I got drunk one night and decided it would be in my best interest to start and insult contest with my room mate in making fun of Loki. The next morning waking up hung over, notice the trash can was missed more than a few times, my room mate asked, .. " What happen to all of our alcohol, who was that guy, and serious man, where did that .. goat .. come from ?" Few hours later, my mom wanted to know why is there a goat in the back yard.
@@Amy_the_Lizard We had called the police to see if anyone had a missing goat, he was a good size one. Within a day, he was turn over to a random farmer.
I was raised by atheists who didn’t force their views onto me and wanted me to make my own decisions but sent me to a Christian school because it was the only school available who did try to force their views on me and I hated it, always felt wrong when I was forced to pray
I can relate with you, I have been atheist pretty much my entire life and same with my parents, so prayer and deity's is a hard concept to grasp, I performed my first prayer to Odin last night for his help, knowledge and guidance on this journey and self discovery into Norse Paganism, I can't really explain it but I honestly feel that it was heard and listened too, I feel that my words were not empty into nothingness and that I feel fulfilled.
I told a Christian friend recently that I was Heathen his response was to ask me if I was “slitting chickens throats in my garden and offering them to the gods” my response was to ask him if he was burning unmarried women for practicing witchcraft in his garden to please his god, luckily we laughed and are still friends mainly because he’s not a devout Christian and hasn’t been to church for a long time
Why does it matter if he’s “devout Christian” … as if it effects anything.. even they could careless about your weird faith. Why compare to Christianity? Why not Islam, Hinduism, or Judaism.. it’s always against Christian’s for some reason..
@@TheBaBaTV because the vast majority of any pagan believers will come into contact with Christians so it’s easy to make the comparison, on the side of Hinduism, Hindus are polytheistic so don’t have much different from most pagans.
As a new pagan who has come from the Christian faith, this was very helpful. The only channel I was listening to for the longest was The Wisdom of Odin. But I find your videos to have so much more factual and historical information. So ready to see more videos. Again, thank you. Gods guide you.
💯 I started watching Wisdom of Odin and some other Wicca channels, just surprised at the amount of this content on social media. Finding OK, I think I'm in love with the reconstruction approach. I've never been particularly interested in the fluffy bunny school not thought.
I pray mostly to Freyja. If I need to ask another deity for help, I ask Freyja to ask with me. Freyja came to me before I knew who she was. I was just a young kid who was going through a really tough time and didn't have anybody who I could really TURN to. My family loved me, but things were tough for them, too, and they didn't have the time to help me. But, Freyja did. She has helped me so many times.
I grew up in Sweden, in a village called Landvetter. I always thought it came from "direction and view of the land" but never considered that the "vetter" part also can mean spirits ("vätte", in Swedish).
I do not know if you will see this, but I wish to thank you. For years I've heard of the Norse Pagan religion and Vikings, and something about them has always felt right. I was baptized Catholic but never attended church, nor did it feel right to pursue. But looking into the Norse Pagantry and reading about it's history and how it's taught and videos like this, make me feel like this is the right path that I am travelling on. I sometimes feel out of character aligning myself as a Norse Pagan, as I'm a mixed Mexican-American, but at the basis it simply feels right to me. These videos are an immense help, so I thank you truly.
I’m Latino and I’m also new to Norse paganism. Im still learning about this religion but it’s the only one that I felt an actual connection to. I grew up Morman and looked into Catholicism and Christianity and so many others and always felt so alone and lost but I always felt a connection to Norse paganism and Vikings. I do tell people I’m heathen and so far haven’t had any bad reactions, just people who are curious about this religion and what it is and it’s so hard to explain it to them when I’m still learning so much about it. 😂
The gods welcome all! But always remember that Odin wishes us to gain all the knowledge we can, we have an infinite amount of knowledge from the internet and the Norse peoples were very interested in other cultures and other gods. I've been learning about Celtic mythology and native North American mythology for some time now, I only feel a connection to some Celtic and Native gods, but it's always good to learn about other pantheons
Same here, I was born and raised as a catholic but yet never really felt “pulled” to it and really felt forced, but I’m starting find an interest in Norse religion.
When I pray I offer honey, food, and spices or scents. I prefer to use candles as prayer focal points. I try to only ask the Gods for aid when its a dire need. I use quick prayers to praise. I'm still new to paganism but I feel a strong connection to my Gods and I might be on the right track because I've noticed many of my practical requests are granted. I'm appreciative of the pagan community as a whole on UA-cam. I feel more free as a pagan then ever as a Christian!
As one raised as a southern Baptist I remember prayers over feasts would take so long one would find themselves feeling quite faint with hunger in waiting for the ending of the prayer
That's quite deliberate. I've heard a Baptist say it's to make you "hungry for Christ"... But really you're just hungry. It's a Pavlov's dog response designed to make you feel ingratiated to God. To those less prone to the fawn response to fight/flight/freeze/fawn, it doesn't go over all that well.
I've spent my life as an atheist, a while ago I started to find interest in norse paganism. For a long I put off my interests because I didn't know how to go about it, but thanks to videos like this I feel comfortable enough to start practicing. Thank you so, so much.
I was raised in several churches, then I lost my faith in Christianity at around 13, and found paganism gave me some serenity, so I've been pagan ever since
It feels good to have some sort of guidance behind, but if anybody feels to do it otherwise, it is ok to deviate from that structure of course. The relationship with the gods is the most important thing
This is exactly what I have been struggling with for the past couple of years since I began finding my way. I admit I have been trapped in the mindset of not wanting to pester the gods with "my small and trivial day to day things", and "Is THIS a worthy thing to pray to them for?", as well as "I don't have anything appropriate to offer, maybe it's best I just work through this one myself" so many times. Occasionally I direct a one-sided conversation when I'm alone to either Odin or Tyr when there is a difficult conundrum/dilemma that I need to put my thoughts into words to properly asses what's going on but I'm unsure if that really counts for anything. I like to think that including them in my inner dialogue helps align myself to them in some small way, but idk. I never really "got" how to pray to the Christian God, and I think that's carried over.
@@OceanKeltoi Duly noted for next time that happens. Speaking of housewights, the other issue I've been stumped on forever... What are some of your recommendations for a suitable offering? I'm also confused on the most appropriate methods of disposal. I've seen all kinds of conflicting options: Setting it out for a while then eating/drinking it, Setting it out then disposing it in the trash/sink, burning it, or just leaving it outside. Does it really just depend on each persons specific circumstances and intent?
@@Shinseidono89 Environmental limitations are often the discerning factor. If you =can= leave it outside, that's an option, which is one that I use. I also use incense offerings instead of food offerings commonly. But some people don't have these luxuries, so trash or sink disposal a while after ritual is concluded is considered practical and legitimate. Multiple paths are valid depending on circumstance.
