So I don't know if you're an authority on Norse paganism, but I've recently switched names and pronouns and have started really vibing with Freyja in the aftermath of that. Are there any resources I should know about in the name of getting into that? Thanks, and I love your blog!
HONESTLY, I WOULDN'T CALL MYSELF AN AUTHORITY ON ANYTHING, AND THERE ARE CERTAINLY THOSE WITH A MUCH BETTER KNOWLEDGE ON PAGAN PRACTICES THAN I AM. I SIMPLY DO WHAT I THINK WOULD MAKE THE GODS PROUD OF ME, AND TRY NOT TO PISS THEM OFF.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SWITCH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS, AND HOPEFULLY ONE OF THE LOVELY PEOPLE IN MY FOLLOWERS MIGHT BE ABLE TO BETTER ASSIST YOU. THE PRIMARY ADVICE I WOULD GIVE YOU IS TO DO SOME INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, BUT CAREFULLY, AS NORSE PAGANISM IS SOMETHING OF A MINEFIELD OF LATE. AND, OF COURSE, DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS, WORSHIP IN THE WAY THAT FEELS RIGHT TO YOU. MODERN PAGANISM IS ALL RECONSTRUCTIONIST ANYWAY, SINCE WE HAVE LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRIMARY SOURCES, SO I FIND THE BEST WAY IS TO JUST... SPEAK TO YOUR GODS, AND KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN, YOU NEVER QUITE KNOW HOW THEY'LL GIVE YOU YOUR ANSWERS!
REMEMBER, FREYJA IS THE GODDESS OF LOVE, BEAUTY AND WAR, SO LEAN INTO KINDLING MORE OF THE FIRST TWO IN THE WORLD, AND ALWAYS STAND READY TO DEFEND YOURSELF AND YOURS FROM THOSE WHO WOULD SEEK TO DO YOU HARM!