I am celebrating Samhain for the first time this year. And it is wonderful to mix my celtic heritage with the norse pagan religion. Today I made an offering to thor and he has graced us with his presence in Southern California. The thunder is SO loud and beautiful.
I'm currently in a transition from being a devout Catholic (hence why I was so defensive in one comment about Saints) to becoming Pagan/Wiccan and I just wanna say thank you for all the info you provide FOR FREE! Your videos helped me a lot looking outside of my catholic comfort zone.
I've been waiting for this video ever since we started getting closer to fall season and it's finally here :) Can't say this is my favorite time of the year but it certainly is a close second to winter. It makes me feel more alive and closer to the Gods
Halloween has always been my favorite because it's a day when it's socially acceptable to play dress up at any age, okay with transformation and spooky things that are usually off limits for the other 364 days
I think this was the first Wisdom of Odin video I ever watched. I participated in a lovely Equinox/Mabon/fall practice yesterday. Thank you for helping me along my way!
I also find myself often more connected in the fall. Curious I have pondered about celebrating something similar to that of thors fishing story that started the autumn feast in eirs hall
Despite Halloweens association with death, I find it to be an aggressively life affirming holiday oozing with the vitality of what makes the European people so special. This is not a holiday of my folk as I’m a Roman pagan a folkish one at that yet for some unknown reason I’m deeply compelled this year to celebrate Halloween with my family. Must be the chill in the air. Who knows maybe the GODS of Europe have joined forces to conquer abrahamic one once and for all hmmmmm
As someone who follows the Old English/Anglo-Saxon heathen ways known as Fyrnsidu. It would have definitely been nice to have included the “Anglo-Saxon, Autumnal/winter” traditions. As they are part of Ingaevones people and we’re genetically closer to Scandinavians and their traditions. September is Hālig-mōnaþ "Holy Month" October is Winterfylleth "Winter full moon", according to Bede; because winter began on the first full moon of that month of October. November is Blōt-mōnaþ "Blót Month", "Month of Sacrifice" December is Ærra Gēola "Before Yule", or "First Yule". Overall great video.
@@TheWisdomOfOdin there are many similarities between Norse and Old English heathery. I mean you already know Wōden is basically Odin for the Old English. A good book to read up on if you’d like would be “The Elder Gods: The Otherworld of Early England by Stephen Pollington, or The Mead Hall: The Feasting Tradition in Anglo-Saxon England. You’re welcome!
See as a Floridian, Autumn is weird. It's 94 F right now, and I kid you not the only time in my life I have ever seen leaves turn brown for Autum. was at the Southern Fall Gathering this weekend. It's all green all year for us. If anything the only thing of note weather wise is that hurricanes are more common in September.
Blessed spicey Mabon. May you have a prosperous harvest and nine noble virtues with ease throughout winter. Prepare and preserve Skol. I love Halloween too
Being in Australia, the Sabbats here are opposite to the Northern Hemisphere. Mabon is in March, and Autumn (March, April, May) is my absolute favourite time of year. I'm fortunate to live in Melbourne Victoria, which is one of the cooler zones that thankfully gets to enjoy Autumn and falling leaves. Oct 31st Halloween is slowly catching on here, despite being the completely wrong time of year. But so is Xmas for us! Personally, I love Halloween - what's not to love about dressing up and eating lollies? But I rather think of it as "Hollywood Halloween." I LOVE that I get to observe the (for me) more somber or serious celebration of Samhain at the end of April. Which coincides with ANZAC Day here; a reverent War memorial celebrated by the whole country (as well as New Zealand and others.) A literal Day of the Dead that couldn't be at a more appropriate time of year, when everyone stops and is grateful for being here. Being able to focus on the true meaning of the Sabbat in the right season, without the distraction of consumerism, is a relief and a bonus as far as I'm concerned. So we get Xmas at Midsummer, which is a fabulous prelude to the Summer Holidays for kids here!
Thank you for this ! I love fall most of all! 3 months to enjoy it ! but this year the weather has been unseasonably warm so it doesn't truly feel like fall. 😢. I start cooking more root vegetables and baking more to fatten for the winter . I also start Nalbinding warm things to wear . This year I plan on putting up cinnamon sticks and twine in sun wheel circles and bake and light up candles
Another good video Jacob. And yes, autumn is great! Though, neither Lammas or Samhain are modern inventions. Samhain is an ancient Celtic (specifically Gaelic) holiday. Lammas was a Catholic holiday (Loaf Mass), but is much older in the form of Lughnasadh, another Gaelic holiday named after Lugh (he hosted a feast and games to honour his mother).
