I first arrived in Germany in May 1985 as part of The U.S. Army in the city of Neu Ulm. When we did field training exercises we would do so in a forrest environment and i felt so ver much at home in the nature. Since i started to follow the path of Germanic Paganism i now understand why that is. Hail to The All Father
I am from Germany and i am apprechiate that you are showing some beautiful spots in munich. I love that i can see some of Germany through your eyes. But as every traveler visiting any country - you are just seeing a little spot of germany in bavaria. there is a lot more too see for you. i Hope you can see some other spaces out of bavaria - like the "Hermannsdenkmal" where the Germanics fights against the Romans , there is a lot of spirit to feel.
As I’m going back to watch the “paganism on the go” I’m interested. My first ancestor moment; was I was decorating my room at my parents house. I think I was 23, and I felt the connection to this giant Paris painting, and every painting I purchased; I felt that pull, the love. The need. It’s a weird to try and put words to it.
I am a very proud Norse pagan brother Odin found me when I was 5 years old and I am 22 now I have workshipinng the gods since I was 5 years old Odin and Thor saved me from my darkness moments in my life but I have been a fully Norse pagan for the past 10 years I speak to Odin and Thor every day
I've always loved the Wisdom of Odin I find it both entertaining and fascinating. I'm really enjoying your videos in Germany because it's my ancestry. I'm acutely a Hellenist (Greek Polytheism) but I have taken some of your advice and worship methods and adapted it fit the Hellenistic system of worship to be quite honest our religions quite similar. I recommend anyone who falls under their polytheistic umbrella to watch Jacob's videos even if you aren't practicing Norse paganism. 💖
I recently had an experience with Thor. There was a massive storm brewing in the distance, and I called to him and offered him some mead. Thunder.. I called to him again, thunder and I called to him a third time thunder and then lightning. A fluke maybe? Don’t know. To me it felt very empowering. I felt as though he was listening to me, I’m now confident the gods hear us. Just look for the signs.
You are getting pretty weird with your statements around 13:00. You, like I often see with US pagans in general, seem to think that neopaganism is kind of an American movement with a few small groups here and there in other countries. Neopaganism in Germany is around for centuries, not to mention the customs and traditions that survived from pagan times(and there are many). We just rarely gather in protestant like groups. Paganism is not at all a taboo topic, it's religion in general that isn't talked about much, because most people just don't care about it. And as long as you don't behave like a weird elitist cult member no one in Germany will talk down to you because of your religion. I am native to a very catholic and "conservative" area in southern Germany and never in my life did I hear one single negative word about my religion from any christian or any other person. Wearing a mjölnir or runes or norse tattoos is absolutely common here as well, you see these people all over the place, maybe just not in the most expensive city in Germany but defenitely on the countryside. And as long as you just wear runes, mjölnirs, walknuts and stuff and not awkward battle slogans in old German letters with Stahlhelm caricatures on your shirt no one but maybe crazy antifa people will think that you are a neonazi. By the way many pagans I know, myself included up to a point, see people with too much cheesy "viking merchandise" on their bodies as pretentious posers. Sure, I did it when I was 14 years old and wanted to show the world what wild religion I follow. But even back then nobody cared lol One last thing I can't let be unspoken. Which kind of animal does claim that we drink warm beer in Germany? Seriously, that is considered one of the most disgusting things by Germans. However, no offence, you see Germany through an American lense and I know that Germany isn't at all easy to understand for foreigners, often times it isn't easy to understand even for natives. Just be careful not to see paganism through an American protestant lense too much.
I appreciate your feedback, it has been hard balancing what I am observing with what I do know if germany, and the history of paganism here. Naturally we observe and identify with what we know. Paganism is old here, you could even say germanic paganism is the oldest of the northern spiritualities. Where as paganism in the states is very young. So perhaps the best way to see it is in America people are trying to find others fairly desperately as we figure out our baby steps. Where as here many people who do follow the old ways here don't need to be so "loud and proud" so to speak. But again this is just my limited view from Munich for the limited time I am here. I will say I have been to several villages and still haven't seen anyone sporting anything openly pagan. We are traveling to a well that is watched over by three "spirits" that is still used for its healing properties. Curious to see what I learn there!
You are speak so well! Im From Germany also. I see so many of the symbols wearing day by day from people or in the landscape. And all the images we are told from other countrys are heavily influenced by media or the tourist places shows us the land. Germany has so many beautiful places to see, i hope all visitors and also *Jacob* can expericence them ,too. And the beer thing , got me also. i dont know any warm beer, except at christmas time there are some drinking it. :D I think that comes from the american obsession with ice ( to jump on the prejudices wagon myself) in every baverage.
I’m the one main people in the family who have done lots of research with exact names, dates, locations. My dads side is all German and Norwegian. And the other side is mostly Irish. The earliest mentioned person I could find is from 1623 in Germany.
