Hi guys! It has been a long time since I published anything here, many things have happened in my life, both very good and very bad, and in that process, I have adopted Hellenism as my new faith, I praise and am absolute devotee of the God Father Zeus, father of the gods and of men, but I would also like to return to some of my Nordic pagan practices, especially, to worship Thor again, I am very fond of Nordic paganism, not only because it was my first contact with occultism and paganism in general, yes Not because I also connect very quickly with the deities of the Nordic pantheon, especially with Thor, he was the first deity with whom I felt a real connection, and I would like to worship him again, but I don't know how this could clash with my new era, I see. Father Zeus as the god of thunder, could you see Thor as an emanation or interpretation of Zeus? Would that be disrespectful to the mighty Thor? I will be satisfied with every answer you give me.

I'm an Oklahoma based pagan, just moved here from Ireland. I'm not from there but I spent time studying history and doing real battles (reinacting). I have no one here. I disbanded from my blood family and am seeking kin. I have a vast knowledge from studying with a member of the Sami, in northern Norway. Being on the Bible belt is causing me to give up on myself and my standing with the gods. I need exposure, ritual, kin. Please reach out if you can 💗

I have a job interview coming up and was wondering what God I should pray too for help with landing this job.

It’s as one of a kind as a Mjölnir pendant can be. It makes me happy, just thought I’d share.

I got my design that I commissioned from Einarr’s Journey on Instagram recently and I’m so excited!

It has a lot of personal meaning and I think it was all incorporated so beautifully! I have my consult appointment with a tattoo artist local to me and I can’t wait!

Just thought I’d share as Einarr’s Journey has a lot of gorgeous artwork that can be purchased to be tattooed, as well as doing commissions. I had an excellent experience working with him!

I used to get visions from the Gods often but no longer.

I'm worried the Gods have abandoned me and I don't know why

So im fairly new to Norse Paganism, i started a little under a year ago i think i cant quite remember. I want to learn more about the gods and the history and stuff but the problem is that when i try to read i just cant. I dont absorb any of the information and i get bored of it. I dont learn from reading that much i mainly learn from listening or watching. My problem is theres not that many like, youtubers or podcasts that still post stuff. I prefer like newer stuff because it feels like its still going on. Seeing stuff thats a year or 2 old feels like theres no new information that i can gather. I love learning stuff i just have trouble with it. Do any of yall have advice or resources?

So I'm new to the norse pagan path and today I was at the beach skimming stones and decided to say a prayer to Odin, thanking him for the positivity that entered my life recently and asking him to watch over someone special to me. There was no offering or anything so I was unsure if my words would reach him but as I continued walking along the beach I saw something I have never seen before, sitting just above the horizon was the lower half of the sun. I thought it was beautiful and managed to get a picture, when I looked back a minute later it was gone and it looked like a normal sunrise. I took it as a sign that odin heard me.

Hi So I’m really knew to Norse paganism/mythology and I have a couple questions that I’m hoping some of you are kind enough to answer to further my understanding

1- how closely does the paganism link with the mythology? Is what most Norse pagans believe in and see as truth follow the mythology or is there something I am missing

2- assuming the mythology the usual story followed in practice, where are the other 6 realms now, I can see places like vanihiem (excuse the spelling in new to this and dyslexic lol) being real places like I’ve heard vanihiem is just now modern day Scandinavia but I’m not sure how much truth, I’m also curious about Asgard as according to what I’ve been able to see the earth is depicted as a disk in Norse but I am also on the side of science and I’m aware that the earth and the other planets are spheres, so what’s the deal with that?, I just assumed the realms respected as legit above us were spiritual and the only way to see or access them is through the ygddrisil

3- Is there a set way to pray to the gods, like certain words hand gestures and what not

4- can you pray to multiple gods at same time or at all or is it limited to one ? As I’ve heard from some kinda non credible sources that it’s just one

5- again assuming the mythose is correct, where are the other races now ? Did they die, did they realm hop? I’m just a little confused

I appreciate any help in this understanding And I also appreciate that some of my questions might not have answers

Thanks guys

I know this probably doesn't belong here.but I look at the norse pagan community as family. I have always suffered with motivation. what gods would I work with to help me find motivation.iam 365 pounds and I have to lose weight. only problem is I will start out good and then just lose the drive or the will to keep going. any advice and please no rude comments.