After filming, I was putting together the info cards and saw that. 😂 that’s why I had many disclaimers I wasent claiming accuracy in that section! And I did see All-Hallows Eve was used as a way to replace Samhain hundreds of years ago.
This is also my favorite time of the year. The cool air and the smells of the outdoors. I strap up my hiking boots, grab my walking stick and head out to the woods. There are so many in Jersey. The Pinelands for one, but Rancocas is my favorite. What better way to share my experiences with the Gods. Thank you for this wonderful video 🍻
Man, the seasons where I am (Northern California) are really weird. “Fall” starts right at about the Equinox here, when temperatures finally dip back into 2 digits. Living in a drought-prone climate, I always do an offering of thanks at the first real rain we get of the season, which usually happens mid-fall. This marks the end of fire season, so giving thanks that my house is still standing and my community has been spared of the wildfires is big. By the time we get to Halloween/Samhain, it’s still pretty warm out, but the leaves are changing colors and it’s starting to feel like it’s actually fall. This is when I do my spirit offerings (I don’t work with ancestors because they’re all pretty abusive and awful) if I do them at all. Halloween was never big for me. But the night before/the new moon before is a pretty good time to do some protective enchantments over the house and over myself, since I know the veil will be thin and want to protect myself.I do a big family gathering at thanksgiving because it’s my family’s favorite holiday, so celebrating the harvest and giving offerings to the spirits of the earth usually happen the night before, but a lot of that day is focused just on enjoying being with family and community. Fall finally ends with the first frost, usually in late november/early december. Fall never gets truly “cool and cozy” for us here, but there’s a lot of protective stuff I do in this time, both as a holdover from fire season (the browning fields period-when the grasses all dry out-to the first true rain) and as the veil gets thin around Halloween.
So, many of the names are from Celtic Druidry which is not wicca, doesn't work the same way either like two different medicines. Mabon is Cymgaeg (Welsh) and comes from the name Mabonogi or Mabonogian which is what the mythological lore is called from Wales. Mabon ap Modron is a prominent figure from Welsh literature and mythology, the son of Modron . Both he and his mother were likely deities in origin, descending from a divine mother-son pair. Samhain is Irish Gaelic, also going back to Druidry.Wicca was constructed in the late 1800'2 - early 1900's by Gardnerian wicca, there are many variations of it. It is eccelctic in that it borrowed elements from many different cultural practices from around the globe. Druidry is a lot like Norse Paganism in that there is a lot to study with the myths and the archeological findings.
Can you give any idea on what it could mean having an encounter with Huginn and Muninn.?! I have just recently started my journey as a norse pagan and had an encountered with 2 Ravens while out on my property this morning. I have never seen ravens on my land before so I definitely felt it was some sign from Odin.
Being from Louisiana and how we pretty much just have summer and winter, and to some it’s pretty much summer and fall in comparison to the rest of the country and world. I raise bees, and make mead. And we apiarians say it’s fall when the Goldenrod comes in. It may be 100 degrees outside but the goldenrod is a def sign of transitioning out of summer and into fall. It all rests on when the bees and nature doing their cycles.
I had a question, Are you able to listen to Christian inspired songs? Like are able to see it as when they mention god could you interpret it as Odin the all-father
I know this is an older question but I do reinterpret songs to fit my own prayer or meditation at the time. An example: I reinterpreted ‘Let it be’ to be to Ma’at instead of Mary at times, though as an eclectic I sing it with Mary sometimes too.
The problem with fall(which I hate this part of it) is that it’s cool at night and you need a coat. And in the day it’s too hot. It’s like make up your mind!! But it’s porter and bourbon time!! And time to make sausage.
I think ash Wednesday is cool before Beltane people use ashes from the previous year and annoint them on their third eye so the gods can lead them thru darkness I could be wrong with the darkness part but look it up it's interesting. Ash Wednesday/ Beltane
I'm from KY, a bit more south Central I guess. We're a little passed E-town. I wasn't even aware there were Norse pagans here, so when I recently made my shift into Norse Paganism I was a bit nervous cause I'm in a small country county, churches everywhere. So to say I'm out of place is an understatement, so it makes me a bit more relaxed to know there are others.
Same, from your southern neighbor Tennessee. Can’t go down a single backstreet without seeing three baptist churches all in the same mile long stretch of road.
