I lived in Sweden and couldnt understand the Norse Gods books. And the english translations were just as hard work. Until i bumped into your video's. Being English, at school we were strict Judeo Christians. Our country is a reflection its own delusions about humanity and self sustainability as an Island peoples. The British Establishment is the biggest lie in the world. But then, i respect this is not a political forum. But definitely a forum that has improved my own personal awareness in my world. Tak Sa mikket! Yag ska blir et fisk pojke egen!

Last time I was this early, Ymir was still alive. Sincerely, I love your videos and this was a treat to see so early on New Year's Day. Your guitar playing is also lovely, would love to hear more of that in future videos!

4 жыл бұрын

Today I overslept, finally! lol... some rest before going back to work hehe. Happy New Year Anna B. Thank you so much for your feedback ^^

@ryanhentges4956

3 жыл бұрын

@ you really are a talented musician, and a scholar as well! Thank you for educating as well as entertaining us!

To the beginning point of your video: When I was a young boy taking my first steps out of Christianity and into paganism it was hard to shake the notion that I must hurry to various milestones in my life in order to get into the afterlife. Now I'm in my 20s and after experiencing many things while studying the gods and godesses and the nature therein I have discovered that perhaps the gods care less for mortals than we may think. That's not to say they DONT guide us and show us certain visions on our journeys but they are more like stewards of the nature of mankind, the forces that bind us to nature, and nature itself. I'm more at peace with myself and what I do as a result. There is less urgency to constantly call upon the gods unlike a Christian praying to theirs for neverending favors and signs and advice. Never been much of a praying man anyhow. CHEERS ARITH!!

@jasewelch9315

4 жыл бұрын

The abrahamic religions place man above nature. That is why they helped turn the middle east into desert. From what I can tell, a good pagan only seeks to be nature's equal, and I do not miss the baptist church of my childhood.

@skittenhund

4 жыл бұрын

Wow that's an interesting experience! I feel the same way. When I call on Frigga, often I just spend time with her in my meditation in a nice meadow and we just... Chill.

@caracortage3270

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasewelch9315 thanks for your comment, it's the truth!

Arith! :) what a lovely introduction!!! Love they way you play guitar and the scenery around you!!! thank you for this video.... this is a beautiful gift.... happy new year!!!

4 жыл бұрын

thank you very much ^^ I'm very happy you enjoyed this video, especialyl the intro hehe. Happy New Year! :D

@dafcarldotter3967

4 жыл бұрын

@ you are awesome! .D

this was very well explained, thank you. I have worked for many years now with the Norse deities and there is absolutely a massive difference between the Vanir and the Aesir. The Vanir is very grounded and connected to the earth mysteries, and are not so possessive as the Aesir. The Aesir can become very intense and possessive and has a very chaotic energy. I find their energy can be be very overwhelming and intense to a point of spiritual exhaustion. So this is really to confirm what you have just said in your video. Thank you for making these videos and educating the neo-/pagan communities and for lifting the veil of fantasy for their eyes.

I still have this saved.....as you can see....I put this as my last name and carry it everywhere....Vanir....Thank you so much for enriching my life. Helping me understand so much. Much love to you my friend. Though we are worlds apart....I feel you are family...💗💗💗💗

So grateful to have found your channel recently. Going through and trying to absorb as much knowledge as i can from what you share with us. Thank you for what you do, and a wonderful new year to you (:

4 жыл бұрын

A wonderful year to you too! Hope you enjoy the content of this channel and I hope I'll be here to provide more hehe. Cheers!

Thanks so much for this! I never realized until now how morbid and depressing the "Big 3" religions are... They spend their entire lives basically waiting to die and hoping that they apologized and sufficiently "bent the knee" enough to please their controlling Gods.

@draug7966

2 жыл бұрын

That´s exactly why i can´t stand them either, they´re all about control and impossible standards, thereby making people feel inadequate and guilty for just about everything.

Thank you, Hugs and Love from Canada

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! ^^

My family the Vanir I love you ❤️

Thank you, Arith. I much appreciate your approach to these topics, your scholarship and insight. I look forward to your videos.

Hail the Aesir and the Vanir!

I almost constantly have your videos playing on my Bluetooth earbuds. When I doze off, I find myself lucid dreaming about whatever you are discussing, and living out your lessons in my dreams. It’s really fascinating. I somehow keep missing the orgies, however. I’ll keep trying.....haha.

