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Wolf the Red made a followup to this video with a lot more information, turns out things are far worse than I knew when making this video. You can see his video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aTRTZ0zfWz4.html

Note to self; Ocean has a scary mode. And. It. Is. Awesome. Well considered, well worded, well presented. Thank you, Ocean.

As someone who's recently come into exploring this path, I found him first. I appreciate you bringing this forward. With my mixed family, I am mad for not realizing this sooner.

I am a Black American veteran in his 50's that has always since I was a child viewed the All-Father as the face of God. I am the 5th generation of a family of Soldiers that has served in all our wars since the civil war. After watching your video's and hearing the wisdom of your thoughts I have decided to subscribe to your channel.

The thing that really bugs me about the Asatru Folk Society (aside from the obvious stuff) is their implied anti-adoption stance. Of all people, I feel the Norsemen should understand that family is more than blood.

I've never considered myself to be a FAN of WoO, but I subscribed to his channel and watched most of his videos. The bigger his community grows, the more it gives off the feeling of turning more and more into a cult. I wasn't able to put my finger on it, but watching his content gave me very mixed feelings. After watching this video, I will unsubscribe WoO immediately and will share this message. This is so so so important! Thank you for putting this together!!

I used to follow Jacob when he first started the channel. He gave a warm welcome to the new people coming into heathenry while also putting a smile on my face. It hurts to have to turn my back on the dude but well, Cult leader vibes. All though I do hope he manages to see past his blindness as well as the toxic people around him.

OK could someone answer this question for me! I live with a Christian and a Jewish roommate I've had many conversations about religion and recently we've had quite a few conversations about the AFA due to them being in the news more. My Jewish roommate lived in Israel for many years and she had an interesting perspective on the AFA saying that you can't truly follow "Asatru" unless you are of northern European decent.. she pointed out that many Jewish people look down or don't really consider you a true member of the Jewish tribe if you convert because membership in the tribe is solely based of your decent. She also brought up how Hasidic Jews generally don't allow marriage outside of the tribe. She also said that she believes she has a deeper connection with her god because she can trace her family back to the 12 original tribes. So my question is this..why is it acceptable for other religions or cultures to allow or not allow conversion based on ethnicity or decent but when it comes to a Northern European religion it is considered deplorable. If you are Jewish or Muslim you can usually trace your heritage back to the 12 tribes or Muhammad (ie the Saudi royalty) however many northern Europeans are also able to trace their family back to the royal family's of northern Europe (ie the Danish and Swedish royalty trace their liniage back to King Gorm the Old who claimed decent from the Volsung tribe which in turn we are told by the Saga of the Volsungs was decended from Odin.) So again where do we draw the line with what is OK and what is not acceptable?

So, new pagan here. Only reason I know of WoO is because the YT algorithm put him front and center in my feed. I personally found him a little too, woo woo for lack of a better term. Some information seemed ok but I kept searching being new to paganism and also being someone that likes to read and absorb information. As I've learned more I think WoO is just doing this for cash. Which by itself, ok whatever, but coupled with the AFA stuff and the seemingly predatory behavior of new pagans who are vulnerable as new pagans and will latch onto whatever "nice" face gets presented in front of them. And I think thats what this dude is doing, presenting a nice face and exploiting the vulnerable to get money while hiding his toxic behavior. Edit: I want to say thank you Ocean for being a reliable source of information. I like the historical approach of what I have seen so far. I feel I have some differing political views but nothing that couldn't be talked over and I get the feeling you'd be down for that if we were in a situation we were talking one on one about it. Regardless, I appreciate your work. What I have seen so far.

When he says he doesn't 'openly' support them makes it sound like he's slipping them twenties under the table or something.

