tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post5136267893591674362..comments2024-03-24T18:32:45.563-04:00Comments on Black and White: V is for Valhalla and VaikunthaAnne E.G. Nydamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-54738908340047644182021-05-13T05:05:03.395-04:002021-05-13T05:05:03.395-04:00Fighting and drinking sounds like one way to spend...Fighting and drinking sounds like one way to spend your afterlife (though I did just finish the Magnus Chase books by Rick Riordan -- again! -- and thoroughly enjoyed his depiction of Valhalla, so that might be influencing my decision right now).<br /><br />Ronel visiting for the A-Z Challenge with an A-Z of Faerie: <a href="https://www.ronelthemythmaker.com/keeper-of-the-veil-folklore-atozchallenge/" rel="nofollow">Keeper of the Veil</a>Ronel Janse van Vuurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04041347187777879494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-67998288323108209902021-05-02T02:59:08.546-04:002021-05-02T02:59:08.546-04:00Well, I never thought about it, but yes, indeed wh...Well, I never thought about it, but yes, indeed where the gods live says a lot about the culture who believe in it.JazzFeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650512457155395633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-82678035020778497652021-04-28T06:53:36.919-04:002021-04-28T06:53:36.919-04:00I'll take Xi Wangmu's gardens over Valhall...I'll take Xi Wangmu's gardens over Valhalla :D I hear the peaches are divine.<br /><br /><a href="http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Multicolored Diary</a>A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-2311819898440060452021-04-28T05:02:17.309-04:002021-04-28T05:02:17.309-04:00Vaikuntha does sound better, yes, and I certainly ...Vaikuntha does sound better, yes, and I certainly wouldn’t want to be a Valkyrie, rescuing warriors, then having to be a waitress for them all night! <br /><br />The Garden of Eden would be my choice for the afterlife, but - wherever I went there would have to be a library and a place to write, perhaps off the library.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-12272446336781640802021-04-27T15:00:17.916-04:002021-04-27T15:00:17.916-04:00Well, if the vote were up to readers of this blog,...Well, if the vote were up to readers of this blog, we'd certainly have a clear winner in the contest of Best Gods' Homes and Gardens!<br /><br />Jade, that may be a very clever way indeed to get oneself into heaven!<br /><br />Gail, I suspect that any version of Valhalla made by Ludwig would end up pretty luxurious.<br /><br />Olga, Valhalla makes an excellent name for any sort of military headquarters, I think.<br /><br />Deborah, I wouldn't turn up my nose at a ride in a magical jewelled aerial vehicle, either!Anne E.G. Nydamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-55718684418339626702021-04-27T13:30:20.397-04:002021-04-27T13:30:20.397-04:00Oh yeah, Vaikuntha is my kind of place. I wish I h...Oh yeah, Vaikuntha is my kind of place. I wish I had access to one of those flying jewels right now so I could take a trip there. Deborah Weberhttps://deborah-weber.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-1787006001363078042021-04-27T00:22:13.868-04:002021-04-27T00:22:13.868-04:00In my series of sci-fi short stories, one of the s...In my series of sci-fi short stories, one of the space stations in my universe is called Valhalla. It is the headquarters of the Federation Space Fleet. Olga Godimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358026814685611301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-57613495406270542612021-04-27T00:18:12.989-04:002021-04-27T00:18:12.989-04:00Valhalla and Vaikuntha do seem to be polar opposit...Valhalla and Vaikuntha do seem to be polar opposites. I think I'd enjoy Vaikuntha more although I would love to meet Thor so might have to make a quick visit to Valhalla first. <a href="http://www.weekendsinmaine.com" rel="nofollow">Weekends In Maine</a>Weekends in Mainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137035578512456633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-7739376583144779172021-04-26T19:05:17.738-04:002021-04-26T19:05:17.738-04:00If I had my druthers, I'd choose Vaikuntha wit...If I had my druthers, I'd choose Vaikuntha with its fragrant fruit, flowers, and singing birds. Although I did do some research on Walhalla museum while writing a fictional piece about Ludwig of Bavaria.<br />https://gail-baugniet.blogspot.com<br />Gail M Baugniet - Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11543343067963247963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-79735627400053670522021-04-26T17:22:40.118-04:002021-04-26T17:22:40.118-04:00Most surely Vaikuntha is my kind of heaven. I wou...Most surely Vaikuntha is my kind of heaven. I would have no interest in being an architect for a heaven for the gods but I'd work doing maintenance landscaping in Vaikuntha.<br /><br /><br />My “V” song for the day:<br />http://tao-talk.com/2021/04/26/a2z-2021-jethro-tull-songs-day-22-velvet-green-from-songs-from-the-wood-1977/JadeLihttp://tao-talk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-66492694762842264042021-04-26T14:26:35.338-04:002021-04-26T14:26:35.338-04:00oh my goodness- look at the work you put into your...oh my goodness- look at the work you put into your A to Z! Wow! Awesome!<br />Have a lovely day!Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-42041725062207416732021-04-26T11:45:52.036-04:002021-04-26T11:45:52.036-04:00I am certainly drawn to "gardens of fragrant ...I am certainly drawn to "gardens of fragrant fruit and flowers, singing birds and humming bees," much more than drinking and fighting! I love your line, "If heaven is like a frat party, I don't want to go." Perfect!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12592568959570035100noreply@blogger.com