Sedianism is more than religion - it’s our whole culture; it’s what we do daily, such as how we work, how we train, & how we carry ourselves

A tenet of being Heathen is healthiness, & our heritage contains this ethic: strength for service, endurance for hardship, & discipline that steadies the mind & body

To our ancestors, fitness wasn’t “exercise,” but everyday life: walking, hauling, hunting, wrestling, cold endurance, & the meeting strain without complaint

American tradition kept this pattern. Frontier labor, sport, military training, & outdoor life all taught the same truth: resilience, initiative, skill, & teamwork build a strong folk

Modern comfort, with its screens, soft living, & excuse-making, breaks this foundation. It weakens, dulls resolve, & trades lasting ability for easy pleasure

Train for usefulness: rucking, carries, calisthenics, HIIT intervals, & mobility. Strength is owed to family & folk

Build our bodies strong - for service, not vanity

~ Folcweard

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“These gifts, bestowed by the Gods upon the first humans, were not given as symbols of autonomy, but as faculties meant to function within the sacred pattern of existence. We are not free in the modern, unbound sense, but we are designed to live meaningfully within the great web of wyrd, experiencing life as those shaped to carry out a destined role”

~ A Germanic Perspective of the Soul, by Damon Domke

(forthcoming Frithstead publication)

The time for American Heathenry is now.

The American folcsida, that is our folk-ways, are the expression of the spirit and culture of Americans, the descendants of the Europeans who traversed the seas and built a strong and prosperous nation out of a wild and untamed wilderness. We do not reenact the past, but continue the chain of continuity, honoring what came before while remaining rooted in the present to build a better future. This means preserving and protecting our inherited traditions and reviving them when necessary, while also accepting new traditions when they strengthen what we have received and benefit us moving forward. Our folcsida embody a people, our folk, who live their faith in real, daily practice. Sedianism is our traditional Germanic religion, but our folcsida is our collective cultural expression that grows around, from, and within it, including symbols, language, beliefs, values, traditions, social structure, art, literature, law and governance, diet, clothing, and entertainment. We are our own folk, but strongly and proudly, a pan-Germanic folk. Our religion is paramount, but it’s but one part of our rich culture, so let’s revel in its beauty and richness, for we are a noble folk - we are Sedish and we are American Heathens!

~ Folcweard

* in light of this, I’ll be reposting my ‘Case for Pan-Germanicism’ essay.

Hail the folk!

A Case for Pan-Germanicism, Part 1

Language is birthed from culture; from collective experiences, thews, & knowledge. Proto-Germanic, the parent language of the Germanics, shows this. As the Proto-Germanic-speaking tribes expanded, geographical separation & various influences led to the development of different languages, via dialectal evolution, i.e. Old English, Old Norse, Old High German, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, etc. Despite this evolution, the languages remained similar in vocabulary, grammar, & syntax, reflecting their common origin. The Proto-Germanic word king (*kuningaz) evolved into Old English cyning, Old Norse konungr, & Old High German/Old Saxon kuning. Germanics are related cultures with shared heritage & not foreign to one another. While they developed distinct languages & cultural expressions, via migration & time, they remained similar through their common Proto-Germanic roots proving that they were not foreigners to each other, but branches of the same cultural family tree

~ Folcweard

A Case for Pan-Germanicism, Part 2

The shared cultural heritage of the Anglo-Saxons, Norse, and Continental Germanics is seen in their myths & histories, e.g. the Wild Hunt, Wayland the Smith, & the Nibelungen saga. The Wild Hunt, known in Scandinavia as Ásgarðsreið, Wilde Jagd in Germany, & Herlaþing in England, depicts a procession; usually led by Wóden. Wayland the Smith's tale, recorded in both the Norse Völundarkviða & Béowulf, as well as appearing on the Franks Casket highlighting the legend of the masterful & vengeful smith. Additionally, there are parallels in the Norse Völsunga saga & the German Nibelungenlied, which tell the story of heroic figures like Sigurd. These myths illustrate the interconnectedness of the Germanic folk, in both their myths & broader religion; thus, revealing deep cultural ties

~ Folcweard

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It’s Yule weekend!

~ Þórrablót - to Þórr for blessings of sustenance; to guard us against hunger

~Jólablót - to Óðinn for spiritual peace; to guard us against strife & misfortune

~ Sonarblót - to Lord Freyr, Seaxnéat for atonement; to guard us against the wrongs left not yet made right

I’ll be observing Jólaveizla this evening, condensing the three into one. Aside from the Rista ok Skafa lyfrúnar Trúfylgjur some offerings include a piece of burned wood that’s been in every sacred fire I’ve had for the past 14 years, with a strand of hair (saved from my youth), spring water from the Hot Springs in AR where my Great-Grandfather was from, to be placed in the the northern skál representing Hvergelmir’s creative waters, some homemade Jun to be placed in the center hlautbolli representing the mead of wisdom of Mímisbrunnr, and some fresh local raw milk in the southern blótbolli representing the holy Aurr of Urðarbrunnr.

Anyone observing the Jólaveizla blóts?

~ Folcweard

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