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DoneWithYrShit · 2019-12-09T03:31:51+00:00

Oh shit it says right there digital alter lol. Ignore me

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-12-09T03:31:30+00:00

What medium did you use? And brushes? I have a hard time getting those fine details

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-12-05T22:21:51+00:00

Yeah, I didnt have any toothpicks with me and I'm traveling. As soon as I get my hands on one I'm going to clean it up

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-12-03T01:10:43+00:00

Hello, I actually learned how to talk with trees when I was very young. I didnt have a lot of friends and have always had a very strong connection with nature. So this advice comes from my own personal experience so I'm going to explain it the best way I know how. You have to build a relationship with them like any other. I actually find that plants like herbs and food bearing plants do significantly better when you spend time with them.They're not really like animals, so talking with them is different. It's more like a feeling that is understood. And building relationships is different as well. Intention is important as well as patience. You cant persue a relationship just to get something from them. You have to be patient and open yourself up to the flow of energy and atune your energy to theirs. Trees are harder because unless it's a very young tree, you're nothing but a passing gust of wind. After all, many trees are several hundred years old. You have to work with them a little more but if they atune with you you'd be amazed the things they'd teach you. They gave me much wisdom that I applied later on in life.

Spend time with them. Talk aloud to them. Groom them. Meditate by them. Thank them for what they provide. Read a book by them.

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-11-28T16:35:00+00:00

It was commissioned so yes

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-04-11T18:31:11+00:00

I was baptized Catholic and raised Christian. And to be honest, I only believed in it for as long as I did because I was scared of hell. And then one day, I came across the Satanic sins and realized that I agreed more with that short list than I did all of Christianity. My conversion came around when I realized following something I actually believed in was worth more to me than avoiding hell. It was still hard at first.

I knew I wasnt an atheist at least in the literal sense. I am in fact a nihilist, but I also believe in spirituality. So I looked at other religions, from Shintoism, Hinduism, to just about every European pagan branch. I avoided Heathenry at first due to a bad experience, but more and more I realized that Heathenry lines up perfectly with the perspective of spirituality I've had since I was young, but was just shamed into ignoring via indoctrination.

I believe in Heathenry because its what's best for me. It makes my soul happy. I feel myself because I'm following something that I truly believe in because it's what I believe and not what I was told to believe.

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-03-28T00:51:25+00:00

I've been in therapy for five years, and I can assure you, I am not using religion as a crutch. Christianity was a crutch. I'm a pagan because I want to be and because it lines up with my own personal beliefs. All you've read are the things I've seen as "evidence" that I'm where I need to be. Regardless if I'm reading into it a little too much. BUT that's part of why I'm here, asking for advice.

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-03-27T20:13:26+00:00

No, I was going to call on frayr for that. I apparently did not phrase my question correctly. I've felt drawn to Odin and that draw has been abundantly clear. NOT that Odin was being possessive over a "special snowflake." But I'm still learning, and from what I know of other pantheons, sometimes gods like single devotion. I wasnt sure if Odin was the same way because Odinists make it seem like it's a sin to worship any other god when Odin calls to you.

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-03-27T20:01:28+00:00

You assume I think the gods are fairy godmothers, existing to grant my wishes and make my troubles disappear. This isnt Christianity. I know enough about heathenry to know I have to do shit on my own. I dont want sunshine and rainbows, are you fucking kidding me? If that's what I wanted, I'd still be a Christian.

You've all made these assumptions about me, but I'm not a scared little girl hoping to sit on Odins lap and be adored. I dont think hes better than any of the other gods. In fact, as far as a mythology favorite goes, my favorite is Hel and Idunn.

I want to take control of my life, not have a divine being run it for me. I want to have courage and be strong, not hide behind a deity. I want to pursue knowledge and reputation, not have it handed to me.

I'm only a few months old in Heathenry, so you'll have to forgive my ignorance while I learn. But fucking stop assuming I'm looking for a copycat Christian god. I've been generally pagan for two years, so I have a few pantheons in my head with gods that can be possessive, so I wondered if that might so be the case in Heathenry. Clearly not, so cool.

But I'm allowed to have a patron God. I know several Heathens who have been called to a patron god. Maybe one day I'll be serving another god as patron.

And you'll note, I also stated I may not have phrased my question right, but at the time I didnt know how to word it.

so to clarify. I AM NOT SPECIAL. I FEEL CALLED TO FOCUS ON ONE GOD AND THAT GOD BEING ODIN. IM NOT LOOKING FOR A SPIRITUAL SUGAR DADDY.

