My Norse Pagan Altar

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[nathanbouchard]

I respect his excitement about his paganism!!

[outdoorgurl]

I absolutely love seeing other people's altars. There's literally thousands of different ways to set one up and it is a very personal and sacred place. Many blessings to you and all of my pagan brothers and sisters ...Happy Imbolc🌱🌻🌝🔥

[Blumenkatze]

It's a great idea to use this little bottles to collect small/wet/dusty ... things.

[Just_Jim]

Nice altar! I can’t wait to get a new apartment next spring so I can set up a new altar and practice more.

[ProWalter]

Keep in mind, none of this stuff is required have an altar! It can be as simple as a bowl, a candle and a drinking horn. However you feel close to the vættir and the gods, is the way you should build it.

[jaygarrison]

Thank you for sharing your ritual space. Truly beautiful. The leaf was my favorite part. One year right as leaves began to turn colors I found several maple leaves that each one had 3 colors in it. I immediately laminated them and now they've become permanent additioms to seasonal decorations with my Coven

[skadiwinters]

My altar took many many years to grow to what it is now. Definitely take your time and connect to what you desire and what you get for the space.

[ScottJB]

Good points about the ancestors having space outside for altars. I'd add that they may have had an indoor space, but the information may just not have survived. We know that other Indo-European practices that were the cousins of Germanic/Norse paganism often had indoor personal or family "hearth" altars, and small statues of the gods that seem small for outdoor areas but perfect for indoor ones have been found.

[fluffy_thor]

I am new to this path so I have no runes, altar, etc... Thank you for all of the informative videos that you have posted. Is there a video on how to read runes and/or how to utilize them?

[MarytheBad]

Love it! Mine is so messy from all the gifts and candle wax and stones and bones. Such a personal thing to talk about and share with us

[sleepycat]

This was a wonderful video, and made me feel optimistic about my practice. Thank you for sharing.

[systerkeno]

Nice video!
I absolutely think we used to have altars. My mother's great grandmother had an altar that she used in our ancestral house. While that altar was a combination of ancestor-worship and Christianity, I think it's a tradition that was corrupted/influenced by christianity. It was a very nice old altar though with old sketches etc of ancestors..letters from ancestors who moved to USA etc. While she was a Christian, my understanding is that my mom's grandmother still believed in many of our old traditions, putting out porridge etc. on the porch outside the house and giving back to nature and animals around the farm. I've just started my journey of making an altar etc. I've waited til I thought it was time and it's been five years now and I feel ready.

[joshhubbard]

Good afternoon I am very new to all of this. I have recently discovered that I have a major pull of my soul and body and mind to that of Odin wisdom Nordic Viking heritage your video, has helped me out and trying to understand her to start because honestly I’m in South Florida and I don’t know anybody down. Thank you again.

[auroralee]

If your heart is in the right place, even if you have nothing on your altar. You're saving a spot for the gods and the objects will come if your heart is in the right place in your mind is on the gods they will send the objects. You just have to be patient and they'll come. Even if there's nothing on your altar you've saved a spot for them and in your heart.

[claytongibson]

Good video. I love those little vials. I keep a box of empty vials and carry one with me when I go out on hikes in case I find something cool that I think would make a good offering. I've got some beach sand and water from the beaches in my hometown for Njord, and I have a couple vials full of some of the mead I make and I just refill it every so often.

[FlowerKnight]

I've got my hand carved idol of Hel, a hand carved wooden box with an engraving of Yggdrasil on it which my brother gave me.
An axe that my father gave me, a knife that I had hand forged to my specifications by Mountain Dwarf Forge.
A deer antler that I found on a hunting trip with my brothers, father, and uncle.
My offering bowl, a candle, my runes, and a mat that I use to set it all on.

[DaliwolfBacon]

Thank you SO MUCH for showing for showing us what you have on your alter, and explaining why you have it. I found this exceptionally helpful!

[Anikari]

I've always has a pull towards norse paganism and paganism in general so seeing how an alter is created and set up was super insigntful for me and I love learning about all the different things on yours, I can't wait to watch and learn more as i begin down this path

[dameranhel]

I really appreciate your insight. It puts a realistic perspective on "how to".. thank you for sharing. Your page inspires me. It's been difficult connecting with people on this.

[UBBATHERED]

my altar is getting there too.. i actually will need a bigger table for it haha