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Iolite: The Viking Compass Stone & the Goddess of Drowning
In this final installment of May’s “travel as a liminal space” series, Ashleigh dives into the haunting and surprisingly profound world of Iolite — the legendary Viking navigation stone said to help sailors locate the hidden sun through cloud-covered skies.
But beneath the familiar “Viking compass” story lies something far stranger: Iolite was sacred to Rán, the Norse goddess of drowning and the keeper of the deep. Why would a stone of navigation belong to the very force sailors feared most?
In this episode, Ashleigh explores the geology, mythology, and metaphysical symbolism of Iolite — a…
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