Heathen/Norse Pagan/Asatru: Whats the difference?
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In am much awaited for video, I share with you my thoughts on the different names for the faith. I will explore the meaning behind each label, as well as dive into the usage and experience I have had with each.
I open this video with an offering of wisdom from the Allfather.
My name is Jacob and I am a Norse Pagan. I started my journey with the Old Gods in 2016, in 2019 I was giving an offering to Odin outside of my home and I felt his presence before me. In a few short words I knew my task ahead of me, I needed to gather the folk. With backgrounds in running my own photography business, and my time managing restaurants, I had the skills to make a difference.
I started with an Instagram account in June 2019 to start reaching out to others for the first time, and in August 2019 I began my journey into youtube. While it was a slow journey at first, I continued to make videos in hopes that they could help others who started out lost like me. By February of 2020 I made the first huge step into what the Wisdom of Odin was created to do, I put out a call to gather the folk. Within a week I had 9 people ready to meet in Kentucky for an Ostara festival, and it was one of the most beautiful days of our lives.
We started something on that hill, we set in motion something I think will change the world. We started to plan the next gathering a day after returning home. Midsummer would become a life changing experience all over again. We gathered 27 people to worship the old gods in Kentucky.
In between those two gatherings the Wisdom of Odin sky rocketed in viewership and community support. While I am so honored to be watched by so many, my ability to respond to meesages is coming to an end. All I can do is to continue to promote these gatherings, and make videos to help others.
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I came from being a Mormon my whole life... now I’m here and I’ve never been more at home spiritually
Welcome back home.
Congrats on escaping. I was 4th generation Mormon, so I understand completely. This is such a better life.
I know what you mean brother
Same thing here! I was LDS most of my young life. I connected with my roots via warrior culture practiced by the Marines
Hey, I grew up Mormon too. Even went on a mission overseas. Afterwards discovered it was BS. It's been a long road but now I feel free to follow my own Spiritual path.
Just recently discovered this channel after feeling more of a connection to the old gods and the way of our ancestors. Thanks for the amazing content. Hail the God's!
welcome and SKAL
I also identify myself as a Norse pagan for pretty much the same reason you do, but something I've found that most Norse pagans/heathens/Asatru neglect are the the Jotnar. I find them to be just as important as the Aesir and Vanir. My practice includes deities from all three groups. Some of the Gods are, in fact, Jotun. If you read the creation myth carefully, from the Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda, you will find that many of the Gods are identified as being half Jotun. Odin and his brothers are half Jotun, Thor is half Jotun. Hel is full Jotun, Loki is full Jotun, Aegir is full Jotun. Odin and his brothers gave breath, appearance and mind to two trees, Ask and Embla, the first two humans. The world was made from Ymir's body, which means that all living things are of Ymir, even us humans. All humans and Gods and Jotnar are of Ymir. We are all connected.
Åsatru is generally more strict following the old ways as it is based on norse religion, while paganism is more individual and has less norms. You will find that Åsatru has just as much focus on vanir and jotnar as æser, because it is another cultural approach. Paganism is more focused on good/ evil and the duality aspect, as much of the cultural ideas in paganism seem to stem from reformed christianity, and thus are quite modern. And paganists seem to bring these christian ideas with them into their paganism, like a personal relationship to the god, individual offerings, revelations, personal ceremonies and holy objects. In the norse religion we find very little of this, as this was not part of their culture.
I work with Aegir fairly often as I am a brewer (hobby, though professional would be awesome) and while I don’t “worship” him I do honor him and ask for his help and assistance/guidance on my brew day
There is actually a lot of evidence to suggest that the vanir were not a seperate group od gods, but more a subsect of the aesir.
@@gregorypavlunenko4953 There are suggestions in norse mythology of the war between the æsir of asgard and the vanir of Vanaheim, which strongly indicates they were two separate groups. Some of the vanir in Asgard were the result of hostage exchange that would settle peace between the two groups. Njord and Frey were the two most prominent vanir exchanged, and Hønir and Mimir from the æsir.
