5 Things I wish I knew before becoming a Norse Pagan 

Witchcraft and this sort of religion is now more necessary than ever.

In a way i really am enjoying going through this journey alone. Its something thats mine alone and I think ill enjoy that relationship with the Gods instead of being involved with my family and husband with it. Being that i come from a catholic up bringing where church seemed like a chore, the norse gods feel like home.

@@jillsherwood5753 thumbs up 👍

Except it’s not. A cursory reading of any history book will show the basis of the faith is community. Doing things together.

But if you like you can also find yourself a coven

Skål to you to my brother

@Lacrim Front Nasocil you realize Christians say just as wack shit, its just so much more normalized lol.

It's fantastic that you are with us brother! Odin would not let you because it was not your fate, you have so much more ahead of you. Keep on going man and rely on the loved ones around you.

@@patrickstar4303 why is it important to you to try and break down someone else's beliefs, someone who is completely detached from you, and done nothing to you 😂. I sincerely hope you figure out how to be a conduit of positivity rather then misery.

@@Angle1Of2Darkness I honestly think it’s a necessity for people to have a community of faith they can relate too. I think that’s why we see all over the world all throughout time and to this day. As weird as it is lol. I think it’s helps make a healthy person and strong individual.

no it is not a relgion that came from the vikings. but it came from the same people. Long before the Viking Age

Se «The Reasons For The Viking Age» på RU-vid ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kqTC6QE9Igs.html

Well you can't have a religion that comes from a verb

@@codykitchens3534 We have a Spirtual Path , men of the Abrahmic book have a religion and across the Atlantic , Europe is a virtual graveyard of their abandoned churches .

Wrong, simple as that. IT WAS the religion of the Vikings and all Norse man before.

Iceland has built a few Hof yes but you can worship the gods without ever visiting a Hof. It's an experience visting a Hof during Midwinter or Midsummer though to experience the blot.

@@_odinsson9569 Most certainly not. A Hof is very traditional and apropriate for the faith. People like you make me very skeptical of you none nordic people converting. You lack knowledge of our history, language and our ancestral faith and start spouting complete trash.

@@_odinsson9569 Indeed. If you want to visit a Hof, build one for yourself.

Unfortunately I cant go there, I'm in Australia

The gods will never fall to the sword of the Christians, despite their best efforts.

Great comment.

“We shouldn’t come to crave the emotional highs...” couldn’t have said it better myself. Finally someone who is actually saying that

I am thinking of becoming a pagan, but I don’t know where to start, and I am so worried about doing things wrong! :0

@@iggibee Go for it, remember this, don't worry about if it's true or not, "The past, present, future and afterlife is all in our minds"

It's the same with Amon Amarth. Johan Hegg said that their music is folk metal with viking themes.

Also with Heilung they actually don't aim to recreate music from the viking era their musics roots actually come from before the vikings and focuses more on shamanism

@@antoniomar2508 I like some of their songs, haven't listened to or watched a lot. It certainly has older elements and trance like qualities but there are issues with throwing the shamanism term around so I wouldn't call their music shamanistic. I have yet to listen to an interview with them and learn more about the premise of their music, I hear they are very interesting people.

@@normanrockwell7053 The band is not claiming to be cavemen, the Bronze and Iron ages in Scandinavia were long after the Paleolithic. People think 'vikings' because they don't know history, but it's always a good time to learn. So, if the creator of the music says "My music is not Viking music" it does matter, he should know. He is the creator of the music and draws from Bronze and Iron Age influences. A lot of fans don't listen to his actual words.

@Tracy Lehane Yes well they also draw from Bronze age

You’re not even Latin dude get a grip lol

@@DavidChristosAlexandros he doesn’t have to be Latin to be a Roman Polythiest, you also don’t have to be Nordic to be a Norse Pagan

@@victorbergman9169 exactly! im not even nordic and im odinist

Lol that's like saying you can't make sushi if you're not Japanese

You can’t be Latin, you can be Latina or Latino, but the actual Latins, that italic tribe you can never be.

I was raised Roman Catholic and I can say the same thing

The same happened to me and now I am proud to believe in the religion

Cringe

@@GuitarBloodlines based

The birds are watching. I close my blinds and hear then pecking at the window.

30 seconds after I just read this comment to someone was a huge flash of lightening and thunder, it wasn’t storming prior and hasn’t been one since

😆 good one...!

