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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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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Rush Limbaugh: Nithing of the Month

Posted by on Mar 2, 2012 in Heathenism, Heathenology, Nithing | 14 comments

Awhile back I came up with something I called the Nithing of the Week, a sort of anti-award for those who by their heinous words or deeds...

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Orlog and Having Your Rapist’s Child

Posted by on Feb 29, 2012 in Heathenism, Heathenology, Religion | 6 comments

People are naturally enough outraged by the idea that a woman should have to give birth to her rapist’s child. Many pieces of Republican...

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