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Norse or Scandinavian mythology is the body of myths of the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Norse paganism and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Scandinavian folklore of the modern period. The northernmost extension of Germanic mythology and stemming from Proto-Germanic folklore, Norse mythology consists of tales of various deities, beings, and heroes derived from numerous sources from both before and after the pagan period, including medieval manuscripts, archaeological representations, and folk tradition.
The source texts mention numerous gods, such as the hammer-wielding, humanity-protecting thunder-god Thor, who relentlessly fights his foes; the one-eyed, raven-flanked god Odin, who craftily pursues knowledge throughout the worlds and bestowed among humanity the runic alphabet; the beautiful, seiðr-working, feathered cloak-clad goddess Freyja who rides to battle to choose among the slain; the vengeful, skiing goddess Skaði, who prefers the wolf howls of the winter mountains to the seashore; the powerful god Njörðr, who may calm both sea and fire and grant wealth and land; the god Freyr, whose weather and farming associations bring peace and pleasure to humanity; the goddess Iðunn, who keeps apples that grant eternal youthfulness; the mysterious god Heimdallr, who is born of nine mothers, can hear grass grow, has gold teeth, and possesses a resounding horn; the jötunn's son, the god Loki, who brings tragedy to the gods by engineering the death of the goddess Frigg's beautiful son Baldr; and numerous other deities.
Most of the surviving mythology centers on the plights of the gods and their interaction with several other beings, such as humanity and the jötnar, beings who may be friends, lovers, foes, or family members of the gods. The cosmos in Norse mythology consists of Nine Worlds that flank a central sacred tree, Yggdrasil. Units of time and elements of cosmology are personified as deities or beings. Various forms of a creation myth are recounted, where the world is created from the flesh of the primordial being Ymir, and the first two humans are Ask and Embla. These worlds are foretold to be reborn after the events of Ragnarök when an immense battle occurs between the gods and their enemies, and the world is enveloped in flames, only to be reborn anew. There the surviving gods will meet, and the land will be fertile and green, and two humans will repopulate the world.
Norse mythology has been the subject of scholarly discourse since the 17th century, when key texts attracted the attention of the intellectual circles of Europe. By way of comparative mythology and historical linguistics, scholars have identified elements of Germanic mythology reaching as far back as Proto-Indo-European mythology. During the modern period, the Romanticist Viking revival re-awoke an interest in the subject matter, and references to Norse mythology may now be found throughout modern popular culture. The myths have further been revived in a religious context among adherents of Germanic Neopaganism.

[@reconquista3464]

The myths are not to be taken literally but the gods are real

[@HolmgangMMA]

exactly. The Personifcations and Sagas are symbolic FOR something real.

[@Wolfparadox]

A s a Celtic Animist I view all the mythological stories as fan fiction of the Gods written by humans that have symbolic meanings

[@mortemtyrannis7468]

I believe all of the “Gods” are real and called different names based on region. I personally believe it all goes back to Atlantis and the original people who built the pyramids all over the world that the Vril of the NAZI were in contact with which gave them knowledge on how to build the “Bell” which now CERN has become. They were vastly ahead in technology than the rest of the world because they were in contact with our Ancient Gods hence their symbols. CERN is built in an area called in ancient times Apollicum (Roman). It was for Apollyon “the destroyer” which is why CERN has a statue of Shiva the destroyer at its entrance. They are all the same deities going back to indo European times which go even further back to Atlantian times. Jesus and the Christian Bible was created by the Romans to confuse and control the masses and it’s worked since.

[@nicnic1190]

I am Energy using frequencies to experience forms. I am infinite light with darkness, for neither is perceived without the other. I am she who bore them all.

[@BradleyCooper2698]

Where do I donate my eye or do I literally have to gouge it out bcuz of all this music and so on? Either way people will pay...

[@randomusername5242]

I think the Gods are real, but not in the material human realm sense. They are beings above our plane existence. I don't believe they were just "symbolic".

[@Mr.MarcusMario]

You are free to believe that. I believe the opposite, like he explaines.

[@torstenscott7571]

He does not seem to claim that they are just distinct entities nor just symbolic. Animistic cultures are not hung up on the mind body dichotomy ( the realm of forms vs the realm of ideas) that influenced Christianity. Both views are correct and complimentary when put in their correct contexts.