Out of place is okay... Paganism is not acceptable/allowed and can carry death sentences in Shariah law areas... bible thumpers are annoying but their not deadly or off the hook dangerous. They may send hella prayers at you to convert... that’s extremely disturbing but not actually dangerous. I lived in Malaysia and also now live wear some Sharia law is informally upheld. Like slap your face off for caring debt on your credit card. I say this because perspective is empowering and knowing real limits, then freeing. I no longer mind Bible thumpers. They easy to deal with and I often say God rather then gods around them... and then we can talk about Magick’s/loa/divine intervention without much hang ups... I have a social job but can’t help be feel, look, spiritual and a bit scary to allot of others... I keep language mellow and it helps me thrive. At least a few friends think I worship the devil. Issss ohh Kay 🐍 😜 HAIL ODIN 🤘🏽
God bless the harvest no matter what your beliefs.....!!! Thrive on beautiful human friends.......
I am celebrating Samhain for the first time this year. And it is wonderful to mix my celtic heritage with the norse pagan religion. Today I made an offering to thor and he has graced us with his presence in Southern California. The thunder is SO loud and beautiful.
Can't forget about Wode, storm Rage, AllFather, wink.
@@bartholomewschumacher443Odin? Woden?
I'm currently in a transition from being a devout Catholic (hence why I was so defensive in one comment about Saints) to becoming Pagan/Wiccan and I just wanna say thank you for all the info you provide FOR FREE! Your videos helped me a lot looking outside of my catholic comfort zone.
Glad you found this older video! I think it has held up quite nice :)
Don't forget you can also just be an atheist and not actually believe any of it, but just participate in the fun rituals if they make you feel fun.
I've been waiting for this video ever since we started getting closer to fall season and it's finally here :)
Can't say this is my favorite time of the year but it certainly is a close second to winter. It makes me feel more alive and closer to the Gods
As a goth pagan, this is definitely my favorite time of the year 😂 was looking forward to this sort of video!!!
Same!
Your a good man Jacob I am a very proud Norse pagan from Ireland
Halloween has always been my favorite because it's a day when it's socially acceptable to play dress up at any age, okay with transformation and spooky things that are usually off limits for the other 364 days
I think this was the first Wisdom of Odin video I ever watched. I participated in a lovely Equinox/Mabon/fall practice yesterday. Thank you for helping me along my way!
I love this time of the year! We've always loved to honor those before and embrace those that live now
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Autumn is definitely this goth girl's favorite season. Thank you for the shout out! 🙂
Dude I felt that beanie transition so hard
Lammas is pronounced Lah-mahs and Lughnasadh is pronounced loo-nah-sah. Mabon is pronounced Mah-bone and Samhain is pronounced Sahw-in
Thanks I know many people have a hard time pronouncing these important days will definitely share it with others ᛋᚲᚨᛚ
We did a sweet baked bread and a bonfire 🔥 with marshmallows of course! For a sweet harvest and easy winter 🥶
I also find myself often more connected in the fall. Curious I have pondered about celebrating something similar to that of thors fishing story that started the autumn feast in eirs hall
Despite Halloweens association with death, I find it to be an aggressively life affirming holiday oozing with the vitality of what makes the European people so special. This is not a holiday of my folk as I’m a Roman pagan a folkish one at that yet for some unknown reason I’m deeply compelled this year to celebrate Halloween with my family. Must be the chill in the air. Who knows maybe the GODS of Europe have joined forces to conquer abrahamic one once and for all hmmmmm
As someone who follows the Old English/Anglo-Saxon heathen ways known as Fyrnsidu. It would have definitely been nice to have included the “Anglo-Saxon, Autumnal/winter” traditions. As they are part of Ingaevones people and we’re genetically closer to Scandinavians and their traditions. September is Hālig-mōnaþ "Holy Month" October is Winterfylleth "Winter full moon", according to Bede; because winter began on the first full moon of that month of October. November is Blōt-mōnaþ "Blót Month", "Month of Sacrifice" December is Ærra Gēola "Before Yule", or "First Yule".
Overall great video.
I don’t know too much about Anglo Saxon traditions, thank you for sharing!
@@TheWisdomOfOdin there are many similarities between Norse and Old English heathery. I mean you already know Wōden is basically Odin for the Old English. A good book to read up on if you’d like would be “The Elder Gods: The Otherworld of Early England by Stephen Pollington, or The Mead Hall: The Feasting Tradition in Anglo-Saxon England.
You’re welcome!
See as a Floridian, Autumn is weird. It's 94 F right now, and I kid you not the only time in my life I have ever seen leaves turn brown for Autum. was at the Southern Fall Gathering this weekend. It's all green all year for us.
If anything the only thing of note weather wise is that hurricanes are more common in September.