@@geirarnehelland7271 while I am not the best informed on this topic, from what i can tell the prose edda describes it as a war between the aesir and vanir, but the poetic edda just calls it a war of the gods and does specifically state that it is the aesir and vanir who are fighting each other. Rather it seems to imply that the aesir and vanir could have been fighting some other force. For more information i recommend you watch jackson Crawford's video on the subject.
Suggestion for another video: red flags to look for before joining Pagan groups.
Now let me explain:
Some people who seek Paganism as their belief path also seek a group of individuals who are on the same page. However there are people out there who basically take advantage of people's curiosity. And what happens is that new folk stumble upon a cult and not a group of free-thinking individuals who are sharing The Path. Cults are very damaging not only for those people, but also and reputation of Paganism as a whole, painting Pagans in negative light by media and authority alike. And I believe that such video can be great educational thing for everybody, whether you are Pagan or just curious about the practice.
(Also suggesting such video because at one point before pandemic kicked in, our local TV literally blamed Pagans for organising drug abuse gatherings and that made me so mad.)
@@heimdallswife6102 What are you smoking m8?
@@RebelWvlf It's funny how you were talking about how your town blamed Pagans for organizing drug abuse gatherings and the person that commented sounds like they're on something. lol
@@RebelWvlf It's a bot who's been going around lately with 3-4 alt accounts.
I have recently found out that there is a biker gang near me that is called "The Pagans" and they apparently run drugs and do other things that the public looks down upon, now I can't say for certain because I myself am new to the area and have not seen any such group but i haven't dismissed it either. When my boss found out I was a Norse pagan he drilled me for days about it until he realized I wasn't affiliated with them. So there may be some truth to the media outlet just not in the religious sense. With all that being said I now stay a little more reserved unless I'm asked about my faith or the Mjolnir I wear.
@@ArcheryWR the motorcycle group the pagans have nothing to do with paganism, we had them heavy in Va. If people can't separate the two, one a religious preference and the other a 1% motorcycle gang, then they should carry around a tree for wasting oxygen.
I've discovered all this just yesterday. And all I have to say is...
Hello. My name is Kenny. And I'm a Norse Pagan.
SKOL!!
That is exactly what I say, because my name is Kenny as well! Skol brother!
@@sephiroth1349 SKOL!!!
Finally had the chance to catch this one. Fantastic video! So refreshing to see a no BS, down to earth approach to the old ways.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@TheWisdomOfOdin hey wisdom you explain thing very well and i start believing in Odin, Thor,Tyr..... So this is very helpfull
I also call it the Old Way..I also call it coming home.
"coming home" i love that, the best way to describe the feeling it gives me.
@@scarletwitch2000 me as well
Excellent work brother. I live in England so use the Anglo Saxon names for our Gods and refer to myself as Heathen.
Hope Woden smiles on your work.
The faith does not use either term and has millions of members in the USA and refuses to allow other types of whites or aliens entrance and list their church as Christian. . A very anti-universalist , anti-mixing belief system that has hundred of churches who follow a ancient Germanic god. The churches do not have a open door policy. Christians think it is a christian church and its members know its not but wear the cross, The churches have even managed to collect millions of dollars of donations from Christians to help fund their expansion and grow new businesses, The businesses of course accept donations, A christian charity and provide 1 percent of their profits to the churches. Their product is slightly higher then other stores, All followers must speak their ancient tongue. Been around for many decades in the USA. The followers look a little like clones. The faith has preachers who dress like Christians speaking the word of their Germanic god. The church has also managed to get money from liberal donations. The faith has not changed in the last 50 years or more and attempts to stay in the law and has a moral code , values and a rule set and are not vikings but the followers of a ancient Germanic god. When you consider all the members and houses the faith has a collective wealth in the billions. Houses are like good sized clans.
This really helped me as I'm just starting out as a norse pagan. 2 months and counting 🤟
Its nice to know that there's another brother between us
@Linda Kendrick I was the same, being brought up in that way and not feeling comfortable with it at all and now I feel one with nature and the gods are watching over me.
