“To his friend a man should bear him as friend, and gift for gift bestow, laughter for laughter let him exchange.” (Hávamál 42)
Twice a year our household makes a charitable donation to a worthy cause in return for the many blessings the Gods have seen fit to bestow upon us. As my partner and I were discussing which charity should be the recipient this time around it struck us – that money could do the most good in our community. And by that we don’t mean charities local to the Hudson Valley.
A lot of polytheist folks out there have great ideas for things they’d like to do for their Gods and Spirits but lack the resources to manifest that vision: offer a special sacrifice, organize a local gathering, do research or put out a book, provide assistance to the homeless or veterans and so on and so forth.
And so to help foster the growth of our communities and support each other in our work for the next three years our household will be contributing $300 towards Óski’s Gift, a scholarship given to a worthy member of the polytheist community, each equinox.
In order to be considered for this people must contribute a short (900-1300 words) description of what they would like to do, Who they are doing it for and how that will benefit the polytheist community with a deadline of three days before the equinox. These accounts will be posted to my blog to encourage others and the winner will be chosen on the equinox by Odin through divination. Óski is a heiti or by-name of Odin meaning “Bestower of Wishes” so it only seemed proper that he should get to decide.
If others would like to contribute financially to this beyond the $300 we’ll be giving you may contact me at krasskova@gmail.com to find out how. This is also the address that proposals should be sent to.
Together we are stronger; together we can create a better community.
Tagged: odin, polytheism