So at work I have amaryllis bulbs and I was wondering if the gods/goddesses prefure certain colors because them come in white, pink, red, and a burst of white and red on the same flower and was also wondering if these are accepted

 I'm in the military. I've been interested in Norse Paganism for 5 years and been practicing for 4 years. I was initially only curious and interested in learning about the religion, however I felt the pull about a year into my research. For personal reasons and also work related reasons, I held off on the beard waiver - however, recently I've felt the pull towards submitting an accommodation memo to be able to grow a beard. I have had heathen on my dog tags for quite some time now, as well as the religion being reflected in IPPS-A, and recently I talked to my battalion chaplain about this. He listened to me and gave me a template, slides, and advice on how to fill it out. He suggested to me on taking the "glide path" where I just submit the memo, I get interviewed by another chaplain higher up, and it goes up the chain. Really what I'm looking for is people who have already gone through this process. How did it go for you guys? What should I expect after submitting the memo? Is there anything in particular as far as guidance and advice goes for how much detail is acceptable and what may count as too little or too excessive? Overall what should I expect through this process?

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wow, I have seen some down votes? For this? I didn't expect to see downvotes about this in a norse pagan community lol

I’ve done my own research and I think I’ve got the lore of Yule down pretty well, Álfablöt somewhat, but Can somebody please explain the differences, relevance, lore, how to celebrate, and dates upon each fall for the following Germanic holidays; alfablot, Vetrnætr, yule, disablot

I feel like they’re all sort of winter/autumn harvest and venerating your ancestors themed, I’ve heard some are female oriented ancestors and others or for the elves. I guess all 4 sort of confuse me especially on which independent role they each play in the Germanic pagan calander. I’m trying not to look at it from a Christian perspective, but I’ve heard people say Vetrnætr is like pagan Halloween and others say Álfablöt is the pagan Halloween. Please clear up my confusion on the four and mainly alfablot, Vetrnætr, disablot Thank you :)

As I says on the tin :3

One of the many reasons I switched to Asatro and Nordic Paganism is because it is solely restricted to just one God. That's one of my many biggest problems I have with Christianity and Catholicism and others like that, as well as even the native American believes, there's only one God. For Christians and Catholics you have God......and thats it, and for Native Americans you have the Creator of Turtle Island, and maybe Mother Earth depending on who you asks...and thats about it.

But with the Norse belief, you have so many more options. Yes, you have the big man himself, Odin, but you also have Jord, Frigg, Thor, Loki, Balder, Vidar, Sif, Heimdell, Freyja, Hel, Tyr, etc. All of them with there own unique aspects to them that male so much variety. But this is where, as a recent Asatro, I'm having some issues, which God or Goddess should I follow and worship? Because I'm honestly not sure which one? I'm learning towards either Balder or Freyja, but idk. What do you all think?

So i'm going to a Blót... tomorrow and i dont have an offering to Balder and i need some help figuring out what i should get, so if you got something please share so i might be inspired :D

Originally Yule was celebrated on the first full moon after the new moon after the winter solstice. As Christianity took over the Germanic countries, the holiday was pulled forward to line up with Christmas (which itself was a date chosen to line up with Roman Saturnalia—winter solstice—but, years later, ended up a bit off thanks to the Julian calendar and wasn't corrected by the Gregorian calendar bc by then the date “25” was more important to everyone than the solstice). In Scandinavia, this happened when Haakon of Norway converted to Christianity and legally changed the date of Yule (full moon sometime in January) to that of Christmas (Dec 25). Thereafter, Scandinavian Christmas was simply called “Yule”. In Anglo Saxon England, it wasn’t so smooth. Some people called it Christmas, others Yule (even to this day), but it any case, it was all pushed to Dec 25 as Christianity spread.

