Freya, the Norse goddess, has a Message for Us
Any Queer Eye fans out there? I love the Netflix show, and their new season started this week. I’ll miss Bobby, but the new guy who took his place, Jeremiah, is great. If you’re not familiar with the show, the Fab 5, all gay men specializing in a particular aspect of life and feeling good about yourself, visit someone who has been nominated by a person who cares about them, and they take a week to update their wardrobe, their personal grooming, their mental health outlook, their home, and their diet to give them a boost and restart them on a newer, hopefully better, path.
It’s such a feel-good show, and I cry as I watch pretty much every single episode. This season takes place in Las Vegas, and I’ve watched three or four shows so far, and there seems to be a common theme this season of supporting and helping people who are what some would describe as past their prime, over the hill, on a downhill slide … you get the general idea. I’ll turn 62 next month, and my age hasn’t bothered me all that much, although there have been times when I’ve wondered if, well, I’m past my prime. Sometimes I’m just tired, and other times, I wonder how much of a positive impact I can really make at my age.
Let’s face it, age discrimination is a real thing. Although some cultures value older generations more than others, there’s still, I think, a pervasive feeling that elderly people are outdated, have little to offer, and are sometimes a burden on society, and the younger generation sometimes thinks we’re so out of touch with things, we don’t have a clue about what they’re going through. Sometimes, they even blame us for the current problems they’re facing, even though we are facing them, too. While it’s true that we’ve certainly contributed to some problems, I think that’s true of all generations. When you don’t know any better, you make mistakes. Hopefully, we live and learn. It’s also true that we’ve done some great things along the way, as I’m sure the younger generations will in the future.
Labels and stereotypes are rarely accurate, at least for everyone who fits into a particular category. While it’s true I don’t have the energy or stamina I once had, I do have more wisdom than most younger people, not because I’m smarter, but because I’ve had more life experience. If you’re younger and reading this, don’t worry, when you get to be my age, you will, too. And you older folks out there, what generation has ever had enough faith in the upcoming generations to take the helm and lead the way? I’ve heard the younger generations of today are lazy, unimaginative, and want a lot without contributing much. While all of these stereotypes of the young and old may be true of some members of various generations, they’re not accurately descriptive of most in any generation.
I’ve mentioned I’ve been channeling several high Guides over the last year or two, and many of them have great reverence for the elderly. One stands out above the others as a veritable cheerleader for the elderly, and her name is Freya, the Norse Goddess associated with many things, including love, beauty, war, death, and magic.
I’m here to tell you she’s real, and I meditated and channeled her daily for an entire week earlier this year, and she gifted me with what she called yellow light codes which helped with my strength and confidence. The entire time she worked with me, she lectured me in a very loving way that my time was not over, that I have a lot of life left to live, and that I was strong and capable and could still accomplish a lot. At times, she kind of scolded me for thinking I didn’t have as much to offer as I once had. She went on to say the best was yet to come, and these should be the best years of my life. I’ll let you hear it from her in her own words below.
Jodie: Freya, my friend, how are you?
Freya: I am well and happy to share my wisdom with you and your friends and followers. You know, some might consider you a goddess, too.
Jodie: Oh, please, hardly. I’ll leave that up to you.
Freya: We are not so different, my friend, and the same can be said of those who read this. I have more wisdom and knowledge than you do, at least more than you remember and can access right now, but we are not so different when we are on the same footing in the high realms. As you have said, it is people who designate who gods and goddesses are. I did not label myself as such.
Jodie: Freya, can you please share some of your wisdom regarding aging with us? You made it a point to emphasize the value of age when we were together. Can you expand on that, please?
Freya: Of course!
Many of you equate aging with decline and weakness, but you are wrong to do so. Whether you welcome it or not, whether you seek it or not, wisdom comes with age, even if it is limited to what works and does not work well for you personally. When you are young, it is about trying to find and figure out what fits you, whether it is how you act, what you do, who you spend time with, how you apply yourself, and so many other things. Through experience and trial and error, you learn, do you not? Few people are foolhardy enough to continue to do things they know will cause problems for them, but when you are young, you have not identified harmful things yet, at least not to the degree that you gain towards the latter part of your life.
