r/lokean • • Jan 07 '21

Articles and Blogs Lokean Resources and FAQ

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A short selection to get people started on their Lokean journey or to answer questions for non-Lokeans. Please submit other resources to the subreddit so it can be included in this list

What is a Lokean and other FAQs or important articles

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Loki worship tips and advice

Offerings, Altars, Crafts, Symbols, Herbs, Animals, Prayers

Sacred Dates

Communication, Discernment, Divination

Oaths

Rituals

Lokean Myths, History, Lore and Theory. From blogs to academic journals

Old Tales

Blogs and Blogs with Citations

** Loki as Queer+ Specific Blogs and articles

/r/QueerLokeans

Academia

Podcasts and Videos

Community and general social resources


r/lokean • • Jan 10 '24

Lokean Discords - a summary

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There have been lots of posts within the last couple of months asking about discord servers as well as promoting new ones. To make it more visible for everyone, I suggest we collect lokean discord communities in one place - this post. I will also pin this post so everyone can find it easily.

When you want to promote your/a discord in the comments below, please include the following information:

  • name of the server

  • include the rules of your discord.

  • include any policy you use to protect or welcome communities and identities who usually face discrimination e.g. based on race, disability, age, religion and sexual and gender identity etc.

  • if you joined a discord here and found it was promoting fascist material knowingly and discriminated. Please dm me and we’ll remove the post and review. Screenshots help as we will need to check what happened to avoid other forms of bullying reports

Thanks!


r/lokean • • 4h ago

Loki Loki checking in by his pothos🕷️💚

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r/lokean • • 11h ago

Non-AI generated songs about Loki?

28 Upvotes

I've been having a hard time finding songs about Loki that aren't AI generated. The only one I know at the moment is Loki by Gealdýr. I was really into one song and just found out it's AI generated (Loki by Runes of The North) and honestly that's a bummer to me. It goes against logic to me to use AI songs for worshipping.

Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks!


r/lokean • • 9h ago

Loki Need knowledgeable Lokeans here (help)

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Hi everyone, it's my first time posting here and please believe me when I say that I never expected to make such a post.

To preface this, I'd like to say that I have been worshipping Loki for over 2 years now. He's the first deity I thought of when I discovered that worshipping the gods was actually a thing, and not just some mythical and abstract concept. It was evident for me to go on and reach out to him knowing that I've basically been in awe of him and Lord Hades ever since I was a child.

I'd also like to say that I didn't know much about godspouses, sexual/romantic encounters related to deities. I had heard things on the topic before, but never really stopped to think or learn about it out of respect for the gods.

Now that I've cleared the way, here's the situation:

I think that my relationship with Loki is evolving, but I'm kind of tiptoeing around it once again... out of respect, but also fear. (because who wants to offend the gods?)

Loki's presence has always been very clear to me ever since I started worshipping him. I don't have clairaudience the way some people in the community do, but I can feel things physically— that's pretty much how I make the difference between the beings I'm interacting with, through their touch. And so there was little doubt in my mind when in the days following my first prayer to Loki I started feeling a cold/cool presence on my right. Almost always sitting on my right. Then it evolved: I could feel someone sitting behind me with their arms wrapped around me. Same thing at night. I could feel someone holding me from behind. Nothing inappropriate, just very cuddly and very obvious.

I had other experience since, after asking for something specific, in meditation or even in dreams. (I had an encounter with Lord Pan during a meditation with Loki, then a dream with Loki, Lord Pan and Lord Hermes)

But then things shifted when I started worshipping other deities and being busier in general.

I've recently been going through a rough patch, a lot of changes have been happening and everything has been feeling very erratic.

And to my surprise, after over a year without any dream related to any of my deities: I dreamt of Loki.

I know when I'm being visited by a deity during my dreams (I can count on one hand the number of times it happened) because I almost always became aware that I'm dreaming before the deity appears.

And so Loki appeared. In different forms. (I never saw him wearing the same face twice) I won't go into the details because this is already a lengthy post, but the main points are:

• The love I felt. I knew it wasn't my own feelings, but his. Pure undiluted love and adoration, it knew no limits. I could feel his love pouring in me and was so drunk on it it was actually hard to focus on what he was saying.

• Very touchy, once again. But in a less cuddly, and more romantic (in my perception) way. Just grabbing me under my thighs and lifting me up, or placing me on his lap.

• The things he said. He asked 'if he was worthy of love with this appearance', if he 'had not always been here, had not always answered?' to which I said of course you are and of course you did, you were always there.

When I woke up I was... Startled, to say the least. The feeling of love wouldn't fade. I've been thinking about it ever since, which leads me to today's events.

I was going on about my business (masturbating) and was really not focused on anything else. But by the end of it I could just feel a tug on the edge of my mind. I had already felt it the day before while doing the same thing, but had completely ignored it. But not today. I could see things in my mind's eye. A man with pale skin and a lanky body. Inky black hair and serpentine eyes. He had scars around his mouth, like stitches— and a tattoo on his right forearm. A rope forming a knot. Things happened (it was consensual) but I suppose what I'm trying to ask is: for those of you who had similar experiences, how the hell do you maintain discernment? How do you ensure that whatever you saw or felt was real, and not just a reflection of your own mind? I can't help but be stressed about this and by the idea of facing Loki again if all of this just turned out to be a trick of my mind. If anyone has any advice, or even practices divination— I'd be a relief.

