This is our Holy Land: Northern Irish Pagans

Short documentary about Northern Irish Pagans.

[@jarp5581]

❤️ from a Indian Hindu We are now being attacked by Abrahamics like you Pagans were 1800 years ago But we will fight cause watching this gives me hope that Hinduism will never die ❤️❤️❤️

[@CillianHolly-pc6ku]

Keep up the good peaceful fight brother I am a Norse pagan lord Odin and lord Thor are my gods and may your good holy gods bless and keep you safe respect and peace from a very proud Norse pagan

[@sparkymularkey6970]

There is real magic in the land and in the blood of the people who have lived there for centuries. It's worth worshipping.

[@user-nx9vp1mp2l]

😂😂😂

[@chuckfriebe843]

Sparky Mularkey that, my friend, is so true.

[@LoudaroundLincoln]

@@user-nx9vp1mp2l ah. A jew. Of course. You and your Muslim and Christian friends enjoy your stay. Its not going to last much longer.

[@Rotisiv]

Taras Rakya yeah we will see about that 😂

[@user-yc8qi2yu4j]

@Thomas Anderson okay, so I guess we’re going to pretend the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition never happened. Also “equality under god” is a total meme (see American Christianity). Also nice how you limit your view of the history between Christianity and Paganism to Rome so that you can try and make paganism out to be some evil thing and Christianity out to be the only true good path. Your bias is showing

[@bealtainecottage]

To move from organised religion to "your sacred journey", requires immense strength, for one has to move through a dark night of the soul...then...liberation! Blessings to you all!

[@jeremiahshine]

Many of Irish blood have died in front of the Porcelain Gate. It's practice for the Pearly Ones. 😘

[@celticpagan2265]

any pagan here😙😊😊

[@izzyyellowhair7117]

Here

[@user-th1fq8lx8g]

Sanathana dharmman that acknowledges that the Hindus are the only one of our brethren that survived the war with Christianity and Islam, the pagan God's never died they are still alive and well in india

[@damianthorne6968]

celtic pagan Iam a follower of Odin from Germany✊👊

[@user-th1fq8lx8g]

@@damianthorne6968 check out the raudhir thusundnaamn/alfadhirhaiti the names of bodhenaz are extremely similar to the names of the god the Indians worship as shiva in the rudhra sahasranaama

[@romankotas448]

😊Hi😊

[@jedhawkins1769]

Ireland has both Catholics and Protestants, but the Irish pagans are underrated in Ireland. The pagans were the first in Ireland.

[@Manoatevarua]

@@hibernianwolf1711 And Jesus sacrificed himself

[@Manoatevarua]

@@hibernianwolf1711 Well it’s still a sacrifice They loved their Gods so much that the most precious gift they could give to them was life itself. Is it awful? Yes but remember that it was a less enlightened time.

[@Manoatevarua]

@@hibernianwolf1711 In other words, worry about being a good Christian wether than looking into what the Pagans are doing with their lives.

[@ahmetderdiyok6973]

They/you were first in ireland but it's not matter. You may have an identity struggle, but saying "we came first" is ridiculous.

[@smoji2633]

@@hibernianwolf1711 mate tf they did, you're confusing prods with pagans

[@bealtainecottage]

Be yourself, follow your path, life is your sacred journey and yours alone.

[@aishwaryasitaram2227]

Nice comment..this has always been my view too..on spirituality..you may believe whatever but it's your path alone..and it's so real and beautiful.. instead of signing up for a god/ savior

[@maku8075]

I think it's time for European to stop calling other people's father and mother as their own and start acknowledging their own parents.

[@smug3311]

Powerful statement. Paganism is essentially ancestral honoring. It's directly tied into blood, whereas Christianity is globalism and union of all people under one tyrranical god.

[@airhairy7326]

@Rusty Shackleford lol whatever

[@smileyShiiZniTZ]

don't let your culture go like all other traditional Europeans have done.

[@cultofmalgus1310]

Christianity was a plague to European Identity and failed to do the only thing it was useful for, getting rid of Islam. Death to Christianity, Islam, and Judaism!

[@smileyShiiZniTZ]

@@cultofmalgus1310 in a way yes but Christianity was for a long time the only thing stopping Islam from fully controlling Europe

[@folksurvival]

@@smileyShiiZniTZ False.

[@forgotmyun]

smileyShiiZniTZ those afraid of Islam taking over, it’s nothing but karma for what Christianity has done to us. Christianity is just as much of a foreign power, not native to our lands, and took us by force as Islam. So why is it okay what they did? Europe, Africa, and Asia are all homes to our own native pantheons. More Europeans are waking up. It’s too deeply wired in us.

[@smileyShiiZniTZ]

@@forgotmyunI'm not condoning Christianity for what they did to the pagans mate, i was just pointing out that id rather be under a Christian rule than Muslim rule, at least in modern days in a Christian country you have freedom to worship what ever god(s) you want. Remember my original comment was a positive comment towards the video, I'm not some hater.

[@ANIMIST-4-GOD]

I currently just came out of the Christian cult and to my roots .....thank God

[@fistspirit6841]

thank Godin

[@Bb-xq7gk]

@Never Unprepared Sftu, dumb ass.

