I do not normally teach, but I have links to great resources if you're interested in learning more about it and I wouldn't be opposed to discussion on the subject.
I am not a fantastic teacher either. But I can answer questions and provide articles and links when needed. A good start is to read the Poetic Edda and get a study guide on it. It contains the lore of Norse paganism. Also familiarize yourself with the various traditions like Asatru, Odinism, Rokkatru, etc. There are many. Research and self study is a big part of the path. But as I said I am willing to answer your questions. Good luck :)
The Gods do exist they have since the beginning of time. It's just that Christianity and spreading it's lies turned Odin's people against him and the Aesir. Those who have betrayed the God's deserve nothing more then to DIE A most painful DEATH. Starting with Burning down the Churches just like the Vikings did. And also beheading the priest's and the finally the Pope. (For the GOD'S kill the heretic)
Wow, your stance is way too extreme, Wagner. Nowhere in our practice do we hold the belief that we should kill anyone, or burn down their churches, regardless of their religion. If you want Christians to respect you as a Norse pagan, you have to be able to respect them and their faith as well. This is just another example of why we, the Heathen community, gets shunned as a whole by other faiths.
All i am saying is that we Norse people need to make a new marke in the world I am not saying to just go around killing every one all i am saying is those who betray the God's deserve nothing more then to DIE A most painful DEATH that's it nothing more. And maybe kick out the beliveers of the false God out of Norway. I ment no disrespect Brother.
No man. You're proud of your heritage and gods. So am I. But the thing is that you can't wish death on someone simply because they choose to believe something different than you. There aren't a whole lot of Christians that I've ever met that wish death unto me because I choose to be a heathen. You have to look past violence and prejudice. Peace and frith was honored by our ancestors, do not shame them by being violent and reckless with other faith. Historically the Northern European pagans were extremely tolerant of other religions. They can have their god and we can have ours. Peace and cooperation is seen as more honorable than needless hate and violence.
Clever did a really good job of speaking exactly what was on my mind. Who are we to condemn other peoples beliefs, much less kill someone that we find to be offensive to our Gods? Who are we to kick out native people from Norway because they don't believe what we do? That's a stance that is both illogical and too extreme. Our Gods don't want us to create strife with others, if anything Heathenry has taught me a lot of tolerance between the different groups of Heathens and the world in general.
You have the Nine Noble Virtues in your picture, so let me point out something. Truth teaches us that not only should we avoid telling lies, but we should avoid taking actions that we would not tell someone of or would be ashamed of in the first place. Honor is a big part of the NNV. Your honor is determined, in part, by your treatment of others. There is nothing honorable about wishing death upon strangers because they do not share your beliefs. Honor teaches us to live a virtuous life. And don't forget hospitality- that's in the NNV as well. Hospitality teaches us to love our neighbors, strangers and treat them with high respect. To realize that we are part of a much larger community, and to accept the world around us. That means being tolerant of others, even if they do not share the same faith.
I'm aware that this is an old post, so a comment isn't going to get seen, however I've got to chime in... The topic got thrown around and changed then got pretty extreme.. Those 9 noble virtues were set to make us good people, such as the bibles 10 commandments or the Buddhas teachings of Dharma. Heathenism already seems to have a stigma about it, and it's from it being linked to racists groups... So we as respectable Heathens fight an uphill battle already with that stigma.. Being that rash about it won't help anyone...
