Guided Sleep Meditation & Sleep Hypnosis from Sleep Cove - Sleep Hypnosis - Discover your Special Place. With A Norse Bedtime Story bonus

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Starting point is 00:05:33 purchasing from natural CPD sleep. Thank you very much. Please do not listen to any sleep recording whilst driving or operating heavy machinery. Please listen in a place where you can safely go to sleep. And let's begin. If you would like to skip straight to the sleep PIPNosis section, please go to 32 minutes and 10 seconds on your podcast app. Thank you. From the book, Odin's Children. Iduna and her apples, how Loki put the gods in danger. In Asgard, there was a garden, and in that garden there grew a tree. And on that tree, there grew.

Starting point is 00:06:31 shining apples. Thou know'st, O well-loved one, that every day that passes makes us older and brings us to that day when we will be bent, feeble, grey-headed, and weak-eyed. But those shining apples that grew in Asgard, they who ate them every day grew never a day older, for the eating of the apples kept old age away. O'Duna the goddess tended the tree on which the shining apples grew. None would grow on the tree unless she was there to tend to it. No one but Aduna might pluck the shining apples. Each morning she plucked them and left them in her basket and every day.

Starting point is 00:07:31 the gods and goddesses came to her garden that they might eat the shining apples and so stay forever young Eduna never went from her garden all day and every day she stayed in the garden or in her golden house besides it

Starting point is 00:07:54 and all day and every day she listened to Bruggy her husband tell a story that never had an end. Oh, but a time came when Adana and her apples were lost as God, and the gods and goddesses felt old age approached them. How all that happened shall be told thee, O well-beloved. Odin the father of the gods often went into the land of men to watch over their doings. once he took Loki with him

Starting point is 00:08:32 Loki the doer of good and the doer of evil for a long time they went travelling through the world of men at last they came near Jottenheim the realm of the giants it was a bleak

Starting point is 00:08:49 and empty region there were no growing things there not even trees with berries there were no birds there were no animals. As Odin the father of the gods and Loki the doer of good

Starting point is 00:09:07 and the doer of evil went through this region hunger came upon them but in the land around they saw nothing they could eat Loki running here and running there came at last upon a herd of wild cattle

Starting point is 00:09:26 creeping up on them he caught hold of a young bull and killed him. Then he cut up the meat into strips. He lightened a fire and put the meat on spits to roast. While the meat was being cooked, Odin the father of the gods, a little way off sat thinking on the things he had seen in the world of men. Loki made himself busy, putting more and and more logs on the fire. At last he called to Odin, and the father of the gods came, sat down near the fire, to eat the meal.

Starting point is 00:10:10 But when the meat was taken off the cooking spits, and when Odin went to cut it, he found that it was still raw. He smiled at Loki for thinking the meat was cooked, and Loki troubled that he had made a mistake, put the meat back, and he had made a mistake, put the meat back, and, and he had been. and put more logs upon the fire. Again Loki took the meat off the cooking spits and called Odin to eat the meal. Odin when he took the meat that Loki brought him found that it was as raw as it had never been put upon the fire. Is this a trick of yours, Loki, he said. Loki was so angry at the meat being uncooked that Odin's sweet. saw he was playing no tricks. In his hunger he raged at the meat and raged at the fire. Again he put the meat on the cooking spits and put more logs on the fire. Every hour he could take up the meat, sure that it was now cooked and every time he took it off, Odin would find the meat was as raw as the first time they took it off the fire.

Starting point is 00:11:26 Now Odin knew that the meat must be under some enchantment by the giants He stood up and went on his way Hungry but strong Loki however would not leave the meat That he had put back on the fire He would make it to be cooked He declared and he would not leave that place hungry the dawn came and he took up the meat again.

Starting point is 00:11:59 As he was lifting it off the fire, he heard a whir of wings above his head. Looking up, he saw a mighty eagle, the largest eagle that ever appeared in the sky. The eagle circled round and round and came above Loki's head. Canst thou not cook thy food? The eagle screamed to him. I cannot cook it, said Loki. I will cook it for thee if thou would give me a share, scream the eagle. Come then and cook it for me, said Loki.

Starting point is 00:12:37 The eagle circled round until he was above the fire, then flapping his great wings over it. He made the fire, blaze and blaze, a heat that Loki had never felt before. came from the burning logs. In a minute he drew the meat from the spits and found it was well cooked. My share, my share, give me my share, the eagle screamed at him.

