Just wanted to say thank you to everyone sharing and commenting on this video. It actually started very poorly compared to other videos. But through your support its reaching much further! You all are amazing, and I am so glad the information in this video is meaningful to so many of you ❤

@arambelingmadman6651

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jacob I appreciate you're content keep it up brother

@miriammyett2770

Жыл бұрын

I'm really enjoying this video It speaks to daily every day life !

So excited to see more mundane venerations. As a housewitch connecting to scottish heritage, elevating the household to the magical is my way, empowering cooking spoons, banishing synonymous with cleaning countertops, and speaking to the creaks in the floors. So happy to learn more about house spirits!

@MisstressMourtisha

Жыл бұрын

oh please write a book. that sounds lovely. 🥰

@lindasmithers9994

3 ай бұрын

Hello Red Rabbit, how long have you been working with "house spirits"??

@lindasmithers9994

3 ай бұрын

Red Rabbit, I love that you call yourself a "house witch". I love the idea of empowering wooden spoons. Banishing as cleaning. There is magic in the mundane. ❤

I’m so glad you talked about house spirits! They do not get the credit they are due. They are an important part of my daily practice. I honor them daily and keep a spot on my altar, along with my ancestors, guides, and Goddess, so they know how important they are to me. Too many experiences for me not to give daily acknowledgement to them.

@metalcatmom5891

Жыл бұрын

Would you mind sharing how you honor your house spirits? I am very interested in this practice.

@heidididwhat

Жыл бұрын

@@metalcatmom5891 happy to. I have representations, in the form of statues, on my altar with objects I feel they like. I have a candle dedicated to them that I light often and an offering bowl where I give anything from flowers to candy occasionally. Daily, I light incense for them and verbally communicate my thanks for their protection and aid.

@metalcatmom5891

Жыл бұрын

@@heidididwhat Wonderful! Thank you!

@chirpydragonfruit9464

Жыл бұрын

@@metalcatmom5891 I call out a small quiet greeting to them every morning, or when I enter or leave the house for the day. Acknowledge them in whatever way seems fitting for you. Works well for me and the spirits in my dwelling.

@moonfire41

Жыл бұрын

I sometimes leave them cream, cake and berries.

My daughter's swedish mother in law would greet the house spirits when they went to their summer house before she would step into the summerhouse. She lives in Sweden.

Thank you so much for this amazing video! I am from Finland and lived my childhood in the late 80's and 90's and my parents passed much of their knowledge of finnish pagan traditions to me and one was honouring our house spirits. Nisse is called Tonttu in finnish. I remember many times we would take food for the Tonttu who we believed lived in our Sauna which was common since not all houses have a fire place so a sauna would be the "heart" of the house. Days that included some sort of celebration wether it be either of my parents getting a raise at work or me finishing a grade at school or days like the new years eve the Tonttu was always remembered too and something was left for him in the sauna. I remember vaguely one christmas when I was maybe 4-5 years old being uppset that we didn't bring the Tonttu any gingerbread cookies so later that day before I went to bed my mom gave me a few cookies to leave the Tonttu. One of the best momeries I have from childhood :) Excuse my english!

I adore your topics, ideas and how your mind works! You're doing more for the Pagan community than the rest of the "big leaders" have done in the last 50 years. This topic is very dear and close to my heart (random comment: I loved the Tolkien quote on your Domovoy altar 😁) and it was a big part of the thesis I wrote for Sakura foundation that has won me the trip to Japan; so you can imagine how delighted I was to see YOU cover this, so very heartwarming, topic I did my part - spread the good word far and wide, until the Hall!

This channel is so delightful, and really reigniting that inner child in me again.

I have always felt like there was a little something "extra" about a house and home and that is why vacant houses seem to decay faster than occupied ones. House spirits are a good way to describe it! I remember as a child, crying because I was afraid we would move and I loved the house and the "extra" I didn't have words for (My parents still own the house and live there...I visited yesterday 😁). I frequently talk to my house. I always have, even when I had no idea what Paganism was. It just felt right. When we sold the first home we owned, I thanked the house, let it know what was going on, and asked it to care for and protect the new people, just as it had done for us. I introduced myself to the new to me house and asked it to accept us as it's new people and promised to care for it and asked it to care for me. It just felt natural.