Good video. There is still a common misconception that, "We do not pray." More pervasive is this bad idea that, 'We do not kneel." I sure do. I've done it at a public blot. I've bowed as well, though I can't source it, I still do it. I usually stand, as you say, due to physical comfort. I worship gods from more than one pantheon, but I am very heathen heavy. I think part of the problem is Steve McNallen having pushed the Konan the Barbarian idea where we simply don't ask for help but rather achieve achieve achieve in spades and then show the gods the reat booty we have won in their honor by way of battle... and only battle, and we should never ever ask for help like ever because heathen are always completely self reliant... unlike those mere mortal hippie Christian liberal. OK, that's hyperbole, but the point is, one problem is we have this misconception in North American heathenry that we can't just be regular humans who ask for help sometimes and aren't always #WINNING! Obviously, it's good tp out in our share of the work, but asking for help is a legit form of prayer. And, yes, sometimes, we can't always make offerings, or when we can, they aren't always the best. Sometimes, all we have is a piece of ham sandwich and apple juice. Odin says to give within our means, after all, and sometimes, our means are meager. It's OK to give something other than mead. Maybe someone is a recovering alcoholic. Maybe someone just doesn't drink. Maybe a person puts their heart and soul into making fudge, so fudge is a more meaningful sacrifice than a horn full of mead that they had shipped to their house. My situation is that, I fortunately know enough Heathens IRL and have enough lay people's sources to have a good idea what to do and what not to do and to break Catholic habits of thinking about things like religious observance. Now, what to do about Baltic observance? Well, I have to learn some songs in other languages. Until then, I feel safe using Heathen ritual as an acceptable roadmap. What do I do about offerings to Mesopotamian gods? Um...... I learned one format in an audiobook called "Mesopotamian Religion", but there are really no books that I know of that are lay people's 101 type books to get one's practice off the ground. So I'm gonna do it wrong. I accept that. As I learn and practice, I will do it better and better. I will go slow though because doing things better and better takes time. Anyway, thank you for the video. I think MANY new heathens need to learn, "Yes, you get to pray. Yes, you get to ask for help sometimes. Yes, you g et to make offerings that aren't not the heads of your enemies. No. You don't have to shout loud enough for them to hear you in Asgard. Yes, we sometimes kneel. Yes, I'm serious. Yes, the arch heathens knelt. Yes, it's in source material. No, not every heathen does it the same. There is no one excat right way. No, you don't have to be a Viking. No, you really aren't a Viking. Yes, cool period cloths, but no, we're not Vikings, and that's OK." :-D I needed to learn all of this in my own time, and I'm sure I need to learn more! And I will.
Hmmm what are you so fearful of, that you feel the desire to appeal to gods of multiple different religions? What are you trying to run from, or hide from or avoid
@@PotatoeJoe69 My ancestry includes the Celts, the Picts, the Norse, the Danes, the Romans, the Greeks and the Turks. Who do you assume I would fear that I instead touch the Earth and ask her children who went before to guide my steps? Who do YOU fear that you must cling to one group like a child at a parent's knee, afraid to greet an unknown relative? We, like the Norse, are the product of thousands of generations of successful adults. There is no 'pure' bloodline; we are all mixes of different Tribes and peoples. Acknowledging that is simple logic and basic respect.
This helps me on my path to be more of a self practicing Asatruar. I know a lot of other folks, who follow the Norse tradition, will get at me for being self-practicing, but it's the path that works best for me. I have to quote the late Robin Williams when I say, "I used to think the worst thing in life was to be all alone, it's not. The worst thing in life is to be around people who make you feel alone." Why be a part of a so-called "community," of anything, much less other Asatruar, if all there going to do is put you down and limit you. I don't buy into either the Folkish or Universalist Concepts of Asatru. I Hail to the Gods in my own way, but that doesn't mean that I don't keep an open mind and limit myself to only wisdom from Asatru. I also like what Bruce Lee said, in regards to Jeet Kune Do "Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, and add something uniquely your own." So in other words fuck the idea of, "you're not a real heathen/Norse Pagan/Asatruar, because you (insert lame excuse here)."
People that have reverted back to their cultural religions fascinate me. I honestly would have thought that that well would have been poisoned by Christianity and Secular reasoning. I'm an atheist myself and I'm very much intrigued by your content on all of this. You're doing fantastic work!
@@wildmen5025 Poisoned by the sense that Abrahamic religions by there nature tends to demonize other spiritual beliefs by those indoctrinated in said Abrahamic faiths. Since the spread of the bug 3 virtually unchecked in Western society for centuries until modern secular reasoning which is more science based and also doesn't add credence to spirituality or religious beliefs
It's opened me talk doors for me. I couldn't be more happy to hear such a logical, faith-based recount of who, what, why, and when. I hope to hear more from this man
Thank you! Regarding land wights, in Finland we have a tradition to leave porridge out as an offering to the house tonttu (Swedish: tomte, nisse), especially around Yuletide. This was a form of thanks for the care that the tonttu gives the household and its livestock throughout the year, and to ensure that this care would continue. I have always found this tradition very intriguing.
Excellent video. After watching your style of content on Heathenry, I don't know how I ever watched anybody like WoO and took them seriously. Your content is much more mature and informative.
This is great. I really like that you touched on the Landvættir, I generally feel much more drawn to “spirits of place” than I do gods, at least that’s how I perceive them.
Same! In my case, it's complicated because I'm actually Christian. I believe in the omnipotent, omnipresent Christian god, Jesus, angels, ect, but I also believe that the gods of other religions are real as well, and are just a different sort of divine being. I've considered asking them for help with relevant things, but I feel very awkward doing so, because I'm afraid that they might feel insulted, since I don't view them as the highest cosmic authority, and don't direct the majority of my worship towards them? I don't have that issue with land spirits, I'm not entirely sure why. I've always felt a strong connection to them, have always given them thanks, and asked them for help with things related to the land (usually related to the various wildlife that lives in my yard.)
I'm totally new to Heathenry, I tend to believe to the Gods but I'm not sure, you're one of the channels who help me and thanks you for that, I don't understand everything, but I'm eager to learn, thanks you
Your content is really good. You don't over do it, (like a southern Baptist prayer xD) and you don't minimalize it to the point of nothingness. Just enough info to get us going in the direction we seek. Thank you for sharing. And thank Odin that you have the knowledge and the wisdom to share!
