#heathen witch

[actiwitch]

Queer Heathenry Masterpost

(updated google doc here)

General awareness:

Neo-Nazi Prevention & Dog Whistles White supremacists are misappropriating Norse mythology Dog Whistles in the Gender Critical Movement Guide to Anti-LGBTQ Online Hate and Disinformation What To Do When Racists Try To Hijack Your Religion Inside Asatruism's Fight Against the Co-Opting of Their Religion by White Supremacists

Sources and Sites:

GLBT in the Northern Tradition (site) Vikings are Gay! Podcast (podcast) Academic Research

Excerpts and Essays:

Sex, Status, and Seiðr: Homosexuality and Germanic Religion Sons of Frey Ergi: The Way of the Third Being Ergi The Tale of a Transsexual Norse Pagan Spirit-Worker

Scholarly Articles:

Queer Themes In Old Norse Myth Feminism in Medieval Scandinavia: How Paganism Forged Gender Equality Magic, Genderfluidity, and queer Vikings, ca. 750-1050 Mythical beasts: How queer bodies expand the religious imaginary

Practices:

Rite of Passage for an Ergi Child Honoring Ancestors: Queer Rite of Elevation

Queer-friendly Creators:

Ocean Keltoi (YouTube) Nordic Mythology Podcast (Spotify) The Norse Gods: Loki: An Evil Queer Icon? (YouTube) Storied (YouTube) The Welsh Viking (YouTube) Hearthkvlt (online shop; artist) Lockwood Metaphysical (online shop; artist) Ludvig Levin (online shop; artist)

Queer/queer interpreted passages:

Grettisfærsla  The Birth of Sleipnir  Þrymskviða  Lokasenna

[deeheathen]

Yule has begun 🎄🦌

[tears-of-amber]

A DEVOTIONAL TO FREYJA (full version).

Amber and gold, how will Your tears fall?

Sweetness and strength, how will Your voice call?

Mistress of Magick, Goddess of Love, I wish for You to be near.

Your blessings I treasure deep in my heart, with dreams of Sessrúmnir.

I devote myself to You, in every art piece I do, and every candle I light.

I pray that I would be more like You, each day and every night.

Hail Freyja, Hail the Vanadis, Hail the Lady, Hail the War Goddess.

Valfreyja, Syr, Gefn, and Heidr,

You make my days so much brighter!

Mistress of seidr, goddess of war,

Stronger than a thousand men,

Your blessings I treasure close to my heart, like the necklace brisingamen.

I devote myself to You, with every great thing I do,

And every word that I rhyme,

I want to honor You, I want to stay true,

To You who make the seas shine.

Hail Freyja, Hail the Vanadis, Hail the Lady, Hail the War Goddess.

(I am the original author of this devotional to Freyja, so feel free to share it but of course with credit!)

-Velvet Rose

[jaileighheathenwitch]

Mundane over magical

I want to talk a bit about one of the phrases I say all the time. I say it so often that at one point it was in my discord status message. But I say it because we all need that reminder every so often. Even those of us who have been practicing for years and decades. Sometimes we want it to be magical so badly. And sometimes it is. But often its something with a more mundane explanation. And there’s nothing wrong with that. But lets take a step back

Mundane over magical is a reminder that oftentimes we all wish things are signs from the gods/spirit guides/universe. And oftentimes there’s some ‘normal’ explanation, or simply its a coincidence. And that is okay. Normal, mundane things can be just as special. It is not invalidating experiences, or UPG or beliefs. It’s not telling you that you’re absolutely positively wrong. Its not gatekeeping or more experienced practioners trying to make novices feel dumb. Those of us who have been practicing for years and decades know how easy it is to jump to everything is a sign. And how that can end up discouraging newer practitioners because you can end up not listening to their intuition.

Something I will always believe about signs is, if it was truly a sign meant for you? You’ll know. No questions, no hesitation, no need to ask others. You’ll just *know*. It will be unmistakable. Like a smack in the face.

Remember when someone tells you to think mundane over magical, they are trying to help you and your practice. Not hinder it.

[autumnalvibesblog]

Odin appeared in dream to me just like this in October 2020, a few days to Samhain. Since then,we have created a bond between us.

[theherbwitchshoppe]

Hand Crafted Heathen Ritual items www.theherbwitchshoppe.com

[ts-witchy-archive]

16 Ways to Connect with the Gods when you don't have an Altar

So I'm currently away from home for 10 days (pet/house sitting) and I don't have an altar space with me. I have my tarot deck and that's it. I decided to write this list incase it might help someone else who is away from home or is just in the pagan closet. Enjoy!