[@cynicalb]

Was that cult by any chance the jws? They pulled me from my roots brain washed me ect ,I have returned to my sacred place

[@justicebydeathnote]

hail the ancient gods brother

[@cillianranngarsson2762]

My name is cillian ranngarsson I am a very proud of Norse pagan from Dublin and I live in northern Ireland my grandfather was a Celtic druid pagan I love to meet these lovely people

[@fishingmasterstudios9481]

It's funny to see the Christian's never changed, they still try to convert people in the most fanatic of ways, I see it on alot of documentaries like this, it is a very toxic religion but people are free to choose what they want to believe in, if Ireland chooses Paganism cool! I root for them! But we should all learn to co-exist! Paganism is one of the coolest spiritual practices I've ever seen in my life and it's the most free! I wish all of you luck

[@josephherrera4771]

I've been a christian since I was in school. I just believed it by faith, obviously you can't prove God, you just believe. I never called myself a christian because I never felt good enough to say it. Look, I don't know you, but let me tell you something. I used to thought that salvation was something that you'll get to know when one dies, but I was wrong. Listen, in the last few years I always heard christian people saying that at one moment of their life they knew God, and I always wondered what they really meant. One year past from now, I wouldn't be able to explain you what that mean, but now I can. See, what that mean is something beyond imagination. It's the goal of a christian, of a believer. It's a moment when you realize that our God is alive, a moment since when you no longer say "I believe in God", but "I know God". I don't know if you have a "christian" background (catholicism is not real christianity), but let me tell you, that all the religions have been created to fool people (catholicism, jehova witnesses, mormonism, islam, wicca, yoga, budaism, etc). People sometimes stop believing because something bad happened in their lifes. But look the life of Job and what happened to him. God never promised a problem-free life. I knew a beautiful woman who was a christian and also knew God, she died last year, she was young. Sometimes we don't understand why certain things happen. Eternal life exist my friend (have you watch Gladiator?), and the only things we have to do is believe and repent of what God call sin, because He knows that those things won't let us enter this beautiful Kingdom, where sin won't exist anymore. If you call yourself a good person, THAT's what God wants us to be. Take care! #J3sus kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHy0q5-DltN-j7c

[@fishingmasterstudios9481]

@@josephherrera4771 well you can keep your God my friend, it's not for everyone, religions to me is for people who don't understand or don't want to understand spirituality, times are changing, I wish you luck in your beliefs

[@josephherrera4771]

@@fishingmasterstudios9481 Try to never close your heart totally to God, please. If you could "see" what I "saw", you would convert today, but you can't...but you actually can if you have faith. Faith is so powerful. Peace.

[@fishingmasterstudios9481]

@@josephherrera4771 I have my own faith Joseph, I don't need your god alright? people have the right to believe in what they believe in, and this is a perfect example of trying to against that so please don't preach to me about it

[@josephherrera4771]

@@fishingmasterstudios9481 You have the right to believe whatever you want, but what I told you is the truth. Just don't answer...

[@cillianranngarsson2762]

I have been a Norse pagan my whole life Odin and Thor are my god's but my grandfather was a Celtic druid pagan I have a lot of respect for these lovely people

[@cillianranngarsson2762]

I am a very proud Norse pagan and thankfully I am 72 hours into recovery from alcoholism my own gods lord Odin lord Thor have empowered to this I am on journey to healing

[@macbhloscaidh]

Best wishes, stay strong!

[@jungleninja8415]

Paganism is whotewashed

[@franceso5266]

I had an experience in ireland which has changed my entire life. Things are not as they seem folks. The veil between you and nature needs to be lifted.

[@jules2291]

Yes . I was technically born pagan (hindu) but I found modern reorganised and influenced by abrahamic religion Hinduism and all the creation and destruction myths and the casteism and brahmanism and other malpractices terrible , I nearly became an atheist but now I've become much closer to the nature around me and my spirituality and religion by embracing the oldest form of Hinduism - nature worship and soul searching and folklore which is almost exactly like celtic , Greek and norse paganism , more eproof that the pagan religions weren't wrong - still practised in parts of South India . It's great . I'm definitely more spiritual than religious , I believe there are life forces and souls and doing good , looking after yourself and loving and protecting the nature which gave you life can make your mental health and the universe better . Which includes worshipping the nature gods because you are a part of the universe , the nature cares for you , and you need to show your gratefulness . Then again I believe Christianity is right as well , remember that essentially the same nature gods were worshipped under different names in polytheist religions , and I like to believe that the polytheist gods just took on a new form to bring peace back and reassert themselves when people were losing faith in the pagan religions and wanted more .

[@namansinghnegi8931]

@@jules2291 why are you so much impressed by Abrahamic faiths. What did they do to abolish caste system during their rule, other than to convert the non believers. The first thing Hindus did after gaining independence, was to give equal rights and reservations to "lower castes".

[@syhuhjk]

@@jules2291 if u like real form of Hinduism, why adore Christianity which is more terrible and they fixed the concept of caste in India, in scriptures it's flexible sorry your more sounds like missionary than lower caste, because I belong to one group. Yeah lots of people embrace Buddhism too. But Christianity not even closer to Indian culture.its literally against natural Indian belifes.

[@TheJohnnybows]

I’m third-generation Irish Canadian and in Canada it’s a big deal to know where you are from a define is what you are in this country this page rings true to me and my family I just wanted to pay homage to say thank you and hello from your cousins across the pond :-)

[@damianthorne6968]

May Odin be with you my brothers and sisters ✊👊

[@indrajit57]

What about the 300 years of killing people just because they were christians, What about throwing people alive with lions in Areans What about crucifying people? U pagans have committed the worst atrocities.

