Thin Hands Coven
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Ansuz Society
09.05.202518:47
On our homestead, May Day generally consists of uncovering our Freyr idol and walking him through the gardens and fields, either in a small mock-wagon or by hand. Once we have visited all the necessary areas, we return the idol to his altar and leave generous offerings for his blessings and fortune. Two fires are built in front of the altar and each ritual participant walks between them, purifying themselves of yearly baggage and giving personal thanks to the great Yngvi-Freyr. By doing this, each person can shed negative, dark, detrimental energies; inspiring wellbeing, clarity, and positive development…
Full article can be found on our website at ansuzsociety.com
Full song on our YouTube channel.
Hailaz!
Full article can be found on our website at ansuzsociety.com
Full song on our YouTube channel.
Hailaz!
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Hyperborean Radio (Uncensored)
07.05.202511:35
Owl by Erik de Jong
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Catholic White Girl Things 👸🏼
06.05.202500:14
Daisy - Simplicity 💛🤍
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03.05.202517:11
Celts before Alexander the Great by Angus McBride
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Folk Wisdom & Ways
02.05.202511:31
Happy May Day! Also known as Beltane or Bealtaine, meaning bright fire.
Today celebrates the fire of life and the incredible aspects that represents. Such as the sun increasing fertility and outward, upward growth. The passion that resides inside us and ignites our interests, curiosity, explorations and love for the world. The fire of our life force that gives us energy, brings our dreams to life and creates. The fire of life force that is threaded through seed, soil, nut, baby and egg, pulling and pushing them to break open, to grow and bring their medicine into the world.
With the coming of Beltane, comes a beautiful unfolding of colour within the Forests, hedgerows and fields. The world begins to show that a new phase is beginning, life is awakening, budding, opening and surging forwar
Poignant words of insight by Brigit Anna McNeill
Illustration by Emily Duffin
Today celebrates the fire of life and the incredible aspects that represents. Such as the sun increasing fertility and outward, upward growth. The passion that resides inside us and ignites our interests, curiosity, explorations and love for the world. The fire of our life force that gives us energy, brings our dreams to life and creates. The fire of life force that is threaded through seed, soil, nut, baby and egg, pulling and pushing them to break open, to grow and bring their medicine into the world.
With the coming of Beltane, comes a beautiful unfolding of colour within the Forests, hedgerows and fields. The world begins to show that a new phase is beginning, life is awakening, budding, opening and surging forwar
Poignant words of insight by Brigit Anna McNeill
Illustration by Emily Duffin
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ᛉ Sagnamaðr Stark ᛉ
09.05.202513:55
A Germanic imitation of a Roman aureus, with an image of Odin riding Sleipnir; this may very well be the earliest depiction of Sleipnir. Found in Brenderup, Denmark, 3-5th Century. ᚨ
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Hammer and Vajra
07.05.202500:40
Whether you are ending your day or just now rising. Here is some wisdom from the Lord who pours out blessings, Gautr, Óðinn.
Hávamál 58.
"He must early go forth | who fain the blood
Or the goods of another would get;
The wolf that lies idle | shall win little meat,
Or the sleeping man success."
Being a night owl this is something I struggle with.
However, I see it this way there is much to be done in the mornings or evenings, but doing so before others is important.
If one wants a modern tactical and applicable take, this can easily be viewed as taking advantage of the time you have.
Ultimately, finding the spirit and willpower to put forth effort to make success in whatever endeavor you strive towards.
Be this growing stronger, accumulating wealth, growing a community, better supporting one's family or clan, personal spiritual growth, or even hobbies.
If you take the Allfather's words here as both a command and a word of wisdom, meeting him with effort, he will, in turn, pour blessings upon said effort.
Hávamál 58.
"He must early go forth | who fain the blood
Or the goods of another would get;
The wolf that lies idle | shall win little meat,
Or the sleeping man success."
Being a night owl this is something I struggle with.
However, I see it this way there is much to be done in the mornings or evenings, but doing so before others is important.
If one wants a modern tactical and applicable take, this can easily be viewed as taking advantage of the time you have.
Ultimately, finding the spirit and willpower to put forth effort to make success in whatever endeavor you strive towards.
