How to Celebrate Yule on Your Own

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Loving all the messages of well-wishes, and yule-blessings! Thank you everyone who keeps this community, and channel a positive place to talk about the gods ❤

[@Ladyrosethewitch]

As a Norse pagan living far away from any pagan community, with no pagan family members/friends, I really appreciate this video. I do celebrate Yule alone every year. Happy Yule to all my fellow pagans! :)

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Happy Jol to you too! :)

[@earthquakemagoon2505]

HAPPY YULE to you to Rose! Skal!

[@amandadelaney4789]

Happy Yule!

[@youcancallmeseptember8046]

Happy yule to you too!

[@kevinspaganjourney2593]

Happy Yule!

[@angelofdeath3192]

I became a Norse pagan about a week ago, best time to convert I guess😅 although now I have to celebrate on my own because none of my family or my girlfriends family know of my faith. So thank you Jacob for the great timing and also for showing me this faith and how beautiful it is!✊

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Happy Yule to you!

[@VoodooViking]

Oh yes welcome to the club. 😆 my family’s south Louisiana Catholic. And can’t tolerate much of anything non Catholic. My significant other has her own family(poly relationship) and she’s pagan but her family is doing their own thing. So I’m left unsupervised with my mead and a shotgun with dragon breath rounds. And a prime rib with big fire. And it’s supposed to be cold this time around.

[@erikhoff5010]

Actually, you have always been a Heathen, it just finally came to the fire. Be sure to do the ritual of Becoming, and speak to our Gods as you swear off the christian influences and their dominating control of your being. The Rune Gild has a specific ritual for this procedure and so does Dr. Stephen Flowers. Skal, my brother! Welcome Back!

[@Catia81]

@@TheWisdomOfOdin Happy Yule to to too. Skål

[@Krystaline_music]

Eh, raised catholic and live in Tennessee, been a norse pagan for a year and a half now. Still hated by Tennesseans either way 😎 Skål and happy Yule!

[@Krystaline_music]

Staying up tonight in my Hygge'd out room. Orange LEDs, warm tea, relaxing music, Danes got I figured out fr. Skål!

[@robertseaburg67]

Oh and p.s, for all those who feel they will be celebrating yule alone? You are NOT alone, as you celebrate yule so will the large numbers of other celebrating this great time of year! You may not be with other pagens physically but you are with all of us spiritually! Blessed be everyone!!!

[@KneppwoodatHome]

As someone who had been a solitary Wiccan for over 30yrs…the call to Norse paganism can no longer be denied. And I’m so looking forward to attending an event soon. I’m thinking 2023 is my year, lol. Thank you so much for all you do for the community and such insightful content. Blessed Yule!!

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Thank you for keeping up with my videos, it means a lot!

[@jasonsterlingentertainment478]

Happy Yuletide!! Where my pagans at?

[@missalxrdz]

I'm a Pagan, too. Nobody else in my family or my circle of friends is so I mostly celebrate alone. Thank you for sharing and have a Blessed Yule.

[@libby5475]

Looking back, I think that I've allways had the call/yearning towards norse paganism but I didn't listen until a few months ago. This is my first time celebrating Yule. while I can't celebrate it with other pagans, my younger sister (who is Muslim) is celebrating/observing it with me tonight. Happy Yule to everyone!

[@jecicox7605]

Stones and bones. FINALLY! After years of never knowing what to ask for... Thanks for the idea!

[@mikeblei6870]

As a Germanic pagan I'm working on paganizing Sinterklaas and Christmas. Sinterklaas becomes Wodan again and Christmas becomes Yule. My wife doesn't come from a christian family, so it makes it easy to throw all christian stuff out the house ;)

[@ginafitzgerald5133]

Thank you for all your wonderful content. Have a blessed Yule.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

And happy yule to you!

[@irisallender6796]

i get so teary eyed looking at everybody spending time together and celebrating the gods. i can’t wait to go to my first gathering, it’s too long awaited. til ars ok frithar!

[@prudencethewitch140]

For Yule, I will be making my family's Norwegian Kringla cookie recipe. Yuletide blessings to all!

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

And good yule to you! ❄️

[@earthquakemagoon2505]

That sounds yummy!! I don't know what that cookie is so I looked it up and Mmmmm....!! Save one for me will ya'! HAPPY YULE! Skal!

[@driicey3541]

I have fully committed to being a heathen and I am loving it and with your videos I’m learning more and more everyday so thank you

[@jhafer5150]

I thank you for sharing your knowledge , and helping us newbies.

