We perhaps cannot be certain who our ancient Heathen ancestors held more important. Whether it was the worship of Ése (Æsir) and Wen (Vanir) or worship of the ancestors we cannot be fully aware. In a recent discussion with Brian Alderman, we touched...

I have probably written a dozen articles and posts on faining or as Asatruar call it blot (taken from Old Norse and Old English blót), and each time I find a way to improve on what I have written before. In Theodism, blot is reserved for blood...

Most are familiar with blót or faining which although covered by dozens of Heathen writers always looks almost the same. What most do not realize is there is an alternative to that outline, one which is more flexible in its usages. The Æcer Bót (also...

Modern Heathenry has seen its share of disagreements. Often they rip Heathen communities apart. There is never any real winner in such disagreements. They damage the community in ways we readily do not see. From the Troth Wars of the ’90s to the in...

In ancient Heathenry, land wights were worshiped at water falls, boulders, trees, and other things of beauty in nature. When I was on the farm, I had plenty of places to leave land wight offerings. There was the big hill at the back of the place. Then...