Wane Wyrds

My Own Altar with Offerings One of the first questions people ask when they begin working with a particular God or Goddess is how to offer to them. Virtually ever forum I have been in, someone at one time or another has asked this question, "What offerings are good for (insert God/Goddess name)." Inevitably what follows are list of foods, drinks, crystals, incense types, etc. that are either mythologically inspired or have been found to be personally relevant to the particular divinity through upg. I myself have answered this question just as many times as another, with a list of materials and matter I found to have been well received. This in itself to me is not a problem, if we are able, I cannot see any reason we should not invest in the Gods which help and guide us through our journey of life. However, sometimes I think that our focus on the material aspect of offering is skewed by our lifestyle in the first world. We hear the word offering or gift, and our mind sw...

In my work with Freyja, I have spoken with, studied, and been exposed to many groups and individuals who follow modern day heathen paths, such as Asatru, Vanatru, Northern Traditions, etc. Like any spiritual path or religion, there is a wide variety of folk, and a diversity of viewpoints. In my experience, the large majority are wonderfully intelligent, eloquent, and open-minded. What irritates me the most about modern day heathenism is that there is a small minority of those involved who seem to have a very negative viewpoint about any type of activity or practice or even thought process that is not in line with there own simpleminded views. Yesterday I was reading a group discussion in which a heathen individual dedicated to Thor asserted that the idea of "seigr" or victory, was the be all and end all of traditional heathen virtues...I did not respond to this discussion for obvious reasons, but I did take interest in this individuals particular view of what it means to be...