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Baldrs draumar is a frisian band that tries to keep ancient Frisian pagan culture (part of germanic paganism) alive. They have a couple of albums with grunts, and at least one album with more ballad like songs. They are one of my most favorite bands

Heathen Music Recommendations

One of my favourite things about the Norse pagan community is the amazing music and art we create. Growing up around musicians and being involved in my local punk scene, music is a huge part of my life, and I incorporate it into my religious practices in as many ways as I can. When I first started following Norse paganism some six years ago my first goal was to find as much related music as I could. 

I want to cover as many different genres here as I can, cause everyone’s got their own preferences, and I know not everyone out there is gonna dig the viking/death metal.

So, for any people new to Norse paganism, baby witches, or just people that are interested in some damn good music, I hope this helps you out!

Osi And The Jupiter - Folk group from Kent, Ohio. Osi And The Jupiter is different from most other norse pagan groups in the best way. Their music has a Appalachian element that melds beautifully with the natural and pagan themes that make up their discography. If you’re a fan of folk rock I reckon you’ll dig their song These Ancient Bones. Also to any devotees of Óðinn out there, the song Swamp Hymns will be right up your alley. For classical/instrumental fans, the song Baldur has some beautiful strings.  (see bottom photo)

Gealdýr - Ambient/Folk artist, very peaceful music, lots of deity centric songs, my two favourites being Loki and Baldr. I would recommend the song Yggdrasil to anyone who’s looking for steady repetitive prayer like music.

Wardruna - I had tickets to see these guys last year! Covid-19 postponed the concert but I’m so stoked to eventually see them. Wardruna’s music is probably best described as Nordic folk music, ambient, or folk metal. The project’s frontman is Einar Selvik, former drummer for the band Gorgoroth, and alongside him is Gorgoroth’s ex vocalist Gaahl, and singer Lindy Fay Hella (and many others). Helvegen (The Way to Hel) is one of their most well known and popular songs alongside Solringen and Kvitravn. For me, Wardruna is a staple, their songs have incredibly powerful lyrics and vocals, and most with a steady beat that I find helpful for meditations. Their album Skald is one of my favourites alongside Runaljod-Yggdrasil, offering acoustic versions to a number of their songs. Vindavla (Skald) is a profoundly powerful three part song that I’d consider a wonderful example of galdr.

Einar Kvitrafn Selvik - Einar Selvik is hands down one of my favourite musicians, incredibly talented and an amazing voice. Outside of his work with Wardruna he’s released his own music, ranging from projects alongside Ivar Bjørnson (Their album Skuggsjá is incredible, the song Kvervandi features some great guitar), his own single Snake Pit Poetry, and compositions for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Get ready to see this guy involved in lots of musical groups, and frequently featured in songs. 

Eivør - You really can’t box Eivør into a single genre, her music branches out through folk, rock, hip hop, jazz, and pop. A lot of songs are Faroese ballads, probably the most well known being Trøllabundin. She has an incredibly distinct, beautiful voice, and for any lovers of pop music, the song Stirdur Saknur (featuring the man the myth the legend Einar Selvik) and any other songs off of her album Segl are definitely for you.

Hindarfjäll - Swedish folk group, they just released a new album! I haven’t gotten the chance to listen to it all the way through yet but I really enjoyed the two singles that they’ve released. Give the song Alvatid a listen! It has some of the best harmonies I’ve heard. 

Heilung - Heilung’s music has been a literal godsend, I use so many of their songs in my work as a heathen. They fall along the lines of experimental folk/folk metal, their songs range from aggressive chants to clamer meditations, and killer combinations of both. Heilung is for the shaman, for the berserker, the poet, and the witch. Their music is invigorating and empowering, it’s impossible to miss the amount of soul they put into their work. Lyrics are mostly Old Norse, Old English, and Old High German (sometimes a sick mix of two), and can be traced back directly to primary iron age sources. If you’re interested in the runes, the song In Maidjan has an excellent nine stanza Elder Futhark chant. (bottom photo credit to Ryan Muir)

Danheim - If you’re looking for Norse techno/ambient music then look no further my friend. Danheim has a dark sound and a strong beat, and uses a lot of traditional instruments while incorporating electronica. 

Forndom - If you dig Danheim, Forndom will be another group to take a listen to. Dark ambient themes are the speciality here. The song Nio Nätters Led is a slow paced song with a mysterious sound to it, this is another great song for meditation. 

