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Anonymous asked:
Hi! Thank you for being so direct about your zero tolerance policy with Nazis and other racists! Do you have any tips for how to avoid the racists (vs. people genuinely interested in Norse culture and history) without wading through and exposing yourself to their disgusting content or relying on conscientious people like yourself to call them out? Thanks!
Obviously, avoid anyone who writes about a “Su pe rior Whi t e Rac e” or “Wh ite G eno cide”. Just tell a nazi to fuck off in the hellhole they crawled up from and block them. They’re scum, living without any real purpose.Avoid the coded “fourteen words” and 88, and all the other obvious nazi signs. A blog of only WWII uniforms + generic viking tattoos is usually not a promising combo either.
If someone says they’re interested in viking history mostly because of the following, you’re usually on pretty clear waters: stories, world mythology in general, clothes & crafts, geography, history of trade, fantasy literature (Tolkien etc.), art aesthetics (celtic & viking carvings are easy to link to art nouveau), cultural history, Nordic languages. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to learn more about foreign cultures and histories. On their own these are safe foundations for interest in vikings.
Some other words and phrases that you can be cautious of. These are not as immediate as outright nazi signs, and some people might use them carelessly, but usually they’re pretty telling.
Heritage.
There’s nothing wrong with learning of Nordic family history and deciding to look into viking myths because of that, but if someone says that heritage is their main motivation to learn, then they’re usually only interested in a very narrow view of a very narrow time period to boost their own napoleon complex. Even worse if written as “Norse heritage”, because I can assure you, there are no “Norse” settlers in modern American population pool. There are Nordic, sure, and Norwegian, yes, but Norse means vikings and there were no vikings in Scandinavia when the greatest emigrations of the 19th century happened.
Honouring ancestors.
Again, technically nothing wrong with that. But if someone proclaims this to be their number 1 reason to look into Norse mythology and viking history, it usually means skipping a thousand years of ancestors that came after that. Each generation has their own values and traditions, none inherently “purer” than the other. This is often a pick-and-choose habit of those who are really only interested in their own ego and racism, not actual family history.
Traditionalist.
Falls into the same category as ancestors - “tradition” here usually equals a made-up “white tradition” with little to no place in real historical periods. Often in an attempt to state that Modern American White Christian values are the same values that a 1730s Swedish farmer, 1330s Spanish craftsmaker or 1000s British fisher-shepherd would have sported. And that’s just not how cultures work.
Commie / communist.
American political field easily groups everything “not-right-wing” straight into “communism”, so this can also be a result of careless use. It still makes me very uncomfortable, because true communism was and still is and has always been an authoritarian racist movement. In Northern and Eastern Europe, Stalin’s communism was equally responsible for tyranny and state control as Hitler & Mussolini’s fascism. Soviet politics were equally responsible for prison camps, ethnic cleansing, antisemitism and minority discrimination as the Nazi party. (Check for example Estonian & Baltic history.) The saying “Siberia will teach” didn’t spring up from nothing around the Baltic Sea.The Nordic countries as they are right now are very centre/left-wing compared to American politics and economy, but that’s because America is so far-right in economical views compared to Europe. Nordic social democracy is not communism, green-left-liberalism is not communism, antifascism is not communism. And they can still oppose nazis loudly.
If anyone has any other tips, feel free to reblog and add your own tactics for shunning nazis.
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Some words I didn’t remember earlier:
Folkish heathen. Or really, combined with any of the above. Definitely stay away from these ones and don’t believe them. This means the same as racial purist / race war advocate / “saving white women and children from extinction”.
Odinist, as someone mentioned in the replies, this VERY rarely actually means “I like democracy and wisdom” but instead translates to “I’m a fucking superb white alpha male with a bag full of inferiority complexes and the rest of the world can die because I feel threatened by it”.
Freyfaxi/FreyFest/Lammas/Lughnassadh
With the harvest festival this evening, I thought I would share some information I have found online and in books.
Even though many of us are no longer farmers, we still depend on the land for all that we are,even if you don’t always realize it. Maybe we do not depend on it directly but most of us go to the grocery store and buy things that have come from the fields. This is a time to…
“Remember what Bilbo used to say: It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.”
Lughnasadh 101: A Guide
Autumn draws near and with it, comes Lughnasadh.
Lughnasadh, pronounced “LOO-nah-sah” and known also as Lammas, is a Celtic festival that occurs from the 31st of July through into the 1st of August. It was observed fervently throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man and marks the beginning of the harvest season.
Also called: Lúnasa (modern Irish), Lùnastal (Scottish Gaelic), Luanistyn (Manx Gaelic).
Lughnasadh is the celebration and ritual of the first harvest of fruit, wheat, and grain. This festival both acknowledges and celebrates the waning of light - Lughnasadh is the initiation of Winter preparation.
It is named for Lugh Lámhfada. and is in honour of his step-mother, Tailtiu who perished of exhaustion after clearing the fields of Ireland ready to be planted, sowed and seeded. Lughnasadh was originally a set of rituals, gatherings and funerary games (named Tailteann Games, or Áenach Tailteann) in honour of Tailtiu’s death and sacrifice.
