{"id":29845,"date":"2026-01-09T10:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/?p=29845"},"modified":"2026-01-09T10:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:39:08","slug":"rites-performed-2025-blot-kindred-gungnir-held-winter-solstice-rite-on-21-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/en\/rites-performed-2025-blot-kindred-gungnir-held-winter-solstice-rite-on-21-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Rites Performed 2025: Bl\u00f3t Kindred Gungnir held Winter Solstice Rite on 21 December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Sunday, December 21, parts of the bl\u00f3t kindred gathered at Ale Viking Farm to hold a rite in honor of the winter solstice. For all of us, this was a new way to observe and celebrate the year\u2019s darkest day. We gathered at the farm, and as always, many were happy and expectant.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Since this is a new ceremony performed differently from the usual bl\u00f3ts, we needed a little time to go through the rite together. We began by collectively creating a sun cross. Nature does not provide much at this time of year, but with combined effort and solutions, we managed to assemble the sun cross that would be used during the rite. To see the energy and joy in solving something together is part of a living bl\u00f3t kindred that spreads happiness and community.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-8280bcaf     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-1 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-tab-1 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-mob-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='29826' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Blotlag-Gungnir-Vintersolstandsrit-2025-06-scaled.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Blotlag-Gungnir-Vintersolstandsrit-2025-06-768x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Blotlag-Gungnir-Vintersolstandsrit-2025-06-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Utf\u00f6rda Riter 2025: Blotlag Gungnir h\u00f6ll Vintersolst\u00e5ndsrit 21 December 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox' tabindex='0'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox--main\" dir=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Blotlag-Gungnir-Vintersolstandsrit-2025-06-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Utf\u00f6rda Riter 2025: Blotlag Gungnir h\u00f6ll Vintersolst\u00e5ndsrit 21 December 2025\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader swiper-lazy-preloader-white\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class='spectra-image-gallery__control-lightbox--close' aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 320 512\"><path d=\"M310.6 361.4c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.75 0 45.25C304.4 412.9 296.2 416 288 416s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375L160 301.3L54.63 406.6C48.38 412.9 40.19 416 32 416S15.63 412.9 9.375 406.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25l105.4-105.4L9.375 150.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L160 210.8l105.4-105.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-105.4 105.4L310.6 361.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>At the farm, there is a place specifically for various ceremonies, and a fire was lit there before we went through the rite and how it would be conducted. Ceremony officiant Uwe P\u00f6tter led the rite and started it, and with gentle guidance, all moments flowed as expected. We invited Sunna and gave thanks for her return, and Odin, of course, with all his wisdom. The sun cross was passed around, and everyone charged it with the energy needed before we handed it over to the powers and the fire. A rite is quite different in nature from the usual bl\u00f3t, but it felt very meaningful to perform it. Being able to now honor the different transitions during Sunna\u2019s annual journey is something long-awaited.     <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-75a1b2f4     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-2 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-tab-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-mob-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='29831' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Blotlag-Gungnir-Vintersolstandsrit-2025-03-scaled.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" 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Beatrice Nylander Ludvigsen and Walther Ludvigsen are now our newest members. They have been probationary members during the year and with this became part of our bl\u00f3t kindred.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-27fa4a8d     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-2 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-tab-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-mob-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='29834' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asa-samfundet.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Blotlag-Gungnir-Vintersolstandsrit-2025-01.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" 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