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The Myth of Loki and the Deadly Mistletoe - Iseult Gillespie

2020

Discover the Norse myth of Baldur, the most beloved being in Asgard, and how the trickster god Loki plotted his death.

05:29 min

The Wheel of the Year: The Calendar of Pagan Festivals Explained

There are such myriad historical and contemporary variations and semantic complexities when dealing with paganism that a book-length article would be needed to fully cover it. The wheel as described here is broadly what is observed today by modern pagans, chiefly of the UK and Ireland.

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History
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The Wheel of the Year: The 8 Festivals in the Wiccan Calendar

The Wheel of the Year is a symbol represents the 8 festivals important to many pagans, Wiccans, and witches. These holidays — knows as Sabbats — follow a nature-based calendar and include four solar festivals and four seasonal festivals set in between them.

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The Pagan Grimoire
2020
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Ásatrú, the Old Norse Paganism Is the Fastest Growing and Largest Non-Christian Religion in Iceland

According to Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, the High Priest of Ásatrúarfélagið, the primary reason for the growing popularity of Óðinn and the old gods is the emphasis in Ásatrú on harmony and humility, especially in face of the things we cannot, and should not attempt to subvert and change, most...

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Iceland Magazine
2018
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Defining Paganism and Neopaganism

I can’t believe I am diving into this linguistic swamp again, but here goes. Recently, I’ve been engaging in some online discussions with polytheists and the “Pagan enough” debate was aroused, of course, and it got me thinking.

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John Halstead
2012
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God Against the Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism

As conflicts over religious extremism dominate our front pages, the bestselling author of The Harlot by the Side of the Road presents a work of history that could not be more timely; a surprising look back at the origins of religious intolerance during the tumultuous fourth century.

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Jonathan Kirsch
2005
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Norse Mythology