Some rituals are meant to be done in the company of one’s friends, neighbors, and tribesmen, and some are meant to be done in the company of one’s immediate family. Over the years, Asatru has tended to conflate the two, so that we end up celebrating rituals together as a group that don’t really make… Continue reading Local and communal ritual
Not Heathen Heathenry is not the same as, or part of, Neopaganism, period. It’s time to acknowledge that and move on. There are, to be sure, some similarities, both theological and practical. We’re both polytheistic. We both find ourselves as relatively new religions (at least in a contiguous sense) in a culture that is… Continue reading You can take your umbrella and…
The 1989 edition When Edred Thorsson’s A Book of Troth was first published in 1989, it was a watershed moment for American Heathenry. Here was a well-written, comprehensive book on Asatru, written by someone with a relevant PhD, published by the largest Pagan book publisher in the country, Llewellyn. In fact, the book kicked off… Continue reading Review: A Book of Troth (2016)
Foster Ferrell, would-be leader of the clan So far I’ve seen two episodes of WGN’s new drama “The Outsiders” (playing on Tuesday at 9 PM, at least where I am). It may seem a bit odd to read a review of a television show about Kentucky hillbillies on a Heathen website, but I submit there’s… Continue reading Review: “The Outsiders” television series