Changing My Blog

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I've decided to change my blog so that I can really piss off these purist that think that they can tell other Heathens what to do. I'm getting fed up with it and this is my way of making sure that I can get back at them. I'm going to practice Norse Wicca. Norse Wicca, the most insulting tradition that has ever come out of America. I don't care, I don't want to hear complaining, I practice what I want.

I'm feeling evil today and that's just fine with me. I'm still a Independent Heathen but I will be calling myself a Norse Wiccan. Take that, morons that want to exclude others.

Honoring the Goddess Hel

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If any goddess represents a place that we don't want to end up, well depending on who you are, it's the realm that's controlled by the Norse goddess Hel. Half alive and half dead looking she oversees all the dead that do not land in one of the many halls that the gods control. She scares the damn nuts out of me and it didn't take horns and a pitchfork to do that. During the New Moon we honor the dark goddess, no matter which one it is.

Tonight Hel is honored. I will be covering the gods each week so that people can understand about each of them. I do hope that you'll enjoy it. Thanks.

Pocket Altars

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A couple of months ago I encountered a talented craftsmen that made pocket altars, hammers, and many other things. He got himself hurt, thus had to put things on hold, but I ordered a pocket altar from him and I have to admit that it's a damn good one. Pocket altars are a great way to honor the gods without taking up a whole bunch of space. I got Tyr and I just love it. I will be putting it into my purse when I move down to Virginia with my mother.

I'm also planning on getting a Thor and Odin ones in the near future. Pocket altars are going to become a sore spot in many heathen circles, since some heathens want to make Astru and Heathenism to different groups, which I think will become a fight between these two said groups. Pocket altars are great if you can't have an altar up all the time or your limited on space. And, no, it doesn't mean that people are ignoring the ancestors and land wrights.

I believe that the gods, ancestors, and land wrights are all important. And I honor all three as well. But that's another topic for another post.

Over 200 Oath Rings Discovered in Sweden

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I wasn't going to write anything down for today but I didn't want to post this later and it becomes old news. Apparently over 200 oath rings were discovered in Sweden. This is from Huginn's Heathen Hof, so that's where I got the article from and that's where I give credit to.

A previously unknown ritual site, containing around 200 “amulettringar”/oath rings, has been found in Hjulsta, near Stockholm, Sweden, during an archaeological examination of the area. The rings are thought to be from the 7th and 8th centuries CE, though finds of bronze and flint objects suggest the site have been in use for at least 1500 years before this, and vary in size from 5 to 15 cm (approx. 2 to 6 inches). It’s the largest find of its kind and considered unique.

The iron rings – found in graves, post-holes, temples and other ritual sites etc. – often have small axes, hammers, sickles, staff-like objects and one find has a pair of shears hanging from them, and some of the rings themselves are in the shape of fire steels (Or fire strikers). Archaeologist Ingela Harrysson, who is in charge of the dig, says the rings have no apparent practical use and should be understood as ritual objects. She goes on to explain that they may have been used in religious celebrations, such as when planting crops.

To find out more HHH asked Ross Downing, a scholar of Old Norse Religion at the UHI Centre For Nordic Studies. Downing explains that these smaller rings are generally understood to be miniature versions of the larger rings that were nailed to temple doors. The larger counterparts that have been discovered on Temple doors were sometimes mistaken for door handles, but as the same kind of rings have also been found inside the temple buildings, sometimes nailed to pillars, Downing says it’s probable that their purpose is symbolic rather than practical. He suggests that the smaller versions may have served a similar purpose as the small “travel altars” used by some Christian priests during that period; drawing on the power of temple/church objects when performing rituals away from home.

I hope that you found this as exciting as I did.

Not Leaving Heathenism

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For the last two months, I've been thinking about if I should stay in Asatru due to the fact that there are people that want to put people like me, those that aren't part of a kindred, in a different group and tell people like me that we're not heathens because we're not part of a kindred, but a on-line group that does on-line blots. After two months of thinking about it I've decided that I'm going to stay in Heathenism but call myself Asatru.

I'm not doing this because I believe that they're correct. I'm doing this to separate myself from the idiots that think this is fine. If they think that I'm Asatru because I'm a lone heathen and practice alone then that's damn fine. I don't need them and I don't need their approval. So not leaving, continuing to practice the way of my ancestors.

Restarting this Blog

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I deleted my blog that I had before and then kicked myself. So this is my new blog and I'm hoping that everyone enjoys it. I'm a follower of the Norse Gods, a Heathen, and Asatruer. I hope that you enjoy it here and that we all learn something. I'm an independent heathen, meaning that I'm not part of a kindred. I'm a member of TAC (The Asatru Community) and I love it. Welcome all and thanks for coming.