[@sapnapundir4102]

@@indrajit57 read the darkening ages by Catherine nixey......u have no knowledge whatsoever of the atrocities the Christians carried on against the so called "pagans" who were actually very tolerant of other faiths. The persecution of Christians done by nero was not just against Christians, the "pagans" also had their houses burned. In the starting of Christianity (the first 300 years), the Christians did face persecution but if the Romans had actually wanted to harm them they would have been successful. But they didn't. Now doesn't it sound weird that the 50 million"pagan" of Roman Empire who worshipped Zeus, Athena, and gods for thousands of year just converted overnight without any hesitation. There is just so much to write that I can't fit in a single comment so I reccomend u read this book. I also used to believe like u thanks to convent education. Open ur eyen and Don't let ignorance feed on u. Have a good day. Peace

[@lenkasustackova4560]

@@indrajit57 Lmfaooo I see you under many pagan videos saiyng one thing over and over again. Before you write down these lies, you should do proper research

[@indrajit57]

@@lenkasustackova4560 Hahah . Kid do some history . Remember that Diocletian persecution? Haha

[@rabbiahmed7150]

@@indrajit57 are you hindu?

[@yau6666]

I am a Catholic living in South Korea. The history of Christianity in my home country is a little over 200 years, and Christianity, regardless of sect, has never exceeded half of the total population. For many years, traditional Korean shamanism has been influenced by Buddhism and Confucianism in my country, but it still lives and breathes. So when I look at Neo-Paganism in the Americas or Europe, I get strange interests and emotions that are hard to say.

[@jackietreehorn5561]

We all spawned from Africa as bipedal tree dwelling primates

[@olusflaschengeist6111]

Paganism is ancestor-worship!

[@Rotisiv]

The ancestors were ignorant

[@olusflaschengeist6111]

@@Rotisiv , unfortunately they were primarily tolerant!

[@whatabouttheearth]

Read JGR Forlong 'Rivers of Life' A. Yes everyones ancestors did not know what we know now kzbin.info/aero/PLXJ4dsU0oGMLnubJLPuw0dzD0AvAHAotW kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHvGmn15pKadoKM kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWrcg6yEeMqcoZI kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYa0p56Kab-oeM0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmGrXpSjhNmcldE kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJbSo6uCnZ6VY8U kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZSXgHmZiZqgZ7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXS9aodsn5Zrnac

[@Rotisiv]

@@olusflaschengeist6111 full proof of ancient pagan tolerance please.

[@lucastaylor1289]

@@Rotisivtbe Heathen believe is that the path to the afterlife is a long and treacherous one, where you will find yourself changing beliefs, the ignorant become the open minded and the open minded become ignorant

[@myravenheart357]

I'm a proud pagan/wiccan , it's a blessed to follow the goddess blessed be

[@myravenheart357]

@Never Unprepared there is no hell , jesus christ is an evil human who brainwashed everyone

[@myravenheart357]

@Never Unprepared your the fool because your god is fake and the bible is a lie

[@Bb-xq7gk]

@Never Unprepared Doesn't Matter How Many Misplaced Capitol Letters You Use, you'll still be a moron.

[@Bb-xq7gk]

@Anthony Hujjes Hel or Helheim is a place in Norse Theology.

[@Bb-xq7gk]

@Anthony Hujjes Is Hellenist paganism included in your list of Europian paganism?

[@fatbeard8072]

This was helpful and beautiful....Thank you!

[@shelbyschraw9906]

Loved this I will share with friends ❤️

[@macbhloscaidh]

please do Shelby!

[@zeph6439]

The trefoil or clover leaf was the symbol of the Triple Goddess long before St Patrick stole it.

[@samanthacrow7021]

thankyou for sharing this with all of us. much needed. love and light .x

[@robindranathrobindranath7191]

Well done from Hindus from India

[@SpiritualSinergyTarot]

May be moving to belfast soon with my fiance. I am the last in the Erie coven in NY. It would be great to meet others there

[@cillianranngarsson2762]

Thankfully I am 11 days sober and I am in the early days of recovery from alcoholism

[@TheRick8866]

Many of us are healing from traumas.

[@RohitChauhan-hh7rc]

2:37 it's like om that is oldest mantra use by sanatan Hindus 😍

[@Manoatevarua]

@prod by. halluze All pagan religions have similarities, Hinduism is a pagan religion

[@cattywampusmcdoogle]

@@Manoatevarua so is Christianity.... so what's your point.

[@Manoatevarua]

@@cattywampusmcdoogle Christianity isn’t a Pagan religion, it’s an Abrahamic religion. Christians only have 1 God. There was no point to be made?? It’s just that Hinduism is a Pagan religion, it’s all

[@cattywampusmcdoogle]

@@Manoatevarua nope... Christianity is not a monotheistic Abrahamic religion. Jews and Muslims have a monotheistic Abrahamic religion. The ideology of a three in one god head is polytheism. The idea if a virgin birth of a demi-god is from the pantheon of Roman and Greek gods. A diety impregnation a human by definition is a demi-god and sits on the pantheon of gods. Just as it says you teace the fathers bloodline for your tribe.. the Christian diety of Jesus had no father that came frok the lone of David... that disqualified him from being king and also to be high priest you had to come from the line of Aaron and the tribe of Levi. You cannot be King and High Preist at the same time... it's one or the other.