So, did pre-christian norse people celebrate anything on the winter solstice proper? For comparison, Bede tells us that the Anglo Saxons celebrated Mōdraniht (mother's night) on the winter solstice (paraphrasing him: “coincidentally on Dec 25, the same day we christians celebrate the birth of our lord!”). We don’t know much about Mōdraniht but Bede alludes to it being named that "because the things they do all that night..."

An alternative hypothesis is that the Norse simply called everything between the solstice and first full moon after new moon after solstice “Yule” (similar to what is still practiced in various places today, albeit usually only until Jan 1). Even still, they must have had a name for the solstice—the day that kicks off Yule celebrations and/or the day from which they count the moon phases for Yule, no?

Thoughts?

I seem to be having trouble getting my hands on some classic Baltic Amber. Which, I was under the impression that it was the currency of the Vikings who followed the Norse Gods all those years ago.

Nowadays you can see legitimate Baltic Amber going for 500,000 dollars, or see the essential oils and perfumes made of the stuff priced at, maybe, 10-20 dollars, or mroe depending on brands and whatnot.

If one could help me find out a, cheaper way to, either gain, or produce this amber, it would be heavily appreciated. I wish to make a ring with Amber laid within it.

I follow the Beautiful goddess Freyja, and among being a god of Love and War, she is also the god of Gold, or Wealth. I wish to wear it for her.

Any fellow Heathens wanna help me out?

One, it's been a short while since I've been here, hi, hello, I'm back

Two, I saw a Tik Tok where Loki told one of her followers that she was one of their 5 god parents, and I'm a little confused on what that means. Can someone help explain it to me cause Google ain't giving me any answers as it's just giving me Percy Jackson answers.

Edit: I understand being wary of stuff online but this person seems to be incredibly genuine and offer advice that I've seen others on here give to me as well. I personally think it's like...a god/goddess you may have more of a parental bond with, I was just posting here to see what other people thought. Thank you for all the replies!

Looking for resources spells etc for freyja to better understand and communicate with freyja I’m a newbie

What started out as some art therapy turned into a bit of a devotion to the Gods. My art is a little bit amateur as I haven’t done any in quite some time but I hope you all enjoy it.

Trying to set up an alter for Loki and this is just the beginning of it the alter I heard he likes toys and snakes. I also have cinnamon tea candles coming with a snake tea candle holder, snake alter cloth, a statue of him and his pendant. I'm getting some mini fireball whiskey bottles too. Is that too much or too little.

i feel like a fraud. i don’t know how to be more connected with thor. i feel like i’m lazy about offerings and talking with him and i don’t know what to do. to get that motivation. i feel like i’m letting him down and it’s such an awful feeling but i just can’t find the strength. the most i do is a daily tune pull, but that’s about it. any advice it welcome i’m in such a slump with my faith right now, and if anything this is the time i need to have more faith than i ever have before.

So I usually celebrate and make a ceremony for Hel on Halloween because you know spirits and all that so does this look good because I just got done with the ceremony and I want to know it looks good or done right?

How has being a Pagan positivity affected your life. Doesn't matter if it's mentally, Physically, spiritually, relationship. Whats something thats positive or has had a positive impact on your life from being a Pagan?

I just tendered my resignation from the Troth.

It’s clear that the trust of the community was long gone and nothing could be done to salvage it. No amount of plucky optimism was going to shine this turd.

The Troth is dead.

The good news as I see it is that the AFA lost.

The Troth is effectively no more.

Yet, dreams of the ideals of inclusive heathenry live on.

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Just want to leave a note of optimism though. I’ve been wrong before and I’ll be wrong again in the future. I might be wrong about the Troth but I don’t want to invest my energy there anymore.

Ben KG has a nearly impossible task of salvaging this org. But if anyone can do it, it’s him. Best of luck to the remaining board, officers and executive team.