Starting point is 00:13:12 He flew down and seizing a large piece of meat, instantly devoured it. He seized on another piece. Piece after piece he devoured until it looked as Loki would be left with no meat for his meal. As the eagle seized on the last piece, Loki became angry indeed, taking up the spit on which the meat had been cooked.

Starting point is 00:13:39 He struck the eagle. There was a clang, as if he had struck some metal. The wood on the spit did not come away. It stuck to the breast of the eagle. But Loki did not let go his own. hold on the spit, suddenly the eagle rose up in the air. Loki who held to the spit that was fastened to the eagle's breast was drawn up with him. Before he knew what had happened,

Starting point is 00:14:09 Loki was miles and miles up in the air, and the eagle was flying with him towards Juttenheim, the realm of the giants. They passed over the river that divides Juttenheim from Midgard, world of men and now Loki saw a terrible place beneath him a land of ice and rock. Great mountains were there and they lighted by neither sun nor moon but by columns of fire thrown up now and again through cracks in the earth or out of the peaks of the mountains. Over a great iceberg, the eagle hovered. Suddenly, he shook the spit from his breast, and Loki fell down on the ice. The eagle screamed out to him, thou art in my power at last, O thou most cunning of all dwellers in Asgard. The eagle left Loki there and flew within a crack in the mountain.

Starting point is 00:15:18 miserable indeed was Loki upon that iceberg The cold was deadly He could not die there For he was one of the dwellers in Asgard And death might not come to him that way He might not die But he felt bound to that iceberg With chains of cold

Starting point is 00:15:41 After a day his captain came to him Not as an eagle this time but in his own form Theazi the giant Wulst thou leave thine iceberg Loki He said And return to thy pleasant place in Asgard Thou thou thou'st alight in Asgard

Starting point is 00:16:03 Although only by one half dost thou belong to the gods Thy father Loki Was the wind giant O that I might leave this iceberg Loki said With the tears freezing on his face. Thou'st my leave when thou showest thy ready to pay thy ransom to me, said the azzi. Thou thou thou wilt have to me the shiny apples that Arduna keeps in her basket.

Starting point is 00:16:34 I cannot get Aduna's apples for thee, Theassi, said Loki. Then stay upon the iceberg, said Thiasi the giant. He went away and left Loki there with the terrible winds buffeting him, as with blows of a hammer. When Theasi came again and spoke to him about his ransom, Loki said, There is no way of getting the shining apples from Iduna. There must be some way, O cunning Loki, said the giant. Iduna, although she guards well the shining apples, is simple-minded, said Loki. it may be that I shall be able to get her to go outside the wall of Asgard.

Starting point is 00:17:20 If she goes she will bring her shining apples with her, for she never lets them go out of her hand, except when she gives them to the gods and goddesses to eat. Make it so that she will go beyond the wall of Asgard, said the giant. If she goes outside of the wall, I shall get the apples from her. Swear by the world tree that thou would lure adina beyond the wall of Asgard. Swear it Loki and I shall let thee go. I swear it by Igrassi, the world tree, and that I will lure adina beyond the wall of Asgard

Starting point is 00:18:00 if thou wilt take me off this iceberg, said Loki. Then Thiasi changed himself into a mighty eagle and taking Loki in his talons, he flew with him, over the stream that divides Yottenham the realm of the giants from Midgard, the world of men. He left Loki on the ground of Midgard, and Loki then went on his way to Asgard. Now Odin had already returned, and he had told the dwellers in Asgard of Loki's attempt to cook the enchanted meat, all left to think that Loki had been left hungry for all his cunning. Then he came into Asgard looking so famished. They thought it was because Loki had had nothing to eat. They laughed at him more and more and they brought him into the feast hall and they gave him the bests of foods with wine out of Odin's wine cup.

Starting point is 00:19:02 When the feast was over, the dwellers in Asgard went to Adina's garden, as was their want. there sat to Dina on the golden house that opened on her garden She had been in the world of men Everyone who saw her would have remembered their own innocence Seeing one who was so fair and good She had eyes blue as the blue sky And she smiled if she was remembering lovely things She had seen or heard

Starting point is 00:19:36 The basket of shining apples was beside her. To each god and goddesses, Adina gave a shining apple. Each one ate the apple given, rejoicing to think that they would never become a day older. Then Odin the father of the gods said that the runes that were always said in praise of Adina and the dwellers in Asgard went out of Adina's garden, each one going to his or her own shining house. All went except Loki, the doer of good and the doer of evil. Loki sat in the garden watching fair and simple Aduna. After a while she spoke to him and said, Why douse thou stay still here, wise Loki? To look well on thine apples, Loki said.