Really insightful, it's great you acknowledge the literature of the Greeks and Romans. I find a lot of strictly Norse polythiests try to go at prayer amd not use the ancient Mediterranean sources, because it's not Norse. The only thing I hear used is Germania. But had the Norse/Germanic peoples integrated into the Greek or Roman society or at least be respected enough to be written about more, I think we would find they shared a lot of customs. Not to mention the very nature of polytheism is to adopt other gods and practices into the faith. The Greeks did it as cited by Herodotus, he literally says the Greeks got the names and nature of the gods from the Egyptians. I think the same attitude needs to be given to Christian practices. It's the religious heirarchy structure that is the problem. Not the personal practices. If we're ever going to reconstruct and revive the old ways, we really have to accept that.
@@ZeLeninovoMasoveRizoto There's no god in Slavic Polytheism named "Woda", the word "woda" means "water" in Polish and it comes from Proto-Slavic *voda "water", that comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō "water", and that comes from Proto-Indo-European *wédōr "water". Wodan comes from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, that is related to the PG word *wōdaz “rage, manic inspiration”, which comes from PIE *weh₂t- “to be excited”. "Wodan" and "woda" are not related.
@@lunarAureola wow, two very different words spelled the same/similarly, never heard of that happening before... I literally never said they were cognates. It's like claiming that the fish and the measurement have to have the same origin just because they both happen to be written as tuna in certain languages...
@@lunarAureola and yes, the source he was dug up from is disputed a lot, so I will give it to you that he might not exist, but that doesn't cancel my point of the name being possible without the words having to mean the same thing.
@@ZeLeninovoMasoveRizoto "currently can only think of Woda - Wodan/Odin", you didn't say it directly, but you insinuated that these words have to be somehow connected in some way.
@@lunarAureola yes, in that in said disputed source, Woda was in fact listed as Slavic name of Odin. But what I meant is that Odin could be called Woda by Slavs independently on water being written the same, especially as half of western Slavic languages don't even spell water as woda. Basically, "Woda" can be both Odin and water without the two having to be related in any way, because as I have mentioned, there are other words like this.
Glad I came across your channel, good stuff. It’s insane how only a couple years ago there wasn’t much content on this nature , now there’s a plethora of everything you can think of , appreciate your efforts!
I just discovered your channel here a few weeks ago. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, knowledge, and wisdom. Love all the videos so far. AWESOME Job!
I just wanna thank you so much for all of your content as a new Heathen, particularly the video where you disavow “Wisdom” of Odin, whom I, admittedly, followed for quite a bit before realizing the racist undertones of how they practice. You rock, man, and I love your content (not just your advanced knowledge, but your silly puns at the beginning always give me a chuckle).
I'm a new young follower of the Norse Gods and I just found your channel, and it's so much more helpful than I thought it would have been. It's nice to know I'm not alone in what I chose to follow. Thank you for sharing what you know, it really does help clear things for me and am sure for others too.
ODIN's BEARD😂😂😂... you had me at "Norse Code"😂 Just "Watched, Liked & Subscribed". I'll digest later. As a young teen I rebelled from the Baptist church..but Still believed in God. At about the same age, my Daughter chose to be a Pagan and has Never wavered. Her better half is a Fire Fighter who follow Norse traditions. They are my Heart & Soul. I used to love to ask him to do the Blessing but I think I might be offending him. That's why I came to your channel. Thanks for doing such a thorough and informative job...with an occasional Painful Pun just for good measure😉
This absolutely helped clear my head of so many questions I have had. I began to gain what I once called “fog brain” and felt “a prayer of thanks or guidance would be bothersome” but now I feel more confident in my path again and will once again say my thanks and ask for guidance again. Thank you
I'm glad i came across your videos, and channel. So far, after 10-12 videos, i have to say i do not disagree with anything i've learned so far... I've always been a norse pagan, as far back i can remember, but i've never really educated myself in terms of the gods, and the lore... It's only recently, after a blood clot in the brain, that i've started to really feel that i need some closer connection with the gods... My life has always been really hard, and i've often attributed it to "Karma"... Maybe i was a really bad person in a previous life, so i had to suffer in this one... But about a year ago, i met this really wonderful woman, in NY, and she stole my heart... So the past year have been a real blessing for me, and i often find myself thanking the gods, for their help in making it happen... So, thank you, for some really good and strong content, and helping me evolve as a pagan... You've gained a new follower, and i'll be sure to comment from time to time, with my own personal insights and experiences... Hail all, from Denmark !
Really enjoying these videos for two reasons. First being on the academic and organic side of information and the realisation on how our religion is. Secondly the side of open discussion, its not restricting any ideas on how to pray or restrict step up and down like the 'Vatican Rag'. Since firstly finding your videos I've gotten much more information, much more soruces YOU display in your videos which is so helpful to encourage independent thinking and researching. You are doing our community great service and I seriously hope your channel grows as its been such a twist of fate to finally find someone who is as well with teaching and discussing our religion with an academic and open minded sense.
Thanks for this, while I have felt the call of the gods for quite some time, I have only recently heeded their call and figured out who they were. As such, this type of video is infinitely helpful. Weirdly enough ritual is one of the less alien parts to me despite being rather new due to my background in witchcraft and magic, still I struggle with the minefield that is Folkism when trying to find information regarding Heathen ritual. Obviously prayer and ritual aren't exactly the same but I've always found more ritualistic settings when praying to be helpful.
Nice to see this kind of intro content entering the UA-cam stream. I think recent events have shown there are a LOT of people out there looking for it, and this is the kind of content they should find! Thanks for everything you do!
i would like to share something with prayer that made rny day earlier. i am traveling and the rain began to quickly get very heavy. even the lights of other cars were hard fo see, forget about seeing the road. i called upon any and all who were listening, thanked them for the beautiful rain, but asked all rain deities and anyone else in charge of water to thin the rain. right as i finished, the rain immediately lightened. i can’t stop thinking of how incredible it was. when i reach my destination and get settled, i’m making a foliage crown and laying it in the river, as an offering for their reign over the earth.
I'm a devout Christian, but I always have loved Religious Studies, History, and other such studies, and I used to be SUPER into Norse and Germanic Myth (not in the sense of worship, I was just academically interested). Your channel seems very objective and respectable. Overall I love this channel and respect your way of explaining your beliefs and as far as I can tell you're very tolerant of other religions.
Good information, and well researched, as always. Please keep up the good work! You are an excellent teacher, as well as a great ambassador, as it were, for pagans in general and heathens in particular. Well done!
I am a new subscriber and a new follower of the Norsepagan faith, I stumbled across your vids in my feed and I'm like a sponge and want to learn more, thank you for the content. SKAL!
