I happened to stumble across something today which actually makes a lot of sense, given my previous thoughts and practices regarding what I regard as the “goddess of place” of the Musconetcong River, which flows right past my home, and to whom I have taken to making offerings in the Germanic fashion. On occasion, the… Continue reading The Musconetcong Mantis-Man
subvert transitive verb – to secretly try to ruin or destroy a government, political system, etc. – to make (something) weaker or less effective – Merriam-Webster Dictionary To be honest, I was done with the whole atheistic paganism thing, because at the time it seemed like nothing was left to be said. But then something new… Continue reading Subverting Paganism
I know it seems like I’m on a Sarenth Odinsson roll lately, but honestly it’s something of a coincidence. In this case, he wrote a (first) reply to my post on atheist pagans, pointing out an aspect of the discussion (religion vs. culture) that I myself thought of while I was writing my post, but… Continue reading Reviving culture vs. religion
A week ago, I suggested that the contretemps between those who do not believe in the existence of the Gods and those who insist upon it for membership in “the Pagan community” (whatever that means) can be resolved by understanding that Paganism (and Heathenry) is a collection of religious practices, rather than a collection of… Continue reading Freedom of conscience
I was watching PBS’ Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, as is my wont, and they did an interview with Carla Power, author of If the Oceans Were Ink, which is apparently up for a National Book Award. I’ve not read the book, and this post isn’t about her book, but specifically about something she said on… Continue reading The Verse of the Sword
Something I’ve been wanting to do for many years is start incorporating the consumption of horse meat in my ritual feasts. The consumption of horse meat was a defining feature of Heathen religious practice for many years during the era of the conversion to Christianity, and the willingness to consume, or not consume, horse flesh… Continue reading Horse meat, round 1 (Updated!)
There is quite a brou–ha–ha going on right now on a bunch of blogs; a battle between those who believe that a literal belief in the Gods (led by, but not made up exclusively of, those who count themselves as Devotional Polytheists, and who practice a very extreme form of belief that includes practices such as… Continue reading Atheism and Asatru