[Open Post] Heathen Open Post
Mar. 29th, 2025 09:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jprussellHowdy,
So, I'm looking to strengthen some connections among Ecosophia-adjacent Heathens, and an easy first step seemed to be a regular open post here on my dreamwidth.
A few ground rules:
Otherwise, welcome, and kindly say hello!
So, I'm looking to strengthen some connections among Ecosophia-adjacent Heathens, and an easy first step seemed to be a regular open post here on my dreamwidth.
A few ground rules:
- The overall goal here is for folks interested in Heathenry to meet, share resources, and so forth. So, even though I won't draw a hard line on "on-topic" against "off-topic," it would be best if posts have something to do with Germanic/Northern European polytheism, whether ancient or modern.
- Let's keep things civil. Disagreement is welcome, but insults, rudeness, and attacks are not.
- I don't expect enough traffic to need to put a hard limit on when this post will be open, but once the next open post goes up, please post any new discussions there.
Otherwise, welcome, and kindly say hello!
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Date: 2025-04-01 04:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-04-01 06:58 pm (UTC)My approach is just to do what seems right for me and to offer it as an example to others, and to see where that goes, but I'd love to hear what others think.
Cheers,
Jeff
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Date: 2025-04-02 12:54 pm (UTC)Yeah, as one of those, I still feel modern Heathenry seems to fit very well with North America and American culture. And of course the foundation of American culture is still Germanic, even if it's arguably becoming less so as time goes on. On the other hand, I do think there's something to be said for practicing Heathenry in the same lands where it was practiced a thousand years ago. Like I said in an above comment, there's not much left of the Norse in modern Norwegian culture. At the same time, though...maybe it's wishful thinking, but you can find traces if you look. A drive through the landscape around me takes me through places named after Heathen gods that were most likely worshipped there, for instance. I've been to old grave mounds and hill forts in the vicinity. And again, if JMG is right at all that the landscape itself can shape culture and religion, well, that's still there (if increasingly defaced with wind turbines and clear-cuts, sadly).
On a side note, I actually do feel some pull towards the Mesoamerican pantheon, and that whole culture area in general. I'd almost go so far as to say they're the ones I'd be most likely to actively try to worship other than the Germanic ones, even if it'd also feel strange. Still, that whole complex of civilizations fascinates me to no end. Maybe part of it is simple exoticism, but I suspect not all.