I was out on the prairie tending goats when a blizzard came. I had no idea it was coming. It was -30F with 60mph winds. A gust broke out the window on my camper. I was all alone and my heater on full power did nothing. I was freaking out that I was going to die. THOR showed up. He was laughing, that this kind of weather is normal for Nordic people. He told me to get into my zero degrees sleeping bags by layering them and put my cats and small dogs in it. He held me thru the night. I woke up alive the next morning. I found out the storm was named WINTER STORM THOR. Many people died in it. Thor protected and saved me. Hail THOR!
This was really good. My friend told about the wedding dress fiasco and it made me think of just how fun the gods can be too. Coming from a christian god that is ready to unleash fire and brimstone if you dare step out of line to many gods with flaws yes but wisdom and fun. Love this belief the more and more I learn. Thank you Jacob.
@@Itsmemanthesnk ugh..... most issues with Christians were caused by royalty and the upper class. Most Christians were fairly peaceful for a good long time. Norse culter back then had its own issues. Christianity wad written on a good enough foundation which wad added onto and readpated bot for a good while it started off pure place; love you neighbors as you love yourself, don't trust people who love standing in the spotlight seeing the appraisal of others like the Pharisees do. (Jesus was quite anti-establishment for his day). Jesus uses the Greek word huios which means to be adopted, when he claimed to be the son of God, not Teknon which means to be the child of someone by birth. This was a challenge to the Roman empire and the rite to rule duento being a child of the god/s. Everyone is a son and daughter of the gods/s so then we all have the right to the thrown and Julius was using an old argument the Hindus tought us better on. Salvation comes.from understanding we are one with God instead of worshiping the Demiurge. dem·i·urge /ˈdemēˌərj/ Learn to pronounce noun a being responsible for the creation of the universe. (in Platonic philosophy) the Maker or Creator of the world. (in Gnosticism and other theological systems) a heavenly being, subordinate to the Supreme Being, that is considered to be the controller of the material world and antagonistic to all that is purely spiritual. But if all you know about Jesus comes from the southern baptists, evangelicals, protestants and catholics then you are sadly uneducated about a beautifully complex belief system that was as far from the modern adaptation as you can get!
@@BopJong_Drag paganism was added onto it in order to help unify the Roman Empire. The fall of the Roman Empire was the rise of the Holy Roman Empire they just rebranded. There is no evidence that Jesus was pagan in all the teachings of Jesus that Paul try to cover up where the Gnostic Gospels which shows a very different betrayal of Jesus but not pagan.
I and my ancestors know him as Donar. And the injustice that was done to one of his shrines. Donar is like a good friend. He is the protective grid of the farmers and so he wants to be communicated with and so I sacrificed to him. Very simple things like strong beer or hearty food. He reacts especially when you are in distress because of the weather. That's how I experienced it. Hard and long day where everything went wrong. I was riding my bike on the dirt road, 20 minutes away from home. It started to hail, nasty, painful hail. Now finally done, I sent a cry for help to Donar-Thor. With a flash of blue that seemed to split the sky, the Hagal giant met his end. At home I gave thanks with a sacrifice.
Be.. Wary. Some times Donar’s call is an archaic call to action. An action that is not socially, much less legally acceptable. I held a deep fluid connection with his essence for quite some time. I would say a month, yet my wife would say about two or three months. When I was connecting with his source, I felt a deep “need” to do harm to select sex offenders. Mind you, not all. A select few who’s names were even revealed to me in my connections by last name or first name. After I found them on the registry; all of these men had identical charges. Which was extremely profound to me. During these connections, I felt what I would describe as the “Thorgeist” ORDERING me from within myself to “Go, Cleave, Hang, Repeat, You Are Behind! Go! Now! Quickly!” And definitely physically felt powerful, strong, and unshaken. Also, I experienced a rage tunnel vision state often. Yet I never acted on these orders, so after 3 days of deep connections I would emotionally plummet. My connection would subside and I would wake up depressed for two days, day in and day out. I would wake up the third day, and I would feel rejuvenated. Then would get right back to connecting with him and the cycle would begin again. For how long? I obviously couldn’t tell. I felt that this cycle was only going on for about month until I finally decided to stop for my own mental head space sake. Yet my wife came to me and told me one day on my Thorgeist days; “I don’t know what you are doing, but you are not YOU right now. You just aren’t yourself Dan.” And she walked away. She also states I was like this for two going on three months. With that being said, my personal conception of time in general is always off with or without the Thorgeist lol. Just be wary, he is an archaic being the requires your actions. Being a keeper of the Oath himself. Honoring him when and before you are working out, doing jiujtsu/wrestling or shooting at the range is good. Everything will heighten, and time from your perspective will slow down. It’s awesome! Just be careful with the darker aspects that may be just, but unacceptable by today’s standards.. You’re Odr will alter itself deeply.
@@thorgeist fascinating, he's never asked anything of me, luckily I've only been feeling a slight draw, like he's asking me to learn how to revere him, not directly expecting action. I'm sure one leads to the other though. Thank you for the warning.
@@deelakayahaladeniya4472 it's hard to explain. At least for me, it's like when you're really connected to someone and you can feel what they're thinking but they're not saying anything. And you can tell it's not from your own mind.
@@thorgeist try traveling through the astral plane with Thor you will feel a great rage with strength to match the power of his very presence has affected me both in the astral as well as the physical plane
When I was young I would stand in the rain waiting for the lighting and thunder to shake the sky before I knew who Thor was. Thank you, ive really connected to Thor in a way that I just can't begin to explain and this video really helped me to know more about him. Thank you again my friend.