Blessed spicey Mabon. May you have a prosperous harvest and nine noble virtues with ease throughout winter. Prepare and preserve
Skol. I love Halloween too
Hello! Where in Kentucky do you know of anything gathering or groups? More specifically NKY. I’m very new and want to look more into everything
Being in Australia, the Sabbats here are opposite to the Northern Hemisphere. Mabon is in March, and Autumn (March, April, May) is my absolute favourite time of year. I'm fortunate to live in Melbourne Victoria, which is one of the cooler zones that thankfully gets to enjoy Autumn and falling leaves. Oct 31st Halloween is slowly catching on here, despite being the completely wrong time of year. But so is Xmas for us! Personally, I love Halloween - what's not to love about dressing up and eating lollies? But I rather think of it as "Hollywood Halloween." I LOVE that I get to observe the (for me) more somber or serious celebration of Samhain at the end of April. Which coincides with ANZAC Day here; a reverent War memorial celebrated by the whole country (as well as New Zealand and others.) A literal Day of the Dead that couldn't be at a more appropriate time of year, when everyone stops and is grateful for being here. Being able to focus on the true meaning of the Sabbat in the right season, without the distraction of consumerism, is a relief and a bonus as far as I'm concerned.
So we get Xmas at Midsummer, which is a fabulous prelude to the Summer Holidays for kids here!
Tuesday I will do my first Alfablot:) Is there anything you reccomend for materials or offerings?
It's like sow-en. I am a Norse pagan but I also practice witchcraft. (Wicca is a religion, witchcraft is a practice). Many hold both.
Please have a meet up in sweden some time!
Hopefully one day!
Thank you for this ! I love fall most of all! 3 months to enjoy it ! but this year the weather has been unseasonably warm so it doesn't truly feel like fall. 😢. I start cooking more root vegetables and baking more to fatten for the winter . I also start Nalbinding warm things to wear . This year I plan on putting up cinnamon sticks and twine in sun wheel circles and bake and light up candles
I love your videos. So full of information and knowledge with a side of comedy. Thank you for this channel.
Love this time of year. Hell, Autumn is my name. 🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂
Lmao!!! The beanie 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤ kills me. I’m the sammeeee wayyyy 😂
Another good video Jacob. And yes, autumn is great! Though, neither Lammas or Samhain are modern inventions. Samhain is an ancient Celtic (specifically Gaelic) holiday. Lammas was a Catholic holiday (Loaf Mass), but is much older in the form of Lughnasadh, another Gaelic holiday named after Lugh (he hosted a feast and games to honour his mother).
After filming, I was putting together the info cards and saw that. 😂 that’s why I had many disclaimers I wasent claiming accuracy in that section!
And I did see All-Hallows Eve was used as a way to replace Samhain hundreds of years ago.
Grateful video my friend!!!!
we should make an ancestral ceremony with sacred medicines to celebrate the ancestors gods and the old ways
Season for hunting and i like it colder ;)
I love your videos 😊
En el hemisferio sur estamos en primavera.
Thanks for the hint
Anybody know the music used in this video with the drums? It is awesome!
This is also my favorite time of the year. The cool air and the smells of the outdoors. I strap up my hiking boots, grab my walking stick and head out to the woods. There are so many in Jersey. The Pinelands for one, but Rancocas is my favorite. What better way to share my experiences with the Gods. Thank you for this wonderful video 🍻
Man, the seasons where I am (Northern California) are really weird. “Fall” starts right at about the Equinox here, when temperatures finally dip back into 2 digits. Living in a drought-prone climate, I always do an offering of thanks at the first real rain we get of the season, which usually happens mid-fall. This marks the end of fire season, so giving thanks that my house is still standing and my community has been spared of the wildfires is big. By the time we get to Halloween/Samhain, it’s still pretty warm out, but the leaves are changing colors and it’s starting to feel like it’s actually fall. This is when I do my spirit offerings (I don’t work with ancestors because they’re all pretty abusive and awful) if I do them at all. Halloween was never big for me. But the night before/the new moon before is a pretty good time to do some protective enchantments over the house and over myself, since I know the veil will be thin and want to protect myself.I do a big family gathering at thanksgiving because it’s my family’s favorite holiday, so celebrating the harvest and giving offerings to the spirits of the earth usually happen the night before, but a lot of that day is focused just on enjoying being with family and community. Fall finally ends with the first frost, usually in late november/early december. Fall never gets truly “cool and cozy” for us here, but there’s a lot of protective stuff I do in this time, both as a holdover from fire season (the browning fields period-when the grasses all dry out-to the first true rain) and as the veil gets thin around Halloween.
You doing another autumn video this year?
Love autumn
Celebrating in 2024!