That opening was beautiful!!! Your lecturers facinate me and give me a formerly unseen perspective on what it means to be truly "Pagan".

Very beautiful melody and surroundings. How nice to be awakened on any day by such as these and a wonderful man at that. This was very nice to hear about the Vanir. Knowledge is never a waste. I’m

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much friend. Glad to see you can still join me here in this new year. Cheers!

@sevenis9712

4 жыл бұрын

Arith Härger Always-cheers!

Ok, video opens on Arith playing guitar...I am in 💘 I have a very soft spot in my heart for acoustic guitar

Thank you Arith, you put again oreder in my mind ^^ Now I love paganism even more than before, everything makes sense since I discovered it, thank you for helping us all to understand it with every video

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you friend, it's very good to know that, I'm very happy to see my words help in some way. My videos for me also end up being a sort of big book where I'm keeping my knowledge in case i should forget in the future hehe.

This is great! My only question is that you assert that Vanir do not represent war, yet Freyja is seen as a war goddess who gets first pick of the battle slain. Is this an attribute that was placed on her later, in the iron age coinciding with the cult of Odin?

@LucifersBride13

2 жыл бұрын

She is only really a battle goddess because of the death involved in war. She gained half of the slain in battle as part of a trade between her and Odin (she taught him Seidr). She takes her choice (she gets first choice) and she takes them to her hall, which is one of peace and rest. The other half, Odins half, go to his hall where they train further for the final battle of Ragnarok. So even in her aspect of war, she represents a very peaceful, Vanic energy. Her connection with War is very passive and one of a deeper understanding. She is a Life and Death goddess, a fertility goddess, one of cycles. Death is part of war, so she is there - it is the humans psychological fear of death that put so much importance on attaching her to war and battle, as she was believed to be there for them at the end (as in if they died), resulting in her being one of the main deities of warriors.

Dear Arith.Thank you for for not only this but all of your videos and your willingness to share you knowledge and insights. I am very new to this world view and at times overwhelmed by the choice of where to look. But I am more comfortable with the high places and hills and that is where my spirit tends to settle so I take my lead from that. People tend to mention ancestors but I am so disconnected from my roots I have no idea who my ancestors are. Anyway, again thank .I wish you blessings and would love you see you play more of that beautiful guitar on future videos. Happy New Year.

4 жыл бұрын

Hello there tracy logan, thank you so much for your lovely comment and a happy new year to you too. We are all trying to find a spiritual connection, or at leat any sort of connection that makes us feel whole. It's not easy, especially in this age that has been draining out our energy and almost turned us into listless phantoms. I believe the more contact we have with nature, the closer we get to achieve something that makes us feel whole, or at the very least doesn't make us feel as empty as we have felt in this highly industrialized era of pure materialism. I wish you good luck and may the life-giving powers continue to flow :)

Wonderful as always Arith, thank you. Once more around the sun we go! :) x

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you are still here with me this New Year, and I hope you continue to be. Thank you very much for your support! Happy New Year! :D

Arith Härger! Arith means Worth on autocorrect! You’re videos are valuable! A toxic person invaded my home and she is the worst of the worst!! Da da ra da da ta da ra ta

Very nice sweater and beautiful music! Many thanks for yet another great video.

the definition of a seer reminded me of shaman /healer / knower in trance.. btw liuta in finnish means "a lot", or "a stream of (something)" like: liuta kysymyksiä = a stream of questions (/many questions). one thing also on this mythology subject, i've noticed that we have two names in Finland, Reijo (male) and Reija (female).. we don't rly use the letter f, so they might be related to Freyr and Freya.. and btw. we use 'vaan' in everyday speach., example: person1: -should i make coffee? person2: -do it vaan, i could drink a cup. :) my only knowledge of vanir and aesir comes from bock saga, and it kinda says that in one point there were a few aser people and the rest of the World humans were vaan people.. Thor/Tor/Tuur on the other hand remains a bit misty of what was the actual purpose of it.. nowadays Tuuri means luck here, but we've gone through more than 500 yrs of forced christian learning, and manipulation of our mother tongue.. maybe one day all mythology comes back to full circle., as a circle of peace once again.. much love

Happy new Patron 💚

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome! Welcome! Hope you enjoy the content at patreon as well. Thank you for your support!

