The Life and Thoughts of a Modern Day American Heathen

Odin’s Ravens!

Posted by on May 2, 2012 in Heathenism, Heathenology | 1 comment

Every Heathen worth his hammer knows Huginn (Old Norse ”thought”) and Muninn (Old Norse “mind”) and Odin’s Day seems...

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From hlautbolli to Chocolate Bowl

Posted by on May 1, 2012 in Heathenism, Heathenology, Sacrifice | 5 comments

We can deny the modern world or somehow accommodate it. Heathenism has changed quite a bit from the turn of the first millennium of the...

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Welcoming Ostara

Posted by on Mar 20, 2012 in Heathenism, Heathenology, Mythology, Nature, Ostara, Paganism | 15 comments

I n the long history of Pagan religion, the reclaiming our ancient beliefs and traditions will not be least of the tales to be told....

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Heathens and the Culture War

Posted by on Mar 12, 2012 in Heathenism, Intolerance, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Wall of Separation | 4 comments

A s a Heathen, I have been doing a great deal of thinking about the “culture war” being waged in America. What is a Heathen to make of...

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What is Fate to a Heathen?

Posted by on Mar 12, 2012 in Heathenism, Heathenology | 2 comments

M ost people are likely aware, at least superficially, of the importance of fate in the Germanic worldview. Unfortunately, the concept of...

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It’s Time for the Pope And His Church to Shut Up

Posted by on Mar 5, 2012 in Heathenism, Hypocrisy, Intolerance, Nithing, Wall of Separation | 3 comments

L ook, I don’t want to sound too medieval here myself, but the more I hear from the Catholic Church and the Pope, the more I...

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