Fate Socks
Description: Palmistry or Chiromancy is the practice of reading the a person's character or future through ones palms. The practice is ancient and found all over the world. In the middle ages, the practice of Palmistry was suppressed by the Catholic Church who considered it a pagan superstition, it later had a revival in the 1800's. Characteristics such as the shape of the hand, lines, intersecting lines, mounds and more are interpreted. The heart, head, and life line are often given the most weight by Palmists. Generally Palmists read the persons dominant hand, which is considered to represent the conscious mind, while the other hand is considered to represent the subconscious mind.
Description: The three Norns — Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld — are the goddesses of fate in Norse mythology, weaving the threads of life for every being under the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasil. Urd represents the past, Verdandi the present, and Skuld the future. Their decisions are unchangeable, and their threads intertwine the destinies of all. The print “The Weave of Fate” symbolizes the power of destiny, wisdom, and the mysterious workings of the universe shaped by the Norns’ eternal weaving
Description: You may have thought the cultures of war are gone. But all cultures share the same fate eventually. Cultures say they fight back. But culture won’t help. The illustration is also available without the text. This drawing is part of an illustrated, interactive book, available on the iPad. Download it from the App Store: http://j.mp/1bGJsG6
Description: As one of the lesser-known Viking symbols, the Web of Wyrd is a symbol in Norse mythology that represents the interconnectedness of past, present and future. According to the myth, the Web of Wyrd was woven by the Norns/Nornir, the Shapers of Destiny in Norse mythology. The symbol comprised of nine staves contains all the runes thus symbolizing all ‘the possibilities’ the past, present and future brought and might bring. It is also called ‘Skuld’s net’ as Skuld was believed to be one of the Norns that wove the web.
