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Comment by gwen idasfostri on April 4, 2013 at 1:20pm

@David I think a person could have a dream or a vision which was legit, in which they saw Thor with a blue beard. Because we are stuck in our brains and everything gets filtered through our perception and understanding, and our brains use symbols, and what those symbols mean is personal.

Maybe to that person, blue has really strong protective or warlike associations. Thor, after all, is bigger than everything that has ever been written about him. Thor is not simply an especially powerful person, static the way people are, but a being orders of magnitude beyond humans entirely.

It only becomes problematic if the person with an unusual experience start saying "my personal experience invalidates (rather than adds to) tradition", or starts saying that other people's different experiences, based on their different subconscious symbolism, are incorrect.

Comment by David Carron on April 4, 2013 at 1:12pm

"because I think all religious expressions are valid"

Even those that go against the lore?  If I say that Thor has a blue beard, isn't that just dumb?

Comment by gwen idasfostri on April 4, 2013 at 12:50pm

Hi all!

I'm (among other things) a devotee of Loki and a scholarly-headed reconstructionist. I don't think I can or should explain or justify anyone else's practice, and I don't want to be "one of the good ones" because I think all religious expressions are valid, but I'm happy to share my understanding of that God if anyone is in a question-asking mood. I understand where some groups' reticence to call Loki in a public ritual is coming from, even though I don't agree with it.

(and if Midwest heathens are looking for a group where controversial Gods and their followers are welcome with all the rest, I help run one - www.sigewif.com)

Bless!

Comment by David Carron on March 4, 2013 at 12:21pm

The East Coast Thing is an Asatru community-building event in the Poconos of Pennsylvania in Raymondskill.  It was established in 1999 and is a family-friendly place where Asatruar gather in frith to honor the Aesir and Vanir, exchange ideas in classes and workshops and renew the bonds between kindreds and individuals.  All kids to date gone free via community fund.  While the event is open to all individuals, the focus is on Asatru and the Northeast Asatru community.  Going on from August 21-25th 2013.  Details at http://eastcoastthing.com/

Comment by David Carron on February 28, 2013 at 10:31am

Clearly a follower of Vidar. :)

Comment by Tylor Mclaughlin on September 25, 2012 at 12:03pm

Thank you for the link i have been on ravencast before but never heard this one

Comment by David Carron on September 24, 2012 at 11:41am

http://ravencast.podbean.com/2007/04/06/episode-8-about-loki/

Comment by Tylor Mclaughlin on September 21, 2012 at 3:12pm

I would have to agree with you David it seems that most people that say the worship loki just use his name as a scapegoat to get out of what they just did. But I don't think all lokians are that way you still have to say you did it and have a plan to fix it or know it will all be better in the end.

Comment by David Carron on September 20, 2012 at 11:02am

I think that most of the folks who follow Loki do so for less then mature reasons, don't do their homework and look for drama.  Loki's place is mostly an example of what not to do.   

Comment by Tylor Mclaughlin on September 19, 2012 at 9:47pm

Hail All. What do you all think on the worship of Loki.

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