I recently watched the first Thor film after it being mentioned on live stream and I can see why people think of him the way they do. The Thor I have researched and the Thor Hollywood portrays are quite different Gods. They have done the same to most other polytheist beliefs so it was only a matter of time before Norse Mythology was in that bracket. I have a lot of respect for Thor, as a mother his connection to home and hearth is very dear to me
Been worshipping thor since 16 years old now I am 26 years old I am half black half german saarland saarbrucken I live in nyc and there one pagan store in the city I got my hammer for I worship thor with all my ❤ heart
The story of him drinking from the endless horn makes me think of a scene in one of the later Marvel movies of Dr Strange grilling Thor who’s drinking out of the endless beer stein, lol.
Theirs more to this great faith than drinking it's not about drinking respect from a very proud Norse pagan from Dublin Ireland lord Odin and lord Thor don't drink all the time
Odin is my patron God. A little later this spring I'm having a ceremony for all the gods. Nobody ever shows up for my ceremonies but its cool. I do it fir me anyway. Keep up the good work pagan.
As a person that was born on a Thursday pretty cool to learn about Thor o-o thanks so much for creating videos like these! I don’t really have pagan friends and i’m quite new to this so these have become very helpful^^
This was a great starter for this series. I think this series is going to be extremely helpful to people, like myself, who have just entered into Norse paganism. ❤❤❤
Just remember, this is not Christianity. Neither Thor nor any other deity in this faith is perfect. Thor has a violently volatile side, and his single-minded hatred of the jotuns carries enough racist overtones that I have heard white supremacists use it to justify barring people of color from the faith. When you say he is an "exemplar," I would be very wary of what you mean by that
@@VarianAlastair about exemplar I was meant to his protection love and loyal to his family.other side you are right.The gods like humans have a "dark side" and they are not perfect I know that. Thank for your answer!😊
19:30 Check out The Viking Spirit by Daniel McCoy, he's good about calling out Christian influences and listing the archeological evidence (loved seeing that stone with Thor fishing for Jormungandr)
Thor outwitting the dwarf shows that, unlike certain stereotypes, Thor is clever and knowledgeable...as Odin's son, Thor would possess a measure of his father's knowledge and wits. Regarding "giants"--not all giants were towering brutes and enemies of the Gods and men. The term, "giant," also can mean a being that is superior to mortal man, and some giantesses were so beautiful that the air sparkled around them when they moved. The giants that are enemies of Asgard and Midgard are the ones that Thor clobbered with enthusiasm, the beautiful, honorable ones were treated as any beautiful, honorable being would be by the son of Odin.
Jotun symbolize greedy outsiders (raiders) more than our conception of giant. Asgard is the Aesir's Gard (Garden) / walled city. Jotun live outside of civilization to the east in Jotunheim. They are seen as lesser and more savage and greedy for the things the Aesir have in Asgard, particularly wives. They are the ones who take without giving back. They break the code of hospitality, to exchange gift for gift and to respect the host by not taking too much of what is offered.
Makes me very proud to be a Norse pagan skal Jacob keep up the great work brother the gods will be proud of you all hail Odin and all hail lord Thor and all hail the allfather of Valhalla on till the hall skal brother
Hopefully with the will of the gods I am ready to fight every day to stay sober I prayed to lord Thor for help and for strength I also prayed to lord Odin for his knowledge and wisdom to stay in recovery from alcoholism
I've read one where loki steals sifs hair and thor grabbed him by the throat and told him to fix it. I believe that's when the mjolnir was made odins spear was created as well
I quite like that our Gods and friends don't have text books; there's no one definitive truth. It encourages our own interpretation and I think that lends itself to a closer relationship with them. I consider myself an Anglo Saxon pagan so I call him Thonor (Odin is Woden, Tyr is Tiw etc) but this was a wonderful video. Very fun, informative and as always you're willing to point out what we don't know. Humility is a rare trait nowadays. Great work.
Great video my friend. Would also love to see a video on Eir. I believe it is important to show appreciation for all of our healthcare workers and I think doing a video on the physician of the gods would be a great way to do that
So on the “oddness” of Thor “hating giants” while still having a lover that was a giant. Think about it, just because another “male’s” culture, ethnic group, or society are your enemy; that does not stop men from enjoying their male enemy’s women within the enemy culture, society or ethnos. Actually, history shows exactly my point in practice sense the beginning of time. You can also observe this behavior in primates, specifically Chimps. The men who asserts the enemy culture are the enemy “no matter what”, some of their women are as well, but some of their women ended up making fine lovers and wives for those who their culture was conquered by.
Love the video mate. From books I’ve read that describe the gods it seems that they are not so much as being a god of something specific, instead think of those things as traits and personalities of the gods. For example instead of Thor being “the god of thunder”, it’s Thor’s strength that creates the thunder. Other examples can be instead of Odin being the god of wisdom, wisdom is just one of his prominent traits. Many gods share similar traits, some just have more of those than others, just like us people. I’m very glad I found your channel and will enjoy learning more from you.
For a couple of months I stopped talking to the Norse gods because I swore to them that I would battle my addiction for 9 days.... I failed, broke my promise and let them down TWICE!!!! I didn't think I was worthy so I left. And then out of the blue I started to think about Thor, Everyday I woke up and seen the dark clouds which reminded me once again about Thor. So I went to meditate and apologize to Thor and try to make another deal.... But I couldn't, I was afraid that the Thor didn't want to listen to my excuses so I left not wanting to waste his time and not knowing if him and the Norse gods would ever forgive me. And now this video shows up out of the blue which I now believe is a sign. Thank you so much
It's not confusing for Thor to associate with giants. Thor's mother and grandmother were Jotuns, he also has a stepson Ullr (not a giant just mentioning his children). Also Thor dying on Raganrok was probably invented by the Christians. Yes in some ways Thor is more complex than people give him credit for. I also think in certain times and places Thor was the all-father. If there is a reason why he is not followed so much it's because he is a straight forward god in some respects and represents law, order and marriage. He represents strong morals and conviction, nowhere days people don't like that sort of thing.
