Ancestor veneration is a major component of modern Heathen spirituality and many forms of Paganism.  Join your host for an exploration of veneration for the dead, the foundations of ancestor worship in modern Heathen practice, how to deal with awful ancestors, and more!

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I am taking a break from the usual programming to talk about mutual aid, disaster relief, and disinformation in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

*Mutual Aid
*It Could Happen Here
*Mutual Aid Disaster Relief
*Appalachian Medical Solidarity
*Appalachian Regional Commission Hurricane Helene Resources
*Is Chimney Rock Being Bulldozed?

It's Spooktober, so let's start the month off right with a little explainer about death, dying, and the dead in Heathenry!  Join Ryan for a journey into the why, how, and what of death, dying, and the afterlife in Heathenry.  Highlights of this episode include a short trip through the Heathen hereafters, attitudes towards life and death, and dispelling any notion that your afterlife is a reward or a punishment for how you lived.

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CW: Extensive discussion of Neo-Nazi ideology and history, terrorism, and other political violence

Joining us today is author and antifascist researcher Spencer Sunshine!  Spencer has a PhD in Sociology, has written extensively on the U.S. Far Right, and has a new book out with Routledge called Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism.  We talked all about the central figure of his work, neo-Nazi ideologue James Mason, Mason's influence on the modern far-right and connections to critical figures in the occult, Pagan, and Satanic far-right, and more!

Boyd Rice: Neo-Nazi Collaborator
Spencer's Patreon 
Routledge Discount Code: nntcf30

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These days, it feels like everything is in a state of crisis.  Join your host for a dive into how Nordic myth addresses the question of systemic crisis through the myth of Ragnarok, our present polycrisis, and whether we can avert the horrors of the Wolf Age and the destruction it promises.

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Sources and links:
*https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-22-ragnarok--53067190
*https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160419083247.htm
*https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/polycrisis-adam-tooze-historian-explains/
*https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/12/extreme-weather-climate-change-displaced/
*https://www.forbes.com/advisor/banking/living-paycheck-to-paycheck-statistics-2024/
*https://redgreenandblue.org/2024/09/03/klamath-dams-finally-come-freeing-salmon-liberating-indigenous-peoples/
*https://www.sonomacountygazette.com/sonoma-county-news/dillon-ranch-graton-rancheria-land-back/

Joining us today is author Tim Rayborn!  Tim is a highly prolific author with a PhD from the University of Leeds who has published in history, mythology, and many other topics and has recently published a new book, Northern Mythology: Tales from Norse, Finnish, and Sami Traditions.   We talked all about it, what makes myth true and relevant today, and more!

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Want to know how Heathens celebrate holidays and why?  Then join Ryan for a journey into the why, how, and what of Heathenry's biggest holidays.  Highlights of this episode include a short trip through the Heathen calendar, some practice tips on doing feasting right, and giving a deeper understanding of the reason for the celebration of the seasons.

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Click here for the Yule episode

Joining us today is author, Nordic witch, and folk magic practitioner Siri Vincent Plouff (they/them).  Siri is the author of the upcoming Queering the Runes published by Weiser, co-author of Lessons of the Empress with Cassandra Snow, and host of The Heathen's Journey podcast.  We talked about their new book, gender in Nordic myth, runelore, and more!

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The Pagan, Heathen, and Witch movements are very much products of a protest against the modern world.  Join your host for a journey through what modernity is, the place of the Pagan and Heathen movements in our present times, and what we can do to help sew the seeds of new possibility.

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Joining us today is Witch, author and teacher Fio Gede Parma (she/they).  Fio is the author of the newly-released The Witch Belongs to the World, and a teacher in the Reclaiming tradition of Witchcraft.  We talked about her new book, The Witch Belongs to the World, the upcoming Ecstatic Witchcraft, the relationship between Witchcraft and colonialism, and so much more!