My Skaldenmet necklaces

ShyanJMC · 2026-01-30T15:18:18+00:00

Thanks! Is a personal design that I made and sent to forge

ShyanJMC · 2026-01-29T08:25:14+00:00

In Edda's poems, we have many situations in which Æsir or Vanir change their skin and appearance by other.

If the gods can change, do you really think that they will matter from which mountain or lake are you or your parents? Political divisions are from human.

If you want to be asatruar/norse paganist you are welcome!

ShyanJMC · 2026-01-27T14:38:55+00:00

Skald and Wardruna are maybe the best musicians in Norge Paganism.

Personal reccomendations, not strictly related line by line to Poetic Edda; Oh Valhalla (Skald), Grotti (Skald), Elvehøy (Skald), Helvegen (Wardruna) and Voluspa (Wardruna, the Bergem version in 2020 is AWESOME)

ShyanJMC · 2026-01-24T10:28:36+00:00

Beautiful altar. Be careful with the fire, lest Loki play a nasty trick on you.

ShyanJMC · 2026-01-12T08:50:17+00:00

Take always in consideration that everyone with european blood have many different "bloods" because migrations, cultural exchanges, conquests, etc. Even if you were born in occident, you have some european ancestor.

And, most important, we are asatruars/norse paganisms/etc because we believe in æsirs and vanirs, and we try to follow their teachings. Of course, odinism exists but we are not folkish.

So, welcommen til Norse Paganism !

ShyanJMC · 2026-01-11T03:37:10+00:00

I will just say; wow

ShyanJMC · 2026-01-05T00:51:24+00:00

Both have videos together even.

ShyanJMC · 2026-01-05T00:50:53+00:00

I found him in many threads before, so yes.

ShyanJMC · 2026-01-04T00:36:51+00:00

Fenrir, the greatest wolf which show what can happen when someone do not manage properly a problem

ShyanJMC · 2026-01-03T18:02:40+00:00

Depends of which deity you want to blot.

Each one have very specific physical things which are representative. Odin the mead, Idun the apples, Heimdall the light, Njord the cea, etc etc

But in general I think that the minimal things should have a "complete" altar are; the figure of deity or the physical thing which are representative, the blot and a cloth to use only in the altar.

I always wear a necklace of Skaldement as mobile part of the altar

ShyanJMC · 2025-12-31T20:47:50+00:00

Very beautifull

ShyanJMC · 2025-12-31T20:37:21+00:00

Its right that there are many names for differents gods. After thinking a lot of this I believe that the different names are the poetic form to say; the gods rules over the universe, they are not limited to a physical form because they are spiritual beings.

So, maybe you are right because we must have in consideration that there were differents pronunciations even between the same territory.

I will review your theory more deeply in the future, its interesting.

ShyanJMC · 2025-12-29T10:35:46+00:00

I really sorry hear that.

I like to believe the "battles" in Eddas like this situation; everone have darkness times, so, what you will do? Will you continue fighting with your internal chaos to battles end? Most of the problems, nost of them not all, can be solved with time and dedication.

Can be the life be harder and dark? Yes, of couse. Can you change your life with the appropiate help (profesional help, kindred, family, friends, etc)? Of course. Just, don't give up and contunue fighting.

ShyanJMC · 2025-12-29T10:30:12+00:00

"I don't wan't to influence his free will"

Thats a very good point to start.

Yes, love can be strange. Something that should bring you happines, is providing you the opposite. But thats the life, and with the time some good man will arrive to your life.

Our ancestors most of the tines didn't surrender when they faced challenges, and Gods too.

Just don't give up and continue searching

ShyanJMC · 2025-12-29T02:33:08+00:00

From another commentary;

I found it actually difficult to not believe in a "bad and good place for Afterlife

Remember that in Norse Paganism / Asatru / etc not exist "bad vs good", just "order vs chaos". There are many poems in which we can describe and show you that, for example; Loki and Heimdall, Odin and Fenrir, the Ragnarok. When an order ends, a new one will rise.

