Pagan Pathways | Where to go after you've started your path

[@mikep4243]

You’ve helped me a lot I’m still pretty new to paganism former Christian at first even questioning the Christian god gave me anxiety made me feel like worried about hell, until I really researched read books watched your videos, now I feel free a lot better mindset used to be depressive 247, now I feel more connected to nature and just different even just trying to be a better person, you’re definitely doing a great thing keep it up man.

[@thlydd]

Doesn't help that the only book in the Bible where a 'Creature of Gods creation that is capable of Free will and critical thinking as all humans are' dare's to speak up and question the shit he's going through gets lambasted by God himself who says "So you wanna question me huh? Well man up and let's talk about how the universe runs. Can't? Then shut it." Honestly... Job is one of the worst books of the Bible for a lot of reasons. Yes, it depicts endurance in hard times but honestly when your "creator" acts like that it makes one wonder if that Creator is worth the serving that he claims to be worthy of.

[@HaNsoNN]

I’m on the warrior path right now, being in the army. But non-military can also certainly take this path… MMA, wrestling, boxing, etc. Also, yoga and other more Vedic styles of paganism extend far back into our history. This is definitely a real path. I could elaborate more. Good video. 👍🏻

[@colincoogan5820]

I would love to hear more about the Warrior Path if you ever get a chance

[@crimsondog93]

i can tell you with true honesty that that runes i have tattooed on my body have effected my life greatly as i have devoted myself to their meaning

[@ericanderson4436]

Some of the paths you mentioned are obvious, but most were a surprise to me. Great video

[@Ladyrosethewitch]

I love all the videos you make but this is the kind of video I love the most, simpler in making yet extremely valuable and informative . This was amazing, thank you 💚

[@TunerFocus1987]

The wanderer/nomad path, I'm glad that was brought up. I'm a trucker & am constantly traveling & taking time off with friends around the U.S. I'm new to Norse paganism & it just makes more sense to me than being Catholic which is what I was raised as.

[@PagoAoE2]

As a devotee of Odin (and sometimes Thor, Bragi, and Njord) I am on the Skald path. I am writing poetry and even a fantasy novel. I would also like to propose another path. The Naturalist path. Someone who has a connection with nature in the form of hiking, botany/farming/house plants (of which I have 2), fishkeeping (my preferred way + underwater plants), fishing, hunting, camping, and survival skills, and other nature-based skills or hobbies.

[@PagoAoE2]

@RoseaisThanks! Great to hear! Thor's blessings!

[@smoosmoo8149]

As someone who has recently started spending a lot of time setting up and now growing my families (and my neighbours family) fruits and vegetables I think a farming path is my calling. The time I spend outside tending to my garden makes me feel so connected to nature and is where my shrine is going to be relocated to. I feel so very drawn to providing food for not just my family but my community. I feel very drawn to Freyr obviously heh

[@suvarnashinde7159]

I love German paganism can you make videos on that I want to help Europe achieve its ancestors religion peganism love from india

[@nightangel486]

Yoga I believe is not just physical exercise but designed to help you sense and control the flow of the body's energy as well! The concept of energy work, ki, chi or prana is pretty widespread like shamanism

[@kirstenwelcome4520]

Bingo. Most paganisms and all Indo-European paganisms had their own term and idea of “prana, chi, orgone, vrill etc.” Hatha Yoga was created because many Yogis were very out of shape from meditating all day long and one yogi created this form of yoga to keep a yogi in shape and loose so the prana could flow throughout the body without hitting blockages.

[@cillianranngarsson2762]

You are doing great work Jacob brother you have taught me a lot the journey I have been on for the past 20 years has been great I love our great gods and our great faith all hail lord Odin and all hail lord Thor brother may the gods bless and keep you safe Jacob brother respect from a very proud Norse pagan from Dublin Ireland skal

[@glitchedreaper_3584]

This was definitely a good video for me to watch since I am new to this and I'm glad to know that making things is a legitimate path that I can take for my spiritual journey and that others can use to help them too

[@stolman2197]

I'm definitely a crafter. Having listened to Mr Crawford's experiences in academia that's a path I would never walk.

[@keithdrummond1003]

Currently still just reading general literature on pre-Christian Scandinavians. Eventually, I'd like to research necromancy.

