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Tag Archives: asatru
The Jerk VS Bigotry Ratio
I’ve been watching the fall-out from the Halloran piece on The Village Voice since it was published. Every time I thought I had something to say about it, I would notice something else that would make me pause and cogitate. … Continue reading
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Tagged asatru, bigotry, community, Dan Halloran, heathen, heathenry, Pagan, Paganism, Steven Thrasher, The Village Voice, wicca
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The Scariest Job On Earth
Ok, maybe not the scariest, but it’s on up there in the toll it takes on the well-being of the worker: Pagan blogger. Oh, of all the nightmares and spectres we will tantalize ourselves with over the Halloween weekend, I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Paganism
Tagged asatru, authors, bloggers, druid, feri, Halloween, heathen, leaders, organizers, Pagan, Paganism, podcasters, Reclaiming, Reconstructionism, teachers, wicca, witchcraft
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Wyrd Designs – King Radbod and the Importance of the Ancestors
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 … Continue reading
Posted in asatru, heathen, history, Paganism, sabbats
Tagged ancestor, ancestors, asatru, celebrations, christian, conversion, frisian, heathen, hero, holidays, King Radbod, northern tradition, Pagan, Radbod
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Wyrd Designs – Sacred Pagan Sites in Berlin – Hel’s Pond
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Paganism
Tagged alboinplatz, asatru, berlin, bull, folk, frau holle, germany, goddess, heathen, hel, hel's pond, hella, holle, holle's pond, Pagan, pond, sacred site, tempelhof, travel
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Wyrd Designs – Heathens Support Fallen Soldier At Anti-Westboro Baptist Protest
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.
Posted in asatru, heathen, Military, news
Tagged army, asatru, Daryl Baker, heathen, Kevin Balduf, Lagaria Farmer, marine, Michael Wilson, Military, Nashville, navy, news, Pagan, Say No To Westboro Baptist In Nashville, sgt. balduf, Tennessee, troth, Westboro Baptist, white oak kindred
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Wyrd Designs – Help Get Asatru Added to the U.S. Army’s Religious Preference List
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 … Continue reading
Posted in asatru, Military, networking, Paganism
Tagged army, asatru, bookmarks, free, hammer, hammer project, heathen, Military, mjolnir project, Pagan, sigdrifa's prayer, soldier, support, U.S. Army, United States, US Army, veteran, white hart forge
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Wyrd Designs – Understanding the Words – Wyrd and Orlog
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 … Continue reading
Wyrd Designs – Cleanliness and Garb at Rituals
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.
Posted in asatru, heathen, Paganism
Tagged asatru, clean, cleanliness, filth, garb, heathen, hygiene, northern tradition, Pagan, ritual
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Wyrd Designs – Musings on Odin’s Ravens and Wolves
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 … Continue reading
Wyrd Designs – Possible Pagan Roots for the Name of England
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.
Posted in asatru
Tagged Angles, anglo-saxon, asatru, England, frey, freyr, germanic, god, heathen, Ing-Freyr, Ingaveones, name, norse, northern tradition, Pagan, scandinavian, vanir, Yngvi
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