Dude, it's helping me out and I've been fulką my whole life, I just hadn't ever really stopped to think about our family ways until recently when a friend who is norse pagan started talking about sjóvættir and we started exchanging ideas and stories.
You never know where you'll find a little bit of new knowledge.
happy forth month anniversary!!!! SKOLLL BROTHER!!!!
@Brandy Tallent don't feel ashamed, I found the norse religion through a friend, I'm going on 2 years of being free from Christianity.
In swedish pagan translates to heathen (hedning) so they are the same (negativeish) word so most people say asatro. I like the word "folktro" and that is "commonfolks beliefe"
So much helpful info! Thank you Jacob for always taking the time for sharing 💜
Thank you so much for this. I have only just recently began exploring the pagan faith and was drawn to the Norse. I have been really enjoying your videos are absolutely love how personable they are and I really want to say thank you for inviting all of us into such an intimate part of your life.
I myself tell others I am a heathen of the old ways. It may rub like sandpaper but like sandpaper it gets rid of what I don't want or need in my life
that is the best analogy i have ever read!
Great video. You make a lot of points here that really resonated with me so I want to thank you for that.
As someone who came to this through Wicca I appreciate you addressing this. At least when I started out on this path it was the most accessible thanks to the 90s printing boom. I really enjoy all your videos and making these discussions so candid.
Nice video brother! But I just want to add to something you said about Asatru, which is “asatru is only believing in the Æsir” which is correct when it comes to the translation of the word. But here in Norway, in the asatru communities they usually state that asatru means to believe in the Æsir but that the æsir is only one part of the diversity of gods and beings that is in this “religion”. So even thought the name is stuck to being “the belief in the Æsir” I do believe that most asatru communities is not bound to just believe in them but all of the gods and beings from Norse mythology/paganism :) but again, thanks for a beautiful video with explaining this to the folk! :)
Thank you very much for this wonderful video!
So helpful !
Thanks for this I really needed the clarification
Heimdalls Wife sure tell me
Jacob, I have recently stumbled on to your channel, thank you for your videos full of vibrant well thought information. Please continue all that you do my friend. It would be my honor to ever share a fire with you.
Thank you so much I'm a very new norse pagan that's 18 from Alabama I'm so glad to see theres a whole community
Welcome and it is wonderful that you have started, and I wish you well in your future endeavours :)
I'm so glad I've found this channel. I'm currently at a crossroad and Norse pagan is definitely what I've been looking for.
It's very brave to share your life this way. Thank you🔥❄
Thanks brother. That was awesome.
I’ve come a long way - and nothing orthodox. Please keep doing what you are doing, your path and approach speaks to me. So very true! Everything you have said. Please keep up your series on TH-cam thank you and may Eir walk with you in these times
Great content, as always!
Very well said, great video
I am a Norse Pagan, my wife practices witchcraft (Wicca), and my son does a bit of both.
As a heathen with about 14 years in just found your channel very thoughtful and informative I'm going to check out more of your videos
Thank you so much for this. I need to do some self reflection on this to see where I fall. Thank you brother skál
I use "Asatru" as a more public friendly label, but I concider myself a norse pagan
I'm in the credits now! Awwwww yeeeeeeah! As always, great video and very informative. SKÅL!
I was raised in a Christian family line and I recently covered to the Norse gods but I'm having difficulty knowing what I am specifically. This makes more sense religiously and seems to be more purposeful in my life. I feel like I'm going through and feeling around blind, so thank you for the explanation and everything else.
the way you conceptualize norse paganism as an outlook and perspective more than a formal "religion" is powerfully constructive, positive, and may be what has helped push your channel to grow so quickly. At least, its why i tune in!
I try my best to be a no bullsh*t person. In life and the way I talk about this faith. Glad you are here 🍻
Coming from Christianity to Norse Paganism has been a great experience. I am more connected to the gods than to just one being.