[@Gray-Wolf-024]

Speaking of the Warrior Path; the US Army does have its own Norse Pagan Temple plus the US military authorized Mjölnir on military graves and the military's chaplains recognized Norse paganism as a legitimate religion

[@DaliwolfBacon]

Crafting...carving and painting specifically...has become a serious part of my path.

[@UndergrowthTCG]

Jacob thankyou brother your videos your knowledge that you willingly share has helped me in my path to reach the old gods, my journey will be a life long journey but being lost is the first step to gaining wisdom, hail the Allfather hail odin and hail to you brother

[@alejandrovargas6280]

I’m very interested in the warrior path, being military and I’m very new to this religion. It was things in my life and my urge to make my self reborn that pushed me to this new belief system. So I’d like to say I love these videos and will be doing my best to understand more of what it is to be part of this religion.

[@colincoogan5820]

Always love the videos. Something you mentioned that definitely caught my attention is the warrior path. I'm still very new to Norse Pagan, and would love to know more about this path!

[@oneeyedwilly8139]

That looks like a beautiful location to chillax with the gods.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Kevin who was with me (veteran in his 40s) was just chilling on a rock by the river while I recorded lol

[@giverthebeans9711]

I am from eastern Kentucky. Very nice video! Love the channel!

[@magicstorm5635]

I’ve just recently found my way into this faith and I’m not entirely sure what’s my pathway, my patron god is definitely Odin but I can’t decide if I’m either a crafter or a poet

[@raphmaster23]

Why choose between the two? They are both artistic endeavors which should be cherished

[@keeganrinker4349]

Yoga is 100% Hindu in origin. It is deeply tied to their spiritual/religious beliefs. It can definitely be used in other practices, including Norse Paganism, or in an entirely non-religious way, but please give credit where credit is due.

[@monkeymoment6478]

Vedic in origin. Vedic religion and Germanic paganism are similar because they come form the same roots. Using Vedic beliefs to reconstruct Germanic beliefs and syncretizing them is a completely valid practice and is very pagan.

[@keeganrinker4349]

@@monkeymoment6478 1) Ancient Vedism is the basis of modern Hinduism. 2) I merely asked that Jacob give credit to the origins of yoga (which he did not). 3) I never said it was an invalid form of religious practice.

[@kevinroberts7365]

Gingerbread House, love it! And, if anyone still as the question of "Can (whatever activity) be considered a pathway of paganism?" The answer is yes! It's not just WHAT you do, but also HOW!

[@santito_part_ii]

does making pagan black metal count as being a skald?

[@zpoffex0]

I'm seeing Heilung in october!! I cant wait!!

[@jamesvails2456]

ive seen pretty much all of your videos to this point you my friend are definatly som eone i would love to hear your stories around a fire ....

[@shadowdragon3521]

As for the lack of information regarding some of these paths, you should practice meditation daily so you can have an easier time connecting with the gods. The gods can help guide you on your chosen path if your mind is open to them.

[@arweninnj]

This ^^^^.

[@Tom-sd9jb]

How would you practice meditation in a non Buddhist sense?

[@anotherinternetperson7410]

@@Tom-sd9jbmeditation is meditation and the techniques are pretty universal I’ve found. I don’t think picking up a book on zen or something is necessarily bad.

[@jaxoncarlson3984]

Hey Jacob! I will gladly join you in the physical building of the hall if you need more hands

[@Purpleninjawv]

Yoga was training for the 1st recordedf martial arts in india

[@celticdharmi3742]

I'd say for me Runes and Yoga

[@kirstenwelcome4520]

The reason seidr was considered “ergi” for a man to practice it is because of the sexualized rites it sometimes involved. Think about why a witch is associated with a broom; it was her way of administering the drugs used to go into that ego-destroying trance. Back in those days people didn’t have needles and IV’s to administer their drugs - but what they did have was a broom and/or alabastron (a dildo for lack of a better word) to administer the drugs vaginally or anally, hence why Loki called Odin “ergi” for practicing seidr

[@guillermotheivth4378]

Wait ... what's that "Ginger Bread House" tag on the tree at 15:00 actually referring to?

[@JayAttackReact]

Hey there. Going to try and help with the Hall.