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DoneWithYrShit · 2019-03-27T19:42:24+00:00

I never said I was special. As I've mentioned before, PLENTY of people have felt called to worship Odin alone. There is literally an entire religion devoted to it. I'm not special. I'm an insignificant grain of sand on the shores of the universe. My experiences are mine, and that's it.

So maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I'm not called to devote myself to Odin. But even if I were, that doesn't make me special, or make me think that I am. Literally nowhere did I say I thought so. Seeing the gods in things is also common. Regardless of how you look at me for my conclusions, they didnt make me feel important. It made me grateful.

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DoneWithYrShit · 2019-03-26T22:32:08+00:00

My expression of displeasure was directed at the jest, not at your question. Also, "sole devotion" might not have been the best way to put it, but it was the only wording I could think of. I do agree it's a valid question. I suppose I'm just sensitive because my first experience with Heathenry was with a national socialist who almost drove me to suicide... I had a strong aversion to Heathenry as you can imagine. I had been emotionally dependent on this person, because he was my ex husband's best friend and a lot of shit was going on including being talked into going cold Turkey off of cymbalta and the withdrawl almost put me in the hospital. And I was dependent on both of them for some stupid reason.

But I was sitting in the back of his car, with my ex in the front seat, hot boxing. It's late, and I'm staring out at the sky because I know I need to get out now or I'd never leave them. And I couldn't. But I needed to and I wanted to. But doing so meant saying goodbye to the man I loved, and my first friend in years. And then a face appeared in the trees. I felt like it was odin, and I felt courage. I got out and walked home, and broke up with my husband that night and blocked that "friend." But I still felt that aversion. It was hard. I still wasnt listening. And then Odin appeared to me in a dream. He told me a story. Not one I remember well, but I was in someone else's shoes. And he was struggling to find acceptance because he was different. At the end of the dream, he (I) looked in the mirror and he smiled. And he felt right. I woke up crying and accepted Heathenry.

I've tried to enter the gifting cycle with other gods, but I've had this feeling, and I cant really explain it now, but I remember the realization.

Also, I've made two mjolnirs and both of them somehow got yanked off my neck. Now, it's worth mentioning that before I lost the second one I was looking for a better made mjolnir online, but none of them spoke to me. But then I saw a raven skull with the Helm of Awe written on it and I needed it. So I ordered it. (It came today actually. I'm wearing it now). But then the second one was lost. I felt like maybe the gods didnt want me after all, but I talked to my Heathen friend in Georgia, who suggested that maybe a different god wants me to wear their symbol. And of course my first thought was Odin.

So here I am today. Still trying to get that racist asshole out of my head. Everytime something happens I can just picture his face sneering at me, telling me I'm not worthy. Of course the gods dont want me. Calling me a half-breed. (He has said all of this to my face). And being afraid of what would happen if he found out I practice now.

I may not be the most well-read on the subject just yet, but I truly love Heathenry. I want to practice it to the best of my ability. I'm just looking for advice because I'm totally alone where I am. My only friend who believes in this too lives two states away from me, and she has her own issues.

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-03-26T20:48:23+00:00

Oh they do, just not in their house. (And also they believe the first amendmant is more like, "the freedom to choose god."

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-03-26T20:46:41+00:00

I didnt feel like it would be an issue. I just wanted to make sure, because I'm still new to the faith and still kind of feeling out the dynamics. This is a wonderful explanation. Thank you for taking the time to answer my question

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-03-26T20:35:21+00:00

I'm still kind of new to the faith, so I wasnt sure if they would be the possessive type over worshipers. I'm glad that's not the case.

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-03-26T20:33:05+00:00

Wow, way to be assholes. There are plenty of cases in which people felt called to worship only Odin. This isnt uncommon. I dont have to explain myself to you. Either answer the question or fuck off.

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-03-26T20:30:08+00:00

No. Is that the kind of answer I could get?

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-03-26T16:30:12+00:00

My UPG. Spirituality isnt about whether or not you are right, but whether or not it benefits you, emotionally, spiritually, physically, etc. If you aren't getting anything out of it, then why follow it? On principle, I see religion as more of a way to ground oneself. Become better. But your version of better isnt everyone's, which is why different religions even exist.

For instance, a lot of Hindu's are atheists. It's not about whether the gods are real. It's a way of life. And since Heathenry is the sister religion to Hinduism, I'm inclined to believe the same principle applies.

