Paganism
Column: Wheel in the Sky
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When a wild thunderstorm strikes Chicago at the exact moment of the summer solstice, Karl Seigfried is reminded of the power of a mythopoetic understanding of the natural world.
Paganism
Column: Ritual in the Coronavirus Age
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Karl E.H. Seigfried examines how, by looking at the root meanings of the Old Norse word “blót,” Heathens can create meaningful distanced ceremonies during the pandemic.
Arjuna
Column: The Left Eye of Odin (or Right)
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Which eye did Odin lose, exactly? Karl Seigfried takes this and other overly-literal questions as a jumping-off point for an exploration of Pagan theology, including a comparison with the Bhagavad Gita that demonstrates why gods take on familiar shapes to become comprehensible to human eyes.
Culture
Column: Jormungandr
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Luke Babb plays Sony’s God of War and experiences the divine power of the jotnar of Norse mythology.
Paganism
Opinion: Of Baptists and Pagans
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Karl E.H. Seigfried reflects on the role of the relationship between politics and refuge in contemporary Pagan religions.