The old norse myths are not about deities, but about a method of meditation to bring the Seeker into superconsciousness.
Norse mythology as conveyed in the Poetic Edda speaks of the Seeker’s spiritual journey back to source. Odin is spiritual energy through the pineal gland to achieve omnipresence with Source. I have spoken about Odin in the post, ‘Odin is the Pineal Gland, I have proof.’ I believe the closest we have to a similar spiritual practise is the yogic path such as Kriya Yoga. I believe Odin is the Om vibration. His name means Spirit.
Snorri Sturluson reveals in Ynglinga saga that Odin arrived from Asia. I believe Odin was a God realised avatar who taught the yogic path to the Norseman. Perhaps there were several teachers who arrived from Asia and Odin was a name given to convey the core message of these teachings.
To understand Thor before he became synonym with thunder, we must first abandon the belief that our Norse ancestors were originally pagan.
Who is Thor?
Only once is lightening and thunder connected to Thor and it is in Snorri’s Prose Edda, a section in Skáldskaparmál, where Thor fights Hrungnir: ‘Then Hrungnir thrust the shield under his feet and stood upon it, wielding the hone with both hands. Then speedily he saw lightnings and heard great claps of thunder; then he saw Thor in God-like anger, who came forward furiously and swung the hammer and cast it at Hrungnir from afar off.’
Thor’s Avatars.
The mystery of Thor is solved in the translations of his name and the names of his icons. His famous hammer, Mjǫllnir comes from the word Mjǫl, meaning flour. Flour means to pulverise. Mjǫllnir pulverises in a sense that it’s purifies. I suspect Thor’s wife, Sif, means to sift, which also means pulverising. It is again a metaphor for purification.
Thor’s two goats are called Tanngrisnir (tooth grinder) and Tanngnjóstr (tooth cruncher).
If Norse myths are rooted in the Indian yogic path, the stories make a lot more sense. In this context, Thor is purification. In fact, I believe he is the origin of the word Purification ( Þurrification).
Thor used to be written Þórr which I believe means dry, not thunder. Icelandic is a dialect of old norse and the word Dry in Icelandic is Þurr.
If Thor means Dry, it is dry in the context of sifting or pulverising, a metaphor for purification of spirit. Thor is an offspring of Odin (spirit) and Jǫrð. His mother Jǫrð is often translated as the Earth, however, the name Jǫrð means jord, which can mean both the earth and soil. I believe the correct translation of Jǫrð in the context of Thor is that it is soil. He is the spirit (Odin) that inhabits a body (Jǫrð). Through purification of spirit and body, union back to source is achievable.
Thor is Þurrification and that is what he represents in the old stories.
I believe our Norse ancestors were yogis, not pagans.
By the mid-11th century, Norway was largely a Christian country, with the old Norse spiritual practise fading into the background. The Church became an integral part of Norwegian society, and by the end of the 11th century, Norway was fully integrated into the Christian world of medieval Europe.
I believe this was the death of the yogic path of the Norseman.
Let’s investigate Thor further.
He has two sons, Móði and Magni. When interpreting old norse myths, the deities are often speaking of the same being, each individual part revealing through their name the true meaning of the story. I believe Magni comes from the word Magnetism, or in the Icelandic dialect, segulmagn. Thor’s daughter Þrúðr, is translated as strength, however, I believe it comes from the word Tro, or Þrú, meaning Faith.
The yogic path is very simple, however, it takes will power and determination to stay on this particular journey.
Thor embodies the Seeker’s continuous discipline and practice. Thor’s abode, Þrúðvangr, which I interpret as “Wings of Faith,” symbolizes the support and strength that faith provides. His hall, Bilskírnir, carries profound meaning as well—where “Bil” signifies a vehicle, and “skírnir” means baptism. These are not just mere dwellings; they are integral to Thor himself, revealing a deeper truth passed down by our ancestors. Our spirit resides within a bodily vehicle that thrives through baptism—not as a one-time, commercial event, but as a lifelong commitment to purification and renewal.
In Grimnismal, Odin mentions that Thor wades through Kormt (cold) and Ormt (hot) every day to attend the meetings of the gods at Yggdrasil, the World Tree. I believe the two streams, Kormt and Ormt, are a metaphor for the energisation of the spine, an ancient yogic meditation technique. This gives clarity to a new interpretation of Thor’s son, Móði. I believe Móði comes from Icelandic, á móti, meaning opposite; the opposite pull of cold and hot currents in the body to achieve superconsciousness. As mentioned earlier, I believe Magni means magnetism.
The old stories of Thor denotes a yogic method of meditation to achieve superconsciousness.
From Grimnismol stanza 29: Kormt (cold) and Ormt (hot), and the Kerlaugs (pool of water) twain (archaic for the number 2)
Shall Thor each day wade through,
When dooms to give, he forth shall go
To the ash-tree Yggdrasil
For heaven’s bridge burns all in flame,
And the sacred waters seethe.
Yggdrasil is Loki (the mind or soul of the Seeker). The two streams of Kerlaug, cold and hot, speaks of a yogic technique of meditation, and Magni (magnetism) and Móði (opposite) also allude to this ancient practise. Thor wading through each day speak of the Seeker’s daily spiritual practise.
The ancient yogic path leads back to Source
I reject the notion that our ancestors were merely pagans. While over time Odin and Thor were simplified to denote wisdom and thunder, I believe they initially symbolised a profound spiritual practice. This practice involved experiencing omnipresence with source through the pineal gland. Odin (spirit) has omnipresence in his seat called gateway (pineal gland).
And I believe they also magnetised their body in a highly specific way to prepare themselves. I also believe our ancestors were anti-elitist, unafraid to confront their own less attractive traits. They saw themselves as works in progress, continuously redeeming themselves through purification practices. Their salvation was not a one-time, “born again” event, but a way of life.