@jessiewilliams6561

7 ай бұрын

I can relate. When a child my parents moved from our home to another. I remember such a deep feeling of sadness that I visited each room and said goodbye, I was 9 maybe 10 at the time. We had moved to a larger house and instantly I sensed unease regards the back bedroom and hated every night I had to sleep there. It was around that time I developed a fear of open cupboard doors and hated my feet dangling over the bed afraid of what lurked in the darkness under it. For nearly a year after we moved in cats gathered outside the window and howled, it was honestly scary, they never showed up during the day. That house had something weird about it, is all I can say.

@metalcatmom5891

7 ай бұрын

@jessiewilliams6561 That second house does sound weird. We bought our current home last year, and I felt happy and at ease here right away. So I should probably do a little offering and remind the house spirit that I love it here, and I am grateful for the shelter and feeling of safety.

I'm Danish and every time something weird happens in my house my mom blames the Nisseman.

The daily lives of ordinary people is what I want to base my practice on, please keep on!

Likes and commented! Honouring the house spirits is important!

Pagan witchy suburban housewife here. Once, I started to tend to a kitchen altar and leave offerings for our home’s spirit there, chores seems to go smoother and I have more cheerful disposition about cooking and cleaning. It could be that honoring our home keeps my mind on the gratitude of our possessions and our shelter or maybe the house spirits feel honored and the energy in our home has been upgraded. Either way I will continue to honor our house spirits and thank you for your thoughtful Pagan content. Bright blessings your way.✨🖤✨

There is/was actually a pretty popular TV-Show for kids in germany dedicated to Kobolds (a Kobold) called Pumuckl, which pretty much pictures kobolds exactly for what they are 😀

Ohio neighbor here! Been searching and searching for a spot i feel my beliefs aligned and you came up on my suggested. So grateful to the Gods!

I remember as a kid being scared of the laughter in the walls, the sound of running in the halls, the sounds of people talking )specifically two old ladies). My mother would tell me that houses have memories and these memories echo through the house, that all old houses have these memories and that they’re nothing to be scared of. I doubt she remembers. After that I would sit and listen to these memories, I have vivid memories of seeing two old ladies in the hall chatting while they knit, a memory of a little boy running through the hall laughing while playing with his toy, i remember hearing this. I was so sad to leave the house because I’ve grown to love listening to it’s memories. I feel as if there is a spirit in eveything, even before I discovered the term. I would treat everything like it had a spirit (except my phone, I abuse this thing so much, even physically and verbally. It works 10/10).

Bit of bread soaked in oatmeal is a very good offering left on the kitchen counter ...has always been well received.

Your conversation with the Spirit at the end made me giggle. I love the lighthearted approach here!

As someone who grew up partially in Sweden, I learned about a lot of these in children’s books and stories around holidays. It’s still a part of the culture today. My mom always blames the elves for stealing our socks 😂 after 20 years they are kinda mad and now we only have one of each sock. No joke.

I love Nisse. It’s pronounced “niss-say” actually. We have them on Yule cards in Sweden. I enjoy having them around our Swedish American home.

Sidenote: your audio in the intro is perfect. I am listening with open ear buds. Flipping from another, rather "ringy" video to yours startled me because it sounded like you were in the room. Kudos!

As someone who lost their favourite T-shirt that was a day old from the shop…. I’m in need 😅😂

I'm a berber from north Algeria , and also here we believe in house spirits who like like guardians of our houses when we're outside from evil spirits , and we when our ancestors built our houses they always made the doors shorter than the average height of a man so everytime someone gets inside the house he inclinates as a sign of respect for the spirits

@christal2641

Жыл бұрын

The lower lintel also is a trap for taller home invaders!

I work in the food industry as well as a Baker and a Chef. I leave fresh herbs in hidden spots then gather them and place them at a huge tree behind my building. I really appreciate the information in this video as well as seeing your home and how you set things up. I was watching this while prepping for the day and then the ending came up. I laughed so hard that my boss came back to see what was going on. Haha! 🤣🤣 Loved it!!