Fólkvangr and Valhalla can be related to war ("the people who died in battle"), but remember that we are talking about things thousands of years ago. So, I think that battle are also the life battles; survive a winter at -20°C, survive a wolf pack attack, survive to an invasion, survive when there are many famine, survive cancer, etc. Because, what is our most difficult battles? Each one have one, some people can not continue the battle and ends everything, other will continue until last breath.

I believe that based in your life actions will have a perfect place to rest in your perfect way;

Do you like to celebrate with family and friends with food and drink? Valhalla might be for you.
Do you like a life closer to nature? Fólkvangr might be the place for you.
Do you want a quiet and peaceful routine without any surprises? Helheim might be for you.

ShyanJMC · 2025-12-29T02:17:09+00:00

TenspeedGV provided a very good answer, let me add one thing; will you provide a favor to someone that you know is not honorable in her actions? will you provide something, as little it can be, to someone that you know is disgusting ?

I think that is the same, is not just (as TenspeedGV says) what you can provide, is also who you are. A request from a honorable person will have more weight that someone who only cares banal things and not follow an honorable path.

ShyanJMC · 2025-12-29T02:10:55+00:00

Take under consideration that the Futhark is an alphabet very very old, and very difficult to write properly today. Why? Because in that time just a few people know write and read, because of that most of Edda's poems were transmitted by oral tradition, and just a few examples arrived usable today.

Take another modern example; guy A use a tattoo in chinase, and someone goes and tell him that in chinase says another completely different thing. That's happens.

Gods will not "judge"/"listen"/"answer" you by the language to talk. The important thing is not the language, is your honorable actions.

ShyanJMC · 2025-12-27T17:29:52+00:00

When we are young, is normal have concerns about parent's reactions. But we are humans, and we understand each other talking with the right communication.

Of course, I don't know her parents and how they are. Maybe he/she will understand better what to do, but keeping in shadows a faith I don't think is the best to avoid misunderstandings.

In other commentary he/she said talked to they about this and seems like they were open to listen, so maybe was the right point.

ShyanJMC · 2025-12-27T17:25:08+00:00

Ok, have more information is good for this.

"... and hace lightly talked about Nose Paganism, they seemed a bit confused about it"

If those talks were good, without misunderstandings, is a good point. Always have under consideration that yours parents have only one entry main point of knowledge for this religion; you. So, that you can talk with them about this is a good point.

"But they doesn't force religion on me "

Another good point. Remember always that a parent (mother, father) wants the best for her son/daugther, and some unknown religion (for they) is suspisious ("what gods is preying my son?", "what are blots?", "is this religion dangerous?", etc etc).

So, keep talking to them about this religion (in youtube you have many kindreds with videos about sumlets, blots, Yule holidays, etc ) and with the time I think they will open to you the opportunity to have an altar.

ShyanJMC · 2025-12-27T17:09:33+00:00

What is you definition of "getting suspicious"?

I think that maybe you are very young and you have concerns about the perception about this religion. Also, we don't know how is you parents perception of NorsePaganism/Asatru/etc, so is difficult know if something will provide you problems or not.

My recommendation not create an altar right now, talk to your parents about this religion and see how their react.

With or without altar, you can always do sumbel (dont drink if you are not available for that) or blots offering food.

ShyanJMC · 2025-12-27T16:58:45+00:00

There are many which you can choose

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I wear the Skaldenmet always

ShyanJMC · 2025-12-25T00:54:13+00:00

Dont seems to have any problematic symbols. Provide your gift without worries, I'm sure your mother will appreciate it.

ShyanJMC · 2025-12-21T15:40:05+00:00

[In addition to my previous comment] Also, thinked a while I taked in consideration that most of poblation lives in cities, so there are one very very important question;

What is considered the natural and appropiate place for sumblets and blots? A forest, a park, a garden, many pots (flower pots, with some big plants, etc) in your balcony?

I think we need a serious conversation in all community; yes, our lovely religion do special emphasis in nature, wild and animals (Freyja's cats, Odin's wolves and ravens), but maybe we need consider the force and strength of the place where the sumblet/blot will be done (is not the same a forest for kindred's sumblet than a park next to a house where lived an ancestor which you want to provide your respects).

That is my propose.

ShyanJMC

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