[@Manoatevarua]

@@cattywampusmcdoogle Yeah I don’t have time to read all that and argue. I’ll just go on with my day and stay with my beliefs that the Trinity is monotheistic

[@corpselight7989]

That sweet woman eats my heart alive. Wish we had some traditionalist Irish here. Not always sold, personally, but I always thought I had a connect with Manannan. Still have a desire to work with burial and upkeep, and if I somehow hold some sway over someone, Id like my ashes to be dropped in the straights between Ireland and the Isle of Mann.

[@CaliforniaGleamin]

Where can i see the documentary?

[@eferrisful]

Hi, I kinda love this! I hope it does get picked up as I began to process and connect with some of the people interviewed.

[@macbhloscaidh]

Erin, please share on social media! Thank you for your kind comments.

[@Meriillos]

The division and hatred in this commen section is so dishesrtening. Grow up people, we are all just doing the best with the resources life has handed us. Brighid loves you, Jesus loves, and Hekati loves you too. When it all comes down to it, we are all just people trying to do the right thing. Why cant we stop spewing insults at eachother? Is it not enough that you and I exist in together in this world?

[@user-ct9mf4dr5o]

European Christians be like : Israel is the holy land and We must fight and sacrifice ourselves for God's chosen people✝️🇮🇱

[@simplyimpish1055]

It seems there is a huge movement here in the USA now as well and I thinks it’s wonderful

[@aishwaryasitaram2227]

Hi ..a huge pagan movement you mean? Really.? Can you elaborate?

[@sahilsagwekar]

Wow appreciate that, it's about time our European brothers realize their true culture.

[@countvanbruno182]

This is awesome!!!

[@cazzi1929]

I loved this short documentary

[@AvdheshTondak]

Truth cannot be suppressed forever. It's just a matter of time.

[@jamesmcateer3658]

I also love the wisdom in the video of Ben McBrady, and wish he had written books or had more interviews and discussions! I find that some of the spiritual diversity of Dharmic spirituality, and that of ancient Egypt, ancient Iran and India, is closer to that of our ancestors, and our great sages!

[@beefybert9354]

So proud to have southern and northern Irish blood

[@beefybert9354]

@Argumentology stupid boy Northern Ireland is part of the uk and Southern Ireland (republic of Ireland) is independent

[@beefybert9354]

@Rusty Shackleford well I’m English

[@beefybert9354]

@Argumentology alright yank

[@Lostboy779]

If I wanted to contact someone in the Pagan community in Northern Ireland, where would I start?

[@sahilsagwekar]

Facebook probably

[@RichieDuprey]

I am a member of the pagan community in the north. If you want to message me on here, please feel free to do so. I hope you're keeping well. :)

[@CillianHolly]

I am a really proud Norse pagan lord Odin and lord Thor are my gods i am fighting the hardest battle at the moment of trying to stay sober from alcohol which is why i am hoping to be going to rehab to help me stay sober from both drink and drugs

[@cillianrangarsson8636]

I am a Norse pagan lord Odin and lord Thor are my gods but I am also a very proud Irish Norse pagan I also have a lot of respect for the Celtic druid people and the Celtic druid gods

[@kylewernli9577]

For those of strong Celtic ancestry why do most people choose Norse Paganism over their own tradition? Yes I know they are both Indo-European and I know Northern Europe is mostly mixed between the two.

[@macbhloscaidh]

maybe the film gives the wrong slant Kyle, certainly most of the people we interviewed were name checking celtic / Irish paganism; ie. the land they stand on.

[@kylewernli9577]

@Anthony HujjesFirst it was the Anglo Saxon Federation of tribes , then the Vikings s, then finally Normans 1066

[@davianthule2035]

Because a lot of gaels have Norse ancestors, there was for a few centuries a hybrid ethnicity called the Norse gaels in Scotland and Ireland (or just ireland back then, as we were one people, all gaels, we even shared the name scotia together), Iceland itself is the product of Norse gael breeding (although they have mostly forgotten their Celtic roots).

[@bluebird3281]

Sorry I am four years late; I think one of the answers is paganism survived longer and was better recorded in Scandinavia. More meat on the bone as it were, you can hear all about Odin, but a lot of lore on the Dagda is lost to history. People looking for connections find more details to connect with. I like the Dagda better anyways, the things I do know is he had a beer belly, a pot o' plenty he may kill you with his shillelagh but it's all in good fun and he can bring you back to life with the other end with no hard feelings. He is not just a good God; he is THE GOOD GOD.

[@Centuries_of_Nope]

A very honest question, I am curious. For Paganism, do you believe its recent explosion in members is the result of a religious revival or more of a cultural revival?

[@macbhloscaidh]

I wonder is it both? Hope you're well!

[@paulnolack297]

St. Patrick, Pray for us.

[@fionamcormac7786]

Hi to my pagan friends...fiona .ps wishing you brightest blessings for the new year...keep warm ..

[@BlackFlagHeathen]

I’m not religious but I’m generally tolerant of religion and pagan religions fascinate me. I there’s any religions I really don’t have much- if any- respect for, it’s the Abrahamic religions. Not sure why they’re preaching in the comments here, you’re not convincing or converting anyone, just wasting your time lol. EDIT: I’M OFFICIALLY PAGAN, HAIL THE ÆSIR AND ALL THE OLD GODS! 🍻

[@eccoeco3454]

I don't understand the hatred that some neo-pagan harbor for more organized religions neither do I understand that of certain members of said religions for neopagans. Practice what Better suits you, what best allows you the connection with the divine you seek If neopaganism Is your thing and it best answers the spiritual questions I'm most happy for you if organized traditional religion does, the same.

