







From as early as the Stone Age, we can see the end of life and the beginning of birth are a continuous loop as if leaving and entering are holding hands. This is seen in passage graves with their entrances always facing the direction where the sun rises, it is likely these people held a belief that the sun is born again - the same way those who had passed, sitting in the passage graves, would have seen the sun rise the same way you see the light the first time you exit a womb
But not everyone is blessed with this beautiful loop. Those who have done evil knowingly again and again will have a different loop. Their eternity is set in the desolate lands of Helheim, home to the goddess Hel from norse mythology. While many may pass through these lands on their way to the underworld, there are those who will be stuck here in the swamps with thick tar and disgusting stench. Forced to walk through these lands towards the exit of the womb I've depicted here as a spiral. The good will get to where they are destined, be it the halls of Valhalla or to return to life once more to finish goals they didn't get to finish before. But the cowardly, greedy and evil will once again wake in these swamps, under the layer unable to breathe and having to fight themselves onto the surface just to walk this path again and again
So, through your journey in life, dare to stand up and dare to help others. Lead by example, not by judging and ordering others what they should do. Respect others' decisions if they harm no one, respect others' beliefs if that is what gives them courage and the will to go through day by day. Force not your beliefs onto others but help them on their way. This way, you will keep yourself from struggling through these swamps
Ödemark Hel Poster

