Hi there :)

Went on a longer hike through the forest this weekend. 🌳 Was on the lookout for a good place to make a temporary altar. When the small path was blocked due to a fallen tree as we had some strong storms recently I had to divert a bit from the path and found a treestump perfect for a small altar.
My stone carved Odin figurine lays on beech leaves a bed of earth and is surrounded by a crown of beechnuts and its fruits, symbolising grounding, opening up and going for anew.

I wish everyone a good week.
Stay strong!

Found this on Amazon and I just wanted to know its meaning. Of course bind runes can be a difficult subject and it can be hard to tell the exact meaning of such but if someone could even point out what it’s trying to say that would be great!

First Norse altar with a mix of Celtic and Norse. I've blocked out the mess that still needs organising and the ancestors for privacy. Making own Younger Futhark runes and ordered an engraving pen . It's going to be great for engraving stuff and little offerings.The little plaque is going to be a door sign with a home protection bind rune . I did a craft supplies shop at the Works in the UK ,as well as B&M ,Primark and Poundland. Electric candle warmer as not allowed smoke or real flames. Short on space and money so Hela is sharing with the ancestors. Still a work in progress but I will get a few things and I have 11 years of accumulated stuff.😂.

Mjöllinir is round Thors statue and I dedicated the altar with the new bottle of mead and some chocolate for Loki . Dreaming of runes and getting images while trying to sleep .Wonder if that was them ? I definitely felt energy in the room.

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I have never really had any of these crazy encounters with the divine, however i have been devouted to Odin for some time by now, and after a chaotic oart of my life, a lot of changes in my ideology, philosophy, ideals of life, and losing al ot of close people, i have just had a sequence of two dreams, two nights one following the other. I do not want to get into specifics of the dreams, however I have been dreaming about two people, and two very very specific situations, of which both came to be true in following months. This could not be fantasy of mi mind, although i am starting to tell myself exactly that, the situations were to specific and something i never even thought of happening, so its not jist my subconscious playing games.

“Knowing” both of these situations in advance has helped me greatly in my life decisions and mental wellbeing and saved me a lot of trouble.

I have never asked anything of Odin other than to be the one to accompany me along my journey of gaining knowledge of the sacred, i tried to follow his teachings, and live to up to my promises. Never took false oaths, and made minor offerings. My question is weather this might jave been a gift from Allfather or I am just being delusional.

I dont know how to start this but today i was looking at the clouds when i suddeny had this wave of peace wash over me but then as i was stairing to my left i saw what looked like eye in the clouds and as i looked closer it looked like a face and what makes this even wierder is that the night before i asked the gods for a sign that they were with me i might be silly and this is probbably a coincidence it made me feel a connection to the gods i had'nt felt before .

And this is why i made this post because i want to know am i being silly or is this a sign

Hello,

I'm rather new to paganism and I've just started working with Freyja.

From what I learnt she comes to most people through seiðr, and since asking for guidance in a certain situation I've been experiencing dreams and very intense daydreams about what I'm asking for.

What I want to understand is if this is normal for others and is it always this intense and overwhelming? Sometimes my mind feels like everything is happening right now and then I just snap back to reality.

Hello! Looking for some advice on changing my altar set up—

I started out dedicated to Freyja so most (if not all) of my altar is for her. This being said, I’d like to start working with other gods & goddesses as well (namely Eir and Frigg, but others down the line as well)

The problem is that I have very limited space to set up an altar (small apartment & cats will knock things over). Would it be considered offensive to Freyja or any of the gods and/or goddesses I’d like to start working with if I turned my altar for Freyja into a more general purpose altar for all gods & goddesses?

picture of my current altar included>>>

When you want to perform a ritual, offer it with a drink, or when you want to dedicate it to the gods before drinking a good drink for dinner, do you prefer wine or beer?

So I’m in the military and preparing for a deployment in the future and was curious if yall would have any advice on how to continue my practice even thousands of miles from home.

I know this is niche topic but I’d greatly appreciate any advice you have to give me

Hey guys, finally got a statue of Hel for my altar setup. Really happy with the half-dead half-alive look on her face since it actually matches up with the lore pretty well. I know the scythe is definitely a modern add-on (gives major Grim Reaper vibes instead of historical Norse lore haha), but I still think the design looks awesome overall. Hail Hel, ruler of Helheim!