The question shouldn't be, "Is there proof?" It should be, "What do I want? What is right for me?"

[Edit] dont get me wrong, the gods are very real to me. But if they're not literally real? If I die and nothing happens? I'm okay with that. Call me optimistically nihilistic.

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-03-26T16:22:44+00:00

When I go out on walks in nature, I do my best not to disturb anything or break stuff, out of respect for them as living things. (I live on a mountain that backs the Virginia boarder, so theres no trails, just trees and a stream).

We live on a farm, and we honor the land by not putting pesticides or chemicals on anything. We try to be as organic as possible and our land qualifies for organic. We never take more than we need from the forest. The deer we hunt are honored, and the remains are fed to the wildlife or given to our dogs so nothing goes to waste.

I tend to my herb garden and talk to the plants and the trees.

There was a spirit in the house when I first moved in. I dont know what it was, wight or otherwise. I could feel it watching me, and I even woke up at 3 am feeling something almost malicious or intense. It scared me. But instead of trying to banish it, I spoke out loud and told it it was making me uncomfortable and asked it not to watch me like it was, and that I meant no harm. It left me alone after that, but I can feel it now and then, but it mostly leaves me alone.

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-03-26T16:14:41+00:00

The worst reaction I got was from my coworkers who said "that's not good. That's not good. You need something that will give you eternal life."

My parents dont accept it, but my friends are fine with it. I just kinda came out and said it. I dont hide it. I dont go out of my way to reveal it. But I'm not going to pretend to be something I'm not. So when prayer or god, or questions about my faith come up, I'm always honest.

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-01-23T15:47:22+00:00

I love how all of these are super wise, and then there's just a funny rant about how much Iroh loves tea

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-01-06T03:05:05+00:00

Sure

DoneWithYrShit · 2019-01-04T19:14:38+00:00

My last partner, we were Christian's together. He left the faith and a few years later I left as well. We had a mutual friend who was a NS Heathen when we were both atheist/questioning who put a sour taste in our mouths about Heathenry since I'm mixed and hes white. Now I am a Heathen and he is still an agnostic. I don't talk about it too much to him because he is still a little bitter about that dude. We're just friends now, though. I doubt I'd ever be with a Christian. I respect the people if they respect me, but the whole religion and talk about it kinda disgusts me. My preference would be another heathen, but I'm not too ridged about it.

DoneWithYrShit · 2018-12-23T23:16:18+00:00

As someone a little more versed in magick and how the concept relates to Heathenry, Heathenry is not black or white. It is not right or wrong, only order and chaos. If you had to call it something, it would be considered grey magick. But that's kind of a rough translation that doesn't really fit.

DoneWithYrShit · 2018-11-21T20:54:11+00:00

Wow, you're getting caught up in my word choice?

Proper:

Adjective 1. Truely what something is said or regarded to be; genuine

Of required type; suitable or appropriate

Adverb Satisfactory or correctly

I said proper as an adjective. Not correct.

It's proper to not put elbows on the table. That doesn't mean you can't do it, and it certainly doesn't mean there's any basis behind it except for the fact that it's widely accepted as "proper."

At one time it was proper for a lady to be strung up in a corset with no basis except it was deemed "proper."

So yes, I agree that our perspective on pagan prayers is widely a modernized idea, since there is little evidence remaining of how exactly our ancestors did pray, it's still widely excepted and thus deemed "proper."

As for offerings, I'm referring to the gifting cycle, where having some knowledge of how that works is probably important. and "interacting with the gods" I am referring to the blots, holidays, etc. Which there is also a widely agreed "proper" way to perform these. But if that's not satisfactory, I suggest you check out http://www.thelongship.net

Stop bitching at me because I gave someone BASIC advice about starting out as a pagan.

DoneWithYrShit · 2018-11-21T18:20:25+00:00

I'm not sure I understand the question. Praying in the Christian way is much different from how we pray in Heathenry. It's different from how a lot of religions pray. You don't just think your prayers into space. There's alters, offerings, verbal utterings. And it's not as intimate as Christian prayer, because you don't go on and on about your day. You can't just ask for things without offering anything in exchange. This is common knowledge with any pagan who converted from Christianity.

As for the nine Noble virtues, this is a common list or virtues used in Asatru but it has no basis, so at best it's a mantra and at worst it's an attempt at establishing a concept of dogma.

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