So I'm new to Heathenry, and I've loved your videos! I have since said two prayers. The first was quite awkward and more like rambling. My second just now was a little better, but I'm still getting the hang of it. Not sure if I was supposed to hallow the space, but I figured it's a full moon, why not lol. I find doing a ritual of washing my hands, preparing the offering, and lighting candles gets me into a mood of reverence. The actual prayer was more just me talking to the gods and thanking them for things in my life I've had success with, almost like sharing stories with friends lol, followed by the ask and offering. Maybe I'm making it more mentally difficult than it needs to be, but I hope I'm doing it right. I did enjoy talking with them :) it made me notice I should probably be more grateful for things in my life.
God damn it, you had me going for a second there. Norse Code, completely blind sided me. I'm pausing to comment and hit that like button just on that. Found your videos after watching several videos from Belief it or Not, and these videos are quite fascinating. Thank you for sharing.
Your content is appreciated. I have been an eclectic witch and Wiccan for nearly two decades and have recently become drawn toward either a new path or something that I may incorporate into my current practices.
finally someone who has done his research! never seen your channel before mate but I'm sticking around. agree with everything you said, every time i see someone post "I don't kneel" or "I walk among my gods and an equal" a small part of me dies.
I feel the same way as many here, though I have very seldom prayed, it was in times where I have felt lost or hopeless. This video has cleared up questions in which I never knew who to ask for answers, or where to look. I now can strengthen my bond with the gods
A) This is fantastic! I stumbled upon your channel and am so thankful for it. I am learning so much! B) One thing that has always confounded me are sacrifices. I know *about* sacrifices and understand them in theory, but in practice I am just so lost. Do I set aside food and then throw it out? Eat it myself? Donate it? Place it somewhere outside? Etc. etc. I know there are /plenty/ of ways do sacrifice, but it still remains rather daunting
I'm happy the UA-cam algorithm put your channel in my path as I greatly enjoy your content and your voice. Are you by any chance considering a podcast version of this videos? That would be great.
Another great video! I love how I've been praying is basically what you said! Glad to know heathen praying has a format lol. Question. Could you maybe do a video about evil/malevolent spirits (dare I say demons?) in heathenry? I own many books but can't really find a whole lot on the matter. Again, great content! Keep it up!
Awesome! Thanks alot! I'll be watching that soon. What about the squirrel atop yggdrasil? Or the serpent below gnawing on the roots? Couldn't those be considered malevolent?
A couple hours late but here are my thoughts: I don't really keep any gods in particular (as of yet, these things are fluid and I'd be lying if I said I am not feeling pulls) but I agree with all of this. Get in a reciprocity groove and meditate on what your intention needs to be for the prayer. I like the phrase "you need to turn the wheel" I think that's an apt description of what you have to do after the fact. I know that when I was being raised as Catholic I didn't think of prayer that way, you didn't have the agency. But reframing prayer this way really helps in feeling empowered and actually accomplishing what you prayed about. Then the reflection afterward is really rewarding. I really recommend keeping a journal of any prayers, rituals, offerings, etc of what you do as keeping track can really help reflect overall. Plus, if you come up or hear a prayer you really like you have one spot for all of them. Thank you and can't wait for the next stream/video, love these intro videos :)
I have been watching your videos all Yule. First Yule for me, so I’m learning what right for me. I did want to take a moment to thank you for your content. I haven’t disagreed with anything I have watched so far. And, in this faith, that is impressive in my experience. For me it is the way you approach things in a factual basis.
When using norse code to discern the runes you shouldn't do it one rune at a time.
You should Hávamál laid out at once.
That feeling when one isn't sure if there is a storm brewing, or if Thor himself is literally groaning at the puns being made here.
Otherwise it runes the whole thing.
Get out of my house
@@OceanKeltoi stop you're bringing a Tyr to my eye.
Boooooooooo 😭😆
"I’ve never prayed or given offering to you before but I have felt your pull” that gave me goosebumps
Yeah it sounded kinda flirty, like a bar pickup line for a god lol
I got drunk one night and decided it would be in my best interest to start and insult contest with my room mate in making fun of Loki.
The next morning waking up hung over, notice the trash can was missed more than a few times, my room mate asked, ..
" What happen to all of our alcohol, who was that guy, and serious man, where did that .. goat .. come from ?"
Few hours later, my mom wanted to know why is there a goat in the back yard.
@@krispalermo8133 I NEED MORR INFO WHERE DID THE GOAT COME FROM
@@krispalermo8133 What happened to the goat after that?
@@Amy_the_Lizard We had called the police to see if anyone had a missing goat, he was a good size one.
Within a day, he was turn over to a random farmer.
As someone who was raised without religion, I'm struggling to fall into prayer. But this video is helping, so thank you.
If you are struggling to fall into prayer, i suggest RISING into prayer 🤘
I was raised by atheists who didn’t force their views onto me and wanted me to make my own decisions but sent me to a Christian school because it was the only school available who did try to force their views on me and I hated it, always felt wrong when I was forced to pray
I was raised without religion too, but for my adult life I have been Norse Pagan, and yes his videos are helping me navigate what that means as well.
I can relate with you, I have been atheist pretty much my entire life and same with my parents, so prayer and deity's is a hard concept to grasp, I performed my first prayer to Odin last night for his help, knowledge and guidance on this journey and self discovery into Norse Paganism, I can't really explain it but I honestly feel that it was heard and listened too, I feel that my words were not empty into nothingness and that I feel fulfilled.
Likewise!
I told a Christian friend recently that I was Heathen his response was to ask me if I was “slitting chickens throats in my garden and offering them to the gods” my response was to ask him if he was burning unmarried women for practicing witchcraft in his garden to please his god, luckily we laughed and are still friends mainly because he’s not a devout Christian and hasn’t been to church for a long time
Yeeeaaahh. I've stopped counting the number of times I've been asked something like that, or if I'm a satanist!
Why does it matter if he’s “devout Christian” … as if it effects anything.. even they could careless about your weird faith. Why compare to Christianity? Why not Islam, Hinduism, or Judaism.. it’s always against Christian’s for some reason..
@@TheBaBaTV because the vast majority of any pagan believers will come into contact with Christians so it’s easy to make the comparison, on the side of Hinduism, Hindus are polytheistic so don’t have much different from most pagans.
@@TheBaBaTV have a nice day
@Hairy Plotter 🤣 that’s fucking hilarious
"Norse code" the pun police are here 😂
I will be... punished.
@@OceanKeltoi no
@@OceanKeltoi be careful not to rune the joke
As a new pagan who has come from the Christian faith, this was very helpful. The only channel I was listening to for the longest was The Wisdom of Odin. But I find your videos to have so much more factual and historical information. So ready to see more videos. Again, thank you. Gods guide you.
