Welcome to the Heathen Hangout Podcast! I'm your host, Sif, and I'll be talking to a bunch of Heathens/Pagans about well....pretty much everything and anything. The aim of this podcast is to be conversational and organic - easy to listen to.
More than anything, I've become very aware that I'm lucky to be surrounded by some incredible people who I can talk all things Heathen to on a regular basis. Many are not afforded the opportunity to be able to have these conversations. I hope that this podcast helps bridge a gap, and help solitary pagans feel less alone in their practice and path.
Grab a drink and some snacks, because this episode is a long one! And possibly, the easiest episode I've ever recorded. You'll see why. This episode I was joined by Sarah and Debi who are impressive in numerous ways, but also manage Pagan communities that are online, in one way or another. Here, we talk on the realities and nuance involved in managing those spaces, the accessibility and inclusivity of online (and in-person) spaces, and a plethora of other topics. As always, it's a pleasure to be friends with the people I'm friends with. If there's one thing to take away from this discussion, it's that there's always spaces that are for you. In every way. - Be sure to check out Sarah's work at the Pagan Federation, and her work as a healer at Soul Studio: www.paganfed.org www.sarahssoulstudio.comAnd Debi and her work over at The Grove of Aletheia and The Neurodivergent Student Network: https://groveofa.wordpress.com/https://ndstudentnetwork.wordpress.com/Also! I have a Ko-Fi for anyone that wants to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/valsifI think that's it, hope everyone has a good week!
20 Jan 2025
Heathen Hangout Podcast - Episode 3, Heathen Literature
Hello, hello! Welcome to Episode 3 of the Heathen Hangout Podcast! This time I'm joined by Nick, Dan and Rich to talk about all things literature. As always expect tangents and rabbit holes, and - here - some dick jokes. It's relevant, I promise.
Operation Nightingale: https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/our-work/operation-nightingale
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/operation-nightingale
Book Recommendations and other resources:
Maria Kvilhaug – Seed of Yggdrasil
Paul Acker and Carolyne Larrington – The Poetic Edda: Essays on Old Norse Mythology
Paul Acker and Carolyne Larrington – Revisiting the Poetic Edda: Essays on Old Norse Heroic Legend
Nancy Marie Brown – Song of the Vikings
Andrew Bennett and Nicholas Royle – This Thing Called Literature
Ronald Carter, Angela Goddard, Danuta Reah, Keith Sanger and Maggie Bowring – Working with Texts, A core book for Language Analysis
Rory McTurk – A Companion to Old Norse- Icelandic Literature and Culture
Rudolf Simek – Dictionary of Northern Mythology
John Lindow – Norse Mythology, A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs
Michael Barnes, Anthony Faulkes - A New Introduction to Old Norse (Parts 1-3)
Various - Old Norse Mythology – Comparative Perspectives
Pomegranate: https://journal.equinoxpub.com/POM
Asatru UK Journal (annual publication) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heathenry-International-Journal-Heathen-Research/dp/B0D91F4P73?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Rudolf Simek Index / The Simdex courtesy of Mimisbrunnr.info - https://www.mimisbrunnr.info/dnm-index
2 Nov 2024
Heathen Hangout Podcast - Episode 2, Paths to Heathenry
Hello hello! Welcome to Episode 2 of the Heathen Hangout Podcast! This time around I'm joined by Dan and Jules to talk about their path to Heathenry. Expect a future episode that goes more in depth about these elements as well. There's so much to discuss here, and we very much went on a tangent and down a rabbit hole.
Hope you enjoy!
13 Oct 2024
Heathen Hangout Podcast - Episode 1, Community
Hello, hello! Welcome to episode 1 of the Heathen Hangout Podcast, in which I talk to some very cool friends and Heathens about community and what it means to them. Sedge, Sabrina and John are all members of Asatru UK (AUK), and they talk a little about their work throughout this episode as part of that organisation (which I am also a part of).
Community can mean different things to different people.... so what does community mean to you? I am eager to discover ways in which I can help others feel more involved within Heathenry and more connected in their practice - so please, do reach out and let me know!
A video version of this episode is up now on my YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaZaak82ji0&t=2415s
Sif here, and I'm back! Welcome to the Heathen Hangout Podcast, where I talk to my Heathen and pagan friends about...well, most things.
For now, here's episode 0 and a brief introduction to what I want to achieve with this podcast and where we're going from here. Hope you enjoy!
A video version of the episode is available through my YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@valsif
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