Wayward Wanderer

Wayward Wanderer

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Wayward Wanderer episodes

  • Meditation - Communing with Place
    This meditation helps build the animistic elements of your practice by giving you the tools to communicate with the Powers of a specific place. It builds on the Lifting the Veil meditation and is useful for initiating relationship with the Powers of place or building on an existing relationship.

    Lifting the Veil meditation

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    12 min
  • Explainer 27 - Runic Magic
    Are you interested in learning more about rune magic and want to know more? Then tune in for this explainer where we dig into the metaphysics of how runes work, chanting the runes, bindrunes, and more!

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    I am teaching classes in Heathen spirituality!  You can find out more and sign up at www.onblackwings.com/classes
    27 min
  • Explainer 26 - The Creation of Humans
    The origins of humans are, in myth, a critical story for understanding our place in existence and our purpose. Join your host for a short guide for how the first humans were made in Nordic myth, why it matters, and more!

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    I am teaching classes in Heathen spirituality!  You can find out more and sign up at www.onblackwings.com/classes
    29 min
  • Meditation - Finding Your Fylgja
    This meditation is meant to help you make contact with your Fylgja, the part of the Nordic Self which is often associated with the subconscious or the unconscious. The Fylgja often serves as a guide and protector during trancework and can offer invaluable insights on your present conditions.

    Sea and Sky Meditation: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/meditation-calming-the-sea-and-sky--63703724

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    I am teaching classes in Heathen spirituality!  You can find out more and sign up at www.onblackwings.com/classes
    10 min
  • Meditation - Spark of Inspiration
    This meditation is meant to help ignite your creativity and fuel your imagination by re-acquainting you with past epiphanies.  It utilizes the sea and sky meditation, which is linked below, and needs a quiet place to rest and reflect.

    Sea and Sky Meditation: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/meditation-calming-the-sea-and-sky--63703724

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    I am teaching classes in Heathen spirituality!  You can find out more and sign up at www.onblackwings.com/classes
    12 min
  • Fireside Chat 3 - Digital Hygiene TEASER
    Welcome to my latest fireside chat!  In this one, we talk about digital hygiene and some useful habits, changes, and techniques you can employ to better control your information feed, devices, and gain greater control over these sources of distraction in daily life.

    If you want to hear the rest of this episode then head on over to my Patreon at this link: https://patreon.com/waywardwan...

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    5 min
  • Explainer 25 - Horn
    Stags and boars are two animals that pop up a lot in Heathen and Pagan spirituality.  Join your host for a short talk on how they appear in Nordic myth and what stags and boars represent.

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    I am teaching classes in Heathen spirituality!  You can find out more and sign up at www.onblackwings.com/classes
    25 min
  • Meditation - The Raised Shield
    This meditation uses your personal resilience and what gives you strength to protect you from the hardships of the world. It works by using guided visualization to call up your sources of resilience and imagine them as a source of safety.

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    I am teaching classes in Heathen spirituality!  You can find out more and sign up at www.onblackwings.com/classes
    12 min
  • Episode 53 - The Case for Paganism
    Many of the segments of society who are aware of Paganism, Heathenry, and Witchcraft treat it as a curiosity at best.  Join your host for a walk through why Paganism makes the world better by being a part of it, how it improves our lives & society, and more!

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    I am teaching classes in Heathen spirituality!  You can find out more and sign up at www.onblackwings.com/classes
    1 hr
  • Meditation - Fill Your Cup
    This meditation helps the practitioner remind themselves of what brings them joy, comfort, and fulfillment. It works by interacting with the Norns, calling forth what is in your consciousness, and utilizes the Calming the Sea & Sky meditation.

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    I am teaching classes in Heathen spirituality!  You can find out more and sign up at www.onblackwings.com/classes
    11 min

About Wayward Wanderer

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Your friendly neighborhood Radical Heathen podcast! Join "The Way of Fire & Ice" author Ryan Smith for discussions on Norse Paganism in the 21st century, episodes come out on Wednesdays every…

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