Very nicely done on the whole, you are taking the right attitude and approach. I might quibble with some of the terms that you use (I would personally point to "acknowledgement" of the Gods rather than "worship" for instance and avoid terms such as "summon" in favour of "invite" etc. But clearly you are enjoying the journey, as you should, and are clearly a peacemaker. I wish you well.
I am a multifaith polytheist universalist. I worship the Celtic pantheon, the Norse pantheon & the Greek pantheon. Nice to find your channel! This is the first video I’ve seen of yours.
This was a great explanation of the slight difference between them all. I appreciate your insight. Im a new norse pagan.
Excellent explanation!
I've been a norse pagan myself for a number of years. My background in pagan religions has spanned many callings before my ancestors pointed me towards this path. I've even toiled the word galdramaður rather. Giving credence to the old norse magics.
This is an awesome video.
HAIL THE GODS
Also first
Perfectly said!
What's your take on the groups who identify themselves as Norse Pagan/Asatru but believe it is a faith exclusive to people of Northern European ancestry? I personally believe Odin is the Allfather and that all people are descendants of Ask and Embla whom Odin and his brothers created and as such we are all related through ancestry. However some people have debated me otherwise and I'd like to know your opinion as well as any one else who would like to give their opinion on this matter. I seek wisdom in honor of Odin and as such I am open to any and all opinions, I only ask you tell me why you believe one way or another so that I may better understand your views. Thank you in advance for anyone willing to share their views with me.
Generally those people have taken the faith and made it "volkish" use the term "Odinist" or are a part of some form of Asatru group
In "Advice for Young Norse Pagans" he shared that although the religion probably will be mostly white people due to its Northern origins, if someone of non-Norse/Northern European ancestry felt called to the religion, it should be completely open to them. You should check out that video for a more in-depth explanation.
Statistically every single human alive would be a descendent of those people
There are some who believe that you have to be of northern ancestor descendent who believe in the folkish ways. But most groups it don't matter as long as you are there for the same reason. Hopefully that sheds light on you're question some.
I think, in general, people of germanic ancestry will be more naturally drawn to it, but if someone who is non European is drawn to it, I have no objection to it. I'm not sure why that would bother anyone.
I love the idea of cousin faiths. Fantastic way to view it. Friendly and tied, plenty of overlap but still distinct
At first I was an atheist. Than wiccan. And than I finally found Asatru. But I have to say, that I also honor the Vanir as often as the Aesir. And maybe it's different here in Germany than in other countries, but we haven't so many rules.
If you want to convert to islam you can
Just built my own ritual shrine yesterday as well as 3 in the woods today and already I've gotten signs from the God's and I am truly thankful that I can both experience and be a part of this religion
where do you get your music at the end of your videos? it's spiritually moving, wow. also your videos are so helpful and informative, thank you. recently left Christianity and we're getting into our ancestral roots.
Guess I’m the weird “Christian” that finds the term “Norse Pagan” more interesting and bad ass -only a personal opinion. Videos like this are so amazing to watch. Learning things outside your boundaries brings more insight I’ve found. Keep doing what you do. Subscribing after this comment posts!
I abandoned the LDS church and wandered aimlessly in a spiritual sense until I started reading more about the old Norse religion and it basically renewed my will.
Thank you I am trying to learn more about norse paganism. Also trying to find more people or knowledge of the old ways.
Åsatru and Vanatru means the same thing, belief in the gods. Only Snorri makes the real distinctions between Æsir and Vanir, while the poetic edda uses Vanir as a form of Æsir to alliterate
Yes! And most groups that use Asatrù to describe themselves call upon the Vanir Gods and Goddesses just as often as the Aesir.
Snorri was a Christian propagandist through and through. I still don't know why so many modern Heathens take him at his word.
Finding Odin has helped me find myself. I study multiple religeons due to so many connections with each other but none of them call to me like he does. From tree to stone, air to wind, water to fire the God's have made me who I am today. Skal!
