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Today is tomorrow
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Howdy there Heathens (and anyone else reading this)! We find ourselves at the last Tyr’s day of the (standard) year! For many of us this is the 8th day of yule – for others Yule may not have started, and others may not even do Yule things – its all good however you Heathen (unless […]
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Hello fellow Heathens! So today I’m posting a total cop out for a post. I often forget what day it is and rarely write these posts too far in advance. As in I write them the morning of usually. Well today is Tyrsday, and I wasn’t paying attention to this fact. Let’s do this in […]
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We Can't Tell You How to Heathen
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When we look at the lore, we can see that the ancestors had a bit of a fatalistic philosophy of life. What does that mean? It means they held a belief that one could not escape their fate. We touched on that last week with the discussion of drengr. Because there was a commonly held […]
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This week to honor Tyr I will be using this spot to share some wisdom – hopefully – and to elicit some conversation. The ancestors had a word for those you were honorable, brave, and acted with integrity in the face of death and danger – drengr. Most of us are familiar with the concept […]
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The decision was foregone – he had to sacrifice his hand to the greater good.
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We often associate Tyr with honor. We see him as being an honorable deity because he is seen as having done the right thing for the right reasons. He acted for the greater good when he sacrificed his sword hand to contain the (potential) destruction that Fenrir was foreseen to cause. Was it the right […]
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Gebo is difficult to define because it really is more of a feeling than a word. Some words that come to mind would be love, gifts, and purpose. Love, in this context, is the plutonic love of our fellow humans that is unconditional when expressed towards humanity but doesn’t apply to every individual. Gifts, as […]
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This quote is not from our lore but it resonates with me, especially during this time of the year. The lessening of the daylight hours always brings to mind my own mortality and I often find myself reflecting on and contemplating both the memories and the future plans. This quote from an ancient Roman philosopher […]