Comments on: Heathenism with Heart

By: Larisa Hunter aka Mist

Larisa Hunter aka Mist — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:57:30 +0000

I would be interested in quoting some of this for a new book on Living Heathen! I included my love and other difficult concepts in my book, why difficult, because i am sure i wound some warrior types by asserting that these feelings are okay.

but alas it is in our nature to love, that is not a religious thing, it is a human thing, without love, are we not incapable of other feelings? Without love, why would there be gods like Freyja…sorry she is love exploded! As with all gods, they love us, in many ways, and love each other, without love we are souless, void creatures. Contact me so I can have your permission to quote.

By: Blade

Blade — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:44:05 +0000

Good point. It sounds terribly Freudian, but I think it is fair to say that it is emotions that motivate humans to do, join, value and act. The intellectual aspect of Heathenry is valuable, but remains awfully dry without love. How often do we find Heathens talking about love for the Gods that inspire them, to whom they relate or experience as a part of their/our lives. Is it because it might sound too Christian or too ‘fluffy’? I don’t see many who claim a fulltrui relationship to be doing much in the way of talking.

To be fair, I don’t do a lot of talking or writing about the relationship I have with Woden, or with Frija, Freya or other wights who I hold dear. There hasn’t been much of a Heathen word-horde for articulating such things … yet. Another project?

By: Volksfreund

Volksfreund — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:43:48 +0000

Heathenry without love will always have the danger of falling into the traps of Ariosophy – as the dark history of modern times has already amply demonstrated to all of us and left behind generations of scarred souls, which are expected to continue.

On the esoteric level, the true test of love is whether one can love a stranger. Many a great philanthropist has found himself in distant lands and unfamiliar cultures and dedicates his life to ameliorate the conditions of life of the other, because on the planetary level, existence itself is often a very cruel event. Modern heathenry is in its early days yet – and we can assiduously avoid the grave errors that our recent predecessors have made – and let us hope that we will see more philanthropists stemming from our faith.