Utiseta | Introduction into Norse Pagan Meditation

[@BeatrixBetwixt]

Forms of meditation are so needed for a connection to one’s self and their practice. I agree don’t dive in the deep end but walk in with each step till it’s deep enough to swim. When I am out I begin with having my clear purpose of why I am out there & from there I ask my fylgia to keep me safe on my journey as well as talk with the land wights of my purpose for safe passage and assistance if needed. When doing this work it’s important to feel safe in where you will reside for the period of time you are there. I do this all before I put my cloak & hood on. To me that helps symbolize my journey inward & cues everything that I’m ready to begin. It also helps me personally get into trance & a mindset cloaking myself from the “real” world & stepping into the betwixt. Something similar to Útiseta is the practice of mound sitting if you get the chance to check out.

[@jakob6122]

Wonderful! I love to sit out in the woods for hours! Sometimes meditating sometimes not, it definitely helps me feel more grounded.

[@PoppyRoseWitch]

You put SO much work into these videos, and it shows! I’ve been binging your stuff as I reintroduce myself to my practice after a hiatus. Thank you so much!

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Glad these videos have been helpful to you!

[@sewso976]

I've followed Norse Paganism for a while but never fully brought myself to it. It always interested me but I treated it in my mind like any other religion and didn't give it much thought. More recently I've found myself digging deeper into it, believing that I've been brought to your channel for a reason. Today, I went out to my backyard, which is beautiful woodland. I spoke to the Allfather and to Thor, telling them that I intend to integrate myself within their teachings. I drank and gave them an offering. Nothing really happened at the time. But later I went back to the same spot and looked up and 2 ravens were flying not far ahead of me. At this same time, I felt my heart beat faster and I felt an adrenaline rush. I took that as my sign that I am on the right path. Not only because of the meaning of a raven, but also that I hadn't seen any other birds this morning in this area, and these just happened to fly over.

[@AndrewMaksym]

I've also been visited by the two, thought and memory both in the real world and in a dream visitation.

[@ericanderson4436]

Guided Utiseta video in the future?

[@_kmCarter]

This idea is totally rad. Loving all the new details you introduce with each new video.

[@UndeadJohnGaming]

Thank you for this

[@Sapoguapo]

This was an excellent description of this practice. Great video as always!

[@sonny5087]

I notice a lot of overlap between Buddhism/Tibetan culture and Paganism/Northern culture. The main difference is that Tibetan Buddhism has been well-preserved whereas most of Northern Paganism has been wiped, morphed, burned, buried or demonized. The overlap in the importance breathwork and meditation in many of these spiritual practices are truly fascinating. Thanks for the video!

[@baclamom]

I am a Celtic Pagan(just converted), but find your videos very informative

[@scottk1525]

All you "celtic pagans" that are just doing it as a stylistic choice 🙄

[@AlphaJayCharlie]

@@scottk1525that’s not true. Religion, with most intellectual human beings is a lifelong path of discovery. Don’t criticize people who are new to a path

[@scottk1525]

@@AlphaJayCharlie Sometimes. Sometimes not. All these people dredging up archaic religions just because they like the culture and it makes them feel unique (not to mention it reminds them of their favorite movies or books) are pretty lame. You can't tell me these people *actually" believe in and worship the pagan gods. They probably can't even name them.

[@jeremyparkerson5806]

I have been seriously interested in and researching Norse paganism for about 3 years now I just found your Channel it has been a lot of help thank you

[@jaremawisniowiecki5909]

Thx for your work Jacob! :D

[@robgau2501]

Utiseta was supposed to be done on a burial mound. If you do it for 3 Thursday nights in a row, a dark man will come and give you a gift. You need to focus more on academic sources and less on new age stuff. It's also one of the ways to gain the ability to communicate with trolls or spirits. There's also a version where one sat under a hanged man.

[@ulrichweiss9912]

Wyrd has brought me here.

[@runeguidanceofthenorse]

My family has practiced this my whole life. :) l also do Årsgang.

[@Gallowness]

"Sitting put" is an important tool to clear your mind, especially when you need to make an important descision. I would not suggest chanting or working with the runes while "sitting out." Many new heathens dive into the runes too quickly. The younger Futhark should be use solely for writing while the elder Futhark is for "magical" work (magical not in the sense of Harry Potter, but that is a much longer discussion). What I would suggest for "sitting out" until you have some experience is to keep it simple. 1. Find a good spot in nature, preferrably alone. 2 sit in silence, alone, facing east, from sunset to sunrise. Do not move from the spot, so sit comfortably. For a beginner start in summer where it is warm and nights are shorter. 3. Do not eat, but bring som water 4. Make sure you do not get cold. 5. Do not think. Do not force anything. Simply let your senses work for you and let nature work through your senses. After some hours alone in the dark, your mind will become more sensitive and your senses sharper. The connection to the Gods and spirits is not verbal, although many neo-heathens focus on the source material and written and spoken words. Words are solely a human tool to help us. Once you have good experience with "sitting out," you could make an outsitting, focus on a single rune from the elder Futhatk. Carve it in something, write it on your forehead, trace it on the ground where you sit. Focus on rhe image of the rune, the name and the direct meaning. But do not force it. You may not get any insight, but you will still get closer to the rune. Fasting one day before the outsitting can also be great. Writing english with the younger futhark is not natural because of the sounds but anyway... ᚴᚢᛏ᛬ᛚᚢᚴ᛬ᚢᛏᛋᛁᛏᛁᚾᚴ