I recently converted to from atheism to Norse Paganism, and I’ve found myself on WoO’s channel a lot because I am still a beginner when it comes to the actual practices of the faith. Thank you for preemptively stopping me from going down the wrong path

This honestly breaks my heart. I thought I finally found a group like his community to worship and practice with and I guess I didn't. Being in his discord and all that I still felt like I didn't fit in and some of the things being said gave a cult like feel to it. The group gatherings, the membership, a fundraiser for a hall, and so much more. Don't get me wrong I would love to attend those but it felt like a mini hierarchy was forming and it felt weird to me. It felt like I was back in the Mormon church, paying to worship and exist with my heathen family. Thank you for this and I'm kicking myself for not seeing this video sooner

This seriously makes me angry. I'm a naturalist atheist. But that's just me. I was SO close to being a full blown anti-theist. I wanted to say "all religion is bad. Nothing good comes from it!" But then I found you. Aliaki. Wolf the red. Calon. And it softened me. It helped me. And I love watching ya'lls content. I love learning about what you believe. You've thought through it, you've discussed it, and discovered something. I know we'll differ on just what you discovered but you have it! And it occasionally makes me pause and think "you know, there might be something to this whole god(s) thing after all." But folkists, and WoO and the AFA come in and try really hard to destroy that. They make it SO easy for an angry atheist to point to them and say "see? Paganism isn't any better than Christianity or Islam! Paganism still makes people stupid sheep that want to kill in the name of their religion too!!" These people and their actions are not only dangerous to social progress. Not only create fertile ground for potential violence. Not only dangerous to frith and pagan unity. It is also dangerous to the growth of paganism itself. For both outreach so paganism as a whole will be considered and respected, but also bringing new pagans into a safe and accepting religion where they feel comfortable and free to be who they are with the blessing of their gods. I am certain that if I found a folkist or WoO instead of you, I'd be an angry anti-theist today. And that's not OK. I don't know how much I can do or how much it matters, but you have my support in getting rid of these people. No frith with folkists.

Thank you very much, this is very useful indeed Thank you for your work.

Obviously when you say 'we don't condone that shit' you don't speak for everyone, and yet seem to be angry by that fact? Weird.

Even with his mistake and poor practices, I do have to thank him for helping me in my early days of the faith, which did in turn lead me to you. It is sad to see someone go down a path of poor decisions. But I am glad to be informed of his mistakes before I got lost in them myself. Thank you.

Incredible work Ocean. Anyone who doubted that The Wisdom Of Odin was adjacent to folkists and fine with allying with them can't deny it now. Your evidence is pretty damn foolproof. Good work. No xenia with folkists!

I’m truly gladdened to know I have a brother who thinks like me. Just found you! Already a fan brother.

I just came across this video and have been watching your channel to get a better understanding of norse heathenry (my boyfriend is a heathen and is actually on your discord server). I greatly appreciate this video as one of the things that made me, as a Jewish person, incredibly nervous when my SO started exploring heathenry was the ties it has had to the alt right. He actually told me about this video and I've come to see so many heathens speaking out about the AFA and it's put me so much at ease. I also just want to be as supportive as I can.

As a lifelong atheist who has recently been teetering on the edge of finding some form of faith stumbling across your videos while searching for intersectional pagans, I really can’t thank you more for making your stances on racism, nationalism, homophobia, and responsibility to your community so clearly and firmly stated. So, seriously, thank you so very much. I’m glad I came across your channel.

After finishing the video I gotta say; As a trans pagan of sorts myself, Your stance on this and trans members of the community warms me

Don’t let anyone think of this as political. This is a human rights issue, and I’m glad to see heathenry taking a stand in ways that most other religions haven’t. As a Satanist, I’ve looked to reconstructionist pagans for a lot of inspiration for ritual and nonchristian values. YT sent me to woo first and until this campaign from ocean, aliakai and red, I just thought the weird vibes were coming from a faith I didn’t share. I’m glad to see heathens fighting for compassion, truth, and justice. I’m glad to see that paganism is taking charge of its modern moral core. Hail Satan, hail the Gods, and Skol.

Thank you for this eye opening WoO was the first hethan content channel I came across well I was referred to them by a friend. Anyway I'm glad to be here to experiance your content. I find the structer of your videos and the way you speak to be quite captivating and well thought out and organized. Thank you for the information ocean.

If only Japanese can truly be Shinto, why shouldn't only Germanics be Asatru?

