Religious Practice in Nordic Paganism
How did Nordic peoples practiced their pre-Christian religions? Before we understand the religious practice of pre-Christian Nordic belief systems, especially of the Late Iron Age and the Early Middle Ages […]
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The Magic Formula ALU
Today let us explore the meaning of the runic formula ALU (and Laukaz), one of the most used magic formulas of the 2nd half of Early Iron Age and Migration […]
The Cult of Thor: Is Thor a War God?
Welcome to the first video of 2022 in this channel! The 2nd video on my “Cult of Thor” series. Today let us answer the question if Thor is a war […]
Eir – The Old Norse Goddess of Medicine
Eir is often considered the Old Norse goddess of Medicine, or so Snorri Sturluson told us: “best of physicians”. Even though not much is known about Eir, we can still […]
Voluspa-Prose Edda: Christian Influences in the Myth of Ragnarok
Concerning the religious and philosophical Christian influences in the Old Norse and Icelandic sources, especially the Völuspá and the Prose Edda, and other Eddaic sources, concerning the myth of Ragnarök. […]
Galdr – Alluring Magic Chants
Hello my dear friends and welcome to another video. On this video I shall explore Galdr (Magic-Chants) in Old Norse society. But of course, we cannot speak of Galdr without […]
Do Pagans Believe in a Creating Force ?
Do pagans believe in a creating force, power or a creator entity? To answer this question I’ll explore a couple of different cases, such as the conception of gods and […]
The Cult of Thor : Introduction
A brief introduction to the cult of Thor. Speaking about a couple of important points and historical facts related to myths, cultic behaviour, temples, iconography, material culture, etc. related to […]
Celtic & Germanic Annual Celebrations, Rituals and Animistic Relationships
Celtic and Germanic annual and seasonal celebrations, calendars, festivals and rituals, and the importance of Animistic Relationships. The great annual celebratory events which are ritualized feasts to build, maintain and […]
Rune Tattoos, Runology and Rune Magic
A quick view on the runes, runology, some runiforms, the idea of each runic character being associated with magic and/or empowering an object that contains a runic inscription, and finally […]
Whispers of Yggdrasil 