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Galdr I - Invocation

from Broken by Gremnîr

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A preparatory ritual for a quest of self-reflection.

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Deep in ye thine eye shall see
Only what ye ask of thee.
Dare ye delve into thyself?
Truth in wealth there shall dwell.
Ask ye not what comfort wants.
Ask ye thoughts of darkness fraught.
For thine path ye weave to pass,
Seven charms to thee I chant.

First I chant to thee: if
Doubt haunts thine venture,
May thine tethers break and thine
Locus clear.
Dread not the monsters swimming
In inky tides!

(Ensemble Chant/EC)
Down and deep I delve,
Naked to the storm.
Down, to become my own
God.

Second I chant to thee:
Find thee a mirror.
Learn ye well, see the beast and
Gaze not in fear.
Reach to the Shadow, and
Be embraced.

EC

Third I chant to thee:
Bound shall become thee.
Balance both halves and thine
Mind shall free.
Sound minds walk alone at
Peace with the silence.

EC

Fourth I chant to thee:
Paths may drift thence from
Common man's dream, thus the
Lost sheep bleat.
Keep thine feet on the
Road ye carveth.

EC

Fifth I chant to thee:
When thou findst a pool in the
Dark of thine dreams filled with
Tar and pain,
Bathe ye therein and
Drink new vigor.

EC

Sixth I chant to thee:
Gaze not back on thine
Life at its end and dwell on
What could have been,
Bear thine teeth and
Gorge on thine hungers.

EC

Last I chant to thee:
Go now unto Earth,
Forged in new sense of
Self and truth.
Guard thine thoughts, and
Keep thine purpose.

EC

Deep in ye thine eye shall see
Only what ye ask of thee.
Dare ye delve into thyself?
Truth in wealth there shall dwell.
Ask ye not what comfort wants.
Ask ye thoughts of darkness fought.
For thine path ye weave to pass,
Seven charms to thee I've cast.

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from Broken, released July 23, 2021

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Gremnîr Castro Valley, California

Gremnîr is a queer neopagan folk artist and music educator based in the San Francisco East Bay Area. Using an eclectic blend of Kargyraa throat singing, primal bodhrán percussion, and neoclassical cello, he shares original fantasy ballads and musical rituals that send listeners on vivid, dream-like journeys. ... more

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