Every time another anti-racist video comes out about Wisdom of Odin, there's another damning piece of evidence against him. Thanks for all your tireless work on this, Ocean.

No frith with Nazis!

In his reply he stated that everyone has the right to do as they please with their own body. It sounds more like you want Trans worship, not Trans rights or acceptance.

This is a great video especially since YT pushes his videos on Norse paganism. I recently started looking into Norse paganism and watching some WoO videos did nothing sit right with me. Coincidentally afterwards I came across Aliakai and her video which confirmed my suspicions.

Hey all, what are some non-problematic Heathen RU-vidrs y’all would recommend? There’s Ocean and Wolf, obviously, but for people new to Heathenry (Hi everyone), it can be kind of difficult to sort out the bad apples...

The only problem I have with this video is it’s fishing,and you are making it all about he had to make his thoughts or feelings known for your benefit and your feelings,if I was Jacob I would ignore you because it’s a religion channel and obviously you want it to be a political channel,or you could be mad that he makes more money then you and in a shorter period of time became more popular and better well known,either way you should keep your thoughts and feelings to yourself because I ignore the racism and the AFA and my feelings on the politics shouldn’t matter to others just like yours don’t.

My first introduction to Heathenry was WoO(Yes, I know he and his lot are Asatru) then I got a good feel for his community and dipped. I found your videos shortly after and they are quite helpful.

I have been apart of the Heathen community for a year now and for the last two months I was a Patreon member of Wisdom of Odin. I was blinded by the need for a community and did not pick up on the way Jacob talked and how he discussed certain topics until I was shown Aliakai's video about 3 days ago. I then began looking at your videos along with Red the Wolf. I thank you for this information because I was introduced to Heathenry when I worked in corrections and saw it used as a white supremacists movement. I have worked very hard this last year when I told people I was Heathen to make sure they understood that I support all sexual orientations and races because I would be asked about that alot when people found out about my path in the old ways. So again thank you for the information and I look forward to obtaining more knowledge from open minded Heathens.

OK, I've got an honest hard question... I've never been to a group blot, but I've been a practicing pagan for about 2yrs now. Why can't all of us just be fine with our ancestors? Why do my "white" germanic ancestors matter, to anyone else but me? If your "black", are your ancestors not just as important to you? Whatever you are, wherever your from, is important, because it's what you come from. Can we not all respect that and praise that idea. And give reverence to all ancestors? Why does one have to be more "true" than the other to some people?? Why the comparison? You do you and I do me, and we respect each other when we meet for dinner or blót, what's so hard about that?

Thank you for this, i am very new to norse paganism but i come from punk rock and this is a very similiar fight the struggles of true skinheads. Thank you for this information, I feel much more confident and welcomed as a queer person. This honestly means a lot. ❤

I understand your disgust with his refusal to stand against the AFA, but does he not have the right of association like everyone else?

I went into this video as WoO fan, but after this, I sadly can't watch and support Jacob any more. I will say, He has some good videos, But he has some shitty associations that I simply can't stand by or even try to justify. This is very disheartening information to hear.

feeding the algorithm time: no frith with folkists!

Thank you for sharing this information, I am new to Norse paganism and I’m lgbtq. So I’m trying to find my place here, this helps a ton.

as a dane, i find this butchering of my and my ancestors belifs wildly offensive to me. (dane, from denmark, in scandinavia) if any was wondering. good vid my dude

Sacrificing this post to the algorithm as engagement 🔥🤷🔥

Well said! No Frith to the Folkists!

Don’t need to her about woke BS.

