October 20, 2014
The broadcast that is being released this week, is on the subject of the importance religious rites have in our religion. Our Kindred just finished having its winter nights celebration of this past weekend, which was an extremely powerful time for everyone involved! This time, just before the winter really starts to hit us and the weather is already noticeably cooler, we take the time to honor the great goddess Freyja and the female ancestors , collectively called the Disir who choose to watch over their descendants. One of our members just recently had a grandmother pass away, so in many ways this is a particularly meaningful rite. This is a time where we honor the divine feminine in its nurturing ways and remember them for their love, compassion, and care for us their descendants. We remember them, and we honor them with our gifts of loyalty and love.
Building Frith with the gods and goddesses as well as the ancestors and the wights of the land adds such a depth to who we are and with our knowledge of where we're going. Asatru is not something that we do but who we are as individuals and as a people. The rites of our religion as we practice them, whether they are in a kindred environment or if they're done individually bring us closer to the very parts of our own soul complex that interface with multiverse itself! I would encourage you to do more than just listen to our episode on religious rites and the importance that they have, but to actually perform the rites! If you want to know the mechanics of how we do it I would encourage you to most definitely register for the " Asatru 101-The Mechanics Of Blot" that will be held on November 15 of this year. The registration for that is online for every one who is willing to register and attend (as it is an interactive online session) will be posted in a link on our face book page. Hail to each and every one of you! Until next time...