[@samblake7170]

Paganism was almost completely destroyed by Abrahamic religions. Along with their scared texts and shrines. It’s obvious why there is residual distain

[@eccoeco3454]

paganism wasn't destroyed paganism was converted, syncretized religions don't get destroyed and rarely, much more rarely than what pop culture would like to make you believe violent conversion happened, the Christian churches mostly worked by diplomacy and influence both because It was more useful, killing thousands of people for worshipping Thor means that you'll have a thousand fewer people to work the fields of your Kingdom/bishopry and because It was much simpler, Christianity Is a salvific religion meaning that It bases it's theology on the concept that there Is a God and that he actively wants your Salvation, this to us now may seem normal or even cheesy but to a medieval starving peasant that Just survived a raid from his neighbor and lives under the omnipresent fear of the constantly changing whims of his gods Christianity was a revelation. I know you people like to think this grand resistance of stoic battle-hardened Vikings defending the old ways against the evil oppressive Christian crusaders but historically that is mostly bullshit, it never happened, and the crusades (and the crusading mindset) wouldn't be a thing until much later, the only one occasion when it did happened was during the northern crusade (which is by all means a true thing sorry romuva worshippers you guys picked the short stick and found yourself against an expanding enstablished and increasingly dogmatic christiandom) partially during the Saxon wars and even, in that case, it was not that much religion as it was politics: Saxons were not really converted in mass, it was a question of securing the eastern Carolingian border, once the eastern mark was established no one cared what the peasants really believed as long as the worked and obeyed the king. (The northern crusade had a political reason too obviously which was similar to the Saxon wars, secure the East and expand the Power base of the holy roman empire but yeah that was the One and only time the iconic invading foreing crusaders vs pagans actually happened). That said being Christian was incredibly useful and most of the germanic kingdoms converted themselves (to Arianism mostly which being adopted only by the germanic Kingdoms and condamned by the romans shows you that the conversation was free) because it meant that they could benefit from an established and organized religion to help them rule their people, because they could get access to the knowledge of the Roman bishops, get better trade deals and diplomacy whit the Christian nations the eastern Roman empire first of all. The proof of how far this went can be seen in the Lombards one of the last germanic invaders settling in Europe and converting, the Lombards even before converting to Christianity knew and worshipped the Christ amidst their many gods all of this to say that the god "Christ" was an exceptionally viral belief, to use a word that does not belong to history but that describes this quite well. But to pretend for people's belief to remain immutable, for them to forever" maintain the "way of their fathers or whatnot like it was somehow ingrained in some ethnical genetic inheritance is completely unhistorical, religions change and continually influence and borrow from each other evolving and mutating over time. Pagan beliefs didn't die out because evil Christianity stomped it out it died out because they were made Obsolete. Now there are new historical vicissitudes: people feel like they have lost their identity and that the world has lost its center, they feel suffocated by over urbanization, feel a need for an escape from the overly ordered and hierarchical modern society because of all of these reasons a new religion based on nonorganized, self-centered, natural and ancestral worship like neopaganism is bound to be on the rise, its totally normal, vicissitudes shape mankind there is nothing to be worried or offended neither does it takes away from your beliefs actually personally I feel that the fact that religions follow a kind of laws engrained in nature very poetic

[@stonedape2406]

@@eccoeco3454 my people were converted with the use of force. Many were killed in a bloodbath. In Norway, with the first Christian king, conversion began to take place. Some just accepted it, other refused, and thus were punished. Dont forget about the Lithuanian crusades either. And hundreds of years even past the early modern era, attending church was mandatory, and other religions prosecuted. We cant pretend this is a black or white situation. Some people accepted christianity, other didnt- and thus were forced to.

[@eccoeco3454]

@@stonedape2406 I mentioned both the northern crusade and the Saxons the Norse were some of the last but it was inevitable, a mere question of time, for the northern realms and people to be competitors on peer with the rest of Europe Christianity was necessary, also arguably violence was mostly focused on the nobles as the Christianization of the country, as all things are, was a political action: the affirmation of royal power over the many petty rulerships of the northern nobility. religion is inherently linked to political history and all political history is at its core a story of power relations and affirmation of such there is nothing to say about it, Christianity as paganism as anything else Is no different, I am not pretending that Christianity was entirely peaceful in its affirmation it would be idealistic and unreasonable to pretend such a thing I'm only stating that it was not as bloody as some seem to think and that revanchism is a simplistic and historically inaccurate answer to religious interrelationships. You can argue obviously that Christianization was often, even if rarely in it's entirety, a decision from the top, that I can't deny, I can only argue that absolutism wasn't to be developed until much later and the decision was taken by a greater council of the realm power-holders but I can go no further as obviously the peasantry wasn't asked anything but as questionable by our modern morals that is it was a universal norm and it would be unreasonable to say it could have gone any way different. I am not personally interested in defending Christianity any more than historically plausible and I don't consider myself as partisan of any of the two; heathenry or Christianity, I respect them both as free life choices, also considered that I am not knowledgeable enough about neo-paganism (which is a different and separated historical phenomenon from old paganism) I can not say anything about it, l am simply a student of history, this is my field of proficiency and I only want when possible to discourage people from bending it for ideological reasons.

[@stonedape2406]

@@eccoeco3454 well said, I see your point.

[@Alasdair37448]

What interests me about these ideas is that to me they offer something that Christianity does not and that is these deep sense of connection with the earth and continuity with the past. to me the deepest form of spirituality can not be found in a church or any construct of man but in the rivers, trees and valleys its through these things that the divine energy of the universe is found.