Be this growing stronger, accumulating wealth, growing a community, better supporting one's family or clan, personal spiritual growth, or even hobbies.
If you take the Allfather's words here as both a command and a word of wisdom, meeting him with effort, he will, in turn, pour blessings upon said effort.
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Will of Gaut
05.05.202516:41
Aus Richard Wagners „Der Ring des Nibelungen: Rheingold“ (1914) by Franz Stassen
„Was, mächtig der Furcht, mein Muth mir erfand, wenn siegend es lebt – leg' es den Sinn dir dar!“
Die Götter steigen auf Bifröst herab. Wotan und Fricka schreiten der Brücke zu: Froh und Freia folgen zunächst, dann Donner.
"What, mighty with fear, my courage has invented for me, if it lives victoriously – let it reveal its meaning to you!"
The gods descend upon Bifröst. Wotan and Fricka approach the bridge: Froh and Freia follow first, then Donner.
„Was, mächtig der Furcht, mein Muth mir erfand, wenn siegend es lebt – leg' es den Sinn dir dar!“
Die Götter steigen auf Bifröst herab. Wotan und Fricka schreiten der Brücke zu: Froh und Freia folgen zunächst, dann Donner.
"What, mighty with fear, my courage has invented for me, if it lives victoriously – let it reveal its meaning to you!"
The gods descend upon Bifröst. Wotan and Fricka approach the bridge: Froh and Freia follow first, then Donner.
03.05.202517:11
My and Hrafna’s husbands trying to make our Italian friend give up his car keys after 17 beers.
01.05.202503:30
Making my cat pray at the altar to atone for his Hexennacht crimes.
Happy May Day Eve!
- Huwila
Happy May Day Eve!
- Huwila
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The Frithstead
08.05.202516:59
Do the Gods Really Care What We Wear?
The sources indicate that the folk wore red during blót and the goðar wore white. Responding to the research and assertions founded upon theological reconstruction, some argue that they don’t believe that our gods will withhold favor if we wear the wrong color because it’s our sincerity, which matters most. This, in and of itself isn’t wrong, but there’s a greater point to be had. Now, I’d like to add that in showing what the sources say and creating an aesthetic for us today based upon the tradition of our ancestors isn’t judging or laying down the law on what a person should or shouldn’t do, and to think that it’s saying that the gods will withhold favor if we wear the wrong color for blót is a mighty assumptive leap.
While it’s true that our clothing doesn’t earn divine favor, it does show our level of seriousness. It tells the Gods (and one another) who’s gathered, who’s leading, and that this moment is set apart as something important and holy. In an age when leadership is often claimed without a solid theological position, clear ritual distinctions matter more than ever. The two-colored approach is especially important in this age when individuals often take on the title of Goði based on charisma or ability to speak, rather than depth of training. A Goði is someone grounded in lore, ritual, law, and the care of the folk, so distinguishing that role through dress is about honoring and revering the position.
The red and white system isn’t about control or rigidity, but about clarity, reverence, tradition, and authenticity. When one see the folk in red, it connects us together as a folk. As Heathenry is an ancestral religion of tradition and continuity, it only makes sense to honor that chain of connectivity in wearing what they wore; not anachronistically, but as a living tradition rooted in our heritage.
Today, many view religion as an internal matter, being solely about personal belief and intent. In this modernist worldview, it’s easy to assume the Gods care more about our sincerity than any outward form, but here’s the issue: our ancestors didn’t treat the sacred as individualized expression. Germanic religion wasn’t built on personal beliefs or feelings, but on tradition and order through ancestral continuance.
Now, while we do try to impress the Gods to earn their favor, we are also attempting to show them that we understand our place in our religion of order and structure.
Sources and ancestral tradition - either they matter or they don’t. And if they don’t, what exactly does matter?