@joshuakemp60

4 жыл бұрын

Arith Härger you have become a companion during a time of personal growth and immense need. I am beyond grateful and had i the means I would contribute even more. I feel in my heart that there exist on this planet very few people that deserve the title of Wise One or Shaman but among them your star shines brightly. I seek my own path and my own way but often times your light illuminates the darkness in a way that allows me to move forward. Your perspective and knowledge are a mighty tributary in the river of my spirit. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world. You are important to me.

Thank you Arith my friend! Have a blessed new year!

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and you too! :)

"Walking the fine line between Pagan and Christian." - Steve Vai Natsarim. Tribal mentality.

Blessed New Year. Our household has very recently embraced your content, and I feel better for it. I'm always looking for new delightful Pagan content. I hope to make my own someday, so for now, your's does plenty for me.

Him: "I know some of you may snicker at that. I can almost hear it..." Me: *snickers at the acknowledgement*

AMAZING video - TONS of information - THANK YOU, Arith !

Wonderful opening and brilliant video! Thank you!

Also Thank You Arith for being You 😊

Very beautiful man!!!! Have me chills!!

A beautiful video Arith, so nice of you to cover this. So many people just seem to get all messed up by the various messages(some subconscious) that most religions teach these days. I suppose the Christians could blame the Coptic religion for a lot of their problems but the attitudes that this was just a preparation for "the real thing" was and is widespread. It's strange the way most people regard "primitives" - they feel we should be treated as children, too stupid to understand the great plan that God has for us in heaven. :P There is life and there is life.

Your work is so much appreciated, and necessary in these ages of darkness

This is a very soothing concept for me since it is the one I have felt for most of my life. The three main religions absolutely terrify me for all of the reasons you talk about. I realize more and more that I have been a pagan all of my life. I developed this philosophy so early in life I don't even remember when it happened. It has given me strength and purpose. I know none of the gods and goddesses, just a deep center of the philosophy and beliefs.

Orgies is my best part of the ceremony 😉. Happy New year to you and your family 🎉💐🎊

Thank you so much, these videos really help my understanding. Plus, your voice is very pleasing to the ear

Hay I just find this channel now Can’t stop watching your videos Amazing really interesting I am happy that it’s weekend here so I have the time to watch many videos TNX FOR TIME AND EFFORT X

Thanks!

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Really hope you have enjoyed this one. And thank you for your support. Best of luck, all the best!

@myson999

Жыл бұрын

@ thank you for putting out this amazing content.

Amooo esse vídeo 🤘🤘🤘💜💜🔥🔥🦋🦋🦋

Happy New Year from snowy Utah! Love your videos! I am very much looking forward to the continuation of the Rune lectures!!

4 жыл бұрын

I plan on finishing those series this year hehe. Cheers! Happy new year!

You make a lot a sense and I really do not understand why people would be upset with the part about Odin. He was the wandering one eyed shaman of tales seeking knowledge, it wouldn't make sense for him to be held up like a Jesus like figure by agricultural communities. In the modern though I can see why Odin would be more of a focus of new pagans as many of our journeys begin with a hunger for knowledge and wisdom so it makes sense that in our day Odin would be central figure, as not many of us are cultivators of sorts. Though we should look to all the gods for their different aspects last thing we need is to emulate monotheism.

Hi Arith, you truly have an amazing channel, great content. Do you have any videos about the Goddess Ran? Many thanks!

That was wonderful Iove this video!

Thanks Arith and happy new year, very interesting video, a good reminder that when reading history, you're not reading what was important for the world but what was important for the writer. Do you think that local deities; land wights (Landvættir) etc were considered to be a part of the Vanir in any way?

Arith talks about these deities in the past tense.

Thank you for this scholarly, factual approach. You do, indeed, illuminate the essence of the pagan mentality.

Laser focus thru the sirens. Props!

May the gods bless you in the new year

There is so much epiphany in your videos❤️

Happy New year

Another awesome video. Thank you and Happy New Year

Love your stuff kick on love it.