[@user-ft5dh2ef5d]

I am a really proud Norse pagan from Dublin Ireland lord Odin and lord Thor are my gods thankfully I am nearly 12 days dry from alcohol one day at a time all hail the Norse gods of Valhalla all hail lord Odin and all hail lord Thor skal peace balance from a very proud Viking warrior and a very proud heathen

[@TinaTina-wt5wu]

I have family from faroe island from the celt tribe I felt so home when I walked into a witch store.

[@cillianranngarsson2762]

I am a very proud Norse pagan Odin and Thor are my god's my grandfather was a Celtic druid pagan I love to meet these lovely people

[@karinanalbandyan3009]

It’s confusing, he said “the presence of God”, so these people are not actually pagans, but Abrahamists? The real authentic pagans worshipped many gods and goddesses, and Christianity/Abrahamism played a huge role in destruction of the old world pagans. The old world was made up of many indigenous pagan kingdoms and tribes around the world, and each one was unique, and had their own unique pantheon of gods, and their own unique pagan native spiritual heritage. Although all indigenous pagans were unique, there were many parallels. Like for example they had very similar view of nature, natural world, which was divine and sacred in their eyes. This earth, organic life and nature was not divided from the spiritual. All indigenous people before the coming of Christianity, and other Abrahamic religions believed in reincarnation. The northern people like pagan Celts, Slavs, Norse/Teutons and other indo-Europeans/Aryans believed in reincarnation into your same lineage/family line. So this idea about the great spirit monad is a Christian/Abrahamic concept. Indigenous pagan people lived in perfect harmony with their local organic environment and ecosystem, and had kindred traditions and understanding of blood & soil. I completely separate Christianity or other monotheistic/Abrahamic religions from authentic pagans. I even separate wiccans from real old world pagans who native ethnic practiced nature-based spirituality.

[@airhairy7326]

Lol

[@ronanoboyle8432]

Very interesting. Thank you.

[@CillianRangarsson-yk9xk]

I am a really proud Norse pagan from Dublin Ireland lord Odin and lord Thor are my gods thankfully I am nearly 10 days dry from booze I am going to do everything in my will power to stay sober one day at a time all hail lord Odin and all hail lord Thor and all hail the Norse gods of Valhalla I also have a lot of respect for the Celtic druid gods to

[@GretchenLynnP]

Home 🥰 I can feel my soul here.

[@vi11236]

2.37 was that the chanting of holy aum....

[@SethComedyFan]

South Park uses this same background music

[@colivri336]

I'm glad to hear that people are abandoning Christianity (and therefore all of Christian negative views on Jews and everyone else) as a spiritual practice.

[@codybrox4693]

Norse pagan here I’m not a spiritual pagan but I believe the gods truly exist and do walk amongst us Anyone else believe like me or are most Norse pagans part of the spiritual sect?

[@human8454]

Right worship mother nature.everything is connected to eachother.

[@infinite5795]

As an Indian Hindu, I would congratulate the Irish pagans for choosing such a difficult path and would wish for coexistence and equal respect from other Irish Catholics and protestants. But, Irish paganism is very hard to re-construct, considering the lack of sources from druids and more of hearsay. But the practices must be kept pure enough and this can't be with an inclusion of Om sound( a distinct Hindu-Buddhist one) in one prayer sessions. You need to look more within in your own culture, the small facets though pagan but heavily Christianised, stand for Mother Gaelige and her original script aka Ogham and other Irish traditional holidays. The former should be co-official script with Latin one, this thing must come from the Catholics as well. Namaste to Maa Gaelige and mother Ireland from Mother India.

[@CillianHolly-pc6ku]

I am a Norse pagan lord Odin and lord Thor are my gods i am going to do everything I can do to get sober from alcohol and stay sober i have always loved paganism something very ancient and holy about the spirit of nature and the land

[@redd-qh4xn]

Going back to their roots it start to happen in some country cool.

[@whatabouttheearth]

Your roots change, they are not doing the same the real old paganism and before that was a different form A. Everything always changes and B. ALL humans and ALL life has shared ancestry kzbin.info/aero/PLXJ4dsU0oGMLnubJLPuw0dzD0AvAHAotW kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHvGmn15pKadoKM kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWrcg6yEeMqcoZI kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYa0p56Kab-oeM0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmGrXpSjhNmcldE kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJbSo6uCnZ6VY8U kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZSXgHmZiZqgZ7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXS9aodsn5Zrnac

[@cillianranngarsson2762]

Be blessed be

[@cillianrangarsson8636]

I am a Irish Norse pagan from Dublin Ireland and lord Odin and lord Thor are my gods they have been my gods my whole life and I also pray to the Celtic druid gods to

[@kintiyura2855]

Where can I find the full movie?

[@melissamurphy8378]

I was self taught i was adopted but I found out my for father ran was scott Irish and signed the declaration of independence and help found united state were i live in Arkansas i live near a hot springs Nd became a massage therapist and a reikie practitioner i am also a bit phycic and remembrances of past lives as a holistic healer

[@patrickna2402]

that’s it, i’m returning to the heartland

[@compendioussuccient6784]

I’d love to contact one of the guys from this video, how can I do that please?

[@gopaladas8121]

My ancestry is British and Irish Celtic and Germanic mixed mostly Scottish my Y DNA is R1b-L21 by this logic based on ancestral worship should I focus mainly on the Celtic gods rather then Asatru? Also An Dagda and Dyaus Pater/Thor ? What symbolism can I wear I have Thor's hammer and I know Dagda has a Club or a Mallet Lorg Morg. Also is the Eagle associated with Dagda like it is with Jupiter or the Sky Father ?