[@alexanderizzard1254]

Sometimes I find myself meditating with out knowing. Deep thoughts turn into Utiseta when I research the ways of the Norse.. śkåł ❤️

[@Jerewolf.]

Loved your videos since the beginning. Keep them coming brother

[@MikefromTexas1]

Actually those Buddhist Monks in statues (mummies, technically) ate an incredibly specific diet for at least a decade, simultaneously decreasing how much they ate, before purposefully sealing themselves in the statue. The diet helped with bodily preservation.

[@Rinyotsu]

Ive been feeling a calling to do this but have not gotten ahead enough in my chores and work to be able to do it but I hope to soon.

[@DrOctogonapus117]

I’ve been trying Norse paganism. I will definitely have to try this

[@jackietripp1716]

I have been an avid drummer for about 25 years. i collect percussion instruments like people collect stamps. I would love to host a guided meditation on my land in n.c. :)

[@philipgillam8975]

Great video do you plan on making any more videos on your other channel I really enjoyed the 2 videos you did and would love to see more

[@jjejet]

Hey Jacob, awesome topic and grea video (again)! Please consider either sharing the guided breathwork from the Yule gathering, or creating your own guided (Utiseta or) breathwork videos 🙏 Thank you for your hard work and energy you put into every video, skal!

[@bilboblaggins7659]

This was very interesting, I love meditation, Ive personally found metta the most beneficial, although it's not from norse culture or mythology, I have heard that Siddhartha Gotama was from an ancient Indo European tribe called the sakyan or sakya. There was an ancient artifact discovered in Sweden that depicts a man sitting in what looks like a meditation posture. I've been wanting to meditate outside for a while, perhaps on the beach, after watching this I will look into this utiseta, thank you.

[@azarael77]

In my archaeology studies I wrote a short term paper on that settlement (Helgö). It's definitely a North Indian Buddha statuette which I also found pretty cool. There were also artifacts that originated in Ireland and Egypt.

[@lessandra602]

❤

[@auroraaustralis5470]

I liked the meditation! I just started getting into it and you stopped it that was quite brutal. I really needed the meditation:( thanks I will try and play and stop it before you talk and try again. :) I need to relax...... it's been pretty hectic..... meditation vid would be great skull

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppzTcqSYmsujmNk Here is a full meditation done at one of our gatherings

[@Odd_Ones]

Is there any one that can point me in the direction of learning how to meditate as a Norse pagan. Maybe a video or book. Thank you.

[@skal2thejourney876]

Question, when “Editing Jacob,” quoted from the definition of old Icelandic, it mentioned “Wizard / sitting out at night.” Do you think that the night portion was because some pagans back then may have thought it was easier to connect in the still of night? Or perhaps everyone was a little weary of night back then and that’s all that means?

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

I would guess that it was because most "magic" and pagan things were forced to be practiced at night during this time.

[@conwaymoses2460]

I don't know if this is part of Norse paganism but I did a meditation a while back and I remember being in a forest surrounded by wolves an a white wolf jumped out infront of me guarding me against a black mass

[@danielbergersen7836]

Very interested Jacob! Skäl💀🍻

[@jmh52583]

This is great. Thank you! Do you have a tictok?

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

No one should have Tik Tok lol

[@arwahld]

(English is not my first language in case i mispell something) I really appreciate your video, i was raised ina very christian family, my mother is very fond to her religition, while my father not that much. I grew in a christian environment and forced to continue that path until i reached 18. After that i joined the navy and was forced to continue praising and believing, even when i stopped because i would have been shamed and even punished gor not doing it (talking about 2012) After abandoning my religion i never felt that i needed to go back but since ten every day i've been feeling more fond of this culture and beliefs, to the point i've been reading a few books and i...feel at peace and complete when im doing it. I havent seen or found a group in my country that practice Norse paganism but i would really love how to start; i hope i can get some help on how to do it or what do i need (im from South America so...its not something easy to find here)

[@bullvinetheband7260]

Tyr was invoked to deal with trolls.

[@orionmak3379]

What is that branch doing behind you?

[@shannonw7102]

I thought I was the only one who noticed that? I spent most of this video trying to see if he was leaning on it...