[@NegiTaiMetal011]

I may live in Southeast Asia, but all this Neopaganism is interesting to me, though I'm still new. I come to know the origins of Christmas and I like to experience as well as being fascinated with it's Scandinavian origins that I know not many know, especially when many mainly know of it's Christian version. I know I'll be celebrating Yule with feasts, family gatherings and other fun stuff here. Wherever we are, let's gather together. Skal! Merry Yule.

[@ripoutyourintestines5099]

This isn’t Neo Paganism, things like Blót is still used. Which is extremely ancient. Neo means new. None of this is new. Especially not for me I do self blót so I don’t need to cut open anyone else or any animals that are hard to find in the UK anyway.

[@Krystaline_music]

Oh yeah, wait until you find out why Santa Claus is red and white and gives "gifts" (magic mushrooms)

[@aj73379]

Blessed Yule to you Jacob! Thank you for another great year of content ☺️

[@deborahciabattoni4549]

Thanks for this Jacob. I am one of those who will be celebrating Yule on my own, yet Christmas with the family on the weekend. You reminded me of the offering that I will be doing at home tomorrow night honoring the Goddesses, especially Sigyn and Freyja. Lately I have found that when someone says Happy Holidays, I answer and a Good Yule to you as well. I have been getting favorable responses to it. Thanks again for this video. May you have the Blessings of Yule. Skål!

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa790]

So I decided to look up Yule as I am an eclectic Pagan running a group that I took up and it is that time of season. I usually do not celebrate Yule as an eclectic, but as many Pagans celebrate Yule it is my duty for the sake of the group to run such an event. This is the first video on Yule that came up. I did learn about how Heathen's do Yule. I even saw imagery of Heathens practicing it in a reconstructionist light, **together**, and I found that enlightening. I...won't say that I learned this because I already knew it, but I did hear about how some aspects of Christmas were brought over from ancient Germanic traditions, and thus in a home with Christians you can find a way to have similar winter-holiday decorations that will not conflict with the Christmas ones so much. What I didn't learn was how to celebrate it on my own. Should no one show up to my event, how would I go about it alone? If I had decided to celebrate it alone in my house that no one else lives in, how would I do that? The only thing I really heard was "contemplate on Odin and moms". You repeatedly mention family and friends. You showed clips of peoplee together. The title is wrong. This is "yule for beginners" or "how to start off yule small" or maybe "what is yule and how to celebrate when your family and friends aren't Pagan and you can't go to a Yule event". But the latter two imply that there's more advice to give, which wasn't really given. But that's okay, the video was still solid and well-written. I like the video and it is well done. I did learn from it. It's just that, as a loner, it didn't teach me how to do something alone at all. If anything it kind of emphasized the loneliness of a normally social holiday. That would have been even sadder if it was Christmas. I'm not asking you to change the title of the video or take it down or anything like that. I think for creativity, and history, and your own personal sake it should stay up (I generally don't like videos being removed). But...I didn't learn how to celebrate Yule alone.

[@heathersstories6765]

Savoring is the word of the day. I slow down and step back. Nothing is rushed, candles are lit, food is eaten, and gifts are exchanged. Screens are turned off and the clock is ignored. Highly recommend.

[@robertseaburg67]

We celebrate yule as a family and it's great! Also December 21st is also my son's birthday, born in 2020, we named him Wolfgang Von Odin. We have 8 children, ages ranging from "Wolfie" 3 on the 21st of Dec, all the way to the age of 38. All are great children and all are special but there is something a bit more special about Wolfgang. Enjoy your yule celebrations.

[@scottwinters8313]

Jacob, love your content. Ive been heathen for about a year now and watching your videos helps me learn and also make me feel like Im not celebrating Yule alone. Keep up the great work and hopefully one day I'll be able to make it to a gathering. Skol.

[@drewleblanc9182]

This is my 4th Yule I'm celebrating alone, A lot of people know of my faith, my beliefs and why I have my faith. Yet every year, every pagan holiday I celebrate on my own and I do so, as a show of faith and to honor the gods who've given me courage and empower me in my time of need to help me do the things I need to do on my own through out the year. I've been watching your videos for years now and I feel like I speak for many others here who celebrate alone; It's nice to know we're not alone in our faith. A huge part of Paganism is Community. Me being from a small town in Southern Ontario Canada, It's hard to find a community to share my traditions with and grow together. Your videos and countless others, just knowing I'm not alone in my faith gives me that sense of community and I feel like others will agree. Keep making videos! As every pagan should, to share their experience and traditions and bring us closer together no matter how far we all are from one another. May Odins wisdom, Freyas heart, Thors strength and Tyrs courage find their way to you and every other pagan out there for all of 2023. Happy Yule everyone!

[@pamaladarsow2763]

Happy New Year everyone . I am alone tonight and looking forward to an awesome 2023 Blessings to all 🎄🎊🎉

[@GramaSagefeather]

Thank you. Happy Yule to you

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Happy Yule!