[@janvanaardt3773]

I believe it is all just stories like the Christian religion and all religions but I find it much more interesting than the Christian religion

[@janvanaardt3773]

The gods did not make the people ,people made the gods

[@torstenscott7571]

@@janvanaardt3773 yes and no, I would disagree with your broad and generalized assertion, and the comparison to Christianity is way off. Without looking into the animistic outlooks of tribal societies it is easy to adopt the modern nihilist view that is so dismissive of anything "spiritual". While Christianity was invented as it appropriated ideas from the pagan world, the true pagan experience is layered with varying levels of comprehension and understanding. The metaphorical, allegorical, and archetypal lessons as often revealed in the written sources become diminished when trying to interpret them from an abrahamic "faith" standpoint. The deities are real, whether or not they can be rationally explained within the confines of Midgard, they have a real essence to them distinct from our human creativity. They are also mythological as part of a greater collective of stories intended to teach us about ourselves, our psychology, culture, and experiences around us. The dogmatic approaches of those who are nihilists are as limited in understanding as those who would supplant their Jesus in the sky with Thor.

[@spikewillow4552]

I believe we give the gods/deity's human form exactly as you say in order to help people conceptualise a form of energy into something we recognise. Great video brother keep spreadin the truth. 🤟

[@Mark-mu4pj]

Agreed good comment

[@abhiramn474]

Same in Hinduism

[@nicnic1190]

I am Energy using frequencies to experience forms. I am infinite light with darkness, for neither is perceived without the other. I am she who bore them all.

[@Ulfgrimnir]

Its interesting you mentioning the gods coming to people in dreams. A few years ago, before I started walking this path, I was going through a really hard time. Went out to my favorite spot by the river and fell asleep while thinking, well, more like praying i guess. Just asking what the purpose of all of it was. My dream started with a long, long line of people flashing by me. Their faces looked familiar to me, but I didn't KNOW them. Then things went black, until I saw something spinning in front of me, like a single beam of light had been frozen and was now spinning endlessly through the void. I walked towards it and realized it was a spear. I reached out, took it, and was awoken by a clap of thunder on a crystal clear day. And now, here I am.

[@harambe8372]

Now what exactly makes your interpretation of this true as it can have other explanations? I'm no person to make quick assumptions and like to keep an open mind about things.

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

You were abducted by aliens.

[@Marius.T.H]

@@harambe8372dreams are not to be underestimated

[@user-mw1cm7tv8g]

I am an atheist i dont believe in any god of gods but i did see odin once in real life and once in a dream he said to me in a dream. i am you, you are me, you were once me and will become me i am your past and your future. And he also said that all people who share blood with the father will be reborn as mortals. What the hel does that mean

[@funnygaming2672]

@@user-mw1cm7tv8g you can quick google dream interpretation and how that dream make you felt in that moment ...

[@rohanwilkinson1021]

I learned from the legends of Robin hood that the Norman lords had real Volva witches hiding in castles that practiced Odin's very own rune craft. To me the stone walls of the Norman castles are symbolic to Odin's runes and the Thorstone family that founded Normandy.

[@bradmakesgains8779]

Zen gardening could be a good practice for paganism to borrow because it brings different little slices of nature to an area which would otherwise not have them, such as rivers, mountains, forests, etc. (although abstractly represented) which could aid in prayer and rituals. Could also benefit mental health in general but especially in urban and suburban areas

[@frekitheravenous516]

I don't think we will ever truly know what the entire Germanic world felt back then. I agree that much of it was symbolic so to speak. A way for our ancient forebears to explain things perhaps they didn't fully understand yet. Who know. But i also think that yes, there were those who probably saw the Gods as actual beings, be they human or otherwise. Other Pagan peoples did similar across Europe. So i don't debate the subject. I am concerned with today. And some days i "feel" the Gods presence, some days I see them as purely symbols and still other days i don't care one way or another. I love the Gods and all the other beings of the lore and sagas. They are us and we are them. I see a bit of myself in all of them. Yes, even Loki, lmao. Have a good weekend all. Great video my friend. Keep up the good work.

[@Holmesson]

Beautifully said. I tend to agree with just about all of it!

[@thewormwhoisgod9886]

We all need a little more Loki in us, so that we can speak truth and call out hypocrisy, now more than ever. Dark days still ahead. Stay frosty! Pun intended.

[@josephmartin5483]

The word pagan is actually abrahamic propaganda. Pagan basically means wilderness religion or forest people. Norse people never called themselves pagans, you can research Scandinavian religions that are rooted in the natural world. I wouldn't call yourself a pagan, you're using a Christian word to make you look like a primitive idiot.