[@feralmeditations8520]

kzbin.info is a hearth witch with a couple of books on the subject of yoga and witchcraft. And of course kzbin.info who I haven't followed for too long but I appreciate her work as well. If you're looking for something more challenging, I highly recommend steel mace flows. It's like an active meditation that's almost a dance but with something that could crush a skull. Very Viking.

[@keithdrummond1003]

Another idea for a path: brew master Learn to make mead and ales for future blots.

[@adaanncolvin6737]

I need to find a group near me. can you point me in the right direction? I would be most grateful.

[@HammerHawkins]

Just found out im 67 percent Scandinavian viking, which puts me in the 90th percentile Skal!

[@brandonm9378]

I don't think you have to be a soldier to follow a warrior type path. There were very few professional soldiers in the bronze age and early middle ages where a lot of the development in Indo-European religions took place. Every man past a certain age would be expected to be able to be a warrior or defend home and family if the time came. Every man should have the strength and ability to use violence for positive reasons. This includes strength training, conditioning, some basic martial arts or self defense techniques, some familiarization with melee weapons be they improvised or not (ie sticks,knives, etc.), and firearms training (if legal). Practice and training will help develop muscle memory and hopefully train the mind as well so as to not freeze and stumble when the training is needed most. This obviously is not quite the same as a solider where that is your only job so the warrior mindset and path will likely not be your only means of connecting with the faith but it can and should be incorporated into almost any man's lifestyle.

[@arweninnj]

Disclaimer: I am neither a historian nor an archeologist. I agree with most of your points above; however while there were no "professional soldiers" in the Bronze and early Iron Age the way we think of them today, archeologists theorize there were elite groups of proto-Indo-European male warriors whose role was *solely* martial ("kóryos" or "Männerbund") and were not farmers first and warriors only at need. The men of Sparta is a later example of "professional" warriors, as is Beowulf much later than that.

[@sewisinc.4545]

A year or so into the faith, I still don't know what path it is the one I should take so thanks for this video and the series you're starting with it. As for matron/patron deity, I can't do that because, as I've told you, Loki has been there for a while now and I laugh at some of the stuff he's done for/with me but committing to him is probably too much.

[@stephanieanne2352]

Same here. My Patron is Loki, too, but I also try to work with Odin and Thor. I too, have had to laugh (along with being amazed) at some of the things that Loki has done to show me that he is there and/or that he appreciated his offerings.

[@sewisinc.4545]

@@stephanieanne2352 are you me? Because you mentioned the same two gods and your story sounds just like mine! Hahaha.

[@stephanieanne2352]

@@sewisinc.4545 lol, cool! 👍

[@robertthompson1939]

Well in my religion a Elder told me that I was a shaman when I was a baby that's what my mom told me

[@bigskinnymatthew1603]

Good work thank you

[@nickwhite5190]

I've been learning all I can about Norse Paganism for a few years now but only recently had an experience to where I fully believe Odin is starting to guide me. I'm fully on the path now but I hope I can do right by the gods. One question that I have for you and hope you read this is I recently purchased my Mjolnir because I have nobody that follows the gods like I do to actually receive it as a gift. Should I remove it so I don't feel like I'm offending any of the gods? I'm conflicted and it's just hanging on my door for the time being. I just want to do right, that's all. I know you're probably busy and don't have time to read a book of a post from a random stranger but I enjoy your videos and if you have time I would like some clarification, thank you.

[@arweninnj]

IMO you definitely should not remove Mjolnir just because it wasn't given to you by someone else. I believe the High One (or Thor, since that is His sign) guided you to it for a reason and you should trust in that. In addition, any god that gets "offended" by you displaying one of their symbols as an object of *respect* and *veneration* isn't worthy of your devotion. Just sayin'. 😉

[@danbest8669]

I have a question referring to Black Runes of Galdur would you ever make a video talking about this there's a lot of mystery.

