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  1. DanishCrow

    Is Modesty Dead in America?

    I jest, I jest :) Never lost my edge. I was trying to explain to OP that there isn't more hedonism around in this age, just that they forgot what it's like to be young.
  2. DanishCrow

    Why learn about other faiths?

    As a norse heathen polytheist, I have a suspicion that all gods flow from the same wellspring. We say Urd, the hindu say Brahman, to christians it is the Godhead - essentially, I consider other religious experiences just as valid as my own, even though I cannot change from the one that speaks to...
  3. DanishCrow

    What does the Bible say about rape leading to marriage?

    Black Hawk Down put it best: There must be a lot of outstanding goat debt.
  4. DanishCrow

    Rumble Rumble

    Hear this: Have you got anything to lose? I'd start worshipping Agung, maybe sacrifice some fruits and sweets, propitiate the old mountain with wild abandon. If the worst happens, you're dead anyway. If you become friends, Agung will eat your enemy instead.
  5. DanishCrow

    Is Modesty Dead in America?

    I'm assuming you mean the second definition of "propriety in dress, speech, or conduct", in which case, go **** yourself. If you're still with me, I apologize, but recognizing that people act out, stick in the mud or become so different from the herd of the humanity, doesn't really mean that...
  6. DanishCrow

    The Soul in Heathen Belief

    My point is that while we clearly have to base our practice on some sort of source material, said source material is, without fail, inconclusive and hard to interpret and so, claiming that one interpretation is more heathen than the other is a good way to play the fool.
  7. DanishCrow

    Let's share everyday heathen rituals we know or have seen!

    It stores electromagnetic energy, which could easily be registered (if not fully understood) by a prehistoric shaman. Many american legends explain that the largest quartz stones were pillars of the universe, you threw them against the ground, and if the gods heard you, the world kept turning -...
  8. DanishCrow

    Let's share everyday heathen rituals we know or have seen!

    Well, the practice of using crystals for various energy work as we most often hear about it, is really new (late 1800s I believe), but quartz is used by animist magic workers to gain power, and have been for thousands of years. Considering that inuit, peruvian and korean shamans use them for the...
  9. DanishCrow

    Let's share everyday heathen rituals we know or have seen!

    Indeed, and Njord.
  10. DanishCrow

    Reconstructionist Study via Genetic Ancestry

    even if we assume genetics matter (they don't, IMO), you have 42% 'western european'. This says germanic/norse/slavic paganism to me. Do you know where your family comes from? If you feel aided by that link to your ancestors, perhaps you could visit the natural areas of that region and...
  11. DanishCrow

    Let's share everyday heathen rituals we know or have seen!

    Missed this one, apparently :eek: Really? Use of stones (and rock quartz in particular) as a source of power predates agriculture, let alone christianity! Particularly in the Americas, rock crystals have seen spiritual use for at least 2000 years. I've worked with both a Peruvian and a...
  12. DanishCrow

    The Gods: Real or Archetypes?

    Well, I have experienced the gods, and so I am biased - but I would be given to think that, for instance, atheists and others without a direct connection to the spiritual could be drawn to pagan archetypes because they are old as time itself and offer what is needed to get by in life.
  13. DanishCrow

    Global warming basics.

    You must be American. Look up Levellers, anabaptists, catholic worker movement, Godwin, Tolstoy etc. etc. etc.
  14. DanishCrow

    The Gods: Real or Archetypes?

    Most heathen reconstructionist organizations allow a wide leeway in interpreting what the gods mean. Here in Denmark we have atheists who see the gods as Jungian archetypes who can be emulated on the far side, and people who go full-on anti-modern literalist at the other far side. Most fall in...
  15. DanishCrow

    Violence in Eastern religions

    Thank you! It's not common among norse heathens, but I'm privileged enough to take a Religion 102 course on the side, where hinduism is on the curriculum. It's really interesting how many parallels can be drawn to my own germanic-nordic sagas in the vedas, puranas and gitas, but perhaps that is...
  16. DanishCrow

    Difference Between Church and Star Trek?

    I heartily agree! Storytelling is one of the most, if not the most important tools for understanding our own being and that of others. Literature and movies all potentially move us like spirituality can, because they were created by people who had visions. Prior to organized religion, hero...
  17. DanishCrow

    Runes - Where to Start?

    You're welcome! I take my cues from the eddas, which explicitly say that people used them to work all kinds of magic. We know, for instance, that after the christianization of Iceland, having runes in your possession would brand you as a sorceror! If you want to talk runes again, we'll be here :)
  18. DanishCrow

    Woman slams airline for calling her "Miss" instead of Doctor.

    Wholly lot sexist manbabies in here. Yeah, she's arrogant, but a man of the same disposition would have gotten a written apology and a couple FF miles from the airline by way of compensation.
  19. DanishCrow

    The Soul in Heathen Belief

    Guys, this is the RECONSTRUCTIONIST HEATHEN forum. Fight all you like, fact of the matter is that our last priests died over a thousand years ago, and we have bits and pieces of ancient poetry to go on. The rest is something we're making up. If ever the question is "did historical sources...
  20. DanishCrow

    Runes - Where to Start?

    Yes, avoid any and all books on the subject of "rune magic", rune associations and rune interpretation. 99% is horse**** made up out of whole cloth by new agers. On the other hand, strictly archeological works are good, as are factual studies on how the runes where used as a writing system. If...
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