Freya is the Norse goddess of love, beauty, fertility, war, and magic. Her name, from Old Norse Freyja, means "Lady," a title that reflects her high status among the Vanir gods. She is the daughter of Njörðr and the sister of Freyr, and she presides over the afterlife realm Fólkvangr, where she receives half of those slain in battle, the other half going to Odin's Valhalla.

Position on the Tree of Life

Freya is assigned to Netzach (Victory), the seventh sephirah on the Tree of Life. Netzach corresponds to the sphere of Venus, love, desire, and the aesthetic and creative impulses. This placement aligns Freya with the passionate, generative, and warlike aspects of love and beauty, as Netzach is also the sphere of natural magic and the instinctual drive for connection and victory.

Astrological and planetary correspondence

Freya's primary planetary correspondence is Venus, the planet of love, beauty, and harmony. However, her martial and magical aspects also connect her to the astrological sign of Libra (Venus-ruled) and, in some systems, to the Moon for her association with seiðr and the mysteries of fate. The cat, her sacred animal, is a lunar symbol in many traditions, further linking her to the hidden, intuitive forces of Netzach.

Historical context

Freya is one of the most prominent goddesses in Norse mythology, attested in the Poetic Edda, the Prose Edda, and various sagas. She is described as the most beautiful of the goddesses, but also as a fierce warrior and a master of seiðr, a form of shamanic magic that involves seeing and shaping fate. Her necklace Brísingamen, forged by four dwarves, is a symbol of her power and desirability. She is often depicted riding a chariot drawn by two cats, and she weeps tears of red gold when her husband Óðr is absent. In the 13th-century Gylfaginning, Snorri Sturluson writes that Freya is "the most renowned of the goddesses" and that she is "easy to pray to" for matters of love. Her cult was widespread in Scandinavia, with place names (e.g., Frøya, Sweden) and personal names (e.g., Freydís) attesting to her importance.

In the system of Liber 777, Freya appears at the 7th step (Netzach) in the column of Scandinavian Gods, directly corresponding to the Venusian sphere of love, beauty, and victory. She is also listed on Path 14 (the path of Daleth, Venus), further cementing her role as a goddess of love and magic on the Tree of Life.