Starting point is 00:20:34 I am wondering if the apples I saw yesterday are really as shining as the apples that are in thy basket. There are no apples in the world as shining as mine, said Adina. The apples I saw were more shining, said Loki. I, and they smelled better, Eduna. Aduna was troubled what Loki, who she deemed so wise, told her, her eyes filled with tears that there might be more shining apples in the world than hers. Oh, Loki, she said, it cannot be. No apples are more shining, and none smell so sweet as the apples I pluck off, the tree in my garden.

Starting point is 00:21:24 Go then and see, said Loki. Just outside Asgard is the tree that has the apples I saw. Thou, Edana, does never leave thy garden, and so thou dost not know what grows in the world. Go outside of Asgard and see. I will go, Loki, said Adana, the fair and simple. Adana went outside the wall of Asgard. She went to the place Loki had told her that the apples grew in. But as she looked this way and that way, Edana heard a word.

Starting point is 00:22:02 of wings above her. Looking up, she saw a mighty eagle, the largest eagle that had ever appeared in the sky. She drew back towards the gate of Asgard. Then the great eagle swooped down. Uduna felt herself lifted up, and then she was being carried away from Asgard, away, away, away over Midgard, where men were. lived and away towards the rocks and snows of Jottenhelm, across the river that flows between the world of men and the realm of the giants Edina was born. Then the eagle flew into

Starting point is 00:22:48 a cleft in a mountain and Aduna was left in a cavernous hall, lightened by columns of fire that burst up from the earth. The eagle loosened his grip on Adina, and she sat down on the ground of the cavern. The wings and the feathers fell from him, and she saw her captor as a terrible giant. Oh, why have you carried me off from Asgard and brought me to this place, Aduna cried. That I might eat your shiny apples, Aduna, said the Asi the giant. That will never be. for I will not give them to you, said Aduna.

Starting point is 00:23:36 Give me the apples to eat, and I shall carry you back to Asgard. No, no, that cannot be. I have been trusted with the shining apples, that I might give them to the gods only. Then I shall take the apples from you, said the Assy, the giant. He took the basket out of her hands and opened it. But when he touched the apples, they shriveled under his hands. He left them in the basket and he sat the basket down

Starting point is 00:24:04 For he knew now that the apples would be no good to him Unless Aduna gave them to him with her own hands You must stay with me until you give me the shiny apples He said to her Then the poor Edina frightened She was frightened of the strange cave And frightened of the fire that kept bursting up out of the earth earth, and she was frightened of the terrible giant. But above all, she was frightened to think

Starting point is 00:24:39 of the evil that would fall upon the dwellers in Asgard if she were not there to give them the shining apples to eat. The giant came to her again, but still Aduna would not give him the shining apples, and there in the cave she stayed, the giant troubling her. every day. And she grew more and more fearful as she saw in her dreams the dwellers in Asgard go to her garden, go there and not even being given the shining apples, feel and see a change coming over themselves and over each other. It was as Aduna saw it in her dreams, Every day the dwellers and Asgard went to her garden, Odin and Thor, Hodor and Baldor, Ty and Handal, Vidal and Valley, with Frigar, Freya, Nana and Sif.

Starting point is 00:25:50 There was no one to pluck the apples of their tree, and a change began to come over the gods and goddesses. They no longer walked lightly. Their shoulders became bent. Their eyes no longer were as bright as dewdrops. And they looked upon one another. They saw the change. Age was coming upon the dwellers in Asgard. They knew that the time would come

Starting point is 00:26:22 when Frigger would be grey and old, when Siff's golden hair would fade, when Odin would no longer have clear wisdom and when Thor would not have strength enough to raise and fling his thunderbolts and the dwellers in Asgard were saddened by this knowledge and it seemed to them that all brightness had gone from their shining city

Starting point is 00:26:52 where was Aduna whose apples would give back youth and strength and beauty to the dwellers in Asgard. The gods had searched for her through the world of men. No trace of her did they find, but now Odin, searching through his wisdom, saw a means to get knowledge of where Adana was hidden. He summoned his two ravens, Hugin and Munin,

Starting point is 00:27:25 his ravens then flew through the earth and through the realm of the giants and they knew all things that were past and all things that were to come he summoned hugen and moonen and they came and one sat on his right shoulder and the other sat on his left shoulder and they told him deep secrets they told him of the Asi and of his desire for the shiny apples, but the dwellers in Asgard ate, and of Loki's deception of Edona, the fair and simple. What Odin learnt from his ravens was told in the council of the gods. Then Thor the strong went to Loki, and laid hands upon him. When Loki found himself in the grip of the strong God, he said, What would thoust thou with me, O Thor?