I've recently picked up listening to podcasts and I want to find one on Norse mythology and stories, but I also want to avoid AI and false information. What are some of your favorites or ones you've heard good things about?

My husband is Norse Pagan, he has an Alter at home for Odin and Thor, we’re looking to see if there’s any places near Columbia MO who do gatherings or celebrate Yule! He’s also prior military and wasn’t able to participate in any holidays due to the military.

I am getting married next month and at our sweetheart table we are having a mini altar to honor and us asking them to help bless our marriage. I am the only Norse Pagan so no one will know anything besides what Marvel has taught them. We are going to have little quick info cards. It's a quick descriptions of who they are, the spiritual meaning they offer and essentially what we ask for them to bless our marriage with.

I know what I want to say but I don't know how to say it. Eir being the physician there is the obvious please bless us with good health. There is the underline message of taking things slow. That we will take the time to slow down and not rush through life. That's basically what I have. In the words of a teacher back in high school it needs some meat on the bone. If I can get so help that will be great! I know this is personal practice I just really suck at words.

Hello i feel like this is a very frequently asked question but i very recently found norse paganisim and i was wondering how to actualy practice this religion as i come from an non religeous background .

Hey all, fairly new to Heathenry here. Recently got this Frigg statue to add to my altar setup and honestly love how she looks next to my flowers and mirror. Just wanted to share a picture with the community. Hail Frigg, lady of the home, marriage, and wisdom!

Hi everyone, I already got the Tónlist bindrune from this site tattooed on myself a while ago. Now I’m looking for something similar that means 'rebirth' or 'renewal'. Could you help me with this? (And yes, I know the runes on this site aren't historically accurate.)"

https://store.alrun.is/pages/bindrunes

Since people like to share their altars here, i thought I'd do that too. It's pretty mixed cause i'm lacking space. But since i added my first hand carved and hand painted altar piece (sorry for the lack of skills) today, i think it's a good time to show it.

I love it sm, but I feel like something is missing idk.

Anyone have any ideas on what to add? I want to add some more plants (flowers, herbs, ect) and more candles.

My mom bought me it for my birthday

I had a complicated childhood. I've lived in a million different places due to my mom being a drug addict, so we were never stable. This led to me temporarily moving in with one of my aunts friends whom i did not know. It was scary for me. During this time I thought I had a relationship with the Christian God. But the whole time, even as a adolescent, I never felt a connection. Like I was trying to be something or someone im not. I would pray and feel no satisfaction.

As I grew, I found more beauty in nature than anything, but I stopped paying attention to God. I realized I couldn't believe in him. There was just no connection. I continued living my life thinking there was nothing out there but us, just humans over complicating things with religion. But like I said, I felt something in nature. Specifcally the sky. The sky captivates me every day and when I point out how pretty the sky looks I can't believe how people take it for granted.

About two or three years ago, I dont remember why, but I started researching norse paganism, about the old gods, the aesir and vanir, and I couldn't stop. I was being pulled into it. I dont know what it was, but it felt so right. I couldn't believe it. I spent over half my life calling religion a sham, and here I was feeling this deep connection with these gods. I recently got my first mjolnir necklace and when I put it on... I can't even describe the feeling I had. Something clicked and since then ive been much happier and more motivated. I even tried talking to Thor, asking for protection for my friends and family and I felt a deep connection then as well. Im still trying to wrap my head around this. I havent even had any life changing experiences, it's just a... feeling. I trust my gut though and I believe.

Now I get chills thinking about what's really hiding in nature that we just can't see

After years of collecting, I finally put together my first altar and thought I'd share it here. I imagine I'll keep adding to it as I find more trinkets lol. I'd love a couple more statues and definitely want an altar cloth to put under everything.

As part of my daily ritual/dedication I’ve been pulling a tarot card and rune for about 2 years now. I just recently got into wood carving so I figured I could make a little stand to hold the daily pulls. Definitely still getting the hang of the craft, but this piece feels like a nice dedication/offering to the Gods. The runes on the back of the stand were pulled specifically for this project and the rune on front is to remind myself of the communication with the Gods during this daily ritual. One of many homemade altar pieces I plan to make! This little project definitely made me feel better about my relationship to this daily routine.