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Honoring the Gods Where I Am

I live in the southwest of the USA, in the Mojave Desert, in Nevada, in Henderson, in Green Valley. This ecosystem is nowhere near the origin point of the heathen group of faiths, of which Asatru is one, which was in Northern Europe. Some things don't change-- the moon is the same from any place on Earth-- but proper times to celebrate harvest are very different here. Also, I live within a very different culture even from today's Europe, let alone the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, or even the Viking Age.

Yet, I think my simplest rituals are not too different from what the ancient heathens did. Even here, in this very different place. Even though I'm speaking modern English. Even when my perception of what is special and unique enough to be fitting to give to the gods is filtered through a modern understanding of science, as when I became excited and awestruck over a chimera pear and decided to eat it in honor of the gods.

Video of the chimera pear:

 

Image: a knife with runes on it sitting beside the remains of the seal of a wine bottle, on a counter reflecting a palm tree outside.

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Erin Lale is the author of Asatru For Beginners, and the updated, longer version of her book, Asatru: A Beginner's Guide to the Heathen Path. Erin has been a gythia since 1989. She was the editor and publisher of Berserkrgangr Magazine, and is admin/ owner of the Asatru Facebook Forum. She also writes science fiction and poetry, ran for public office, is a dyer and fiber artist, was acquisitions editor at a small press, and founded the Heathen Visibility Project.

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  • Anthony Gresham
    Anthony Gresham Tuesday, 20 August 2019

    Earlier this year I bought a persimmon tree and a pawpaw tree from Edible Landscaping. They are both still alive and growing taller. The replacement blueberry bush I bought this spring died so I ordered a pomegranate plant from Edible Landscaping and planted it this evening after I got home from work. It will be a few more years at least before I can look forward to getting any fruit off of these trees, but for now at least they are alive and growing.

  • Erin Lale
    Erin Lale Wednesday, 21 August 2019

    Sounds delicious!

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