On Sacrifice
I came across a comment by Celsus, a Pagan critic of Christianity who wrote c. 200 CE, about the need for sacrifice, and I thought it was very well put. Speaking of the Christian refusal to make...
View ArticleBlot
How do Heathens celebrate their religion? They blót. Pronounced “Bloat”. Literally, “sacrifice” with an original meaning probably of “strengthen the god”[1] but often (unfortunately) taken to mean...
View ArticleSpatial Dimensions of the Blót
Where were rituals conducted and what times were deemed appropriate? As in all other matters we are limited in our knowledge due to the spotty nature of the historical record and it is impossible to...
View ArticleAnimal Sacrifice
This has already spawned a great deal of controversy. Even in principle, animal rights activists oppose it, but in polytheistic religions, blood sacrifice is the highest form of sacrifice. We are...
View ArticleThanksgiving is for Heathens Too
here is nothing un-Heathen about Thanksgiving. Giving thanks is as old as time itself, since the first humans looked to the inhabitants of the Otherworld, or of the heavens, or of the forests and rocks...
View ArticleFrom hlautbolli to Chocolate Bowl
Since my family is very fond of chocolate, our hlautbolli, or blood bowl has become a chocolate bowl, a repository of chocolate Easter eggs
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