This is a pretty unsophisticated criticism, consisting mostly of canned Woke clichés and "None of my friends likes you"-style groupthink. A small example, but claiming "We believe gender is not a social construct" is _transphobic_ is highly intellectually disingenuous, but sadly typical social media fodder. That perspective is simply the other side of the opinion scale on a controversial socio-biological claim. Are you thus claiming that only one opinion (conveniently, your own) is acceptable on this matter? Indeed the whole (fill-in-the-blank)phobic construction has been widely debunked as a low-brow shame tactic, which functions essentially to bully a point through by claiming any who believe contrary are irrationally fearful (the literal definition of phobic). As in, "I think maintaining a healthy body weight is a good life decision." "Oh, so you're fat-phobic." "Oh okay, you're right, I don't believe that anymore, thanks." Also, weird take calling the AFA _misogynistic_ (yet another typical sound-byte) when the post you are referencing on-screen literally says "We celebrate our feminine ladies." Doesn't sound much like hatred or prejudice toward women to me... I could go on, but...well one more: have you not noticed how people like yourself seem so bothered that an organization celebrates white lives and indigenous white culture, yet oddly never seem to mind literal advertising campaigns, Netflix channels, Google themes etc. that proudly proclaim the "Beauty and power of black voices", raising up "Black perspectives, black lives, black stories" etc? Don't reflexively dismiss that double-standard. Why is one more acceptable to you than the other? Especially when these groups like the AFA are advancing an indigenous religion that was virtually wiped out by the Christian church. Heathenism _is_ a marginalized indigenous religion. Lumping them in with mean ol' slave-owning Whitey on the basis of skin color alone, I imagine is the reason. Yet it wasn't Pagan Icelanders owning slaves; indeed, they were more-often captives and slaves themselves thanks to the Barbary Pirates and the Ottoman slavers.

Ummm "the afa keep to themselves" not really, had M.N and members of the afa attack my Celtic group on fb because we openly welcome gays

I’m not Heathen but I’m fascinated by the religion and love learning more. What you said about WoO was facts man, we need more good people like you in the world, period.

I'm still a bit of a Heathen hatchling right now, and I started my research and experience in the community through woo and I became a patron and signed up for the yule gathering but as of recent I've been discovering videos left and right exposing woo and his community, thank you for opening my eyes to the truth about woo and leading me to canceling my patron subscription and leaving his discord server

He claims to have had a vision of Odin telling him to "gather the folk." 🙄 Yeah, ok, guy

Man keep up the great work. WoO pushes innacurate information which took me months to find out by myself. I applaud you and Aliakai for being courageous for speaking the truth. Wassail!

Well damn. Ocean's got an intimidating streak to him. He's usually so calming that I didn't see that coming. It was a necessary point though. While unity is a largely good thing, there are some people you just can't afford to unify with as is. Besides, bigotry is inherently exclusionary. Unifying with them in excluding everyone they are bigoted against. Thank you Ocean. As a minority myself, it means lot to see you take a stand for us. ❤

This is a question intended directly for Mr Keltoi. Please explain this to me, what do you mean when you say the word "racist"? Would you mind defining this word for me? Further to this, are you against the notion that people of the many European races, "white" people, as you and Mr McNallen put it, should have a right to exist in their own homelands? Do you believe that we are morally wrong to attempt to establish a perimeter around ourselves, delineating ourselves from the rest of the world, who may follow suit or not as they wish, for the purpose of the preservation of our traditional culture and racial diversity?

Part of the issue of perception is these terms are too loosely thrown around. 'Transphobic, mysoginistic, ethnocentric' etc. Many faiths around the world would fall under those categories, not least many Native Americans who exclude all people from their ceremonies who are not 'one of them' No one would call the Native Americans racist for keeping their faith exclusive and isolated, the only reason to level the accusations at the AFA is modern lefty political correctness. Let them do their own thing, is a measured stance. We need to challenge them disavow them etc, is not when you would not give the same treatment to the many other faiths and groups that claim the same sort of ideas. Heathenry becoming Woke and adhering to radical left wing ideologies undermines it like it undermines all organisations it creps into

This is the first time I've heard of any of these people or the AFA. Then again I'm British and my focus has been on reading the eddas and learning about the Gods

I was apart of WoO patreon and discord for a few months before one day I cancelled everything and left without a word. I have never personally spoken to Jacob but there is a vibe in his groups and with his content that is very specific. I felt like I had to follow Jacob's path of paganism to fit in. If you aren't in the clique then what you have to say is overlooked and I was left feeling degraded and confused. Luckily I've been sucked into spiritual blackholes before and pulled myself out pretty easy but I can imagine that new pagans and lonely practitioners really let this type of thing flood their mind. It's a sticky situation that's for sure

No frith with folkists! Love it.