Some Symbols of Lughnasadh:
- Wheat
- Corn
- Barely
- Oats
- Onions
- Grapes
- Straw dolls/straw bales
- Corn dolls
- Wood
- Tarot (strength)
- Runes (Eihwaz)
The Colours of Lughnasadh:
- Yellow
- Orange
- Red
- Violet
- Dark green
- Brown
The Stones & Crystals of Lughnasadh:
- Carnelian
- Cat’s Eye
- Citrine
- Marble
- Sale
- Granite
- Lodestone
The Herbs of Lughnasadh:
- Heather
- Blackberry
- Rose
- Sandalwood
- Goldenrod
Important/Celebrated Foods of Lughnasadh:
- Bread
- Apples
- Corn
- Beer/Ale/Mead
- Grapes
- Onions
- Apricot
- Pear
Activities to be done during Lughnasadh:
Baking/Cooking: Sharing food is a good thing to do with each sabbat, especially those with agricultural ties. If you incorporate seasonal foods, and foods associated with the sabbat itself, it can be seen as an offering or as being done in honour of what you’re celebrating.
Take some time to enjoy nature: Lughnasadh is a time when the seasons are changing, so take this time to walk and enjoy the last that summer has to offer. Collect things whilst you walk to put on your altar if you have one.
Construct an altar: if this is something you do, decorate your altar with some of the items mentioned in the list above. If you’re pagan and have a deity who corresponds with this holiday, leave an offering on your altar. In Lugh’s case, he is a god known for his skills in craftmanship and His ability to turn His hand to anything. He is also known for playing the harp, so anything you have crafted or that has taken skill to create will be well received by Him.
Decorate your home: if you like, small decor changes can really get you in the mood and act as a celebratory act.
Bonfires: Invite friends and/or family to a bonfire. Not only is Lughnasadh a celebration of waning light and of the god Lugh, it is a celebration of fire. Share plans to remove negative habits or influences from your life with your loved ones, burn representatives of negativity, drink to future prosperity and toast to Lugh. Light a candle and do the same, if you are not yet an outed witch.
Craft: as mentioned before, Lugh is a god of craft and skill. Make something! Finish a project you’ve been putting off! If you don’t want to do something in Lugh’s name, you can make dolls out of corn (a very traditional activity) and they can be left on an altar if you have one, used as decoration or turned into a poppet.
Acts of athelticism: The funerary games of Lughnasadh were its primary reason for creation. To honour this, you can do something on a small scale, such as jogging or yoga, or going to the gym, if you are able.
Trading: Bake some bread and give it to your friends/family/coven in exchange for herbs, or some canldes! That’s just an idea. but you get the gist of it. Lots of trading took place at historic Lughnasadh celebrations, as they assembly for this season festival was always large.
Feasting: Ties into the baking/cooking aspect, but using things that come from the first harvest is a good way to honour Lughnasadh and Tailtiu.
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Sacred Place of Worship A beautiful ring of trees near my house that I have plans for to be my permanent sacred place for myself and groups. It has such a peaceful feeling with the birds chirping and the Sunna high in the sky.
Long Time Away
I have recently moved to a house in the mountains. Back to studying, practicing, and sharing.
Midsummer Ritual
a ritual for the midnight sun, observing the summer solstice, and celebrating the new growing life around you and the growth you have made yourself.
🌿 perform ritual at midnight preferably on a full moon
☀️ make a campfire in a safe area (check the weather broadcast!), or alternatively light a white candle. have a bucket of water nearby just in case.
🌿 leave out an offering (food, drink, flowers) for the local spirits near the fire.
☀️ play music or sing and dance around the fire (naked is good). empty your mind and let there only be music.
🌿 speak a prayer to your ancestors. ask, if you have questions.
☀️ Listen to the sounds of nature in silence.
🌿 put off the fire before leaving the spot.
A good general celebration like it.
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Phone wallpapers // Gods and modern issues
The other day I got a worried person asking “why I bring politics into this” and why I am “not going to give an apology” to them because I don’t tolerate racism, xenophobia or misogyny. It was… the clumsiest attempt at emotional manipulation I’ve yet faced. I really hope that Nazis and their friends learn to read some day, because I think I do have it written down on this blog in several places that hey, fuck off.
These are from me to you, use as phone backgrounds if you want to! Click on them on my blog or reblog them to your own (I would appreciate it if you use any!) to get the full-size pictures.
1 TYR - 2 SKADI
3 ODIN - 4 FREYJA
5 LOKI - 6 IDUN
Little descriptions under the cut.
These are FABULOUS!
The text in the pictures uses thurisaz ᚦ (‘th’ as in ‘Thor’) where it should be dagaz ᛞ (‘d’ as in ‘dog’ or ‘th’ as in ‘them’), but who cares (other than grammar snobs) because the OP
a) Depicts Loki based on the Snaptun stone.
b) Basically portrays Skadi as Daenerys Targaryen.
c) Is just overall awesome. Right wing side of Heathenism, you got served.
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Reblogging this comment because I’ve got many similar notes on this topic:
The runic script I use is Younger Fuþark! It is the actual Viking Age (700-1000) script used in the North, and Elder fuþark was used much earlier. The amount of letters dropped significantly during the shift, and Younger Fuþark didn’t separate between the sounds that are modern eth, thorn and d, because the order only includes one letter (Thurs) to cover all three sounds. B & P were both also covered by Bjarkan and K & G both with Kaun.
But other than that thank you so much!
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