I've been wearing a hammer amulet for many years . It brings me luck . Most youngsters think Thor is a from marvel comic movie . They don't know that Wednesday is named after wodin & Thursday is named after Thor , Friday is freya. I wonder why no days are named after Christian saints etc. It proves paganism pre dates Christianity.. ⚒
@@echofoxtrotwhiskey1595 "No even ever " ? Insinuated that paganism pre dated Christianity ". Do you mean; nobody insinuated that paganism pre-dated Christianity. There's no need to insinuate . Because it's fact that Paganism came b4 Christianity.
@@echofoxtrotwhiskey1595 thats why I asked if you meant to say....etc I'm still not sure what you meant tho. Do you agree paganism came 1st b4 Christianity ? That's all that's relevant tbh
I didn't connect to Odin because I'm new and thought he was cool, we connected because he came to me multiple times and I didn't even know it was him until I asked. But now I'm venturing into the history of the other gods and your videos are incredible, thank you for putting yourself out there.
It was a long journey but I feel I was led to your UA-cam to begin on the correct path in life.. your pronunciation might not always be correct but the message is loud and clear! I believe one of the gods has chosen you to gather and educate all of use.. thank you!
Thor and giantesses, well, most people consider him to be son of Jordh (a Jotun), and curiously Jotun women were more accepted in marriage to male gods (example: Freyr and Gerda, Njord and Skathi, and other cases) rather than the opposite, plus the fact that Odin himself "descends" from giants, so, it does make some sense. Sif was basically a wheat harvest goddess, probably Aesir (her hair represents the wheat that gets cut during the harvest -> remember the tale where Thor gets into a fit with Loki because he cuts Thor's wife's hair and Loki has to get "hair 2.0" from the dwarfs?), and Thor, despite being an Aesir, brings the rains that make the fields green, so he does have this fertility concept in common with the Vanir. He's a bit of an oddball. But a lovable one. However, though I really love Gaiman's book, I feel that he renders Thor as a dim-witted god all the time, and I don't think he was. My only beef with this delightful book. About the Mjollnir, I don't know what they do in other places, but here we use them to consecrate temples, whether outdoors or indoors. He is THE defender against anything evil that touches mankind. I've worn mine for over 10 years, and I was so lucky to find a small very beautiful one at a fair here. They're not common to find, unless you go to a heavy metal shop, or buy them online, and if you do, they're not silver, like mine is. I never, ever take it off. And concerning his importance, it's said that at the very important temple there used to be at Uppsala, in Sweden, there were 3 statures: one of Freyr (very revered there), one of Odin, and one of Thor. So Thor was a pretty big guy, not only in size (he was said to be the only god who would never take the Bifrost because he was so tall and huge), but in importance and popularity, back in old times. Good for him!
I feel as if thor, has a very earth based wisdom. He is not stupid, but he is indeed a kind of "wise in the ways of the world" character when it comes to his wisdom. I would consider my dad's wisdom and the wisdom of farmers as akin to what happened in Alvismal. I have had that happen to me where I am so invested in the knowledge and the knowing that I forget to use it like alvis did. It's a rather interesting take but I think it's an accurate one
I'm Anglo-Saxon, but with nothing written down i fall back on the Norse writings to learn at least that aspect. It's the closest we have. Yes, contrary to what some say, it is indeed the same gods with frisio-german names. I appreciate your efforts to produce educational materials. Keep goin 🤝
Yesterday was summer Solstice it’s been such a feeling for many. It’s been very dry and fires 🔥 in Canada. 95f in Minneapolis I was feeling I need to connect with the gods toddy.
Tor was as far as we know the most popular among the aesir, especially among ordinary people like farmers (most people were farmers back then) We still have names with Tor like Tore, Torbjörn ("Tor-Bear"), Tora (feminine form) and place names like Torshälla (an old place for worship) We do not know how important these gods once were for ordinary people. Perhaps they spent more time and energy looking out for trolls and making sure not to annoy dwarves and earth spirits. Where I come from we have some local stories about Tor still known and we also have a hillfort (named after Tor) with a cave that is said to be his grave...(the grave thing is a lie though as we see him now and then still...) close to an old farm not far from the hillfort one can still see where Tor sharpened his axe...
Great video! Keep it up. Obviously Thor must have been one of the most prominent Gods. We wear Mjolnir as our symbol, because many norse graves have been dug up, and ancient people wore them. Thor must have been extremely important to the people. I'm sure you're planning to do a video on Tyr. I'll really be looking forward to that.
Just started watching you and you have helped me along my journey but funny thing about loki and thor traveling together i actually just watched a movie i had found i think on netflix about the exact things that are written in the book i have to go back now and actually watch it cause you said exactly what happens in the first like 15 min of the movie but thank you for everything ! Sköl ✨✨
I’m 26 and stuck between Christianity and becoming pagan being raised in the a catholic home I have never truely felt the Cristian god and the one time I have ended in disaster and ever since then my life has been a lot of suffering and mistakes I’ve more recently as of a year ago began to feel pulled towards paganism more then ever and I blame all my misfortunes on Loki playing tricks and causing Chaos in my life. And Iv always felt a connection to Thor as the type of life I want to live. How would you or the community guide me in making my first offering to Thor so that maybe he will speak with me and give me Guidance and possibly keep Loki off my back?
This video made me think of a couple videos I watched not too long ago by Arith Harger. One talked about whether or not Thor really even is a war god and another talks about how the term "World serpent" might be a Christian mistranslation and that it might actually really translate more as "World/ earth spirit".
I’ve writing (and drawn) a story about Magni, Modi and Thrud living in the modern world. I was operating under the belief that Magni and Modi, as twins were born to Jarnsaxa, and that Thrud was Sif’s.