🥰🥰🥰 Thank you for your information

YES! This was EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thank you!🌻

@TheWisdomOfOdin

9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@messynaturedweller

9 ай бұрын

@@TheWisdomOfOdin itreally was/is! Could I bug you for a recommendation on a book about the more nordic european folkmagic? Im from Sweden and I feel drawn to that more grounded earthly connected type of witchcraft or paganism. If you get a ton of comments and dont have the time I will understand. Just thought I might as well ask 😊

Lately there’s been a huge change in energy in my apartment. I’m going through a divorce and my ex husband left and so did his father. They were both very toxic. I don’t feel scared by these “energies” or spirits. But I’m working through a lot of laundry and de cluttering. I want to cleanse my alter space.. My father in law put his phone on top of my offering plate for Freya. 😱 I immediately picked up his phone and said please don’t put anything on this area! He got mad at me… So I’m super happy they’re not here anymore and I can have my space the way I want it.

I've spread the link to this video far and wide! I 100% want you to continue making content like this--and I hope you will be able to continue to do so. It is in the home, our daily practices, and the spiritual relationships we build in that context that comprises to the true heart of Paganism. It's incredibly important to start conversations like these--and I hope more and more content creators choose to do so. How we live as Pagans matters so much! Perhaps even more than how we perform rituals on special occasions. I have but a small presence on social media (followers/subscribers-wise), but I am happy to do what I can to get this video more eyeballs. For what it's worth, last January I began a video series I call "The Pagan Housewife" that's focusing on Pagan living and taking care of the spiritual part of the home. You're alone--and I sincerely hope this video performs better than your wildest expectations.

@TheWisdomOfOdin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It means a lot! Its really quite fascinating that the pagan practices that do still exist have been kind of forgotten about in this modern pagan awakening. So I believe its very important to keep talking about things like house spirits!

Love this! 💜🖤💜 thank you!

I recently went to Southern New Jersey Pagan Pride event and they had a workshop on exactly this. Very informative and educational so I thank you for the intricate details u went into on this practice. Great video as always 😊

The concept of taking fire and spreading it reminds me of the Olympics flame tradition.

Something in my house is stealing things. We've now lost two cookie sheets, a glass cake pan, and a fox lovey. We have no clue where they've gone and I suspect the fae.

Wow … I really enjoyed this .. We have always commented that our house has good vibes … I’m going to start leaving offerings … when the offering are done I can put it on a big rock in my back yard for the Landdisir as an offering I already ask Odin for wisdom ,Thor for Strength, and Idun for health 👍

This came at the perfect time for me. Cheers!

I loved this video! If my boyfriend wasn't so ocd about being tidy, I'd create a small space somewhere as well 😁 (it's a very small house, no extra rooms or wall spaces) I might have to go and find a secret space in the wardrobe or something instead! Keep making those amazing studies 😁

THANK YOU!!! I am a firm believer that house spirits (husvaettir) and the spirits of the land (landvaettir) and I am grateful that both have a venerated place in the Fellowship of Northern Traditions :)

In the stories about domovoy, there is a way to move your domovoy from one house to another by trick. You set an empty, non transparent box or bottle and place some kind of treat inside. Then, in the evening you come and close it. You can not look inside. And then just place it in your new home and open it. Domovoy doesnt like it and you have to be sure, that in the house there is no more then one domovoy. This was still a thing when i was kid

As someone who has a homiegoblin in my house I appreciate this video. I ordered some runes from a dude in Norway and it came with a free goblin. Lucky me.

when i worked in a Thai restaurant we left out offerings to the house/restaurant spirit before service

I have a little pot that I use for burning juniper leaves for an offering. It's more Indigenous American, but I find it gives me peace.

I absolutely love this. Its videos like this keep me coming back every time. Every day things are magical, every day things are ritual. Thank you for the lovely video!

This is truly a favourite topic of mine. Thank you very much for all the details and the time you put forth to share it.

All of this was very cozy to listen to with rain pouring and hot tea. Most especially hearing other people talk about Nisse. Many many stories about Nisse in my house as a kid. I used to carry a doll around with me like a baby when I was little. I get sentimental about the folk stories. Fun to have practice to go along with them.

Hello Jacob, I am interested in Celtic Paganism. I'm like to learn more about working with the "house, and land spirits"!!

