The Heathen Handbook - Woden's Folk Kindred

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SECTION I: INTRODUCTION AND ROOTS IN HISTORY BASIC BELIEFS HEATHEN AWAKENING SOURCES HEATHEN ROOTS IN HISTORY Indo-Europeans Aryans The Folk of the North The Celts The Germans The Slavs A Question of Lineage The Religion of Our Ancestors SECTION II: HEATHEN CULTURE – WORLDVIEW, ETHICS, AND WOMEN WORLDVIEW Heilagr The Well and the Tree Yggdrasil- The World Tree The Man Tree The Life of the Tree Tying Your Wyrd to Another Garth Earning One's Place HEATHEN ETHICS Honor – The Foundation Stone The Roots of Heathen Ethics Modern Heathen Ethical Models Social Obligation and the Worth of the Individual Honor In Action WOMEN IN HEATHENRY Role Models from the Lore Traditional Women’s Roles Women’s Roles in Ritual Herbs and Healing Respect Due to Women from Men in Heathenry SECTION III: GODS, MYTH, AND THE COSMOS MYTH Examining Myth Myth and Metaphor GODS The Ancient Gods Georges Dumezil CULT THE MYTHS OF OUR WAY The Beginning SECTION IV: THE ÆSIR ODIN (Othin, Woden, Wotan, Wodan) Odin and the Creation of the World The Creation of Order Odin as Chief of the Æsir The War of the Æsir and Vanir Odin in the World Odin the God of War Odin’s Agenda Odin's Quests For Wisdom Odin's Magic Misconceptions About Odin Odin At Work The Cult of Odin The Odinsman Gone Awry Modern Odin TYR (Tiu, Tiwaz) Wolfbinder Tyr Warrior Tyr Law-Giving Tyr Tyr In Action The Cult of Tyr Modern Tyr ODIN AND TYR: Contrast, Balance, and Fusion FRIGGA Frigga in the Lore Frigga’s Lineage The Northern Goddess Frigga’s Magic The Cult of Frigga Modern Frigga THOR (Donar, Thunar, Thunor) Thor's Hammer Thor in the Myths Defense of Man (Midgard Warder) Hallowing Thor The Cult of Thor Modern Thor SIF Sif in the Lore The Young Bride The Cult of Sif Modern Sif HEIMDALL Heimdall in the Lore The Cult of Heimdall Modern Heimdall LOKI Loki in the Lore Loki's Children Loki as an Amoral Figure Cult of Loki Modern Loki BALDR - NANNA - HODR The Tale of the Twins The Meaning of the Myth Cult of Baldr Baldr's Story Today OTHER ÆSIR SECTION V: THE VANIR OVERVIEW NJORD Njord as Sacral King Njord as Oath Keeper God of the Sea Njord Elsewhere in the Lore The Cult of Njord Njord Today NERTHUS Nerthus By Another Name? Nerthus Today FREY Frey in the Lore Frey's Animals Frey and the Sun Frey and Gullveig Frey and Cernunnos Modern Frey FREYA Freya and Sexuality Freya and Od Freya and Ritual Freya and the Giants Freya as Valkyrie Freya Today SECTION VI: MYTHICAL BEINGS, RAGNAROK, AND THE DOOM OF THE DEAD GIANTS Some Individual Giants The Nature of Giants Giants in the World Today LANDVAETTIR (Land Wights) Landvaettir Today ELVES (ON Alfar) Roles of the Elves The Ivalde Clan Elves Today DISIR Who Were the Disir? Disir Today THE DOOM OF THE DEAD The Journey and Judgment of the Dead Questions About Death and the Underworld Burial Conclusion RAGNAROK I. The Beginning of the End II. The Great Battle Other Indo-European Tales of the End What is Ragnarok? Ragnarok Today CONCLUSIONS SECTION VII: SYMBOLS AND THE RUNES SYMBOL FUNDAMENTALS HEATHEN SYMBOLS Natural Objects Man-made Objects Animal Symbolism RUNES Origins of the Runes Sources on the Runes The Elder Futhark Deeper Meanings of the Runes Ancestral Usage Rune Magic Conclusions on the Runes SECTION VIII: HEATHEN RITUAL BLOT AND SUMBEL Origins in the Lore Origins of the Ritual Year The Ancient Ritual Year Modern Heathen Calendars The Eight-tide Calendar in Our Lives Modern Blot Blot Structure Blot Examples Mother Night Twelfth Night Charming of the Plow Easter May Day Midsummer Freyfaxi Harvest Winter Nights Developing Your Own Blot SUMBEL WHY RITUAL IS IMPORTANT RUNE RITUAL Divination Galdr and Gandr Runes In Ritual – Conclusions OATHS Profession Oaths At Blot And Sumbel Oaths and Community Oaths – Concluded SPA AND SEITHR Spa and Seithr In The Lore Magic Among Our Ancestors Magic in the Modern Age Spa and Seithr Concluded RITUAL CONCLUDED SECTION IX: CALL TO ACTION 1. Learn The Lore 2. Learn The Runes 3. Focus On Your Family 4. Reach Out 5. Build A Garth 6. Strengthen The Heathen Community 7. Show Our Face 8. Save The Planet 9. Live With Honor CONCLUSION Sources Pronunciation Guide