Well met ^_^
And i’ve seen a lot of people coming here from WoO’s channel. I’ve addressed some of my concerns with him in a previous video.
Velkommen to the side of the open mind
💯 I started watching Wisdom of Odin and some other Wicca channels, just surprised at the amount of this content on social media. Finding OK, I think I'm in love with the reconstruction approach. I've never been particularly interested in the fluffy bunny school not thought.
I too have come from WOO and there are things I don’t agree with on his platforms. You however have calmed my concerns about Pagan channels.
I’ve also come from that channel 🤣😂 however I find im enjoying the content here way more x
I pray mostly to Freyja. If I need to ask another deity for help, I ask Freyja to ask with me.
Freyja came to me before I knew who she was. I was just a young kid who was going through a really tough time and didn't have anybody who I could really TURN to. My family loved me, but things were tough for them, too, and they didn't have the time to help me. But, Freyja did. She has helped me so many times.
Yeah right
@@God-sz4pf Yeah, it is right. Thanks for that unsolicited confirmation!
I grew up in Sweden, in a village called Landvetter. I always thought it came from "direction and view of the land" but never considered that the "vetter" part also can mean spirits ("vätte", in Swedish).
Eyy Götaland gang
I do not know if you will see this, but I wish to thank you. For years I've heard of the Norse Pagan religion and Vikings, and something about them has always felt right. I was baptized Catholic but never attended church, nor did it feel right to pursue. But looking into the Norse Pagantry and reading about it's history and how it's taught and videos like this, make me feel like this is the right path that I am travelling on. I sometimes feel out of character aligning myself as a Norse Pagan, as I'm a mixed Mexican-American, but at the basis it simply feels right to me. These videos are an immense help, so I thank you truly.
I’m Native American, and I also feel the same pull towards Norse mythology
I’m Latino and I’m also new to Norse paganism. Im still learning about this religion but it’s the only one that I felt an actual connection to. I grew up Morman and looked into Catholicism and Christianity and so many others and always felt so alone and lost but I always felt a connection to Norse paganism and Vikings. I do tell people I’m heathen and so far haven’t had any bad reactions, just people who are curious about this religion and what it is and it’s so hard to explain it to them when I’m still learning so much about it. 😂
The gods welcome all! But always remember that Odin wishes us to gain all the knowledge we can, we have an infinite amount of knowledge from the internet and the Norse peoples were very interested in other cultures and other gods. I've been learning about Celtic mythology and native North American mythology for some time now, I only feel a connection to some Celtic and Native gods, but it's always good to learn about other pantheons
Same here, I was born and raised as a catholic but yet never really felt “pulled” to it and really felt forced, but I’m starting find an interest in Norse religion.
When I pray I offer honey, food, and spices or scents. I prefer to use candles as prayer focal points. I try to only ask the Gods for aid when its a dire need. I use quick prayers to praise. I'm still new to paganism but I feel a strong connection to my Gods and I might be on the right track because I've noticed many of my practical requests are granted. I'm appreciative of the pagan community as a whole on UA-cam. I feel more free as a pagan then ever as a Christian!
As one raised as a southern Baptist I remember prayers over feasts would take so long one would find themselves feeling quite faint with hunger in waiting for the ending of the prayer
That's quite deliberate. I've heard a Baptist say it's to make you "hungry for Christ"... But really you're just hungry. It's a Pavlov's dog response designed to make you feel ingratiated to God. To those less prone to the fawn response to fight/flight/freeze/fawn, it doesn't go over all that well.
And the food would be cold after the prayer too😭
I've spent my life as an atheist, a while ago I started to find interest in norse paganism. For a long I put off my interests because I didn't know how to go about it, but thanks to videos like this I feel comfortable enough to start practicing. Thank you so, so much.
I'm still an atheist, I think it's entirely possible in ancient orthopractic religions to be non-theistic despite it being historically rare
You had me at “ I was raised Southern Baptist so I can say that” haha. I was raise Irish Catholic so I see how we end up seeking the gods
Same, I was a non-denominational Christian trying to keep it peaceful, but I couldn’t lol now I’m a kemetic and norse pagan/green witch :)
I was raised in several churches, then I lost my faith in Christianity at around 13, and found paganism gave me some serenity, so I've been pagan ever since
I've come to this path alone with only small amounts of teaching. I'm absolutely binging your channel right now.
Wonderful!
It feels good to have some sort of guidance behind, but if anybody feels to do it otherwise, it is ok to deviate from that structure of course. The relationship with the gods is the most important thing
It's a basic structure, but I don't think breaking these 'rules' creates any kind of distance. I agree, the relationship is the most important part.
that norse dad joke at the beginning XD
and that southern baptist line about it being 2+ hours, I really felt that lol
This is exactly what I have been struggling with for the past couple of years since I began finding my way. I admit I have been trapped in the mindset of not wanting to pester the gods with "my small and trivial day to day things", and "Is THIS a worthy thing to pray to them for?", as well as "I don't have anything appropriate to offer, maybe it's best I just work through this one myself" so many times. Occasionally I direct a one-sided conversation when I'm alone to either Odin or Tyr when there is a difficult conundrum/dilemma that I need to put my thoughts into words to properly asses what's going on but I'm unsure if that really counts for anything. I like to think that including them in my inner dialogue helps align myself to them in some small way, but idk. I never really "got" how to pray to the Christian God, and I think that's carried over.
A prayer to the housewights when you’ve lost your keys is accurate and historically justified pagan praxis.
@@OceanKeltoi Duly noted for next time that happens. Speaking of housewights, the other issue I've been stumped on forever... What are some of your recommendations for a suitable offering? I'm also confused on the most appropriate methods of disposal. I've seen all kinds of conflicting options: Setting it out for a while then eating/drinking it, Setting it out then disposing it in the trash/sink, burning it, or just leaving it outside. Does it really just depend on each persons specific circumstances and intent?
@@Shinseidono89 Environmental limitations are often the discerning factor. If you =can= leave it outside, that's an option, which is one that I use. I also use incense offerings instead of food offerings commonly. But some people don't have these luxuries, so trash or sink disposal a while after ritual is concluded is considered practical and legitimate. Multiple paths are valid depending on circumstance.
Good video. There is still a common misconception that, "We do not pray." More pervasive is this bad idea that, 'We do not kneel." I sure do. I've done it at a public blot. I've bowed as well, though I can't source it, I still do it. I usually stand, as you say, due to physical comfort. I worship gods from more than one pantheon, but I am very heathen heavy. I think part of the problem is Steve McNallen having pushed the Konan the Barbarian idea where we simply don't ask for help but rather achieve achieve achieve in spades and then show the gods the reat booty we have won in their honor by way of battle... and only battle, and we should never ever ask for help like ever because heathen are always completely self reliant... unlike those mere mortal hippie Christian liberal. OK, that's hyperbole, but the point is, one problem is we have this misconception in North American heathenry that we can't just be regular humans who ask for help sometimes and aren't always #WINNING! Obviously, it's good tp out in our share of the work, but asking for help is a legit form of prayer.
