The Hama and Its Faring: Evidence for a Pan-Germanic Spirit-Travel Complex

The Hama and Its Faring: Evidence for a Pan-Germanic Spirit-Travel Complex - Ingwina Ferræden

Introduction Among the many difficulties attending the reconstruction of pre-Christian Germanic religious practice, the question of intentional spirit-travel — the […]

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Gang, I am consolidating all the magic and soul-lore stuff in here too, so we get better use from groups.

Elegast,
“Karel ende Elegast” was an original poem in Middle Dutch that scholars think was probably written at the end of the 12th century, otherwise in the 13th century and set in the region of Charlemagne’s castle in Ingelheim.
Elegast is possibly symbolic of the Dutch people’s pre-Christian myth of an ancient elf or folk hero. In the…Read More

The Flemish and Dutch have an old tradition, when the winter arrives, the dead return. We put a candle by the window so they know they are welcome. I use this Joelkandelaar, when the licht is welcomed back at Bikkebrenne with the arrival of spring, I blow it out. I leave the candle in it all summer. Sunne embellishes the candle with the power of…Read More

This corpus of OHG poetry with page facing translation is out now!

https://a.co/d/aiUGWcM

A fun way of living heathenry is to leave visible markers on sacred places. Ofcourse we do this with all respects for the local circumstances. No damaging, no polluting. Such signs will bring awareness to people, show heathenry is alive and other heathens may be inspired or may want to find out why that place is marked or who is doing it. Sparking…Read More

Yeah, why don’t we make a forum thread here for that?

Hermes and Another Balder Analogue?

While preparing to actually write down some of my thoughts around Odin’s brothers Vili and Ve, I have been looking at other related IE Gods and Goddesses. Of course, Hermes must be in that list. I found a rather interesting bit about Hermes son, Cephalus:
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Cephalus was out hunting and Aurora, the goddess…Read More

So this could probably be it’s own thread, but I feel like we could totally talk more, as a group, about the significance of wells and depositional offerings

That may indeed be related! Does look like a preference for white stones.

So, it’s not exactly the same thing described here, but it might be related. Here’s a reference to a white stone or pebble having been ritually deposited into well in the Netherlands

https://collectie.huisvanhilde.nl/pdf/Pre-Christian-gods-and-animal%20symbolism-Van-Eerden-Nicolay.pdf

Comparative Family Trees

Old English (Beowulf proem): “Shield, son of Sheaf” — boat-funeral for Scyld; no boat-birth.

• Sceaf (“Sheaf”) — progenitor; no narrative here of a boat-birth in Beowulf
  • Scyld Scefing (“Shield, son of Sheaf”) — founder-king; ship-funeral described
    • Beow…

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Boat-foundling and founder-king motifs in Germanic traditions

Tradition
Foundling?
Name
Meaning
Role

English (later chronicles)
Yes
Sceaf
Sheaf
Found in a boat with grain; father of Scyld.

English (Beowulf)
No
Scyld Scefing…Read More

Making a thread to capture lore and research on this subject.

⁉️After waiting a long time, I’m finally asking this question. The more I read, the more confused I get, because different sources say different things. I also can’t find a clear answer on Discord.

Question:
Is it correct that Sceafa, the son of Beowa, is the same as the Lombardic king who was found as a child floating in a small boa…Read More

The Way of the Shaman is both a spiritual manual and a scholarly work. It presents an actionable guide to shamanic techniques—like drumming, journeying, and healing—rooted in Harner’s anthropological research and personal experience. Whether you’re new to shamanism or seeking structured exploration, it’s a compelling invitation to journey i…Read More

I just harvested some wild-growing grass grains and bound them with a grass stem cord. It’s not exactly the same as a bound sheaf of cereal grains, but I think it still works symbolically.
Glæd Bendfeorm!!

Scyld, Sceaf, and Beowa in Anglo-Saxon and Danish Tradition

This comparison outlines the roles of Scyld, Sceaf, and Beowa across early sources, with interpretive notes highlighting their mythic functions and relevance for veneration—especially within a harvest rite like Bendfeorm.

🛶 Sceaf: The Culture-Bringer

• Source: Anglo-Saxon C…

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The Bendfeorm: Structure of an Anglo-Saxon Harvest Feast

Hosts and Providers of the Bendfeorm

In Anglo-Saxon England, the Bendfeorm (also spelled bén-feorm) was a communal harvest feast held at the end of reaping (the “binding” of grain sheaves). It was typically hosted by the lord of the manor as one of the great customary feasts he was expe…Read More

This is a thread to capture our lore-gathering efforts for Bendfeorm.

https://historyofeconomicthought.mcmaster.ca/hone/manor.pdf

This is a source that addresses Bendfeorm (corrupted to Benfoeorm) in a post-medieval document. I will add other relevant sources below, and other can do so too.