What's wrong with the 14 words?

Using the SPLC as guidance is a major fault line.

Didn't really have much of an opinion of the guy (only seen maybe 5 of his videos) but I'm glad this is being brought up. At least the RU-vid algorithm is finally recommended channels from more communities of Heathens. Prior to this I had no idea your channel existed. I look forward to seeing more from your channel.

Bigotry is objectionable however there is nothing wrong with expressing concern about how Europeans are losing their homelands

Thank the Gods for this video and all the resources listed. Sometimes this ocean of information is difficult to navigate, especially when you’re new. Thanks so much.

Thank you so much. My girlfriend is transgender and a Germanic Pagan, and I really appreciate you standing up for people like her. ✌

I would like to begin by saying that I am a part of the Wisdom of Odin community and I denounce the AFA or any organization that promotes racism, homophobia, sexism,transphobia or any kind of bigotry. I would like to make a distinction; Jacob is not seen as the end all be all source of information on norse paganism, nor is he considered our supreme leader or something crazy like that. We respect him because he brought a bunch of pagans together into a loving and inclusive community, but we are all free to have our own paths and find wisdom from whatever sources we please. Additionally, his inaction when it comes to signing Declaration 127 does not mean he is racist/sexist/homophobic etc; the first rule in the WoO discord guidelines is that no discrimination is allowed against anyone based on race, sexuality, or gender etc. Neo-Nazis or people with similar beliefs are immediately banned. Many admins have publically made statements against discrimination and groups like the AFA. Jacob himself has denounced bigotry in a RU-vid community post and on his Instagram. As someone who is part of the LGBT community I would be the last person to be part of a group that felt unsafe or pushed discriminatory beliefs of any kind. So before jumping to any conclusions, please take the time to remember that a whole community shouldn't be labeled badly because one person in it decides not to sign a document.

Not going to lie, when I first stepped into this faith, I wasn't too fond of you because I had already been a pretty strong follower of Jacob's channel, having been inclined to watch his videos as I entered Heathenry. So, seeing this video a while back was somewhat dampening on my introduction to Heathenry, but as I have grown out of that honeymoon phase of things, my perspectives have changed and I find myself more like-minded to you than a lot of others I see and I have come to see Jacob or The Wisdom of Odin as what they really are. So, thank you.

This was like watching my favorite history teacher tear apart the class clown for not paying attention. It was fun to see your angry side for once and I have to say, I've never seen a man be so angry yet so calm at the same time.

Were all just men and women trying to live good by the Gods and Goddesses. Some do it well, others not so much. In the end i wish anyone who follows the path the best in this life and the best in their mind.

Stephen Mcnallen sounds exactly like a christian scamvangelous preacher....

I really hope this religion doesn't go full on political. Dont want to sit with that crap

I’m not at all racist, but Norse beliefs heavily lean on ancestral worship. That should explains a lot. Btw, I don’t bother with the squabbles, I go alone

I so appreciate this video. I've been a witch for years but am recently drawn to study norse paganism, and am loving your videos. I extra appreciate that you take a strong stand against all the racist bs from these people and clearly call it out. Thank you.

Honestly just came across your channel a while back, and I was interested in this topic and learning more about this faith. However just seems the more I watch(i have only seen a handful of your vids) the more I feel like its just really a mask for left leaning political propaganda and their ideologies. I haven't seen a video about WHAT is practiced, just anti racism, differences in Asatru, Norse Pagan, or Heathenry, and a few other vids as that is what YT is just choosing for me. I don't really understand what this religion is about except all the political statements(indirectly implied) in your videos I have seen. Just kinda turns me off from learning more. I don't want to be political or involved, just find something I can practice and agree with without having politics be involved. Want to stay true to the principles of old and not have to care about modern adaptations I guess. Again if you have any vids specifically about history of the religion and related content I haven't seen it. I shall try to look for those. I am still interested in learning more about it all and why Asatru has been condemned(for intellectual purposes). Hopefully I can find what I am looking for, without the need to talk about racism and gender in every other sentence(I don't come to YT to hear about it, I get enough from my brother and news networks).