[@harmoniaartificiosa]

Some of the pagans in Scandinavia might have changed their perception of the Norse gods themselves, as Christianity gained in popularity. Subsequently making them into real people, more like Jesus. To keep up with the competition perhaps or because there was a mix of beliefs for a couple of centuries. It’s depressing thinking about it, either way.

[@loneronin1386]

Small fact, Jesus means prophet in Aramaic and at the time of "Jesus" their was many Jesuses in the Levant, funny how words can change.

[@Nathan-bp2zx]

The word "Jesus" doesn't even appear in the Aramaic tongue. If you're referring to "Yeshua" then that's Hebrew for "To rescue" or "To deliver". The name "Jesus" isn't Hebrew, Aramaic or English. it's Greek. If we are speaking of the Greek word "Jesus" then that translates as "Healer and Physician or Savior".

[@Marvinuser]

@@Nathan-bp2zx and there are 16 saviors of ancient times, with the exact same story as jesus, some are asian, and one is horus of egypt.. wonder why? hmm where did the jews get "kicked out from" with moses? according to said book, come on people? 40 years in the desert ? and what were egyptians? (psst - the word is pagan) as i said in a message above: we've all been WAY before the bible and the quran even existed - even the muslim faith was different, and the quran BANNED the belief's and worship of what was called the three daughters of allah, Al-oussa, Al-lat and Menat :) look it up you'll be surprised that all religions, started as pagan. and christianity is merely a mashup to accomodate for the beliefs of people in the regions they went to convert, we still have a tradition in denmark, putting out rice porridge for the "little ones" at christmas.. aka nisser or Vættir (for reference vættir can apply to: leprechauns, brownies, gnomes, fairies and pixies etc.) but 'nisser' do not have fairy traits like wings. this is a NON - Christian custom. it actually comes from old norse. just like christmas, easter, the mayfeast, midsummer and halloween.. they are all pagan traditions.

[@BRIMZ619]

Love your video's and you explain things very well. I'm Swedish and Norwegian and I've gone back to following the old God's and you definitely help me learn more each time I watch. Thank you and much respect!

[@barbarakuehl9214]

I appreciate you sharing your knowledge and beliefs. As for my own journey I am doing my best to filter out truth. There are so many different thoughts, perceptions, and beliefs... Asking questions sometimes gets a hostile reply... Like "don't you just know"... & "don't you believe me"... & "we don't believe that here"... & last but not least "don't ask questions". Everyone wants a meme. & most are't even thought provoking. So thank you so much.

[@penneyburgess5431]

Great discussion! Thank you!

[@varggunnar1498]

I liked at the end how you mentioned you like the word dieties more than Gods,as I also use that word in my world view and Spirituality. How I look at it, everyone has their own unique world view and Spirituality,and that's why I also keep most of my beliefs to myself.

[@DarknessovHezrou]

This is all so good. Thank you. Between you and prof Crawford, I have so much to learn… your doing a good thing man!

[@user-vv3vz6uv1k]

Agreed love both their content

[@azman6568]

I've really been enjoying your videos since starting to learn Norwegian thanks for what you do brother 👍

[@sam_khoury]

I wish more people had this sort of understanding of gods/deities. These names and images are personifications meant to help us cultivate relationship with and devotion to the divine. Understanding this truth doesn’t doesn’t make an individual’s spirituality any less profound. I’ve been absolutely loving your videos! Thank you for taking the time to break these topics down. My fascination with Norse culture and spirituality has grown so much since discovering your channel 🙏🏼

[@corrinareddinger712]

Thank you for your information it sounds way better than what I have ever heard. You are very pleasant to listen to.

[@JMal883]

Great video, really well discussed and researched. Glad I stumbled upon your channel.

[@alexamery8256]

I agree and have had similar experiences that are universally documented in many different cultures, though now due to the non-dualistic nature of the Gods and spirits in general, I have found neither not believing or believing to be liberating (I found peace in the space in-between). My belief or disbelief has no effect on my experience of them, its like you don't need to believe in your mother or in anyone when you are aware of there effects and influence on a regular basis. When you begin your journey you might need to believe or be incredibly sceptical, but when you develop a relationship and practice devotion with the intent of just being with them and developing a beautiful relationship. It's like all of your cares and concerns melt away, you will always have a great time even around awful people, or organizations that want to exploit you. Provided you actually take their advice, and are consistent in your devotional practice.