They did expose Mando’s face in season one though.

Not forgetting Judge Dredd aswell

I can’t watch that show, his face being covered is confirmed for me as someone who has hearing issues.

@@lowwastehighmelanin there are subtitles you can turn on if that would help

Dude I grew up in Christianity, so I feel you, fuck that shit 😂😂

lol. I actualy got answer frome the christian god, conected to him when i whas soul traveling . He litteraly fliped me off and said "Fuck off" and then i feelt a cross hit me in my face, so hard i stil feelt it when i went back to my body, when i asked if he whas the christian god. I don't think he like me.

I turned away from the Christian God unit I did 5 grams of mushrooms in the forest. You will hear God’d voice on the wind, you will understand what you thought was abandonment by God was really was your chance to grow and learn.

Jesus loves you all and He died on the cross for you. He offers you salvation from hell, He offers you a relationship with the only true God Yahweh.

The same here. I converted from Christianity. The amazing wonder you find in nature when you open your eyes is a true power ! I ain't never seen Christ ...

En man er sin egen lykke smed, håvamål

But they own the rights too that too mind that when you respect the gods that came before your romance god you thought you know says more about whats actually took place on earth rather than the state valhalla on earth is or what about science of blood yous dont have clue about negative 0 blood groups and how they are disrespected in life and in death all to save Anglo-Saxon that didnt come from valhalla in the first place ........... zero for the red coats

Do you sacrifice stuff.stay with the vermin .Don't sacrifice any cats cats are persona non gato.

I practice the old ways I know about pretty much most of all of it if anybody wants to chat or has anything really interesting to say hit me up with an email or I’m on Facebook as well Wayne Johnson a.k at gmail.com Like rothgar Told his buddy his buddies I hey man should we pray to God he said the guard won’t do what we won’t do for ourselves they step up when it is truly necessary when it matters If anybody has any info that I don’t already know I’m a major nerd I got buddies let me like I had no clue about that and I might have known about that for like years now and they’re like dude really how my yup some of my buddies are like hey man I thought I was a nerd I’m just kind of geeky you’re a nerd I might yup or if you want to talk anything besides viking stuff I’m down I also have my own private site on Facebook it’s just for a personal friend of stuff so he sent me a friend invite and we talked stuff all get bunch of stuff done with the one I created is just right nothing but anything but nerdy stuff and it’s called nerds are we it’s my own private little group for friends only so I would have to send you an invite but yeah

The Lord of the hanged.

Happy you found your way here!

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The woman might have been virgin Mary

@@jasongeorgiou4620 if it was, I would consider it very strange indeed that she would go out of her way to convince me that paganism is the right choice for me 😅

@@jordanbarry4237 Wait, did that woman convince you that Asatru is the only way?If that happened in your dream then I misundertood you. Now a question made by pure curiosity: Which Norse/Germanic deity do you is the ''most important'' in the 20th century?

@@jasongeorgiou4620 I wouldn't know if one in particular was most important. I feel like in the grand scheme of things they all have a part to play. Of course, Odin is our Allfather, our Lord of Lords, so you could argue that because of that, he is most important right now, as the Folk are in need of a guide, now more than ever I would say. In terms of what is most important for mankind as of now, I really don't know, that might be a question best suited for someone more educated than myself (I'm still quite new to the faith). but in terms of what is most important to the individual, I don't think anyone can answer the that save for the individual in question. but to give a simpler answer, they are all important, and the world today needs all of them, in my opinion of course.

@@jasongeorgiou4620 You can’t put the label of “most important” on one of the Gods or Goddesses since they all have a part in everything but from a simple perspective Odin would be and always has been. He’s the God of Gods

Hunting is not some kind of spiritual connection. White washed American history has tried to force that Native connection down our throats, but that simply wasn't reality. Hunting was for survival, it was natural. Every tribe didn't go pray over the animal they killed and thank it like tv tells us. I've found most people who believe this fall into: Never been hunting; Didn't start hunting until late in life; Grew up in the city. No country folk who grow up hunting think like this and if they claim to be, they're full of it and trying to be PC.

@@Swearengen1980 why can it not be both? much of survival is found spiritual. it may not be your experience to find spirituality in nature and in turn hunting, but for some it is an important religious practice

I wish I had that in my danish school about the religion, but it seems we only learn Vikinage topic and other topics.