Well, glad I found this channel first. You have helped me understand more as a new Norse pagan. Im glad to know about the AFA I will be very sure to avoid them. Seems as though they try to hide their hate with our faith. Thanks for spreading knowledge not hate.

It's really nice to find a creator who has addressed this so directly. I don't mean Wisdom of Odin, I mean the whole concept of race and acceptance in the community. Involving myself in this community I was given a word of warning to stay on high alert for the predatory and problematic sides of the religion, and thus far you're the only person who has taken the (correct) stance of acceptance within the community. Thanks.

I merely got this video recommen ed and this old geezer (Mcgallon) is absolutely crazy. Great vid btw

Great video! Thank you so much for all of your work.

Well put; more light put on the bundle of red flags out there.

I forgot about all those black, Asian, and East Indian Germanic tribes back in the day. I forgot that in the old stories there was a whole bunch of interracial activities happening.

So, WoO and the AFA are in other words, based?

All cultures used to be really proud of their ancestry. Why is it seen as racism today?

Got here from Suris's channel. Same for Aliakai's channel. Glad to know you. Subscribed.

At ocean keltoi, I'm curious if you openly condemn similar mindsets from the other ethnic branches of the world tree... what is your opinion of obviously racist spiritual groups such as, say, the black hebrew isrealites? Or, as another example, the recognized terrorist (religious) organization that was duly elected to ruling office in Palestine, Hamas?

As mixed race person I find this all facilitating. It should be added for fairness that his Holiness the Dali Lama said Europe is for Europeans and should help others get empowered and that those people should then leave, going back to their own home countries. But then again, the Dali Lama, is about full equality and not partial equality for the world. I don’t like hearing about fire and war implying to non Europeans in Europe and I also am clearly aware of some of my people stabbing White European for dating some of my peoples Middle Eastern “women”. You can’t really have a healthy talk unless we talk about the whole picture. As a mixed race person, I’m really about fairness as I don’t fit in with any group, it’s a easy and natural stance for me as much as one thrust upon me, by nearly everyone I’ve met, and especially minorities wondering how much color I have. I would like to know, does this channel think his Holiness the Dali Lama is wrong? A spiritual leader displaced from his home country and who roughly speaking wanders the world because of it? One who’s been greatly financially supported by Whites, spiritually applauded by them too, including advocates for his Holiness and Tibetan suffrage due to CCP actions of Han racial expansionism. When I herd DL advocate for native Europeans I thought it karma for good deeds done to him, and also bravery to side step the whole 20 years of evil Nazism. But then again, 20 years doesn’t define anything about Europe, or at least it should not. And yes, I am Jewish enough to have been killed for my blood line. I am fully aware but I am also aware of Po Pot, Stalin, Mao, Imperialist Japanese superiority and other psychos/systems that get the velvet glove treatment when really they are part of a genocidal whole against humanity. I see no equal treatment or attention put on other groups. Why is that? It’s not because it’s stopped elsewhere. There are Japanese only streets in Japan, and even Thailand that Japan runs. Just as a easily searchable feeling, I mean fact, which ever word people believe is truthful. Also, I don’t see Jacob as you have implied money hungry, if anything I would say you are, because those who point the finger from my life experience in that vein often are the ones guilty of it. Either way, I think your argument is he is Pro European / White, but minus the shade that groups like Brown Power / La Raza sometimes put out from some rallies I’ve scene. I think your against Woo because he may (I’m not sure 🤔) be behaving like other groups of minorities that are pro their own minority? If so please due tell. I never reply to RU-vid comments as their hard to manage but for this, I surely will as I have been a fan of Jacob for about 6 months or so and have scene nothing negative from him, but that of deep passion for his journey and the sharing of that warmly. Jacob is clearly aware I am mixed race and has been warm and inviting, hearting comments of mine and responding. You on the other hand idk if would get the same loving 🥰 treatment. Intellectuals often despise blue collar type people but you could surprise me 😉.

thank you for speaking out on this, Ocean. eloquently put together. I've been so hesitant in my call to the Norse deities at times because I'm gay and honestly -- so many parts of the community scare me. But your videos are gems and give me hope and comfort I can find my own space. Thanks, man.