When you make the video about honoring Thor (and the other gods in other videos) in the modern world, could you please include something for the ladies? I get the feeling that so much of this faith is centered on men and manliness and Being A Warrior, and the women's mysteries are largely ignored. I ask here, as a woman, specifically because of a dream about a god I didn't even recognize as Thor until later, and I am still learning how to nurture that bond, and the community hasn't exactly been receptive of me wanting to "feminize" Their Manly Man God. I've been feeling the push to reconnect for the past few weeks, and now... this series exists. So Jacob, I'm asking for your help here
It was Thor that came to me long before I knew what Thor even was. While so many of his popular stories center around almost humorous adventures, make no mistake about it, Thor has an awesome, powerful, awe inspiring, and terrifying persona that shouldn't be provoked. Thanks for doing this research and digging, and what was the song in the video?
I hope this might foster some healthy discussion... I have heard you say in several videos (just watched the one on afterlife before this) that there are many "inconsistencies" and "unknowns" regarding this faith. That seems like a huge gamble to take in light of eternity. "We'll figure it out when we get there"? What if we are wrong on this, and the time to place our faith on a solid foundation is now, in this life? I think we all can agree we have done bad in life, or sucked at "battles" (literal as Odin would favor, or something like cancer) more than the other person - so are we left with our circumstances and our own efforts to determine where we spend eternity? I have found that a consistent and truly loving description of eternity is through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Bible says that "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us"; something that both addresses the justice God must administer for the sins of the world, but also his love and grace for us; that if we repent from our worldly and sinful ways, and trust in Jesus Christ alone, God will forgive us and grant us eternal life. Either we pay for our sin, or Jesus does, but God's standard is holy, and only one of the two options meets that criteria. Jesus has paid an eternal fine, completely by grace (something we don't deserve), so that no one can boast. I'd love to hear your/other people's thoughts on this! 🙂 John 3:16
I believe this is my calling but I was raised Christian. I’m having a hard time with multiple gods and goddesses. Do you have a video for that or does anyone here have some advice. Thank you for this series. I just got the book you talk about. It’s a bit hard for me to follow.
My advice is not to feel like you need to convince yourself of something that you are having trouble believing. Spend time in thought and observation, be open minded and listen to your intuition. Meditate and do ritual. Perhaps the gods will reveal themselves to you, but you don't need to take anything on belief.
I was raised Christian too. Like all of us here probably..more or less. I've read the Bible a few times, old and new testament. I've read about the Greek, Roman, Egyptian mythology.. And finally about the Norse. Where I felt I belong to. My advice is don't force things. When time is right you will find your place. It took me 13 years to finally find mine.
Actually, IIRC most common people in pre-Christian Scandinavia worshipped Thor as their main deity. Thor is, after all, the god of the people, the protector of Midgard. Odin was a god associated with poets, royalty, and nobility. So I think it makes sense for us to look to him just as much, if not, even more than, Odin.
I was out on the prairie tending goats when a blizzard came. I had no idea it was coming. It was -30F with 60mph winds. A gust broke out the window on my camper. I was all alone and my heater on full power did nothing. I was freaking out that I was going to die. THOR showed up. He was laughing, that this kind of weather is normal for Nordic people. He told me to get into my zero degrees sleeping bags by layering them and put my cats and small dogs in it. He held me thru the night. I woke up alive the next morning. I found out the storm was named WINTER STORM THOR. Many people died in it. Thor protected and saved me. Hail THOR!
So wait you actually physically met Thor??
I believe it,
This was really good. My friend told about the wedding dress fiasco and it made me think of just how fun the gods can be too. Coming from a christian god that is ready to unleash fire and brimstone if you dare step out of line to many gods with flaws yes but wisdom and fun. Love this belief the more and more I learn. Thank you Jacob.
Thor beat the nails on this Jesus cross with Mjolnir😂 He's a weak God. He can't bring fire upon no-one. 😁
@@Itsmemanthesnk ugh..... most issues with Christians were caused by royalty and the upper class. Most Christians were fairly peaceful for a good long time.
Norse culter back then had its own issues.
Christianity wad written on a good enough foundation which wad added onto and readpated bot for a good while it started off pure place; love you neighbors as you love yourself, don't trust people who love standing in the spotlight seeing the appraisal of others like the Pharisees do. (Jesus was quite anti-establishment for his day). Jesus uses the Greek word huios which means to be adopted, when he claimed to be the son of God, not Teknon which means to be the child of someone by birth.
This was a challenge to the Roman empire and the rite to rule duento being a child of the god/s. Everyone is a son and daughter of the gods/s so then we all have the right to the thrown and Julius was using an old argument the Hindus tought us better on.
Salvation comes.from understanding we are one with God instead of worshiping the Demiurge.
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a being responsible for the creation of the universe.
(in Platonic philosophy) the Maker or Creator of the world.
(in Gnosticism and other theological systems) a heavenly being, subordinate to the Supreme Being, that is considered to be the controller of the material world and antagonistic to all that is purely spiritual.
But if all you know about Jesus comes from the southern baptists, evangelicals, protestants and catholics then you are sadly uneducated about a beautifully complex belief system that was as far from the modern adaptation as you can get!
@@BopJong_Drag paganism was added onto it in order to help unify the Roman Empire. The fall of the Roman Empire was the rise of the Holy Roman Empire they just rebranded. There is no evidence that Jesus was pagan in all the teachings of Jesus that Paul try to cover up where the Gnostic Gospels which shows a very different betrayal of Jesus but not pagan.
Don’t worry about the pronunciation. You’re doing great, Jacob! Thanks for this video. Thor holds a special place on this Scotsman’s altar.
Scotsman? Dope! I've got some direct ancestry to Scotland's Clan Rose! Not sure how much the clans are known these days, but yeah. Haha.
Is that right well cool. Could you tell us why?
I and my ancestors know him as Donar. And the injustice that was done to one of his shrines. Donar is like a good friend. He is the protective grid of the farmers and so he wants to be communicated with and so I sacrificed to him. Very simple things like strong beer or hearty food. He reacts especially when you are in distress because of the weather. That's how I experienced it. Hard and long day where everything went wrong. I was riding my bike on the dirt road, 20 minutes away from home. It started to hail, nasty, painful hail. Now finally done, I sent a cry for help to Donar-Thor. With a flash of blue that seemed to split the sky, the Hagal giant met his end. At home I gave thanks with a sacrifice.
thank you Jacob, please make sure you don't burn out, take it easy, it's a huge endevour you chose to understand
I've been feeling Thor call to me, it started a couple days before you announced this new series, so I really appreciate this.