[@connormcmahon4734]

You have the most historically-derived sources and opinions of any Asatruar on YT. HUGE fan of your channel, and thanks for sharing everything that you do. As a random Minnesotan Heathen, I'm a big fan of your ideas. Also, Jesus probably would have hung out with our crowd back in the day (as in about 2000 years ago, give or take).

[@kennylee6102]

I want to give you much props Lars you explain my beliefs 100% as far as logic and physics is concerned and what I have questions in you seem to answer, I do have many many questions concerning the runes though.. I would cherish the chance to get to one on one with you.. I will be searching any videos you might have posted on them or will post on them in the furture.. Keep up the good work your doing an awesome job man !!!

[@cronoluminara6911]

This is gold as always thx brother

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video 👊🏻

[@harrietlyall1991]

Very good rant! More, please.

[@wadejustanamerican1201]

I really like your explanation. It really makes sense that whoever/ whatever we think we see, have seen comes from our own bias or interpretation particularly where you were raised. Thanks again for another great video.

[@gerrymc3151]

Agreed! It reminds me of a Scottish film from the 90's, called 'Acid house', written by the same author as 'Trainspotting'. The film consists of 3 different, unrelated stories. In one of them 'God' (doesn't say which religion) appears to a young troubled man in a pub, as a rough looking alcoholic middle aged man. He basically tells the young lad he's a waste of space and that people like him are all that is wrong with mankind (kind of like a dad that's disappointed with he's son), the lad asks why does he look like that if he's a God, he simply says 'because that's all your pathetic little brain could come up with.' (Or along those lines), then he turns him in to a fly! 🪰 i won't spoil the ending... The whole film is a mind f***k. Worth a watch actually!

[@wadejustanamerican1201]

@@gerrymc3151 Thanks! I'll definitely look the film up.

[@princessfartsparkles6681]

Unless the gods are the ones choosing how they appear, and they choose an appearance they think fits the situation or the person the best.

[@WeathersRabbits]

I like these ideas and deep dives! Thank you for looking at so many explanations academically to help us all learn and make our own choices in an informed way. I am happy there are many thoughts about this. Freethinking and no forced one-way-ness. Would Norse Paganism have varied to person/region back in its time?

[@stacey3107]

Thank you for explaining all of this. I'm beginning my spiritual path, and the more I can learn about the myth and history, the better. 🙂

[@mettysama9634]

one new thing I've learned on my spiritual journey is Don't be afraid to doubt yourself because in my doing so it has made me constantly research in order to keep finding my one true path, and I've been on it for 2 years and I hope I never come to a conclusion. good luck and this channel is one of the best on the site in my opinion.

[@thehuntress8850]

Thank you for your research, attention to detail, and not being afraid to tell both sides of a point of view. Which means that you are less likely to fall under the influence of your own confirmation bias. (we all do to some point). Also admitting that you don't know everything, and that's really o.k.That just makes me trust you more. I was bored and researched a lot of what you said in the university library, and much of it is spot on, near as we can tell, This is not an easy subject matter to study, as there are a lot of missing area's. where things have not been recorded, or worse, lost. Moving forward with that kind of uncertainty and then being honest about what you don't know, takes spiritual, emotional and intellectual courage, since we all have ego's and hate to be wrong.(dont know why that is. being mistaken is just part of being human, we don't always have to let it bother us). Thank you for the time and effort that you have put into this, not all of us have that amount of time available to us. You are a true viking warrior when it comes to learning, because that level of honesty takes courage, and a sense of honor.

[@morgotha42]

the Zrodon photo got you a follow. :-) we have to smile and laugh when we can. Great video info wise as well.

[@katiemitchell6064]

Whole new appreciation for the term "plowed" now lmao silliness aside, this is a great video, very informative and well spoken!

[@Mark-mu4pj]

Love your videos dude, Keep up the good work✌️ ..... Absolutely true, as humans, we sculpted the gods into the desired form(s) to please us, doesn't mean they aren't or can't be real, physically, they are the chosen form from our minds (everything can look like anything, giving our mind) but spirituality they are energy, all things are energy,(physically or not) one way or another.

[@veracyning5572]

About that "naming kids after gods" thing, Chris and Josh are also Jesus based, and one could make an argument for Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Peter, Paul, Joseph, etc...