I moved into my dream home less than a year ago. I’d love to have a House Spirit in here. Perhaps I already do because my home has a very peaceful vibe. Guess I’d better light a candle and put out a wee saucer of something for my ‘helper’😉 Thank you for this video!

I'm not even pagan I just like the content

I love this topic!!

I definitely want more videos like this! 🤗🙌♥️ I have recently discovered your channel and I quite enjoy your videos thus far! I am eager to view all of your other videos. Keep up the good work! 👏🏻👏🏻👍

@TheWisdomOfOdin

11 ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

0:11 "The high mjountain fjords" 😂 Love it! No disrespect intended. I love your content and this is a wonderful video.

I have a house spirit. I call him Nord. He probably has another name known only to him. He is honored in all major ceremonies and many minor ones. and I hope he lends a hand in keeping things running around here.

Brilliant view on “common spirits”

Nice video, my best friend honors her house spirits with whiskey offerings. I will honor mine more often.

Great video and good to hear about all the different house spirits that people have honoured and still are doing all over the world. Growing up in the north of England in the 1960's a lot of old folk would talk about "leaving a bit of summat (something) for the Dobby of the house". No doubt this is where JK Rowling got the name for Dobby's character in Harry Potter. I also remember seeing some houses and old cottages with iron horse shoes above the door, I was told as a child they were for the fairies to swing on, but I understand iron is toxic to the fey, so it was obviously to keep them out of the home. By the 1980's a lot of all these old traditions of horse shoes and honouring the Dobby of the house seemed to have died out, when I returned to Yorkshire to visit friends I only saw the occasional horse shoe above the door and that was mostly in rural areas. Sad really. Thanks for sharing Jacob 🌺

Thank you brother this has shed some light on this cold season

Finally somebody talking about nissar they are very prominent in sweden an the knowledge is still there the grown ups talked about them and told folkstories when we where children the folktradition is still big in sweden

I love stuff like this

Thank you 🙏 for all of your wisdom ❤

After all this time, I still find your energy is unique in the KZread Heathen community. I appreciate your contribution. Love the vid.

I was looking for something to listen to while I was cleaning up my home, and this was perfect. I am going to make a simmer pot as soon as I clean a pot. I am hoping this will help me value my house cleaning

Thank you so much for making a video on house spirits!!! They're important and it's hard to find information

I love how this video popped up right when I was looking into house gods. This house protected me through Ian I need to do something to honor it. Thank you!

I am new to Norse Pagan and love your videos. These are the videos I love hearing.

Very humble man,

You missed something with the Domovoy- they are said to have been an ancestor who lived in the home & you actually are supposed to do a ritual to take your Domovoy with you when you move, so it doesn't pester the next owners, wondering where it's family went, or get into a fight with their Domovoy for control of the house.

Great video 🤩 I believe in house spirits now 😃 the missing socks! It all makes sense now 👍

This was a great & different video, once again learnt some more stuff! I must be the house spirit’s favourite as I’m the only one whom doesn’t loose socks !

Really love this one!!!

Very nice to see this topic brought up! I have been thinking and feeling lately that too much emphasis is put on the gods. If we look around at unbroken traditions of polytheism and animism around the world today, in tribal cultures, A LOT of it is on "spirits" of the home, of the forest, of animals. I'm not any kind of expert, not even an armchair expert, but I think the common folk, like you and I, put more emphasis on the animistic part, while the theistic (god) part is "later", or of the more organized religion-part that comes in more organized societies. If that phrasing makes any sense.

This made my heart so happy. I have some fun spirits in my home and they borrow items randomly and then bring them back usually. My step daughter used to leave water out for them each night.

@TheWisdomOfOdin

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

i loved the video as always, but i especially loved the skit at the end! a lovely lighthearted surprise at the end

Yeah, those missing socks, the house spirits tend to leave those in your washing machine filter. Clean the filter

I love this channel! Great messages, fun and enlightening!

