Sif

Culture: Norse   Domain: The harvest, golden abundance

Sif, Thor's wife, is best known for her golden hair, cut off by Loki as a prank; to make amends, Loki had the dwarves forge her magical hair of real gold that would grow like natural hair, a myth widely read as symbolic of golden wheat fields, and of loss made right through skilled craft.

Associations

The grain harvest, golden abundance, resilience after loss, skilled restoration.

Ways people honor her (modern)

• Care for your hair or appearance as a small act of self-respect
• Reflect on a loss that was eventually restored, even in changed form
• Keep golden thread or wheat on the harvest altar
• Read the tale of her hair and Loki's forced restitution in the Prose Edda

Approach any deity with respect and do your own research. Practices vary widely between traditions, and modern devotional practice often goes beyond what survives in ancient sources.