Let’s look at what the sources say, as they are the foundation of our faith:
• Vatnsdæla Saga (ch. 26): blótklæði (blót clothes) are red
• Njáls Saga (chs. 13, 33): red as feastwear
• Du Chaillu: red was the color of feasts and special occasions
• Strabo’s Geographica: Cimbri priestesses wore white
• Jordanes’ Getica: Gothic priests in white robes
• Indo-European priesthoods (Druidic, Greek, Vedic) all wear white
These facts show a pattern:
red for the folk and white for the priesthood.
thefrithstead.com
The sources indicate that the folk wore red during blót and the goðar wore white. Responding to the research and assertions founded upon theological reconstruction, some argue that they don’t believe that our gods will withhold favor if we wear the wrong color because it’s our sincerity, which matters most. This, in and of itself isn’t wrong, but there’s a greater point to be had. Now, I’d like to add that in showing what the sources say and creating an aesthetic for us today based upon the tradition of our ancestors isn’t judging or laying down the law on what a person should or shouldn’t do, and to think that it’s saying that the gods will withhold favor if we wear the wrong color for blót is a mighty assumptive leap.
While it’s true that our clothing doesn’t earn divine favor, it does show our level of seriousness. It tells the Gods (and one another) who’s gathered, who’s leading, and that this moment is set apart as something important and holy. In an age when leadership is often claimed without a solid theological position, clear ritual distinctions matter more than ever. The two-colored approach is especially important in this age when individuals often take on the title of Goði based on charisma or ability to speak, rather than depth of training. A Goði is someone grounded in lore, ritual, law, and the care of the folk, so distinguishing that role through dress is about honoring and revering the position.
The red and white system isn’t about control or rigidity, but about clarity, reverence, tradition, and authenticity. When one see the folk in red, it connects us together as a folk. As Heathenry is an ancestral religion of tradition and continuity, it only makes sense to honor that chain of connectivity in wearing what they wore; not anachronistically, but as a living tradition rooted in our heritage.
Today, many view religion as an internal matter, being solely about personal belief and intent. In this modernist worldview, it’s easy to assume the Gods care more about our sincerity than any outward form, but here’s the issue: our ancestors didn’t treat the sacred as individualized expression. Germanic religion wasn’t built on personal beliefs or feelings, but on tradition and order through ancestral continuance.
Now, while we do try to impress the Gods to earn their favor, we are also attempting to show them that we understand our place in our religion of order and structure.
Sources and ancestral tradition - either they matter or they don’t. And if they don’t, what exactly does matter?
Let’s look at what the sources say, as they are the foundation of our faith:
• Vatnsdæla Saga (ch. 26): blótklæði (blót clothes) are red
• Njáls Saga (chs. 13, 33): red as feastwear
• Du Chaillu: red was the color of feasts and special occasions
• Strabo’s Geographica: Cimbri priestesses wore white
• Jordanes’ Getica: Gothic priests in white robes
• Indo-European priesthoods (Druidic, Greek, Vedic) all wear white
These facts show a pattern:
red for the folk and white for the priesthood.
thefrithstead.com
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The Paganist
06.05.202515:55
"You have no enemies, you say?
Alas, my friend, the boast is poor.
He who has mingled in the fray
Of duty that the brave endure,
Must have made foes. If you have none,
Small is the work that you have done.
You’ve hit no traitor on the hip.
You’ve dashed no cup from perjured lip.
You’ve never turned the wrong to right.
You’ve been a coward in the Fight"
~Charles Mackay
Alas, my friend, the boast is poor.
He who has mingled in the fray
Of duty that the brave endure,
Must have made foes. If you have none,
Small is the work that you have done.
You’ve hit no traitor on the hip.
You’ve dashed no cup from perjured lip.
You’ve never turned the wrong to right.
You’ve been a coward in the Fight"
~Charles Mackay
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Folkish Awakening
05.05.202516:37
The Folkish pagan movement is a fractured mess, torn apart by endless feuds and petty egos. Bad actors? They’re everywhere stirring drama, pushing agendas, and poisoning the well with their toxic nonsense. But here’s the raw truth: we’re all feeding this chaos. We’ve been dragged into a pointless spiral of infighting, wasting our fire on keyboard wars while our communities languish and our traditions fade.
I’m not preaching from a high horse. I’ve been guilty of diving into this stupidity too, and I’m owning it. It’s a drain on our sacred energy, and we’re worth more than this.