[@joeysonofander7479]

I once heard on a StJ video that the name ”Freyr” is actually a title, and the god’s name is Ing or Ingui. Also, that is interesting you bring up that bit about Tyr deriving from Dyeus; there is some debate about whether Tyr was the original Skyfather who was later supplanted or if Odin was the original Skyfather.

[@isty4491]

Pretty much all the Gods are Sky Fathers, and all the goddesses Earth Mothers, from a certain point of view Thor and Sif certainly fit those descriptions, and (IMHO) point to them being older than some of the other deities. To elaborate a little Thor showers his seed down (rain) into the soft soil (Sif's womb), they make the land fecund with their union, but again this is all metaphor and such The idea of Sky Father's and Earth Mother's started in with the Greeks, around the time they began subjugating women (priestesses and Goddesses) and raising men (priests and Gods) to a position of dominance Much speculation as to why this happened exists, i think it was probably something went wrong, (famine, disease, etc) and the Priestesses couldnt get the Goddesses to fix it, and probably some greedy power-seeking men took this opportunity to shift the balance of power (and no im not a man hating woman, im a man, i just know how humanity thinks) None of this has anything to do with the video of course

[@joeysonofander7479]

I think there was an Indo-European god of thunder that was separate from Dyeus Pater; this god had an ax I believe, and was the enemy of a serpentine being, but I could be wrong.

[@reconquista3464]

Thor us the sky father not tyr

[@gcanaday1]

@@isty4491 That concept is far, far older than the Greeks, and it has nothing whatsoever to do with the subjugation of women.

[@torstenscott7571]

It might be a plausible theory as to why hellenistic cultures became misogynistic. Perhaps they thought that the subjugation of their women would cross over to their ability to control nature ( in it's feminine sense)? Thanks, you made some interesting points to consider.

[@DrFrankenskippy]

In order to debate 'real' vs not, 'reality' needs to be explored esoterically and exoterically and that is where delving deep into mythology and folklore can be prosperous. Norse mythology in this case depicts many 'realms' that comprise reality yet 'totality' would then need to consider 'source awareness' which we can refer to as 'Ginnungagap' and the dual play that defines reality with the primordial realms of Muspellheim and Niflheim teaching us that life/reality cannot exist sans this dual play. We can then delve into 'seeing' and references to Veðrfölnir the hawk sitting between the eyes of an eagle that is perched on top of the world tree Yggdrasil and Mind/Thought and Memory (Huginn and Muninn) etc ... so ultimately dualistic arguments of Gods are real vs not are quite fruitless when you dive deeper into what 'reality' 'really' is. '

[@americandreamsicle1]

Great explanation!

[@torstenscott7571]

I really appreciate the complexities and nuances to the old ways. It reminds me that seeking true wisdom on this path requires a lifetime of work, study, contemplation, and practice. The often oversimplified viewpoints are better suited to the popular "fast food" religions out there.

[@bobhead6243]

Enjoy your Upcoming Vacation my Friend , Strength , Honour and Respect .

[@goalloutlive77]

i really enjoy your balanced opinions

[@zeropointconsciousness]

This is a great upload and I like the way you think. I do this too...attempt to rationally explain these spiritual experiences. Resonated a lot with this "rant" brother.

[@isty4491]

Thanks NM&B. Love your serious videos (like this) farm more than your jokey ones I dont always agree with everything you say, but i rarely wholly disagree with it either And either way it always gives me plenty to think about

[@madscientist5969]

Spot on...Thank you for posting this very clear explanation. Human being, from the dawn of time, have personified the unknowable in order to have it become knowable. We invent our gods to meet our human needs. Your point about our minds creating images of the gods/spirits to suit our perception during altered states of consciousness is the best point of all.

[@67Nissemor]

I think that all four of the explanations are both valid, and have been used by different people at different times, or maybe all at once, since people have varying reasons for their actions. In Norway, naming children after the deities is very common, although the act itself has a different idea in it than in ancient times. Keep making these videos, they are both interesting, factfilled and entertaining! Have a nice holiday, if you are going to Norway, I will keep an eye out for you!

[@entelechy777]

That final thought is profound to me. It explains the common thread through all polytheistic systems. The spirits of the gods using our consciousness as a means to personify themselves. Reminds me of when I consumed wapak and had a very intense experience where it seemed as if the mushroom was forming a persona by utilizing my subconscious as a kind of tool. I just recently had an experience which makes me lean towards not trying to commune with these gods, I seek the One Behind the Curtain, but I do gain insight from your videos and appreciate the wisdom you share.

