I Am True to the Aesir! My Oath is sealed with blood!
The underneath has been written in answer to the various comments through the years that I, Freya Aswynn am not Asatru but Wiccan. I was Wiccan from 1980to 1983. I was Rosicrucian from 1972 till 1979. no-one accuses me of being Not Asatru but Rosicrucian. Why???
What is it about 'Wiccans' which invoked the red rag in some Americans who adopted a Native European Religion as their own? Traditionally the religion of the Aesir was very tolerant and we still see this expressed in the Nordic
countries, but more on a social and cultural level. It's part of the Northern European Folk Soul. Hence we have a caring welfare state.
And why this hatred towards a 'sister' pagan religion? It's almost like a Southern Baptist raging against Catholics, both being Christian of course. Perhaps they themselves did not divest themselves of the baggage of their earlier religion, something I have been accused of (wiccatru).
In '83 I dissolved my coven in order to devote full time to my Native gods: the Aesir and by inference the Vanir and other wights of Light. I am therefore Asatru i.e My Troth is to the Aesir; and yes I was 'professed' in June 1984.
Apart from the Gods themselves, the attraction to the Norse system was first and foremost the Runes, and what ever little bits of the Lore was available in either English or Dutch, in the early eighties.
Being true to the Norse/Germanic gods is living according certain values. Being true to the Aesir does not mean that I can't respect, cooperate with, or appreciate 'others'. However I couldn't 'worship' them.
Without exception these comments questioning me being Asatru are all from men across the pond. Usually by people who rant against 'universalism', hiding behind internet anonimity of course, Brave Warriors! Dig a little bit deeper and one may find a 'political monster' lurking there, seething in the subconsious like a greenslimed tumor polluting the Well.
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