Gerda Prayer Beads
by Raven Kaldera
These were made as a small set to match Frey’s beads. Where his are mostly golden and sparkling, hers are in earth tones. Instead of the seasons, hers mark the Anglo-Saxon months.
(Large Unakite Bead) Hail Gerda, Lady of the Walled Garden!
(Green And Black Nut Bead) May you guard my heart from all harm.
(Green And Black Nut Bead) May you guard my hands from all mischief.
(Green And Black Nut Bead) May you guard my hearth from all despair.
(Snowflake Obsidian Bead) In the month of the Wolf, you hide the home from all predators.
(Mottled Agate Bead) In the month of the covering snows, you cradle the waiting seed.
(Brown Ceramic Chinese Bead With Butterflies) In the month of the great winds, you walk gently on the bare earth.
(Light Green Jasper Bead) In the month of the spring’s opening, you welcome the first green.
(Dark Green Jasper Bead) In the month of the milk cow, you grow the garden high.
(Moss Agate Bead) In the month of the high sun, you wait for your beloved.
(Large Unakite Bead) Hail Gerda, Lady of the Walled Garden!
(Green And Black Nut Bead) May you guard my heart from all harm.
(Green And Black Nut Bead) May you guard my hands from all mischief.
(Green And Black Nut Bead) May you guard my hearth from all despair.
(Brown Jasper Bead) In the month of haying, you weed away what is no longer necessary.
(Amber Glass Faceted Bead) In the month of the falling grain, you watch your beloved go to the knife.
(Green Glass Faceted Bead) In the month of mead-making, you welcome the Golden One back from the dark.
(Mahogany Obsidian Bead) In the month of warning winds, you harvest the roots from deep in the earth.
(Blood-Red Glass Bead) In the month of blood, you hallow the life that does not come to fruition.
(Green and White Jasper Bead) In the month of the darkening Sun, you bring frith to the halls of others.
(Large Unakite Bead) Hail Gerda, Lady of the Walled Garden!
(Green And Black Nut Bead) May you guard my heart from all harm.
(Green And Black Nut Bead) May you guard my hands from all mischief.
(Green And Black Nut Bead) May you guard my hearth from all despair.