I wish you would visit and talk more about northern Germany, Lower Saxony especially. There’s an Odin statue in Hannover, we have the shore of the North Sea and the mystical Harz Mountains
I am in southern Germany 😂 It is fairly expensive to travel that way, and ol' rona still makes traveling a pain. I am hoping to visit the north in future trips!
@@TheWisdomOfOdin yeah I know, it’s just sad whenever I hear another American only visiting Bavaria 😪 Flixbus has affordable prices btw! if you need a guide or a translator when you come up here feel free to let me know, I can help 😌
I think something to really point out, particularly in Germany but also back here in the U.S, while being proud and showing pagan, particularly norse or germanic, iconography and it being 'ruined by a few people' is that those people, rather those types of people, have names. In Germany they have severe anti-Nazi laws and unfortunately, while I think many know a difference, the iconography's connotation with Nazi Germany and the SS in particular remains heavy. It is harder still that neo-Nazis both there, across Europe, and in the U.S and Canada continue to use the iconography as well. Saying those names, pointing how who is ruining it for us, I think is not only important to recognize the problem and start to destigmatize our own use, but actively fighting back against the horrid past and and those who use it for the same purposes in the present. Blood and Soil don't belong in the norse community.
You are doing great work brother the gods will be really proud of you brother I have learned a lot brother on my own journey I am so grateful that Odin saved me from my own darkness I am a changed man brother skal brother all hail Odin and all hail lord Thor
I grew up in Nuernberg, and I agree, the castle and the Altstadt are a must-see. While I was not raised Pagan, my father's explanation of filling out our forms as Protestant Christians was "so that we all could be buried together one day". Meanwhile, he teared up every time there was even a slight mentioning of anything related to old Germanic Pagan beliefs, and he was not an emotional man. Blessings
I can't wait to see more videos!!! Are there any more pagan sites there? I know you only have short time there and you are trying to cram in everything you want to see and not miss anything. I appreciate you making these videos I enjoy them very much.
Its hard to pinpoint exact locations sadly. I keep seeing and finding rumors of pagan sites, but nothing concrete to base much on at all. There are a few great ones in the north but the ticket prices and the time needed to see them is kind of too much for this trip sadly :(
@@TheWisdomOfOdin I totally understand. Being there for such a short period of time and limited funds makes it difficult to see every thing. I can only imagine spending all day on a train going to the other side of the country and that is a day taken away from other things. Been there, done that lol. I understand completely.
ahhh ich liebe Deutschland. It was funny to see you at that cattle fountain and I immediately was like I'VE BEEN THERE but then I was like wait a minute I do not remember seeing that lion tower? lol Which I appreciated because I did not know the history/story of the fountain so thank you! As far my experience traveling Europe and my ancestors I felt such a deep connection and I never want to leave so I am working on finding a way to actually move to Germany. I had no idea at the time when I was sitting and walking along the rhine river in kastel mainz that some of my ancestors actually were born there. I had just chosen it on the map while staying in Frankfurt to go explore got on the train and went there and spent the entire day just walking and sitting along the river. It felt like home and I didn't understand why. Several months later while doing some work on my ancestry family tree I discovered my ancestor was born in Mainz and it all made sense. I have had several other instances through out my travels in Germany, Austria, France and Switzerland.
Jacob, I would like to tell you about my dream. Could you tell me what you think about it? I had a dream in which I saw a jolly bald man with white hair on the sides of his head, standing on a roof in front of me. He was wearing a German lederhosen clothing and he spoke to me saying, “I am of the forest and I am always with you…” The feeling I had when in the dream was of ease and familiarity to the this jolly old man. I’m American but of German heritage on my mother’s side. In the dream I felt supported. Any Ideas?
You should try the beer gardens of Hopf Miesbach and Unertl Haag (both outside of Munich) if you want to try beers that really taste better and have a less "touristy" experience. In Munich itself you could try an Aventinus Eisbock at Schneider Weiße Im Tal. Giesinger Beers tastes also very distinctive - the first new brewery on the soils of Munich since I guess the end of the 19th century. The astonishing thing about all the other beers is that none of them are really bad...but not every one is very special...
Well we eat a lot of bread every day ... spread with butter and topped with slices of sausage or cheese. A lot of people prefer sourdough bread. It's a very solid and heavy bread of brown-gray color (try it :-) there are a lot of recipes). We also love potatoes in different varieties ... often boiled in salty water (alright it`s nothing special but typical german). German cuisine has much more to offer than 'Bratwurst mit Sauerkraut'. If you like to recook a typical german meal just search for a recipe of 'Königsberger Klopse'. That's a meal that everybody knows here. And if you like to know more about german curiosities i would recommend you the series 'meet the germans' by the youtube channel 'DW English' best wishes from germany :-)
@@virgoviking2331 Great! But if you want to produce a typical german bread: don't use wheat only. We mix wheat with rye and call it 'Roggenmischbrot' (rye mixed bread). Enjoy it :-)
Another fantastic video. When u showed the fountain I was surprised no one was around it. When I stayed in Italy we actually drank from the pipes that were randomly around. We would fill our water bottles. This of course was before the pandemic. How's Germany's water system? Thanks my friend.
hi. im from germany. The water system is fine- you can drink out of any tap without wondering. but most of the fountains filled especially with not drinking water. so noone will use this water, its often just for decoration purpose only.