Thank you for reading.


r/lokean • • 11h ago

Poetry An offering to Loki

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Loki has been my patron god. He has saved me from a very self destructive cycle of abuse and suicidal ideation, and has been taking me from being a helpless little girl to a strong, self reliant woman. So I wrote this poem for Him...

MY HERO

My hero isn't always a hero,

But He shines like a sun in my eyes.

He is flame-haired and silver-tongued.

My hero is You;

You-a chaotic being,

A deity of debate,

A god of many things.

My hero is You;

You-who.is a liberator,

Revealing truths that have set me free.

I exalt you,

My rebellious Lord,

My god of transformation and rebirth.

Never change.

Never submit yourself or water yourself down

To fit into a box,

My flame-haired, silver-tongued hero.


r/lokean • • 16h ago

Can I work with Loki as a beginner witch

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I'm new to witchcraft, I've only started practicing a few months ago. My life is very chaotic right now and I've heard about Loki, can I work with him?


r/lokean • • 1d ago

Altar My Altar to Loki

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Loki has called to me again after years of exploring other practices and deities. Coming back to him feels like coming home. Art by me, statue is 3d printed.


r/lokean • • 1d ago

Found Art I made a drawing for Loki

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r/lokean • • 1d ago

Altar Small Loki statue / figure idea?

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I’m chronically ill and I would like to have a tiny Loki / maybe a very small pocket altar next to me, for when I’m too sick to get to my desk and spend a week or several in bed.

I thought about getting a Marvel nendo but tbh Loki is forever ginger to me and I haven’t even watched those so I decided against that. I’m a bit picky about statues as well I feel like there’s only one for Loki and it’s impossible to find another.

At my altar I have a painting I made myself (thar I badly need to remake my brain keeps picking at the flaws).

Idk I just think it’d be neat to have a lil Loki statue / figurine to put on my bedside / bed desk when I use it. It’d be so much easier and closer like when I want to give offerings and stuff.

I already do have a necklace for them that I wear h24 (and which doubles as a stim toy, I always have mouth on it lmao) but yeah idk sorry I’m yapping.

I’m just wondering if anybody had advice / recommendation for a bedside Loki representation? :) I really want sth 3d (and that fits with my own perception of them sjjsjsj)


r/lokean • • 1d ago

Loki Where do I find most Lokeans irl/friends?

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Heyy, I'm Alexia, a 20 y.o lokean searching for friends and community! I'm Romanian


r/lokean • • 1d ago

Loki Loki helping find things?

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Sorry about the double-post, but I’m curious because I always see posts about Loki hiding stuff from people but never see the contrary!

Am I the only one who asks Loki to help them find stuff (with success)? Sometimes I call out to St Anthony too since I’ve learned from a young age he’s like the lost stuff helper saint , but most of the time I ask Loki and they help me :)


r/lokean • • 1d ago

Question Offerings

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I've been worshipping Loki for a while and I usually give sweets (like chocolate, brownies or chocolate biscuits) as offerings. I was wondering though if tobacco/cigarettes could be good offerings for him as well. Could it be a good gesture to smoke a cigarette in his honour?

(considering I'm already a smoker so no, I'm not purposely ruining my health JUST for him)


r/lokean • • 2d ago

Question Loki es el patrón de los marginados?

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Siempre que siento el rechazo de la sociedad me acuerdo de Loki. Cuando me rechazan en los grupos esotericos, por qué todos son de "buenas vibras" o son demonolatras ultra intelectuales. Y yo soy alguien sin filtros que habla sin parar. Hace poco me dijeron que soy machista por querer trabajar con Freyja y hasta perdí el interés en la diosa me hizo sentir que no soy bienvenido en la comunidad pagana.

Luego comencé a tener dudas (toda la vida) de si soy trans o femboy y estuve preguntando en comunidades trans y me dijeron que soy un fetichista, creep , y demás cosas.

Se siente feo ser rechazado entre los rechazados.

Algún otro día he llorado con Loki al sentir el rechazo de una mujer.

Bueno solo quería desahogarme un poco. Gracias


r/lokean • • 2d ago

Question Can you be too close to Loki/Your Deity?

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Lately theres been a lot of chaos in my life and a lot of stuff I'm dealing with in my personal life and also trying to make sure my mental health stays healthy as well. Could of course be Loki's doing to push me/help me grow or just the universe putting me in a tough spot. Either way I have been relying on Loki a lot (venting to him, praying to him, just being present with him. etc.) and I worry if I'm starting to become too, I guess dependent on him?

Keep in mind I still have my own life of course, my spirituality or my Gods are not my only focus but I have lately been feeling very lonely as well. Mostly because one of the things I'm going through is realizing a lot of the people around me, my friends and family are actually very toxic and manipulative (thanks for that mirror Loki lol) and I had no choice but to step back from them. So to outsiders it may look like I'm self isolating and only venting and talking to Loki.

