ᛟᚹᛚᚦᚢᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ•ᚾᛁᚹᚨᛃᛖᛗᚨᚱᛁ

I'm an inclusive animist heathen, meaning that I follow a Norse pagan path centered on the natural world and our more-than-human neighbors. My own queerness aside, it's important to me that my practice is a source of love and welcoming for all walks of life, and I try to decolonize myself and my path.

My patron is Ullr, lord of archery, yews ᛇ, hunting, winter, and skiing. I've been worshiping and working with him for 4 years. I work with no deities other than him, and the rest of my practice is dedicated to non-gods. Ullr is a massively important part of my life, and I consider myself very fortunate for the relationship we have.

I'm especially working on improving my intuition skills and studying divination tools (runes and tarot). I've been practicing these for many, many years, but never with enough dedication to really learn them. That's changed over the past 6 or so months and I think I'm finally starting to get pretty good. I also do some energy work every now and then.

I'm not an expert in anything and consider that a blessing -- learning new information is what keeps me excited about life. I'm fascinated by the history of our beliefs and how we carry them in the modern world. Reading recs as always very appreciated. My personal recommendation is that you read Braiding Sweetgrass.

Feel free to message or otherwise strike up a conversation. Hateful or inciting messages will be deleted and ignored, but I enjoy sharing the love of heathenry with others. Community is an important part of my practice.

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Happy early Fall Equinox! Here's tonight's altar refresh to prepare for the occasion and make use of the new moon.

Last Vetr was to-date one of the most spiritual periods of my life. I'd fostered my connection with my intuition, spirit guides, wights, and -- of course -- my patron, Ullr. My relationship with him aided in bringing abundance and joy to my life. Then, with the turn to Sumarr, the connection I had with Ullr dwindled.

He didn't leave me high and dry, though! A lot of the work I'd done with him over the winter regarded the cycles of time and life and with simply existing wherever in the cycle I might be -- and I was in summer! My work with him came to a rest as he stepped down from Asgard's throne, leaving me with instructions to apply what I'd learned to my ever-expanding world.

6 months later, the leaves are starting to turn, and I can feel Ullr in the air as he journeys back to Asgard, bringing colder days and longer nights. To welcome him back, I cleaned and refreshed his space, and offerings will start tomorrow with some harvest bread and mead.

(Remember that darkening days bring shifting mental and physical health! Take care of your mind and body as part of your vetrnaetr practice. For me, it'll be nighttime walks, creative projects, and lots of citrus.)

Cheers to a good winter, friends!