[@missyjo2475]

Great video and informative, but my problem comes with choosing a path. I'm just utterly lost when it comes to my spirituality. I know I'm pagan, and I have an interest in Norse paganism, but that's it. I just don't know where my focus belongs.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Start simple. Conversations, and offerings are the foundation of any pagan practice

[@aj73379]

This is/was me. My paganism goes back many years, but I had no idea what it was back then 😂 I just loved being in nature, collecting things like rocks/crystals/feathers, foraging, tuning in to the different elements and seasons, and learning about my ancestors. I didn’t even realise there was a ‘label’ for it until my adult years! I only really found Norse paganism in the last few years and still don’t know where I sit with it all. The only thing I know is that I’m drawn to it more than any other faith. My advice to people like you and I would be to just let the path guide you instead of trying to tie everything down and put definite labels on things. Have fun learning about the things you’re interested in, even if you don’t feel like you’d incorporate them in to your every day practises. Knowledge is power, and the more you learn, the more you’ll come to know yourself. But you will never stop learning for as long as you’re alive, so just take it day by day and research as much as you can! Everything else will slowly fall into place 😊

[@codewordslinkydog]

you don't have to go any further. be you don't follow. be thankful for the good thing and the lessons that come with bad things.

[@monkeymoment6478]

@Tube Surfer I believe what you are referring to is archetypes. I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily ancient, there isn’t really very much evidence for it, but there is no harm in believing such things. It’s in line with Carl Jung’s, and Rene Guenon’s schools of thought.

[@American_Heathen]

Very good video. I have been (one doesn’t really practice being lol) pagan for over 20 yrs. I started reading books about paganism. Yes some might be waste of time because the author was full of bull. There was talk about a couple of years of creating the Pagan Games. Different Pagan Communities come together for brother/sisterhood, different games and share ideas. Do you think that with paganism died years ago now it’s making a comeback. This is our chance to create our paganism so we can have a poet write everything down

[@josephbengel4801]

Is there away i can contact you outside of youtube privately

[@jackgarnermusic179]

What would your thoughts on being a composer or a musician. I personally follow Bragi more so than my others just because music and art is so prominent in my life. I know it can mostly fit into the category of skald but to be honest I'm not much of a poet at this point in my life. I'd love to hear your opinion on this

[@angusgreeneyeslefay9485]

I am a Vitki

[@MegaSeekeer]

The subtitles tell me it's Highline and then Hylung you mention about the shamanic music about 4 min in. And trying to look them up via google seems to be a fail. Could you maybe pop a link to them and their work here please?

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Heilung

[@MegaSeekeer]

@@TheWisdomOfOdin Thank you

[@RhaffaMusic]

So, Yoga comes from hinduism as far as I know... Since hinduism is not an abrahamic religion, it's still pagan, technically...

[@arweninnj]

Scholars theorize yoga originated during the Vedic period, prior to the emergence of Hinduism. They were the descendants of proto-Indo-Europeans, as were the Proto-Germanic peoples.

[@RhaffaMusic]

@@arweninnj still not related to Abrahamic religions and therefore pagan by definition

[@arweninnj]

@@RhaffaMusic I was not arguing with you. I was merely pointing out that the roots of yoga go back further than Hinduism and stem from the same roots as the pre-Christian Germanic beliefs.

[@Tom-sd9jb]

Paganism is very interesting and I love to learn about it but I feel like modern reconstructionist paganism conveniently glosses over the human (both adult and child) sacrifice and unabashed slavery. It seems almost as if these things were an integral part of it. I get the feeling that actual Norse, Germanic and Slavic tribes would likely scoff at modern and inclusive paganism and then kill or enslave. Why would we want to bring this kind of religion back? I ask this out of curiosity and not out of animosity or from a religious basis?

[@anotherinternetperson7410]

I think you are not considering the counter factual. Ancient and medieval Christianity was full of conquest and enslavement as well, that doesn’t stop versions of Christianity from existing in the modern world without that. Maybe if old school paganism hadn’t been wiped out, it would have similarly evolved in line with modern ethics.

[@coachvlad9731]

Have found Bock Saga?

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Load o' shite

[@coachvlad9731]

@@TheWisdomOfOdinstill a long road ahead of you then 🤟🏻

[@MarytheBad]

Eagle falls!!!

[@MrGar]

🧙‍♂️

[@A.N.E.]

First

[@csrencz6942]

I’ll never be comfortable with the term “Völva”

[@helygg8892]

Once knew a pianist who was a volva made the moistest creme cake you'd ever put in your mouth. I loved that volva.

[@richb3802]

Hi. Why is that?

[@helygg8892]

@@richb3802 a vulva is the outer part of the female genitals. Volva, vulva.

[@arweninnj]

@@richb3802 Confusion with the Latin name for a part of female genitalia. I prefer "seiðkona" myself.