Alligator Loki
Opinion: Marvel’s “Loki” in a Religious Context
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The popularity of Tom Hiddleston’s portrayal of Marvel’s Loki is often dismissed in Heathen circles, but Luke Babb argues that pop culture is a legitimate entry into Heathenry.
Paganism
Review: A Cauldron Overflowing with Sacred Knowledge – “Our Troth” vol. 2
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Lyonel Perabo reviews the newly published second volume of Our Troth, which covers Heathen deities, spirits, and other mythological figures.
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.