Paganism
Column: Bloody Dreams and Blue Giants
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Despite all their violently macho bravado, even the gods have empathy.
Heathen
Column: Innangard and Utangard – Problematic Roots of Heathen Dualism
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Karl E.H. Seigfried explores the linguistic roots of the Heathen concepts of “innangard” and “utangard,” and traces their modern conception back to the völkisch scholar Vilhelm Grønbech.
applicability
Column: Thor at Midsummer
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Karl E. H. Seigfried celebrates Midsummer by honoring Thor, especially in his role as a guardian and creator of community.
Paganism
Column: Ásatrú Ritual and Climate Change Ethics, Part Two
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This is part two of a two part series. Click here to read part one. Transtemporal Care
The Ásatrú practice of blót builds a concept of care in three temporal directions: sideways, backward, and forward. The ritual life of the religion nurtures a sense of both intra- and intergenerational solidarity. The sideways relationship exists between current practitioners.
Paganism
Column: Tyr and the Wolf in Today’s World
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The story of Tyr’s binding of the wolf Fenrir is the only surviving myth of a god who must have once been a major figure in Germanic religion. Today, there are two popular readings of the role of the wolf that place twenty-first century identity politics over a deep understanding of the mythic figure itself. After examining the myth and the variant interpretations, maybe we can agree on a reading that is both historical and contemporary.