Be.. Wary. Some times Donar’s call is an archaic call to action. An action that is not socially, much less legally acceptable.
I held a deep fluid connection with his essence for quite some time. I would say a month, yet my wife would say about two or three months. When I was connecting with his source, I felt a deep “need” to do harm to select sex offenders. Mind you, not all. A select few who’s names were even revealed to me in my connections by last name or first name. After I found them on the registry; all of these men had identical charges. Which was extremely profound to me.
During these connections, I felt what I would describe as the “Thorgeist” ORDERING me from within myself to “Go, Cleave, Hang, Repeat, You Are Behind! Go! Now! Quickly!” And definitely physically felt powerful, strong, and unshaken. Also, I experienced a rage tunnel vision state often. Yet I never acted on these orders, so after 3 days of deep connections I would emotionally plummet. My connection would subside and I would wake up depressed for two days, day in and day out. I would wake up the third day, and I would feel rejuvenated. Then would get right back to connecting with him and the cycle would begin again.
For how long? I obviously couldn’t tell. I felt that this cycle was only going on for about month until I finally decided to stop for my own mental head space sake. Yet my wife came to me and told me one day on my Thorgeist days; “I don’t know what you are doing, but you are not YOU right now. You just aren’t yourself Dan.” And she walked away. She also states I was like this for two going on three months.
With that being said, my personal conception of time in general is always off with or without the Thorgeist lol. Just be wary, he is an archaic being the requires your actions. Being a keeper of the Oath himself. Honoring him when and before you are working out, doing jiujtsu/wrestling or shooting at the range is good. Everything will heighten, and time from your perspective will slow down. It’s awesome! Just be careful with the darker aspects that may be just, but unacceptable by today’s standards.. You’re Odr will alter itself deeply.
@@thorgeist fascinating, he's never asked anything of me, luckily I've only been feeling a slight draw, like he's asking me to learn how to revere him, not directly expecting action. I'm sure one leads to the other though. Thank you for the warning.
Might be the new season, spring leads to more thunderstorms and fertility
@@deelakayahaladeniya4472 it's hard to explain. At least for me, it's like when you're really connected to someone and you can feel what they're thinking but they're not saying anything. And you can tell it's not from your own mind.
@@thorgeist try traveling through the astral plane with Thor you will feel a great rage with strength to match the power of his very presence has affected me both in the astral as well as the physical plane
Thor has often helped me whenever protection was greatly needed. I have often shared beer with him.
When I was young I would stand in the rain waiting for the lighting and thunder to shake the sky before I knew who Thor was. Thank you, ive really connected to Thor in a way that I just can't begin to explain and this video really helped me to know more about him. Thank you again my friend.
I recently watched the first Thor film after it being mentioned on live stream and I can see why people think of him the way they do. The Thor I have researched and the Thor Hollywood portrays are quite different Gods. They have done the same to most other polytheist beliefs so it was only a matter of time before Norse Mythology was in that bracket. I have a lot of respect for Thor, as a mother his connection to home and hearth is very dear to me
The more I know about Thór, the more I like him
Same! The fact that he passionately helps the lower class is new to me, but, it makes sense
Been worshipping thor since 16 years old now I am 26 years old I am half black half german saarland saarbrucken I live in nyc and there one pagan store in the city I got my hammer for I worship thor with all my ❤ heart
The story of him drinking from the endless horn makes me think of a scene in one of the later Marvel movies of Dr Strange grilling Thor who’s drinking out of the endless beer stein, lol.
Theirs more to this great faith than drinking it's not about drinking respect from a very proud Norse pagan from Dublin Ireland lord Odin and lord Thor don't drink all the time
I'm super fucking excited for this series.
We got our first rain of the year 2 days ago and it felt so good to hear thunder again!
Thor is my main patron god. Thor actually came to me in dream which is what led me to this path. Thank you for this insightful video.
Odin is my patron God. A little later this spring I'm having a ceremony for all the gods. Nobody ever shows up for my ceremonies but its cool. I do it fir me anyway. Keep up the good work pagan.
As a person that was born on a Thursday pretty cool to learn about Thor o-o thanks so much for creating videos like these! I don’t really have pagan friends and i’m quite new to this so these have become very helpful^^
This was a great starter for this series. I think this series is going to be extremely helpful to people, like myself, who have just entered into Norse paganism. ❤❤❤
May the gods be with you and thank you!😊
He is my main patron! how he protect his family how he's fighting for his family. he's an exemplar.
Just remember, this is not Christianity. Neither Thor nor any other deity in this faith is perfect. Thor has a violently volatile side, and his single-minded hatred of the jotuns carries enough racist overtones that I have heard white supremacists use it to justify barring people of color from the faith. When you say he is an "exemplar," I would be very wary of what you mean by that
@@VarianAlastair about exemplar I was meant to his protection love and loyal to his family.other side you are right.The gods like humans have a "dark side" and they are not perfect I know that.
Thank for your answer!😊
Its sad but I feel like I have to write this down I'm not a racists😅
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Check out The Viking Spirit by Daniel McCoy, he's good about calling out Christian influences and listing the archeological evidence (loved seeing that stone with Thor fishing for Jormungandr)
Thor outwitting the dwarf shows that, unlike certain stereotypes, Thor is clever and knowledgeable...as Odin's son, Thor would possess a measure of his father's knowledge and wits.
Regarding "giants"--not all giants were towering brutes and enemies of the Gods and men. The term, "giant," also can mean a being that is superior to mortal man, and some giantesses were so beautiful that the air sparkled around them when they moved. The giants that are enemies of Asgard and Midgard are the ones that Thor clobbered with enthusiasm, the beautiful, honorable ones were treated as any beautiful, honorable being would be by the son of Odin.