[@entelechy777]

Unfolded Take: Spirits are flow in fluids. Intelligent behavioral patterns. I receive those which confess the Name SELFWILLWASIS Salvation Anointed: Source, Psion [Scion], and Pure SELFWILLWASIS Flow. Then they are teachers, messengers, but not possessors.

[@Airmanagild]

7:30 I think of Alexander the Great trying to incarnate Achilles. Very interesting video as everything you do, thank you.

[@AkALossSoul]

Love, Brother.

[@stansdad1]

This channel is amazing man. I bet most people on here are not even Scandinavian but are interested in Norse history like myself

[@reecebryant306]

I am from England but my family ancestry is Norwegian but I love the gods

[@aprilraggett211]

I am a firm believer! Thank you for this video 🤩❤️

[@historyofscandinavia1500]

Tenk You for den knowledge

[@pappapata]

I like your förklaring again 👌👍

[@adambuchanan1092]

Hey man. New subscriber here. Love the channel and was wondering what that little chant means at the beginning of all your videos

[@sharendonnelly7770]

Wisdom, knowledge, spirituality, power, not things to be determined by myth, but by fact and the history of human understanding. Well done.

[@stoyanrusev7931]

Straight to the point.Good job. As long as godesses are involved that indicates those are deified human beings.And the other "hard to figure out" for most of the ppl that marduk,osiris,thor,baal are one and the same figure.Just for the record: human figure

[@jamesbennett6900]

Love that video

[@audhumbla6927]

Please make videos on Freya and Frigg !!!!

[@jacob133]

Video idea for Norse magic and beliefs. the cultural and religious significance of animals and pets in pre-christian Scandinavia / Pagan times. I'm asking this cuz recently one of my pets have past away some months ago and that got me asking and thinking about these kinds of things

[@redwolf7929]

I like the bronze Idol representations of Thor with his beard turning into a hammer and the Ingi frey one with the erection and cone shaped hat as they are unworldly enough to be recognized as non human and just a representation of real larger powers and entities. I also think it's important for people to remember they change form in real life and we shouldn't attach importance to the representation itself

[@markhall9007]

Thank you for all of your explanations. Thinking of converting to my ancestors Norse pagan beliefs because Christianity has always seamed like Santa clause to me no matter how much I tryed to believe or study. From what I have heard from your videos and other Norse videos (yours being my favorite) i seam to just naturally click with the Norse beliefs of strength and honor. I have signed up for the newsletter and am excited to get my first one to see what this is all about. And by the way what does cula sula somin and vee seestagone mean. Just curious. Thank you!!

[@gcanaday1]

Pardon my crap Norse spelling "Wilkommen alle samman" Welcome everyone "Vi segjes næste gang" We'll see you next time I'm sure I got the precise words wrong, but the meaning correct.

[@markhall9007]

Danka, I know very little German, but am so wanting to reconnect with my ancestral background. Can’t wait to receive your newsletter.

[@ivanvidojevic2461]

Dont be stupid and abandon Christ

[@mettysama9634]

oh and also, that last tidbit where you were describing the brains visual manifestation of the deity's. where specifically can I read about that? you said there were resources going back thousands of years. I ask because you have given GREAT recommendation's on historical trexts.

[@liveinlove5958]

🤣interesting indeed..many thanks..be well.much love..one love..😊

[@liveinlove5958]

🤔

[@liveinlove5958]

Travel well..

[@Cliff82]

In regards to Odin the man of the sources, I'm glad someone said it, Thor. This is what I've believe to be true since I heard the stories of Odin being a man. I assumed it to be a badass dude who happened to be named Odin. Like the stories of Ragnar being an ancestor of Odin.

[@Cliff82]

@@spankhill7722 indeed

[@SoulSoundMuisc]

It helps that Odin goes by so many names. So it could be many men, all either observed and the label put on those individuals, or possessed throughout the ages, each with a different, new name.

[@0x00a]

It had to be long before the germanic tribes split. Proto-germanic had "Wodenaz". This led to English "Woden", Norse "Odin", and German "Wotan".

[@quinkrishna7808]

thank you!