Our Ancestors didn’t fight through blood and fire to preserve our ways just so we could squabble over who’s the “realest” pagan on Telegram. Every second spent on drama is a second stolen from building what matters: stronger kindreds, deeper rituals, families rooted in our heritage. The world’s crumbling, and we’re out here scrapping like rats over crumbs.
No more. I’m done wasting breath on bad actors who aren’t in my circle and don’t deserve my time. Let those clowns self-implode in their own misery their irrelevance is their punishment.
I’m not burying hatchets or playing nice with snakes, but I’m redirecting my focus to what’s real: our Folk, our Gods, our future. Let’s pour our passion into forging unbreakable communities. Teach our kids the old stories. Honor the land. Lift up those who stand with us, and ignore the noise from those who don’t. Bad actors will keep slinking around. Let them scream into the void. I’m stepping up, and I’m calling every one of you to do the same. Rise above, rebuild, and make our Ancestors proud.
I’m not preaching from a high horse. I’ve been guilty of diving into this stupidity too, and I’m owning it. It’s a drain on our sacred energy, and we’re worth more than this.
Our Ancestors didn’t fight through blood and fire to preserve our ways just so we could squabble over who’s the “realest” pagan on Telegram. Every second spent on drama is a second stolen from building what matters: stronger kindreds, deeper rituals, families rooted in our heritage. The world’s crumbling, and we’re out here scrapping like rats over crumbs.
No more. I’m done wasting breath on bad actors who aren’t in my circle and don’t deserve my time. Let those clowns self-implode in their own misery their irrelevance is their punishment.
I’m not burying hatchets or playing nice with snakes, but I’m redirecting my focus to what’s real: our Folk, our Gods, our future. Let’s pour our passion into forging unbreakable communities. Teach our kids the old stories. Honor the land. Lift up those who stand with us, and ignore the noise from those who don’t. Bad actors will keep slinking around. Let them scream into the void. I’m stepping up, and I’m calling every one of you to do the same. Rise above, rebuild, and make our Ancestors proud.
02.05.202514:19
“In 2015 a team of medievalists from the University of Nottingham and scientists from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences center published a paper on an Old English remedy for an eye infection or a sty from Bald’s Leechbook. The 1,000-year-old recipe was for an ēag-sealf (eye salve) that combined garlic and other herbs from the genus Allium (like leek or onion) with wine and ox bile in an ār-fæt [brass or copper vessel]. The individual ingredients were already known to have beneficial effects, although none of them particularly robust. Garlic, leeks and onions produce a ‘range of anti-microbial compounds,’ and bile may also be antibacterial. Wine may also be another source of antimicrobials, or simply a solvent for the other ingredients. The copper of the ār-fæt can prevent the growth of bacteria. But the researchers learned through experimentation that the ēag-sealf was highly effective when the ingredients were combined according to the leechbook’s precise instructions, which allowed the various ingredients to interact with each other in a brass vessel for nine days……..the ēag-sealf from Bald’s Leechbook not only prevented further growth of MRSA bacteria, it killed those already present in artificial wounds….”
- Hana Videen, The Wordhord
Nine days in a vessel, eh? 🧐
- 🦉
- Hana Videen, The Wordhord
Nine days in a vessel, eh? 🧐
- 🦉
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The Chad Pastoralist: History
01.05.202513:09
On May Day and Beltane by WodenWyrd on Instagram.
01.05.202500:48
EXTREMELY EVIL and WICKED activities afoot on this Hexennacht
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𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖂𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍 𝕸𝖔𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗
08.05.202516:55
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A meaningful custom beaded choker is ready to travel home. 🪡⚡️
A meaningful custom beaded choker is ready to travel home. 🪡⚡️
03.05.202517:17
Thin Hands Coven: keeping your streets safe since 2023
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Қайта жіберілді:ᛉ Sagnamaðr Stark ᛉ
02.05.202511:32
This Bronze Age petroglyph at Tanum may be the oldest depiction of a maypole. Truly an ancient tradition, lasting through the Bronze Age to today.
Happy May Day!
❁ᛉ❁
Happy May Day!
❁ᛉ❁
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Thin Hands Coven
01.05.202511:01
It’s May! It’s May!
The Germanic translations here are from the wonderful Germanic-Gregorian calendar made by the International Germanic Heathen Fellowship, which I use as a template for my own yearly holiday calendar.