Jotun symbolize greedy outsiders (raiders) more than our conception of giant. Asgard is the Aesir's Gard (Garden) / walled city. Jotun live outside of civilization to the east in Jotunheim. They are seen as lesser and more savage and greedy for the things the Aesir have in Asgard, particularly wives. They are the ones who take without giving back. They break the code of hospitality, to exchange gift for gift and to respect the host by not taking too much of what is offered.
Had a measure of his father's intelligence? Backhanded complement.
I really enjoy the energy coming from your channel.
Thank You.
Thank you, I'm very excited for tomorrow's video! I'm also looking forward to Freyr, Sunna, Ullr and Holle
Thank you, Sir..I look forward to learning from you.
"Yes, what a shame, what a shame the poor groom's bride was...uh...Thor?"
This video was really great! Can't wait for the rest of the Thor videos and when you get to Freya! Truly enjoy the humor within norse myth
Makes me very proud to be a Norse pagan skal Jacob keep up the great work brother the gods will be proud of you all hail Odin and all hail lord Thor and all hail the allfather of Valhalla on till the hall skal brother
I've been having troubles with my high school sports and I've reached out to Thor and I feel like I'm more powerful and fit.
I have been WAITING on a video about Thor…THANK YOU
Hopefully with the will of the gods I am ready to fight every day to stay sober I prayed to lord Thor for help and for strength I also prayed to lord Odin for his knowledge and wisdom to stay in recovery from alcoholism
I've read one where loki steals sifs hair and thor grabbed him by the throat and told him to fix it.
I believe that's when the mjolnir was made odins spear was created as well
That one is honestly one of my favorite stories 🤣 Thor was so mad
@@MrPonytron yes he was I'm shocked he didnt toss him out the window
... I'll attend for sure the day after tomorrow... "The Marble Problem with Thor"...❤
I quite like that our Gods and friends don't have text books; there's no one definitive truth. It encourages our own interpretation and I think that lends itself to a closer relationship with them.
I consider myself an Anglo Saxon pagan so I call him Thonor (Odin is Woden, Tyr is Tiw etc) but this was a wonderful video. Very fun, informative and as always you're willing to point out what we don't know. Humility is a rare trait nowadays. Great work.
Hail mighty Thor! May he grant me strength in the storms of life.
I love this! Next week you could do Odin, it would be fitting since he’s his father and one of the most well known gods in the pantheon.
Great video my friend. Would also love to see a video on Eir. I believe it is important to show appreciation for all of our healthcare workers and I think doing a video on the physician of the gods would be a great way to do that
So on the “oddness” of Thor “hating giants” while still having a lover that was a giant. Think about it, just because another “male’s” culture, ethnic group, or society are your enemy; that does not stop men from enjoying their male enemy’s women within the enemy culture, society or ethnos. Actually, history shows exactly my point in practice sense the beginning of time. You can also observe this behavior in primates, specifically Chimps.
The men who asserts the enemy culture are the enemy “no matter what”, some of their women are as well, but some of their women ended up making fine lovers and wives for those who their culture was conquered by.
Utgard Loki is such a great story. Thor is the best example of “You failed successfully.”
Love the video mate. From books I’ve read that describe the gods it seems that they are not so much as being a god of something specific, instead think of those things as traits and personalities of the gods. For example instead of Thor being “the god of thunder”, it’s Thor’s strength that creates the thunder. Other examples can be instead of Odin being the god of wisdom, wisdom is just one of his prominent traits. Many gods share similar traits, some just have more of those than others, just like us people. I’m very glad I found your channel and will enjoy learning more from you.
For a couple of months I stopped talking to the Norse gods because I swore to them that I would battle my addiction for 9 days....
I failed, broke my promise and let them down TWICE!!!!
I didn't think I was worthy so I left.
And then out of the blue I started to think about Thor,
Everyday I woke up and seen the dark clouds which reminded me once again about Thor.
So I went to meditate and apologize to Thor and try to make another deal....
But I couldn't, I was afraid that the Thor didn't want to listen to my excuses so I left not wanting to waste his time and not knowing if him and the Norse gods would ever forgive me.
And now this video shows up out of the blue which I now believe is a sign.
Thank you so much
This was so helpful, I hope to see Freyr and Loki videos in the future too!
This is a great work, I connect so much to Thor and I'm really looking forward to future videos
It's nice to get reminded of those stories again.. Had read them but forgot so much unfortunately.
Love this! I just got my copy of the Poetic Edda and will order the prose Edda after I’m done
This is a cool concept! Im excited to learn more of my patron!
It's not confusing for Thor to associate with giants. Thor's mother and grandmother were Jotuns, he also has a stepson Ullr (not a giant just mentioning his children). Also Thor dying on Raganrok was probably invented by the Christians. Yes in some ways Thor is more complex than people give him credit for. I also think in certain times and places Thor was the all-father. If there is a reason why he is not followed so much it's because he is a straight forward god in some respects and represents law, order and marriage. He represents strong morals and conviction, nowhere days people don't like that sort of thing.
I've been wearing a hammer amulet for many years .
It brings me luck .
Most youngsters think Thor is a from marvel comic movie .
They don't know that Wednesday is named after wodin & Thursday is named after Thor , Friday is freya.
I wonder why no days are named after Christian saints etc.
It proves paganism pre dates Christianity.. ⚒
No one ever insinuated that paganism pre-dated Christianity.
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"No even ever " ? Insinuated that paganism pre dated Christianity ".
Do you mean;
nobody insinuated that paganism pre-dated Christianity.
There's no need to insinuate .
Because it's fact that
Paganism came b4 Christianity.
@@kevcaratacus9428 My phone auto corrected mid sentence. And if it’s not a contested fact there’s no reason to point it out the way you did.
