This week on August 9th many Heathens who are members of the Asatru Alliance, or who opt to use their calendar, set aside time to celebrate the life and memory of the Frisian King Radbod (680-719 CE), who is a hero to many living Heathens and Pagans today. Christian missionaries came close to baptizing King [Read More…]
Wyrd Designs – King Radbod and the Importance of the Ancestors
August 10, 2011 by 6 Comments
Wyrd Designs – Sacred Pagan Sites in Berlin – Hel’s Pond
August 3, 2011 by 6 Comments
Recently I had the immense pleasure and privilege of being able to spend two weeks in Germany and Denmark on vacation. While parts of the trip were solely for my own personal amusement, I also made it a point where I could to meet up both with local heathens and to venture to holy sites, [Read More…]
Wyrd Designs – Heathens Support Fallen Soldier At Anti-Westboro Baptist Protest
July 13, 2011 by 16 Comments
The news of Westboro Baptist’s planned protest of Sgt. Balduf’s funeral soon lit up the internet and social media sites, and supporters and volunteers sprung into action. According to a local news report about two thousand people showed up to support Sgt Balduf’s family, and to act as a visible and audible screen against the Westboro Baptist members. But what you won’t find in any other news report of that day, is the fact that among the vast crowd of anti-protesters, were two Asatru associated with the local White Oak Kindred.
Wyrd Designs – Help Get Asatru Added to the U.S. Army’s Religious Preference List
June 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Josh and Cat Heath from the Open Halls Project are working through the cumbersome bureaucratic process, to have the U.S. Army recognize and add Asatru/Heathenry as a religious preference for the official U.S. Army database. According to their latest post on their website they need U.S. Army soldiers, veterans, and their spouses to send them [Read More…]
Wyrd Designs – Understanding the Words – Wyrd and Orlog
June 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The concepts of wyrd and orlog are interconnected, but can sometimes prove to be stumbling blocks as their meanings are learned. In Heathenry we have no absolute concept of one’s fate, rather we have a notion that our destiny, or doom is comprised by choices and while a certain fate may come to pass, we [Read More…]
Wyrd Designs – Cleanliness and Garb at Rituals
June 7, 2011 by 10 Comments
Heathens are a varied bunch, with varying opinions and interpretations on a number of issues, like with any religion. Among the items debated sometimes (and seemingly ad nauseum at times) is whether one should wear period garb or not. [Read more…]
Wyrd Designs – Exploring Our Gods And Goddesses – Sigyn
June 4, 2011 by 2 Comments
We know very little about the Goddess Sigyn. Not much has survived from the pre-Christian era about this Goddess. [Read more…]
Wyrd Designs – Musings on Odin’s Ravens and Wolves
May 22, 2011 by 10 Comments
Among the many descriptions of Odin, we see that he is described as having a pair of ravens, and a pair of wolves. Thanks to some nature specials I watched recently when I couldn’t sleep, I discovered that ravens tend to mate for life. While pre-adult ravens may live and work together in groups with [Read More…]
Wyrd Designs – Possible Pagan Roots for the Name of England
May 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The modern day country of England, appears to derive its name indirectly from the Vanic deity, Freyr who was widely worshiped among the Scandinavian, Germanic and Anglo-Saxon peoples. [Read more…]
Wyrd Designs – Wedding Customs in the Northern Tradition
May 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
While part of the world may now be in Royal Wedding-mania, all I can say is, I grow a bit weary of all of the news and media coverage, especially of the fluff stories of the really tacky merchandise, or finding Kate’s face on a jelly-bean. Dear world media, really? Is that the best thing [Read More…]