Very good informative break down of all the fall holidays 🍂🎃🍁🍄🌻
Glad you enjoyed it!
So, many of the names are from Celtic Druidry which is not wicca, doesn't work the same way either like two different medicines. Mabon is Cymgaeg (Welsh) and comes from the name Mabonogi or Mabonogian which is what the mythological lore is called from Wales. Mabon ap Modron is a prominent figure from Welsh literature and mythology, the son of Modron . Both he and his mother were likely deities in origin, descending from a divine mother-son pair. Samhain is Irish Gaelic, also going back to Druidry.Wicca was constructed in the late 1800'2 - early 1900's by Gardnerian wicca, there are many variations of it. It is eccelctic in that it borrowed elements from many different cultural practices from around the globe. Druidry is a lot like Norse Paganism in that there is a lot to study with the myths and the archeological findings.
Can you give any idea on what it could mean having an encounter with Huginn and Muninn.?! I have just recently started my journey as a norse pagan and had an encountered with 2 Ravens while out on my property this morning. I have never seen ravens on my land before so I definitely felt it was some sign from Odin.
He has recognized you.
Same thing happened to me as I started my journey, and now I see Huginn and Muninn more often, especially when i need it most! SKAL!
When I started my path as a pagan, I saw them both, and that ensured me that I was on the right path
the Christmas Tree and Yule log arevalso Paegan traditions...
How do I get into these events?
Being from Louisiana and how we pretty much just have summer and winter, and to some it’s pretty much summer and fall in comparison to the rest of the country and world. I raise bees, and make mead. And we apiarians say it’s fall when the Goldenrod comes in. It may be 100 degrees outside but the goldenrod is a def sign of transitioning out of summer and into fall. It all rests on when the bees and nature doing their cycles.
Where can i find information and ideas on creating modern alfablot rituals?
Being a basic bitch in my flannel and beanie. 😆. So glad to see someone who’ll poke fun at themselves any given time. Very refreshing
I had a question,
Are you able to listen to Christian inspired songs? Like are able to see it as when they mention god could you interpret it as Odin the all-father
I know this is an older question but I do reinterpret songs to fit my own prayer or meditation at the time. An example: I reinterpreted ‘Let it be’ to be to Ma’at instead of Mary at times, though as an eclectic I sing it with Mary sometimes too.
Old boy in the background stealing branches lol
The problem with fall(which I hate this part of it) is that it’s cool at night and you need a coat. And in the day it’s too hot. It’s like make up your mind!! But it’s porter and bourbon time!!
And time to make sausage.
Jacob are you familiar with Robert Sass' works? He has a pretty good breakdown using lunar events to get fool proof dates that work out pretty good.
I think ash Wednesday is cool before Beltane people use ashes from the previous year and annoint them on their third eye so the gods can lead them thru darkness I could be wrong with the darkness part but look it up it's interesting. Ash Wednesday/ Beltane
7:25 LOL
🎩 hat change lol good humor. Yes also scarf 🧣
I'm from KY, a bit more south Central I guess. We're a little passed E-town. I wasn't even aware there were Norse pagans here, so when I recently made my shift into Norse Paganism I was a bit nervous cause I'm in a small country county, churches everywhere. So to say I'm out of place is an understatement, so it makes me a bit more relaxed to know there are others.
I'm in Lexington...we are everywhere 😁
Same, from your southern neighbor Tennessee. Can’t go down a single backstreet without seeing three baptist churches all in the same mile long stretch of road.
Louisville 👍🏻
Out of place is okay... Paganism is not acceptable/allowed and can carry death sentences in Shariah law areas... bible thumpers are annoying but their not deadly or off the hook dangerous.
They may send hella prayers at you to convert... that’s extremely disturbing but not actually dangerous.
I lived in Malaysia and also now live wear some Sharia law is informally upheld. Like slap your face off for caring debt on your credit card.
I say this because perspective is empowering and knowing real limits, then freeing.
I no longer mind Bible thumpers. They easy to deal with and I often say God rather then gods around them... and then we can talk about Magick’s/loa/divine intervention without much hang ups...
I have a social job but can’t help be feel, look, spiritual and a bit scary to allot of others... I keep language mellow and it helps me thrive.
At least a few friends think I worship the devil. Issss ohh Kay 🐍
😜 HAIL ODIN 🤘🏽
Nefer Duau from Kemet
I personally feel more connected to the Gods during winter.
It’s different for everybody, whatever’s good for you
Not the beanie
Every goth from high school 💀
Mmmmm. Goth girls.
"If you really are a Goth, where were you when we sacked Rome" - seen on a shirt.
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