[@orionmak3379]

@@shannonw7102 yeah, me too.

[@charlescastleberry3528]

When you were first getting into norse paganism what was the first connection with a god that you had? I am extremely new to everything and I feel a connection to Tyr but I have moments where I am not sure if it is a genuine connection like it feels like sometimes. Is that normal for the begining or am I just getting in my head to much? Any response is appreciated thank you.

[@TheEmmali91]

Are you still in ohio? I just moved here to Ohio and looking for pagans like us and if you recommend any places that not too busy hiking trails I would appreciate it. The one I checked out to do a prayer for Freyja was rudely interrupted numerous occasions even when I was hiding away from trails that people would take

[@deborahciabattoni4549]

Not sure if you were aware, but there was a swinging vine, branch, or skinny tree right behind you, and nothing else was moving😳👀 Thank you so much for this video. There is so much to learn about meditation. When I go out wandering, I can't help but sit down and contemplate where I am and what surrounds me. You feel very close to the Gods. Thank you, my friend.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

Yeah it was one of those hanging vines that get really think. I tugged on it to make sure it wasn't ready to fall on me lol

[@markedwards9247]

As a druid I would like to thank you for this broadcast. Greetings brothers. We must be carefull not to get too sidelined by shamanism. Many of the subjects you speak about are all around us, it is sometimes difficult to assimilate because folk do not realise that cultural and spiritual traditions evolved into what we have around us today. The traditions were adopted into Christianity, just as our sacred places became churches and graveyards. The Celtic tradition is shared by all our pagan cousins. From Morocco to Sweden. One source, divided into many peoples by separation after the cataclysm of ten thousand years ago.We have a shared heritage that is evident in identical aspects of our differently evolved cultures. Most of all, genetically. The druids are very much part of that culture, and were latterly know as wizards, which simple means wise man, and sorcerers, which simply means someone who studies the source of nature. A very brief history, as retold by my British ancestors through communion. A new people arrived who wished to surplant our traditions with new traditions. We fought them, but were eventually pushed back to Anglesey. From there a very great dragon was summoned who forced the invaders back. Those Druids went on to settle on The Island of Man, and then with our brethren in Eire. And from there the druids retreated to the lands of the Aesir. Some generations later, we greeted our brothers from Norseland (Norge) (Norse). Utiseta is a Celtic word, Uti means out (as it sounds), and Seta means sit (as it sounds). Germanic, Old French, English, and Norse languages all have the same root, which is why they share so many words. Further confirming our shared heritage. The modern interpretation of pagan communion, is called prayer. The druids communicate with ancestors and gods through discussion. But not by words. By song. The note is more important than the word. Music is stronger than words. More meaning. At one time, our great ancestors did not even have words, only notes, which they sang, or whistled. This tradition, today, we call music. As a community, the folk sang at their sacred places, to the ancestors and gods. Those sacred places amplified by the acoutic properties of the construction. We still do. And indeed, the officials at those ceremonies often wear the same clothes as the ancient druids. The druids spent their lives, usually in isolation, practising their communion. They wanted very little to do with the folk. The go betweens were known as bards, who spoke to the folk on behalf of the druids. This tradition was to become monks, hermitage, and finally monasteries. The folk do not pray. They ask the bard to request that a druid prays for them to an ancestor, or god. For this alms were offered. It was forbidden to deny a druid food, water, or shelter, and a great honor to have a druid take your hospitality. In a community, it was normal for a special residence to be constructed for druids passing through. This was to become an Inn in modern tradition, and means someone coming in from outside. It is certainly a nice traditional thing to do, to go into nature and sing to the ancestors and gods. The ancestors and gods will smile on you. But do not expect a reply. We are not of you. Your path is of the material, our path is of the spiritual. Your eternity lies in the eyes of your children, the future. Our eternity lies in the respect and wisdom of our ancestors, of whom we must merge, the past. We reject the material eternity. We are celibate.

[@shubhamdingra2449]

Odin we call him indra in sanatan hinduism

[@Marc-kw4tk]

When I first journeyed into Norse Heathenry, it was in the Army, when it was almost strictly Bikers and Special Operators. Now it's largely Feminists and Soy-Boys! No offence bro, but for me it's time to move on from Heathenry, it's gone the way of KZbin pop-culture 'religions', like Wicca and revivalist Born-again Christianity.

[@TheWisdomOfOdin]

I think the internet is the problem. Tends to taint things a certain kind of way. I focus on in-person connections these days. And I enjoy speaking with people from all backgrounds truly. I have celebrated with jarheads and leftist. If its done right, it can work. And is what we need more of in the world, real communication

[@Marc-kw4tk]

@@TheWisdomOfOdin I'd agree 100%. Thank you.

[@WhoTookMyMirr]

First...???