@@echofoxtrotwhiskey1595 thats why I asked if you meant to say....etc
I'm still not sure what you meant tho.
Do you agree paganism came 1st b4 Christianity ?
That's all that's relevant tbh
@@kevcaratacus9428 There’s no reason to point out paganism pre dates Christianity if it’s a commonly known fact and not contested.
Thanks for Thor! Looking forward to the rest of the week! I'd love to see weeks for Frigg and for Loki.
"Barely speak mu own damn language." Had me CRACKING UP!😂
I didn't connect to Odin because I'm new and thought he was cool, we connected because he came to me multiple times and I didn't even know it was him until I asked. But now I'm venturing into the history of the other gods and your videos are incredible, thank you for putting yourself out there.
Thor is my patron god
It was a long journey but I feel I was led to your UA-cam to begin on the correct path in life.. your pronunciation might not always be correct but the message is loud and clear! I believe one of the gods has chosen you to gather and educate all of use.. thank you!
Thor and giantesses, well, most people consider him to be son of Jordh (a Jotun), and curiously Jotun women were more accepted in marriage to male gods (example: Freyr and Gerda, Njord and Skathi, and other cases) rather than the opposite, plus the fact that Odin himself "descends" from giants, so, it does make some sense. Sif was basically a wheat harvest goddess, probably Aesir (her hair represents the wheat that gets cut during the harvest -> remember the tale where Thor gets into a fit with Loki because he cuts Thor's wife's hair and Loki has to get "hair 2.0" from the dwarfs?), and Thor, despite being an Aesir, brings the rains that make the fields green, so he does have this fertility concept in common with the Vanir. He's a bit of an oddball. But a lovable one. However, though I really love Gaiman's book, I feel that he renders Thor as a dim-witted god all the time, and I don't think he was. My only beef with this delightful book.
About the Mjollnir, I don't know what they do in other places, but here we use them to consecrate temples, whether outdoors or indoors. He is THE defender against anything evil that touches mankind. I've worn mine for over 10 years, and I was so lucky to find a small very beautiful one at a fair here. They're not common to find, unless you go to a heavy metal shop, or buy them online, and if you do, they're not silver, like mine is. I never, ever take it off.
And concerning his importance, it's said that at the very important temple there used to be at Uppsala, in Sweden, there were 3 statures: one of Freyr (very revered there), one of Odin, and one of Thor. So Thor was a pretty big guy, not only in size (he was said to be the only god who would never take the Bifrost because he was so tall and huge), but in importance and popularity, back in old times. Good for him!
Thank you for doing this.
I feel as if thor, has a very earth based wisdom.
He is not stupid, but he is indeed a kind of "wise in the ways of the world" character when it comes to his wisdom.
I would consider my dad's wisdom and the wisdom of farmers as akin to what happened in Alvismal.
I have had that happen to me where I am so invested in the knowledge and the knowing that I forget to use it like alvis did.
It's a rather interesting take but I think it's an accurate one
Hail Thor Odinnson god of power!!!
I'm Anglo-Saxon, but with nothing written down i fall back on the Norse writings to learn at least that aspect. It's the closest we have. Yes, contrary to what some say, it is indeed the same gods with frisio-german names.
I appreciate your efforts to produce educational materials. Keep goin 🤝
I sometimes pick fun at the art school weirdo then I remember I went to art school. Your into was so beautiful I watched it 3 times
Yesterday was summer Solstice it’s been such a feeling for many. It’s been very dry and fires 🔥 in Canada. 95f in Minneapolis I was feeling I need to connect with the gods toddy.
So excited for Thor Week!
I love THOR and this was AWESOME! Your pronunciation was great. I am so looking forward to more. THANK YOU! Skol & Blessed Be )O(
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You for this☺ ... and, Jacob, I would also
like to learn of "Mjolnir"☺
Tor was as far as we know the most popular among the aesir, especially among ordinary people like farmers (most people were farmers back then) We still have names with Tor like Tore, Torbjörn ("Tor-Bear"), Tora (feminine form) and place names like Torshälla (an old place for worship) We do not know how important these gods once were for ordinary people. Perhaps they spent more time and energy looking out for trolls and making sure not to annoy dwarves and earth spirits. Where I come from we have some local stories about Tor still known and we also have a hillfort (named after Tor) with a cave that is said to be his grave...(the grave thing is a lie though as we see him now and then still...) close to an old farm not far from the hillfort one can still see where Tor sharpened his axe...
Great video, always fun to listen to you talk about the gods.
Sidenote about jernsaksa; here in norway, saks is the word for scissors
thank you for your videos. im trying to learn and your the one i watch
Great video glad you made it because there needs more credit
Excellent work sir!
Great video! Keep it up. Obviously Thor must have been one of the most prominent Gods. We wear Mjolnir as our symbol, because many norse graves have been dug up, and ancient people wore them. Thor must have been extremely important to the people.
I'm sure you're planning to do a video on Tyr. I'll really be looking forward to that.
Awesome video!!!
Can’t wait for more of this series, would love to see a week dedicated to Skadi!!
Skall!!!
Just started watching you and you have helped me along my journey but funny thing about loki and thor traveling together i actually just watched a movie i had found i think on netflix about the exact things that are written in the book i have to go back now and actually watch it cause you said exactly what happens in the first like 15 min of the movie but thank you for everything ! Sköl ✨✨
Is it weird that I sleep with norse mythology stories and having dreams of it
Thank you so much for this video
It isn't
I’m 26 and stuck between Christianity and becoming pagan being raised in the a catholic home I have never truely felt the Cristian god and the one time I have ended in disaster and ever since then my life has been a lot of suffering and mistakes I’ve more recently as of a year ago began to feel pulled towards paganism more then ever and I blame all my misfortunes on Loki playing tricks and causing Chaos in my life. And Iv always felt a connection to Thor as the type of life I want to live. How would you or the community guide me in making my first offering to Thor so that maybe he will speak with me and give me Guidance and possibly keep Loki off my back?