[@petrinajoyefisher3670]

Hi I'm a new subscriber and I love your channel.. also I love your idea of a "rant" your knowledge is better then any docos that I have seen thus far.. I'd rather watch you then any other as well as being hot🔥 to look at your brainy as well. A good combination methinks🤔☺️😉💗🇦🇺

[@margaretwhitmer2715]

Plato, in his dialogues, outlined the process of turning men into gods: Man, hero, legend, myth, god. Detailing this process would be too long a conversation, but historic records in many ancient cultures also speak of some kings believing that they should be turned into gods and thus, they undergo a deification process. The Pharoah, for example, was considered to be a god. Catholics have their saints, who originally were just people. Jesus himself began as a mere man, who became a hero/legend/myth, and ultimately was turned into a god by Saul of Tarsus.

[@freefromthedark6784]

That's hilarious 🤣 but not one thing you said is actually proven. Jesus did not start out as a man, almost all historical sources disagree with you. And unfortunately you do not know whether Jesus was just a man or also a god. Doesn't matter what your biases are, we simply don't know

[@farfandelosgodos1681]

@@freefromthedark6784 Jesus son of Panthera, cry now...

[@kurtbogle2973]

You should have met my Grandmother. Dannu in carnage. Her and her sisters magically held our family together. As soon as they passed. So did the family. Many Celt families are not close. Our preceding generation were very close. They went through the Depression together.

[@texasviking3560]

What's up brothers!!! Skol

[@andrewchristensen6295]

Hill country Viking..

[@frenchdipsandwich8918]

Nothing much just drinking a good ale skol!!

[@Phobos1483]

You are well versed.

[@kjellbergdaleulfr5796]

wow this is very cool thx uncle eptirdalr

[@odin688]

I’ve just started this video, and may amend my comment later… However, I’m about a minute in and would like to postulate the following: I do agree with you assertion that it’s “cringe” for lack of better term when some individuals suggest the Gods were/are corporeal beings manifested in our plane with their full strength on a regular basis, as well as claims they speak to them directly in clear verbal language, identifying themselves and so on. I’ve always retained a reserved ear, taking such stories with a grain of salt… However I must keep an open mind, specifically referring to Óðinn/Óðe/Wotan/Woden/Odin/Oðen/Oden/Wōđanaz/Wōđinaz/Wodan(etc) as there’s a myriad of examples of him traveling Midgard under alias for his own reasons, an example of this is him presenting as Grimnir. This has given me reason to stay open minded to what’s possible, but nevertheless keep my wits about me. Edit: Clarity

[@ronihellman2193]

I think your explenation make more sense than many many any other tube pagan channel. Sorry my bad english

[@blanquitochulito7466]

Well stayed. I completely agree 👍

[@Chantayoll85]

Well said I agree . It annoys me that people think it’s real when it’s yr projection so it’s real to you for you but it’s not for everyone else 🙌

[@ginadecker3356]

You should live stream and answer questions. Just a suggestion...

[@paulv4052]

There is also the occult explanation of the Gods being Egregores or Thought-Forms. By which humans feed them energy over a long period of time, these beings begin to take on a life of their own outside human consciousness.,

[@dabitz6167]

You are the only one who mentioned it and the only one who got it right! Yes, this is what the gods are!

[@stansdad1]

1000 more subscribers since last video. 🤘🏻

[@joshy0369]

Interesting stuff 🤔

[@jughound7923]

Of Course they were real. The Ragnarok Event of Scandinavian Folk Lore is the Nephilim Wars detailed in the Books of Enoch & Jubilees'. And was fought on the 100 mile x 100 mile Vigard Battle Plain , which I assume is at the base of Mount Vincent on the Continent of Antarctica.

[@jughound7923]

Imagine what could be just laying on the Ground Down There ?

[@FernandoGarcia-iz3ni]

I wish one day you would have a channel in Spanish, or your channel with subtitles. I like what you do and there is little content on the subject in Spanish.

[@nevisysbryd7450]

Part of the discrepancy comes from different territories and times holding conflicting tales and beliefs about them. The interpretations on the spectrum from entirely literal to entirely metaphorical has likely always ran the gamut within a given society; some of the Norse likely interpreted it pretty literally, and some likely pretty symbolically. The fourth has an explicit presence in Hinduism, where several of the gods repeatedly incarnate in mortal form. Vishnu incarnates in both of their major epics, the Mahabharata and Ramanaya. The sympathetic magic goes along pretty well with incarnation and possession, given that, in such cases, it could be the very deity invoked performing the ritual or act. I disagree partially with the syncretism, though; not all of the mainstay gods are entirely universal (or at least have profound differences with analogues among other groups) and groups often considered their own interpretation of a divinity as more accurate than cognates in other cultures. Again, though, opinions varied on that.

