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Sources mentioned in this episode:

• Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu

• Heimskringla

• Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks

• Tacitus — Germania

• Marcel Mauss - The Gift

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In an age where spirituality is increasingly mediated through screens, a hard question has to be asked: are we living Heathenry… or just performing it online?

In this solo deep dive, I explore the growing tension between digital identity and embodied practice — how easy it has become to feel spiritually engaged while remaining physically disconnected from the work that actually roots this path in our lives.

This isn’t a condemnation of online community. It’s a call to awareness.

If Heathenry is shaping you, it should show up in more than your feed.

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What happens when the modern world makes you small?

In this two-hour conversation, Patrick returns to Random Heathen Ramblings to explore something both ancient and immediate: the healing power of the wild.

We talk about how addiction narrows a person’s world—how it shrinks vision, connection, and spirit—and how stepping onto a trail can begin widening it again. Missouri hills, quiet forests, long miles under open sky. The land doesn’t rush. It doesn’t judge. It doesn’t perform. It simply is. This isn’t romantic escapism. It’s about reality: about dirt under your boots, breath in your lungs, drumbeats in your chest, and the quiet reminder that you are part of something older and wider than your pain.

The wild is not a metaphor.

It is medicine.

Connect with Patrick on his different social platforms:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1167476304111737

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steggrhofr_0065/

• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@steggrholfr237

Check out this cool video of another hiker who discovered one of Patrick's primitive structures! https://www.tiktok.com/@angelatischner/video/7596007673967987998

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In this episode of Random Heathen Ramblings, I sit down with Killetz, a Canaanite polytheist Kohan (priest) for a wide-ranging conversation on comparative polytheism, lived tradition, and the deeper patterns that emerge when ancient religions are allowed to speak on their own terms. You can connect with Killetz by clicking any one of the links below, which also include the destination where you can pick up copies of books he's written.

• Youtube: The Kohan @KohanKilletz - https://youtube.com/@kohankilletz?si=mw8LHWtQCNLWhkdQ

• Instagram: @KilletzSegal

• Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09WZMXW1Q

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In this episode of Random Heathen Ramblings, I sit down with Sam, a practicing Goði and Vitki, to explore what it truly means to walk under Odin’s tutelage.

Odin is not a god of comfort, affirmation, or spiritual shortcuts. He is a god who tests, who wounds, who demands payment for wisdom—and who reshapes those willing to endure his lessons. This conversation moves beyond surface-level devotion and into the lived reality of service to the One-Eyed God.

We discuss Sam’s upcoming book, Odin’s Tutelage, his work with the runes as living forces rather than mere symbols, and the role of healing and guidance within an Odinic path that prioritizes transformation over reassurance. We also confront difficult questions around sacrifice, responsibility, personal gnosis, and the ethical weight carried by those who claim to serve the gods in a modern world.

This episode is for those who understand that wisdom is not freely given—and that no god leaves us unchanged.

• Follow Sam on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the.lord.of.the.runes

• Visit his website: https://www.s-d-bartlett.com/

• Discover "The Runic gateway": https://therunicjourney.my.canva.site/the-runic-gateway

What happens when we prioritize living relationships over written sources?

Rather than centering the conversation on sagas, academic reconstruction, or even the Gods themselves, this discussion leans heavily into animism—the lived reality of a world that is active, aware, and responsive. We talk about why a Heathenry rooted only in texts risks becoming stagnant, abstract, and disconnected from the very worldview that once gave it life.

To get in touch with Chris about the book project he mentions towards the end of this episode, you can email him at: [email protected]

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Join us on this week's episode wherein I chat with Sean Kratz of the dark folk musical project Osi And The Jupiter.

Learn more about OATJ on their website: https://osiandthejupiter.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/osiandthejupiter/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/osifolk

Sean's "S. Death" IG: https://www.instagram.com/s.deathincantations/

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Welcome to S7, everyone! We're diving head-first with EP01, featuring Eirik Westcoat, aka The Skaldic Eagle to discuss his newly released book Occult Mead—and one of its most provocative and carefully argued essays.

Check out the below links to show your support:

• Eirik’s Main Website:   www.theskaldiceagle.com

• Occult Mead (Eirik’s new essay book):       www.amazon.com/dp/1947407171

• Wewelsburg Essay (The new essay by itself):     skaldiceagle.thinkific.com/products/digital_downloads/wewelsburg-round-table

• Shining Mead (Eirik’s new poetry book):   www.amazon.com/dp/1947407163

• American Futharch (Runes that speak your language): americanfutharch.com

  
  

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Come watch the LIVE BROADCAST S6 finale on Monday, December 29th, only on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/midgardmusings/events/144381489

Find Frodi's books on Amazon:

• Coming Home To Heathenry - https://a.co/d/2TOujBS

• Rune Yoga: Staða & Galdr - https://a.co/d/iB4RVFB

• Rune Correspondences - https://a.co/d/h3jtPjV

• Hávamál: Embodying Óðinn's Wisdom - https://a.co/d/f1geDFl

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