I worship the old gods of the North... Thor was Thunar in England, Oden was Woden or Od in England... All over Northern Europe people had a similar pantheon before the arrival of the christians, they weren't just Norse, they were of the North of Europe... I worship the old gods of the North...
They weren't "similar" , they were exactly the same , with different names. But I understand what you mean. Skål
No, they weren't the same. Even though they stem from the same name, they were different, and there were local variants. Frey/ Freyja and Njord is couple of gods worshipped only in the Nordic countries, for example, and there are several examples of gods that were worshipped on the continent and in England that were not present in the norse pantheon. And even if they had a similar name, that doesn't mean the gods were similar. You have to remember that in the Nordic countries these gods were "alive" for several hundred years longer than on the continent, and already long before that the local gods had been given their own myths and properties. So no, the Norse gods are not the gods of Northern Europe, and the gods on the continent and in England were not the gods of the norse.
I 'became' a pagan...because I realized I was already living like one (Everything a part from the knowledge and worship of the gods/ancestors) And now, upon reflecting my past, I can see that they were watching and guiding me all along. It literally brought me tears when I figured out some MASSIVE moments in my life where the gods played a part.
'We're all these taboo folk-religions, why not embrace it'
Such a beautiful sentiment right here folks, this is what I want to see.
A giant ass church for any and all pagans, from every single corner of this glorious planet. I wanna hear all the stories, of all the Gods, not just the ones I grew up with.
I like the term Germanic Pagan. It points out that the gods were worshiped not only in Scandinavia but also among the continental German people and the Anglo-Saxons over on the isles. They may have slightly different names but they are the same gods. (Odin among Norse, Wodan among Anglo-Saxons, and Wotan among Germans for example). It's like a Pan-Germanic faith.
Germanic Pagan is the term I prefer. I have mostly Anglo Saxon ancestry but Scandinavian and Celtic as well. Drawn to this path as my ancestral faith
In finnish we call it Aasain uskonto and it includes both Aesir and Vanir I havent heard Asatru being only following Aesir but i could see how some people would want to follow only one or the other.
I really liked this video and I wished that I had encountered it a few years back when I was looking for an explanation of my experiences with the Gods. It seems that I read somewhere that heathenism is a term defining Northern tribal/Germanic religions, and that paganism described the more southern or Greco Roman traditions. I was wondering about your thoughts on this?
I havent seen that about pagan being Greco Roman. The only team I have heard tied to the Greco Roman faith is Hellenistic. And of course as I mentioned Heathen being tied specifically to germanic belief. I couldn't find anything concrete on self identifying terms by pre-christian practitioners really at all
@@TheWisdomOfOdin thanks, I was wondering about that as well, being that early pagans were so loosely structured.
Whoa what is the song you use at the end? It's amazing
I think once again you hit the nail when you say that this religion doesn't need a label and it never really had a label and it's really really cool you want to normalize that again. I personally try to stay away from Christianized and loaded terms because I don't actually subscribe to one pantheon of gods, I worship local gods as I travel, although I bring the Norse gods with me as "a piece of home" as I travel too. But of course when you're talking to other people of different faiths of other pagans it does help to have a streamlined term like Norse Pagan ect so I totally agree with you here. Skal.
Hi Jacob. I was wondering about Valhalla. Are modern Norse pagans, who aren't in the military, able to go to Valhalla? Or would a Norse Pagan who didn't die in battle go to Hel? Also, what are your thoughts on Folkvangr?
I have a whole video on the afterlife 🍻
Just a few minor points of semantics: Icelandic Ásatrú is quite different from its American counterpart, though neither necessarily neglects the Vanir, and the name was never meant to suggest so. In the U.S. context, 'Ásatrú' is, as you noted, the most familiar term, but it usually refers to practices which trace their lineage to the Asatru Free/Folk Assembly and the Troth. Because of the circumstances of that particular branch's development, it tends to be rather eclectic, borrowing from Wicca and emphasizing magical practices like runic divination. Some prefer to avoid the term in order to differentiate themselves from Wicca's perceived "fluffiness" or from the AFA's racism.
