Sunday, February 28, 2010

Jesus Christ and Heimdal (cont.)

It was recently brought to my attention that there are people in Northern Europe (Germany for example) who wear T-shirts that say, "Odin not Christ". This actually makes sense to me since Odin, like Christ, is also known for sacrificing himself (to himself) on the Tree of Yggdrasil for 9 days, with a spear in his side, in order to acquire The Runes. Odin also sacrificed one of his eyes at the Well of Mimir to gain knowledge of all things Past, Present and Future. I'm curious as to whether the T-shirt slogan indicates that Christ was Odin reincarnated, or whether Odin made the 'greater' sacrifice for mankind overall?

Regardless, this feedback does not sway my opinion that it was Odin's son, Heimdal, who was Christ incarnate here on Earth; for the following reasons:

Just as the biblical Christ often stated that "my Father and I are one and the same," many scholars of Northern Mythology point out that Odin and Heimdal were often considered to be "one and the same." In this vein, I believe that Christ/Heimdal sacrificed himself as a Right of Passage by following the example of his All-Father Odin. The simple concept of such a Right of Passage states, in my mind, that by making such a sacrifice Christ/Heimdal gained access to Heaven and all other Realms where he was now 'worthy' to reign as prince and king alongside his All-Father Odin. And since this is exactly how things turned out, we can logically assume that such sacrifices are just what it takes.

Again, chalk up another major sacrifice on the part of Odin when he "gave his only begotten son" for the sake of all mankind. It is important to qualify the term "only begotten son" referring to the one and only begotten son of Odin in the earthly realm of Midgard (via the goddess Mary).

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