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Tips For Helping Your Heathen Child Deal With Prejudice |
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Written by KM Spires
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Monday, 12 December 2011 |
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*liberal use of quotation marks because there is still no such thing as sarcastifont*
Very few modern Heathens can honestly claim they were born and raised in the religion. At some point, the majority of us made the conscious decision to become Heathen, even though we knew how we would be viewed by the general population. We didn’t care, we were following our hearts and doing what we knew was right. Most of us would do the same all over again.
The same can’t be said for our children. They’ve grown up praying to the gods, their ancestors, and gifting the spirits of the land. They take it for granted. They’ve probably never set foot in a church, barring the occasional wedding or funeral. They eagerly await Yule and Ostara every year. They are clueless when someone mentions Noah’s ark, but yell, “Hail Thor!” every time they hear thunder.
As much as it warms our hearts that our kids have the opportunity to grow up in our folkway, we can’t forget that they live in a far different world than we do. They have some very perilous territory to navigate, and holding beliefs that are different from the majority make it that much harder.
I’m referring, of course, to grade school.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 December 2011 )
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Written by Anna Bucci
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Thursday, 27 October 2011 |
If you haven't read this already you might want to check out the newest heathen journal which recenlty published it's first edition in August. It's called Óðrœrir Heathen Journal. It's a heathen periodical coming from a reconstructionist perspective, so it is quite academic and chock full of scholarly articles that undergo peer review. Some authors include Bil Linzie, Josh Rood, Jill Marten, Gary P Golden Jr, and Stephen Abell.
It seems to be a bi-annual publication, and they are currently working on their second issue. They've posted a request for submission of poetry and prose. It also has a Facebook page for more info.
I must say I particularly like the article by Bil Linzie, "The State of Heathenry".
From their website:
"Articles are peer reviewed by a board ranging of individuals with over forty years of experience in reconstructing “heathen” traditions, to scholars who are currently leaders in the fields of Old Nordic Religion, and Old Nordic Culture. It is our hope that with these high standards, and with the range of experience that exists on our board, that Óðrœrir will be able to bridge the gap between scholastic wisdom of ancient heathen traditions and the implementation and practice of ongoing ones today."
Óðrœrir Heathen Journal is free and you can download the PDF of the first issue on the website: odroerirjournal.com
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 27 October 2011 )
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Written by Anna Bucci
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Saturday, 07 May 2011 |
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For those interested in discussion of all things heathen, you might want to check out the Heathen Board:
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 07 May 2011 )
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