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What is Asatru?:

Asatru is an expression of the native, pre-Christian spirituality of Europe. More specifically, it is the Way by which the Germanic peoples have traditionally related to the Divine and to the world around them.

From Iceland to Russia, from the frozen north of Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, the Germanic peoples wandered and settled over a span of thousands of years. Today, their descendants are spread around the world. We may refer to ourselves as Americans or English, Germans or Canadians, but behind these labels lurks an older, more essential identity. Our forefathers were Angles and Saxons, Lombards and Heruli, Goths and Vikings - and, as sons and daughters of these peoples, we are united by ties of blood and culture undimmed by the centuries.

Asatru is our native Way. Just as there is Native American religion and native African religion, so there is native European religion. Asatru is one of its expressions. It gave our ancestors comfort in millennia past, and it can give us strength and inspiration today.

The word "Asatru" comes to us from Old Norse, the tongue of ancient Scandinavia, where it means "those loyal to the Gods." Since the ancient Scandinavian version of our Way is the best documented, it has given us much of Asatru's terminology and imagery. The soul of Asatru, however, is not confined to the Scandinavian model, but encapsulates the belief of all the Germanic peoples. Indeed, Asatru reflects the deeper religiosity common to virtually all the nations of Europe.

Why describe yourself as folkish?:

Asatru is currently split between two different lines of thought - "universalists," who believe the religion is open to all regardless of ancestry (while commonly also espousing the religion with left wing politics, and anti-white/anti-ethnic European ideals), and, "folkish," who believe the religion is intended for those of ethnic European decent. We obviously believe that the religion of our ancestors is intended for us, their descendants.

What folkish groups are there I can join?:

  • The Asatru Folk Assembly

  • The Odinic Rite

Asatru Resources:

  • Asatru Primer

  • Asatru Primer #2

  • Details about the Gods and Goddesses

  • Asatru Cosmology

  • The Runes

  • How to Blót

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How thousands of Icelanders suddenly started worshiping the Norse gods again

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The Celts - BBC Series Ep 1 - " In the Beginning"

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Do we have a reading list? (FolkishAsatru)

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Hello, rather new here, been lurking for a while. I read McNallen's Asatru - A Native European Spirituality and I want to learn more about what should be my religion. I have ordered Håvamål but I don't know where to go from here. What books, preferably in what order, should I look into?

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Restyling rune characters to match the clean professional modern scripts would make Asatru more appealing. (FolkishAsatru)

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Right now the futharks used most often look like Lord of the Rings fan art, which makes people not take Asatru or Pre-Christian European history seriously.

We should start holding contests between calligraphers and artists to come up with a professional and modern stylized script for runes.

As far as I can tell, there are 78 runic letters in unicode right now. Stylizing 78 characters should be a breeze for a professional calligrapher. They'd do it for free just to show off their work.

http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U16A0.pdf

We can then introduce the new font for runes through memes showing a runic keyboard, resumes written in runes, packages mailed with the address in runes, etc..

If we could find some "illuminated manuscripts" written in runes that would be very good also.

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The Basics: How to Blót

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Help Raise Funds to Support an Old English Rune Audio Series

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Hávamál: The Norse Poem of Odin's Wisdom

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How the Asatru Folk Assembly performs blóts (FolkishAsatru)

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So it seems with all the recent influx of new applicants to the Asatru Folk Assembly that maybe it is time to outline the basics of an AFA Blot, or ritual, so that those new to our spiritual path may be able to honour the Gods in their own backyards, local parks, even living rooms and not have to wait until they are able to attend an official Asatru Folk Assembly function. The Blot (rhymes with boat) is an integral part of modern Asatru, it is our primary ritual. In the blot we offer praise to the Gods, we offer our might and main to Them, and we symbolize these things with mead which we give to them once we have infused it with our gifts. Below is how a typical AFA blot will go, the steps by which it is performed whether at a local Folkbuilder event in your area or at a large national event attended by many. This regularity insures continuity for our membership so that no matter where they may go they will be familiar with what is happening.

STEP 1: Find a place to perform your ritual that is either private or, at the very least, where you won’t be interupted. Typically allow an hour or so for ritual, this includes arriving, getting set up, and roughly a half hour for the ritual proper.

STEP 2: The assembled Folk enter the ritual area in a circular, clockwise fashion (clockwise is the direction of the Sun and moon, the direction of natural order).

STEP 3: Typically now is when the women of the assembled Folk bless the mead. This is a uniquely AFA tradition in which we ask them women to pour their innate power into the mead before we share it with the Gods. 3B: Once they are finished the Gothi/Gythia goes to each of the 4 cardinal directions and hallows the ritual area by performing a Hammer sign.

STEP 4: Now is the time to invoke and/or hail the God or Goddesses you are honouring. Speak about their attributes, mention their nicknames, ask them to be there while you offer them sacrifice.

STEP 5: Now is time to “collect” the sacrifice, and then offer it up to the God. Within the AFA we have a structure for this, its called “Heart to hand to Horn”. This means each assembled participant visualizes all the love, well wishes, power, etc they wish to give, “see” it flood into their heart, then as the Gothi comes around the circle each person visualizes that power going from their heart into their hand which they then touch the horn with and pour that power into the mead. In this way the mead becomes a powerful vessel of energy we are sending directly to the God. Once all have touched the horn the Gothi offers the horn up to the deity visualizing them drinking of our offering, becoming invigorated by our might and main, by our love and well wishes. He then returns back to the stalli (altar) and continues with…..

STEP 6: Asking of the Blessing. Now the Gothi asks the God to pour their power and energy into the mead so that it may inspire and energize the assembled Folk. Typically within Asatru a gift looks for a gift, gift giving is a well attested reciprocal affair. Visualize the God pouring their power into the mead, “see” them infuse the mead with their energy.

STEP 7: Once They have infused the mead then the blessings must be shared with the Folk. Typically this is done in two ways, first, sprinkling the Folk with the mead using the branch of an evergreen (symbolic of Yggdrasil). Secondly the Gothi goes around and allows everyone to drink from the horn and take the blessings into their being.

STEP 8: Thank the God for being there, for sharing their blessings, etc. Wish them well on their travels………..an all around, heart felt, thank you and goodbye. Also now is when the remainder of the mead is offered to the Gods by pouring it into the fire if you have one, or the ground if there is no fire.

STEP 9: The Gothi now goes to the 4 cardinal directions and opens the area back to the mundane world. The assembled may now leave in a clockwise fashion.

Obviously this is a very, very basic level format, each Gothi, each Gythia, will add their own personal touches here and there. The wording from place to place and region to region may change somewhat, but overall that is the structure Asatru Folk Assembly Gothar use to perform a blot whether in private or in public. I sincerely hope this helps our Folk in their living the path of Asatru. I fully encourage everyone who is able to perform rituals to the Gods on the holy days, and at other times of significance. Asatru is a path to be lived, lived out in the open and enjoyed by our people…. blotar are one way our Folk can begin reconnecting to their Gods, can begin living Asatru.

Hail the Gods! Hail the Folk! Hail the Asatru Folk Assembly!

Blaine Qualls Gothar Coordinator, AFA

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William Pierce - What's the Most Important Thing in Your Life?

William Pierce - What's the Most Important Thing in Your Life? (youtu.be)

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