That sounds absolutely awesome! I'm German where norse paganism used to be very prominent but now we don't learn anything about it. The only thing we ever discussed was the Niebelungen and that wasn't in depth at all and left out most of the mythology

We learn about it in school in Norway too. 🇧🇻

@@ANewSaga Sweden as well 🇸🇪

Wish it was the same in England!!! Society is forcing us to feel nothing but shame about our history, culture, identity etc! On top of that, they're trying to censor important eras so eventually they're erased from history forever!!! Norway has it right and I for one am really happy to hear it and hope Norway holds on to its roots. In England its frowned upon and anyone who shows any element of pride in our history is branded as 'far right wing'or 'oppressive' etc.

Process this Norse pagan human sacrifice to their god, the God of Abraham Isaac and jabob sacrifice himself for them his humans he made with his hands. Imagine If those Norse god could do what the God of Israel did for the whole world.

I agree, ignore the ravings of modern morality. Find your place in nature and communicate your will. Remember that there is no sin in the eyes of the gods, you are the way you are for a reason. Your fate has long since been woven.

Norse pagan gods are a bunch of inferior entities compared to the God of the Bible. Unless you repent, you'll sadly find that answer when you're in hell

Viva Cristo Rey

My calling was from tyr when I joined the army he showed me the path to glory and to valhalla as a warrior

That's beautiful man and a great way to think about valhalla, that is a fight worthy of valhalla IMO 💪

@@deafmonster9150 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Bro lol go get help

@@TheMessiah7 Guy overwatched Tv series about vikings

Valhalla and folkvanger are reserved to those who die heroically in battle not those who die of natural causes. Sorry

Sending love back to you!

I needed a hug this morning.... thank you!

Love you too Brother. Sköl!

so sad that we dont got any ravens here in Brazil

It's you. I had a dream ... the seer told me you were my destiny. We are to be wed in the spring.

@@joeysanchez5926 happened yet? It’s April 2nd.

Does odin still demand human sacrifice?

No they do, it is occulted like the tranta in India.

Omg UK Asatruar here!! 👋👋

Agreed … I am still learning..(I think the learning never stops ) although many aspecially my dad wants to put down our faith it’s funny the more info the more thought the more I how do I say this in English…make him speechless

Please do!

😆😆😆

What made you doubt Christianity? Sorry to hear that.

@@lukeulibarri3924 I know our faith is all about true love, ove for friend and enemy, to give even when it hurts, Jesus said "true love does not harm to another, when the pagans sacrificed others and even burned them to death as part of their yearly festival sacrifices, these deceivers trying to say it is all about love sunshine and tip toing through the tulips, they themselves do not know all that is involved in this, or if they do they are twice deceived and deceiving, like all cults and occultists they try to portray their way as all love, sunshine and soft shades of pink with cute little elves dancing on top of spotted mushrooms, Jesus is the only true love and He was the ultimate sacrifice for our sins, they practise animal and even in some cases human sacrifice, so they are not the sweet sinless innocent little pagans they try to say they are. they may at first do mock sacrifices, but as they progress, it is far more dark then most people understand especially when they start to get into the deeper mysteries of their faith. the farther they go into their religion the more darkness they experience. and the worse they get. I'm so glad I choose the true light that can only be found in Christ. God bless you.

@@lukeulibarri3924 the banning of Pokemon

@@wulver810 The banning by whom?

@@barb.gerhard9501 Agreed, God bless you too.

Same 👋

Same. Also basically every person in this faith kinda lives in the US and as a german this is pretty annoying. I'd love to talk to people tho, no matter from where they are. But yeah i do have many questions and doubts and I'd need an expert to talk kinda 🤣

@@aerdraiochta yeah honestly that's why I'm looking for other Pagans. I'm not sure myself how to be Pagan as I'm new. I want to experience what a gathering is like so badly. I feel alone in this faith as most people I know are christian or atheist.

@@dillonfrancis2993 omg same!! I feel so lost!

@@aerdraiochta Aye, I'm in a small village in the UK, and from what I know, no one else around here practices this faith

Same

Same

I love what you wrote. Everyone has their own path to take, and our connections with spirit are our own. Man should not tell us how or who to believe in.