Starting point is 00:28:31 I would hurl thee into a chasm in the ground, and strike thee with my thunder, said the God. It was thou who didst bring it about that Adina went from Asgard. O Thor, said Loki, do not crush me with thy thunder. let me stay in Asgard I will strive to win Aduna back The judgment of the gods

Starting point is 00:28:56 Said Thor Is that thou The cunning one Shost go to Juttenhelm And by thy Craft Win Aduna back from the giants Go or else

Starting point is 00:29:10 I shall hurl thee into a chasm And crush thee with my thunder I will go said Loki. From Frigger, the wife of Odin, Loki borrowed the dress of falcon feathers that she owned. He clad himself in it and flew to Jottenhelm in the form of a falcon. He searched through Jottenhelm until he found the Assey's daughter, Skadi. He flew before Skadi and he let the giant maid catch him

Starting point is 00:29:46 and hold him as a pet. One day the giant maid carried him into a cave, where Aduni the fair and simple was held. When Loki saw Aduny there, he knew the part of his quest was ended. Now he had to get Aduna out of Jottenham and away to Asgard. He stayed no more with the giant maid, but flew up into the high rocks of the cave. Skadi wept for the flight of her pet, but she ceased to search and to call and went away from the cave. Then Loki, the doer of good and the doer of evil, flew to where Edana was sitting and spoke to her.

Starting point is 00:30:35 Edana, when she knew that one of the dwellers in Asgard was near, wept with joy. Loki told her what she was to do by the power of a spell that was given to him he was able to change her into the form of a sparrow But before she did this She took the shining apples Out of her basket

Starting point is 00:31:03 And flung them into the places Where the giants would never find them Scaddy coming back to the cave saw the falcon fly out with the sparrow beside him. She cried out to her father and the giant knew that the falcon was Loki and the sparrow was aduna. He changed himself into the form of a mighty eagle. By this time sparrow and Vulcan were out of sight, but Thiasi knowing he could make better flight than they, flew towards Asgard. Soon he saw them.

Starting point is 00:31:48 They flew with all the power they had, but the great wings of the eagle brought him nearer and nearer to them. The dwellers in Asgard standing on the wall saw the falcon and the sparrow with the great eagle pursuing them. They knew who they were, Loki and Aduna, and Theasi in pursuit. As they watched the eagle, winging nearer and nearer,

Starting point is 00:32:19 the dwellers and Asgard were fearful that the falcon and the sparrow would be caught upon and that Aduna would be taken away again by Thiasi. They lighted great fires upon the wall, knowing that Loki would find a way through the fires,

Starting point is 00:32:38 bringing Adonah with him but that Theassi would not find a way The falcon and the sparrow fled towards the fires Loki went between the flames and brought Aduna with him And the Asi coming up to the fires And finding no way through

Starting point is 00:32:58 Beat his wings against the flames He fell down from the wall And the death that came to him afterwards Was laid to Loki Thus a duner was brought back to Asgard Once again she sat in the golden house But opened to her garden And once again she plucked the shining apples off the tree she tended

Starting point is 00:33:22 And once again she gave them to the dwellers in Asgard And the dwellers in Asgard walked lightly again And brightness came into their eyes And into their cheeks Age no more a proud them, youth came back, light and joy were again in Asgard. Sleep hypnosis for your safe and special place is sponsored by Hello Fresh. They're the UK's leading recipe box company, delivering fresh, pre-portioned ingredients for great tasting recipes straight to your door,

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Starting point is 00:35:02 Everything you need to cook and enjoy delicious homemade meals from the comfort of home. Delivered. HelloFresh. dinner is solved. We are going to do some hypnosis for relaxation and take you to a special place. We're going to be talking about relaxing different parts of the body and taking deep breaths. If you can't do this absolutely no problems. Just do what you can and what you are able to. If you're worried about any of this exercise, please feel free to skip or talk to your doctor beforehand. Maybe instructions to move around.