And, yes, sometimes, we can't always make offerings, or when we can, they aren't always the best. Sometimes, all we have is a piece of ham sandwich and apple juice. Odin says to give within our means, after all, and sometimes, our means are meager. It's OK to give something other than mead. Maybe someone is a recovering alcoholic. Maybe someone just doesn't drink. Maybe a person puts their heart and soul into making fudge, so fudge is a more meaningful sacrifice than a horn full of mead that they had shipped to their house.
My situation is that, I fortunately know enough Heathens IRL and have enough lay people's sources to have a good idea what to do and what not to do and to break Catholic habits of thinking about things like religious observance. Now, what to do about Baltic observance? Well, I have to learn some songs in other languages. Until then, I feel safe using Heathen ritual as an acceptable roadmap. What do I do about offerings to Mesopotamian gods? Um...... I learned one format in an audiobook called "Mesopotamian Religion", but there are really no books that I know of that are lay people's 101 type books to get one's practice off the ground. So I'm gonna do it wrong. I accept that. As I learn and practice, I will do it better and better. I will go slow though because doing things better and better takes time.
Anyway, thank you for the video. I think MANY new heathens need to learn, "Yes, you get to pray. Yes, you get to ask for help sometimes. Yes, you g et to make offerings that aren't not the heads of your enemies. No. You don't have to shout loud enough for them to hear you in Asgard. Yes, we sometimes kneel. Yes, I'm serious. Yes, the arch heathens knelt. Yes, it's in source material. No, not every heathen does it the same. There is no one excat right way. No, you don't have to be a Viking. No, you really aren't a Viking. Yes, cool period cloths, but no, we're not Vikings, and that's OK." :-D I needed to learn all of this in my own time, and I'm sure I need to learn more! And I will.
Even Crom gave Conan the opportunity to honor him in battle and play him a song of praise using his sword.
Well said, anything worthwhile takes time.
Hmmm what are you so fearful of, that you feel the desire to appeal to gods of multiple different religions? What are you trying to run from, or hide from or avoid
@@PotatoeJoe69 Why do you gather I am motivated by fear to worship deities from multiple pantheons?
@@PotatoeJoe69 My ancestry includes the Celts, the Picts, the Norse, the Danes, the Romans, the Greeks and the Turks. Who do you assume I would fear that I instead touch the Earth and ask her children who went before to guide my steps? Who do YOU fear that you must cling to one group like a child at a parent's knee, afraid to greet an unknown relative? We, like the Norse, are the product of thousands of generations of successful adults. There is no 'pure' bloodline; we are all mixes of different Tribes and peoples. Acknowledging that is simple logic and basic respect.
This helps me on my path to be more of a self practicing Asatruar. I know a lot of other folks, who follow the Norse tradition, will get at me for being self-practicing, but it's the path that works best for me. I have to quote the late Robin Williams when I say, "I used to think the worst thing in life was to be all alone, it's not. The worst thing in life is to be around people who make you feel alone." Why be a part of a so-called "community," of anything, much less other Asatruar, if all there going to do is put you down and limit you. I don't buy into either the Folkish or Universalist Concepts of Asatru. I Hail to the Gods in my own way, but that doesn't mean that I don't keep an open mind and limit myself to only wisdom from Asatru. I also like what Bruce Lee said, in regards to Jeet Kune Do "Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, and add something uniquely your own." So in other words fuck the idea of, "you're not a real heathen/Norse Pagan/Asatruar, because you (insert lame excuse here)."
People that have reverted back to their cultural religions fascinate me.
I honestly would have thought that that well would have been poisoned by Christianity and Secular reasoning.
I'm an atheist myself and I'm very much intrigued by your content on all of this.
You're doing fantastic work!
Poisoned how so?
@@wildmen5025 Poisoned by the sense that Abrahamic religions by there nature tends to demonize other spiritual beliefs by those indoctrinated in said Abrahamic faiths.
Since the spread of the bug 3 virtually unchecked in Western society for centuries until modern secular reasoning which is more science based and also doesn't add credence to spirituality or religious beliefs
This is great. I whole heartily agree with this.
It's opened me talk doors for me. I couldn't be more happy to hear such a logical, faith-based recount of who, what, why, and when.
I hope to hear more from this man
Thank you! Regarding land wights, in Finland we have a tradition to leave porridge out as an offering to the house tonttu (Swedish: tomte, nisse), especially around Yuletide. This was a form of thanks for the care that the tonttu gives the household and its livestock throughout the year, and to ensure that this care would continue. I have always found this tradition very intriguing.
Same in Norway.
I got a Christian ad just before this video 😂. But this was really helpful since I'm still getting used to praying to the gods! ❤️💪
Excellent video. After watching your style of content on Heathenry, I don't know how I ever watched anybody like WoO and took them seriously. Your content is much more mature and informative.
Thanks so much!
This is great. I really like that you touched on the Landvættir, I generally feel much more drawn to “spirits of place” than I do gods, at least that’s how I perceive them.
Same! In my case, it's complicated because I'm actually Christian. I believe in the omnipotent, omnipresent Christian god, Jesus, angels, ect, but I also believe that the gods of other religions are real as well, and are just a different sort of divine being. I've considered asking them for help with relevant things, but I feel very awkward doing so, because I'm afraid that they might feel insulted, since I don't view them as the highest cosmic authority, and don't direct the majority of my worship towards them? I don't have that issue with land spirits, I'm not entirely sure why. I've always felt a strong connection to them, have always given them thanks, and asked them for help with things related to the land (usually related to the various wildlife that lives in my yard.)
Wonderful video, and it's great to see you so active again!
I'm totally new to Heathenry, I tend to believe to the Gods but I'm not sure, you're one of the channels who help me and thanks you for that, I don't understand everything, but I'm eager to learn, thanks you
All your videos are so well done and informative. PLEASE keep them coming!
Not gonna lie, the Norse code thing had me in the first half. 😂
Your content is really good. You don't over do it, (like a southern Baptist prayer xD) and you don't minimalize it to the point of nothingness. Just enough info to get us going in the direction we seek. Thank you for sharing. And thank Odin that you have the knowledge and the wisdom to share!