[@torstenscott7571]

Some great points.

[@douwejan]

Thank you. It is prob a mix of all theories. I personaly like the last ones. I would like to add another. Myths are there also to share sacred knowledge especially psychedelic knowledge. Preperation of Musciri amanita 🍄 for instance Seems to be written down in the Skáldskaparmál where the poetic mede could be psychedelic mushroom of which we know is drank as urine ( gold like mede) peed out by the eater of the mushroom.

[@mumo9413]

Bloody Christianity tried so hard to distort & wipe out paganism. But we're still here!

[@Painclouds]

Check out a video called The Search For Odin - Robert Sepehr he goes into detail on this

[@jessen600]

Odd question... what would a golden sky and a gentle rain might possibly symbolize? It was quite odd but quite beautiful. I have an idea which I will keep to myself but I want to hear what you would have to say.

[@markhall9007]

One more question if I may, how do you get to your patreon? Is it an app? Thanks again.

[@chrisc2924]

It's so refreshing to hear another person say we make them human. Humans aren't the only being on this planet. We are not original to the cosmos, no animal is. Logic in paganism is so great to hear.

[@amro.j96]

I bought and read norse mythology by Neil gaiman what do you think about this book

[@rivershedge9538]

Helpful

[@L1nu5aa]

Could you make a video on the finnish paganism?

[@austinmesta9862]

I think of them alot like enkidu. He was not touched by the weakness and immorality of regular men and grew up in the woods all alone and it made him strong and he didn't suffer because it was normal to him. Maybe the gods were a highly advanced class of humans that were bred and born and raised to be badasses and also had some access to more advanced technology that was lost to other groups. They could have been so badass that the tales were told a little taller each generation and symbology was added on top.

[@lilyshealinggarden5648]

Wow 😳 this is cool 😎👍... Just interesting.. .. makes so much sense .

[@cosmicgregg]

I'm glad you ended this the way you did. For humans it can be a very dangerous game we play with our minds when we believe a god has come into us. All kinds of egotistical bad shit has happened because of this. Some good has happened, but when a human starts believing they are all powerful or knowing bad things usually happen. It truly is what we create in our minds and our perception of those things.

[@Horatio.Mantooth]

There is also a couple of ideas to this. What idea is that the gods exist and took human form and then when time came they died. So in a sense they could have been human at one point. Not necessarily started as humans. Just decided to come down,be born,live and die. Another aspect is in what influence a God has on a country. Scandinavian countries each had their own patron God and even without consciously trying. Took the aspects of that God in both mentality and physical form. Thor for example was the first God brought to Iceland. Look at the men of Iceland. A good portion physically show what our concept of thor would looklike physically

[@eric2500]

Sympathetic magic is practiced today everywhere anytime you dress for an occasion or a job - you are doing magic that declares you BELONG.

[@stellagrey1465]

It’s the fact that paganism condoned abortion and the gods are in marvel movies that turn me off from believing and/or agreeing with paganism. I practice magic without wanting to be known as pagan. Most of my morals are different.

[@snoway397]

Best yet.

[@arghapirate2427]

What do you think about the writings from Colin Cleary? I mean his essay collections called Summoning the Gods and What is a Rune?

[@scherer321]

Very much so I've connected to them a few times very powerful. I once went into a wormhole and helped repaired the rainbow Bridge. Asguard lite up like a Christmas tree and odin now allows me to connect with his power

[@josephmartin5483]

I read there was a Eurasian King around the year of 90 AD named Odin who had over 90 children. Just fyi, Scandinavian people are considered Eurasian, often Scandinavian people have Mongolian ancestry.

[@akatosh2795]

13:11 - Interesting concept. I never thought about it. Is this always applicable? Because I would wonder how the monotheistic religions fit into that concept in your view? Or why is it only true of the pre-monotheistic faiths?

[@eric2500]

"Speak to the Gods every day?" Yeah forget that. That's someone's ego talking. But if a person says they LISTEN to the Gods every day, get to know them! 👍🏼Get them to teach you how.

[@proudsaiyanprince2651]

I tend to view the gods as cosmic energies that we have anthropomorphized

[@paulmorton8187]

Look into the grand Precession,planets and cycles as well..I've read 2nd cemtury B.C accounts of the historical odin with his roots in anatolia..the wanderer in the blue robe...symbology of blue?.it goes.back as far as mesopotamia