Northwoods Kindred Podcast

About Northwoods Kindred Podcast

This is the official Podcast of the Northwoods Kindred of Idaho. Here we will discuss all things Heathen and Asatru Kindred related.

Publisher

Goði Bodvárr and Gyðia Skogul

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Dec 2022

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

89 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Making The Mundane Sacred Through Stewardship // Northwoods Kindred Podcast EPI 84 Part 1

   #Asatru #Heathen #Heathenry #norsepagan #NorthwoodsKindred #podcast Can something as ordinary as washing dishes, folding laundry, or cleaning the house be sacred? In this episode of the Northwoods Kindred Podcast, we continue The Mundane Is Sacred with a conversation inspired by a listener's suggestion: finding the sacred in everyday household chores. We explore the idea of stewardship and what it means to care for our homes, our hearths, and the people who share them with us. Cooking meals, cleaning, making repairs, tending the land, and maintaining our homes may not seem particularly spiritual, but these everyday responsibilities are part of what makes a house a home. We talk about the difference between obligation and intention, how hospitality begins within our own households, and whether something needs to become a formal ritual to be considered sacred. Does caring for our home honor our ancestors? Can the repetitive tasks of everyday life become meaningful acts of devotion? And are we simply maintaining a house, or are we building a hearth? “The hearth doesn't remain warm simply because we built it. Someone has to tend the fire.” Perhaps the sacred isn't always found in the grand ceremonies or elaborate rituals. Sometimes it's found in the quiet, ordinary work of caring for the life we've built. Because tending the hearth is about more than keeping the fire burning. Axe-Age, Wolf-Age: https://link.amazon/B06C86X15 (https://link.amazon/B06C86X15)Daily Magic: A Deck of Mystical Inspiration for Your Everyday Life https://link.amazon/B0ewQsJqI (https://link.amazon/B0ewQsJqI) Vikings!: ⁠https://link.amazon/B04CxizyK⁠ (https://link.amazon/B04CxizyK) Sweary Affirmation Cards for Women: ⁠https://link.amazon/B055QaLnN⁠ (https://link.amazon/B055QaLnN) Encyclopedia of the Viking Age: ⁠⁠https://link.amazon/B0gWaxZFW⁠⁠ (https://link.amazon/B0gWaxZFW) Self-Care: Inspirational Card Deck: ⁠⁠https://link.amazon/B07W9at6f⁠⁠ (https://link.amazon/B07W9at6f) Follow Northwoods Kindred & Asatru Global Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/northwoodskindred⁠⁠ (https://linktr.ee/northwoodskindred) Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/asatruglobal⁠⁠ (https://linktr.ee/asatruglobal) Survival Hardware Shop: ⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/SurvivalHardware/⁠⁠ ( https://www.facebook.com/SurvivalHardware/) ⁠⁠https://northwoodskindred.myshopify.com/collections/digital-downloads⁠⁠ (https://northwoodskindred.myshopify.com/collections/digital-downloads) Northwoods Kindred Discord: ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/umeumVKyuB⁠⁠ (https://discord.gg/umeumVKyuB) Asatru Global Community Needs Survey: ⁠⁠https://forms.gle/eVMyqd1t54p1Y7w77⁠⁠ (https://forms.gle/eVMyqd1t54p1Y7w77) Patreon - ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/NorthwoodsKindred⁠⁠ (https://www.patreon.com/NorthwoodsKindred) Discord - ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/Yt6u62GW6u⁠⁠ (https://discord.gg/Yt6u62GW6u) Amazon - ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3FaSQAy⁠⁠ (https://amzn.to/3FaSQAy) Website - ⁠⁠https://www.northwoodskindred.com⁠⁠ (https://www.northwoodskindred.com) Linktree - ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/northwoodskindred⁠⁠ (https://linktr.ee/northwoodskindred) Music: "The Northwoods Kindred" by Gardvord Music, Fetsung, Norway. 🇧🇻⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/gardvord (https://linktr.ee/gardvord)

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Making The Mundane Sacred Through Life Moments // Northwoods Kindred Podcast EPI 83