Heathenry is a broader category subsuming all Germanic religions as practiced today, including the Norse, Anglo Saxon, etc. Reconstructionists, who try to hew closely to the textual and archaeological evidence (or at least take a great deal of inspiration from it), usually consider themselves Heathen. Reconstructionists can come across as disdainful of UPG, eclecticism, and magic, but it's not any absolute prohibition: rather, the sense is that any innovation or mysticism ought to be well grounded in the old religion as the historical evidence describes it.
One sometimes encounters other terms, like Forn Siðr or Forn Sed, but these have limited currency in the U.S. Odinists are usually racist and need not detain us. Vanatru, Rokkatru, etc. focus on specific parts of the Norse pantheon. Other than Jacob, I haven't seen many people identifying as Norse Pagan, but I suspect we'll see more. Of course there are other terms as well. I myself prefer the term Heathenry.
I've been following this religion for about ten years and I still get confused by these names and what if anything is the difference. I just do want I do. I follow the norse gods but I also recognize some celtic gods too.
Hi Jacob, I'm a new too your channel, I have a question? What is a saxon, The reason why I'm asking is i've been practicing wicca for many years. Celtic Wicca, I use the Morrigan and Cernnunnous. Been trying to search and keep close to my ancestors as much as possible, which the Celtic will be from my fathers side hundred percent English from England. But my mothers side my grandmother she was Irish and from her she was Native American Navjaho. 4 Generations. My Grandfather on my mothers side, He had a little bit Native American, and was English from the Lords of Manor, and German. When my cousin went to Stockholm England to see the grave markers for her first time there, the church care taker told her that they are buried on the oldest part with the church from the 1300 hundred's. they were Anti -Catholic, Anti - Prosadant, they had there own customs , beliefs and Gods way of doing things and was very well liked and was very well liked in the community, and the church was only 9 miles away from Stonehedge. I told my mother about it , and she said maybe they were Saxon what do you mean like a vikings. So Thats what drew me to your channel. My second Ancestral calling to the old ways, from both sides of my parents. Sorry so long but had to explain the story, but can you describe or define what a saxon is a little more compared from the other ones. as well. Guess I'm Celtic Witch, And a Norse Pagan You got me hooked, Blessed Be and Skal Brother
I am a Norse Pagan, but oddly enough, the Egyptian god, Seth has come to me at a very rough time and helped me through it. Seth taught me about adapting to a chaotic time. So most of the gods of my worship are of the Aesir and Vanir, but i also worship Seth. I dont know if anyone else has had a similar experience.
I will say, as a Swede, I was told about "Asatro" in my elementary school back in the late 90s. So it's not all modern and Icelandic, because I think there is no way our old teacher (who taught us equal parts Asatro and Christian myths) knew about modern paganism. In Swedish, Asatro literally means "belief in the Aesir" (Asarna).
Hello I don't know if you will see this or not, but I am newer to this faith. Your videos have been awesome for me. I'm from Tennessee and would like to chat with you about some things. I know you vet your people so by all means I am a open book.
Hey, from Seville, Spain! 😃 I'm 58, half American and half Spaniard. I've lived in Spain for most of my life. Originally Catholic, became a Wiccan about 30 years ago, but it didn't satisfy me, and very shortly after, Odin called me in an extremely vivid dream. I didn't know who the heck Hrafnagud was, until I looked it up. "The Raven God," one of the many heiti for Odin.
Now, I'm a gyđia and seiđkona.
See, here in Spain, generally speaking, we see the terms you used differently. We don't use the term "heathen" or "etenista" (the Spanish translation), and most of us prefer the terms "odinista" or "asatru". Unfortunately, for a few years, I thought I was an odinista, until I discovered the hush-hush secret that most of them in my kindred were far right racists and that's something I can never condone. I immediately left. Here, us universalists (the open mined people like me, who don't link blood and ethnicity to our faith, despite me having a lot of Visigothic - Spanish Germanic - and Anglo-Saxon blood, and possibly a bit of Scandinavian in my veins) call ourselves Asatru and worship both the Æsir and the Vanir. I myself, am of the open Diana Paxton type, and my patron gods are Freya and Thor.