[@thewolfgirloracle]

I celebrate Yule on my own...but this year, I am doing my ritual on my channel so I am not completely alone :) That was my idea for this year. Thanks Jacob! Happy Yule my friend. I am grateful you are in my life. Like TRULY grateful!

[@earthquakemagoon2505]

Thank you Jacob! Lots of great information here! HAPPY YULE to you sir! Skal!

[@JessicaHellsing]

Greetings from Sweden. I wish you all have a great holiday. God Jul.

[@jongreene5394]

Have a great Yule!

[@norsepaganguy11]

thank you for this video, helped a lot since no one in my family knows ab my faith.

[@OceanCrazie]

This is my 2nd year of connecting w/Yule... Thank You for this insightful video to explain a bit more. I am definitely going to watch the other video on Yule. 🤟Warm Yule to You 🤗

[@vincen4541]

First comment? 🤘 Love your videos, Jacob! Looking forward to seeing you at one of the next gatherings I can make it to.

[@TylerRidesYoshi]

You're the only one I trust when it comes to the pagan faith. I appreciate your sharing of knowledge and wisdom. Happy yule friend

[@yellowzora]

Regarding gift giving: I made some blackberry jam for the first time this year, so my dad got a jar for Christmas as he is the only one who actually would eat it, and he loved it 😁 I always love how grounded your videos are, how practical most of the ideas are, thank you!

[@danielbergersen7836]

Happy Yule Jacob from Kelowna BC Canada! Skòl💀🍻🎄🧙‍♂️

[@shirrok]

Very good video. This is my first year celebrating as a Norse pagan. The mead is already poured in my offering cup for the start of the season and the wild hunt.

[@jameshitchens9045]

I have been following the path of Germanic Paganism for two years now and gifted loaves of bread i baked myself to a friend and my childrens grandparents.

[@1DJSkittles]

Happy yuel everyone

[@z3ro_love_4_you20]

I just watched maybe a dozen of your videos and subscribed. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and teaching me things I didn’t know. You are a scholar of this faith. Gods bless brother

[@avamolinaro5559]

thank you for making this video! I’m gonna try to incorporate some Yule traditions when I see my friends Wednesday! Here in NJ we have a market/event called Lunar Faire and they’re putting on a Yule Faire wich is super exciting! The market isn’t pagan, more just witchy and fun but they often are really great places to celebrate with other people! The market itself can be pretty consumeristic but it’s nice to support local craftsmen and artists and get together and celebrate! I’m considering bringing food to share with friends as a way to show appreciation, maybe a warm soup or something ❤️

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

A lot of the "pagan" things I saw abroad were not seen as religious, even though they were still heavily rooted in their pagan traditions. Enjoy them with glee!

[@MossSolarisBright]

Im having some witchy solidarity and I want something other than christmas to celebrate this year and this is so cool :]

[@indigo6309]

You mention the Mothers night. I read somewhere that clan mothers would gather to cast runes to see what the new year would bring. Christianity honours the mother through Mary, giving birth. Fairly important stuff!

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Great video brother, I've been practicing solo in majority for a while now, would be amazing to get a Hof and Ceremonial Grounds with a Stone Circle established in my neck of the Northwoods so that we can get together. Hopefully I can link up for a Fellowship event and Blot sooner than later. Blessed Jol/ Yule to everyone, skal!!

[@vivianp5962]

👍🏾 great information, I celebrate the 4 seasons . These 8 holiday pagan & witch's follow are to many Holidays with 3 kids, girls scout, baseball, school activities, etc, etc. Plus we have several terminal ill-sick relatives at moment that's not going away soon.

[@joeyfarrell188]

Great channel - bought the book ❤️

[@mirabelclawthorne608]

This will be my first yule as a norse pagan so this video is very helpful!

[@austinjparr1]

Heart warming

[@OwhatOtoOcallOmyself]

I love how you put a picture of the Yule goat that burns down Or other get wise gets destroyed almost every year as your example

[@SirFrederick]

Good Yule!

[@garrettmcgee7411]

Celebrating this year on a deployment overseas, can’t decorate or anything and of course I’m the outcast. These videos help a lot

[@oldcrone]

I have no family. I am a solitary pagan. I do enjoy crafts. I make quilts. I will make a Winter quilt and bake a ham.

[@metalcatmom5891]

Thank you once again. I have been searching for ways to deepen my practice and have been trying to figure out how to incorporate the yule log. I'll be heading out after work and finding a small log to drill out candle holes in to place on my alter and then move it to my table for the family feast.