Read your Deity's myths or listen to people read myths on youtube

Sit outside and just think about them

Set your phone background to something that reminds you of them

Wear their colours or symbols

Make or listen to a playlist dedicated to your Deity/Deities

Do a digital offering on tumblr or another site

Just talk to them about your day

Write some poetry for them. Anything can be poetry, it doesn't have to be good

Scroll through their tags on social media

If you have coloured shoelaces wear their corresponding colours on your shoes!! (I can't believe i didn't think about this earlier)

Do your make up to honour them

Talk about them in a (dedicated witchy/pagan) discord server

Do something nice for someone. I know it's cheesy but it's cliche for a reason. For me it definitely makes me feel closer to my Gods

Draw/make art of them or one of their symbols

Youtube ambiance videos are great! If your Deity has an association with fire, water, birds, communal spaces or music there are heaps of videos on Youtube that you can play. Think coffee shop ambiance (communal space), waterfall/rain/water ambiance, nature/bird chirping ambiance, fire place ambiance, studying at the library ambiance, etc. endless possibilities

Draw their sigils/symbols on your face with skin care

I hope this helps!! Feel free to add any other tips. I tried to keep these relatively accessible for everyone.

[undeadmagick]

worship evolves with time. yes, the people who worshipped the gods back in the day had specific offerings to be given. but what is stopping you from giving modern offerings? things around your house? offerings shouldn't have to cost you a fortune. your deities aren't holding you at gunpoint to only receive what you can't easily get. they are a means of showing your love in your day-to-day. so yes!! give your deities candy bars! show them a silly little doodle of them in the corner of your notebook!! make a spotify playlist and play it for them!! dedicate a journal to them!! make a pinterest board and fill it with pins that remind you of them!! the important aspect of these offerings is that you are thinking about your deities. thinking about them and feeling love and devotion to them is a means of offering! you are devoting your energy in these acts!!

[pagan-posting]

Listen. Abandoning the idea of what a proper pagan is was the most rewarding experience. Your intuition is stronger than you think.

This isn't a science. You don't have to treat it like one. Go with your heart, go with your intuition. It will help you grow more than you've ever dreamed of.

[deeheathen]

Merry Yule 🦌

[tears-of-amber]

BECAUSE SOME OF YOU ASKED: Here are two of my favorite Norse pagan accounts!

@broomsick (my fav posts of their’s are below).

Helpful tips for incorporating deities into your daily life!⬇️

Pagan Pro-Tips

20 Day Deity Challenge

@notthesomefather (my fav posts of his are below)

Norse Deities Who Can Help With Protection

Heritage In Regards To Norse Paganism

The Gods And Imperfections

[jaileighheathenwitch]

Broom closet cleansing

Cleansing and spiritual hygiene in general are important parts of a practioner’s craft. And one of the easiest to be done when you’re in the broom closet. Here’s a few of my favorites. Feel free to add more if you want in the comments

Just plain old mundane cleaning. Vacuum your floor with the intention of sucking the bad energy away, dust your stuff, wash your floors with some added essential oils if you don’t have any pets, or herbs in the water. Use water charged in the moon too.

Room sprays. Use water, a bit of alcohol as a fixative, and herbs/oils to create an easy cleansing spray. You can just say its an all natural air freshener.

Sound cleansing doesn’t just have to be Tibetan singing bowls or specific frequencies. Think about songs you like, that make you feel good. Play those. Sing along, dance around, just vibe. Your energy will cleanse the space.

Don’t underestimate the power of just opening your windows and letting in some fresh air,

What are your favorite ways to cleanse?

[traegorn]

This is not great.

(Also, for context, here is the full video I reference in this. )

[liztheoceanfaerie]

[hearthandheathenry]

Color Associations In Magick

Red - love, seduction, passion, strength, courage, charisma, assertiveness, survival, change, power

Blue - peace, communication, expression, forgiveness, traveling, protection, truth, sleep, patience, trust, pregnancy

Yellow - joy, abundance, intelligence, reason, learning, memory, inspiration, imagination, friendships

Green - growth, wealth, fertility, business, healing, nature, balance, luck, longevity

Orange - creativity, justice, ambition, opportunity, attraction, abundance, confidence, energy, celebration, goals, success

Purple - intuition, decadence, authority, wisdom, knowledge, influence, psychic abilities, devotion, enlightenment, overcoming fears, addiction, independence, spirituality

Pink - self-love, companionship, affection, spiritual healing, kindness, beauty, femininity, marriage, sensuality, children, healing abuse

Brown - home, animals, family, stability, endurance, grounding, solidarity, strength, hard work, earth

White - cleansing, purification, spirituality, higher-self, innocence, illumination, balancing, hope

Black - protection, binding, transmutation, banishing negativity, dignity, force, grief, secrets, endings, loss, security

Gray - stability, concentration, neutrality, reserve, balance, adaptability, flexibility

Gold - wealth, inner-strength, understanding, self-realization, sun, masculinity, abundance, happiness, overcoming addiction, luxury

Silver - wisdom, psychic powers, intelligence, memory, moon, healing, divination, money, femininity, fertility, hidden potential, success, awareness