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Welcome to Reflections on Midsommar, a place where I take delight in all of the amazing details in the movie Midsommar. My name's Kirby and I really love the magic, beauty, and horror of this movie. This blog contains spoilers so don't look if you haven't seen it!

Here are some current topics I'm working on:

Meet the Hårgans: Trying to match names to faces, with an introduction to each individual member of the Hårga, including key scenes they appear in and any fun facts I've been able to figure out about the characters.

Artwork in the Movie: Some of the works of art that appear in and are referenced by Midsommar

Behind the Scenes: found images and interviews with the cast and crew

Fan Art: Inspired by the movie, created by artists

Discovering Details: WOW does this movie ever have the most exquisite details! From the embroidered runes to foreshadowing to connections and relationships. No detail is too tiny to mention here.

Theories: What's the deal with Inga? Was Pelle responsible for the deaths of Dani's family? Who was last year's May Queen?

If you have any of your own reflections on Midsommar you'd like to submit or share, you are invited to leave a comment here or on Instagram at @mid.sommary, or email midsommary@gmail.com

Also, I am just a fan and I do not have any insider knowledge. I watched the movie, scoured Instagram, and checked out every interview I could find. If there are any mistakes here, they are all mine, and I would be very happy if you let me know if I got anything wrong. Thank you!!!

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Key to Midsommar’s 16 Affekt Rune Symbols explained (never before seen!)

In Midsommar, the Hårga have their own special language, 16 runic symbols they use as “emotional sheet music.” In Hårga, these Affekts are used in art, clothing, architecture, food, the table layouts, wood and stone carvings, on the maypole, and many more places.


The Affekts were carefully crafted for the movie, and are a melange of folklore, historical fact, tradition, and invention.


Through our research into the film, Novum https://www.reddit.com/user/Mirilliux/ and I were independently entrusted with a key to the Affekt symbols, and we would like to share it with all of you.


We received this from Henrik Svensson, producer of the film, and Martin Karlqvist who is the originator of the idea of Hårga and who played Ulrik in the movie. https://www.reddit.com/r/Midsommar/s/ZE3ZEThhxt


I'm releasing this in conjunction with Novum and if you'd like to hear more about the Affekt language and how it applies within the film you can check out his complete guide video here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZQv1_oosZg


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