Why didn't you just reach out yourself and ask him instead of posting all these videos? This is cringe . Focus on good content about Heathenism instead of this cheesy reporting.

I’m so glad I found you, wolf the red, and wind in the world tree. Thank you for the guidance.

6:30 "...you can either placate them, or fight them. And as we've seen, there isn't another option"- Well, there _is_ another option, actually. You can ignore them. And make them irrelevant.

I will say that your argument is fairly spoken and well stated. I cannot find any good reason to fail in the support of Declaration 127. For too long, too many in all faiths have allowed hatred and bigotry to stand as pillars in their practices. But as we are truly only one people, on one planet, our only best option is unification through mindful, skillful acceptance, understanding and effort. We don't need to agree on everything. But we don't need to hold on misanthropic beliefs and hostile practices nornshould we tolerate them. Thank you for

Not sure how I'm just now finding your channel, but your work here is probably the best thing I've yet seen on all things Heathen. As a fellow traveler on the path of Odin, I really can't express to you how happy it makes me to see our shared beliefs explained and explored in such an in depth and researched manner. I especially applaud you for your lack of bullshit in addressing how Norse Paganism intersects with the material world, both politcally, socially and morally. Your head-on take downs of those who would pervert our faith to serve thier own outside agendas is something sorely needed, and it's a true pleasure to see it done so very well. May the gods smile on you and your continuing work.

So is he a fascist? Now I like him more

Has a new Pagan and someone who has struggled with Christianity and also as someone who really is not white at all, I know I have mostly Hispanic heritage but I have never taken to it and I have honestly always loved the Pagan Outlook compared to Christianity. Have always been terrified of Gatekeepers so it's nice to see people open about sharing their own Heritage and beliefs

I’m new and just learning, about Norse Paganism so finding a community I thought would be a very good idea. I had started listening to the podcast (the wisdom of Odin), I was into the 8th podcast and each podcast something just felt weird/off like there was something more I couldn’t explain it. I also watched a few videos of his and felt the same way. Then the other day I jumped on RU-vid and this video and another about him was the first few videos on my feed. So that definitely wasn’t a coincidence. So thank y’all for sharing.

“We Must Secure The Existence Of Our People and the future for white children” Can someone here... please explain to me... how on earth or how in whatever realm you reside in... can you PLEASE explain to me how that is a racist statement statement??

I’ve only just started my journey and naturally found Woo. Glad I found this video too so I can be more informed about him

Began to love WoO much more, thanks

Makes sense now why he won't fully harshly condemn the AFA. What a bad look. WoO should NOT be posturing as a leader within the movement with his shitty behavior, let alone his lack of knowledge on the topics he tries to present. As said at the end in regards to the AFA, WoO is also free to stand alone.

Folkism is strength!

I was in his discord for awhile and the vibe was.... really very weird. Being female in that space was a bad experience.

Very PC.

Thanks for this video and your channel. Queer recent ex-Christian here, and your consistency and sincerity help me hold more hope to find allies within Heathenry.

Thank you so much for this video. I am a norse pagan and live in Spain, because of the language I didn't know this until now. As a LGTB person I thank you deeply for this response and for taking the time and work for open our eyes about WoO

I've been a heathen for many years and just recently had WoO pop up on my instagram. I thought why not and tried to watch his videos, but I couldn't finish one. Something about them just rubbed me wrong, it reminded me of the feeling I would get when I would go to church, one man trying so hard to come off kind and full of knowledge but with something darker within. Well, it would seem the Gods were trying to warn me, as more and more I find is disturbing to say the least. Thank you for confirming what I was feeling, as an openly queer pagan, the AFA gtfo.

Ah, people who believe that the All-Father is rather the Some-Father.