Making the Norse Tradition Monotheistic...GET REAL...

So this is a rant. I don't expect others to agree with me, or even like some of my opinions. That's the disclaimer...lol.

I am about sick of this new trend I have noticed within Asatru and Odinism or whatever you call it, to try and make Odin the end all and be all of the Northern pagan mythology. It seems like everyday I am confronted with something or another essay or personal opinion attempting to convince me that Odin is the most important or most powerful of all the Gods.

I can understand this perspective, if one is an Odinist, naturally Odin himself is going to be your focus. Go for it, that's your personal faith, it's not my place to say what is right or wrong for another. If you are Asatru, I can understand your focus on Odin to a lesser extent. This is not what bothers me. A person's personal deity or patron, that is fine and IMO, healthy even.

What irritates me is that it seems like many of those dedicated to Odin are dead set on negating the lore of any other Gods simply for the sake of making Odin an almost monotheistic focus for their faith. Why? This is a pagan mythology!

What irritates me in these perspectives is that much of those I read do not mention the Vanic contributions to Odin's power and knowledge, especially that of Freyja. I see so many discussions of Odin, especially in relation to Runecraft, that give not a mention of her contribution to Odin's magical education so to speak.

What really boils my blood is when I read some recent posts online that in essence compare Freyr to Odin or even those who go so far to say Freyr is simply an aspect of Odin himself. For all purposes, this perspective is repulsive, disgusting, and utterly offensive to me on a personal level. To have one of my own Gods compared to Odin is like bile in my throat. I can't help it, it may not reflect the opinions of most, but it literally makes me ill.

I have worked with Freyr for a good while now. In my own experience, there is no comparison between the beauty that is Freyr and the whatever Odin is. Yes, there are some vague connections between them. One can find the same connections between Odin and many other Gods, yet I have yet to read anyone claim that Thor is actually an aspect of Odin, or Tyr is simply and elder cognate of Odin. Why Freyr?

In my humble opinion, this type of "research" is simply an underhanded attempt to (yet again) deny or negate the power of the Vanic Gods in favor of the Aesir Gods. It has come to the point that even the most scholarly and thought provoking research into comparison is tainted for me. It still reflects to my mind the need for many to continue to strive toward the fallacy of monotheism, even within supposedly pagan or polytheistic belief systems.

In a few choice words, I am sick of this shit...