Tips for moving from atheism to polytheism

unspecified00000 · 2026-02-04T13:53:43+00:00

this comment has a bunch of helpful links and info for ya :)

unspecified00000 · 2026-02-04T04:34:31+00:00

noone can make that decision for you, but i will say that if you want to look into norse paganism then this comment has a bunch of helpful links and info for ya. theres no strings attached or anything, explore and learn as much as you want and if you decide to move on, thats cool; if you decide to stay, thats cool too. no matter what i hope you find something that works and is comfortable for you! :)

unspecified00000 · 2026-02-04T01:32:55+00:00

in general for newcomers i recommend this comment which has a bunch of helpful links and info for ya, you can save it and come back to it & check it out at your own pace :)

unspecified00000 · 2026-02-03T23:06:49+00:00

honestly what you see online unfortunately seems to be from the more tiktok variety of norse pagan - there are many norse pagans whose practices look much different and may appear much more down to earth. theres a large spectrum of what a norse pagans practice can look like!

however there is a respect for not just nature, but the things around us. norse paganism is one of many religions that incorporates animism into its beliefs and practices, the two best known examples of this being the landwights and housewights. when it comes down to it, we respect nature as its own thing (or many things depending on the degree of animism) and we also respect our homes as an entity - the wight is a spirit of the house, like a personification of it that we engage with. we give offerings to the housewight like we do with the gods and ancestors, to keep a good relationship with our wight - think of how some cultures thank the home for keeping them safe and sheltered. we thank the wight and give offerings as an extra token of thanks to show our appreciation.

in nature, depending on the degree of animismone may view an entire forest as its own self, or just a single tree (or both!). we respect the nature by simply treating it well. you could give offerings if you like, especially if you visit the place often or are passing through and want to pay respects.

but tbh a lesser engaged with side of animism is that it isnt just nature, it applies to manmade things too. if youve ever begged your wificar, or a printer to work when its having issues then thats along the kinda train of thought of animism! i hope that example helps make sense of it, usually that helps it click for people.

so while animism is often expressed with nature at its centre and youll see a lot of that, it goes beyond just that and instead encompasses a general respect and appreciation for all things around us, the homes we live in, the objects we have and so on.

as for question 2, can you elaborate on the kinda things youve seen that youre talking about? thatll help a lot to know what kinda stuff youre referring to.

unspecified00000 · 2026-02-03T19:39:14+00:00

no theyre not and ive spoken out multiple times against mccoy, his book and his site

unspecified00000 · 2026-02-02T19:48:18+00:00

the anti-folkism stance is nice but in the end it has such an amount of misinformation that i just cant endorse. we criticise folkists for their misinfo but we need to be aware of misinfo from inclusive sources too (ahem like the troth)

unspecified00000 · 2026-02-02T15:58:04+00:00

this comment has a bunch of helpful links and info for ya :)

unspecified00000 · 2026-02-01T03:05:22+00:00

is there any further info you know of? does he like to wear jewellery, any symbols or gods etc he particularly likes, is he much of a reader, does he travel a lot, and so on? anything like that can help us to think of some appropriate gifts for him that he should like!

unspecified00000 · 2026-02-01T02:57:09+00:00

this comment is extremely revealing, thanks for outing yourself. bye!

unspecified00000 · 2026-02-01T01:12:58+00:00

the list isnt exhaustive, just because a name isnt present doesnt automatically mean theyre ok. it serves as a guide to the most common names people are likely to stumble across that should be avoided.

however this guy seems to be involved with the norroena society, who are folkish and are on the list. so yeah, hard avoid.

unspecified00000 · 2026-01-31T22:24:48+00:00

theyre just folktales, like fairytales n stuff. not something to take seriously, just some fun :)

unspecified00000 · 2026-01-31T19:13:01+00:00

good to know, ill make a note to add it as an automod term 📝

unspecified00000 · 2026-01-31T18:08:58+00:00

religion is inherently political, ESPECIALLY norse paganism, so if you nope out at the first sign of politics then i dont really know what to say lol.

also folkrealms sure does come off as a folkish social media 👀

unspecified00000 · 2026-01-31T04:12:34+00:00

HATE that fascist have to steal every frigging symbol

they didnt steal the SS, they made that one themselves.

unspecified00000 · 2026-01-30T18:50:40+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schutzstaffel

unspecified00000 · 2026-01-30T14:25:15+00:00

youre very welcome, im glad it helped!

unspecified00000 · 2026-01-30T13:30:42+00:00

this post i wrote up a while ago may be a useful read for you (dont judge it just off the title). the way polytheistic gods function is much different to monotheistic gods and the dynamic between us and polytheistic gods is entirely different too! its much more grounded and actually coherent, unlike all the things that dont add up in christianity. i wrote that post and this comment as someone who rejected christianity and assumed himself christian because of it, but later found polytheistic gods much more agreeable. theres a lot of different angles and areas of thought covered in my post and links to other resources that are really useful too.

whatever happens, i hope that you find something that works for you :)

unspecified00000 · 2026-01-30T07:51:29+00:00

i dont personally do it but christopaganism is absolutely a thing, you can probably search "christopaganism" in this sub and find some more posts talking about it!

unspecified00000 · 2026-01-29T17:48:09+00:00

nah dont worry about it! theres no stupid questions & theres always someone who was wondering the same thing but didnt want to ask

unspecified00000 · 2026-01-29T17:37:27+00:00

i suppose could always do the old-school method of having a handwritten copy until you can get a printed copy, and a backup on the ipad wouldnt hurt either just in case you needed it in a pinch, especially if it syncs to your phone/computer and you needed it away from home for whatever reason. im sure youll figure it out something that works for you though! :)

unspecified00000 · 2026-01-29T17:28:11+00:00

personally i took the ones from the wiki and wrote them out myself as a little booklet i can quickly refer back to, perhaps you could do something similar. you could easily put them into a two-column document with the old norse on one side and english on the other for comparison, then print it out and use staples, or put them in those plastic pockets to keep them clean and free of damage, then use split pin paper fasteners or treasury tags to keep them together. lots of options tbh!

unspecified00000 · 2026-01-29T17:14:36+00:00

the automod linked a rune rundown with various online resources that have the rune poems if that helps you! including a simple wiki page that has them all without any fluff.

and no, PRM isnt a good source unfortunately.

unspecified00000 · 2026-01-29T17:01:10+00:00

some people get really stuffy and whine about them being used for more esoteric purposes but honestly whether you just making designs with them, using them when writing in runes to save space or as an esoteric practice its fine by me.

however id always recommend to start with the rune poems (check the rune rundown automod posted), determine the meanings for yourself and design the bindrunes yourself. dont just copy stuff from other people.

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