Starting point is 00:36:06 But all this has done in your mind's eye, I want you to put yourself into a comfortable position. Take some deep, comfortable breaths. You may feel that this is your time. The time for you to enjoy precious. from the outside world. This time is just for you. Please feel free to take a few deep breaths in, slowly in and a relaxed breath out.

Starting point is 00:37:09 But you take and with each word that is uttered perhaps you can feel your body relaxing. This is a safe place just for you. there's nothing more important for your mind to relax. We're going to your special place in a while. We don't have to rush to get there. We're going to get there in due course. This time is just for you.

Starting point is 00:38:09 You can focus on this. You can leave at any time for anything that needs attention. This is just for you, if you would like. You can put your hand on your stomach and the other hand on your chest and concentrate that the stomach is moving slowly in and as you breathe and that you're not breathing through the upper chest or the shoulders. short, sharp, cause anxiety, but deep stomach breathing need to relaxation. Relax every part of your body like you have done when you have listened to my voice

Starting point is 00:39:23 and it keeps becoming less important to you consciously as you listen to my voice. Your subconscious mind can even hear if I whisper. You are continuing to drift into your. to a more peaceful place and a peaceful state. You examine in your own's, minds, eyes, the feelings, sensations, strengths and behaviours. You didn't even know you had better than you were the thought imagined at the same time. You feel like letting go completely and just becoming more peaceful. your own pain just when you feel it is ready.

Starting point is 00:40:41 You continue becoming more a land comfortable as you lie with your eyes closed as you experience that deepening comfort you don't have to move your own to everything I tell you to reflect on you will be pleasantly surprised with your continuous progress You are getting much closer to a deep, peaceful relaxation.

Starting point is 00:41:48 Soon you are going to feel relaxation all across your body, where you can imagine your head relaxing atop of your head, down to the tips of your toes, relaxing your face, shoulders, drifting down into a deep, deeper, and taking some time just for you. Relaxation is the place where your body repairs and regenerates. It is the time for all to leave your mind and just concentrate on relaxing. As you know where you are sitting or lying is so comfortable.

Starting point is 00:43:17 You know that this is your sanctuary. Just for now. It is just for you and for your regeneration. We are going to a special place. Thoughts will be present. Disappearing like a balloon, floating away. You listen to this. The easier it is to relax in this plane is just concentrated.

Starting point is 00:44:16 Being at peace is the most natural thing in the world. noises can be ignored and you can use this as time just to relax for you now when you listen to my voice you know that relaxation is coming if you can move your body to the most comfortable place for you this time is just for you just for you want to go into hypnosis too quickly you were here to enjoy a pleasant and relaxing experience. You find yourself by a stream now and it feels that you sit or lie down in the boat depending. You begin to wind yourself peacefully along the stream. You hear the water trickle in the brooks as you float along. Look at the sky and it's so beautiful and and you feel so relaxed as you sink down.

Starting point is 00:47:08 Just going deeper and deeper. Lackation feels amazing in your subconscious and you feel amazing in your body and you look at the stream as you drift past and the water is so relaxing. The sounds, the feelings, the sensations. Your mind is flowing to the sea of people. where you know that peace will be discovered and encountered and the feelings of relaxation go across your body as this peaceful feeling washes down your body. You feel totally at ease, you feel more relaxed than you have imagined.

Starting point is 00:48:19 You see five very gently. gentle days when you go down you will feel more deeply relaxed than you have done before and you go down the first dip and you feel more and more along the second gently going down the stream and you feel maybe more relaxed washes away at your body feeling safe and a stream reaches an inlet and you float on the large body of water, sea of serenity, you feel so peaceful and calm and you soon know that you will be moving into your special place and gently you feel you can go now to your special place. It's off your boat so beautiful. Your special place is all for you now. Nature and space or a small

Starting point is 00:51:49 tranquil space. It is just the best place for you now. that you have been before, a place you've read about, a place you've dreamed about. It's just how you want it to be. It feels so good. You decide to explore so amazing, so comfortable, so serene and so peaceful. As you explore your special place, you sit down and rest. Want to. You can go back to the special place and revisit it. It's perfect just for you. Take some time to enjoy it now.

Guided Sleep Meditation & Sleep Hypnosis from Sleep Cove - Sleep Hypnosis - Discover your Special Place. With A Norse Bedtime Story bonus

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