Living
New Year’s Thorns
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“I had big plans on New Year’s Eve,” writes Eric O. Scott. “Not as in going out to parties, but to make commitments, set my intentions, commune with the gods. You know: Witch Stuff.”
Arts & Culture
“Becoming the Sea” surveys the sublime
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Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott visits the current exhibition at the St. Louis Art Museum, “Anselm Kiefer: Becoming the Sea,” the first American retrospective of the German artist in 20 years.
Arts & Culture
Nexion’s “Sundrung” is a tantalizing sonic apocalypse
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“Sundrung oozes a sort of dark mysticism which can only stem from a deep understanding of Old Nordic lore,” writes Lyonel Perabo of the new album by Icelandic heavy metal band Nexion.
Book Reviews
Looking back at the best Heathen reads of 2024
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Lyonel Perabo looks back at four works of interest to Heathens from last year, including The Fool’s Mirror from Troll Cat Press; The Elder Futhark from Hyldyr; the first volume of the International Journal for Heathen Research; and Sif Brookes’s Valkyrjur, Servant or Master?.
Culture
Reassembled Svingerud Stone Reveals Layers of Early Runic Inscriptions
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Research published in February 2025 examines the Svingerud Stone, a runestone uncovered in a Norwegian grave site, appears to be the earliest known written depiction of the Proto-Norse language. The researchers say the discovery provides new insights into the origins of runic writing.