I believe the above quote is from Rudyard Kippling.

Now this is the law of the jungle, as old and as true as the sky,

And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die.

As the creeper that girdles the tree trunk, the law runneth forward and back,

For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.

Welcome to Blood month!!

November is Blot-monaþ ‘Blood (sacrifice) month’ when surplus livestock was killed off before winter. You had fattened your pigs through mad month now is the time to slaughter, salt, smoke and store to see you through the winter.

In the Anglo-Saxon calendar, Blōtmōnaþ (modern MEnglish: blót month) was the month roughly corresponding to November.

The month was recorded by the Anglo-Saxon scholar Bede saying "Blod-monath is month of immolations, for it was in this month that the cattle which were to be slaughtered were dedicated to the gods.” ( Sherrif of Nottingham FB group)

",,Sleeping Beauty", marble sculpture, 1878
by sculptor Louis Sussmann Hellborn (1828 - 1908).
(housed at Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin Germany)"
",,Sleeping Beauty" sits slumbering in the throne chair, decorated with fantastic Romanesque ornamentation, her arms resting on the armrests; her feet are covered by rampant roses that climb up the chair, and the fateful spindle lies on the floor - Inscribed L. Sussmann, Berlin. Carrara marble, life-size figure. Gift from the artist in 1888.
,The features of the sculpture are apparently based on the Brothers Grimm version of the fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty. The sculpture was completed a few years prior to the premier of Sleeping Beauty Ballet."

In our hearth, we make the traditional meal for Vetrnætr, which is a boar stew. This is often referred to as the "Sacred Stew."

The sacred stew consists of the 9 sacred ingredients used as the base of the meal. These ingredients are known for their nutritional and healing properties. The consumption of this meal brings about vitality, helps to heal illnesses within the body, and is spiritually curative as the kinship of our families and folk come together to partake of this sacred meal as one body and mind to bring offerings to Lord Freyr to seek his blessings.

Below are the 9 sacred ingredients for making this traditional meal.

Boar Meat
Bone Marrow
Leeks
Garlic
Barley
Salt
Apple Cider Vinegar
Thyme
Mushrooms

How to Celebrate a Quiet Life - Daily Life in Finland
https://youtube.com/watch?v=47qBGFU-eAg&si=1rxViDb1iNIUCOyD

“One must be a sea, to receive a polluted stream without becoming impure.”— Nietzsche

Perceval and the Grail
https://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/sechard/344perc.htm