Heimdall first appeared in Blanco's Dragon Tails # 1. The name 'Heimdall' comes from the Norse God Heimdall. In Blanco's Dragon Tails Heimdall was one of the 8 guardian dragons who were born at the dawn of time - when the universe was first created. He represented the orange spectrum of the rainbow amongst these powerful creatures. He brings humans to Earth in Tail Sixteen.

In ancient myth, Heimdall guarded the foot of the rainbow bridge to Valhalla, the home of the Deities. He brought Runes to us. He is responsible for starting Ragnarok (the Norse equal of Armageddon) by blowing into his magical horn. This is the 'final battle' of the Gods and Goddesses.

The character Heimdall was inspired by my cat Heimdall. He was the last to be born of a litter of 4 kittens during an incredible rainbow on July 4, 1996. 3 were pure white like their mother Soy, though none had eyes like her. I watched Heimdall's birth, and the first time he opened his eyes, he saw me.

Here is a picture of Heimdall the cat:

Months before Heimdall was born, I had a powerful dream. I dreamt I walked onto a narrow platform that stood over a very deep chasm. I walked onto the bridge and when I got to the center, I heard a sound above me. I looked and saw a huge, orange dragon-cat approaching - flapping towards me with big wings. I wasn't scared at all. He landed next to me and I climbed onto his back. As soon as I was settled, the bridge disappeared and we started to fall. The dragon-cat's big wings flew out and we glided down the chasm easily. We got to the bottom and I saw that behind us was the shore of an ocean - ahead of us was the entrance to a huge maze. An old wizard (like Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien) stood at the entrance to the maze. I walked up to him and he smiled. He asked me if I was ready. I told him I was, and I went into the maze with the dragon-cat.

Just a couple weeks before Heimdall was born, I dreamt that the litter Soy was going to have was 3 gray kitties, and one orange cat. I was almost right - the 3 gray kitties turned out to be white, but there was one orange cat who I immediately knew was my buddy.

About a year after Heimdall was born, I had a dream that he was sitting in front of me. He transformed into the gigantic dragon-cat from my previous dream and I climbed onto his back again. He flew me to the foot of a rainbow and then across it to what I guess must have been the entrance to Valhalla. Before we got any further I heard a voice behind us and turned to see a man in a chariot drawn by 2 goats heading our way. It was the Norse God Thor. He landed next to us and greeted me warmly and told me to come with him. I climbed into Thor's chariot and we flew out over the ocean. I saw the scene of a huge viking fleet of boats. A big storm came and many were lost. I'm still not sure what that means - possibly a past life...?

If the Norse God Heimdall comes to you in a dream or meditation, you may have a spiritual question of some sort, or may be going through a difficult time. Try playing with Runes or some other form of divination such as Tarot cards, or the I-Ching. These tools can be very helpful when you need spiritual guidance of some sort. Don't rely on them for every question you have though! Divination only works when you don't abuse it by using it too often. Use these things only when you are truly confused and don't know the answer to a question or problem.

If a dragon comes to you in a dream or meditation, it could mean that you are being protected by a powerful dragon spirit! The dragon brings a message to you from your soul. Your ideas, dreams, and ambitions may become very intense soon. Try focusing on those things more.

If a cat comes to you in a dream, meditation or every day life, it could mean that your spirit is being protected by the spirit of a cat (especially if you have a cat!). It can also mean that if you're faced with a confrontation of some sort, you'll have the ability to see whether you should stick around for the fight or to retreat. You could be entering a period of high self-esteem (if you're not in one already). You could also have the ability to see spirits while awake. Cats do this a lot - have you ever been hangin' with a cat and seen him or her jerk their head up quickly and stare at a spot in the corner of the room? You get up and look, and nothing's there... but sometimes there is.

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Hogarth, Peter and Clery, Val Dragons. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1980

Cotterell, Arthur The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths and Legends. New York, NY: Macmillan Marshall Edition, 1989

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