   #Asatru #Heathen #Heathenry #AusaVatni #Oaths #NorthwoodsKindred #podcast There are moments in life when something changes. A child is welcomed. A name is given. An oath is spoken. Two people choose to bind their lives together. These moments may happen only once, but they can shape everything that comes afterward. In this episode of the Northwoods Kindred Podcast, we continue The Mundane Is Sacred by talking about the ways Heathens recognize and honor some of life's most important transitions. We discuss ausa vatni, Heathen names, oaths, bondership, and the traditions and ceremonies we use to acknowledge that a person has entered a new chapter of their life. Not every meaningful tradition has to be ancient, and not every life moment requires an elaborate ceremony. Sometimes what matters is simply taking the time to stop, gather the people who matter, and recognize: Before this moment, something was one way. After this moment, something has changed. Ritual gives us a way to remember those changes—not only as individuals, but as families and communities. Because sometimes the sacred isn't only found in the great milestones of life. Sometimes it's found in taking the time to recognize that the moment matters. Vikings!: https://link.amazon/B04CxizyK (https://link.amazon/B04CxizyK) Sweary Affirmation Cards for Women: https://link.amazon/B055QaLnN (https://link.amazon/B055QaLnN) Encyclopedia of the Viking Age: ⁠https://link.amazon/B0gWaxZFW⁠ (https://link.amazon/B0gWaxZFW) Self-Care: Inspirational Card Deck: ⁠https://link.amazon/B07W9at6f⁠ (https://link.amazon/B07W9at6f) Follow Northwoods Kindred & Asatru Global Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/northwoodskindred⁠ (https://linktr.ee/northwoodskindred) Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/asatruglobal⁠ (https://linktr.ee/asatruglobal) Survival Hardware Shop: ⁠ https://www.facebook.com/SurvivalHardware/⁠ ( https://www.facebook.com/SurvivalHardware/) ⁠https://northwoodskindred.myshopify.com/collections/digital-downloads⁠ (https://northwoodskindred.myshopify.com/collections/digital-downloads) Northwoods Kindred Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/umeumVKyuB⁠ (https://discord.gg/umeumVKyuB) Asatru Global Community Needs Survey: ⁠https://forms.gle/eVMyqd1t54p1Y7w77⁠ (https://forms.gle/eVMyqd1t54p1Y7w77) Patreon - ⁠https://www.patreon.com/NorthwoodsKindred⁠ (https://www.patreon.com/NorthwoodsKindred) Discord - ⁠https://discord.gg/Yt6u62GW6u⁠ (https://discord.gg/Yt6u62GW6u) Amazon - ⁠https://amzn.to/3FaSQAy⁠ (https://amzn.to/3FaSQAy) Website - ⁠https://www.northwoodskindred.com⁠ (https://www.northwoodskindred.com) Linktree - ⁠https://linktr.ee/northwoodskindred⁠ (https://linktr.ee/northwoodskindred) Music: "The Northwoods Kindred" by Gardvord Music, Fetsung, Norway. 🇧🇻⁠https://linktr.ee/gardvord (https://linktr.ee/gardvord)

3. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Making The Mundane Sacred Through Jobs & Titles // Northwoods Kindred Podcast EPI 82

   #sacred #asatru #norsepagan #asatru #norsemythology #heathens #podcast In this episode of the Northwoods Kindred Podcast, we continue The Mundane Is Sacred by looking at the different jobs, titles, and responsibilities that help a kindred function. Chieftain, Goði, Gyðja, treasurer, secretary, firekeeper, cook, teacher, event coordinator—or simply the person who always seems to notice what needs to be done. Every community has work that must happen, whether or not that work comes with an official title. We talk about the difference between leadership and status, historical titles versus modern organizational needs, delegation, developing people's strengths, and why not every responsibility needs an impressive name attached to it. A title shouldn't tell everyone how important you are. It should tell them what you're responsible for. And some of the most valuable people in a kindred may never hold a title at all. They're the ones setting up before everyone arrives, tending the fire, preparing food, welcoming the newcomer, teaching a skill, cleaning up afterward, and stepping forward when something needs to be done. Because a strong kindred isn't built by collecting titles. It's built by people willing to carry responsibility for one another. Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age: https://link.amazon/B0gWaxZFW (https://link.amazon/B0gWaxZFW) Self-Care: Inspirational Card Deck: https://link.amazon/B07W9at6f (https://link.amazon/B07W9at6f) Follow Northwoods Kindred & Asatru Global Linktree: https://linktr.ee/northwoodskindred (https://linktr.ee/northwoodskindred) Linktree: https://linktr.ee/asatruglobal (https://linktr.ee/asatruglobal) Survival Hardware Shop: https://www.facebook.com/SurvivalHardware/ ( https://www.facebook.com/SurvivalHardware/) https://northwoodskindred.myshopify.com/collections/digital-downloads (https://northwoodskindred.myshopify.com/collections/digital-downloads) Northwoods Kindred Discord: https://discord.gg/umeumVKyuB (https://discord.gg/umeumVKyuB) Asatru Global Community Needs Survey: https://forms.gle/eVMyqd1t54p1Y7w77 (https://forms.gle/eVMyqd1t54p1Y7w77) Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/NorthwoodsKindred (https://www.patreon.com/NorthwoodsKindred) Discord - https://discord.gg/Yt6u62GW6u (https://discord.gg/Yt6u62GW6u) Amazon - https://amzn.to/3FaSQAy (https://amzn.to/3FaSQAy) Website - https://www.northwoodskindred.com (https://www.northwoodskindred.com) Linktree - https://linktr.ee/northwoodskindred (https://linktr.ee/northwoodskindred) Music: "The Northwoods Kindred" by Gardvord Music, Fetsung, Norway. 🇧🇻https://linktr.ee/gardvord (https://linktr.ee/gardvord)

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YouTube views

1,311,574

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

50 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

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39

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

85