The Druid's Well

28. Something you wish you knew about this deity but don’t currently.  Like a lot of archaeologists, I suspect, I wish I knew what the ancient Anglo-Saxons thought and felt–I want to know the people behind the material remains. By extension, I wish I knew just how Wayland was honored,…

27. Worst misconception about this deity that you have encountered.  I’m not so sure if this is a misconception specific to Wayland, but in general amongst Heathens/Asatru, there seems to be this “flavor” to the gods, that they are all loud-boasting, hard-drinking, frat boys. Not so much for Wayland, at…

26. How has your relationship with this deity changed over time?  I fear this will be another rather dull post. My interactions with Wayland have not changed all that much since I first started honoring him back in 2007/2008. We have a pretty consistent flow to our interactions, me offering…

25. A time when this deity has refused to help. Despite the hopefully humorous title to this post, I honestly haven’t really gotten a “busy signal” on the Wayland god phone when I’ve asked for help. Of course, I rarely do pester him, and as I mentioned in the last…

24. A time when this deity has helped you.  I’m happy to say my health has increased from “walking dead” to “mostly conscious zombie.” Fevers are not conducive to productive blogging, I’ve discovered. Anyway, this topic can be summed up by the following picture: Wayland has helped me A LOT,…