The Poetic Edda / A Modern Guide to Heathenry | Fresh-Read Kills | June 19, 2024
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BOOKS DISCUSSED
- The Poetic Edda trans. by Jackson Crawford
- A Modern Guide to Heathenry by Galina Krasskova
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HISTORATHON 2024
Historathon is a year-long celebration of reading historical nonfiction. The goal is to read, discuss, and spotlight works of history, and to encourage reluctant readers to give history a try. The calendar year will be divided into three-month blocks, with each block focusing on a particular period of time:
Jan-March = Prehistory-500 CE
April-June = 500-1500
July-Sept = 1500-1820
Oct-Dec = 1820-Present
To participate, simply read a work of history that falls into the time period for each quarterly segment of the year. Read more if you’d like! Tailor the choices to your interests or try something completely new.
Historathon "Side Quests": We will also be encouraging/participating in history-related activities throughout the year, including watching historical films/documentaries, trying historical recipes, listening to historical music, etc. Feel free to join us!
We will be using the hashtag: #historathon2024
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That's a good discussion and description of the Poetic Edda. Glad you are feeling better.
Thanks, Justin!
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Great video, as always. Hope you feel well soon.
As an atheist, I also have been trying to find a philosophical system to adhere to. I find that science has helped a lot, specifically the study of evolution.
You learn how all life is connected biologically, and you realize too how ancient the Earth is, how many species have lived and died during our planet's 4.5 billion year old lifespan.
I've been hiking now for about 9 years, and whenever I'm out in the forest I feel a spiritual connection. Everything is alive, each a collection of trillions of atoms, living in an immense and complex universe. It's quite amazing!
I absolutely agree with everything you said. By nature I’m an agnostic atheist and secular humanist. Science will always be the bedrock of my understanding of the world. I suppose what’s been shifting for me is the realization that science has the ability to inspire, but not always to motivate. Our brains aren’t moved to action by charts and diagrams, but they’re hardwired to absorb stories and to be trained to think and feel a certain way through ritual. I’ve come to suspect that a reasonable approach to myth and ritual that doesn’t deny science, but instead intentionally taps into those more primal parts of our brains, can bring a new dimension of enrichment and engagement in our lives.
Sounds like you may enjoy Baruch Spinoza. Its the metaphysical view Einstein liked. Basically that "god" or whatever you want to call it is all around in the matter around us. Its called Monism or Pantheism. Im also an atheist so I know what you mean.
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I think animism can have a strong pull for people who aren't invested in an established religion. After all, it was probably the first way humans had to express a sense of the sacred in nature through some kind of meaningful ritual. I associate it particularly with Native Americans and Australian Aborigines. I was brought up a Catholic at the tag end of using Latin; you can't get more "ritualized" than that. But at the same time, I would find myself praying to the full Moon:)
I love this comment. Yes, I’ve become very interested in the animist perspective as a way to be more conscientious of nature. As a naturally secular person, though, the adoption has been a slow process.
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Thank you!