Question. In many polytheism religions such as Voodoo, OSHA from Nigeria and Cuban Palo Mayombe the phenomenon of possession or trance where a God or a spirit take control of the human believer is part of their religion. Is it the same with Norse Pagans?
If you want to have real good beer you should go te belgium! The reason beer in Germany is not that exiting (sorry Germany, love you) is because they have the reinheitsgebot, verry strict medieval rules about how to make beer. I love this history tour, as a history buff myself... Just found your channel, defenatly gonna subscribe! Greatings from The Netherlands
I like the concept I came for your comments on german beer culture 🤣 Try a weis stephaner (white stephan) Its from the oldest brewery in the world Almost 1000 years old.
U know u are just norse u don't have too keep saying "pagan" it is a word made to keep other beliefs beneath the catholic's at the time so just be yourself no need to be subject to the old propaganda. Enjoy your trip love the content stay strong. 🌺
Just being yourself is not what people look up on the internet. Sadly in order to stay relevant to the Algorithm Gods you have to use buzz words people look up frequently. Norse Pagan is the most searched term when it comes to the faith. So I tend to try and make sure Pagan is in the title of a lot of videos. Not something I want to do however it is the best way to keep in the browser mill so to speak.
Sry mate it was destroyed by Christian missionaries in the early middle ages but there is a interesting place called extern stones there are rockcarvings and stuff from germanics
I can give an update a little. The only time I’ve been directly asked about my tattoos was yesterday. I went to a museum and one of the curators asked me. He seemed genuinely interested, our conversation was pretty short, as his English wasent very good. But I definitely got a scholarly interest vibe from him. As I said in the video it seems rare for people to see it out in the wild here. But I’ve not had any negative reactions at all
@@TheWisdomOfOdin Thats good! I (an American) wear a lot of Norse Pagan jewellery around and nobody's ever said anything to me about it, nor have I seen anybody but my friends wear anything like a Mjölnir. Yesterday at the independence day festival I saw a kid with a Mjölnir pendant, but it was Marvel's meat-mallet looking thing. So from my experience, I haven't gotten any negative OR positive reactions. Maybe paganism is bigger in Kentucky than upstate New York. Happy independence day btw.
Pagan, heathen, magical symbols are quite common as jewellery amongst people who listen to gothic/metal etc. I guess I wouldn't even notice the Mjolnir unless you carried it on a banner or a shield :D
Well tehre are very few buildings that are not ruins that really come from the medieval time. The only reason many old building survived at all is because tehy were repurposed. Many roman temples thus only survived becasuet ehy became churches andt hus were kept up.
I’ve been looking into that stuff. I’ve been having trouble finding confirmed stories though. Not surprising to be honest. For example St Peters church here in Munich I’ve read in a book that it used to be a Jupiter temple and now as a church it always gets struck by lightning. Which is pretty badass. But again I read that very briefly in one book so hard to draw much info from that without maybe interrogating a monk 😂
@@TheWisdomOfOdin There isalso a very ironic thing in germany: The place where many old Churchesare located are usually Places where the heathen germanic tribes had their holy places. So if you find old churches, it is likely that at least insome way they might have been connected to ancient heathenry back then. In my town there is a church that has its oldest parts from around 1200, but in that area used to be a shrine of somesort much longer ago. We have attested things that go back for that up to 851, where the saxons even were still a thing. And we know that because in 751 the King of the franks had a holyp lace of the saxons destroyed, called the "Irmuinsul" - so that church goes back to a time where heathens were stil la thing. Also Many forests you see here are actually not real forests.. tehyare usually economic areas. If you want to see a real forest i can recommend the "Urwald Sababurg" which has tons of REALLY hold trees like oaks etc. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urwald_Sababurg
@@TheWisdomOfOdin Oh and anotehr addendum: In nortehrn germany, also near me, we have the "Pestruper Gräberfeld", which is a reeeally ancient buial site with many many grave mounds. And all around the area over some kilometers are basically "Großsteingräber", which are large buirial mounds from long LONg before christianity.
@Slave of يسوع יֵשׁוּעַ Shouldn't be have come back by now? Also how does he love me? He is supposedly also god.. and he is omnicient, knowing that people he creates WILL sin and thus be sent to hell by him. Yeaaahhh so he makes people just to go to hell. Does not sound loving to me, sorry.