[@DaanSnqn]

Happy Yule to you, Jacob

[@VoodooViking]

My family has always given something the other can use or needs. Such as booze and/or smokes. Or buying part of the food. And cooking also. Or just buy socks. Cause fresh socks are just awesome! Or just give money

[@salembookworm]

Apparently, according to Wikipedia, the Christians incoorperated the Yule Log into their traditions. Like most pagan traditions. Very interesting video as usual.

[@Angiek145]

The sweaters.... were are you getting the sweaters!?!?!?! I waaannnt!!!

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Valhyr has some great selections! The one is this video is from Descended from Odin, however I do not believe tis available anymore

[@Angiek145]

@@TheWisdomOfOdin thanks so much!! And thanks for the amazing work!

[@ladyfox10]

Happy yule💜

[@MadDogRyan]

Not a Norse pagen but an omnist Magician so if I work with an entity from a specific background I'll celebrate their holidays to grow my bond with them and understand more about them

[@MrJeep75]

Happy Yule

[@spike8007]

A good group of pagans have found each other here in eastern Kentucky. But not far down in Lexington.

[@STARluna5]

I wish I got bones😂 i made clay gifts. For my husband I make him something that looks like souvenir fro world of Warcraft lol but this year I also made Viking axes to hang in the tree.😊❤ happy jol🎉skål

[@lofeyy_6426]

As a latina, being a norse pagan can be quite hard, because here our winter solstice begins in the middle of the year, and we don’t even have snow in most parts of my country, but we still have Christmas and all the traditions in the end of the year so can be quite confusing to decide when to celebrate yule

[@Krystaline_music]

Yikes, that's a little tricky, what a dilemma...

[@lofeyy_6426]

@@Krystaline_music yeah 😭

[@Zaria3723]

Is there a place anywhere near you that serves mead? We have a place in my hometown called Moonjoy Meadery. It's a family owned meadery in which he completely makes all his own meads. He himself is a norse pagan and he has his own altar set up for the gods with offerings and whatnot. He sells local artist's norse related items such as horns, leather holsters, jewelry and more. It's a very lovely place with a wonderful, warm vibe to it. I love coming there to relax and enjoy a flight of mead. I usually always leave with at least one bottle of mead for home. It's growing as a tradition that my husband and I bring a bottle of mead to any family event. It'd be amazing if you were to ever come visit it sometime! If you ever find yourself in western North Carolina.

[@valkyrieocean]

God jul from Norway🎄✨😘

[@Icabobify]

I was just planning on rage drinking and burning some things I wanted to let go of over a cauldron for Yule… now I gotta reconsider some things lol 😂

[@lindaw4579]

Is there a book series you could recommend for the pagan holidays?

[@louderthanwordsInclusivity]

We celebrate solitary due to having a family with 2 disabled children. I attempted to attend a “family friendly” Pagan Yule celebration, and it in fact was not, with no other children there, and nothing there that was kid friendly. I’d love to see more family pagan festivals. Yes I love rituals, but they aren’t always feasible, and at minimum I’d love to be able to be with community, my kids be with other kids, and enjoy celebrating Yule and other holidays with other Pagan Families (both with and without kids). Have stuff for the adults, and nature type crafting for the kids, marshmallow roasting, kids instruments and drums, glow sticks and tea light lanterns so kids can enjoy themselves. The fact is, most People who celebrated these holidays back then were families with children who played and enjoyed nature (and helped with house and farm work), and it is ok to have kid friendly and kid encouraging pagan spaces, while also having adult friendly areas for those that want kid free celebration, like how Mead halls at norse festivals are closed for those under 18, other areas can be too.

[@Tehrawrzorz]

I personally don't see how someone could resolve the idea of being a pagan while at the same time wanting to be 'kid free', as family is a fundamental part of many pagan practices. Really sad and disheartening to hear, but I hope you have better luck in the future brother/sister!

[@MrJeep75]

I'm part Danish from copehagan

[@Christianna73]

❤

[@lucydeer]

You don't necessarily have to tell friends/family that you're celebrating a "pagan" tradition. It's just a tradition. Tell them that we're going to celebrate some traditions that our ancestors used to

[@johnperry6201]

Oden?

[@faikhawrami]

Youl means BERTH.... it is IRAQI word which ii YOULDA it means berth of new

[@DennisMay-vf9vi]

Norse pagan and the Greek and Roman pagan rules

[@JohnJigsaw420]

I thought Yule was a mixture of English/Norse traditions, instead of mostly Norse, since they historically both practiced and called it Yule until the English Christianized it into Christmas. Such Disablot, the English has Modraniht or "Mothers night".

[@SaltborneHeathen]

Think of it as more of a Germanic tradition. It became English as well by way of the Anglo Saxon migrations

[@veronicav7888]

@@SaltborneHeathen English people are Germanic though?

[@Matrjxx]

Happy Yule