Then you speak about the term Norse Pagan. Many people in our old path community (BTW, the old path is called Forn Syđ in present-day Denmark, I believe) tend to associate Norse Pagan with what we call Wiccatru: basically Wicca and its rituals, but using the Norse Gods. Not everyone, of course, but most. Glad to have discovered your channel a few moments ago! Could we speak through Instagram? My name there is Freya and my user ID is emilyjernigan (in honor of my 2 grandmas). I'd love to tell you my story
I have an issue. You did not go over the problems with the AFA & why the Asatru label is problematic in the United States. The import of “volkish” in their beliefs, which is WS in another guise. This doesn’t generally apply to Asatru/Acetru in Scandinavia or Northern Europe. Although, there has been some U.S. volkish infiltration in the last few years.
Now general Heathenry and Norse Paganism you described quite well.
Are there events or any festivals where we can meet others like ourselves?
I've always been taught growing up to worship the christ-god and that I was born as a Sinner, but I've grown bored of hearing the exact same things everytime I sit in a church. So I've come to this new culture because one of my friends has interested me enough to try and find my own Patron god. I seek the knowledge of knowing which God would be in my best interest to make offerings to, so I think I may call out to Odin to guide me in the right direction
I am also Norse Pagan but I am new to this, please help me along my way brothers and sisters!
"Forn Sed" and it's equivalents have been the most common term on the Scandinavian mainland for quite a while, but I prefer "Nordisk Sed" because "Forn Sed" literally means "Old Custom" and describing it as old seems like a bad idea if you're aiming to revive it.
Can you close one eye and hold the closed eyelid closed? Where does the missing eye go? Is insight possible from Yggdrasil?
I'm new with this faith. If anyone has any advice or sources I'd appreciate it so much.
I need information/research if paganism reach our country philippines before 1521? catholism is the 1st christian religion that starts during 1521.
When you make offerings or talk to the gods do you always have to say so complete well put together sentences, that sound so formal? Can someone (still talk to with respect) talk to the gods with smaller sentences?
I’m looking into Paganism. Mostly For Writing ,but I would like to Learn and see! Also, I’m a Christian. 😊 Thank you for this informative Video.
Slavic paganism is called Rodnovery, term "Slavic paganism" is very rarely used in eastern countries. Also I'd like to say that you can't label this term only to Russia (I don't assume you did, it's just more for other people). Rodnovery had the same "root" in every slavic country or tribe, but it varied more or less (depending on region), for example, Czech Rodnovery will be differentfrom Polish because Czech's were closer to german tribes etc. Moreover there's need to mention that only a part of today's Russia was praying to slavic Gods because today's Russia is so big that it embraces other cultures. Great content tho, I really enjoyed it and I'm waiting for more. Keep up this great work of yours
As a swede I find this quite special
Do you have any advice for one who is transitioning from christianity to paganism
I’m cool with Heathen .👍🏼
Hey, I'm kind of new to your channel. I've seen some of the landscape in your videos and in one you mentioned Lexington, so I was wondering if you live in North Carolina?
Lexington Kentucky
@@TheWisdomOfOdin Oh, okay. I wasn't sure if you were here in NC or not. Kentucky isn't very far though! I did a few jobs as a vendor for Lowe's Hardware up there a few years ago!
This year I've been embracing the love that I've secretly held for Thor and Norse/Germanic Mythology, which is how I found your channel! I did my first ceremony (quite a big one for a single person actually) for Thor in May this year.
I've started having dreams and getting signs from Odin lately through crows and ravens. I was watching your video on Odin and my boyfriend realized that a little sculpture on his alter of what looks to be a traveling wizard with a raven/crow standing over a well that has an eye on the water that he never knew what it was or why he was supposed to have it...