[@Saylonn]

Never Forget J men Will soon Run over your countries The Taurus Mountain Man Is Coming The GAZAVAT Is starting

[@gopaladas8121]

@@Saylonn my maternal line is Haplogroup T2B do you know if that means middle easter or Jewish Israelites?

[@Saylonn]

@@gopaladas8121 that's the Anatolain Hunter gatherer Maternal DNA

[@cillianrangarsson8636]

I really hope to stay sober I am a very proud Norse pagan from Dublin Ireland lord Odin and lord Thor are my gods I always pray to my gods for their knowledge and wisdom I also pray to the Celtic druid gods to

[@cillianrangarsson3319]

I am a proud Norse pagan and Odin and thor are my gods and they always be my gods I love my gods may my gods bless and keep yous all safe all hail Odin

[@sahilsagwekar]

The norse and Greek pantheon of God is very similar to the Indian pantheon of God .where there is a main god of thunder. Indra in india thor in norse and zeus in greek

[@cillianranngarsson2762]

Lovely people

[@jamesmcateer3658]

Can you help me connect with Irish pagans in the north of Ireland? I am in the diaspora and no longer accept the Abrahamic religions, and my ancestors are from the holy land of Ulster, how can I connect with brothers and sisters who share my love of the Druids and our indigenous cultures? I am also a Zoroastrian by choice because the Magi, the Mobeds, were able to preserve their oral traditions and the holy Gathas, (Iran had to deal with the Arab/Islamic invasion, as Ireland had to deal with Rome and their Christian invasion of Eire... interesting that both Iran and Eire mean the same thing too) and I tend to think the Druids and Magi were of a similar class of spiritual sages? And share in our Indo European traditions. I notice that the Roman versions of Christianty often distort and demonize our great Irish ancestors and their traditions with propaganda and misinformation. If we Irish had maintained our heritage perhaps we would have never had conflicts such as the Troubles becaue of our seeing the Divine in everything (in contrast to the exclusive Abrahamic religions and their mythologies which are not a part of our indigenous culture). Living in America I have more respect for the indigeous Native spiritual traditions than that of the colonial "missionaries" who imposed their religion as a tool of controlling us, and make us feel shame about our great and advanced civilization! Perhaps Pelagius was a Christian who was able to synthesize the Druidic and Irish pagan ethic, which is more authentic than Paul's Roman agendas of "missionary work" (as if we Irish, like other peoples of great and advanced civilizations such as India, pre-Islamic Iran, and the Native nations of the Americas are "savages" accoding to these colonial missionaries, if we do not abandon our spiritual consciousness of the Divine in Nature and honor our ancestors! But is there any orders in the north of Ireland that I can join? I am a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids, but want to connect more to the spirituality of my ancestors from the north of Ireland too!!! Seamus MhacAntsaoir

[@SplashyCannonBall]

All races have ancestors. That’s what makes us different and the same. Stick to what you are it’s who you are.

[@michaelgavinjohnston7985]

Where can I find this movie?

[@faramund9865]

Ha, the guy simply cannot escape ancestral fate. I too seem to be trapped by it. In one way ancestors are great, they've done everything for us and we live in their world and they loaned the world from us and passed it down to us. However while we may have very noble hearted ancestors, we also see parts in our own fathers and mothers that we don't like and wish to eradicate. And often both of these elements unite in one person. I still find it hard to deal with this. Am I destined to end up exactly as my father? Probably not, because I also have a mother. But am I destined to repeat their mistakes, to continue their flaws? Are their flaws so bad that I should end my own line? Or do their good traits outshine the bad ones? How do I continue only the good things of my ancestors and banish what is bad? And am I still being true to myself when I do this? True to my forebears? Am I Aragorn you ask? Perhaps.

[@CillianRangarsson-ql6fi]

I am a really proud Norse pagan lord Odin and lord Thor are my gods I really hope I can stay sober from alcohol I also hope to one day meet a Celtic druid Irish pagan I shall pray to my gods the Norse gods for that to hopefully happen

[@CillianRangarsson-ql6fi]

@duckynado that's not true I have to disagree on that

[@vashna3799]

The Irish have pretty much airbrushed their pre-Christian pagan history.

[@susiemurray8599]

I'm interested in becoming celtic pagan but I'm not sure how to practice and I don't have anywhere to go where i can worship

[@macbhloscaidh]

there are loads of groups online Susie....ádh mór,

[@susiemurray8599]

@@macbhloscaidh thanks ronan x

[@warchief615]

I left Northern Ireland 2007 people were just so brainwashed I moved to America joined the army meet more free minded people I give up religion but could not stop thinking about god and my fate I’m considering paganism to find my way I’ve talked to other pegans but never showed my interested i feel guilty for considering converting as I was raised catholic and it was forced on me from school and family a lot of them are dull people who have discontent for others hoping to find my way and not waste my life

[@transistorradio4413]

Yesss!!! But we need dance and celebration

[@rastabarwell]

Beautiful people, worshipping our earth Gods, both male and female and our mother earth.

[@fistspirit6841]

He is following his fathers footsteps rightfully so as nature has it made for him this way

[@ashutoshdixit9598]

Pagans first movement

[@northerlyartemis]

Does the doc cover the fact that that woman’s husband was a terrorist and leader of the UDA and that’s why he was killed? Or does it gloss over it and paint her and him as victims? HATE that she gets to speak on Northern Irish paganism.