Really insightful, it's great you acknowledge the literature of the Greeks and Romans. I find a lot of strictly Norse polythiests try to go at prayer amd not use the ancient Mediterranean sources, because it's not Norse. The only thing I hear used is Germania. But had the Norse/Germanic peoples integrated into the Greek or Roman society or at least be respected enough to be written about more, I think we would find they shared a lot of customs. Not to mention the very nature of polytheism is to adopt other gods and practices into the faith. The Greeks did it as cited by Herodotus, he literally says the Greeks got the names and nature of the gods from the Egyptians.
I think the same attitude needs to be given to Christian practices. It's the religious heirarchy structure that is the problem. Not the personal practices.
If we're ever going to reconstruct and revive the old ways, we really have to accept that.
@@ZeLeninovoMasoveRizoto
There's no god in Slavic Polytheism named "Woda", the word "woda" means "water" in Polish and it comes from Proto-Slavic *voda "water", that comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō "water", and that comes from Proto-Indo-European *wédōr "water".
Wodan comes from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, that is related to the PG word *wōdaz “rage, manic inspiration”, which comes from PIE *weh₂t- “to be excited”. "Wodan" and "woda" are not related.
@@lunarAureola wow, two very different words spelled the same/similarly, never heard of that happening before... I literally never said they were cognates. It's like claiming that the fish and the measurement have to have the same origin just because they both happen to be written as tuna in certain languages...
@@lunarAureola and yes, the source he was dug up from is disputed a lot, so I will give it to you that he might not exist, but that doesn't cancel my point of the name being possible without the words having to mean the same thing.
@@ZeLeninovoMasoveRizoto "currently can only think of Woda - Wodan/Odin", you didn't say it directly, but you insinuated that these words have to be somehow connected in some way.
@@lunarAureola yes, in that in said disputed source, Woda was in fact listed as Slavic name of Odin. But what I meant is that Odin could be called Woda by Slavs independently on water being written the same, especially as half of western Slavic languages don't even spell water as woda.
Basically, "Woda" can be both Odin and water without the two having to be related in any way, because as I have mentioned, there are other words like this.
Glad I came across your channel, good stuff. It’s insane how only a couple years ago there wasn’t much content on this nature , now there’s a plethora of everything you can think of , appreciate your efforts!
Thank you for this - the sincerity and respect is refreshing.
This and other videos like these from several creators have been helping me on my own path, thank you so much and keep up the great work ^_^
Just found your channel and I love the clarity in which you express the concepts. Thank you.
I just discovered your channel here a few weeks ago. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, knowledge, and wisdom. Love all the videos so far. AWESOME Job!
I just wanna thank you so much for all of your content as a new Heathen, particularly the video where you disavow “Wisdom” of Odin, whom I, admittedly, followed for quite a bit before realizing the racist undertones of how they practice. You rock, man, and I love your content (not just your advanced knowledge, but your silly puns at the beginning always give me a chuckle).
I'm a new young follower of the Norse Gods and I just found your channel, and it's so much more helpful than I thought it would have been. It's nice to know I'm not alone in what I chose to follow. Thank you for sharing what you know, it really does help clear things for me and am sure for others too.
Thank you Ocean! This is a very informative video.
I love your videos super informative and well-spoken.
Thank you for answering so much questions ❤🖤
Had to join you're advice is amazing for new people to the faith like myself
ODIN's BEARD😂😂😂...
you had me at "Norse Code"😂
Just "Watched, Liked & Subscribed". I'll digest later.
As a young teen I rebelled from the Baptist church..but Still believed in God. At about the same age, my Daughter chose to be a Pagan and has Never wavered. Her better half is a Fire Fighter who follow Norse traditions. They are my Heart & Soul. I used to love to ask him to do the Blessing but I think I might be offending him. That's why I came to your channel. Thanks for doing such a thorough and informative job...with an occasional Painful Pun just for good measure😉
This absolutely helped clear my head of so many questions I have had. I began to gain what I once called “fog brain” and felt “a prayer of thanks or guidance would be bothersome” but now I feel more confident in my path again and will once again say my thanks and ask for guidance again.
Thank you
the humor and information in your channel is great
The southern Baptist comment had me cackling like a madman. That was one of my pet peeves while attending church. Thank you for the good laugh!
I'm glad i came across your videos, and channel. So far, after 10-12 videos, i have to say i do not disagree with anything i've learned so far... I've always been a norse pagan, as far back i can remember, but i've never really educated myself in terms of the gods, and the lore... It's only recently, after a blood clot in the brain, that i've started to really feel that i need some closer connection with the gods... My life has always been really hard, and i've often attributed it to "Karma"... Maybe i was a really bad person in a previous life, so i had to suffer in this one... But about a year ago, i met this really wonderful woman, in NY, and she stole my heart... So the past year have been a real blessing for me, and i often find myself thanking the gods, for their help in making it happen...
So, thank you, for some really good and strong content, and helping me evolve as a pagan... You've gained a new follower, and i'll be sure to comment from time to time, with my own personal insights and experiences... Hail all, from Denmark !
Really enjoying these videos for two reasons.
First being on the academic and organic side of information and the realisation on how our religion is.
Secondly the side of open discussion, its not restricting any ideas on how to pray or restrict step up and down like the 'Vatican Rag'. Since firstly finding your videos I've gotten much more information, much more soruces YOU display in your videos which is so helpful to encourage independent thinking and researching. You are doing our community great service and I seriously hope your channel grows as its been such a twist of fate to finally find someone who is as well with teaching and discussing our religion with an academic and open minded sense.
Thanks for this, while I have felt the call of the gods for quite some time, I have only recently heeded their call and figured out who they were. As such, this type of video is infinitely helpful. Weirdly enough ritual is one of the less alien parts to me despite being rather new due to my background in witchcraft and magic, still I struggle with the minefield that is Folkism when trying to find information regarding Heathen ritual. Obviously prayer and ritual aren't exactly the same but I've always found more ritualistic settings when praying to be helpful.
Nice to see this kind of intro content entering the UA-cam stream. I think recent events have shown there are a LOT of people out there looking for it, and this is the kind of content they should find! Thanks for everything you do!
jason and the argonauts, love your intro segment
i would like to share something with prayer that made rny day earlier. i am traveling and the rain began to quickly get very heavy. even the lights of other cars were hard fo see, forget about seeing the road. i called upon any and all who were listening, thanked them for the beautiful rain, but asked all rain deities and anyone else in charge of water to thin the rain. right as i finished, the rain immediately lightened. i can’t stop thinking of how incredible it was. when i reach my destination and get settled, i’m making a foliage crown and laying it in the river, as an offering for their reign over the earth.
This was a very helpful video. Thank you.
Glad to help!
