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I’d sooner trust our currency with Freyr, though I know that’s not the point of this image. Also, why is it Marvel’s Thor.
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I’ve been musing about posting this, but it’s probably worth it in order for new people to see it and do some deep thinking.
Still thinking of trying to work with Idun and/or Hel, but this is a great reminder on how serious this shit is.
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I like scholarly papers to go with my woo, so… have more links to free articles connected to Norse/Heathen things.
Articles that I’m going to go through later this month (depending on my available time with school and work). Putting on my blog so I don’t lose ‘em in my likes.
Alaric Albertsson is who the definition of recon-derived was made for. In Travels he tells you what is neologism and what is recon. He’s a pretty honest writer and doesn’t really have any pretenses, which is partially why I have less qualms about recommending his books than some other super esoteric(and Llewellyn) books I’ve seen.I’ve read and loved both of Albertsson’s books. He isn’t a squishy recon, but, like wyrd said, he’s honest. He makes it pretty clear what is historical and what is a jump.
The section in Wyrdworking about the modern esoterica of the runes is pretty good. His herb section is too small, but has some solid information. The galdor section is waaayyyyy too small. Same with trance.If you can find it used on amazon, go for it. I have the e-book of it and after I read it, I found myself going through it again and again for woo-woo things references. I eventually just bought a used one for $2.00.
I have also read Wyrdworking, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Wyrd’s right, not hard recon stuff, but it has some great information. I’m am just basically seconding and thirding what everyone else said XD
I’ve seen Wyrdworking in stores before but wasn’t sure whether or not I ought to - y’know - actually buy it. Glad I read these reviews on it; I might buy it in a couple months if I can save up the money.
After seeing the same terrible memes cropping up again and again in “pagan” facebook communities I decided to start a running list. Most of these are Wiccan, Neopagan, or Heathen, so feel free to add your own to get more diversity in here!
The Racist, the Exclusionist, and the Inane: Pagan Memes the Internet Could Live Without
The one I see the most is the “Uninformed Pagan Meme”. I actually think I - at one time - used it but can’t remember.
This post is so right I nearly came.
this shall be upon me one day
I’ve wanted a tattoo of Yggdrasil for a while, but I couldn’t find a nice design (couldn’t design one, either). This is a great design, and if I get it on the whole of my back, then the circles can be big enough to one day fill them in with different stuff!
The pain would be terrible and i dont care
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No. I tried. But. No, this is so wrong.
When I first saw this, I thought it’d be shit. Just absolute shit with misinformation up the whazzu. But when I actually looked at the page for Norse mythology, I realized that I was right. Well, mostly right. They have lots of deities listed, but the first sentence of the second paragraph is “Their idea of Heaven was VALHALLA.”
Heathens never had a “paradise after death.” Where you end up is based on what deeds you did and how you died. You could end up roaming Midgard (the Earth) or remaining in your burial mound if you wanted, also. My point is that your “paradise after death” is “wherever you end up.” (That was mostly metaphor and oversimplification, but it is still more accurate that GodChecker.com.)
I gave the site the benefit of the doubt, though. I said to myself, “I might actually use this site to do some research, so I probably shouldn’t go around saying it’s shit.” But it’s shit. I won’t be using GodChecker.com to supplement any research. I’ve done some research on Hel and other Goddesses, and I have not found anyone saying that she is “the ugly evil daughter of Loki”. That’s so fucking rude; why would you say that to the personification of death. Did I say rude? I meantvery fucking stupid. The Web site goes on to say that we get the word Hell from the Goddess, but it’s more accurate to say that Christians took her name and bastardized it to encourage conversions.
The site continues, saying that the dead go to Helheim “because they’ve spent their lives sitting on their asses instead of killing, pillaging and then singing rude songs about it.”
That was honestly enough to convince me the other articles and whatnot are complete bullshit. If you don’t agree with me, fine, but I feel like people should at least know this is here to dissect.
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Firstly, I want to thank everyone for the input that went into my writing this post. After I made me post about Baba Yaga, I started getting a lot of questions about how to contact a deity and how to know if a deity is trying to contact you. So…I decided to address this in a rather lengthy post. Starting with…
What is a Deity?
A deity is a being, usually considered sacred or divine, which has superhuman powers. C. Scott Littleton defined them as “a being with powers greater than those of ordinary humans—but who interacts with humans—positively or negatively, in ways that carry humans to new levels of consciousness beyond the grounded preoccupations of ordinary life.”
What is a Patron/Matron Deity? What is a dedicant/devotee?
In some cases, have a parton/matron deity is an exclusively religious relationship. Someone may worship and honor a god or goddess that doesn’t fit in with what they practice as a witch. Some people may, for example, dedicate themselves to Hekate, but most frequently work with Demeter. Alternatively, this can also be a strictly business relationship in which the deities are honored in exchange for services. A person who is not religiously dedicated to any one god or goddess may have an exclusive working relationship with Fortuna.
Being a dedicant/devotee, however, is usually religious in nature. Devotees offer devotion, communion and physical offerings to the deity/deities that they are dedicated too. They often follow a path set out by their deity, act on the deity’s bidding, and turn to the deity for guidance and so on.
I have to say that, out of all the Gods and Goddesses in Heathenry, I am very interested in doing work with Hel and Idunna. I’ve known for a long time now that I would like to get to know Hel better, but I’m also interested in the Tree Keeper.
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Happy Winter Solstice!
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