Polytheist Deities in Stockholm (Part 2)

Seen at the Nationalmuseum But my personal favourite is this sculpture of Hermaphroditos, Deity of intersex and gender-variant people:

10 misconceptions about spirit marriage

In this post, I’d like to address some of the misconceptions surrounding spirit marriage and Godspousing. They are, in no particular order: 1. It’s a new concept/was invented on Tumblr. Marriage to Deities and spirits have a long history in many spiritual traditions. From Catholicism and Vodou in the West to Shinto and Hinduism in

Spirit Marriage: What it is

Marriage has looked in many different ways throughout cultures and history. It has been between people of the same or another gender, between two people or more, consensual or forced, for love or pragmatic or even political reasons. People have married objects, monuments, and holograms. And in France, you can even be allowed, under certain

Finally writing about spirit marriage

Ages ago, I mentioned in a post that I was planning on writing about the topic of spirit marriage, but I still haven’t yet. It’s not because I changed my mind; boring old procrastination is mostly to blame, as well as my neurodivergent brain lacking a sense of time. But I’m finally getting around to

Some recent and fascinating Norse archaeological finds

There have been some very interesting archaeological finds related to the Norse faith recently. One of them is this golden disc found during an excavation in Denmark: This one is particularly important as it has the oldest known runic inscription mentioning Odin. The runes state: ”He is Odin’s man”, likely referencing a ruler of some

What is the oldest known depiction of Thor?

Januari is a month when many Heathens pay extra tribute to Thor. In pre-Christian Northern Europe, mid-january would be the traditional time for Yule and blóts were often held in honour of the Deities of the season, among which is Thor. The Yuletide often ended with a feast and a blót to Him. And since

Fun fact: Dylan Sprouse is a Heathen

I was mindlessly scrolling social media, as I far too often do, when I stumbled across a video mentioning that Dylan Sprouse, former Disney Channel child star, now runs a mead brewery. I noticed that he was wearing a Thor’s hammer in the photo. Curious, I did some web searching and learned that he’s been

Happy Winter Solstice!

Now the longest night of the year has begun. While Sunna was still visible in the sky, I made a small offering of herbal tea and one of the cookies I made especially for the occasion, using the same recipe I did a few days ago. I just substituted the cacao for 0.5 dl (0.2

Obsessed with this song: Raven brings runes

The Nordic Animism channel (which you should definitely follow!) released a music video on Sunday. Raven brings runes is the result of the collaborations between different artists and speaks of the connection between humans and humanity and nature. Such an important message in our time:

Why do nazis love wearing Thor’s hammer?

It recently came out that yet another politician from the far-right Sweden Democrats has ties to a neo-nazi group. This time it was Rebecca Ädel, an elected official from Nynäshamn, who was revealed to have been active in the Nordic Resistance Movement. Not only that, but she was a columnist on their website. While I