[@lucastaylor1289]

These are pelegiasts who want to be pagan Edit: there isnt anything wrong with either, I myself am a Heathen, but please dont say that you are a pagan if you are Christian, please just say that you are Christian

[@e14ee]

Lol you didn't even have writing before us

[@hardlegends8850]

Do you really believe in that ? Evan in this new scientific era

[@shadoweagle7629]

ᚹᛖ ᚨᚱᛖ ᚹᛁᛏᚺ ᛃᛟᚢ🌒🌕🌘♉

[@jungleninja8415]

I like paganism and I'm itosh seems dark uneducated and backwards how come the most advanced civilians on earth was not pagan the eygptians aka the sub saharan builders of the pryrimids respected nature and built from it and prayed and loved it but did not worship it lime a pagan

[@brianduff5004]

I don't like the advertising of gay. I don't think paganism should focus on that. I think it should be more focused on we don't care about personal preference. I don't want buses of homosexuals coming to paganism to find freedom of choice. Yes it is here, but it shouldn't need a sexual preference to continue to exist. Being so called straight isn't anything but a preference. Paganism isn't guided by preference. Its about finding yourself on a spiritual level. Being one with all nature. Nature has no sexual preference. I don't care about your personal preference and I don't want mine to compete with yours. We are not here for that. We are here to listen to the natural spiritual guidance that is all of us regardless if we our on different paths. Its not our job to control others feelings , but to respect it because it exist. Labels are for non pagans. If I can say that without putting a label on it. I just tried to dumb it up. Bless be )O( I hope you find a peaceful travel.

[@PlexusCaeruleum]

Do they have a god of potatoes?

[@cadens.308]

We’ve got Cernunnos, the forest god. Close enough.

[@PlexusCaeruleum]

@@cadens.308 Interesting.

[@Ashclayton1994]

Potatoes were introduced to ireland long after christianity was so not likely

[@palmadiolio3157]

@@cadens.308 cernunnos was a gaulish, not gaelic god. So why an irish have to worship cernunnos?

[@cadens.308]

angelo di dio the Gauls were a Celtic group. Most of Europe prior to Roman (and later Germanic and Slavic) conquests was Celtic, actually. Cernunnos, while not wholly Celtic in origin, translates pretty easily into the other pantheons. Many gods of the Gauls have Irish and Brythonic reflexes, like Lugh, who was Lugus in Gaul and Lleu Llaw Gyffes in Britain. This would just be more of that.

[@richardkasper5822]

I bless every person that has visited this site and everyone that will visit this site in the future and thier entire family in the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit Amen. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ find you and release you from the snares of the devil and all his works.Amen

[@lordvonmanor6915]

You do know the N word means Pagan (Heidnische or Heidnische N word). Pagans that started early Judaism were called Heidnische Juden or Schwarzer Juden. The Rhineland region is still called to this day N word Westphalia. When African American (Schwarzer Juden/Pagan Jews) had children with women of the Rhine those children were called Rhineland Bastards. The words Pagan and Bastard are synonyms. Pagan was banned because it became derogatory towards Blacks therefore Germans say Bastard instead. Pagans and Pagan Juden that converted or created early Christianity were called Saints or Apostles (Juden Christens) rather than N word. Free Masons literally means Freimaureri (Free Blacks). Nonetheless, Pagans were taken into Slaveri and shipped to North America and to this day they are still called Negroes.

[@NT-vb9vv]

Believe in Krishna. Follow Hinduism. Hare Krishna. Peace.

[@th-ck9vl]

Are you telling? Because usually when Europeans decide to convert to Hinduism they get accused of cultural appropriation and get shamed for it, so that's not happening any time soon XD

[@Rocky-me7qh]

@@th-ck9vl 😏😏

[@Spazticmonkey1000]

Your forefathers are calling you home. Return to your roots

[@Rotisiv]

I guess that’s why the Almighty created Hell as well.

[@stonedape2406]

Ignorant bastard

[@Rotisiv]

@@stonedape2406 Not gonna sink down to your level.

[@Rotisiv]

@Sexy Pony Thanks I will. 🖕

[@stonedape2406]

@@Rotisiv your first comment proved otherwise

[@TheCyborg94]

Peaceful Christian, aye? I think not. Grow up and be mature. Or do all Christians lack critical thinking skills?

[@ronjac6245]

Within paganism homosexuality have never never been practiced or encouraged. Keep it that way. Otherwise it was a nice little doc!

[@maninthewilderness5795]

There are Covens filled with them now....in California....

[@fo4357]

@Ronja C How do you know that? This book (which cites evidence from historical texts) contradicts your claim. books.google.com/books?id=2LyXCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT72&lpg=PT72&dq=celtic+paganism+homosexuality&source=bl&ots=RrsobbbPUI&sig=8cUySL_ZADl1auQTX8zY78SKqPo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjKydS2qYvfAhVhS98KHYgxDVM4ChDoATABegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=celtic%20paganism%20homosexuality&f=false

[@alannachmarie7440]

Ronja C simply not a factual statement, think of the greeks and romans... both pagans

[@SirSparrowHawk]

there were homosexual celts greeks romans and even some germanics. piss off and keep your backwards neo nazi thinking away from paganism.

[@thorsten8790]

@@SirSparrowHawk lmfao calm down there buddy, what has nationalsocialism to do with this at all?