This is so good! Thank you - keep up the good work :)

takk for at du deler din kunnskap

Happy New Year Arith, 🎉 May your year be full of the blessings of the Vanir. Thank you friend, for all your hard work.

i still remains at the oppinion thst the Vanir is a reminece of the first agricultural cultures of the fertile cresent (natufians) and the Aesirs are a reminece of the proto-indoeuropean nomadic steppe culture (yamnaya)

you are a busy man....happy New Year, and many more...

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and happy new year to you too!

This was very beautiful!!! Your starting was wonderful!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Please always keep making your videos.....if I’m able to be a patron to help you keep going....I will......I truly love all the information you collect!!! Blessed Be my fuzzy Friend!!❤️❤️

Hey Arith, do you think you could do a vid on the Landvættir? It's a concept I keep struggling with and I love your style of explaining things.

Thanks for everything Arith.

Hi Arith, thanks for this video... Very informative... Just had some questions, in your list of Vanir divinities you haven't included Nerthus, was wondering why she isn't mentioned here as she is often perceived as the feminine counterpart to Njörðr similar to Freya/Freyr... Also Freya is often described as the Goddess of love and war, her iconography also points towards that since she will often be holding a sword or a spear, Freyr as well is often depicted holding a sword, in India when our Gods are depicted holding certain objects it always comments on their nature and spheres of activity, like for instance, Durga will hold weapons to conquer the demons that ultimately represent ego, and various other forms of Adharma (unrighteousness...) So that makes me consider whether, since they are deities that represent Nature, Peace etc then maybe their weapons are what they use to defend that phenomena of peace/plenty provided by nature? Thx again...

thank you

Thank you

Good sounds brother !!

Brilliant

Love your opinions. I appreciate the evolution of your style. I frequently use you as a reference in my videos. Looking forward to your content in the new year

Thumbs up 4 da axe play!!!

Hi!! Happy new year Arith, wonderful video. Can you explain the social system of clans? the aetts and the family system? like the ylfings, etc.

I always learn something of your videos. Love your guitar intro...🤗. Happy new year Arith 😊

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Happy new year friend! :D

thank you Arith for the beautiful intro to this video , which I totally enjoyed ! and may 2020 bring you the gift of peace and plenty ! :)

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you my dear friend. As I said in the video "may the life-giving powers continuo to flow" and that is what I wish for you. Happy new year!

Very entertaining, informative I really enjoy the teaching.I appreciate the aspect, identity, of Grim,the white Gandolf,when communicating with Odinn, most of the time that is. I'm glad I came across your channel I'm learning a lot, thank you

I like very much your content. Keep doing your great work. Greetings from a portuguese man

Thats awsome man. 👍

Peace and Abundance for 2020 Arith! We are very lucky for your reflections and knowledge. Hugs!

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you friend! And to you as well! Cheers! Happy 2020!

Thats a beautiful story.

Thank you, Arith! Happy New Year, and I will continue to follow you.....everywhere.

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much friend ^^ Happy New Year! Cheers!

Happy new year, and thank you for this lovely start to 2020.

4 жыл бұрын

I thought a start speaking about life and hope would be a sort of "good omen" for all of us hehe. Happy New Year!

Such an uplifting message at the end. The Vanir seem very easy to understand. They are all about what we need to survive. Your videos are very informative, and down to Earth.

i love this video, you are gorgeous! Gift of life is the most important thing of all, and is reflected in the rune fehu, as we explain in our book Runemal. Thank you so much Arith!

Happy New Year! A great way to begin a new year and a new decade.

4 жыл бұрын

to you as well friend :) Happy new year

I love you, Arith!! Thank you so much!!

3 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome! Thank you!

Happy New Year! Thanks for speaking on this subject. We appreciate your efforts very much. And enjoyed your guitar playing!

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much hehe! I'm quite Happy you enjoyed this. Happy new year! :D

Dot in circle. Bindu in prana. Matter in energy. The function follows the form; the form follows the function. The circle and the line are both existent. The wave and the particle. Spirit, flow. Flesh, form. The Book doesn't say what the fractured religions believe in. Hebrew and Greek are fascinating. I wouldn't have been able to learn them without learning Futhark, building a phonetic bridge. Then Greek. Paleo-Hebrew. And finally Modern Hebrew within the past few months. Paleo-Hebrew is literally Runic. Each symbol carrying a meaning.

bravo

The first time I evoked Freyja, she asked me to meditate on her essence in the reflection of my own eyes every day for a week. From a perspective informed by medieval Kaśmīri Śaiva Tantra, creation is reality's inhalation and dissolution is reality's exhalation; differentiated polarities exist in relation to and facilitate each other. The space between and the life-force pervading such polarized/differentiated elements acts as a gateway to a layer of reality that is innate-within-but-unlimited by spatio-temporal manifestation, and which is characterized by unlimited consciousness, energy, and bliss.

this is a wonderful way to start this day, this year . . . thank you so much for this one,- have been very much looking forward to it - if i can sort it in my head; may have a couple of questions for you.