May was known as—
Winni-mānod (Pasture month) in Old High German, and according to Grimm, also known as Phol-mânôt (Baldur’s Month).
Middle High German: Wonnemonat,
Dutch: Wonnemaand (Month of Joy), Bloeimaand and West Frisian Blommemoanne (both meaning “Flower month”) and also Dutch Mariamaand (Mary’s Month).
Old English: Þrimilce-mōnaþ (Month of Three Milkings) and Old Norse Gaukmánuðr (Cuckoo-month) and also Saðtið (Seed Time).
Tolkien rendered OE Þrimilce-mōnaþ into “Thrimidge,” “Thrimich,” or “Thrimilch.”
As for the Celtic languages, it might be no surprise that May in Irish is called Mi Bealtaine, named after one of the four most important holidays in the Celtic year, the Manx: Boaldyn Mi carries the same meaning.
Scottish Gaelic: An Cèitean (the Head of Summer)
The Cornish: mys Me derives from Maia – the Greek goddess who eventually gave her name to the Latin month Maius, (although some believe the month to have derived its name from maiores, or ancestors). Compare to Welsh: mis Mai and Breton: miz Mae.
Old Gaulish: According to our best reconstructions of the Coligny Calendar, modern May would correspond roughly with the month of Cantios, the month of singing (which ran from about mid-April to Mid-May) and Samonios (Samo- being the Gaulish word for summer), being the beginning of the calendar year
For my own Germanic-Celt household, in May we celebrate Germanic May Day and Celtic Bealtaine on May 1st.
We hold a blót on the full moon of every month and on suggestion of the IGHF, for this blót we we give thanks for, and pray for, the continuance of the Old Ways.
💐🪻🌺🌷🌻🪻🌸🌺🪻
- Huwila 🦉
The Germanic translations here are from the wonderful Germanic-Gregorian calendar made by the International Germanic Heathen Fellowship, which I use as a template for my own yearly holiday calendar.
May was known as—
Winni-mānod (Pasture month) in Old High German, and according to Grimm, also known as Phol-mânôt (Baldur’s Month).
Middle High German: Wonnemonat,
Dutch: Wonnemaand (Month of Joy), Bloeimaand and West Frisian Blommemoanne (both meaning “Flower month”) and also Dutch Mariamaand (Mary’s Month).
Old English: Þrimilce-mōnaþ (Month of Three Milkings) and Old Norse Gaukmánuðr (Cuckoo-month) and also Saðtið (Seed Time).
Tolkien rendered OE Þrimilce-mōnaþ into “Thrimidge,” “Thrimich,” or “Thrimilch.”
As for the Celtic languages, it might be no surprise that May in Irish is called Mi Bealtaine, named after one of the four most important holidays in the Celtic year, the Manx: Boaldyn Mi carries the same meaning.
Scottish Gaelic: An Cèitean (the Head of Summer)
The Cornish: mys Me derives from Maia – the Greek goddess who eventually gave her name to the Latin month Maius, (although some believe the month to have derived its name from maiores, or ancestors). Compare to Welsh: mis Mai and Breton: miz Mae.
Old Gaulish: According to our best reconstructions of the Coligny Calendar, modern May would correspond roughly with the month of Cantios, the month of singing (which ran from about mid-April to Mid-May) and Samonios (Samo- being the Gaulish word for summer), being the beginning of the calendar year
For my own Germanic-Celt household, in May we celebrate Germanic May Day and Celtic Bealtaine on May 1st.
We hold a blót on the full moon of every month and on suggestion of the IGHF, for this blót we we give thanks for, and pray for, the continuance of the Old Ways.
💐🪻🌺🌷🌻🪻🌸🌺🪻
- Huwila 🦉
Қайта жіберілді:ᛉ Sagnamaðr Stark ᛉ
30.04.202522:47
Carl-Herman Tillhagen recorded that a belief had persisted among the peasants of Småland well into the 18th Century, that it was forbidden to harm ravens, crows or magpies…because they are Odin’s birds.
Painting by Alessia H. Valastro. ᚬ
Painting by Alessia H. Valastro. ᚬ
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