Arch-Heathen Concepts Archives

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Decolonizing from Christianity

Many concepts people consider ‘Christian’ in fact far predate conversion. It is helpful to understand how and why these concepts became ‘colonized’.

The top books describing the roles and responsibilities of women in Heathen societies. Compiled by women of power, wisdom, quality,

Does sin have a place in Heathenry? For newer Heathens, surrounded by false information that strips Heathenry of meaning and

In modern heathenry, one of the goals is to construct known, established practices into our modern way of life. As

For the arch-Heathen, reputation was incredibly important. An argument can be made that it was so because fame is a

Wights, often called vættir in Heathenry and many names elsewhere, come in varying shapes and sizes, temperaments, and expectations, though

In his work, Culture of the Teutons, Gronbech said of death: “In the halls of death the joyful intercourse is

Worth is, in the Heathen worldview, both incredibly simple and somewhat confusing. It is, first and foremost, defined by an

The arch-Heathens regarded hospitality as strongly as they did a gift. The arch-Heathen would set the table just as soon

Luck, known as hamingja, is the external manifestation of frith and honor. Heathen luck has nothing to do with chance.