Faun - Faun is a German darkwave pagan folk group that uses a wide variety of instruments and languages in their songs. Their selection of instruments is very holistic, including but not limited to Swedish nyckelharpa, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, flutes, and celtic harp. With a strong emphasis on vocals, you can find songs with elements of German, English, Greek, Latin, and most Scandinavian languages. Walpurgisnacht has all the elements of a great folk song, accompanied by a pretty rad music video, perfect festival/celebration music. And another for the Óðinn devotees, the song Odin (featuring, you guessed it, Einar Selvik)

Wolcensmen - Dark Folk/Neo Folk, Medieval Folk. Most of their music verges more on the Old English side of things but songs like Sunne, Lorn and Loath, and Foreboden and Gainsaying are not lacking Norse themes or values.

The Sword - Heavy metal band from Austin Texas, lots of songs with strong Norse themes. A few Freyja/Goddess centric songs including Freya and Cloak of Feathers. Their album Age Of Winters rocks and the album art is beautiful. (highly recommend the song Iron Swan off that same album)

Skálmöld - Viking metal/folk metal band from Reykjavík, Iceland. Their album Vögguvísur Yggdrasils, goes through all of the nine realms of Norse cosmology, and a number of other song lyrics take directly after traditional Norse poetic meters such as and sléttubönd and fornyrðislag. All the band members are a part of Ásatrúarfélagið, Iceland’s religious organizations of heathenry. They’re still making music and just released a new single!

SKÁLD - Chants, chants, and chants. SKÁLD offers some really energizing and upbeat chants (go check out the songs Odinn and Ó Valhalla). They also do a killer cover of The Doors song Riders On The Storm.

To finish up I have to say that this list isn’t conclusive, and that there are so many more incredible artists out there. I’ll be putting up a playlist soon including these artists and many more for anyone interested in taking a listen, so stick around and I’ll keep you posted.

I also want to give thanks to all the pagan creators out there making such amazing art, you’re all incredibly talented and creative, and in my opinion, the backbone of this community. Art brings us together. 

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The world's oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about 'seven sisters' stars may reach back 100,000 years https://phys.org/news/2020-12-world-oldest-story-astronomers-global.html

Holy shit, this is cool!

So many cultures call the Pleiades some variation of the "seven sisters" despite only having six visible stars. There only appear to be six because two of the stars are so close together as to appear as one.

The myths also mention one sister leaving or hiding to explain why there's only six. And based off observations and measurements, those two that are so close together used to be visibly separate. One literally has moved to hide.

And based off the similarities between the more commonly known Greek myth and the Aboriginal Australian myth, plus some other stuff, this myth could possibly even date back to when humanity still all resided in Africa!

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Nederlandse germanic pagan hier! Ben nu bezig met leren over oude nederlandse godheden (kon ook veel info vinden op je website @baduhennasraven , super bedankt!) en wezens. (Kan het boek van abe de verteller aanraden)

Toevallig komen mijn voorouders ook uit Friesland (waar ik erg trots op ben 😊)

looking for people to follow

If you post about: 

Herbalism/wortcunning

traditional witchcraft/folk witchcraft/non-wiccan witchcraft

divination (especially runes)

European paganism (Norse & continental germanic/slavic/celtic)

Folkbeliefs/mytholofy/legends/folk tales/fairy tales

European history

Needlework in the broadest sense (knitting/embroidery/sewing/etc.)

baking/cooking/homesteading

like, reblog, leave a message, etc.

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IVE BEEN WAITING ALL YEAR TO POST THIS YOU DONT EVEN KNOW

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Teens on tiktok casually reality shifing: *minding their own business

Me, trying to stravagate since I was eleven: YOU DID WHAT?!

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Shoutout to all my peeps in the Stravaganza fandom, all 8 of you or whatever

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Oh my gods, I thought I was the only one who was actually fangirling about this series!!!!

Where are all the Stravaganti blogs!?

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I’ve seen a lot of posts on my dash tonight about users who are threatening suicide, with other Tumblr members posting in effort to try to get ahold of them. I think you all should see this:

IF THERE IS EVER A TUMBLR USER WHO HAS POSTED A GOOD-BYE MESSAGE, SUICIDE NOTE, VIDEO, OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS POST.

1. Scroll to the top of your dashboard.

2. See the circular question mark icon at the top? It’s the third one over from your home symbol. Click on that, and a screen similar to the one in the picture will come up.

