Årsgång Ritual and it's Ancient Norse Pagan Origins: útiseta/utesitting
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2020
- Speaking about the origins of the Swedish folk magic practice Årsgång. Alot of people say that any magic we find in Scandinavia after the year 1,000 is christian. Which is all garbage. Alot of pagan magic and traditions were outlawed. So they had to adapt. Utiseta was a pagan ritual where you would sit still at night on a burial mound and be visited by spirits and the dead to gain power and wisdom. Sitting outside at night actually became illegal when Christianity arrived. So the pagans just had to adapt and this ritual turned into the famous Swedish folk magic practice Årsgång.
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Utlandssvensk here. I moved to England some 15 years ago, and I feel a very real loss of connection with nature and fundamental Nordic spirituality. What keeps us grounded, up North.
I thought I’d look for connection from within, Instead of dabbling in Abrahamic religion and Eastern practice, as so many do these days.
There aren’t really any forests to go scream out my frustrations on this damned island, there is no real culture for it either.
I came across your channel, and found that this is a brilliant source to reconnect again, and to try this approach to healing my depression.
Tack från din svenska granne.
What a cool video. I am from a mixed bloodline that includes North American indigenous history as well as Scottish, Irish and Nordic lines. As such, when I was young I had quite a bit of exposure to both my Euro and Native traditions. My Native grandfather put me out on my first Vision Quest (very similar to Utiséta) when I was about 20 years old. I did that many times in my youth and throughout my life. I also did a walking version that was taught to me by a mentor of Norwegian ancestry when I was in my mid 20's. Possibly, this was inspired by his experiences with Årsgång. What I can say is that both of these ritual ways are exceptionally powerful. So is the traditional sauna - or the Sweat Lodge as Native Americans call it. Some differences, but similar power and results.
I feel like we’re the same person 🩵
Love it. My rebellious soul feels it as right. May try it this year.
2 and a half minutes in and I'm subscribed. I came to this video deliberately, so thanks for covering this subject. Hope to hear more
Awesome channel. Would you recommend doing Årsgång ? Have you tried it yourself ? I guess even if you have you cant answer that question. Anyways interesting video. Im from Finland so these Norse related topics have always been interesting to me.
Great video!
Catholic Church continued this practice through the most recent witch burnings. These horrific atrocities against mostly Women is still a big earner in the Cinemas.
There is very interesting a deep connection between Ancient Celtic practices and the origins of Hinduism. The "Arthavaveda" literally translates the land of the Aryan. And recently they found an Ancient tunnel directly from Ireland to Turkey, which just blows my mind when I try to ponder just how many historical events and happenings this direct passage played a role in. Bless you
Iran also means land of the aryans
@@setarehmariposa9571 ah very good point
Yes . We still do it
passed experience yes sir it is true.
I had a question about the part of the ritual where you have to blow into a church key hole. The sources also says that you also must walk around the church three times however it does not say to do it before or after the key hole, and I would very much like to know what’s the current way in accomplishing it.
the walking around is the ritual, the blowing into the keyhole would be the spell.
When walking around the church or cemetery, how many tiems is it done? And is it clockwise or counterclockwise?
Counterclockwise. Always.
There are some places here in the United States where you can still do it
Not the same, but it just brought to mind for some weird reason the Wild Hunt. Could you please do a video on the Wide Hunt? I just sent you a message on this on Instagram. Takk!
Yes will for sure get into that.
@@norsemagicandbeliefs8134 Takk!!!! See, we also have the same myth in the land of my Spanish Celtic-Visigithic ancestors: Galicia, right to the north of Portugal. The vikings "respectfully" 🤣 paid them a visit or 2 before raiding Lisbon and my hometown, Seville (the only Iberian inland port there is), back in 845.
@Blanc Neige yeah! Glad you're here too
I've read that the leader of the Iclandic Althing did utisetta to seek guiidance on whether the country should become Christian or not, as it did around the year 1000. Is this true?
The keyhole blowing, is that at ANY church?
Hey man, I posted this on your latest video on the Last Kingdom, but I'm also putting it here because it's most on-topic.
I have a totally unrelated question about the dates of pagan holidays that I don't know where else to post, so here it goes - basically, are ANY of them the correct ones according to the Gregorian (Solar) Calendar? Because the ancestors all used Lunar Calendars, right? They counted time by lunar phases. I know they also timed their fire festivals according to the equinoxes / solstices too, but by both accounts that basically means that the official dates are not the accurate ones regardless.
Take All Hallow's Even for example: the Official date is October 31 - November 1. But if we go with "midpoint between solstice and equinox" the ACTUAL date is not actually October 31, it's November 5-6-7. Then if we go by a Lunar calendar, like the Chinese one (which probably isn't that different from the Norse), November 1 is always day X of either Month 9 or 10. I took the liberty of randomly checking the Lunar phases and day numbers for years 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2006 and October 31 falls either way short or ahead of the actual Day 1 of Lunar Month 10. On the other hand, Day 1 of Moonturn 10 is ALWAYS a New Moon (which makes sense because they all are, that's why it's called NEW Moon).
I was thinking, you talked about Vetrnaetr in some of your videos, and it seems lots of people think that's the real All Hallow's Eve. But that's the FIRST full moon of October. I was wondering, could Halloween actually be the follow-up to that from a mystical standpoint? Say you throw a party and make sacrifices and generally appease / liven up the ancestors/alfr and trolls and whatnot. Then you wait a while and have the Utiseta / Arsgang on the next NEW moon on Day 1 of Lunar Month 10 (first new moon after Equinox / Solstice Midpoint). I think it makes sense because:
1: It would be too crowded, long and counterintuitive to do the utiseta/Arsgang while the whole village is partying, even if it DOES say "travel beyond the rooster's call".
2: It makes sense to give offerings and then commune with spirits later when they're most likely to be in a good mood
3: This way, Halloween would always be on the New Moon, so the Utiseta/Arsgang would happen when it's darkest and quietest out - sensory deprivation is scientifically known to induce "hallucinations."
Please advise: does this make sense, or am I thinking too hard and it's just the "perfect midpoint between Equinox/Solstice" that matters? But then Halloween would be on November 5-6-7.
All what you wrote just blew my mind. Wish there was an answer
Utesitting sounds like meditation. You said something in another video about the swedes traveled to the east and brought back buddha figures. Could utesitting be a scandinavianaised version of eastern meditation?
Guess what I'm doing tonight.
Insane to think you get the harshest punishment for meditating
paganism never died
OMG They sole that here, ppl now walk around new year behind a cross omfg. The more you know, but we only use it for sex anyways
I need to email you.