Blot to Odhinn All-Father Color: Dark blue Element: Air Altar: On a cloth of dark blue place a horn of mead, an evergreen branch, and a set of runes laid out in concentric circles. Offerings: Mead. Do something in a leadership position, especially if it is difficult. Daily Meal: Bread. Cheese. Goat milk. Meat. Mead. Invocation to Odhinn All-Father Hail Odhinn, Lord of Asgard, Warrior and wanderer, valiant and wise, You to whom all the gods of Asgard look, Sky Father on the eight-legged steed, You who traded an eye for wisdom And ruled a turbulent realm, Give us the wisdom to accept The twists and turns of Fate Even as you surrendered yourself To the mercies of the Norns. Protect us, All-Father, From what harm may come to us. Lead us through the wilderness And bring us safely to that great hall That you reserve only for the brave of spirit. (Each comes forward and is purified with the evergreen branch. They choose a rune with their eyes closed, and one who is studied in such things tells them the meaning of the rune that they have selected. Then the mead is passed around in a toast, and the rest poured out in a libation to Odhinn.)