3. Where you can type in questions, the box with the magnifying glass at the top, type in the word “suicide.”

4. Click on the first link that shows up. It should say, “Pass the URL of the blog on to us.”

5. Type in the user’s URL and tell Tumblr admin that the user is contemplating suicide and has posted a message indicating that they are going through with it or will be attempting. Hit send! Tumblr administration will perform a number of actions to contact the user and take the necessary steps to prevent the suicide.

TUMBLR: THIS COULD SAVE A USER’S LIFE. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE SUICIDE THREATS.

Reblog this to keep other users aware. Suicide isn’t a joke, and neither is someone’s life. If you didn’t know this, someone else may not, either. Pass it on.

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It's ok ❤

Hi! I was blocking a whole row of bots and I accidentally blocked you too! Sorry about that ^^; I've undone it now!

Oh.... well shit 😂

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Hi! I was blocking a whole row of bots and I accidentally blocked you too! Sorry about that ^^; I've undone it now!

Oh.... well shit 😂

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good things will happen 🧿

things that are meant to be will fall into place 🧿

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Reblog if you are a small blog (under 5k)

Just like and reblog this to gain mutuals and follow anyone who also likes and reblogs. I’ll follow everyone back.

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Even more BOS ideas:

I always try to find more creative bos/grimoire ideas because everytime you try to find some inspiration, you find posts with ideas like: write down all herb correspondences. And I get it, and of course you should study those things, but at one point you know these correspondences and you don't feel the need to write them down in every single grimoire you own. So here are some ideas to add to your bos or grimoire that you might not have thought of(this is gonna be a long one)

☀️Timecapsule enveloppes (add a letter to the one who finds it, a handprint, a newsarticle, anyhing flat 🙃)

☀️Draw sigils or shapes with liquid glue and cover it with a corresponding herb or glitter/powder with a corresponding color

☀️Draw a sort of treasuremap to your favorite magical place (can be in nature, a shop, a place in your house, anything really)

☀️Nursery rhymes and childrens scare tactics (like the boogeyman) from your country or area (In the Netherlands there is a monster called the bietebauw and it has an entire song dedicated to him, and adults used to sing it to children to scare the everliving shit out of them. It's the most terrifying fucking song I've ever heard 😂)

☀️Any faerie types from your area (I found a lot of interesting entities for the Netherlands)

☀️If you've ever been to a haunted location, list the ghosts and spirits that reside there, maybe even draw a map with their locations

☀️Seed bomb recipes (to replace the often not so eco friendly offering stone recipes)

☀️How to use poppets in for example ancestor work, shadow work, deity work, etc

☀️For the tea drinkers out there: what ingredients are in your favorite teas? In what way are they magical?

☀️If you like working with chocolate: (especially with beltane coming up) what flowers are edible? What magical properties do they have? Write some chocolate bark or bonbon recipes with them

☀️For shadow workers: any phobias? Do they come from trauma? Maybe even past life trauma? What is it that makes you scared or disgusted about your phobia? Do you have particular triggers?

☀️Do you have a favorite historical figure? Write a ritual for the day of their death, be as symbolic as you want (if their day of death is unknown, choose another date to honor them)

☀️Make a flat advent calender or twelve days of yule calender (or just a calender for any holiday that lasts a long time) you can add poems, quotes, small prints of your favorite art, facts, truth or dares, dilemma's, etc... (and if you make it now, you probably will have forgotten what you put in it when yule time comes)

☀️If you've had therapy: is there anything that your therapist told/taught you that really stuck with you? (Mine helped me rewrite some of my traumatic memories, I wrote down step by step how to do it)

☀️Birthmarks are supposedly telling of how you died in your previous life, draw your birthmarks, where on your body are they? How could you have died?

☀️In what phase was the moon on the day you where born? What does that mean for you?

☀️Does your family hold any superstitions or magical traditions? (My grandma was as catholic as they come but she could remove headaches by rubbing your head with her hands and on new years eve she was banging pots and pans with a wooden spoon to drive away angry spirits)

You don't need to do all or some or any of these, they are just the things I like to include in my bos and maybe they inspired you, stay happy and safe y'all ❤❤❤

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This is important hello (x)

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Me! (I don't know when this was posted, so maybe im to late 😅)

right, do any of you know someone who has button phobia/Koumpounophobia?

i would like to interview them for my textiles project.