seydr (enchantment), spá (prophecy) and galdr (runic magic, shamanism). In this case, they were called fjölkunnig, those whose knowledge (kunne) is whole or full (fjol)2.
- For those who only practiced spá, we speak of spákona or spækona3, an Old Norse term for a woman who practiced prophecy or predicting the future. In Old English, it is also referred to as spæwīfe.
- This word is said to come from the Proto-Germanic *spah- and a Proto-Indo-European root *(s)peḱ (to look, observe, see) and therefore related to Latin specio ("(I) see") and Sanskrit spáçati and páçyati ("(he/she) sees," etc.)4. Men practicing the latter discipline were called spámaðr. Similarly for seiðr, one speaks of seiðkona (woman) or seiðmaðr (man).
- According to mythology and historical accounts, the völur were supposed to possess such powers that Odin himself, the father of the gods, called upon their services to know the future of the gods: this is notably what is reported in the Völuspá, whose title itself, "völv-s-spá", translates as "song of the prophetess".
-The distaff is called seiðstafr, "seydr's staff" (magic wand). It is one of Freyja's attributes and a tool of the völva.
And they also cultivate the rage of the berserker. Because if you ignore it, it's not just men who have the ability to be Berserkers or any other power animal. Women surely find it easier to let go of things than men. Some adrenaline-boosting excitement can help, but if you're not and haven't gone through the rites, you'll have a hard time achieving the berserkergangr result.
Because the information that you often see circulating generally comes from historians and archaeologists having no knowledge and science of the real shamanic practice of the men of the north. Berserkers are tied to justice and cases of injustice could drive them crazy, and if he turned red and started shaking and if the berserker had no other choice to come to blows, come to this state of tremor he could launch the berserkergangr, but like any power, you have to know when it is wise to use it, (The eyes can also turn red.) and to conclude, a berserker can this launch naturally, without drugs, any way if the heart is not in significant activity it will not work.
And for the result of dehydration and fatigue, it's just linked to the amount of energy that rises in him, and that requires a lot. Watch yourself after an adrenaline rush during an intimate sex with your partner. it's tiring.
Fourth:
Since medieval times the church, historians and others have always demonized the Berserkers as madmen and drug addicts, but the truth is that they were protectors, guardians of justice.
This is why a book was written called the Witch's Hammer to identify völvas and Berserkers. This book defined what behavior a witch or a wolf man could have. A woman who does not hesitate to say things and defend her cause or who was just rebellious in front of a man could quickly be taken to the stake. As for men, the slightest growl and the slightest animal sign, or just the fact of being seen naked in the forest in a cold season, an abnormal summer in the eyes of the church and thus declare as being a wolf man who will have made a pact with the devil . Moreover, many legends come to say that the wolf men are cursed. All this results in a demonization made by the church to dictate to us how it was good to behave. And if they don't go their way, beware the stake was definitely waiting for you.
Thus begins the denunciations, massacre and burning of women and men in flames under the yoke of priests and other ecclesiastics, wishing to convert and bring to their knees the men of the north. Many have immigrated from all over the world to escape this nightmare.
This contributed to us losing its rites. Tell the children to no longer assume what they are more likely to have animal behavior at risk of falling under the flames of the church. To force women to be silent causing them to lose all integrity. A people who had to learn to forget this at the risk of their lives.
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