Frigga, The Beloved

Frigga, The Beloved

“Frigga, beloved mother of Gods and of men, weaver of clouds and frith”

Frigga is the embodiment of great feminine virtues such as motherhood and peaceweaving. A wise and trusted confidante to all those who come to her, she is the compassionate one who will go to great lengths for those she loves, just as she did in her attempt to save her dear son Balder.

We are told that Frigga knows all but does not speak it, which couple with her nurturing qualities makes her the perfect friend in those times when we see a sure and confidential shoulder.

Frigga is the wise companion of Odin, who is called upon in the areas of fertility, childbirth, love and marriage. Although she could never be confined to simply a domestic goddess, it is Frigga who helps us remember what is most important in life. That it is the little thing we do as we live our daily lives that in the long run have the most impact and that those things ripple outwards and grow bigger. For example the love of one’s self can allow for the love between two people. The love of those two people can then overflow into a family. The love in that family then spills out into the folk, and the love of folk can affect the greater community. Each small daily act of loving, caring and bettering ourselves allows the small acts we do to show our love and commitment to others which then helps bolster them up to do more acts for the greater good.

Just as Frigga spins and weaves, each piece going little by little to create something bigger, so our little acts weave in and out of each other creating and impacting more than we ever can truly know. It is this that is needful to remember when a task set before us seems mundane or insignificant. When we don’t want to do something because we think, what difference does it make anyway. Think then of the tiny thread that is woven into a tapestry so great and beautiful that while it brings joy to all cannot possibly be comprehended by the thread itself and yet by removing that one thread could unravel the entire work of art. Frigga reminds us that no act is a lone act.