All the stories you just talked about, I read about as a child, in a Danish comic book named Valhalla.
Good video. I would like to know more about Hel.
This video made me think of a couple videos I watched not too long ago by Arith Harger. One talked about whether or not Thor really even is a war god and another talks about how the term "World serpent" might be a Christian mistranslation and that it might actually really translate more as "World/ earth spirit".
I’ve writing (and drawn) a story about Magni, Modi and Thrud living in the modern world. I was operating under the belief that Magni and Modi, as twins were born to Jarnsaxa, and that Thrud was Sif’s.
When you make the video about honoring Thor (and the other gods in other videos) in the modern world, could you please include something for the ladies? I get the feeling that so much of this faith is centered on men and manliness and Being A Warrior, and the women's mysteries are largely ignored. I ask here, as a woman, specifically because of a dream about a god I didn't even recognize as Thor until later, and I am still learning how to nurture that bond, and the community hasn't exactly been receptive of me wanting to "feminize" Their Manly Man God. I've been feeling the push to reconnect for the past few weeks, and now... this series exists. So Jacob, I'm asking for your help here
It was Thor that came to me long before I knew what Thor even was. While so many of his popular stories center around almost humorous adventures, make no mistake about it, Thor has an awesome, powerful, awe inspiring, and terrifying persona that shouldn't be provoked. Thanks for doing this research and digging, and what was the song in the video?
Danheim - Blotjarl
Thor is the good dad that would dress up as a princess with Thru(th)r 👍🏻
Yaaaay when I saw the notification I squealed like a teenager lol skâl!
Thor was always my favorite god
Interesting........Charoite KALI Wali Mesukiel Akteriel Mahakala Bala Bala jojojo Patli Capalatmika Kalabhairava
Svadi The Giant
There once was a giant,
Who lived on a mountain called Blesanerg,
In the North,
His name was Svadi,
He was a son of the Thunder God Thor.
At one time there was a man named Val,
Val was the son of Agnar and Hildigunn,
He had a sword called Horn-Hilt,
It was heavily inlaid with gold,
And it never missed its mark.
It happened that Val had heard some rumors,
That Svadi the Giant had more gold than could be counted in marks,
Val decided to take a journey to Blesanerg Mountain,
In search of the Giant's gold.
Val traveled until he came to Blesanerg,
He climbed up on to the mountain,
He searched until he found the Giant's mighty hall,
Hiding and watching,
Val studied the activities of the Giant.
One day it happened that Svadi went out of his hall,
And down the mountain he went,
To do a little fishing in the valley below.
Val seeing his chance,
Came from his hiding place,
He ran to the entrance of the mighty hall,
Once inside,
Val searched until he found the Giant's gold.
Gathering up all he could take,
Val quickly ran out of the hall,
Back to his hiding place,
Staying until Svadi returned from his fishing trip,
Upon the Giant's return,
Val made his way down Blesanerg mountain,
And journeyed with his gold back home.
© Robert Etter, May 2007
Can you make a video about each of the most important Norse Gods and Goddesses? Make such a series?⚡
Thanks for doing our homework for us! Like the lighting in this one!
❤ " excuse, my damn language😂 ... " me too !
He was the first god to show himself to me
Are you going to do Loki and Hel just asking because they are hard to find research on. Love this series btw.
Pls make videos about skadi!
This video was great!
Yes! Love this!
A shot for every time Jacob says “um”
How fitting :)
I hope this might foster some healthy discussion... I have heard you say in several videos (just watched the one on afterlife before this) that there are many "inconsistencies" and "unknowns" regarding this faith. That seems like a huge gamble to take in light of eternity. "We'll figure it out when we get there"? What if we are wrong on this, and the time to place our faith on a solid foundation is now, in this life?
I think we all can agree we have done bad in life, or sucked at "battles" (literal as Odin would favor, or something like cancer) more than the other person - so are we left with our circumstances and our own efforts to determine where we spend eternity?
I have found that a consistent and truly loving description of eternity is through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Bible says that "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us"; something that both addresses the justice God must administer for the sins of the world, but also his love and grace for us; that if we repent from our worldly and sinful ways, and trust in Jesus Christ alone, God will forgive us and grant us eternal life. Either we pay for our sin, or Jesus does, but God's standard is holy, and only one of the two options meets that criteria. Jesus has paid an eternal fine, completely by grace (something we don't deserve), so that no one can boast. I'd love to hear your/other people's thoughts on this! 🙂 John 3:16
You forget the part of the story where thor was asked to pick up the Giants cat but it was actually the world's serpent
I love thor ,he is my patron god
HAIL THOR!!!! MY PATRON AND GO TO
I believe this is my calling but I was raised Christian. I’m having a hard time with multiple gods and goddesses. Do you have a video for that or does anyone here have some advice. Thank you for this series. I just got the book you talk about. It’s a bit hard for me to follow.
My advice is not to feel like you need to convince yourself of something that you are having trouble believing. Spend time in thought and observation, be open minded and listen to your intuition. Meditate and do ritual. Perhaps the gods will reveal themselves to you, but you don't need to take anything on belief.
Check out freyia norling she has a video about what u ask
Thank you both :)
I was raised Christian too. Like all of us here probably..more or less. I've read the Bible a few times, old and new testament. I've read about the Greek, Roman, Egyptian mythology.. And finally about the Norse. Where I felt I belong to. My advice is don't force things. When time is right you will find your place. It took me 13 years to finally find mine.
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Curious! Here among Spanish Norse pagans, Thor is pretty popular, and has been since before Marvel movies.
My grandma's husband's surname was Arthur
Actually, IIRC most common people in pre-Christian Scandinavia worshipped Thor as their main deity. Thor is, after all, the god of the people, the protector of Midgard. Odin was a god associated with poets, royalty, and nobility. So I think it makes sense for us to look to him just as much, if not, even more than, Odin.