@TheWisdomOfOdin

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Brothers-10-10

Жыл бұрын

Skoll...!! 🍻

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I have a brownie that moves with me, I always invite him in when I move to a new place. I leave him honey, milk, beer, candles, incense, and he is an absolute delight. Chores become effortless, work in general is more fun, easy, and far more effective and productive. He's kind, sweet, and one of my favorite spirits ever!! With brownies, they don't like it when you say thank you. Just leave the offering at their altar, and always keep your space clean as best as you can, and acknowledge their presence from time to time, or when you notice them, and your brownie will be happy! Which means your house will be happy! Which means your family will be happy. Brownies love to bring abundance, protection, joy, and enjoyment to your house, work, and family. He doesnt like to make a big show that he's around, but he's in my house, and even comes to work with me to help. These spirits teach us the joy of work, and the delight of cleanliness and domesticity, and the rest that comes from a job well done. My house seems to have a magickal glow when I clean it with the brownie, or I'll notice that work gets done when im not around. These spirits help you do work without realizing it until you turn around and whoa notice everything is done, this is where part of their magick lies. Fair warning, these spirits are a bit easy to offend if you do not show gratitude with offerings, are commanding to them, or treat them like.they arent part of the house or family. They are not slaves, and you will pay the price if you forget that! You will notice work becomes difficult, you might be angrier when working, etc, or the brownie will simoly leave and not return. Luckiky, my brownie is a sweetie and loves me because Ive developed that trust and relationship over time. All in all, I highly recommend asking a patron deity to send you one!! I love my brownie dearly and he is absolute joy to be around.

Great video and a good reminder to me that I have been ignoring our house spirit, Seamus. I leave pomanders (oranges studded w cloves) They smell wonderful and as they age they just shrivel and get very hard. Never had one spoil and I have some that are over 20 yrs old. You can also use apples - just have to use more cloves to get them from turning bad.

That was great! I shared it in my Facebook group because We're talking about ancestors this month

Yes! I have actually been wanting to learn more about house spirits. Perfect time to start.

I have land and house spirits. My house spirit showed herself to me once. She looked like one of the Froudian brownies like an old but kindly little troll woman.

Thank you 😎 love your passion in expanding my knowledge base!

i actually love vidoes like this. Am currently trying to learn about the more "mundane" Celtic traditions & folklore.

Eric Word Weaver has a great in depth video on the Vætiir and Hüsvætiir.

Whenever I see negative comments, or have less than positive conversations about topics like this I like to point out that they/that person was drawn to the video, or felt the need to engage in conversation. That draw means something

This helped a lot thank you

Although I am on a different path I’ve absolutely loved your videos & for reminding me of the little folk who play miscellaneous games throughout our lives? For this I’m thankful & happy to make a small altar for my long lost friend/fiends. Blessed Be🔮

Great content. I love listening to this while at work. I feel as if it transforms me to the woods. It is soothing my fire. Thank you.

There was a time when the Old Forest was so expansive that a squirrel could jump from tree to tree from the Old Forest all the way to Fangorn without touching the ground. Keep jumping little squirrel.

Hey first video I got to say thank you. You got a subscriber pretty cool video. It's unfortunate as so much information has been lost over the years it's really nice to see some of this history and information come back.

Excellent video I've been waiting for a more practical ritual at the house

hey, i actually found you because of this video. keep on making videos about topics that are often overlooked , greetings from germany :) ❤

Yes yes yes! This is so important. Thank you SO much for making this video! Mundane/daily venerations are so overlooked and yet are the most interwoven, vital, ancient, and consistent elements of land-based/animist/pagan/norse life.

Thank you for making this ✨

Kobold was also a playable race in Dungeon Lords, iirc.

I love the small topics like this getting covered. Thank you

Absolutely one of my favorite videos of yours. Great job Jacob. I have really enjoyed watching your journey. You are very inspiring!! Thank you

this is exactly the type of info I look for. all the other standard stuff has been rehashed over and over, meanwhile stuff like the info in this video is being forgotten. Thank you for all you do!

@TheWisdomOfOdin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, that means a lot!

Well done!

Your topics are always so spot on & oddly right when I need them, lol. Looking forward to what else you come up with :)

ive always loved brownies, theyre some of my favorite little creatures

Very nice and informative video. I really enjoyed the little sketch at the end, which was very entertaining. Thank you :D

This is awesome!!! I love this video!!!

Gnomes are my favorite spirit