empyreal_futhark

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[–] empyreal_futhark@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

If you poke it with a stick a few times, it twitches!

 

Hello, just thought I would drop by to let people know that, despite not really posting much (because no one else posts much), this community is actively moderated and watched. I have an RSS feed that shows me new posts.

This post isn't in response to any rule violations. Just thought I'd let people know the community is still alive.

[–] empyreal_futhark@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Looks very nice. Thank you for your contribution.

 

Saturday, October 28th marked the celebration of Veturnáttablót (Winternights Blót) on the Ásatrúarfélagið calendar this year. This blót is celebrated at the end of fall for the harvest and all the living creatures that have gone before us. It is derived from/related to the Winternights blóts documented in the ancient sources, as well as Dísarblót and Áflablót. Ásatrúarfélagið does not seem to officially celebrate Dísarblót or Álfablót, but presumably some of those traditions are wrapped up in this celebration.

Personally, I just lit a candle for my father, with a small offering of beer, and we had some emotional music playing in the background. How did you celebrate Winternights, assuming you celebrated it?

[–] empyreal_futhark@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Reconstructionist with no specific need to do things exactly as they were a thousand years ago. I'm not going to slaughter a sheep in my back yard (not even legal to do anyway). I will pour some water or other offerings.

But I do not stray so far from what we know about the historical worship practices that I would be able to say "work with" or incorporate the beliefs into something Wicca-esque or New Age-y.

So, somewhere in between the two, but leaning towards reconstruction.

[–] empyreal_futhark@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm surprised that a group like the AFA is even allowed in the UK. The UK seems like a country that would ban them from doing such a public event.

[–] empyreal_futhark@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Huzzah someone finally responded! Altar pictures would be nice. Maybe I will dredge up a few of mine.

[–] empyreal_futhark@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The winged othala rune specifically was created by the Nazis. The historical othala does not have the wings on it. There are certain symbols that are too far gone to really be reclaimed any time soon. The regular Othala is fine, but does carry the risk that uneducated people will see it as the Nazi symbol.

The Mjölnir symbol is fine, along with to some extent the Valknut (although the significance of that symbol, historically speaking, is questionable).

[–] empyreal_futhark@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

No. Some people like to style themselves a goði or "family priest" or something of that nature. To me, that sounds pretentious when not talking about an organized group. Ásatrúarfélagið in Iceland, for example, have certified clerics that use the title goði, which makes more sense.

 

There's 108 subscribers, but not really anyone posting. What would people like to see from this community? What kinds of posts?

[–] empyreal_futhark@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Solitary practitioner, with very minor involving of immediate family members. No real need to bring it outside the house. I might look for a group... some day.

 

In an effort to get some discussion going here, I am putting up this post! The question is in the title. I tend towards the following:

Frigg: really the goddess I connect with most, as family is an important thing for me. I don't adhere to any kind of patron concept, but if I did, Frigg would be the one. She is one of the few beings I've made an oath with.

Thor: the idea of the protector and friend of humanity is powerful. Always ready to lend a helping hand.

Odin: the lessons Odin has taught me are painful, but necessary. Often like being hit with a truth brick to the face. This is my experience when I delve deep into the worship of Odin.

Freyja and Týr: I tend to connect with them on a less personal level, but I do consistently make offerings to them.

I also sometimes venerate Eir, and right now I'm focused on the dísir that binds both sides of my family together.

 

While this article is in Icelandic, a translation service should be able to give the gist. The construction of this temple began in 2015 and has yet to complete. It is in use for the offices and some blóts/events. But because they never take loans, they only continue construction when they have enough money.

It seems their next big plan is the dome for the main part of the hof.

 

The Longship is one of the most well-known websites for learning about Germanic neopaganism from a mostly neutral viewpoint.

 

This is a decent site for beginner (and even advanced) knowledge that I've found to be fine. Haven't noticed any questionable stuff in it, though it tends more towards revivalism rather than reconstructionism.

 

This list is created and maintained by unspecified00000 on Reddit. They want to keep the list centralized on Reddit to update it easily, so I've instead made a link to it here.

 

This Lemmy community was created to parallel the NorsePaganism subreddit on Reddit. It is not an official migration, however. But anyone from there is certainly welcome here, as is anyone else who follows the rules!

I will try to put up a few posts here to get some momentum going soon.