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend. I'll be waiting for your questions at patreon hehe. Cheers! And I wish you a very happy new year!

In conclusion, as long as we lay with each other and perhaps indulge in some prgies now and then, all can rest easy😉 Not from an academic standpoint per say, but i made an interview (in swedish and norwegian) with Ivar Hafskjold (traditionbearer of STAV. I should say that i have an norse spiritual podcast) and there we talked about that instead of perhaps having a direct contact with the gods all the time, one had more contact with the local spirits (Rådare, Vättar, Tomten e.tc) And even though the gods were present as such, the day to day connection was with these. Good video, lastly i think in some cases people tend to dissect things more than needed. It is convinient to place stuff in categories, even though life isn't so easy. Best wishes for 2020! Niklas

somewhere there exist some hypothesis about the Vanir meaning to be pre-Indoeuropean deities on the areas where the Germanic and Nordic people latter settled, and so got integrated in their religion beliefs though as secondary deities compared with the Aesir and the other deities which were more properly coming from the common Indoeuropean background religious spirituality ideas.

I really enjoyed this! Your video's always help me understand the religion of my ancestors!! I loved the guitar music as well. Do you have any books available on your thoughts and teachings?

Thank you for ringing in the new year with words of wisdom :) I wanted to let you know that I try to share all of your new material on the new social media minds.com, where it is being well received as far as I can tell!

I am just now starting on your 2020 videos, one year later in 2021. It's weird to watch them, knowing that Covid is coming up. lol

I remember my past life, yezz i remember...

2020....if we only knew.

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, this video was the very first of 2020 in this channel, but I've recorded it in late October 2019, and I had a feeling we would all need to have hope and embrace the beauty of life as soon as the new year would come, which is why I've made this video and said these words. I wasn't far from the truth, it seems. Must trust my instincts a lot more.

Hello arith, I've discovered your channel recently and tbh its amazing though i have a question or multiple in one im really fascinated by rune writting and I'm considering to tattoo my name using rune letters my question is what to expect from tattooing in rune i mean what effect and is it gonna clash between like i and L for example and what's the most powerful rune i find a lot in the net and finally do you advice me to tattoo my whole name or just pick few letters ?! I hope u will read my comment and answer me much thanks in advance and all the best . skol 🙂

Most of the scandinavians was farmers at that time. So go to Vallhall (maybe when they see a järtecken (Omen)) was for they who went viking (vik = bay). Men across the world wouldnt say no to riches and women, at that time.

Any chance you might be able to give your opinion on the Ulfhednar?

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Frigg is the same as Hlodyn and Jordr! She is also mother of Thor and Baldr and she is the twin sister of Njordr with whom we know she had Freyja-Mardoll and Freyr-Ingunar!! Freyja in turn married to Odr (Just as the gift of Honir is called, We see how a fertility goddes is married to a god of ecstasy) also called Svipdagr, Ottar, Skirnir, SO we see how Thorr married Sif (also alfar, a swanmaiden) a goddes of vegetation marries a god of Storms and RAIN and again how Baldr married Nanna-Singhunt (also Alfar, The moon-dis) there we see how a light god (Baldr) married a night fighting goddes (Moon-dis) Freyr on the other hand married a jotun Gerdr (Daugther of Gymir-Gotar-Aegir and daugther of Angrboda-Gullveig-Heidr wich starter Vanir-Aesir war that is another story) We see an interresting theme of HOLY marriages WHERE the Gods try to hold peace and balance! William P Reaves has some interresting work Done! Rydberg to but I would only advise Volume 1 I hope you will do some work on the relations between the Gods for they are beautiful and should be better incorporated and understood! 😀😀

You're quite the axe wielder!