I don't like them either but sometimes you have to appease the algorithm gods to get your message out there. Glad you enjoyed it! And I hope you enjoy the vast majority of my content that do not have click-bait titles 🍻

@@TheWisdomOfOdin Oh I definitely understand the algorithm gods 😅 and also it doesn't hurt to add variety also once in a while. Keep up the amazing work you do with these videos, the effort definitely does not go unnoticed 😊

Seriously! The yelling & screaming is disruptive to the human sacrifice ritual. People simply have no manners any more.

@@jeffwhallin5293 yelling and screaming? Pfft, they're not going to Valhalla.

That's great, I love it!

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omg i was already thinking that this only happens to me

i am also a new comer who has heard the calls of odin, im in Georgia

Dawn of Heathen Coalition and Berk are in Texas.

San Antonio pagan here

I'll be moving back to Texas soon too. I'm an avid follower of the faith

Ive seen Thor actions with my own eyes and then I knew what had to be done

I think it really depends on the denomination, some encouraging much study alone and together. However how I was raised was anything outside “standards” was a no no. My mom taught me so much about my body and how it would work as I grew older, what marriage would be like, encouraged me to read and learn so I would know what else was out there so when I did marry I knew far more than women who were decades older than me. None of my friends knew what I knew, nothing close. They still don’t. While I have stepped away from my denominational upbringing, my faith and spirituality is stronger and I have eyes wide open, seeing all the lies pushed on me while growing up.

You felt the call because more than likely you have nordic ancestry. Especially with a name like densford.

My maiden name was Ashton.. I am not entirely sure where my surname resided. I do know my grandma was Dutch.

@@kaeladensford Dutch = Friesian... Germanic/Norse mixed ethno group. Modern Denmark was the Danes up north, Teutons in the middle, and Anglo-Saxons in the southern peninsula and spreading into northern Germany there. The Friesian, who became the Dutch, lived just west and south of the Anglo-Saxons and never really moved...

Cool bro I am from algeria too and I think this culture is fascinating

Very true, from my experience its a little different though. The same but in a different way

They never left. They've just been ignored by the masses that bought into what Constantine's church was selling.

@@guarddog318 They've been sleeping. It's time to wake up.

@@honeytteoki - Hel and Baduhenna have both been wide awake and talking to me my whole life. So it's not them that's been asleep, I assure you.

@@guarddog318 I’m glad to hear it! I agree, I think it is because so many of us have not properly worshiped them in so long. It’s sad for sure, but I have had my own run ins, specifically with Odin, which make me believe.

@@honeytteoki - They don't want worship, they want recognition, and the understanding that their job is to teach and guide. ...and a little gratitude wouldn't hurt their feelings either. lol ( That last from Baduhenna... She gets a little "testy" at people not recognising when they've been protected by something other than blind luck. )

I hear you there! Worshiping alone is fine to, but I'd love to find a kindred. (Also in the NW)

@@waynebrandon4351 where you at? I'm in Idaho

@@gagedevaney5115 I'm in Tacoma WA...

It is a wonderful idea, but I think the are too many that would say no. One reason I love Pagan Pride Day here in Kansas City. It may only be a day but everyone is together with no judgements.

I feel a connection to many of those groups if not all.

You prefaced it with God. Lmao

@@valeriestump7087 YOU HAVE PAGAN PRIDE!?!? Jesus here the christians would go crazy. Here in portugal witchcraft and others are still very much in the closet, but for some reason there has been and insane increase ever since the coronavirus situation, people are coming for answers from the Other World. Wich is fascinating to me and a great opportunity for all of us 😍

@@deathsticks1776 what can i say i am inclusive 😂 good bless m8 💫

That is awesome. I'm a sufi Muslim and I combine a mixture of judaism with sufism.

That must be difficult. Its hard to ignore Judaism, and Christ, and what they did to the roman empire and eventually Europe (and then they raped and burned their way across the new world centuries later). How does Judaism work with paganism? Leviticus?

I like to think there was that one weirdo that was like "Hey, you know what would be cool!?"

@@mattdylla3225 I mean, look at Gothic plate armor from kings lol. A bunch of them just said "fuck it" and slapped a fuckton of gold, or useless decorations on their armor.

Norseman rifled on this concept hilariously

@Joe Monk I am, yes.

@Joe Monk As it says in the Havamal, (The Bray translation); "Let a man never stir on his road a step without his weapons of war; for unsure is the knowing when need shall arise of a spear on the way without."