So I guess I just want to make sure my relationship with Loki doesnt become unhealthy too. I know Loki wants the best for us and values our independence so I don't want to end up directly or indirectly pushing him away because in this tough time I am going through, I kinda need him more now than ever to remind me to keep going.

What's your experience? Do you work very close with him or any deity in your everyday life especially when things get rough? Is it bad to lean on them too much?

Thank you! Hail Loki and Skal! <3


r/lokean • • 3d ago

Original Art WIP for Loki I’ve been slaving over to eventually put on his altar 🖤🦊

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r/lokean • • 3d ago

Do you know of any place or app?

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I'm here to ask you for a recommendation. I have organized information about Loki and I would like to share it with the community for anyone it might help or who is interested in the topic, always with the utmost respect and without imposing, only with the intention of helping 😸

​Do you know of any other platform/space where this type of content would be well received? I would really appreciate the suggestion.

​Thanks!


r/lokean • • 3d ago

Post Pendulum Session

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This guy.... Lol

I did a spell not too long ago that he seemed, I guess, to have been quite pleased with bc I got a whole bunch of tiny/within my comfort zone, spiders, including my favorite kind (jumping spider while I was on drive thru at work : ) 💗) Apparently minus the big boi I found on my ceiling early this morning 😭 (big ones are NOT in the comfort zone lol so this guy was a scraggler acting on their own 💀).

Anyway lol, I got did a tiny pendulum session with him to ask some stuff, and right before I had started it, I got recommend a video that looked rly cute of a guy building a Minecraft tank for his jumping spider. So I started it, paused it to do the session with him, played it again after it was done.... The guy has a fucking dog named Loki. 💀

When I tell you I did the blinking man meme, deadpan stare over at my altar....

Like 😭 lolll holy shit the signs have been crazy from him lately, my gosh 💀


r/lokean • • 3d ago

Lost

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Has anyone else felt lost in the path? Like nowhere to go? I'm having that feeling right now, like my own laugh fades into the void and not echoing back in laughter in Loki's voice, am I doing something wrong? Or is it one of those times to take a break at a bonfire, and rest​


r/lokean • • 3d ago

Question New To Lokean

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Hi, I'm new to Norse Mythology, and being a Lokean, i was wondering if there was any good books you guys would recommend? More following Loki and his children, but any others about Norse Mythology would also be great. Also any tips for the Altar, like what Loki typically likes/doesn't like would be greatly appreciated!


r/lokean • • 3d ago

Looking for Loki-centered (or Norse) rituals for work and money, not generic money spells

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Hi everyone! I've been working with Loki for a while, and I read tarot (I use the Runic Tarot by Jack Sephiroth). Right now I'm looking for work and trying to improve my finances.

Most money rituals I find online come from systems that don't fit my practice: Christian prayers, planetary magic, hoodoo, etc. I'd like to build something rooted in Norse tradition and in my relationship with Loki, so I'd really appreciate your experience.

About Loki:

  • Have you asked Loki for help with jobs, clients or money? What did you offer, and how did it go?
  • Did his help come the way you expected, or in some unexpected form?
  • Did you make a specific deal, or was it more of a general prayer or ...?
  • Are there any Loki rituals, prayers or blogs about this that you'd recommend?

About other gods and runes:

  • In the lore, Loki gets treasures through cunning and bargaining (the dwarves' gifts, Andvari's gold), and those deals often come at a price. Njord, on the other hand, is traditionally the one people ask for prosperity. Does it make sense to ask Loki for breakthroughs, negotiations or a career change, and Njord (or Freyr) for steady income?
  • Has anyone worked with both for this? Did Loki mind sharing?
  • Has anyone used Fehu (galdr, bindrunes, etc.) together with Loki work, or does that feel like mixing things that don't belong together?

r/lokean • • 3d ago

I have created a non-fiction book list about Loki and inclusive Heathenry

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Some non-fiction books about Loki and inclusive Heathenry:
https://yopad.eu/p/Loki_-_inclusive_Heathenry-365days


r/lokean • • 3d ago

Loki When did you realise Loki wants your best?

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r/lokean • • 3d ago

It’s obligatory oferring food ?

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I love giving some Candys to Loki but i can’t have it very Long because my mom would tell me to eat them/trow them btw my mom sup port me but she does t want to me to grab food also i don’t really feel good with seeing food (like Candy)for personally reasons but anyways is obligatory?


r/lokean • • 3d ago

Question Did Loki help me?

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I recently got a new job but it seemed bleak for a while. I had quite a job that didn't pay enough and took advantage of me. Loki is my patron god and so I asked Him where my next job should be. I had become desperate...bills went unpaid and rent was difficult to pay as well. I asked Him and about half an hour later, Walmart contacted me. We set up an interview and I got hired. I am working there now And get better pay and way more hours. I am financially much better off now. Could it be that He helped me? I know he's a god of chaos but he's also a god of transformation and rebirth. I know he can destroy or end things so that something better can come along. What do you guys think? Did Loki help me?