The one you know as Jodie, who writes this message for me, has often said she would never go back to her teens and twenties, even for her beauty and sexy body again (she does not use the same description, but it is true, none the less). While many of you were more confident in your younger years, most of you were also more foolhardy. Confidence must be tempered with good sense for positive results in most cases, and when you are very young, good sense is usually in short supply, do you remember? Young people often do reckless, sometimes stupid things, not only because they have the courage and confidence in great supply, but because they are out to prove themselves to others, and also because wisdom and common sense are lacking, yes? Excitement is very appealing when you are young. It takes time to value things like caution, balance, peace, and intelligence in most cases.
The truth is, every stage in life has its strengths and weaknesses. Human beings are very sensory driven creatures, and they are often drawn to the physically attractive and appealing individuals, but priorities often shift as you age, and other things become more important. If the perspective of a person does not widen, they become very dissatisfied as their physical appearance changes over time, and human beings are not often attracted to wrinkles and grey hair. If you are smart and well balanced, you come to know that the physical appearance is not the most important aspect of a person with whom you spend time, and it is not the most important thing about you.
There are stages in life, and they are all important. They all offer lessons that make you a more complete, more well-balanced individual. They are all attractive in their own ways. To be young and strong is an asset for everyone. To be capable and productive is also important, but that usually comes later. When you are young, you depend on others for most of what you need, whether they are your parents or other older members of society. Whether or not you have children someday, you become providers and must work hard simply to survive.
As you begin to lose your youth, you usually gain in wisdom, which sees you through many obstacles you face. Finally, in your older years, it is your time to hopefully pass on some of what you have learned. Perhaps you can remain independent, and perhaps you will return to depending on others. There is no reward or punishment, no right or wrong way for you to end your days on Earth. There is just learning from the time you enter this lifetime to the time you leave the Earth and return to the soul realms. Sometimes you are the learner, especially when you are younger, and sometimes, you are the teacher, more often when you are older and have more to impart.
You get too hung up on age sometimes. It is older people who provide the wisdom needed so desperately. It is the middle-aged people who are the nurturers and caretakers in society in most cases. It is the younger people who are the hope for the future. Each stage is equally important, and each generation has something important to offer.
Those of you who are older watch the younger people work and do not know how they can do what they do, because the very idea of working that long and that hard intimidates you, and perhaps you are no longer well suited for that kind of work. Yet, would you go to those young people for answers to the hard problems being faced in the world today? Although many young people are smart, there are still many things they have not experienced that you have, and they do not have the wisdom you are able to offer, simply because you have lived longer than they have. You have witnessed, experienced, and conquered more in your life than they have thus far in theirs.
It serves no good purpose for the different generations to be at odds with each other. You blame and judge each other too much. Instead, you should be learning from each other. The young can teach the old about all things new and show them how advancements can make life better and easier. The old can help solve problems based on what has been successful in the past. By combining the elder’s wisdom and knowledge with the younger’s energy and innovation, problems can be more completely addressed and solved. You should work together and value what each other has to offer. Your strengths complement each other, even if it might not seem so at first.
Aging is a gift, not a punishment. It is a privilege, not a curse. While some things become harder, other things become easier, is that not so? Remember, as long as you are living on Earth, you have yet more to offer and to accomplish. Even those who are weak in mind and body provide needed lessons to others, whether they are aware of it, or not. Sometimes, lessons are learned at the oddest times, whether you are the provider or the receiver of these lessons. If you are still living, you have purposes you should pursue. Because this is true, the elderly are not a burden, they are a gift to others, every bit as much as children are a gift. If you are still alive, you still have more to do. Find and renew your purpose.
Feel free to come to me, simply saying or thinking my name, and I will spend time with you. I will remind you of your purpose and of your importance, for you are all of great value to the universe. Regardless of the fact that you are aging, and all of you are if you are alive on Earth, you are still in possession of many gifts you came into the world with, and you can still find useful ways to employ them. You can still help others as well as yourself. Remember this.
Jodie: Thank you, Freya. Your wisdom is amazing and true, something for all of us, regardless of age, to consider and remember. I thank you for your time and for your care.
Freya: It is, as always, my pleasure. Know this: I am much older than all of you, yet I am still strong, still working, and still contributing. I am an asset, as are all of you.
Final Thoughts
Freya is great, right? She makes a lot of sense. She has been on Earth as a human, and as is the case for all of us, when her human life ended, she continued to live on, just like we will. While we’re here, let’s make the most of it. Let’s use our gifts to help others, as well as ourselves, and let’s remember that we are loved and valued. Let’s be kind to each other, no matter our ages.
If you’re interested in hearing from other high Guides, let me know in the comments, and I’ll do more of this kind of channeling and sharing.
Blessings, all.
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