I'm a devout Christian, but I always have loved Religious Studies, History, and other such studies, and I used to be SUPER into Norse and Germanic Myth (not in the sense of worship, I was just academically interested). Your channel seems very objective and respectable. Overall I love this channel and respect your way of explaining your beliefs and as far as I can tell you're very tolerant of other religions.
Doesn't Christianity teach that all pagan gods are demons?
@@Ameretat010 most sects do, some teach they dont exist at all
@@FlyingAlfredoSaucer What does yours teach?
@@Ameretat010 I'm a little conflicted about the nature of pagan gods, if they exist, if they're demons, if they're something else, etc.
@@FlyingAlfredoSaucer Something else?
I've now watched a couple of your videos and think they're great and have great comments to them. Keep up the good work/postings all :)
Thank you for the excellent information!
Good information, and well researched, as always. Please keep up the good work! You are an excellent teacher, as well as a great ambassador, as it were, for pagans in general and heathens in particular. Well done!
watched a couple vids now, youve won me over, im now subbed and the bell is on. good stuff man
thanks so much!
I appreciate Your work and content. Thank You
I am a new subscriber and a new follower of the Norsepagan faith, I stumbled across your vids in my feed and I'm like a sponge and want to learn more, thank you for the content. SKAL!
This was so helpful. Thank you.
First time I've seen your mug.... So far so good. I'm give your words a ponder
This resonates deep within me- I feel this makes so much more sense- and somehow more respectful than the way I was taught etc.
Thank you for this amazing video.
Thank you this is helpful, I am still learning, and I need to find books on the deities and spirits so I know where to direct my prayers.
So I'm new to Heathenry, and I've loved your videos! I have since said two prayers. The first was quite awkward and more like rambling. My second just now was a little better, but I'm still getting the hang of it. Not sure if I was supposed to hallow the space, but I figured it's a full moon, why not lol. I find doing a ritual of washing my hands, preparing the offering, and lighting candles gets me into a mood of reverence. The actual prayer was more just me talking to the gods and thanking them for things in my life I've had success with, almost like sharing stories with friends lol, followed by the ask and offering. Maybe I'm making it more mentally difficult than it needs to be, but I hope I'm doing it right. I did enjoy talking with them :) it made me notice I should probably be more grateful for things in my life.
Love you're videos keep up the good work. May the Gods walk beside you always good sir.
God damn it, you had me going for a second there. Norse Code, completely blind sided me. I'm pausing to comment and hit that like button just on that. Found your videos after watching several videos from Belief it or Not, and these videos are quite fascinating. Thank you for sharing.
I love that I stumbled upon this page May the gods be with Hail from Canada
Your content is appreciated. I have been an eclectic witch and Wiccan for nearly two decades and have recently become drawn toward either a new path or something that I may incorporate into my current practices.
finally someone who has done his research! never seen your channel before mate but I'm sticking around. agree with everything you said, every time i see someone post "I don't kneel" or "I walk among my gods and an equal" a small part of me dies.
I feel the same way as many here, though I have very seldom prayed, it was in times where I have felt lost or hopeless. This video has cleared up questions in which I never knew who to ask for answers, or where to look. I now can strengthen my bond with the gods
Thank you so much for this video.
A) This is fantastic! I stumbled upon your channel and am so thankful for it. I am learning so much!
B) One thing that has always confounded me are sacrifices. I know *about* sacrifices and understand them in theory, but in practice I am just so lost. Do I set aside food and then throw it out? Eat it myself? Donate it? Place it somewhere outside? Etc. etc. I know there are /plenty/ of ways do sacrifice, but it still remains rather daunting
Thank for your work!
Thank you again for your helpful words
For a long time i wanted to change my faith, your arguments and videos helped to shine a new light on what i should follow, thank you.
I'm happy the UA-cam algorithm put your channel in my path as I greatly enjoy your content and your voice. Are you by any chance considering a podcast version of this videos? That would be great.
Another great video! I love how I've been praying is basically what you said! Glad to know heathen praying has a format lol. Question. Could you maybe do a video about evil/malevolent spirits (dare I say demons?) in heathenry? I own many books but can't really find a whole lot on the matter. Again, great content! Keep it up!
Jotun worship is historical. I talk about it a little in my video on the afterlife here: ua-cam.com/video/qKB1Gm3eV6Y/v-deo.html
Awesome! Thanks alot! I'll be watching that soon. What about the squirrel atop yggdrasil? Or the serpent below gnawing on the roots? Couldn't those be considered malevolent?
@@brianrobertson3626 I've never considered them malevolent personally. More neutral or 'aligned with nature' perhaps.
Awesome video and much appreciated
Very informative. Thank you.
Thank you for this ♡
Thank you for your help and on this subject
Purely addicted to listening to you!
Appreciate you endlessly.
Thanks again. This'll be useful tomorrow. I like to pray early in the morning before working out.
I don’t know why but I started tearing up towards the end of this. I feel like I finally found what I’ve been looking for
I love watching your channel!
Dude, please, MORE!!!
The tech gremlins appreciate all your offerings and will consider to lower the amount of pings on the next VC or stream.
Thoroughly enjoyed this video
I had my head in my hands after that intro, dayum
I am new and learning. This answered alot of my question
Where were these videos a decade ago??? Thank you for your insight and wisdom.
I know right? It feels like a tsunami of pagan videos right now!
Thank you Ocean.
Thank you a lot, I had difficulties to pray, cause I didn't know HOW. Thank you very much
A couple hours late but here are my thoughts: I don't really keep any gods in particular (as of yet, these things are fluid and I'd be lying if I said I am not feeling pulls) but I agree with all of this. Get in a reciprocity groove and meditate on what your intention needs to be for the prayer. I like the phrase "you need to turn the wheel" I think that's an apt description of what you have to do after the fact. I know that when I was being raised as Catholic I didn't think of prayer that way, you didn't have the agency. But reframing prayer this way really helps in feeling empowered and actually accomplishing what you prayed about. Then the reflection afterward is really rewarding. I really recommend keeping a journal of any prayers, rituals, offerings, etc of what you do as keeping track can really help reflect overall. Plus, if you come up or hear a prayer you really like you have one spot for all of them. Thank you and can't wait for the next stream/video, love these intro videos :)
I'm excited about making more intro vids. I'm excited about the excitement around them.
excite!
This is very impressive and informative. I will add these ways to my grab bag of arcane wonder.
I have been watching your videos all Yule. First Yule for me, so I’m learning what right for me. I did want to take a moment to thank you for your content. I haven’t disagreed with anything I have watched so far. And, in this faith, that is impressive in my experience. For me it is the way you approach things in a factual basis.
Im new to Norse Paganism and am still learning and these videos are informative and inspirational.