...during that video he realized that the description and images of Odin in it look identical to his sculpture and that maybe he's supposed to connect with Odin. I feel like that could be one reason why we were brought together so that through me he'd find his way back to the ways of his/our ancestors.
Thank you so much for your channel! 🌸🙏💗 I'd love some more videos on the other gods and godesses if you can, even though I know it's a very personal and intuitive journey! 😊
@Widukind okay, cool. I've been having a hard time finding channels for Norse Mythology/Religion so I'll be sure to look that up! 😁
I now consider my self as a Norse pagan instead of asatru, because although tyr has helped me through all my life I still prey to the vanir. Thank you brother. Skal
Born a Catholic, raised a Christian, abandoned the faith, found Norse Paganism a couple weeks back and honestly feel more relieved, relaxed and generally feel less stress since beginning my journey. Still finding my feet, but getting there.
do you believe in the nine realms and Yggdrasil or do you believe just in Norse gods?
That’s what is so ironic, that the deeper one becomes spiritual the less one attaches or even cares about these limited labels like Asatru or even Christian for instance. Personally I see far to much similarities between all of the spiritual paths to feel comfortable with attaching myself to a religion or one strict path. I see all the paths like branches on one tree
So can you mix, norse and celtic paganism together I have both and want to respect both my ancestors
How do you get your mead
“Asatru” is a modern term, but it’s a fitting one that comes from our own language. Also, it doesn’t exclude the Vanir. It means “troth with the Aesir”, but it also doesn’t exclude the Ásynjur. The Vanir are included under the larger umbrella of the Aesir after their war. It’s similar to using the term “mankind” as opposed to “humans”.
heathen sounds so good
Awesome clarification! And also can confirm the transition from Christianity lol used to be a Jehovah’s Witness growing up
Kinda cool that Odin has many names an so does norse pegan.
I don't go around spreading my faith tbh but whenever the conversation arises I just simply reply with I follow the old Gods, or I am deeply connected with our Norse Heathen Pagan Ancestors more then then our Christian ones who slaughter our faith. just depends on the situation :D
Norse Paganism/Pagan is a wonderful term in my opinion because it brings Asatru, Vanatru, and Rokkatru together
Question for you, I’m not from a Scandinavian ancestry, though I am half German, do you think it’s appropriate to be getting into Norse paganism if my ancestors weren’t necessarily of the faith?
The German people are Germanic. At one point , all Germanic people worshipped the Norse Gods. So yes , it is 100% appropriate for you to worship them , they are the Gods of your ancestors.
ᚼᚢᛅᛚᛘᛅᚱ ᚾᛁᚴᚬᛚᛅᛋᛋᚬᚾ thank you
@@rockwithit no problem man , it's my duty as a Norse pagan. Have a nice day , and skål
My Wife and I have been following the Old Ways, Learning as time goes on and feel whole in our new faith in the God's. Question...Maybe someone could help me with. I am still in the Armed Service and clean shaved face as we are all aware is a requirement unless there is a religious reason or Profile. Strangely I have always felt uneasy about being clean Shaven and in reading into this faith Beards are not a pillar per say or requirement but a Masculine Feature..."may have misunderstood my readings"...Does anyone know if any following of the God's is recognized in the Army and if Beards are or can an anyway be allowed under my belief. To that I want to add my fear is it will start a trend of those falsely using it as an excuse to not shave and want to know how go avoid this if possible....
I believe that all religions are correct, and i believe that all gods do exist (well, i don't really believe that much in the abrahamic god). But i feel a huge connection to the norse gods. im much more connected with them. I guess you could say i believe in them more. Can i still classify myself as a norse pagan or am i just a pagan?
I learned about asatru when i read the wiccan bible. I personally identify as a heathen, & use Germanic names for the gods (wotan = odin) I prefer the term heathen, because I feel like terms like asatru/vanatru are exclusive & i follow all the gods.
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Question - I have heard there is an issue with some groups using heathenism or asatru as a cover for white supremacy. Is this an issue in your experience?